Chapter 12;

Things were beyond chaotic. Musa had never seen anything more distraught and torn apart than she and her friends. Techna, Layla, and Flora agreed that until Stella and Bloom sort things out they will not be coming around.

Days had passed by and she still hadn't spoken to Riven. Each day felt like an enternity and it was to the point that her chest ached. It felt different than it did when she and Riven were friends. It was like there was a thick wall between her house and his. Brandon still came over daily with Sky, to make sure that she was okay. Together they would leave the house or go watch a movie or something.

She still wasn't satisfied, even how things were going after a two weeks.

"Musa."

Musa looked up and found her father standing in her doorway. It had been awhile since she had seen him around. He was always on his business trips and socializing at the local gala's and attending functions rather than staying home, entertaining her and her friends.

"Hey." She gave a soft smile and sat up on her bed.

He gave a soft sigh and sat down at the edge of her bed. "What are you doing?"

"What do you mean?"

Her dad gave off a short and quick chuckle and rubbed his palms together. "Oh, you know. With Riven, that boy who is practically my son. I see the way he stares outside his window over here. Don't you?"

Musa rolled her eyes, "Your point daddy?"

"I see the way he looks at you, you know." He stood up, rubbing his hands together and gave his only daughter a grin.

Musa sighed, of course Riven came into subject. It was like he was haunting her until she gave in and went over to his house and talked to him. "We are just friends daddy. Nothing more, nothing less."

He raised his unplucked eyebrows and headed towards the door. He was going to be late for another meeting, "Yeah and that was how your mother and I started out too, just so you know."

Musa rolled her eyes for what felt like the tenth time today. "Bye dad."

She threw herself onto her bed and stared at the plain white cieling that was casting a small shadow over her head. Times like these she needed her mother around and she needed

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It had been days. Fifteen whole days since Riven had last spoken to Musa. He had tried calling, texting, emailing, and she had yet to answer him or pick up, not that she should anyways. Brandon had came in storming one day after he had been over there with Sky, doing who knows what and freaked out on him for what he had said to the blond the night he was drunk.

Sure Musa had never hooked up with any guys, but the fact that she had with his bestfriend had hurt the most. He felt a stab in the back, a huge one too. He felt like she had betrayed him and turned on him within a milisecond.

It was easier to pretend to that she had instead of admiting the truth that she didn't.

Darkness was surrounding his house and Musa's as well. He hadn't seen her in awhile, he almost forgot what she looked like.

"Hey, can I come in?" Helia knocked on Riven's door panel and shook Riven out of his lost thoughts.

"Doesn't matter, you are in here already aren't you?" Riven snided, rolling his eyes and staring at his friend.

Helia grinned flexing his arms over his neck. "Are you ever going to come out of here? I mean look at you man, you are a mess. I know it may not mean anything to you, but I am sick of hanging out with chicks all the time. Sure Flora is cool and all, but all she has been talking about lately is her friends and I don't want to listen to it constantly."

Riven raised his eyebrows, "Whoah what? Aren't they all on good terms?"

Helia laughed, his laugh contianing full sarcasm. "If you mean great as in Layla, Flora, and Techna won't hang out with Bloom nor Stella because of their dramatic mess and Musa doesn't ever want to do anything besides chill with Sky and Brandon anymore." Helia paused waiting for a reaction from Riven but it never came.

"Well good for them, I hope they have a dandy old time, now why is everything messed up, because I am out of the loop."

Helia cracked his knuckles, "My point exactly, if you wouldn't interupt me, I would be able to explain more actually. As I was saying, Bloom cheated on her boyfriend Aaron-"

Riven interupted him, "Andy."

"Yeah whatever, she cheated on him with Sky, and Sky doesn't know it yet neither does Bloom. I know and Flora knows who it was and nobody else and we don't want them to find out I guess. Andy didn't know that and that same night, Stella hooked up with Andy and had been after that night. Well Mitzi gave them videos from the party that night, and all hell went down. And now Bloom and Andy aren't dating, he and Stella have been hanging out a lot, and Bloom and Stell are not friends."

Riven's fists began to tighten up, "Of course Mitzi did. Why am I not surprised, than that is how Musa assumed I hooked up with that blond and heard me say some of the things I did."

His heart started racing, did she see the second half of the video? Did Mitzi even include that. His life would be over if Musa saw the second half of it, he needed to find her and talk to her."I need to go find Musa." Riven stood up off of his bed and ran out of his room, ignoring Helia.

Helia sat on Riven's bedspread and pulled out his phone to call Flora. His plan was working, he found a way to get Riven out of his house.

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Brandon sat on Musa's bed. She hadn't said a word the whole night, not even a hello. It was really starting to worry him.

"Are you okay?" He placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder and stared at her into her eyes. She looked really sad and it pained him a lot to see her like this.

Musa looked at him for the first night the whole night. "Did I tell you that when I was little my mother died? She was killed on a beach, north of here? She happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time."

Brandon frowned and looked at her in shock. "Musa, I am sorry, I didn't know."

Instead of saying it was okay, not his fault or something along those lines she continued on. "It was October 16th, Riven and I were camping out back. My dad had built us a small fire and we were eating marshmallows and telling spooky stories and what not. I was twelve and he was fourteen. What fourteen year old wanted to hang out with a twelve year old and camp outside? He could have stayed at his friends house, but instead he spent the night with me."

She took a deep breath and continued on again. "My mother, she was on the beach, collecting sea shells for me, so I could add them into my sea life project for my seventh grade science fair. She was visiting my aunt before she went and got them. That was the last person she came into contact with, well before the incident."

Musa grabbed the edge of the bed sheets and bit her lip down until she tasted the metalic taste of blood. She had no idea why she was telling Brandon this, but she wasn't going to stop either. He grabbed her hands and rubbed her fingers softly. He didn't say anything nor did he dare to interupt.

"On the beach, a lead gang member was running from the cops. He had been on the run for awhile, and a local deputy spotted him and called in for backup. He was trying to stow away on the Alantic coast and take a boat overseas into foreign country where he could be free from murder and drug charges. The deputy was chasing him on the bank of the beach and my mother was about to leave until the man came running by. To distract the deputy, he pulled out his gun and shot my mother. The deputy had to stop and call for back up. He tried saving her, and stopping the blood, but there wasn't anything anyone could do. He put a bullet through her throat. She didn't even get the chance to come home for smores like she promised."

Brandon sat on Musa's bed and saw her eyes fill with tears. Instead of letting them out she remained strong and stared at the ground. "He was a bastard that man was. He got away and nobody ever saw him since then. Her murder was under investigation for awhile, but eventually the cops just gave up. I have seen many pictures of him and if I saw him to this day, I'd probably shoot him myself." She spat and she took deep breathes.

"I'm sorry Musa, I can imagine so and nobody would blame you for that." Brandon muttered. He wasn't good at this stuff. He didn't know what to say or how to act. All he knew was how to talk about sports and play card games. The emotional stuff wasn't in his favor.

She shook her head, "No don't be. The only person who should be sorry is that man who has to live up to his crimes someday. When I found out, I was a mess. Riven was with me and he just held me all night as I cried. I don't remember much from it, I just remember the agonizing feeling that I felt. I was sick and sick of it all, to the point I would throw up everyday. He taught me what life was like and he brought smiles to my face, even when I wished it was me instead."

Before Brandon could say anything, Musa took the oppurtunity to talk. "My mother always said there was that bestfriend who would always be there for you. Regardless of what happened. He was there for me through everything. During highschool, even if we were two years apart. He spent it with me, majority of the time. We sat together at lunch and he put me in front of all of his girlfriend's. It was nice, but I knew it would all change someday. I guess that day is now."

She laughed, throwing her head back onto her pillows. "He was the only person that I could have heart to heart conversations with. My friends just didn't get it. They didn't know what it was like to lose a mother. He did in a different way than I did, but he understood everything. He never judged nor put me down. It was nice when I needed somebody. But I don't need him anymore."

Brandon stood up, releasing his hand from Musa's. This wasn't his place and he could tell Riven meant a lot more to Musa than she had said. She didn't have to say anything at all, he could read it in her eyes and that hurt a lot.

He looked at Musa into the eyes, trying to hide up his pained expression written all over his face. "Musa, I think you miss him." Without another word, he got up out of her room and walked away, leaving her to sit in silence all over again.

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Sky was walking around Riven's house, getting some fresh air. He loved the night time and he loved to be free. The air around everyone was so tight and he was glad he was away.

"Have you seen Musa?" Bloom piped up, walking casually with her hands on her hips.

Sky grinned, "I haven't seen you around here in awhile?"

Bloom shrugged her petite shoulders, "Yeah well that is what happens when your life takes a tumult into a gigantic mess you know."

Sky laughed and sat down onto the patio and pulled Bloom with him. The moon was shining bright and the stars were lighting up the sky with the help of the orange colored moon.

"It looks beautiful." He whispered and dug his hands into a handful of grass.

It was nice for somebody to actually be able to talk about other things than what was going on in the last two weeks. She didn't even know the difference between honesty and lies anymore. With Sky, things were different. He didn't compare life to the worst, he took the best and used it to his and everyone else's advantages. He was true and she liked that more than anything.

"Yeah it sure does." Bloom pressed her lips together and took another peak at the night sky.

Riven came darting outside, his hands were jammed into his pockets. "Musa is gone." He flat out said and grabbed Sky and Bloom's attention.

"What?" Sky stood up, pulling Bloom with him.

"I called everyone and they said that she wasn't with them and they haven't seen her."

Bloom looked at Riven, "Why would she just get up and leave?"

Riven looked at Bloom and gave her a glare. "Look if I knew, I would tell you."

Brandon rushed outside, pulling Timmy with him. Timmy was on the phone with Techna and Brandon took it away from him and snapped it closed, "Figure out where Musa is and talk later." He closed jammed the phone back into Timmy's hand and gave him a 'if-you-talk-to-her-again' look, that he would would jump ontop of him and kill him.

Riven's face was full of worry. It wasn't like Musa to just leave without telling anyone and the car was gone. She hates driving and he knew that all to well.

"Do you know where she is?" Brandon asked Riven.

Riven gave another eye roll. "Like I said, if I knew, I would tell you guys. But I don't, do you?"

Brandon sighed and ran his hand throughout his hair. "The only thing I know is when I went and saw her earlier, she was sad. She looked scared and she was white as a ghost. She was talking about her mom and the beach-" Riven cut Brandon off before he could say another word.

"That's it. I'll be back. Stay here, I will call you once I find anything else out. And if she comes back, call me." Riven darted off towards his car without Brandon or Sky following him.

Sky looked at Brandon, "Do you think one of us should go with him?"

Brandon shook his head no, "No I don't. They need to work there problems out. I'm sick of dealing with a moody ass friend and I don't like seeing Musa upset."

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Next chapter, Musa and Riven finally will talk.. It has been long enough hasn't it since they had last had a deep conversation.. :)

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