Twins of Love*

3. When you least expect it...

Musa wakes up grumbling. She throws the alarm clock on the floor, hides her head under the covers and goes back to sleep. She had always been lazy, but that particular morning she didn't want to hear a damn thing about it. Still nothing - not a text, not a phone call. The ringing voice of Stella and the others already awake forced her to get up. She headed to the bathroom for a quick shower... the hot water seemed to make her thoughts, worries and discomfort slip away. The shower... how many times did they take it together, secretly, after making love. And often they continued there making love... but why on earth does she think about him? She wanted to eliminate him from her every thought but he came back to her mind overbearingly.

She gets dressed to go to class, more and more in a bad mood, more and more nervous. Stella was about to say something when Bloom elbows her to shut her up. After class, the girls run to their boyfriends, who came by to see them in the afternoon. Although Aisha was happy to run to her Nabu, she preferred to stay by Musa's side, despondent more than ever.

The music fairy shook her head.

"Aisha...don't be stubborn. I'm fine... really," Musa smiles at her.

As soon as the fluid fairy walks away, Musa's cell phone vibrates. Riven.

I'll pick you up at 7 p.m. Don't waste too much time getting ready, like you usually do.

Musa seethes with anger. With what kind of face does he show up again after more than a week and with that arrogant tone! Moreover, he hadn't said anything about their anniversary. Surely he wanted to talk to her to tell her he'd dumped her for some slut. She goes back to her room, leaving her friends downstairs with their boyfriends. A short time later, Flora and Helia walk in.

"I swear to you Flora, I don't know where he went... If I knew, I would have told you!" he says a half-truth.

"Okay, Helia, I believe you... but you could have at least told me he was gone. Musa is in pieces, today is their anniversary and he's been missing for over a week!"
Musa hears everything. She comes out of her room, seeing them. Helia and Flora turn to her, not knowing what to say. The fairy shakes her head.

"He's alive, unfortunately..." she says huffing and showing her cell phone. Flora was not of the same opinion.

"He has surely prepared a surprise for you!"

"Yes, I know what kind of surprise..." she says furiously.

The others return as well. Helia says goodbye to Flora and leaves, leaving the girls alone. Musa couldn't even be mad at Helia, he was a good guy and if he didn't say anything,he had done it in the name of his friendship with Riven, no one could blame him. He tells the girls everything.

"Maybe Flora is right..." says Aisha, though she wasn't very convinced. "Yes, I know I said the exact opposite until this morning, but... I want to hope for him that it's a surprise. If not, I'll beat the crap out of him!"

"Come on, get dressed." Tecna tells her, suddenly.

"What! And why?!" Musa raises an eyebrow.

"Get dressed! If he has to break up with you, let him know what a nice little morsel he's throwing for some reheated leftovers gone bad!" she says, referring to some of his ex-flames or a new one.

They all stare at her, annoying her.

"All right! Damn me and when I listen to you guys!" she says going to change. The girls laugh, Musa was funny when she got mad, with that sweet little face turning threatening. Flora, taking advantage of Musa in the bathroom, goes into her room and puts the gift for Riven in her bag.