✔ 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝔹𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕦𝕤 Fate: The Winx Saga

24. Sky's Shadow

Sky

"How do you think the twins are?" Riv mumbles, tripping over a pair of random shoes as he enters my room and rips open the blinds. I groan as the early morning light drift through the window. Helios, it could only be 4 or 5 am, even with the winter nights getting longer. Oh the curse of seasonal sunlight hours.

"What?" I grumble, eyes bleary as Riv falls onto the bed beside me the scars on his bare chest shining in the morning light. "Oh, the twins. They probably had fun. Luna can't exactly ruin the whole evening for them. They'd have to separate and socialise on their own at some point."

I pause.

"What are you doing on my bed." I demand incredulously, fully awake now as I sit up to stare down at Riv.

"Your bed is comfier." Riv states as closes his eyes and drags a spare blanket over himself since he apparently couldn't be bothered to steal my duvet as well.

I indignantly snort and grab the other end of the blanket and tug. "We have the same make of bed!"

I snatch the blanket back and Riv groans and rolls over onto his front, clearly doing a shit job at hiding from my irritation.

"It's too early for your semantics Sky," He mumbles, voice distorted as his face is pressed into the pillow.

Bastard. I roll my eyes and clamber out of the bed, making sure to tug the covers under Riv so he jerks awake again.

"Oh fuck off Sky." He complains.

I snort. "You're the one who wanted to take up residence on my bed."

Rive makes a noise of wailing despair and I can't help but grin and turn to face him. I freeze. There's a bright purple mottled bruise covering his back.

"Riv what the fuck!" I shout.

He jerks up, wincing with the movement. "What?"

"What- what! Your back Riven!"

I shrug on my clothes quickly, hearing Riv mutter a noise of acknowledgement and I run out of the room to grab the bruise cream from the bathroom. Actually, sod the bruise cream, I'll have to get a healing potion from the greenhouse.

Moving quickly into Riv's room I grab the closest clothes that look clean before returning to my bed and crouching down to look at Riv.

"Riv, riv can you hear me." I murmur, far more caring now I understand he was probably trying to get my help and got distracted by pain and exhaustion.

"Let me sleep Sky, I feel as if I was trampled by a horse." He snorts a laugh before wincing.

"We need to get you to the greenhouse," I state but Riv huffs and turns away from me.

"I'm being serious," I snap. "You could have broken something."

Riv grumbles unintelligably, I sigh and grab him as gently as I can and heave him up.

"What the fuck-"

"Oh it's your own fault!"

"I'm fine. Lemme go."

Riv pouts at me with a completely out of it expression to the point I think he might be high again. I glare at him. What in the name of Apollo happened, we've got class today and tomorrow- meaning Silva will kill him if he misses any more lessons, especially if he got in a fight. Irene too, she's gotten quite fond of using him as her second in command.

"Get up or I'll tell Irene."

He freezes, head lifting up with eyes full of sharp clarity.

"You wouldn't dare."