Musa and Riven/Series

Season 1
Musa and Riven first meet at the titular Black Mud Swamp in the episode with the same name, as the Specialists needed to track down and recapture the Hunting Troll that had escaped, while the Winx were in the middle of one of Professor Palladium's exercises. Musa immediately falls for Riven upon seeing him be so standoffish with the rest of the group. She later confesses to this to an image of her mother on the Day of the Rose, however, every attempt at growing closer to Riven is only met with mild annoyance. This is especially the case in "Friends in Need," where he acts bored with the Winx's party, and only begins to have fun when a monster attacks. In one moment, he seemed to express interest in Musa when she dances in front of him, but nothing ever comes out of it.

Unbeknownst to Musa, that same day, Riven gets injured during the Race for the Rose by the helmet Bloom gave him to make peace and, after being healed by Darcy, chooses to leave his so-called "friends"; leading into him and Darcy dating. Musa learns of their relationship in "Betrayed!," when she unintentionally stumbles onto unofficial Cloud Tower Witch territory and sees Riven and Darcy engaging in a private moment. She immediately gets caught and confronted by Icy and Stormy, who go on to torment her over how Riven never cared for her, finding her to be annoying at best, until she snaps and slaps Icy across the face. This quickly leads into Musa fleeing from the Trix and a large number of other Cloud Tower Witches as they chase her through the streets of Magix City as payback for slapping Icy. During the chase, Musa bumps into Riven and begs for him to help, only for Riven to laugh in her face and mockingly ask why he should help her, causing Musa to run off, completely heartbroken and in tears, as the witches continue to pursue her.

At the very end of the episode, once Musa had been rescued by her friends, she admits to having a crush on Riven, but decides to get over it after seeing how bad of a person he could really be. Though, when Stella tries to point out that she proved her point in admitting her crush, Musa continues to deny it.

Musa and Riven barely interact with each other after that day, especially thanks to Riven continuing to work under Darcy and her sisters until he outlives his usefulness to them.

As everyone at Alfea awaits the Trix's final assault in "The Ultimate Challenge", Musa meets Riven on the Alfea Quad after being told of his presence, but when she greets him, Riven trips over his words and hastily leaves under the excuse that he was actually looking for Timmy, leaving Musa at a loss for words. This nervousness most likely stemming from either Riven's feelings for Musa that he just now realized were there, or his stubbornness getting in the way of trying to apologize for the terrible things he put her through.

Season 2
By the start of their second year, it is revealed that Musa and Riven are on much better terms compared to how they were last year. Now as close friends, it is possible that the two improved their relationship over the course of their break from school. In fact, in the episode "Rescue Mission," while Stella and Bloom are out on a mission to rescue Aisha's pixie friends, Musa, greatly upset by how she could not go on said mission as her powers would leave her as a liability and, later, increasingly concerned over her friends when they do not return for days on end, finally drops her guard as her emotions boil over. This causes Musa to practically throw herself into Riven's arms and cry her eyes out, all while Riven, initially at a loss for what to do, attempts to console her. However, once she gathers herself up again, Musa re-establishes her emotional walls when she tells Riven to make sure he does not tell anyone that she cried, leaving Riven with nothing to do but simply let his arms fall.

The two of them continue to become more antsy and worried as they continue to wait for their friends to return. In the following episode, "Princess Amentia," Riven comforts Musa in secret once more, as the pair is still unable to openly express their worries. Even though he still does not know what to exactly do, Riven still makes an effort to comfort Musa, mainly by letting her cry until she has gotten everything out. Thankfully, by "Runaway Groom," the pair, along with Timmy, Tecna and Flora, are able to rescue their friends and finally put their worries to rest.

Musa and Riven's friendship stays roughly the same after that point, though, in "Win-x Together," Musa gets a surprise in the form of Jared, a rookie Specialist with an obvious crush on her. Interestingly, Jared approaches Musa mainly due to a recommendation he got from Riven, who specifically told him that Musa would be the "best person to talk to amongst the Winx" in regards to Jared's project. Given how Riven more than likely was not aware of Jared's feelings, it shows that he values Musa highly as a close friend. Oddly enough, this initially upsets Musa to the point of storming off, possibly because she herself is still at odds with her own feelings towards Riven. This is later confirmed after Musa's interview with Jared, where she is stopped by Stella, prodded about Jared, and accused of only thinking about Riven. Naturally, this causes Musa to storm off yet again, leaving Bloom to explain to the Solarian Princess that Musa may not be comfortable talking about her feelings for Riven.

Later, in the "The Show Must Go On!," it is revealed through an argument between Musa and her father, Ho-Boe, that she had told him about Riven as well as her dream of becoming a famous singer for her mother's sake. Ho-Boe, on the other hand, not only disapproves of Musa's dream, but also disapproves of her possible feelings towards Riven, believing that he is nothing more than a punk. Musa even admits to this when she visits her mother's gravesite right after, specifically claiming that Ho-Boe dismisses "the boy she likes" and that he would have been much happier if she had fallen for a prince over a "disrespectful, arrogant rebel" like Riven.

It is also hinted that Riven may reciprocate Musa's feelings as, during the whole concert, he acts bored and uncaring, but when Musa finally steps on-stage, his expression completely changes to that of a big smile. Later, when Stormy crashes the concert and attacks Ho-Boe, Riven is the one who rallies the crowd into supporting Musa by singing along with her to give her the strength needed to fight back. Once Stormy is defeated and the concert resumes, Riven and Ho-Boe have a small heart-to-heart as they watch Musa perform.

After a series of failures, the bonds between the Winx and Specialists begins to tear, as everyone becomes increasingly frustrated or angry with each other. These negative feelings only get amplified as the Trix continue to have the upper hand, which resulted in Lord Darkar acquiring three of the four Codex quadrants.

To fix and even strengthen their bonds, Faragonda has both groups sent off to the Wildlands for a short vacation. Unfortunately, they all continue to argue the moment they get there. More specifically, Musa acts hostile with Riven as he tries (and fails) to open up, which inadvertently makes it harder for Riven to make the effort.

Thankfully, the tension between both groups begins to whittle away the longer they relax together. However, by "Charmix Power," it is made apparent that Riven and Musa still struggle with understanding one another.

When Aisha and Stella do not return for a long while, Riven volunteers to track them down, believing that sitting around, worrying and waiting, will not help anybody. This prompts Musa into following and confronting him over being too blunt, but Riven simply tells her that he was speaking his honest feelings and wishes that Musa would at least think before answering his questions. Naturally, such a remark ticks Musa off greatly, causing the angered musical fairy to storm off elsewhere as Riven continues his search. Musa later follows Riven to try being honest with him after a very insightful conversation with Brandon but, when she finds him, she catches him spying on the Trix, who had been setting up traps since they arrived. What makes things worse (for Musa) is that Riven is specifically watching Darcy as she hypnotizes a large group of animals. Despite this though, Musa decides that she will warn the others of the Trix's presence as Riven keeps watch, but before she leaves, Riven points out how odd it is that she would be fine leaving him alone with Darcy after everything that happened. Musa then tells Riven, with full confidence, that she trusts him, and leaves him speechless as she runs off to warn the others. The very act of placing her trust in Riven also allows Musa to earn her Charmix. Towards the end of the season, when the Winx and Specialists finally make it to the entrance of Darkar's Fortress during their mission to save a kidnapped Bloom, the boys see the girls off just before they head out. With all her friends getting affectionate with their newfound loves, Musa sheepishly mocks Riven, claiming that he is not "all into the mushy stuff," only to be completely taken by surprise when Riven pulls her towards him and passionately embraces her. He even goes on to openly express just how much Musa means to him, as he believes he does not know what he would do without her, and then asks her to promise that she will come back to him once this is all over. Later on, during the Winx's climatic fight against Lord Darkar in "The Phoenix Revealed," Riven, having arrived in Relix with the other Specialists, Faragonda, Griffin, Codatorta and the pixies thanks to Faragonda's Codex replicas, rushes in front of Musa to shield her from Darkar's attack and suffers serious injuries. Panicked, Musa runs over to Riven's side and tries to waking him up but to no avail. Fearing the worst, Musa ultimately gives up trying to wake Riven and kisses him, almost as if she were kissing him goodbye. She continues to cradle Riven's head in her lap until he opens his eyes again, now healed thanks to Bloom using her powers to heal every one of her friends and allies. With Riven now conscious, Musa scooches away from him as quickly as possible, completely red in the face, as if she still did not want Riven to know of her feelings for him.

Once Darkar is finally defeated and everyone returns to Alfea to celebrate, Riven watches on as Musa dances with Aisha and enjoys herself. However, he is quickly roped in by Aisha as she has him replace her as Musa's dance partner. Though he does not know what to do, Riven simply allows Musa to lead him through their little dance, and is even shown blushing when she clasps his hands in hers to do so.

Season 3
By the time everybody finished off their latest school year, Musa and Riven appear to have properly established the romance they started at the end of their last school year. This is made apparent in the episode "The Princess' Ball," as Musa, while preparing for a day out on the beach with Aisha, acts with a cheery mood at the prospect of getting to see Riven. Unfortunately, their day out is quickly ruined when Aisha is suddenly called back to Andros for an emergency.

Not much else happens between the pair thanks to Valtor ravaging all the known realms within the Magic Dimension, with Andros and Solaria being hit as early as in the midst of Stella's Princess Ball. While they later attend the Millenium Party being held on Eraklyon, they and the rest of their friends are quickly roped into another one of Valtor's tricks when Sky suddenly and uncharacteristically has them chased off the planet after branding them as witches secretly aiding Valtor.

When the Winx (excluding Aisha and Tecna) sneak off to Eraklyon with help from the Specialists to support Bloom as she confronts Sky in "The Heart and the Sword," the pair have their first on-screen argument. Though Riven is content with helping the girls out, he believes that seeing Sky would ultimately prove to be pointless as Sky would not suddenly change his mind just from seeing Bloom again. While he does have a point, Musa becomes angry with his typically bluntness and scolds him for being unsupportive. Riven, on the other hand, does not take Musa's outburst too harshly.

Nothing notable happens between the pair until the beginning "Fury!" As the Winx tearfully tell Timmy of Tecna's sacrifice in closing the Omega Portal to save Andros and, subsequently, the rest of the Magic Dimension, Riven attempts to comfort Timmy. When his friend mentions how he could still feel Tecna's vibrations—proof that she is still alive—Riven looks on at Musa, who continues to grieve with her friends, and confesses that he understands what Timmy means.

Once again, nothing of note happens after that night as everyone remains completely occupied with securing locations and making attempts to directly stop Valtor in his tracks. However, in the episode "At the Last Moment," Musa and Riven hit a snag in their relationship. As the Specialists train the Winx in handling hoverbikes to appear as more convincing stunt bikers to sneak into and crash the wedding ceremony between King Radius and Countess Cassandra, Musa struggles with handling Riven's hoverbike, but Riven refuses to believe her and implies that the problem may be her lack of skill rather than his bike. Musa, feeling insulted and enraged, later approaches Riven with the broken engine of his hoverbike, shouts at him and storms off. This moment proves to be the first signs of trouble within their relationship as, later that day, Musa confides in Aisha over how she had been thinking about breaking up with Riven for awhile.

Meanwhile, with the Specialists, Riven agitates Helia when he steals a poem he was working on for Flora, reads it aloud, and mocks Helia for his romantic way of writing. However, Riven quickly gets slapped with a harsh reality check as Helia, having lost his patience with him, angrily tells both Riven and the rest of the Specialists of how Riven better change his ways unless he wants to end up losing Musa forever.

Riven seems to seriously mull over Helia's words, as well as his own fear of losing Musa due to his own selfishness or arrogance. In fact, in the episode "The Red Tower," when Riven happens to catch Helia watching a video transmission Flora sent him before she, the Winx, pixies and other Specialists crossed the Barrier of Magix, his immediate reaction to seeing Musa adjusting something on another man is anger at the thought of her trying to kiss him. It is possible that he may also be scared over the possibility of Musa having found someone new, and reacts with his anger. Regardless, Riven, without hesitation, speeds off in the direction of the Red Tower on his hoverbike. When he finally arrives and meets up with Timmy alone, he has Piff come with him towards the Tower so as not to get lost, and quickly comes across the same man carrying an unconscious Musa in his arms. Though the man insists that Muda is in need of help, Riven, still afraid and angry over the possibility of losing her, refuses to believe him. Instead, he orders for the man to put Musa—his girlfriend—down, which immediately leads into a heated fight between the two young men, until Sky and Timmy arrive to break them up and reveal the truth to Riven. Realizing that he did all this over a misinterpretation, Riven apologizes to the man whose name is Nabu and even forms a friendship with him. When Musa regains consciousness and approaches him however, he begins to clam up, but he is finally able to relax when she forgives him. As she takes his hands in hers, Musa admits to being flattered that Riven would come to fight for her, even if it was over a mistake.

Just when the couple seems to have mended their strained relationship, Riven, along with Sky, Brandon and Timmy, are kidnapped by Valtor and held captive on the island of the Omega Portal as part of the evil wizard's last-ditch effort to eradicate Bloom and the Winx. Immediately after Helia, who Valtor spared so he could act as a messenger, arrives at Alfea to relay Valtor's challenge, the Winx spring into action and head for the Portal with Helia and Nabu.

When the group finally sets foot on the island, Musa is warped to some other part of it, where she finds herself alone in a room with a petrified Riven in the middle. Believing that Valtor petrified Riven, Musa almost cries, but redirects her emotions into freeing her boyfriend with her Fairy Dust. Unfortunately, the Riven she rescued was nothing more an elemental monster created by the earthly part of Valtor's Spell of the Elements in Riven's image. Musa is then forced to combat the monster with no way of defeating it until Bloom's Dragon Fury strikes Valtor down.

Later, once Valtor has finally been defeated and the Specialists had been rescued, Musa and Riven share a kiss during the celebratory party at Alfea.

Season 4
Upon the Winx's return to Alfea, Musa and Riven are shown to have maintained a very happy relationship. This can be seen in small moments where the two playfully tease each other without hurting the other's feelings, and they even engage in public displays of affection, showing that Riven is comfortable enough to make his relationship with Musa apparent. However, unbeknownst to Musa and the Winx, the Specialists are tasked with following and surveying the girls in secret as they head for Gardenia to find the Last Earth Fairy before the Wizards of the Black Circle.

As the Winx grow accustomed to life on Earth, the Specialists find themselves confused with the planet's customs. After getting some money in "Love & Pet," the Specialists arrive at the Frutti Music Bar to see Musa perform on-stage. This marks the start of Riven's jealous side resurfacing as he becomes angry at the thought of Musa singing with some other guy and showing herself off.

Later that same day, the Specialists reveal their presence to the Winx when they jump into a battle the six fairies were engaged in and losing to the Wizards of the Black Circle. Once the fight ends and the Wizards escape, the Winx and Specialists begin to fight over the boys' supposed mistrust of the girls. As the boys try explaining themselves, they are cut off by the girls storming away, with Bloom declaring that they can handle their mission just fine on their own without the boys' help. Tensions between the Winx and Specialists die down for a while until jealousy rears its ugly head once again in "A Fairy in Danger" thanks Mitzi's meddling. Thankfully, the more headstrong of the Winx girls (Musa, Stella and Bloom) are able to mend their strained relationships with their respective boyfriends, as not only have the Winx found the Last Earth Fairy in Roxy and acquired Believix, but are able to pose more of a threat to the Wizards of the Black Circle by working together and, therefore, placing their trust in one another.

With their personal affairs settled, the Winx begin to make the Frutti Music Bar their regular hangout spot, which is made even better for them when the Specialists (sans Timmy) are hired to work as waiters alongside Roxy and her father, Klaus. Unfortunately, however, such peace does not last long for Musa and Riven. After managing to score an audition with a local music producer by the name of Jason Queen, Musa takes Riven with her to act as her support in "Musa's Song." Even before they actually make it to the recording studio, Riven acts annoyed and unsatisfied; reacting negatively to every instance Musa says Jason's name.

When the couple makes it to the studio, Riven ends up causing a scene when Musa tries to introduce and prepare herself, believing that she keeps acting too flirty with Jason, even with him around. He even mocks her for apologizing to Jason for arriving late. Riven's jealousy only grows more and more as the day goes on, as he maintains his negative stance and even leaves as Musa sings her heart out due to thinking that she is trying to attract Jason.

When Musa finally finishes singing, Riven becomes angrier as Jason, amazed by Musa's musical talent, praises her for her voice and believes that she could become a popular singer in no time. In fact, as the pair leave the studio, Riven dismisses Musa's latest achievement by insisting that her scoring a record deal had to have been a real miracle because she could have sung a lot better. Musa, very obviously taken aback by such a statement, asks if he really meant it and adds that Jason, as a music expert, liked how she sung just fine. Riven, once again, dismisses Jason's supposed expertise, causing Musa to question his behavior until the two of them get into a heated argument over whether Musa regretted bringing Riven along. When she finally admits to this, Musa asks Riven if being overly critical of her was supposed to be his was of supporting her, to which Riven tells Musa to simply have her "new friend" Jason support her instead as he storms off.

Upset and confused, Musa cries to herself until Jason, as if on cue, comes out of the studio to console her. As he does so, Musa begins feeling something strange towards Jason for the way he makes her feel protected.

Musa later returns to Love & Pet in tears and tells Roxy and the rest of the Winx of Riven's obnoxious behavior. When Stella claims that everything will go back to normal by the next day, Musa makes it clear that she plans to end her relationship with Riven. The episode "Winx Club Forever!" shows Musa standing firm on her stance with the breakup, but still looks out for Riven during their later bouts with the Wizards of the Black Circle.

By the episode "7: The Perfect Number," Riven is shown to have become utterly depressed over the recent breakup, even going on to claim that he no longer feels anything and that nothing seems exciting to him anymore. He looks to Nabu for advice since he and Aisha had recently become engaged, and confides in the young wizard over how upset he is at the fact that Musa only has Jason on the brain—that she has been taken away from him by Jason. After being told of how his jealousy has been hurting Musa, Riven goes about trying to patch things up and win Musa back by showing how much he sincerely loves her and wishes to support her. Musa, on the other hand, does not waver in her decision and is even annoyed by Riven's attempts at romance, believing them to be attempts at sabotaging her music career. Riven ultimately gives up on trying and, when Musa is told of the true intentions behind Riven's actions, decides to come clean about her feelings towards him after another performance at the Frutti Music Bar; reaffirming her desire to stay separate so she can find someone who will truly support her. That is until she reads from the envelope Jason gives her right after her talk with Riven, which contained an invitation to Jason's wedding.

Musa remains saddened by this in "Magic Lessons," chastising herself over how stupid she realized she was being thinking that Jason was romantically interested when he was just doing his job. She begins to heavily regret the breakup and is shown to miss Riven, hoping that she did not push him away far out of her reach. Meanwhile, Riven continues feeling lost and incomplete without Musa around, and hopes for a chance to talk to her one more time.

The two continue to remain in this sort of "relationship limbo" where Riven continues trying to win Musa over and make his feelings clear, only to fail every time thanks to Musa still being unsure of whether she truly wishes to get back together with Riven, even after she had cleared things up with Jason, and continues building up her musical career.

This all changes in the episode "The Nature Rage," where Diana, Major Fairy of the Amazon, kidnaps the Specialists during their fight, leaving Nabu as the one to tell the Winx when they finish dealing with a monster spider. Hearing this causes Musa to fly into a panic, in which she admits to still being in love with Riven and that the thought of never getting to see him again scares her greatly. She goes on to use the love she feels for Riven to fuel her as she and the Winx use one of the Gifts of Destiny given to them by the Ethereal Fairies to achieve Sophix: a form needed for them to get through to Diana.

While in the Amazon, Musa splits up with Aisha, Flora and Nabu to infiltrate Diana's Temple and free their captured friends. When the group manages to do so, Musa rushes to Riven's side and the two embrace the moment Aisha frees him from his shackles, during which Musa admits to still being unsure of her feelings towards their relationship. They decide to save that conversation for later as they try to escape without tipping off any of the Amazon Fairies but, unfortunately, the Amazon Fairies reveal that they had already caught on to their plans as they knock out the Specialists, imprison the girls and drag in an unconscious Nabu to join them. After getting through to Diana and freeing Gardenia from her control in "The Gifts of Destiny," Musa and Riven finally get time to talk to each other that night on the beach. Here, Musa decides to give their relationship another shot, in which she jokes over how she and Riven no longer have to worry over whether to be together or not because she had always been his.

Though the two have gotten back together, wounds from their time apart are still obvious, especially as Riven still has trouble in keeping his jealousy under control, such as during their celebratory party at the Frutti Music Bar the following day, where he immediately gets jealous when Andy, Mark and Rio happen to catch her attention. Fortunately, Riven has learned his lesson thoroughly, as he is able to joke about his jealousy and openly support Musa with her blossoming career.

In fact, it is Riven's idea to buy the Winx some time to ensure that they return to perform during the musical talent contest that they wanted to enter as a band. When the Winx return and Musa concludes that they were trying to steal their spotlight, Riven reveals his true intentions and wishes her good luck before she and the Winx take over.

Their relationship continues being much more light-hearted and open, even following a heavy loss in the form of Nabu's sacrifice in "The Day of Justice" as Riven allows Musa to comfort him, even as he openly grieves enough to shed tears.

Days later, in "Ice and Fire," Musa and Riven must part ways as the Winx have decided to reside on Earth to keep up with their responsibilities to Love & Pet and their latest music contract, while the Specialists must return to Red Fountain now that their mission had been completed. As the boys break this news to the Winx in Gardenia Park, Musa begins to cry over how she will not get to see him despite getting back together only a few days ago. Riven reassures Musa by telling her that he will be back soon, and the two kiss and embrace one another before they have to say their goodbyes.

Season 5
Musa and Riven's relationship is shown to have become a close one following the events of their mission to Earth just a few months prior. The two are shown teasing each other and enjoying the other's presence on multiple occasions, even more so following the Winx's return to Alfea. Unfortunately, this does not last too long as, during another one of Alfea's annual mixer parties in "Secret of the Ruby Reef," Musa becomes upset with Riven upon noticing him eying a blonde fairy playing on her guitar. She only begins to feel worse when Riven does not react to her expression when she catches his attention, and she storms off. Riven goes after her and tries to talk to her, but Musa quickly becomes overcome with emotion when she hears the song her mother used to sing to her when she was a child. She then rushes over to Tecna to get her to play the song again, which inadvertently leads them to uncovering another part of their Sirenix Quest. Though this bump does nothing to drive the couple apart, Musa still ruminates on the event, and, by "The Singing Whales," lets her jealousy take over. After seeing Riven meet up with the same blonde fairy from the mixer party just outside the Winx's dorm under the pretenses that he was rushing for something important, Musa comes to the conclusion that he is cheating on her, especially after Riven is greeted with a hug and openly accepts it.

Musa continues to believe in her suspicions of Riven cheating and ends up hurting herself by despairing over the thought of him finding her undesirable. That is until the episode "The Shark's Eye," where Riven reveals during Stella's fashion show that he had been working on a song for Musa, with the blonde fairy turning out to have been his guitar-playing tutor. He then goes on to perform the song, which Musa later joins in, relieved that he had never intended on cheating.

Season 6
Musa and Riven maintain a relatively normal and happy relationship up until the episode "The Golden Auditorium" makes it apparent that Riven has reverted back to being emotionally cold and withdrawn, as he completely dismisses Musa's excitement over getting invited to the titular school, and leaves in the middle of a call with her to go train. Naturally, this upsets Musa to the point of tears as she had always talked about the Golden Auditorium with Riven beforehand, and she continues being depressed over this until she gets into an argument with Tecna when she attempts to cheer herself up by playing on her guitar.

Nothing much happens with their relationship after that point due to the Winx's latest mission to stop the Trix from conquering all the known schools, which also left the Specialists free to train in the meantime. The two do not reunite until the episode "Mystery of Calavera," where the Specialists and Paladins offer their assistance to Daphne and the Winx on their quest for the two objects need to forge the Legendarium Key. The two seem to get along fine during their time on Calavera Island, as they can act like a normal couple, but both can still feel the awkward tension surrounding their relationship.

Real trouble begins to form during the second leg of the Winx's journey to Fearwood, Canada in "The Curse of Fearwood," where Riven instigates a fight with Helia by playing a mean-spirited prank on him, the rest of the Specialists, and the Paladins. Musa even comments on Riven's overly competitive behavior when she attempts to console Flora, who is greatly upset by Helia's sudden personality shift; one that makes him act similarly to Riven in terms of aggressiveness. That is not to say that Riven is remorseless as, when he sees how hostile Helia becomes towards him, he apologizes to Flora, possibly feeling responsible for having pushed Helia to that point. Things come to a head in "The Music Cafe," when Musa finally confronts Riven on his recent behavior, expressing her frustrations with being unable to understand why he had suddenly become cold to her in favor of constantly training. Riven, remaining cold and unfazed, brushes Musa off yet again to continue his training, leaving Musa to leave the Alfea Gym in tears.

Later, when Musa's voice is stolen by Rumpelstiltskin, Riven reacts by running away, straight to the Gym to challenge Sky for the position of leader. When he loses to the Eraklyon prince yet again in "The Anthem," he confesses to have been obsessed with training this whole time so that he could become a man worthy of protecting Musa, and sees his defeat as proof that he is incapable of doing so.

After Musa still manages to keep the whole of Alfea safe with her amplified music magic, Riven attempts to praise her for her success, only to be pushed away. He then goes on to admit to the Fairy of Music that his inability to be there for her when she needed him most is proof that she needs someone better. He continues going on about how much of a terrible boyfriend he has been and, even after Musa claims to have forgiven him upon regaining her voice, Riven insists that he needs time out on his own to learn how to become a hero again.

Riven's leave signifies the end of his and Musa's relationship.

Season 7
Though Riven remains absent throughout Season 7, Musa reflects on their breakup in "The First Color of the Universe" as she watches the rest of the Winx happily greet and be affectionate with their boyfriends. Though this strikes up feelings of loneliness within Musa, she notes how she does not regret the decision they made that day. She admitted that Riven had been a longer part of her life, but maybe they weren't meant for one another.

Season 8
In "The Secret of Harmony".

The Secret of the Lost Kingdom
Musa and Riven seem to be in a good place within their relationship around the start of The Secret of the Lost Kingdom as the two are able to tease each other without aggravating or hurting the other. Though Riven still tries to act tough out of habit, Musa can see right through him, especially since he went out of his way to see her graduate from Alfea with the rest of the Winx (sans Bloom).

Real trouble strikes when Riven gets bitten by one of Mandragora's bugs while guarding the outside of the library above the Roc, which forces him under Mandragora's hypnosis and turns him into her mindless slave.

This results in Riven stealing the key to the Obsidian Dimension from Bloom's grasp just before the Winx open the portal, leading into a fight with Sky for it. Riven overpowers Sky enough during the fight that he comes close to stabbing him, but is stopped when Musa jumps between the two and is stabbed in Sky's place. Seeing Musa lying lifeless on the ground triggers all of the memories of her and their time together, and prompts him to rush to her side and hold her close as he sheds black tears, showing how his love for Musa began freeing himself from Mandragora's hypnosis.

When the tears fall on Musa's face, she begins to open her eyes, now brought back from her brush with death, relieving Riven of all his grief. He then hugs her closely as he confesses to knowing who he is supposed to be fighting for, and the two share a kiss.

Magical Adventure
Not much happens between Musa and Riven throughout the course of Magical Adventure outside of a few small scenes, like when the two are featured together during the It's Magix! exposé, where the host goes on to report how every one of the Winx girls are happily taken. They also share a kiss when the Winx arrive on Eraklyon.