Fire and Water by by Forest Evergreen & Rebecca Night (romance book recommendations txt) 📕

Once there was a fire god named Pyrome and a water goddess named Raine. Pyrome lived in the underworld controlling the fire that crashed against the brimstone cliffs. Raine lived in Olympus with the gods and controlled the waters from above. One twilight evening Hermes was sending a message to Hades and wanted Raine to come with him to make sure the fire didn’t get to close (wouldn’t be good). So they both traveled with winged sandals to the underworld (awesome, right?). As they traveled inside the dark cave they arrived to the heat and brightness of fire and the smell of burning flesh and flames. As soon as Raine entered Pyrome glanced up to see the visitors and was stunned by her beauty. She glowed blue with a flowing dress eluding water and protecting Hermes from the terrific flame. His heart instantly exclaimed the love for her and knew one day they could be crossed together in love. He quickly went back to his work when she glanced and then stared at him she was also stunned by his brilliance. In minutes they came out of Hades lair, leaving the underworld. Pyrome was sad to see her go and at least needed to know the name of the beautiful goddess.
“ Excuse me.” He said lightly touching her shoulder.
“ Oh, Hermes would you excuse me, I’ll meet you in Olympus a bit later.”
“ Are you sure?” (I’m pretty sure she’s sure if she says so).
“ Very, thank you.”
So Hermes left the underworld returning to Olympus and Raine stayed quite close to Pyrome waiting for him to speak.
“ I’m sorry but I didn’t catch your name.”
“ Well I’m quite sorry bout that.”
“ Will you tell me it?”
“ Tell you what?”
“ Tell me your name.”
“ ..........No.” she said with a smile mischievously walking away then walking back.
“ Why not?”
“ Because, you have to tell me your name first!”
“ But-” He said baffled of such an answer he wasn’t expecting.
“ Well? I’m waiting.”
“ Alright, it’s Pyrome.”
“ Hm...”
“ What?”
“ I like it! It sounds so majestic and godly. It fits you very very well.” (wink-wink)
“ And yours?”
“ My what?”
“ Your name?” Sadly he was getting frustrated by this little game the goddess kept playing.
“ Should I tell you? I don’t think you’re ready for it yet.”
Pyrome was thinking at this point why bother if she’s not going to tell me, but I will ask once more.
“ This is the last time I shall ask your name.”
“ I’m still not going to tell you.” And with her winged sandals she flew out of the underworld.
“ I’ve never been treated by a woman like this ever. Maybe that’s why my interest in her has increased. I doubt I should ever see her again.” He said gloomily getting back to the control of fire.
In Olympus all Raine could think about strangely was Pyrome. She thought how funny it was that she tricked him into telling his name not but not hers and now knew exactly when she would tell him if this would go farther then it already had. The next day she couldn’t take being in Olympus, being in the midst of the gods bickering, so she went to see Pyrome.

“ Well hello my lady.”
“ My lady? Ah, you still don’t know my name do you?”
“ Only because you refuse to give it to me.”
“ Don’t worry. One thing I can promise is at some point you’ll know my name.”
“ You’ve got to be joking.”
“ I don’t joke. Just kidding, have a little fun sometime.”
“ I can’t have fun, I have to stay here in the underworld controlling the fire.”
“ Then get someone to replace you, for at least tonight.”
“ I’ve never thought of that.”
Pyrome raised up his arms bringing lava up from below forming a bridge and crossed it to the lair of Hades and found a replacement fire apprentice (basically an average fire wielder) that had lots of practice during the years and could at least control the fire.
“ Alright, I guess I could go out tonight.”
“ Good, don’t worry I’ll show you a great time.”
She took his hand and walked out of the underworld. Pyrome was so shocked how beautiful the world was and how beautiful the world outside of the underworld was. She smiled seeing the awe on his face.
“ Would you like to see the waters I control?”
He nodded.
They both looked down on the earth staring at the Hawaiian waters.
“ Watch this!”
He watched very intently as she raised her arms and then crashed them down to her sides. The water, in unison, went up making a very large wave then crashed down on the shore. He smiled feeling the power of this beautiful goddess. She took his hand again and walked over to a very nice place in the sky to watch the sunset. She stared in wonder at the beautiful painted sky then sat down. He sat down next to her and she rested her head on his shoulder. The sky was splashed with beauty as far as the eye could see, then she looked up at him. He caught her stare and continued and like a flash flood she kissed him. All he could think was how this was possible, and was she beginning to like him (no! more like no DUH!). They held the kiss till the sun went down then stared at each other walking their separate ways until they lost sight of one another. Now they snuck out everyday to some new place to be together for a long time or just a little while. And every time they saw each other they met each other with a kiss. Now one day Zeus was walking through Olympus when he saw the young lovers kissing underneath a beautiful tree. Now he had nothing against love but he recognized that Pyrome was from the underworld and wasn’t aloud in Olympus. Once Pyrome left Zeus called Raine over to explain the matter. He tried not to show his anger but he burst trying to hold it in. Raine ran as far as she could then fell to her knees in sharp tears and screamed down at the sea. The sky turned dark and stormed with heavy rain. The sky light up with lightning and boomed with thunder. She sent a message to Pyrome to meet her at the cave of Peaceful. As soon as he entered the cave, she rushed to him and kissed him and held it as long as she could.

“ What’s wrong?”
“ Zeus said we couldn’t be together anymore.” She cried.
“ Do you really believe that they could separate us?” he said doubtfully, holding her face up to his.
“ Maybe not...”
She hugged him and he held her tight and at the moment they planned to go against Zeus and meet secretly. So months after meeting secretly Pyrome had an idea.
“ My love?”
“ Yes?” She said resting on his chest watching the sunrise for the fiftieth time.
“ I’ve been considering us a lot.”
“ And what have you been considering?”
“ Well, would you marry me?”
Stunned she looked up and turned her shocked face into a smile.
“ Of course I would!”
He was so happy they started kissing in the warm rising sun that made them glow like gold.
Raine’s friend Aphrodite made her a gorgeous light blue flowing dress with a veil that looked like a pane of glass. They were getting married on the earth on a beautiful island where there was a gorgeous water shrine which the ceremony would be held. When she walked down the beach to the shrine all Pyrome could do was stare and not speak for fear of ruining the moment. As soon as she stepped into the shrine it seemed to glow blue and as the monk spoke she whispered into Pyrome’s ear.
“ By the way my name’s Raine.”
He smiled thinking how beautifully she matched her name and to finally know the name that stole his heart. They exchanged vows and rings that matched their elements and then gave a kiss that caused the waters to part and rise as fire swirled into them causing a beautiful display. They flew back into Olympus and had a beautiful honey moon in Japan with the full moon in the sky almost every night. Nine months later she had two beautiful baby girls and loved them as much as she loved their father. But it wasn’t long till Zeus heard about Raine and Pyrome’s marriage and their children. So he meet with the gods in the front of his palace and they all decided to banish them to earth for the time being. Raine took the child that was given her element named, Araxie and Pyrome took the child that was given his element named, Ember. They took them both to places where they could relate, Ember and Pyrome to Hawaii and Araxie and Raine to Kauai. Both of the girls were growing up fast and very powerful at the same time. After fourteen years events have started to happen. Now Araxie was almost sixteen and Ember was sixteen both practiced their elements everyday. One day when Raine and Araxie were making a trip back to the main island of Hawaii they bumped into someone unexpected.