Mount Olympus

Rayah

I get to water as my skin starts to turn hot again. The water sizzles and I take a deep breath, my face going pale again and my eyes going brown, "Y-Yeah.." I mutter, trying to control my body temperature to a lower volume.

Jace

She goes hot again and I close my eyes, suppressing a grimace from the burns I'm getting from holding her. Focus on her. She's more important right now.

Rayah

The water cools me and I close my eyes, everything turning back to normal, "Put me down. You got burned," I mutter, my mood almost pissed off.

Jace

I bite my tongue, not wanting to argue with her in this mood, and let go of her. My arms are bright red and I don't want to move them. I dunk them underwater and close my eyes, swallowing.

"You okay now?" I ask her.

Rayah

I shake my head, crossing my arms, "N-No, I'm not, I-I hurt you," I said swimming back to the rocks. I lean against one, thinking of what could happen.

You hurt him. Just face it, Rayah. You're dangerous.

I close my eyes, close to tears, and sigh. I am, aren't I?

Jace

After my arms feel somewhat better, I swim to where Rayah is but keep my distance, unsure as to what she's feeling right now.

"Ray, don't worry about it," I tell her, "It's my fault. I should have let you down before you asked, knowing you could support yourself. I'll be fine. It's my own stupidity that got me the burns. You have no fault. I just wanted to make sure you were alright."

Rayah

I bite my tongue to prevent myself from saying anything I'll regret.

But who burned you? I did. Whos responsible for hurting you? I am. Why are you hurting? I burned you.

I shake my head, even more stress piling up on my shoulders and glance up at him, "Whatever you say."

Jace

Self-destruction in t-minus 30 seconds...

I wrap my arms around her, the burns numb from the extreme temperatures, and look into her eyes.

"Don't blame yourself for something you aren't blamed for," I whisper, "Forget about it. I can barely feel them now. I'm fine."

Rayah

I study him before nodding and take a deep breath, my head pulsing which each breath I take. Ugh. And here comes the headache...

Jace

'Sometimes, sacrifices have to be made'...

I ignore the voice and take Rayah's face in my hands, sensing her discomfort.

"Just relax," I tell her, "Let everything built up inside of you out. None of it matters. Nothing but this moment does."

Rayah

I take a deep breath, my head still pulsing, and swallow, "It's hard to."

Jace

I try to think of how I can help, but nothing comes up, "What can I do? How can I make it easier?"

Rayah

I shrug, my face looking lifeless and expressionless, "I don't know," I said, sighing.

Jace

I sigh and bite my tongue, looking away for a moment. This isn't fair. There has to be something I can do. I glance back at her and softly kiss her, wondering if it would go away if I rid her of the mentality aspect.

Rayah

He softly kisses me and I freeze, not knowing what to do, my head fuzzy, so I let it happen, kissing him back.