A chance of rain

1.

Ember looked out of the news room window, the dryness of the ground being the only thing noteworthy. For 3 months the small town in Arizona that she called home had been in the hold of a rough drought. Crops had withered because of the intense heat and it didn't seem to be ending anytime soon. The coolness of night was the only reprieve the town got. Her coworker, Joe Anoa'i, didn't seem phased in the slightest.

"you seem oddly relaxed for how hot it is!" Ember said. A/c units all across the state had been pushed to their limit, working as hard as they could to keep everyone cool. Ember was sweating even though the temperature in the room was only 75° "the heat doesn't bother me!" He shrugged. Ember noticed that he wasn't sweating like she was. He was in a business suit, surely he would be sweating just like everyone else.

"I'm fine actually! I told you the heat doesn't bother me!" He said "we gotta get back to work!"

Ember's makeup had started to run down her face, making it streak as beads of sweat cascades down her skin. Her makeup needed redone, badly. The make-up artist Ran to her, blotting her face with a towel, reapplying the makeup that her skin seemed to want to get rid of. She turned to look at joe to ask him how she looked but he wasnt there "where'd he go?" She asked.

The makeup artist shrugged, having been to focused on ember's makeup to give her any real answer. Ember had to finish the news before she could go look for joe. A clash of thunder rolled, making everyone stop in their tracks "is that thunder?" One of the crewman asked.

"I think it is!" Ember yelled "are we about to get rain?! I need to go to the roof, I'll be right back!"

Ember hurried to the stairs, running as fast as she could up each flight, trying to keep herself from running out of breath. She got to the last flight of stairs, panting heavily, the muscles in her legs screaming from all the workout she just gave them.

She walked to the door to the rooftop, opening it and seeing dark clouds in the sky. Rain was indeed coming! It almost cam from no where! The radar hadn't shown any sign of a storm, yet this one seemed to pop up from thin air. Ember's dark brown hair blew across her face, the wind cooling her once soaked skin. The first few raindrops hit her hand, making her look up. A child like wonder filling her as the rain fell from the once cloudless sky, soaking her clothes.

Joe's POV

My name isn't Joe Anoa'i, my name is Aros, god of rain. I am the son of Miros, god of time. I've given this small town the rain it needs when it can no longer handle the drought.

Ember's attention to detail almost got me caught. I've lived in this little Arizona town for hundreds of years and I've never come that close to being found out. I was banished here by my father when I didn't agree with him remarrying so soon after him and my mother parted ways. He said 'you need some time to think! I love you but your mother and I aren't for each other anymore!'

I snuck away from ember while everyone was distracted, heading to the roof top. It was time to end this towns suffering and give it the water it so desperately needed. Just as the clashes of thunder rolled I heard the door to the roof open. It was ember. She hadn't seen me thankfully but that was to close. The first few drops of rain hit and she looked up, a smile forming on her face. As the rain began to pour, she simply stood there, her arms outstretched as she spun in a circle, her clothes becoming soaked. I must admit she was a beautiful woman. In my awe of her beautiful form, I hadn't paid attention to what was on the ground beneath me and stepped on a small rock, the noise of it moving catching ember's attention. As she spun around, her nipples poked through her soaking wet shirt. I may be a god but I'm not immune to desire. My ability to hide myself faultered and she looked at me with confusion "joe?"

Fuck! I can't lie to her either. "How are you dry when it's pouring down rain?" She asked, I could see in her face she knew there was no logical explanation for what she was seeing but if I tell her will she believe me? All I can do is try.

"Ember, im not- my real name isn't joe! My name is Aros!" I said, hoping I didn't have to explain further and she would get the hint.

"so... you're running from the law and under an alias makes you stone dry in the pouring rain?" She questioned. Her observation skills weren't going to let me off that easily.

"no ember! I'm not running from the law!" I said, starting to get frustrated that she wasn't picking up on what I was trying to say, so I just decided to come out with it "ember, I'm a god!"

A look of confusion formed on her face "is this a joke? Is this you're way of dodging my question? Because if you thi-"

She stopped when the rain started forming shapes "ok that's not normal! Rain isnt supposed to be in shapes!"

"that's not even a tenth of what I can do!" I said, making the small shapes form into a single large one, forming it around her but using it to bring her to me "I told you I wasn't lying!"

"this can't be real!" She said, she was shocked by I didn't sense any fear from her. Almost as if she wanted it to happen.

"Ember, you can't tell anyone about this! I've been here for a LONG time and I've saved this town many times from drought!"

"But why are you here?" She asked.

"that's not something we need to discuss right now. I have to go, someone is coming!" I said gently setting her down "I'll find you!"