A Fable of Ember & Earth

〚For everyone who rooted for Layla Williams and Warren Peace〛
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He had an indecipherable look in his eyes.
She frowned. "What?"
"I have an idea." He said.
She lifted a brow, suspicious. "What kind of idea?"
"You're not going to like it."
"Well, tell me anyway."

"Date me." He blurted out.

Her heart stuttered. What?

"W-what?" She finally said.

There was a flutter on his jaw as he looked back into her eyes. "I'm not fucking saying it again, Green."
"You....want to... date me?" She asked, confused.
(...)
"So...?" He said.
She looked back at him curious.
"You'll do it?" He asked.
"Do what?" She had already forgotten what they were talking about.
"Sell cheese sticks." He said sarcastically. "Gosh, you have the attention span of a fish."

I mean he's not wrong.

"Go out with me." He more so stated than asked.
Her heartbeat quickened and her cheeks flushed. The way he said it... it stirred something inside her.
She cleared her throat. "Okay"
"Okay"
*****
Clara Robinson is the epitome of a good girl with a sunshine personality. She has good grades while caring for her younger siblings, keeps her superpowers in check, and just got admitted to the prestigious Sky High University for Superheroes. There's only one problem, she's completely in love with her childhood best friend, Michael King.

Andrew Rider is the opposite. Feared by everyone for being the most powerful elemental Skyhaven has ever seen, and for his infamous lineage as the son of The Hell Rider, who once threatened the city's very existence, Andrew remains an enigma, untouchable by all.

In an unexpected twist of fate, Clara and Andrew form an unlikely friendship that leads them into fake dating. Yet, as their charade deepens, the reappearance of Andrew's notorious father unleashes a chain of events that unravels Clara's past, revealing unsettling truths about her deceased parents.

Clara knows Ember and Earth don't mix well... so why can't she stop playing with Fire?

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