Mahadevi looked at herself in the mirror and admired the simplicity of her attire. She was wearing a turquoise colored sari with silver linings, and silver bracelets on her wrists, but the usual glamour and grandeur of her divine presence was left in the wardrobe and the jewelry box. Her hair was let down; it was symbolic, the way Kamadeva said, but it framed her face nicely.

It was time to leave her suite behind, together with her guards and her servants, and go out into the world, accompanied by no one but the Deva of Love. It was going to be an adventure.
Maybe she could have someone write a song about it later...

Venus looked down at Adarsh, Speaking in soft tones ensuring the man he would not let her out of his sight and keep her safe. Adaarsh bowed politely and thanked Kamadeva again for his reassurances. It was unheard of to not protect the goddess, but what were they to do when she said she required no more protection than the large red god. Someone in this place was a fantastic seamstress as he was presented with an outfit to match Mahadevi’s, his was white with turquoise accents.

He walked into Mahadevi’s chamber and sat cross legged waiting patiently as she prepared, he wasn’t sure how long the woman would take as some were notorious for taking their sweet time. From what he had seen thus far, she looked fantastic and she was going to walk through the world simply and modestly adorned.
He appreciated her as she appreciated herself.

Mahadevi appeared from behind flowing curtains and graces Kamadeva with a brilliant smile.

"I am ready for the world to see me like this" she announced, offering one hand to him "Lead the way."

He was her leader into this new and fascinating world mortals inhabited. She was not sure what to expect, but she felt safe by the side of her red skinned lover. Adrash looked more than nervous at her leaving even though he knew better than to question her decisions. She was almost sure he was going to send guards after them, she just hoped he would be tactful enough to keep them hidden. Illusion was everything.

“Oh Sweet Mahadevi, I do not know that the world will ever be ready to behold you beauty. However It will certainly be better for it.” Venus bowed his head to the young goddess and gave her a spin around the room.

Venus walked with the woman through the temple halls, the temple workers had already cleared the hall, much to the relief of Venus, he wouldn’t have to lift the woman out of any worshippers reaching hands, that begged blessings. He walked her out to a small parking lot reserved for the staff and opened the passenger door to the bugatti Veryron it was the most expensive car in the world, only fitting for a god and a goddess. He loved the car for one its best features. He actually felt like he had space in the sports car and not that he was being stuffed inside.

If Adarsh was sending guards after them he hoped they could fly. Venus pulled onto the road and cruised in the city streets until he found an open strip on the outskirts of the city far enough that traffic wasn’t an issue and opened up the ridiculous power of the sports car. The car flew up interstate 87 and toward the Adirondack mountains, his brothers and he considered laying waste to them when they thought Syn was dead and stopped themselves upon seeing them.

There was a beautiful little bed and breakfast near the vanderwhacker mountain wild forest. It would do for a good stop if she decided that she didn’t want to be in the wilderness its self. He thought that if she hadn’t seen the city, then it wasn’t likely that she had experienced much of the natural world either. at an easy pace of a hundred miles per hour they would be there in a couple of hours. and back in time, when they wanted to be they could certainly be back in the city that night when things truly got interesting.

>>“Oh Sweet Mahadevi, I do not know that the world will ever be ready to behold you beauty. However It will certainly be better for it.”

Mahadevi granted him a brilliant smile as he led her to the car. It was an elegant, really elegant car, fit for a god and a goddess, and she smiled again, enjoying the feeling of acceleration as they pulled out onto the road. She wondered where he was taking her; she also knew, just like he did, that there was no way anyone could follow them there.
They were on their own.

"Gorgeus" she said when they saw the mountains "They remind me of my home, yet they are so different. Kamadeva, where are you taking me? Or is it going to be a surprise?"

"I wanted to take you into the Adirondack mountains, see the contrast of the world relatively unaffected by the mortals and then after we have taken in the peace, the quiet, the serenity of two supreme beings in a world untouched. We shall return back to the world of men and bathe in the sensation of the chaos their nightlife produces."

He weaved in and out of traffic like a needle through a fine seem. expertly timing every move, He finally came to a smaller road and took the winding road up into the mountains and the glass house there. It over looked one of the finest scenes he could imagine.

"I wouldn't say its a surprise so much as a treat for us."

They climbed the curved road up the mountain side and came to their destination. the perch seemed to over look the whole of the natural world countless conifers spread below them like blades of grass finally splitting to surround an expanse of water and framed with mountains.

"We have the cabin as long as you like, We can return here every night from now til forever if it pleases you. I thought that a night free of anyone else might please. before we delve into visiting the mortal masses."

"As soon as you wish we can return to the city and take in the night life. Clubs, bars, theater During the day we can take in the culture, museums, galleries, shopping."

>>"I wanted to take you into the Adirondack mountains, see the contrast of the world relatively unaffected by the mortals and then after we have taken in the peace, the quiet, the serenity of two supreme beings in a world untouched. We shall return back to the world of men and bathe in the sensation of the chaos their nightlife produces."

He had a way with words, and he had a way with plans. Why did she ever bother with mortal lovers? They might have had the natural gifts to entertain her for a night, but they did not have the resoruces, or the style, to entertain her for more than that.

>>"I wouldn't say its a surprise so much as a treat for us. We have the cabin as long as you like, We can return here every night from now til forever if it pleases you. I thought that a night free of anyone else might please. before we delve into visiting the mortal masses."

He was right about that. The scenery itself made her feel calmer than ever since she arrived to this rushing, strange country. It was the true beauty of nature, as the gods have intended it.

>>"As soon as you wish we can return to the city and take in the night life. Clubs, bars, theater During the day we can take in the culture, museums, galleries, shopping."

"We have all the time in the world" she noted as they got out of the car and admired the world spread out at their feet "Let us enjoy the calm for a while. You were right. I thought I had everything I needed, but I have never truly been away from the mortals' eyes."

Venus offered his arm to the young woman, he would be glad to escort her into the lush cabin. “ I am glad you agree. It is truly a pleasure to simply relax and not worry about what is expected of you. I think that while being worshiped certainly has its advantages, it can be very limiting, ever since I found myself within this flesh. I have been reluctant to simply sit and have my fingers kissed, I want to be free to roam the
world and affect change in it with my hands and, lips.’ He raised one of her many hands and kissed it gently.”
He sighed. “With the majority of my being spread throughout the world I doubt there is little to worry about as far as love and desire are concerned, the mortal heart is made for the pair.”

AS they got to the porch he unlocked the cabin and it opened to a large living room that met the floor of the kitchen with a breakfast bar in between. A large fireplace was ready to be light with a uniform stack of logs waiting to fill the room with warmth and the lovely scent.A loft bedroom opened to the vault ceiling and a complete wall of the house was glass overlooking a gloriousview.

"Make yourself comfortable my dear." He strolled to the car and got a pair of bags from the vehicle. He changed his cell phone to silent, and grinned at the already piling up messages from Adarsha. He texted a reply quickly -We are safe, I will have her back as soon as she wishes it to be so.-

>>“I am glad you agree. It is truly a pleasure to simply relax and not worry about what is expected of you. I think that while being worshiped certainly has its advantages, it can be very limiting, ever since I found myself within this flesh. I have been reluctant to simply sit and have my fingers kissed, I want to be free to roam the world and affect change in it with my hands and, lips.’ He raised one of her many hands and kissed it gently.”

Deities usually did not think like that. Not the ones she knew of, anyway, and certainly not herself, or at least, not until now. It intrigued the Goddess, even more than the view from their room.

>> “With the majority of my being spread throughout the world I doubt there is little to worry about as far as love and desire are concerned, the mortal heart is made for the pair.”

"You clearly are divine" she observed with a smile, still looking at the view "Yet you talk like a mortal. Is that one of your mysteries, Kamadeva? Do you wish to be mortal, rather than a god?"