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"Well, what I want to do is slowly get to them… So don't rush me into things, okay?" asked Frank rather awkwardly.

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"Sure thing, take your time, make sure to make them happy though!" said Gwendolyn while winking, as the three girls walked out of the room… the thing with Axitl was left ambiguous, although Frank unexpectedly requested Axitl to stay in the room.

"Oh~? I see, alright then… Fufu," chuckled Gwendolyn, leaving an embarrassed Axitl in the room sitting near Frank.

Axitl glanced at her pale-white hands as she seemed embarrassed and like a tomato of how red she was.

"F-Frank… did you wanted to talk about something?" she asked rather shyly.

"Well, if it wasn't obvious already… It was about the whole… thing that Gwendolyn mentioned…" said Frank.

"I-I see… But what does… I have to do with that?" asked Axitl.

"Well… Axitl, do you… have feelings for me?" asked Frank, both of them were looking at each other.

"EH?! What kind of question is that?!" asked Axitl, getting all red again.

Axitl was a Goddess that lived in isolation all alone for many years, she had barely any interaction with other people, let alone a young and handsome god such as Frank, so it was obvious that anything related to romantic stuff was one of her weaknesses at the time of talking.

"I was just wondering… Seeing you get embarrassed with me sometimes… And all the time we have spent together, I thought we would be closer, as we had hugged and all, but you had suddenly gotten distant, is this because you're embarrassed? Well, I am also quite embarrassed…" said Frank.

"Ahh… F-Frank… So you realized…" sighed Axitl.

"I kind of did long ago… But I didn't want to say anything due to what I explained to Gwendolyn before… But if she is fine with this, and even encourages it… I just wanted to make sure…" said Frank.

"Well… My life has been always filled with loneliness… Although we had our own conflicts, you brought a lot of… joy to my life, Frank… I-I took a lot of time thinking about it, and I had also… t-tried to suppress it due to your relationship with Gwendolyn… But I… I-I kind of… l-like you…" said Axitl, she was stuttering a lot because saying these words was very hard for her.

"I see… Well, I've also grown to like you, Axitl… Ah, I finally said it…" said Frank.

"R-Really? Y-You really… like me? Even if I am an ugly monster?" muttered Axitl, as little tears began to come out of her crimson eyes.

"Ugly monster? What are you talking about? You and I… are quite similar, aren't we? We had quite a hard life… well, I don't think mine can really compare to what you went through, but still…" said Frank.

"Similar? …Yeah, you're right… I've always found you similar to me… Frank. I guess this is why you can understand my feelings so well… And you always comfort me with your words and… hugs… and your company too…" said Axitl.

"I guess as I saw myself on you, I couldn't help letting you alone… In the end, even though I used to be angered with you, I ended coming to see you daily to make you a bit happy… I suppose I have to admit that I couldn't bear seeing your face sad and lonely, I had to… do something for you," said Frank.

Axitl suddenly smiled adorably as she showed her sharp teeth, her avatar form was a rather cute human girl, but her real goddess body was more mature-looking, and she also had horns, and a third eye in the middle of her forehead.

Frank couldn't help but pet her head.

"Ah…"

"Ugly monster? You're one of the most adorable girls I've ever met, Axitl… Never say that you're an Ugly Monster ever again, alright?" said Frank.

Axitl heard Frank's words as she began to drop little tears from her crimson eyes, as she jumped over Frank and hugged him tightly, resting her head over his shoulder.

"Frank!" she cried, as she began to cry a lot.

"W-Why are you crying? Come on…" sighed Frank, as he petted her and caressed her silky black hair.

"I am just… happy to have met you… It is all… as if set by fate… what if you had never come to this world? I would have remained lonely only with Aztraloth… My conflict with the other Gods would have remained the same and perhaps Zudithe and Judith would have to end up enslaving me or something… I am so grateful you're here… And I am so sorry… for what I did to you before…" she said, as Frank smiled warmly and patted her head.

"I am also happy to have ever met you, Axitl. You're a lovely girl… and someone strong. You've saved this world before I was even here… For that and more, I also like you," said Frank.

Axitl slowly moved her head out of Frank's shoulder as her face ended up very close to his. His handsome and mature face seemed like a charming prince, yet deep down Frank also carried some inner darkness, something very akin to hers, as he harbored immense quantities of Chaos which he had somehow made part of his own self.

"Really…? Do you really like me? This is like a dream…" said Axitl.

"It is real life, dummy…" sighed Frank, smiling.

"Frank…"

Axitl moved her face closer to Frank, as her lips neared his… Both kissed each other almost instinctively.

It was a soft and gentle kiss, yet their lips maintained touching each other lovingly. Frank's hand hugged Axitl's back tightly, as Axitl's eyes were filled with love and passion, her breath entered Frank's mouth as their tongues quickly touched lasciviously… both continued to be taken over by their passion, as their lips separated after a few minutes.

"Ahh… Hahh… F-Frank… so this was… a kiss…" muttered Axitl while being all red, her warm breath

filling Frank with the intent to continue kissing her all day.

"Sorry, I couldn't… help myself, you were so close…" said Frank.

"No… It is fine… I wanted it… It was… delicious…" said Axitl, while licking Frank's lips. Frank quickly caught her tongue with his lips and gave her another kiss, things were getting very steamy.

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