Kouri shakes her head and sighs, still cradling herself against Alex. [i]"You are no monster to me."[/i] She says softly, moving to kiss Alex again, and then hesitating and stopping. [i]"The Gods themselves wish me dead, why should I be worried about a werewolf who can control herself.."[/i] She looks down. [i]"Though.. I understand if.."[/i]

Alex chuckles for a moment, [i]“You have a good point.”[/i] Seeing Kouri back away from kissing her, she cups Kouri’s chin to lift her gaze. [i]“I’m falling for you and would be feverish in the head not to wish to be yours,”[/i] she beams merrily.

Kouri smiles a little, and then whispers softly. [i]"Then, for just a few moments, could we forget that I am a princess, and you are a pirate? Just for a little while?"[/i] She leans in nervously once again, closing her eyes as she does.

[i]“Certainly,”[/i] with that, Alex holds Kouri against herself, burying her face against her neck. She sighs contentedly, closing her eyes as well and letting her cares slip away. They had time, for now. The world could wait.

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Two years that entire romantic subplot developed and culminated in a simple kiss and declaration of love and care. [i]And I will never forget how magnificent it was[/i].