God Hoth was left at the castle with Lord Aten and the three protectors. He was being questioned left and right and was dying to go rest but Lord Aten would always bring one topic after another.
When he finally left the hall, he learned that Tria had already left and that she was carried away in her sleep by her husband.
He thought about Tria's husband, and he did not know why but he left a sense of familiarity in his presence. He had wanted to bring it up however he never had the chance to, therefore he noted in his mind to ask him upon his return about his origins.
Meanwhile, Crei was sitting in the carriage along with Tria, and they were playing a game called Pwer, which was similar to Checkers. Tria excelled at Checkers so it was not hard for her to gain the upper hand, against regular people. However, this husband of hers was not a regular person, and really good at the game as well.
"Are you at a God level in this game?" she asked him.
He looked at her thoughtfully.
"Not too far off, but I think we should give you some motivation because I think you're also great at this game and could possibly beat me."
"You really think so?" she asked, her eyes shined.
"Hm," he answered and chuckled at her expression.
"What's the motivation?"
"In the next round, let's give it our all, if you win, I'll do anything you say, and if I win, I only have one request."
"What's the request?"
"I can't tell you, you'll find out…if I win," he answered slyly.
Tria had the feeling that Crei was up to no good again, but it was alright because she was confident that she'll win the next round. She had caught on the strategy that Crei used and she was ready to beat him.
Unfortunately for Tria, she had lost.
"One more, then I'll win," she begged pitifully.
"I'd love to wifey, but what if you really win, and what of my request?" he asked her, staring straight into her golden eyes.
Tria felt heat rushing through her body, Crei's stare really made her nervous, whenever he would get serious or determined, the looks he'd give off was enough to make her heart skip a beat.
"What's your request?" she nervously asked.
As soon as she finished her question, her eyesight was shadowed by Crei's towering body and she fell back with her body leaning against the ground.
She had closed her eyes out of fear, and Crei had caught her before she hit the ground with his hand holding her head as a cushion. His warm breath blew against her face, and also felt his weight over her body, and how small she really was compared to him.
Her mind had gone blank, and her heart fluttered even faster upon hearing his next words.
"Wifey, we have not kissed yet…" his magnetic voice sounded out, heavily echoing into Tria's head.
Tria was surprised and returned to her senses, so a kiss was what he's been achieving for all along, and now that she was thinking about, they had never kissed. Except for that one time he had almost kissed her but she blocked him off with her hand.
She considered his request, kissing him was a big deal. That was the door to intimacy, and real feelings come into play after that. Tria was not opposed to kissing him, she had barely been able to her thoughts in check whenever she looked at his inviting lips.
She was simply afraid of what would happen during, and after.
'This was my first kiss in this world, it would not be an understatement to call it my first kiss ever,' she thought.
She laid under his body and looked over his handsome features and those divine lips of his.
Muah!
She went for it.
Crei was surprised because he was still waiting for her answer, and before he knew it, instead what he got was a mouthful of sweetness.
He did not hold back and engaged her back in their war of tongues.
He slid off his hand under her and held on to her waist, pressing her body against his. He had wanted to kiss her for months. Now that he had the chance to, although he did not want to overwhelm her, he could not stop himself, and it wasn't until Tria had tapped his shoulders that he let go.
Tria melted out of his embrace and slumped on the ground, slowly catching her breath. She felt as if she had reached another realm just now, and if it wasn't for her breathing closing off, she wouldn't have minded prolonging that feeling.
Feeling the movement from the carriage, Tria and Crei were both back to reality, their first kiss was a success and the beginning of many more to come.