The boy continued walking on his way to his apartment still with no idea how to handle the inevitable talk he would need to have with Neptune. What would he even say, that was the tricky part,he was extremely frustrated as he continue to look at the pavement not looking up.

Finally he was stopped in his tracks as his face seemed to have bumped into two very squishy very soft and very jiggly things.

"What the-? AH! VERT!" he quickly pulled his face out of the busty goddesses rack and turned bright red out of embarrassment and possibly arousal.

"My, my that's not the type of actions a gentleman should display on the first date, or could you supply not control yourself? hehehe" she let out a innocent but flirtatious giggle.

"I'm sorry a what?" he asked baffled by what Vert had just said to him

"Hm? I said were about to go on a date? What part of that did you not understand?" she gave him a confused look.

This was a big deal to Shin, he had never been asked out before, then again he probably never gave a girl the time of day, as far back as he could remember there was always something he thought was more important than social interaction. Mostly, a healthy mix of sports and videogames, in his mind that was a perfect balance, becoming too close to someone was never a good thing in his mind, the closer you are, the more prone you are to hurt one another, maybe that's why he was having such a hard time figuring out what he would say to Neptune.

Shin continued to space out but was then woken up by the smooth skin of Leanbox's goddess who had taken his hand and clasped it gently.

"Wa-wait!" he was against Vert's idea, but showed little resistance.

"No more waiting, you've kept me waiting for far too long, now come along" she continued to pull like a demanding girlfriend until finally he gave in completely

Shin decided he'd go along with it for a while, meanwhile he might think of a better way to handle the Neptune situation, it was just Vert after all, he hardly thought anything of her, but there was something different about her today.

Shin didn't know if it was the particular fragrance that radiated off her curvy figure or her smooth milky white skin that had a gentle but firm grip on his hand. Whatever it was, she was starting to seem like something else, not just plain ol' Vert anymore, that secretly had him a little worried.

Meanwhile at Planeptunes Baslicom Nepgear was paceing back in forth nervously as she is lost in thought and unconsciously bites her nail

"Is there something on your mind Nepgear, or rather, someone?" Histoire approaches the young girl

"Oh! Histoire! No-no- I was just…" Nepgear, startled by the oracles presence nearly jumped in mid air

"You know you can't hide anything from me" Histoire said in a motherly tone

She was right, whenever something was off she could pick up on it almost instantly, unlike with Neptune, Histoire worried about Nepgear much more. You could even say it was the type of care that a mother would give to her favorite child. Though this may have seemed selfish and unfair on Histoires part, it couldn't be helped. Especially because of Neptune's constant childish antics and lack of respect for Planeptunes oracle.

"I umm...I…"

Nepgear couldn't hold in the emotions she had been suppressing since the boy had begun spending time with her and her sister for that week.

"Oh Histoire!" Nepgear cried out in a weak and heartbroken tone as she ran into the tiny arms of the oracle.

Histoire felt a surge of emotions flow within her, emotions that she had never felt before as she gently pet the head of the girl she thought of as a daughter.

"It's okay, we can't help who we fall in love with" she said as she consoled the young CPU candidate whose hormones had beginning messing with her better judgement.

Histoire did not approve of how Nepgear felt and was not thrilled about it, but she wanted to be there for the candidate. In Histoire's mind, that's what a mother would do, that's what a mother should do.

"I know I'm not as good as Neptune, I know he'll never notice me, compared to her I'm nothing!" Nepgear was frantic as watery works continued to flow down her cheeks from her eyes.

"Ge-Ge, what's wrong?" the fragile but peppy voice of Compa was heard as she ran up to comfort her sobbing friend.

After explaining the situation to Compa and Nevi (who also ran up to comfort the CPU candidate) the two girls decided to take matters into their own hands. Compa had told Nepgear to put on her best outfit, she was determined now to get those two, together. Nevi agreed to help and said that when Nepgear was ready she'd call her brother Shin and tell him she had forgot something and that they should meet up, that way Nepgear and him would meet up coincidently.

"It's the perfect plan right Compa!" Nevi said cheerfully as amped up as could be

"Yessy! and you will be a couple by the time were done!" Compa followed up with her cheerful optimism.

"G-goodness...a-a..couple?..." the thought of being in her first relationship gave Nepgear butterflies in her stomach, she wanted this to happen, was now or never in her mind.

Back outside, Vert and Shin continued to walk around

"So, a festival huh?'

The young overlord heir looked around as this had been the first time he visited one. He glanced over and looked at Vert's beauty which flustered him a bit, this was only intensified but the fact that they continued to hold hands, but he had no objections to it.

"Isn't it lovely? I don't normally get out much because I'm usually so caught up on MMO's like four goddesses online."

Of course, thought the boy, Vert was not very far from Neptune in terms of personality or unhealthy habits. However there were significant differences, one major one being that Vert looked more like a woman as opposed to a high schooler. Shin was roughly one year younger then Vert, though he looked about as mature as her in physical status, he was not some buff musclehead but he was toned enough that he would be able to handle Vert's body quite well.

Vert also seemed like the type who's maturity and intelligence would reflect her love making skills. Where as the immature and casual Neptune would make for some good booty call fun, Vert would be the type that you could probably wake up and say "man I'm hungry after that" and she would be like "let me make you something, it's the least I could do-"

"Hmm? What's wrong are you okay?" Vert asked as she gazed upon Shin who unbeknownst to him had began to have dirty thoughts about Leanbox's goddess

"Oh! What?! YEAH! Right as rain!" the boy shouted in a panic as he was brought back to reality

Vert let out a flirtatious giggle, at this point she could tell that her presence was making Shin slightly hot and bothered, it unconsciously filled her ego with delight knowing that she had picked out the right clothes to make such a positive impression on the boy.

"Well, let's go then " and with one energetic tug, Vert and the boy were off to spend the rest of their day without a care in the world.

A few hours had past

"Wow...I can't believe it but I'm actually having a good time" the boy said as he and Vert took a seat on a nearby bench that was placed by a healthy and blooming tree.

The atmosphere felt just right for a couples day out, once that thought crossed the boy's mind, guilt began to sink in as well as a strange warm sensation inside his heart and an unexplainable amount of enthusiastic energy.

Vert pouted, "Are you saying your expectations of me were so low that you didn't think this much fun was possible?" she crossed her arms and turned her head sideways while closing her eyes, visibly annoyed, maybe only slightly though.

"Course' not that's not what I-" as he shifted his body toward the blonde haired beauty to assure her his expectations were not low he felt a soft pair of lips planted upon his.

The lip gloss had a slightly peachy taste to them as they continued to cover his own, he didn't know what to do, again guilt began creeping in on him but the romantic aura and chemistry radiating off the two hours they had spent together overcame his resolve. Maybe out of pure stupidity he decided to wrap his arms around the goddesses and began to press his lips against her's as well, tasting the flavor of her peachy lips over and over and over again.

It was like a drug, an addiction that he couldn't stop until finally they both pulled away for a second and rested upon eachothers foreheads to maintain eye contact. The boy didn't know how to react to what just happened, the seconds that they had just indulged in their romantic urges had seemed like an eternity, he didn't want to stop, but finally he decided it was time to go.

"I think I should get going…" he said to her in an unsure tone, wondering how she would respond

"Yes, I should get going as well, I'm not as much as a slacker as this nations goddess after all, I have a nation to run." she said as she gave a slightly cocky smile. In Vert's self conscious she knew she had won him over, though something that wasn't part of her plan began happening, her heart began thumping more and more as she remained in eye contact with the boy and she found the need to be embraced in his warmth even more.

"Alright then...should I walk you? It's a long trip back to Leanbox" he asked

"No that's quite alright, the days beautiful, I'd much rather enjoy it" Vert replied, assuring Shin that she would be fine.

With that final exchange of dialogue the two went their separate ways, unsure of what their next encounter will be like, for now, it was time to head home

Once Shin had finally reached his apartment door, he waited for a second and took in a deep breath as he closed his eyes to further attempt to calm his nerves. The key went into the door and he opened it slowly and gently, preparing himself for what would come, that kiss with Vert, no the entire indescribable feeling had been the final nail in his coffin, he was ashamed and wondered if this was his true nature, or if his demon half was beginning to intoxicate his urges and better judgement more and more.

"Hey! Look who it is! It's -Nep-Alone after sex, methinks you should've stayed around and did the boyfriendish thing and I don't know snuggled"

"Oh hey, and I'm sorry I had to-" Shin slowly mumbled

"Well no biggie, I went ahead and did the girlfriend thang and made you some breakfast" she was just as carefree and casual as ever as she cut off the boy

"Oh you did...wait...what's that smell?!" Shin looked over at his small kitchen and noticed there was a good amount of smoke radiating from it "GAH! NEPTUNE!" he shouted furiously!

"Heheh yeah, me also think's I kinda messed up, woops." Neptune said in her cutest way attempting to make Shin look past the mess she had just made.

"My poor kitchen…" he said in a defeated tone, he rolled his eyes and then looked down at the floor as he sighed, "as long as you're okay...it's fine" he couldn't believe he just said that.

"Woah, where did that come from?!" she said in a confused voice that made Shin cringe

Stupid! Stupid! Why'd you say that! Now you look like an idiot and a scumbag! He closed his eye's shut in embarrassment and clasped his fist but was then greeted by something unexpected. A peck on the lips.

"Neptune-!" he was at a loss for words but she would not let the boy talk

"No more stressin kay? she said as she moved towards Shin's small table, there was a bag full of what looked like fastfood, "there's always a plan B, remember that and leave it lil ol me".

She was innocent in her own way, not in a Nepgear type of way, but in a Neptune type of way. Now Shin remembered why he was drawn to her, she had proven to be a great bestfriend, in fact it almost felt like him and her were a team, a duo, a less serious version of bonnie and clyde. As long as they were together, things would end up alright. No matter how dark things would get.

I'm such an idiot. That's all he could think, he had just lost his chance at being with someone truly great. Life comes with consequences, every decision you make is key into what your future will be like, a paradise or a disaster. Unfortunately, Shin was on the way to disaster, he knew this to be true, he needed to come clean.

"Neptune I-"

Ring,Ring,Ring

Never before had Shin been more happy to get a call in his life, the S-Gear sounded off

"Hello?" Shin answered and was greeted by his sister

"Yo brobro, I kind of need a favor, totally forgot I had this neat keepsake I wanted to give you…" she said in a less then convincing tone

"A keepsake? Really…" Shin wasn't buying it

"HEY! I WENT THROUGH A LOT OF TROUBLE SO GET YOURE DEMON BUTT OVER HERE NOW!" Nevi let out a battle cry of sorts

"Woah, okay okay! Sheesh, I'll be right there…" Shin was apparently not the only one beginning to develop his demon hormones it would seem.

"Good boy, well see you here...oh by the way, bring you're adorable sister takoyaki or I will END YOU! tehehe okay love you" the word "love you" didn't seem to hold much water in that statement in Shins mind.

"She's absolutely terrifying, maybe she should be the overlords true heir" he let out a small sigh as he looked at Neptune, "Oh, sorry Neps I have to-"

"Yeah, yeah overlordy stuff, sigh, you're going to have to make more time in your schedule for me eventually,I can be very needy hehehe" she let out a mischievously comedic giggle and smile.

"Noted." and with that being said, he left his apartment for the second time, wondering just how much longer until all his shit will catch up to him.

No more mistakes, I can't and I won't keep doing this. That's what he told himself, but will his willpower hold onto that statement?