After getting ready the next morning Hercules, Meg, Hermes, and Hercules and Meg's year old son Feodore - which means gift of god in Greek - headed on Pegasus for the town Thebes. Since Hermes had visited Earth more often than any other god he already knew his way around, so Hercules and Meg dropped him off along a busy street and left to hang out. Hermes started walking and as luck would have it, about three hours later he found her.

She had just finished crossing the street a few yards ahead of him. Behind her were a little old lady carrying packages and a little girl who was obviously the old lady's granddaughter. Unexpectedly, the old lady accidentally dropped her packages and had to stop to pick them up. Unfortunately, a rogue driver was heading her way! The little girl tugged at her grandmother's sleeve but the old lady wasn't fast enough. Fortunately, Hermes's love interest entered the street and gently pushed the old lady out of the way, but placed herself in danger in the process. Luckily, Hermes had started running towards the scene after he noticed the rogue driver, so he was able to pull her out of harm's way. She clutched to his chest for a few seconds, calming down from her near accident.

"Watch where you're going lady!" The rogue driver called out.

"You watch where you're going you gone square!" Hermes retorted, shaking a fist at the driver; he then calmed down. "Are you okay miss?"

"Yeah...yeah I'm fine now." The woman Hermes saved recovered. "Thank you."

"Hey, anything for a hep cat." Hermes smiled. "It was very hip of you to save that old lady like that."

"Thanks, and it's very hip of you to think so." She smiled back. "My name is Aedos."

"I'm H-Hermes." Hermes offered his hand for a shake. "That's a crazy name."

"Thank you." Aedos smiled, accepting his hand. "Yours too. I never thought I'd meet a guy who talks like me."

"Me neither...except, you know, about dollies." Hermes blushed a little.

"I know...you really think I'm cute?" Aedos stared at him.

"Yeah, I mean, I know we just met but I feel like we've known each other longer." Hermes blush became stronger.

"You know, I dig it." Aedos blushed a little too.

"Say...do you want to get a drink somewhere?" Hermes asked.

"I'd love to." Aedos smiled.

They went to Speedy Pita, ordered a couple drinks, and started talking.

"So, your name is Hermes?" Aedos asked.

"Yeah...my parents were message carriers so they named me after him." Hermes covered up.

"Hip, very hip." Aedos smiled.

"What about your family?" Hermes asked.

Aedos suddenly stopped smiling.

"If I said something I shouldn't..." Hermes started to apologize.

"No, it's okay Hermes, it's just..." Aedos sighed. "My parents died when I was a kid, they were killed by thieves. My brother Sanders had to raise me."

Hermes's face fell.

"I'm really sorry to hear that." Hermes said sympathetically. "I didn't mean to rattle your cage."

"Don't worry about it, it actually helps to tell someone who's with it." Aedos smiled again.

They continued talking for a while, Hermes falling even in more love with her, when a brown haired slightly muscular guy showed up.

"Aedos! There you are I was getting worried." The guy said, relieved but also a little annoyed.

"Don't have a cow Sanders I just got sidetracked that's all." Aedos apologized with a smirk. "Sanders this is Hermes, Hermes, Sanders."

"Pleased to meet you." Hermes smiled politely, offering his hand for a shake.

Sanders looked at him suspiciously.

"Bro be nice, Hermes saved my life earlier today." Aedos glared at Sanders warningly.

Sanders stopped frowning and looked shocked.

"Your what?" He gasped.

Aedos quickly explained.

"Well then, anyone who saves my sister is a friend of mine." Sanders smiled, finally shaking Hermes hand. "Still, Aedos you should really take more care of yourself, especially with this night job-"

"*SHHH!*" Aedos quickly interrupted. "Sanders how many times have I told you not to mention it in public?" She scolded.

"Uh, I think I'm out of orbit." Hermes spoke up; even though he already knew what they were talking about he was surprised to find that Sanders didn't approve.

"See?" Aedos said pointedly to Sanders. "Uh, I really don't like to talk about it..."

"Hey, lay on the facts babe you'll find that I'm open minded." Hermes smiled. "You do know that I'm a hipster after all."

"True...okay but not here." Aedos gave in.

The three of them left and went to a relatively secluded area.

"Now, you remember when I told you about our parents?" Aedos asked Hermes.

"Of course." Hermes nodded.

"Well, to avenge our parents I decided to bring all thieves to justice." Aedos admitted. "Almost every night I disguise myself and go out stopping thieves."

She then cringed, as all the men she knew never approved of this one detail about her. Hermes, of course, was no ordinary man.

"Wow, that's boss." Hermes smiled.

Sanders dropped his mouth open.

"Really?" Aedos smiled back, surprised.

"Of course, you're doing an honorable thing." Hermes nodded. "And I'll bet you cook at it too."

"Oh, well, I'm not that good..." Aedos blushed a little.

"Are you kidding? I wouldn't be surprised if you kill all the guys who know you. I do know that you've killed me." Hermes smiled.

A.N. 'Kill' in Beatnik means 'to impress' for those who don't know.

Aedos suddenly started to feel something for Hermes, though she didn't know what it was at the time.

"Actually, you're the first guy I've killed." She blushed further.

"Really? You're not putting on a bit?" Hermes smile faded.

"No. I'm serious. The other guys thought that my night gig was weird."

"Well then those guys goofed."

Sanders was stunned, for the first time another guy really liked his sister back. Now he still liked Hermes then, but pretty soon some other feelings are going to get in the way of that.

Anyway, Hermes and Aedos continued hanging out for the rest of the day. Sanders went along too, but he rarely spoke, causing Hermes and Aedos to forget about him most of the time. All too soon for Hermes and Aedos, it was nighttime.

"May I walk you home?" Hermes smiled, offering his arm.

"Of course." Aedos smiled back, looping her arm into Hermes.

Obviously they forgot about Sanders again, but Sanders refrained from saying anything. When they reached Aedos's home Hermes and Aedos stopped at the doorstep. Sanders on the other hand turned right towards his house, which was right next door to Aedos's. Before entering his house Sanders stopped and continued watching Hermes and Aedos.

"Thank you for the wonderful day Hermes." Aedos smiled.

"No sweat, it was wonderful for me too." Hermes smiled back. "See you tomorrow?"

"Sorry, I'll be sleeping in, have another gig tomorrow night." Aedos looked regretful.

"Again no sweat, I'm staying over at my nephew's house I can just have an uncle/nephew day with him." Hermes shrugged. "Day after then?"

"Of course." Aedos smiled; she then unexpectedly kissed him on the cheek.

Aedos put her fingers to her lips in shock as Hermes froze. Sanders dropped his mouth open again.

"Uh...good-night." Aedos said awkwardly.

"Good-night." Hermes smiled back.

Aedos quickly went inside and shut the door. Hermes left looking as though he were flying (metaphorically of course). Sanders looked uncomfortable with what was obviously happening.

Inside, Aedos was trying to figure out why she kissed Hermes.

"What is wrong with me, I've never done that before." Aedos said to herself. "Then again, I've never really spent a day with a non-family guy before either. Boy what a strange day. Okay Aedos, cool it, nothing to flip out over. I still wonder why I..."

Aedos stopped because she had just remembered a common reason why a girl would kiss a guy on the cheek.

"Am...am I falling in love with him?" Aedos asked herself; she thought over the previous events of the day and how she felt during all of it. "Yeah...I guess I am." She smiled; she continued thinking it over. "Yup, I am, I'm real gone." She sighed happily.

Back at Hercules house...

Hermes arrived lovestruck.

"I'm guessing the day went well." Hercules smiled.

"Better than well, she even kissed me on the cheek." Hermes sighed. "I'm on cloud nine."