I got writers block right in the middle of this chapter. I knew exactly how I wanted it but I couldn't figure out how to transition to it but then I did so here it is!

I don't know what to call this chapter…back in high school, when I couldn't think of a title for an essay, I'd title them Title. Best essays on the planet…

But I digress, enjoy everyone!

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions…

Oke woke up the next morning, this time, remembering exactly who she fell asleep with the night before. She squeezed her arms tighter around what she was holding and yawned, keeping her eyes shut tight, fearing the sunlight breaking though the window, but quickly realized she was holding Yusuke and not Stork. She started to get slightly worried until she felt the heat against her back, entangled in her legs, and wrapped around her body and she relaxed back into the warm presence except there was something else. She felt something weighing down her chest. Oke reluctantly pulled an arm from around the bear and felt around the area to try to determine what it was. Figuring it was just her own breast, her eyes shot open with terror when she felt something lumpy. Luckily, Yusuke's giant head was blocking harsh sunlight. She looked down at her chest only to find Stork's hand, cupped over her right breast with a slight grip as if it just belonged there. Oke began to relax back into Stork's body, softly chuckling about all the things she thought it was. The short, rapid movements of Oke's laugh woke Stork and he clutched Oke's body tighter against him, squeezing Oke's breast tighter. She let out a small squeak of pain and made Stork blindly try to figure out what he was holding on to so tightly. He patted around Oke's chest a few times, making his way to her left breast then moved back to the right. Oke started to giggle at the mini guessing game and he, finally, lazily opened his eyes. "Oh my-Oke! I'm so sorry! I really had no idea!" Stork apologized, unwrapping his body from hers and sitting up.

"It's ok," Oke smiled, amused by his embarrassment, rising to a semi-sitting position, "You can touch them all you want, I don't mind."

Stork made an unbelieving face at her, "Are you sure?"

Oke dropped Yusuke onto the bed, pulled legs up to her to sit on them, giving her extra height so she was eye-to-eye with Stork. She put one hand on the side of his face and kissed him, wrapping her other hand around one of his and bringing it to her chest. Oke broke the kiss and breathed, "I'm positive."

At that, Stork immediately dragged Oke down against the bed and kissed her passionately while massaging the soft round hills on her chest. Oke gripped his back, leaving tears in the fabric of his pajamas. It got really intense when both the Merbs started to move rhythmically against each other as Oke nibbled on his neck making her way down his body, unbuttoning his shirt and Stork was feeling the effects Oke was having on him. 'Our fist time can't be like this…' he thought, 'But it can!' he quickly contradicted himself when she hit a sweet spot and he let out a moan. He felt his body preparing for intercourse and he know he couldn't let it happen like this. Stork quickly got a hold of himself and broke their connection, putting both his hands on her shoulders making her stop. "Oke!" he almost shouted from breathlessness, "Don't you have to go make breakfast?" he asked her. She made a questioning face at him. "And I have to go fly the Condor." He got up from the bed bringing her with him. He grabbed her stuffed bear and thrust it in her arms. "So, I'll just see you later, ok?"

"Um…ok…"Oke replied confusedly as Stork guided her to the door. He gave her one last, quick kiss and pushed her out the door.

The second the door closed, he put his back against it and let out a long sigh, sliding down the door to a sitting position. "I thought things like this got easier when you get older…" he sighed. "Stop acting like a 14 year old!" he shouted at his groin, which was slowly relaxing from the loss of its partner.

XxXxXxX

Piper reported that Oke was back in their room before she "woke up" and there didn't seem to be any changes at another Operation Stoke meeting after breakfast. "Piper's plan sucked!" Finn laughed, "My turn!"

"I doubt anything you come up with will come even remotely close," Piper rolled her eyes.

"Fine. Doubt me. But when the Finnster's plan works, you're gonna regret not believing in me," Finn said disapprovingly, turning away from the rest of the group and crossing his arms.

"Just tell us what you need from us and we'll do what we can to help," Aerrow said quickly nipping their argument in the bud.

"Just leave everything to me," Finn smiled deviously.

XxXxXxX

The whole day, Oke seemed to be avoiding Stork and everyone else until after dinner when Stork decided to do something about it. After everyone left, Stork stayed behind and watched Oke start to wash the dishes. He pulled Oke's long tail of hair growing out of her head, making her drop what she was doing and turn her now angry attention to him. Before she could lash her anger at him in words he asked, "Oke, what's wrong?" She only looked down sadly in response. "...You've been distant all day…"

"It's nothing," she told him turning back to her work.

He sighed softly and kissed her on the cheek. "Meet me in the hall after you're done here," he told her and turned to leave.

Normally, Oke could finish cleaning up after a meal in five minutes flat but today, she took her time, making Stork wait. "What's up?" Oke sighed, faking interest when she finally showed up after about 20 minutes.

"What took you so long?" Stork replied, almost too happy that she kept him waiting. Oke grunted a reply and Stork took that as an "I don't plan on telling you". "Come on," he smiled, "I have something to show you." Stork led her down the hall and then stopped remembering something. "Here, put this on," He handed her a blindfold. Oke made a face at him. "Please…" he grinned slightly.

"Fine!" she grunted snatching the blindfold from his hand. She heard him lead her into a room. Her temper flared again thinking it was some ploy to get her in bed, which wasn't about to happen, especially after this morning. Stork took the blindfold from her eyes and Oke took a couple angry glances around the room then she realized, "This is my room…" Her eyes widened in shock. It certainly looked like her room. The same shade of blue she painted the walls which seemed like so long ago. Her black bed sat against the back wall and was accented with matching black furniture. It looked exactly the way she left it. Even her stuff left in Piper's room had been moved in. Then she looked a Stork, "This is my room?"

Stork nodded and walked over to the bathroom door. "I put an exercise bar in…I noticed you were using the pipes…," he told her pointing at a metal bar above the bathroom door.

Oke gave the bar an experimental chin up and jumped down. She looked at him for a second, tears filling her eyes, "…Thank you!" she cried jumping into his arms leaving a puddle of tears on his shoulder.

"Well, I couldn't leave a gaping hole in my ship," he laughed hugging her back, breathing in her scent, just happy to have her in his arms again.

She continued to sob in his arms, "I'm sorry I was so mean to you today…"

He shook his head, "It's my fault. I hurt your feelings this morning…"

Oke didn't respond for a second then she pulled back. "Why?...did you kick me out this morning, I mean…"

Stork didn't answer so Oke let him go and sat on her bed. Stork sat down next to her and sighed. "…I didn't want…that to be our first time…" he finally answered, "Or my first time…" he continued.

Oke gave him a very confused look. "You were so into it…I was just going along for you..."

He gave her a small smile, "I was going along for you…"

There was a short silence as they processed what the other said. "You're a virgin, too?" Oke finally asked.

"Of course I am," he laughed. "What do you mean "too"? You're way too experienced to possibly be a virgin."

Oke gave a small giggle. "I watch a lot of TV," was her only response. Oke crawled behind him on the bed and stood in her knees and started to rub his shoulders, giving him a massage. "I'm sorry I made your day so difficult and all you did were nice things for me. Is there anything I can do?" she asked whispering in her ear.

"I have you, that's all I need," He looked over his shoulder and they shared a kiss.

"Of course it is," Oke laughed going back to giving Stork a massage. "When you have the Okester, you're set for life."

"You've been spending too time with Finn," he joked.

"Finn is good people once you get to know him," she laughed. Stork just rolled his eyes and shook his head and relaxed into Oke's massage.

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The next few days, Stork and Oke began to get even closer. Even though she had a room again, Stork often woke with Oke curled up in his arms. And as they got closer, Stork started to notice it; Oke did spend a lot of time with Finn. He watched from his chair on the bridge near the helm one afternoon, pretending to read a book, trying to relax with everyone else during some down time, as Finn taught Oke how to sky surf; Finn's sharpshooter hands on either side of Oke's delicate waist, riding effortlessly on air waves. 'I'm just being over protective…' he thought until they came back to the bridge.

Finn walked onto the bridge with one arm around Oke's shoulder, laughing with her about God knows what. "Stork!" Oke cried happily, "Finn taught me how to sky surf!"

"I noticed…" Stork grumbled.

"She's a natural," Finn proclaimed in that voice he used only when he was proud of himself as Oke walked over to Stork and hugged him from behind.

She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek so not to disturb him too much from his reading as Finn turned on the alarming noises he called music and started to dance and play air guitar. Oke gave a look of panic at the sight. "I'm gonna go clean something now…" she said, trying to make a quick getaway before…

"This is my favorite song! Oke, come dance with me!"

Oke sighed, "But I really have to go clean…that thing…" Finn made one of those lost puppy faces at her. "Fine," she groaned in exasperation.

Stork gave the sight of watching his girlfriend dance with another guy about five seconds before he got up and turned off the music. There was an 'aw' of disappointment from Finn, stopping him dead in middle of dipping Oke. "Some of us are trying to read here," he growled in response and turned to walk back to his chair.

"I think someone's a little jealous," Finn whispered loud enough to Oke so Stork could hear.

"I am not jealous!" Stork retorted angrily.

Oke wiggled out of Finn's hold and made her way over to Stork. She wrapped her arms around him from behind and burrowed her face where his shoulder met his neck. She kissed him softly. "Stork, you know you're the only one I love and nothing or anyone can ever change that…"

Stork processed what he just heard, 'Did she just say she loved me?...she just said she loved me…ME!' He turned and faced her, "I love you, too."

Oke kissed him passionately before the words even finished escaping his lips, draping her arms around his neck as he pulled her closer to him, enveloping her in his arms. They shared a couple long minutes together, forgetting the rest of the world even existed until a, "Hey guys? We're still here," Junko interrupted, as he stopped what he was doing along with everyone else to watch Finn's plan unfold.

"Sorry," Oke apologized as she tried to step away from Stork but he kept his hold on her.

She gave him a quizzical look. "Don't you have to go clean that thing?" Stork asked her.

"Wha-?" Then Stork made a gesture, jogging her memory. "Oh yea! That thing! It needs cleaning," Oke nodded in agreement, trying to make herself sound convincing.

"I think I'll go help you clean that thing," Stork offered.

"I would appreciate that," Oke giggled leading him off the bridge.

After the two left, Finn gave a triumphant smirk to Piper. "This is just the beginning," he proudly informed her.

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Even though Stork knew Oke's heart belonged solely to him, he still noticed the unusually large amount of time she spent with Finn: he started helping her cook, which was a huge step for Finn, they chatted in his room while she cleaned, he even taught her how to play guitar, which was an exceptionally large feat considering she only had four fingers. But what really got to Stork was that Finn convinced Oke to grow out her hair from its short spikes practically the day after Stork told her that he liked it short. "Hey Finn, back off my girlfriend," Stork confronted Finn one day when they met each other in the hall.

Finn was just leaving the kitchen from another cooking lesson with Oke. "Why should I?" Finn asked defensively.

"Well, Finn, because she was mine first!" his calm tone quickly turning to anger.

"Is that right?" Finn questioned. "Well I think she'd rather be mine," he continued taking a proud stance.

"And what could possibly make you think that? Maybe the lack of personal hygiene or the annoying attitude-" Stork started but it was quickly cut off by Finn's retort.

"Or it could just be the fact that I'm human…" he smirked at Stork's expression when he realized that she was still half human.

Stork's face of realization quickly turned to one of anger, specifically directed at Finn. "But she said she loved me!"

"Times change," Finn smiled with a shrug. Stork looked at him for a second then turned to the kitchen door. "Wait! Where are you going?" Finn question nervously blocking the door.

"I'm going to go talk to my girlfriend," Stork answered in an annoyed tone.

"No reason to drag Oke into this," Finn said anxiously pulling Stork from the door. "We can settle this mano-a-mano." Stork raised an eyebrow at this. "We'll set up two dates for the same time. Whose ever date she chooses wins. Deal?" Finn asked holding out his hand after laying out his plan.

Stork looked at the boy suspiciously. "You know she's five years older then you, right?"

"I like older women" he smiled. Stork sighed and reluctantly touched the Finn's hand as a sign that he agreed with his arrangement.

XxXxXxX

"Oke?" Stork asked as he wrapped his arms around her in his bed that night. "I want to do something for you…" he breathed in her ear. Oke giggled at his touch and kissed one of his hands that was wrapped around her as a sign she was listening. "I want to make dinner for you tomorrow night."

"Why do you want to do that?" she asked seductively, turning over on top of him putting a hand in either side of his head and a knee on either side of his hips.

"Just because…" Stork smiled lifting his head to kiss her.

She smiled, "Alright, if you're cooking…" she laughed and kissed him back. Oke laid back on top of him resting her head on his chest. Stork smirked and moved his hands farther down her body to squeeze her butt. "Stork, stop it!" she laughed.

"And if I don't…?" Oke heard him growl from his chest.

She him a small laugh, "I'll just go to sleep in my own room…"

"Fine, I'll leave you alone," he laughed removing his hands from her body. Oke sat up on top of him and smiled and started to braid her hair for bed. Stork watched her every movement and undid a couple of the plaits as soon as she was done. She swatted his hand away and made an angry face but he just smiled up at her. 'There's no way she'd ever leave me,' Stork thought happily and pulled her down into a kiss.

XxXxXxX

Finn excitedly ran down the hallway to the kitchen. "Oke!" he shouted happily as he entered, "I have a surprise for you."

"And what is that, Finn," Oke laughed not even bothering to look up from her cooking.

"Two tickets to Terra Neon for tonight. You. Me. And a terra load of fun!" Finn answered excitedly holding up two shiny tickets.

She stopped and turned to him. "I'm sorry, Finn, but Stork's making me dinner tonight."

"Aw, come on!" Finn shouted in exasperation. "Everyone said they were busy. You're the only one left." Finn pleaded. "Besides, Stork can make you dinner anytime. These are one time only tickets!"

Oke sighed, "I'll think about it…"

"Oh yea! Chica cha!" Finn exclaimed excitedly and ran out of the kitchen.

"Finn!" Oke shouted before he got too far.

"Yea?" he poked his head back in the kitchen.

She put her hands on her hips. "Aren't you going to help with breakfast?"

"Of course. I was just…going to wash my hands." Finn laughed nervously. Oke rolled her eyes and turned back to the stove as he picked up a knife and got to work on cutting up some fruit.

XxXxXxX

"So you have two dates tonight?" Piper laughed.

"Finn's more like a little brother then a romantic interest." Oke laughed. She was cleaning Piper's room as they chatted about their love lives. "Maybe I can squeeze them both in…"

"No!" Piper exclaimed quickly knowing Finn's plan and it wouldn't work if she picked them both. "I mean you have to pick one," she exaggerated. "What if Stork wants to make a night of it, if you know what I mean, you won't have time for Finn. And you never know what Finn might have planned…"

Oke thought about it for a second. "I guess…" she murmured, "Which one should I go on?" she then asked Piper enthusiastically.

"I don't know…they are one time only tickets…" Piper smirked.

XxXxXxX

Oke found Stork and let him down easily, promising she would make it up to him. She wondered why he took it so hard until Finn found her. "Ready to go?" he asked excitedly. Oke went to Terra Neon and enjoyed herself but Stork's reaction lingered in the back of her mind.

When they made it back to the Condor, Oke got ready for bed and popped over to visit Stork. He gave a surprised look when he answered his door then sighed, "What are you doing here?"

He turned and left her at the door and went to sit on his bed. She walked into his room and sat next to him. She smiled at him and traced his ear with her finger. "So, what did you do tonight?" He grunted in response. "I had a lot of fun tonight…"

"I'm sure you did…" he rolled his eyes and stood up, moving away from her.

Oke pouted at his behavior and sighed. "Finn told me about your guy's 'deal'."

Stork looked shocked at the fact that she knew then he re-sobered. "Then you know that you're Finn's now?"

Oke got up and stood on her toes behind him. "You may have my heart," she whispered harshly in his ear, "But, it's not yours to give away. I love you but you're making me rethink my decision…" And Oke left angrily leaving him to think about what he did to go cry about it to Piper.

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Well, I was gonna finish the story…possibly in this chapter but, it was getting kinda long so I just split it in half.

So, next chapter…possibly the last…possibly. I've seen the end of the story but, I do not know how long it will end up being so that is why I say possibly. Plus, I like the number seven so yea…

Thanks for reading everyone! Review please!

-Le Foxx