Dream: Welcome to chappie 17!

Freckles: Wow! I didn't think it would make it past the first chapter!

Dream: yeah, neither did I.

Freckles: The story's probably gonna end with chap. 20

Dream: Only three more after this one. Then I'll start working on the sequel!

Freckles: …yay?

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Kurama sighed, "Yes, she is. Well we'd better follow her before she gets into trouble."

Kurama, Botan, and Koenma walked through the wall and into the darkness beyond. For a split second they were floating in the void that seemed to surround the mountain. The darkness then cleared and they found themselves standing in a room whose walls were made of prism-like crystals. There was a large white glowing crystal hanging from the ceiling. The light from that crystal was hitting the walls and being reflected back in all the colors of the rainbow.

There was another underground waterfall in this room which poured into a crystal pool. The pool was circular in shape and the hand-carved sides reached about a foot above the ground. The pool's sides were made of light blue crystal. The spray from the waterfall caught the rainbow lights and gave the room the appearance of being shrouded in a rainbow sheet.

Autumn was standing in front of the pool. She was watching the waterfall while Freckles chased Chuchu around the room. She had her back to the others when they arrived.

Botan smiled as she looked around, "This place is so beautiful!!!"

Autumn started at Botan's voice and turned around quickly, "When did you three get here?"

"Just now. What was so interesting that you didn't notice that we were here?" Kurama asked as he walked over to stand next to Autumn.

"It was nothing…" She turned back to look at the waterfall and Kurama did the same.

"What a cute couple you two make!" Botan laughed.

Autumn sighed, "I was angry about getting involved in this whole thing. Seeing this place makes it all worth it." Autumn closed her eyes, "This place is so serene. I don't want to leave and return to the chaos of life…" Autumn's eyes snapped open when she realized what she had just said.

The others were feeling similarly to Autumn. Koenma sighed happily, "I don't want to have to go back to my responsibilities. I'll stay here for ever and ever…"

"I'm tired of running errands for Koenma. I'll stay here…" Botan said.

Autumn looked around at everyone. Even Kurama had a relaxed expression on his face. The only ones that aren't affected are Freckles and Chuchu... Well, duh! They don't have anything to be stressed out about! Autumn thought.

Botan and Koenma had sunk to the floor smiling happily. Freckles and Chuchu were poking at them. Kurama was smiling too. Autumn felt a pull at her mind but she ignored it. She shook Kurama but he wouldn't wake up from his delirium. She tried poking him and pinching his arm. Nothing worked.

(Warning: Autumn is going to have a conversation with herself!) What do I do now??? Autumn thought. 'Remember that whole Sleeping Beauty story?' yeah, what about it? 'Well, Sleeping Beauty woke up with a kiss on the lips right?' yeah…HELL NO!!!!! NOT A CHANCE!!!!! 'Why not? It's like Botan said, you're head over heels in love with the guy!' I AM NOT! 'You can't lie to me! I'm your inner voice thing!' …but… 'Just do it!' (End craziness)

With that Autumn looked down at Kurama who was now sitting on the floor smiling. Autumn sighed and kneeled down. She sighed again and kissed Kurama on the lips. When he started to stir Autumn quickly stood up and turned away from him hoping he hadn't realized she'd kissed him.

"What happened?" Kurama rubbed his head.

Autumn looked down at her reflection. Still blushing! Hope he doesn't notice…

"Autumn! You got Kurama to wake up! How?" Freckles hopped over with Chuchu following like a shadow.

Damn! Why'd Freckles have to ask that??? Autumn whined mentally. "Umm…"

"Was I asleep?" Kurama was confused. Why is she blushing like that? I could have sworn I felt her kiss me but it could have been a dream…

"Yea, this mist seems to be putting some sort of spell on everyone. See?" Autumn pointed at Koenma and Botan.

"I…love…you…Koenma…" Botan whispered in her dream-like state.

"How sweet…" Autumn said.

Kurama looked from Botan to Koenma, "How do we wake them up?"

"Uhh…" Autumn blushed again remembering how she had woken Kurama up.

"I know! I know! I saw how Autumn woke Kuwama up!" Chuchu was jumping up and down.

"How?" Freckles asked the little critter.

Autumn, who was standing behind Kurama, started making frantic gestures trying to get Chuchu to be quiet. Chuchu didn't notice, "She kissed him! Wight on the lips!"

Autumn groaned, "Thanks a lot Chuchu!"

"You Welcome!" Chuchu grinned not understanding the sarcasm.

"You…did?" Kurama was stunned and he turned to look at Autumn.

She was blushing madly, "Well you see…I…and you…nothing was working and…my inner voice thingy said…and umm…please don't be mad!" Autumn clasped her hands together and looked up at him with a begging face.

Kurama blinked, "Mad? Why would I be mad? I'm anything but mad! I thought the kiss was a dream! I'm actually quite happy that it wasn't. Now if only I can find a way to get another kiss…" He paused and looked at Autumn.

"Lemme guess, I didn't hear that last part?"

"Right." Kurama and Autumn both started laughing out of embarrassment.

"What going on?" Chuchu blinked.

"I have no idea…" Freckles also blinked.

"Hey! Wha bout peppy lady and pacififer boy?" Chuchu piped up.

"Oh! Umm…heh…I have an idea…" Autumn smiled evilly.

"Why am I suddenly afraid?" Freckles asked.

Autumn walked over to Botan and Koenma. She moved them both closer to each other. She took the pacifier from Koenma's mouth and put it in his hand. She then took both their heads and pushed them together so that they were kissing. Botan and Koenma started to stir. Autumn walked back over to Kurama and watched as Botan and Koenma opened their eyes to see that they were kissing. They both turned bright red and quickly turned away.

Autumn and Freckles were laughing. Kurama smiled and Chuchu stood there confused. Botan and Koenma stood up quickly and stepped away from each other.

"What happened?" Koenma asked.

"You, Botan, and Kurama fell into trances and Autumn figured out that the only way to make you wake up was a kiss. She made you and Botan kiss. You should've seen your faces!" Freckles laughed.

Botan's glare was replaced with a sly grin, "So, Autumn, did you enjoy kissing Kurama?"

It was Autumn's turn to glare. Her eyes then flashed with amusement, "Botan, you were mumbling things about a certain someone while you slept…"

"Don't you dare say another word!" Botan yelled, blushing.

"Why not?" Autumn asked innocently.

"I'll tell Thorn that you kissed Kurama!" Botan threatened.

"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! ANYTHING BUT THAT!!!!!!!! I won't tell! I won't! Please don't tell Thorn!" Autumn pleaded.

"Would it really be that bad for Thorn to find out?" Kurama asked.

"Of course! She'd never let me hear the end of it! It would be terrible!"

"Hey, if this mist is what made you peoplez fall into a twance shouldn't we leave?" Chuchu asked.

Everyone stared at her blankly then nodded and walked down the hallway out. The hallway's crystals did the same as the others. Kurama took the crystal from Autumn and was leading the way with Autumn close behind. Botan and Koenma were doing their best to avoid each other. Freckles was walking next to Autumn and Chuchu was running around yelling 'VROOM'

"Am I the only one who's bored?" Autumn asked after a while of walking.

"I could sing a song." Freckles suggested.

"Oh that would be cute!" Botan said.

"NO!!!!! DON'T SING!!!!" Kurama and Autumn said at the same time.

"Are you still made about the whole 98 bottles of beer thing?" Freckles asked.

Autumn blinked, "…OH YEAH! THAT WAS SO ANNOYING!!!"

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"So we're only missing Autumn, Kurama, Freckles, and Chuchu." Dariken said after counting who was in the group.

"I hope Autumn's ok. She's the only human who I consider to be a good friend." Thorn said.

"Maybe fox boy can pick up their scent." Yusuke said.

Dariken growled, "We were all sent to different parts of the mountain. There won't be a scent for me to follow."

"I think you know more about this mess than you're telling us." Thorn crossed her arms.

"That doesn't matter right now. We have to find Autumn." Dariken thought for a moment, "Hiei, can you find them?"

"No. I've already tried to locate Kurama. Something's getting in the way."

"Damn. Well then we'll have to pick a path randomly and hope we find them."

"I can do that!" Margaret said. She looked around and pointed, "That one!"

"Well, it's worth a shot." Yusuke shrugged. Dariken was already walking down that path. The others followed.

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Dream: Well that was a fun chapter.

Freckles: I know, wasn't it?

Dream: CHEESE MONKEYS!!!!!!!!

Freckles: …you really are insane…

Dream: The mongoose goes moo! …actually I usually only act insane/stupid to make people laugh. Laughter is good for the soul…

Freckles: Oh yeah, well what about the time you walked into a door? Was that to make someone laugh?

Dream: No that was me sleepwalking…

Freckles: But you were wide awake…

Dream: shh… you don't know that.

Freckles: o.O