Chapter 9

A/n: Okay so I'm sitting here on my grandparents front porch it's a little windy but I'm thinking I can get some work done uh…..such a nice day here.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in my story besides Conner and Okane and I also don't own any brand name items that might show up in MY story which by the way is MINE (the story)!

"Oh big muscle boy where are you," Okane called out as she walked into a clay looking house. "I like what've done with the place," she applauded the art work hanging on the walls and the statues here and there. Okane crept around the corner only to scream at what she saw.

A man was lying asleep who looked normal on top but goat bottom! Someone quickly covered her mouth as to shut her up so she did not wake the sleeping man. She turned around to see who it was; he was exactly the man she was looking for; a buff, cute, muscular man. "Hercules," she muffled through his hand.

"Aunt Aphrodite what are you doing here?" Hercules wondered letting go of Okane and leading her back outside.

As soon as they were outside Okane showed her disappointment. "What have I told you about calling me Aunt Aphrodite? It's Okane now remember I even have a replacement that's who you call Aunt Aphrodite," she scowled.

"Oh yeah I'm sorry it's just the new Aphrodite is just a mortal and she has nothing special about her," he shrugged it off.

"What do you mean she has no special powers of course she doesn't that's why we have Cupid to make up for it you numskull!" Okane practically shouted.

"Yeah I know," Hercules looked down at the ground.

"Does anyone else know about it?" Okane looked quizzically at him.

"Of course not," he said looking back up across the yard hearing someone call his name.

"HERC!" a crazy haired boy shouted running towards him.

"Icarus, what are you doing here?" Hercules shoved his Aunt behind him.

"We were going to meet up town remember, buddy? But you weren't there and I waited for about a half in hour, AND THEN when you didn't show up I came looking for you. Who do you have hiding behind you?" Icarus rapidly spit out words and changed the subject getting straight to the point.

"Oh I don't have anyone hiding behind me," Hercules said pushing her behind a bush.

"Well not now you just push them behind a bush."

"Them there isn't even one," he said turning around and a bent down and started whispering incoherent sentences in Okane's ear.

Even though they were incoherent Okane knew what he wanted she shook her head and started turning around to crawl away when she got an idea. Her mind racing she scurried off towards Athens.

"WHO WERE YOU TALKING TO?" Icarus walked over to the bushes and jumped into them hoping to find someone there, but it was a vacant bush.

"Told ya Iky there's no one."

"Then who were you talking to?"
"The bush duh, come on lets go eat." Hercules grabbed his friends arm and lifted him out of the bush or more likely picked him up and carried him by his arm all the way to the city.

WITH KURAMA AND THE OTHERS

It had only been about 2 hours of sitting and waiting for Cate to wake up but finally after about 20 cups of water she angrily woke up.

"Why am I all wet?" She grumbled sitting up.

"VEGETA DID IT!" Dev immediately pointed the blame to someone else.

"Vegeta? How did you guys find us? Where is Okane?" Cate's eyes widened in realization of what her loyal, faithful cousin had done to her. "THAT LITTLE TWIT, AND VEGETA!"

"What it totally wasn't me don't believe her," he said pinning the blame off of him and on someone else.

"Then who was it?" Cate gritted through her teeth.

"It was Dev and Vegeta both," Conner spoke up coming out from behind the two knuckle heads.

"Awe little boy, I'm going to be allye for a second. You're going to be hott when you grow up," Cate cooed as Vegeta and Dev fell over anime style with the neat little sweat drops.

"Cate you're awake," Yusuke said walking in the room with Kurama. Kurama took no notice in Cate and headed straight for Conner picking him up and moving him slightly away from Cate.

"Kurama you're a poohead," Cate whined getting out of bed and heading for the shower.

"Oh no you don't," Hiei said grabbing her arm and setting her back on the bed.

"What? You want me to sit here on this soaking bed all wet and tell you the information that you want?" She screamed giving him the evil eye then passing it along to every one else in the room. "That's what I thought and now if you would please excuse me I have a shower to take." And with that she got back up and left to take a shower.

"Well that was informative," Kurama joked giving them his own evil look as he walked out of the room acting like he had better things to do then sit there and wait, "And in the mean time clean up this mess we don't want Ruth yelling at us for ruining her bed."

IN ATHENS

Okane was eating at a local café in Athens' Greece when she saw her favorite nephew coming down the lane with his best friend. "Not show me off huh? Well let's see what kind of chaos I can mix up? Icarus eh? Today is your lucky day my friend," she said giving the duo an icy glare as she turned as though not to show Hercules her face.

"Icarus I'm telling you there was no one," Hercules reassured his friend, he hated to see his friend fall in love with his real Aunt this time instead of her replacement.

"Yeah well I bet I will meet her soon whoever it was."

"IKUS IT WASN'T A GIRL!"

"Oh so buddy I didn't know you went that way," Icarus said stepping sideways.

"No it wasn't a guy either it was no one trust me," he said rolling his eyes at Icarus' persistence.

They sat down two tables away from Okane and Icarus kept prying. "Hm…time to make my move." She stood up and head in there general direction. "Oh, I'm sorry," she apologized as she 'accidentally' ran into Icarus.

"Oh that's okay madam," he said as stars bloomed in his eyes. "Wow you're a real beauty."

"Thank you," she said sitting down with them. "I'm Rika nice to meet you," she said giving him her hand as he quickly and gratefully took it and gave it a quick kiss.

Hercules totally embarrassed by his Aunt's revenge just hid is head in his hands, though with Okane noticing of course and smiling to her self. "Hercules my dear it's been so long like what? 10 minutes."

"Ok- I mean Rika what is it you are trying to accomplish? Remember oh what's his name Kuromome," Hercules said butchering Kurama's name in attempt to remind her that she was already taken and as to reveal him to Icarus.

"You mean Kurama my dear," she said grabbing his chin firmly and giving it a shake as if he was a child.

"So you were the one my pal Herc was hiding in the bushes," Icarus laughed.

"In the flesh," she shrugged taking her hand back remembering Kurama, 'Oh I do miss him,' she said pouting to herself. She really hoped this whole thing would be over soon so her and Kurama could get into their usual fight then everything would be all right. "Unless…, Hercules I have an idea!"

"And what is your crazy idea this time?"

"I'm not telling, but is there a place near by that we could talk in private," she said looking around trying to see Icarus' house.

"We can go to my place it's just across the street," he said getting up as the smile on Okane's face came back.

WITH KOENMA

"Ogre, would you please show these people back to their own time," Koenma said walking into the room which held Sano, Kenshin, Karou, and Yahiko.

"No way you aren't sending us back without our stuff," Sano shouted about ready to beat the little toddler up.

"But you have to leave it's been long enough people are going to start wondering where you all went," Koenma tried reasoning.

"Uh….Koenma sir all time dimension portals have been close off because of what has happened. The dimension crew is investigating so there is no safe way to take these guys home," George said hating to be the bearer of bad news.

"And if they catch them here...?"

"You will be reprioritized and imprisoned along with your whole staff," Sakura the new head grim reaper said as she walked in.

"Ah…we've got to hide them then," Koenma screamed. "Put them in safe hiding Ogre immediately."

"What you can't do that I want to go home my hair is dirty," Karou whined feeling her tangled mat on top of her head.

"Then take a shower we have them in this time you know," Koenma remarked leaving the room wanting nothing to do with the situation.

GRANDMA'S HOUSE

"So your saying Okane has no reason for this plan she just wanted to lure us here so she could start a talk show but then she got scared and ran," Yusuke summed up the long story Cate had just told them.

"I do recall her mentioning something about starting a talk show with a few of her favorite characters and people from different dimensions," Kurama said shifting Conner's weight on his lap. "I can't believe she actually did it almost everyday she told me she wanted a talk show and now that she has gotten her chance she ran away ditched her accomplice and ran farther away."

"I wonder how we can track her down," Vegeta said wishing he could just find her and violently straighten her out or worse.

"There is a way," Dev shouted point her finger to the ceiling as if she had a plan.

"And which way is that?" Cate gave her a weird look.

"I dunno but there has to be a way to find her," Dev said giving them all a sly smile as they all jumped at her. "Hey can't you guys take a joke? OUCH…MY INSIDES AND OUTSIDES. Your gonna make my mother feel the pain."

SOMEWHERE ELSE

"Ouch that hurt who did that?" Okane and Dev's mother said clenchingss her sides from the pain.

WITH OKANE

Okane fingered a piece of parchment which looked like it had blue prints for wings. "Hm….," she said as she shrunk it and put it in her pocket.

"Rika would you like some tea?" Icarus offered coming into the room with Hercules and setting a platter on the table.

"No I just had some. Uh…where's your bathroom?"

"It's outside where did you learn all the fancy words? You sound like royalty," Icarus said impressed.

"Oh well yeah my family has money, but do you mind if I use it?"

"No go ahead."

"Thanks," she said as she ran out of the house, she felt like she was running for her life. "Now for my next operation she jumped up and off of a nearby cliff and into another purple vortex.

When she landed she found herself back in her parent's front yard lucky for her she had come at the right time and it was dark outside. Rapidly she tiptoed into the house searching for anyone, eyeing no one she let out a sigh of relief. 'I need a break I've been on my feet all day,' she thought sitting down on the couch for a brief moment.

"Did you forget something?" a voice whispered from the kitchen and she jerked her head to see who it was.

Her eyes went big when she realized who it was. "Kurama…," she choked out.

"Well at least you remember who I am," he said walking over to her and pulling her to his feet.

"And why wouldn't I darling?" she said smiling wrapping her arms around his neck in a hug. She closed her eyes and hugged him tighter she hadn't seen him in a long time. "I missed you and that is the only reason I came back."

"I know why you came back," he said pulling out of their hug and looked her in the eyes. The truth is he missed her too whether or not she was doing all this stuff he couldn't be mad at her she looked to innocent.

She studied his eyes seeing that he missed her too. "I have to ask you something important."

"What is it?"

"Would you like to come with me? I can't take knowing that you could be with me when your not."

"You're asking me to lose my sanity."

"No, I'm asking you if you want to spend time with me on an extended vacation."

"Only if I can bring someone," he gave her a cheeky smile.

"Um….," she looked at him afraid that he was just playing her. Now she was regretting coming back, she was about to get caught.

"Don't worry he's only five." He laughed claiming her lips in a quick kiss before taking her hand and leading her to a room. Once there he pointed to a little boy sitting in a chair, "Conner come here please."

The little boy looked up at him and Okane and his face little up. He jumped off his seat and ran over to Kurama and hugged his legs. "Daddy, who is this lady?"

"Daddy?" Okane looked at Kurama.

"He insists on calling me his father and its not like he will ever get his real dad back so I guess I'm the closets person he has, I really don't mind," Kurama said clearing everything up.

"Well two can play at that game," Okane said bending down. "Hi, you can call me mommy."

"Mommy," Conner quietly shouted hugging her as she picked him up.

Kurama just smiled at her happy that she showed interest in the boy. He knew that children were her weakness. (A/n: BOLONGA) "So are we going now?"

"Are you serious?" Okane silently squealed as she reached over with her free arm and pulled his face closer to hers in another kiss. "Okay lets go," she whispered grabbing his hand now before lifting Conner securely on her hip and walking out of the house. As soon as she was out she stopped and looked at the stars. "One last look at the stars we probably won't see them for a while," she exhaled.

"And why is that? Are you saying we are going to get into trouble?" Kurama questioned her antics.

"More then likely, but we will have enough fun to make up for it," she grinned looking over at him.

"Everything with you is enough fun for a life time," he smiled back at her.

"Where are we going?" Conner asked hugging Okane around the neck and settling his head in the crook of her neck trying to sleep.

"Where ever the wind takes us is fine," she said whipping up another vortex of purple.

"Let's do this," Conner said almost asleep.

"Awe…I love you," Okane said playing with his hair and turning to Kurama as he tilted his head and the both jump into the hole.

IN ATHENS

"SO uh…when's Rika coming back?" Icarus wondered as he and Hercules sipped down some tea.

"Her name is Okane not Rika," Hercules said setting him straight.

"Okay well then when is OKANE coming back?" He asked again picking his nose.

"Icky don't do that it's gross," Hercules made a disgusted face.

"HERC where are my fathers plans?" Icarus went wide eyed as he got up and ran to the table with the fly machine plans. "SHE STOLE THEM AND RAN!"

"AUNT APHRODITE," Hercules shouted as he ran to Mount Olympus leaving Icarus behind though he didn't mind.

"I c-c-can't believe she s-s-s-stole them," Icarus shuddered.

A/n: Well that's it for that chapter I hope it makes up for the last two. But yay! I get to gem mining now so yeah. Gotta love spring break it helped me get two chapters done yessss……

Well peace R/r. fuzz nutts out