A New Life

Chapter Eight

Expect the Unexpected

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Me: OMG! I so love this story! I'm really proud of it. =)

Inuyasha: It's because of me, right??

Me: Yes.

Yugi: I congratulate you.

Yami: :O! I feel so rejected!

Me: No, just left out.

Yami: =(

Me: Oh yeah, I realized everyone who likes Inuyasha likes Evanescence. Amy Lee is my idol and I want to be exactly like her? =)

Inuyasha: But you still want to do me right? That doesn't change anything right?

Me: (blushes) o.o HEH! DON'T SAY IT OUTLOUD! AND NOOOOOOO! IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING oO

Yami: Rejected.

Me: SHUT UP!! Let's go on with the story now.

Another author's note: I said Mariku, I was kinda out of it. It's Miroku ok? Good =)

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Naomi stood up, her body trembling.

"I....have....to....set....thing....right...." she said gasping.

But I'm so tired.

She felt her forehead and it was burning hot.

She willed her self out of her room and out of the house. She instantly felt better when she felt the wind hit her face.

She walked there on wobbly legs. Soon, she found herself standing in front of the temple.

This better be it, she thought to herself.

She unlocked the door and looked down the well.

It looks scary, she thought.

She looked behind her.

It's too late to turn back.

This is it.

And she jumped.

This can't be right.

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Naomi kept falling. She closed her eyes and stretched her arms out.

Suddenly, she felt herself slow down and landed.

She looked down and saw rotting bones. She screamed and tried to avoid them.

She spotted a wall with climbing ridges and she started to climb up.

"I hope this is it." She said smiling.

I hope he forgives me.

She climbed out of the well panting hard.

I'm so tired, she thought closing her eyes.

They opened right away.

"I have to find Inuyasha." She said dizzily.

She started to walk around and saw the big tree that they were at.

She looked up and saw Inuyasha sitting on a branch, glaring down at her.

Naomi backed away as he jumped down and stared her in the eye.

"Why are you here?" he demanded.

Naomi swallowed. "I'm here to see you."

"Why do you want to see me?" he asked. "Why would you want to see the sick bastard?"

Naomi shook her head. "Inuyasha, please. I wasn't thinking when I said that. And...."

"And what?" Inuyasha asked, moving closer.

Naomi took a deep breath. "I want to apologize."

Inuyasha stopped in his path. He turned his head. "I just don't know anymore...."

Naomi walked up to his and put her hands on his shoulders. He looked into her eyes, which were full of tears. "Please Inuyasha. I can't live like this anymore. I want you to know that I'm sorry."

"Wh-what did you say?" Inuyasha asked.

"I'm sorry." She said crying. The tears made her breathe harder. "I was wrong. I was so wrong." She buried her face in Inuyasha's robes. Inuyasha looked down at her with sympathy.

She's sorry, and she means it, he thought. She loves me again. And now, I love her too.

He wrapped his arms around her and embraced her in a tight hug. Naomi started to cry harder. Inuyasha kissed her forehead.

"I'll never let go...." He whispered.

"Inuyasha." Naomi said, sobbing. "I-I love you."

Inuyasha looked down at her. "Oh Naomi." He felt tears forming in the corner of his eyes, but he willed them back. He closed his eyes and felt her warm breathing on his neck.

"Naomi, I love you too."

As if responding, Naomi put her arms on Inuyasha's shoulders and her crying turned into a wailing.

"Shh...." Inuyasha whispered. He stroked her soft hair. "Don't cry."

"How, how can I?" she stammered. "I almost lost you." She lifted her face to his. Her eyes were puffy and red and her cheeks were wet with tears.

"Big girls don't cry." He said lifting up her chin.

Naomi stared into his eyes. "I don't' want to be a big girl anymore...."

Inuyasha let out a deep chuckle.

"I won't be able to get over myself." She said, licking tears off of her mouth and burring her face in his robes again.

"You don't have to." Inuyasha said. He lifted her chin again and kissed her softly on the lips.

Naomi looked up at him, she was no longer crying, her face being bright red. She smiled a little and the tears came back again. She raised her hands to the back of his head and rested her arms on his shoulders. Inuyasha pulled her tighter.

Naomi's crying became a soft sobbing, and standing there in that spot, she died.

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Me: LOL! I'm kidding.

Inuyasha: o.o

Yugi: Is the story over then?

Yami: No.

Me: Hehehe, I'll start from there.

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Naomi's crying became a soft sobbing, and standing there in that spot, she fell asleep.

Inuyasha smiled and lifted her up in his arms and brought her to the tree and he laid her on his lap as he sat down, watching over her.

He looked at her face.

So innocent.

He wiped off a tear with his finger and skimmed his finger on her face.

She smiled as he looked down on her face, and soon he fell asleep too.

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Inuyasha fell asleep when he felt a soft tingle on his neck. He opened his eyes slowly and saw Naomi removing her hand and blushing.

"I'm sorry." She said. "Did I wake you?"

Inuyasha smiled. "That's okay."

Naomi brought her face up and kissed him on the cheek. Inuyasha gasped and raised his hand to his cheek. He blushed too. He gasped.

"You're so hot."

Naomi smiled. "Well thank you."

Inuyasha 's face remained concerned. "Do you have a fever?"

Naomi nodded. "Yes."

"And you climbed through the well with the fever just to see me?" he asked.

Naomi nodded.

"Oh." he bent forward to hug Naomi.

Inuyasha turned his head when they heard a loud rustling in the bushes. Inuyasha and Naomi both stood up.

A medium sized ogre popped out of the bushes. Inuyasha made a face. It was the size of a ten year old. But it had very large muscles. It was green and covered with dirt and it carried a club on its shoulder.

The ogre spotted them and got ready for attack. Inuyasha snickered.

"Easy picking." He murmured. He turned to Naomi. "You wait there." She nodded.

Inuyasha looked at the monster for a minute, then he took a high jump into the air and raised his hand and aimed for the ogre.

"Sakontessou!"

He slashed, but the ogre sped away.

"God, he's pretty fast." Inuyasha looked around and widened his eyes once he realized that the ogre was right behind him. He jumped just as the ogre was about to take a swing at him.

Inuyasha spotted the monster in the air and got angry. "Okay you stupid creature." He said while soaring. "Take this." He pulled out Tetsusaiga and it transformed into the fang. Inuyasha started to fall above the monster and raised the sword above his head and hit. He monster sped away again and dirt flew up into the air.

"Damn." He yelled. "You gay ass monster, face me! Face me right now!"

The ogre let out a big laugh and it started to circle Inuyasha.

"Hey you!"

Inuyasha turned his head and saw Naomi leaning against the tree. Her face was red.

"Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" (Me: Okay! LoL so she's not exactly its "own" size but she's short than Inuyasha)

She almost fell over, but the tree supported her.

"Naomi!" he cried. Naomi nodded.

"I'll be fine." She mouthed. She raised her head and straightened up. "Come and get me!" she yelled in a husky voice. She turned around and started to run. The ogre instantly followed and caught up to her. Naomi screamed as she tripped and landed on her stomach. She turned around and saw the ogre raise his club. She shielded herself with her arm and closed her eyes tight.

Inuyasha gasped and quickly ran to her. He jumped high and raised his sword.

"No!!!!!!!"

The ogre turned around and cried out in surprise.

But it was too late.

Inuyasha plunged the sword deep into the monster's chest.

The ogre stepped back and sweat rolled down its face. He let out cries of agony.

Inuyasha stepped in front of it.

"You like that don't you?" he said laughing.

The monster cringed at Inuyasha. It gathered up its strength and stood up. Inuyasha stopped his laughing as the ogre brought up its club and took a hard swing at Inuyasha's head.

It made a loud THONK against Inuyasha's skull and he was knocked out cold. He let out a loud WHOOSH.

The ogre snickered one last time as it fell down onto its back and died.

"Inuyasha!" cried Naomi. She got up off of the ground and felt herself going dizzy. She fell on top of Inuyasha, but willed herself up. She pulled the sword out of the monsters chest and put it back where it belonged.

She kneeled down beside Inuyasha. "Inuyasha? Wake up! Please wake up!" she started to shake him, but realized she shouldn't. She checked for a pulse and found one.

Thank God he's alive, Naomi said letting out a whoosh of air.

"I have to help him." She decided. "I have to get him home." She lifted Inuyasha on her shoulders with this right hand and leg hanging in front of her.

"I'm so tired." She said. She walked slowly to the well. She reached for Inuyasha's hand and put it against her cheek.

Please be okay, she preyed. She held on tightly to Inuyasha's hand and leg and climbed up on to the edge of the well. She looked down and jumped.

She shut her eyes the whole way down until she felt herself slow down and land.

"Oh!" she cried. She couldn't believe how weak her feet were. She somehow managed standing up and saw the climbing ridges.

"I don't think I can do this." She cried. She turned her head and saw Inuyasha with his eyes closed.

Please let us be okay, she preyed to herself. She started to climb and to her surprise, it was easier than she thought. Soon, she found herself at the top of the well. With Inuyasha still on her back, she pulled herself to the top and saw that she was back in the temple.

Suddenly, she felt a major energy loss and fell backwards but caught herself just in time, but Inuyasha started to slip off.

"No!" she cried and grabbed his hand from falling off into the well. "I have to pull harder." She cried, but couldn't manage. She grabbed onto his hand with both of her hands and tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Inuyasha!" she widened her eyes and felt an energy boost and pulled Inuyasha up with one quick tug. She was on the floor panting with Inuyasha lying down at her feet. She took one big breath and heaved him back onto her back and ran out the door.

"So....tried...." she rasped. She walked onto the street and called for a taxi, which quickly stopped for her.

Naomi placed Inuyasha in the seat and told the driver to send them home. She looked at Inuyasha.

Will you be okay?

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They arrived home and Naomi paid the driver. She carried Inuyasha back into the house and into her room. Breathing heavily, she laid him on her bed. She got a wet towel and put it on his forehead and blanketed him.

Naomi sat on a chair beside the bed, holding onto Inuyasha's hand.

"Inuyasha?" she asked, her voice trembling. "Are you going to wake up? Inuyasha?"

She put the hand to her cheek and cried once more.

Why have I cried so much? Naomi asked herself. I never used to cry. Was I crying because of Inuyasha?

Was I crying because I love Inuyasha?

"I wish I could stop crying." She said. "I wish, I wish that you could wake up and we could pretend none of this ever happened. "I wish...." Her crying clouded her words. She cried until it hurt.

"Inuyasha!" she wailed. "INUYASHA!!" she rested her head on his body and cried until she cried a river.

Naomi stopped when she heard a soft groaning.

She sat up and wiped her tears away and looked over Inuyasha.

She gasped in happiness as he started to open his eyes.

"Inuyasha? Inuyasha!"

He sat up and looked around and looked at Naomi, his expression remaining blank.

"You're awake!" she cried and threw her arms around him, but he didn't return the greeting back. She let go and moved back.

"Inuyasha? What's wrong?" Naomi asked, staring at his eyes.

"What's going on?" he asked looking Naomi.

Naomi chuckled. "Wha-what do you mean?" she said hesitantly.

Inuyasha turned to face her in the eye.

"Who are you?"