Starfire77: Glad you liked it!

cherryblosomz: In the chapter where Naomi met Sesshoumaru, she was talking about telling the others "about that one time". Oh, and I finally got around to using your idea in this chapter! At least, I think that's what you were talking about...

Sarah hates Kikyo: So, you hate Kikyo, huh? lol

Results: Sesshoumaru's secret: 2(Sarah hates Kikyo and cherryblosomz) Kikyo: .... (crickets chirp)

I think we all know what that means! You get to find out about Sesshoumaru's secret!

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Naomi sank lower into the water, sighing happily. "This feels so good," she muttered.

"That's for sure," Kagome agreed. "And I don't think Miroku will spy on us anymore, especially not after last time."

Naomi grinned as she remembered what she had done when she caught him spying. "How long was it before he woke up? Two hours? Three?"

"Four," Sango replied.

They still had their towels wrapped around themselves, just in case.

"Naomi," Shippou said, thinking about something. "Do you remember the other day when we saw Sesshoumaru?"

"Yep!" Naomi said cheerfully. "It was five days ago!(thus making her total time spent with the group come to...1 week and 6 days) What about it?"

"You said something about telling us something," Shippou said.

"That's right," Sango said. "I remember."

"Me too," Kagome said. "And he really wanted to keep it a secret... What was it? And what did you do to him?"

Naomi grinned. "Do you really wanna know?"

"Yes!" they all replied.

"Okay, but you have to keep it a secret!"

"Okay!" all of them said.

"First I'll tell you what I did." Naomi giggled before telling them what happened. They burst into laughter.

"And he...actually let you...do that?" Sango asked through gasps for breath.

"I had to tie him down with an indestructible rope," Naomi admitted.

"It's hard to imagine!" Kagome said, wiping tears of joy from her eyes.

"Now I'll bet you wanna know what the secret is, right?"

"Yeah!" they all exclaimed.

Naomi took a deep breath. "You see...."

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A twelve year old Naomi was walking in the woods. It was night, and there was a half moon in the sky. Inuyasha had gone to sleep, and she had been bored, so she came out in search for something to do. She had gone into the forest where the demons were in hopes of finding something to fight.

She came to a clearing and stopped in her tracks. Sesshoumaru was there, fighting a demon(To avoid any confusion about age and stuff, let's just say that he looked the same age as in the series). The demon was only a simple lizard demon, about as tall as Naomi, yet Sesshoumaru was still having a hard time of it.

Naomi dived behind the bushes, grinning from ear to ear. 'Sesshoumaru can't fight! Wait until Inuyasha hears about this!'

Sesshoumaru was panting heavily. He had several cuts on his body, none too sever. The demon came charging at him, and he dodged just in time. Then he whirled around and charged the demon. He held up his claws, which were glowing with a greenish light.

"Poison cla-" He tripped over a rock and was sent sprawling.

'He's a klutz!' Naomi thought, giggling.

Sesshoumaru heard her, but he ignored it. He had other things on his mind.... He quickly jumped to his feet and faced the demon, which was charging again. He jumped up and out of its path, measured the distance, then landed on the demon's back. It started thrashing wildly, and it was all Sesshoumaru could do to hold onto its thick neck.

By this time, Naomi was rolling on the ground with laughter. She couldn't help herself. It was too funny!

"Are you gonna just keep laughing or help me?" Sesshoumaru growled, trying to seem threatening and hold onto the wild demon at the same time.

"Just...give me...a minute..." Naomi said between gasps for breath. She finally stopped laughing enough to get up and walk over to the fighting demons. She bit her lip to keep from bursting out laughing again. The demon bucked, and Sesshoumaru's grip failed him. He soon found himself face down in the dirt at Naomi's feet.

It was all she could do to keep from laughing once more. Then she gracefully sliced through the demon, easily cutting it in half. She walked over and helped Sesshoumaru up, who then brushed himself off.

"Something you wanna say?" Naomi asked, examining her claws. Sesshoumaru muttered something unintelligible. "What was that? I didn't quite hear."

"Thanks," he growled just loud enough for her to hear.

Naomi grinned. "You're gonna be so embarrassed when I tell Inuyasha!"

"Don't....tell....ANYONE!!" he hissed through clenched teeth. "Or I'll kill you!!"

"Alright, alright," Naomi said. "I'll keep your secret." 'For now," she silently added.

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(Naomi told about all that, just so ya know)

The others stared at her openmouthed after she finished her story. Then they burst into shrieks of laughter. They laughed until their sides hurt, and then some.

Gasping for breath, Naomi was the first to find her voice again. "You can't...tell...anyone though..."

"Right!" they all agreed when they found their own voices. They all grinned at each other, then went back to enjoying their bath.

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The Inuyasha group was back on the trail the next morning. Everything was absolutely wonderful. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, a nice breeze was blowing...

"Naomi!"

'Not him!' Naomi prayed silently as she turned slowly to see who had called her name. 'Anyone but him....'

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There's chapter 10 for ya! Anyway, most of these chapters have been mainly fillers, so I'm gonna skip the meeting with Kikyou and go ahead and advance the plot line some in the next chapter. Review plz!!