I was going to make it longer, but i figured that I might as well give you something to read forn now!

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I whimpered as the blood started to trickle down my leg.
"Shut the Hell Up!" He whispered into my ear.
We passed face after face, the two of us walking close together on that cold night, Mark's blade against my back.
Everytime I glanced at a person going by, he dug the knife deeper into my skin.

Ohh, with the amount of people passing, how many times have I dared myself, begged myself to scream out! What stopped me were Mark's own words.
"If you even dare speak or look at anyone, I'll cut your throat, and then I will Kill that other person. That person will have died because of you. So don't even freakin' dare!!"

And so we kept walking into that cold dark night.
I was still wearing my dress and heels from dinner, now my feet were killing me and everytime the wind blew up my dress I shivered, forcing the knife to cut my skin...Which made me cry out in pain..which pushed the knife in further by Mark's hand.

Eventually I could make out the silhouette of sailing masts, We must be near the dock!
Oh. Did I just look forward to getting on that boat? Look forward to death??
Is that how horrible this night has been??
What am I saying? I dont want to die!
We made our way briskly down the dock before meeting a hooded figure standing under a dock lamp.
Mark smiled, "Glad you could join us! It'll make the whole experience just that bit more fun!"
Who was he? A Goon? A Rapist? Here to take advantage of me?
Well I was almost raped once already, and I swear to Mystic if they try to lay one finger on me, I'm jumping of that boat myself!!

He pulled off his hood.
I have to say, he's never looked more like a knight than now.
I'd always joked to myself in court, that I was standing beside a shining white knight in a sharp suit that fought for justice.
But now, here he stood, clad in a hoody and jeans no less...
Blue eyes shining bright with a strong look of determination on his face.
"Nick!" I cried, he came back for me!
It didnt matter how angry I got at him, he would always come back to save me!

"Drop all weapons" Mark commanded.
"Em...I didnt bring any..." Nick admitted sheepishly, suddenly not looking so 'knightish' anymore..
"Ha-Hah! Phoenix, I think you are the only man I know who would try to confront and stop a serial killer with no form of either defence or attack!"
He laughed louder.
"Now get on the boat or more of Maya's blood will be spilled at your expense"
He turned me around to show Nick the back of my legs, completely red, soaked in my own blood.
Nick scowled and got onto Mark's boat : "The Sweet Revenge" How subtle.

He sat me down beside Nick while he went to get his gun.
"If you try anything funny, I'll shoot you both dead on the spot!"
He was shouting to the two least violent people in the country!!
"You didnt bring anything!?"
"I didnt want to hurt anyone, I just want you safe an sound!"
"Were both going to die Nick!!" I hissed
"No, I promise, You'll be fine!"
"..What about you?.." I asked, realising what he was going to do.
"This is between me and Lestor, I'll never forgive myself for letting you get dragged into this!"
"No Nick! Please Dont Do it!" I begged, tears streaming down my face.

The engine kicked into life and the boat slowly took off, leaving the dock behind.
Lestor returned, brandishing a large silver hand gun.
Nick grabbed my hand and entwined his fingers in mine.
Lestor just laughed.
"Ok Maya, Any last words?"

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Oh dear... This won't end well.

They can't die!!! Phoenix and Maya are invincible!!!
Please remember that when you're writing the next chap.

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Oh I've written the next chapter...It gets me so emotional!!
But I cant post it til tomorow!

...Only two chapters left in this fanfic!!

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O-only two? NOOOOOOOOO!!!

Wow. This is suspenseful. I'm dying to see what happens next!

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Well, Ok, You might find it cheesy to read..and I might have gotten a little carried away, But who cares!
I like this chapter

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"What? NO!! Maya's not what you want- It's Me!!"
"Exactly Phoenix, and from your outburst just now I can tell you would gladly price her life above your own!"
"Lestor Please, She's not part of this!! You want me? Here I am!
Torture Me, Kill Me - Just leave her alone!!"
"Oh no doubt I'll torture you before I kill you. You'll have to witness and bear the rape and murder of the woman closest to you!"
Nick tried a different tactic.
"..If you kill her, that turns you from a man who wants revenge...to a psycopathic murderer who kills civilians!!"
I would have called him a psycopathic murderer anyway!!

"How Dare you call me a psycopath?!
You Do Not know what I've suffered!! 5 painful years in jail because of you!
Do you know what other in-mates do to those convicted of rape??
- You Don't WANT to know!!!
It's only right for me to get my revenge! Law is about retribution!
Here I am, taking the law into my own hands!
If only I could put You in that jail for all those years, all that pain, humiliation!
If only those freakin' faggots came after you every night!
I've suffered enough! It's your turn!"
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Nick squeesed my hand and remained very calm.
"no.
Law is not about retribution or revenge. It's there instead of revenge.
Law is about justice and punishment. Punishment that is fair and equal.
You were put in jail because you destroyed the lives of 19 young girls.
You raped them.
You deserved well more than 5 years in that prison and everything that came with it
...
If you want to kill me, do it now."

Lestor looked shocked, I guess not that many people invite, no provoke their murderer to kill them.
Nick had accepted death for my sake, he didnt have to come tonight, he came because of me.
I drew my strength from him.
If he dies tonight, So will I.
I squeesed his hand back to show him I was ready.
Lestor pointed the gun to Nick.
"You want to die so badly? Fine! Stand on the rim of the boat!"
Nick did as he was told and grabbed onto the bar behind him for balance.
"I suppose you should be asked instead...any last words?"

OH God, I wasnt ready for Nick to die!!
I started to shake in fear.
Please don't go Nick...Please Dont do it!..

"Maya" Nick cleared his throat. "My last words are for you"
I looked up earnestly to him.
The moon shone It's silver light over Nick as he were an angel.
The soft wind against his hoody revealed the outline of his muscles.
And the Man, against the background of the black sea and the starless night, looked down to me, his eyes filled with passion and longing..but not fear.
No, anything but that..He was ready.

"Maya.. I fight everyday for what I believe in, for what I know is right. Thats why I fight so hard, why I put myself out on the line..I know It's right.
It's also why I'm here tonight, why I came, why I'm standing on the edge of this boat and on the edge of death, ready to die..for what I know is right.
To Die for someone you love is a luxury rarely afforded to most.
Even if death takes me now, I'll be grateful, because it was for you.
Maya. You.
...
...
I love you
..And not in a friend kind of way either!
You are so unimaginably beautiful, even now, In the most tragic of ways with tears rolling down your soft cheeks and your long, flowing hair blowing in the wind.
I couldn't have fallen for anyone more perfect, someone I can always talk to, joke with, who brightens my day with her smile and makes my life exciting with her quirky ideas and plans.
I love those mad ideas! especially when they make no sense!"
He laughed a single, tragic, nostalgic laugh.
"..Whenever you leave to go back to Kurain, I sink into a pit of depression and loneliness. I mope around my apartment for months!
To go through life everyday without you isnt life. It's punishment.
What I love most Is how strong you are, you've always been strong for thsoe around you, truely selfless..but you beared through so much pain for me, even when I hurt you..you never turned away from me..
I'm so sorry for all the pain I put you through.
I should have told you I loved you a year ago..But I couldnt!..You were Mia's sister!
Only now do I realise what I couldnt before.
You arn't 'Mia's sister' - You're Maya.
Beautiful, Strong, Funny Maya.
When I saw those two words: Lestor, Boat. I knew he would kill you and it made everything click into place.
There was no way I could live without you.
That love that I had kept behind bars for so long broke free and I'm glad I got to experience iit before I die.
I'm happy to die if it means that you can keep smiling.
If my love can be used for anything, It'll keep you alive."
..Nick!
"Except she wont live nor smile" Mark Interrupted " I will kill her, Phoenix"
I jumped up into Nick's strong open arms and we held each other for the last time.
Nick squeesed me so tight I almost had trouble breathing.
But I was happy.
Happier than I ever have been, standing here in Nick's loving arms, ready to die with the man who adores me.

"So Phoenix, do you want to jump? Or shall I push you?" Mark asked impatiently.
Nick didnt answer, instead he pressed his soft lips against my neck.
"How do you want to DIE Phoenix?!? I'll shoot you in the freakin' head If I don't get a bloody answer!"
Lestor stood on the ridge of the boat, a gun in his outstretched arm, pointed at Nick's head.

"..I love you Maya.." He whispered
"I love you" I replied, crying softly on his shoulder.
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Ahhh Only 1 chapter left!!

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Awwww.
Sweet. Now then...
Mr. Pyscho needs to die!
XD
Cause Nick surely can't!
Then again with his luck he might just be ok. XD

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Aaawhh, only one more chapter?
Well, if they don't die.. then I can live with that

NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

They're all about to die! CRAPHOLES!

And only one chapter left?

Okay. I'll calm down...

Update soon, though, okay?

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No, they can't die!
If you let them, I'll... snackoo you!

As I already said: Maya and Nick can't die. They're invincible. They must be!!!
And oh, I've stopped hating Nick.
I want to read the last chapter now aahhh!

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Do They live? Or Do They Die?

For you eyes only, the last chapter of 'Waking up With You...'

Dun Dun DUN!!!!

The Final Chapter


He clicked off the safety.
Did it sound like a storm was coming?
"one"
Nick stepped off the ridge of the boat and stood on the deck in my arms.
"two"
Was it just me or was it getting really windy?
He hovvered his finger over the trigger.
I braced myself and Mark Grinned.
"thr-AGh!"
All of a sudden, the strong wind blew ferociously, knocking Mark off balance.
The sound of the storm grew louder and nearer.
"PUT THE GUN DOWN" Boomed voice from overhead
..It couldn't be...but it sounded like-
"Edgeworth!!!" Nick yelled looking up.
Directly above us wasnt a storm, but a helicopter!
"I REPEAT" said the newly tanned edgeworth leaning out of the helicopter
"PUT THE GUN DOWN"
"I'll shoot them!!" screamed Lestor
"Don't come any- Oof! ARRRRGGGHHHHHH!"
Lestor's hands went to his shoulder, blood trickled down his fingers while he screamed in pain.
"Yeah Pal! Perfect shot!" Gumshoe shouted from the helicopter, coat blowing in the wind, sniper in hand.
The helicopter slowly came down and the wind it created was so strong, I had to hold onto the mast to keep myself upright.
Mark however was standing on the ridge of the boat, his hand still pinned to his bullet wound..and no way to keep himself steady whatsoever..
Lestor, already disconcerted from his attack, combined with the power of the helicopter, stumbled on the ridge for a few seconds before tumbling backwards over the bars and engulfed by the deep, dark ocean.

"Gumshoe, call for a rescue team, Lestor's not getting off that easy!" Edgeworth sighed.
"Edgeworth!! How did you know?!" I asked, completely shocked.
"CLIMB ABOARD THE HELICOPTER" He shouted above the noise.
We waited for Gumshoe to climb down to wait for the rescue team then we did as Edgeworth instructed.
"What did you say?"
"How did you know what was going on?"
"Well as you might know, I was returning homw from abroad today, only to be greeted at the airport by Gumshoe, I asked after Nick and yourself"
Ahhh...Edgworth asked after me..He really knows how to make people feel special!
"He explain how you were going out with Lestor! Indeed that rang some unwelcome bells!"
"How did you know..Wait! Were you the prosecutor who-"
"convicted Lestor, yes, That was me."
Ahhhh
"The second and much more important message that Gumshoe failed to give until half way through dinner was that Wright had also left a note for my arrival.
It was 'Lestor. Boat. SOS'...I suppose that Gumshoe didnt understand the urgency in 'SOS'!"
I looked to Nick, he was going to sacrifice himself first knowing that I'd have a better chance of survivng with Edgeworth on his way!
I was about to hug him..when I realised that I was hugging him, and had been since he told me he loved me.
I hugged him tighter instead.

"So.." Edgeworth coughed "Am I to understand that you two are something of an item?"
"Most definitely" Nick confirmed.
"I do love happy endings" smiled Edgeworth, with a subtle wink aimed at my direction.
"Of course now I do owe Gumshoe $20!"
"What?" asked a very puzzled Nick.
"Nothing" Edgworth quickly replied.
He coughed again.
"Shall I make two stops, one at the office for Maya, and then at Wright's apartment..?
...Or should I just drop you both at Wright's?" He blushed, looking away.
Edgeworth seems to cough before asking awkward questions.
Nicks eyes met mine insecurely.
"um...If it's ok with Maya..we should probably talk about what happend tonight.."
"In your apartment" I finished with a wink.
He grinned "..just to talk of course!" he reminded Edgeworth
"Oh I have no doubt!"
"So how were the Canaries?" I asked, changing the subject.
"Absolutely superb, completely relaxing!" he replied.
"Oh, Congratulations!" Nick chirped in
"On what may I ask?"
"On coming out!"
"What? Why do people keep saying that?! Coming out of where?"
"Of the closet!"
"WHAT?!"
"Edgeworth, we all know you're gay!" I laughed
"Gay?!? I'm Not Gay!!"
"Didnt you go to the Canaries with your boyfriend?" asked a confused Nick.
"No! I went alone!"
"Oh..."
" 'oh' What?!? Who said I was Gay?!"
This must be a tender issue for Edgeworth..
"Nick told me!"
"Gumshoe told me!!"
"Gumshoe! It figures!"
"But when I talked to you on the phone" contiued Nick "about how you were having a great time with Jayson.."
"An old friend from college, I bumped into him on the beach.
I talked to him once. I mentioned it in passing to you!"
Edgeworth retaliated, very pissed off.
"Ohh...um..Ok...Sorry about that Edgeworth.."
"Think nothing of it Wright, I plan to track Gumshoe down and kill him!"
"Well I'll defend you in that case.." Nick laughed.
"Here we are! Thanks for everything Edgeworth! You really saved us!!" I called as I got out onto the roof of Nick's apartment where the helicopter had landed.
"You are very welcome" He bowed " I wish you all the best"...and once we were out of ear shot.."Imbicile Gumshoe, cant even keep a secret!"

Nick took my hand in his as we went down the stairs.
"Did I ever tell you that I loved you?"
"Hmmm...yeah I think you did once...I dont really remember.."
Say it again!!
He stopped walking and looked deep into my eyes.
"I love you"
Butterflys in my stomach - The only way I could describe it!
"Don't you love me too?"
"nope!" I teased
Nick unlocked the door to his apartment and let me through.
"I love you ..as a friend" I laughed, skipping into his bedroom before jumping onto his bed.
"I said I was sorry for that" he replied sitting down beside me on the bed.
"Of course I love you" I said, moving closer to him "What you did for me today was unbelievable Nick, It really was!"
My knees were up on the bed and I twisted one of my legs behind Nick, he turned to face me.
"What did I do?" He asked, slipping a hand behind the small of my back.
"You came back for me, You faced death for me! You almost sacrificed yourself!"
"Maya, I'll always be there for you...And It was my fault you were there in the first place!" He pulled away, making me realise how close we had become.

I wrapped my other leg around Nick so that I was sitting on his lap and looked into his soft blue eyes..only this time It didnt feel like I was simply admiring the beauty in his eyes...like I was gazing deeper, looking at a little peice of Nick himself.
We became very quiet all except for our breathing which seemed to fill the room.
Mine soft and slow, Nick's heavy and deep.
Nick sat up straight so I was fully pressed up against him.
Every piece of me tingled with the sensation of feeling his body against mine.
He leaned in closer, brushing away a strand of hair that fell in front of my face.
I closed my eyes, heart-beat racing, body pulsing..waiting...waiting and breathing in this wonderful intensity.

His lips brushed down my cheek slowly until they met with my own.
The kiss was soft and sweet, His lips touched mine in the most tender of ways, like I was a delicate flower he didnt want to break.
The taste of Nick's kiss sent a seductive thrill throughout each of my senses.
I tightened my legs around his waist and started to caress his chest with my fingers, trying to express the rough, overwhelming sexual feeling that was erupting inside of me.

To mirror my raunchy and somewhat agressive touch, Nick took my face in his hands and kissed me with such a raw, unrestrained steamy passion, I let out a moan of pleasure.
Our tongues played with the sensuality of feeling the other's touch, and Nick massaged my lips with his own, lost in the erotic embrace we had created, our bodys now entwined, still sitting up on the bed.
I eventually had to pull away, feeling overwhelmed and panting heavily.
I looked at Nick, His eyes were still closed, enjoying the moment, one hand around my waist keeping me close, the other on my thigh.
I had a sudden urge to explore more of the amazing sensations he had opened up for me.
Oh..But I was exhausted! My eye lids kept falling down without my permission and I was having trouble keeping them open.
"tired?" Nick asked, his lovely familiar voice sounding so soothing.
"nope" I yawned
Nick pulled me down onto the bed and wrapped me in his warm arms.
"We have every night to..do that.. What I cant wait for Is the experience of waking up every morning to see and feel you in my arms.."
I snuggled up to he warmth and comfort of Nick's body, too tired to hear what he was saying, instead,
I listened to the gentle voice of that man I love as I nodded off to sleep in his arms...
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Waking Up With You...

By

xNoLemonHerex

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"Yeah Pal! Perfect shot!" Gumshoe shouted from the helicopter, coat blowing in the wind, sniper in hand.
^Gumshoe! I'm impressed! YOU CAN SHOOT!

"I do love happy endings" smiled Edgeworth, with a subtle wink aimed at my direction.
"Of course now I do owe Gumshoe $20!"
^Gumshoe will surely thank you for that.

"Imbicile Gumshoe, cant even keep a secret!"
^Aww. Poor Edgeworth. XD

Nicely done. *claps*
I love how the title works in to all of this of course.
Well ended, and a good story. ^^

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Aww Thanks Chess

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"I do love happy endings" smiled Edgeworth, with a subtle wink aimed at my direction.

And so do I!
Pity this story has finished, though, but it needed an end by now. Will you write another story?

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Hmm.. I dont know when I'll write another, but i dont think I'll do a long one for a while...But I might do small stories just a chapter or two long, y'know just special moments...But I dont have any in mind, I suppose I might take a request or two?
..Actually that might be fun, almost like a challenge to write a story from someone elses head..
I like it, If ya do have a request, run it by me!

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Whoooooooop, a happy ending!
I hope you'll write another storyyy

So, now you're taking requests, huh? Congratulations.

I loled at Edgeworth saying, "Think nothing of it, Wright. I plan to track Gumshoe down and kill him!" XD

That was a great ending. Who knew Edgeworth and Gumshoe could hijack a helicopter? And that Gumshoe could use a sniper rifle with such accuracy? I love the ending. Kinda sad the story's over, though.

Let's see...Requests...I'll come up with something later. ^^

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Awwwwwwwwwwwww.

great story, nick and maya are so cute together!!!
Again Great story. i guess gumshoe wasnt completeley useless at the end =D

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