Summary: When Konoha High burned down, the students were forced to transfer to the nearby private academy owned by the Taisho family. But as the Uchiha brothers discover, the Taisho family owns much more than the school. Kagome/Harem Drabbles/Oneshots

Pairing: Kagome/Harem (Suggestions welcome)

The Rumor

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What was so remarkable about the girl? Sasuke brooded on this a tad longer than anticipated in his first period World Literature class. Sakura was fidgeting trying to pass notes with him but he deflected her with feigned ignorance of the crumpled balls of paper.

He glanced out the window and saw the sweeping lawn being meticulously manicured by a team of gardeners. It resembled an Eden down below and yet he was trapped inside this dusty classroom with a squawky professor reciting Shakespeare verbatim and pretentious students too self absorbed to notice anything beyond their nose.

So how did the elite choose their elite? The girl he had glanced was no by means unique. She wasn't even foreign.

"Are you listening, Uchiha?" squawked the professor.

Sasuke looked over his shoulder and wrinkled his nose in disdain. This teacher definitely had a skin condition, his flesh was so sallow it was green and he was about a midget's height. "No."

"Nani?" Jaken scuttled over to his desk. "Must I bring out my punishing stick?" he threatened as he clutched as a rather demonic looking staff.

Sasuke merely sighed and turned back to watching the gardeners prune the cherry trees.

Jaken was about whap the Uchiha over the head with his staff when his classroom door creaked open and a girl hovered in the doorway.

"What's this?" the imp hissed. "Tardies—Oh Higurashi, it's you."

"Gomen ne, sensei… but Sesshoumaru-sempai was keeping me."

"Oh, of course, of course…" Jaken crossed his arms and collected himself. "Sit down then. Behind Uchiha, he has no friends apparently."

The girl scuttled over and the entire class watched as she took her seat, save for Sasuke. Again he had missed his opportunity to examine the girl and now she was closer than ever… but he would not dare turn around now.

A few moments passed and then the impish professor exploded into announcement. "Summer reading papers, up front—NOW!"

Sakura wailed from two seats away. "Summer reading?"

"Yes, it is assigned every year. Did you lazy degenerates from Konoha High not have such a thing?" he jeered as students shuffled for their papers.

"Um yeah but—"

"No excuses!" Jaken hissed as he picked up each stack of papers from the head of each row. When he came up to Sasuke's empty desk he peered behind the pissy Uchiha. "Higurashi? Where is your—"

Sasuke could feel her jostling in her seat, unsure of what to do but then that mouse-like voice peeped, "Oh… I was so busy," she tried and Sasuke could imagine the girl's antics even now.

Jaken straightened the papers, waddled over to his desk and plopped down decisively onto his leather arm chair. "Perhaps… I will give you an extension Higurashi."

"Not fair!" Sakura exclaimed and jumped out of her seat.

"Sit down Haruno or you serve detention on top of your failing grade!" Jaken took out a fountain pen and began the tedious process of grading. "What are you all gawking for, start reading Macbeth, you imbeciles!"

A chorus of shuffling papers and tearing book spines rioted as the class dug their noses into their textbooks. Moments passed, filled with Jaken's grumblings and the occasional page turn.

That is, until Sasuke felt a feather light tap on his shoulder.

He hesitated but slowly cast a casual glance over his shoulder.

"Pst, I won't bite," Kagome smiled. "Can I borrow a pen?"

Sasuke blinked. The girl had an astonishing pair of eyes, ones so fierce that they should have belonged to an assassin or a lion. There was a spark scintillating over the pale blue iris, like that of stars over a midday sky or diamonds tossed into a lagoon. Her eyes held such a conviction and charisma it was otherworldly. And yet, here they were socketed into this girl's skull and plain face staring innocently at him.

"Um, hello?"

Sasuke averted his gaze of her bewitchment and tossed her his ballpoint without a word.

"Thanks," she murmured and they didn't speak the rest of class.

When the bell rang and Jaken dismissed them two minutes later, Sasuke watched as the girl scuttled to the door in a rush with the rest of the crowd. She weaved her way through easily enough, people being a slight more courteous to her than most. However Higurashi Kagome was stopped by none other than Hyuuga Neji.

Sasuke lagged behind the crowd and watched as the pale-eyed Hyuuga took her to the side and had what to appeared to be… small talk.

"I hoped you are finding everything okay," Kagome pressed with a warm honeyed smile.

Neji nodded graciously. "Your assistance last period was most appreciated."

"Glad I could help," she chirped and dismissed herself into the hallways before either of them could blink.

Sasuke strode up to Neji in a few long strides. "What are you doing here, Hyuuga?"

Neji raised a sculpted chestnut eyebrow. "Going to second period Comparative Eastern Literature, Uchiha. This is Professor Jaken's room, is it not?"

Sasuke realized his tension had come off a bit confrontational. That would not do. Neji had information. "You know her?" he asked casually.

A smirk pulled at Neji's pale lips. "Aa, she assisted me in finding my first period class. Why?"

So that explained her tardiness and her excuse had been a blatant, yet effective, lie. Now to find out this 'Sesshoumaru's' significance and sway over the school as well as his hold over the girl. "You have heard rumor about her," he said, again trying to seem as blasé as possible.

Neji nodded. "It is no rumor Uchiha. The Taisho have a ban on it. I had one of their cohorts come to me personally about it."

Ban on what? Approaching her as that Miroku had said or something else altogether? "Then why approach her?"

Neji's eyes were muddled with confusion. "I was simply told she would not to be courted, not avoid her altogether."

Sasuke's eyes narrowed. "I see, it seems I received false information then."

And then by the divine grace of coincidence, Hoshi Miroku wandered into second period Comparative Eastern Literature.

But stopped short when he caught the gaze of an Uchiha. "Oh dear."

"You…"

"Me?" Miroku's palm darted to his chest in feigned innocence. "Such an angry face for me?"

"You know…" Sasuke clipped as Neji tossed an interested look between the two dark haired teens. The tension between them was thick.

"Uchiha you're going to be late for your next class!" Jaken complained as he waddled between the taller boys. "Is there a problem, Hoshi?"

"Oh, no sensei," Miroku brushed him off. "Just another admirer I have to tell I don't swing that way."

Jaken squawked. "Too much information, Hoshi! Too much!"

Neji seemed to be visibly taken aback. "I had no idea, Uchiha… But it makes so much sense now. You and Uzumaki always did take too long in the bathouse…"

Sasuke felt a heat rise to his ears as a classroom of juniors peered at him with wide eyes and eager for the first tendrils of gossip. "What… No…" He tried to defend but all he saw was Miroku's wicked smirk.

"I tried to warn you," Miroku chuckled. "Wait until Jakotsu hears of this."

And so began the rumor of Uchiha Sasuke being gay.

Author's Note: Anyways, the real unspoken rule at the academy is that Kagome cannot date anybody. Why Miroku told Sasuke specifically he could not approach her altogether is a another matter entirely. He is quite crafty;) As to who will be in the harem, suggestions are welcome. I'll give definite placeholders next chapter.~KK

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