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AN: Another boring chapter! No lime but there's fluff! But most importantly, the fic is FINALLY heading somewhere!! *Sobs* Thank you for the reviews you guys!! I can't thank you enough!!

**Insatiable Eighteen**

Chapter four

"I think I'm in love with her."

"What happened to him?" Gojyo eyed the boy while taking out the homemade bento Hakkai had prepared.

"Ignore saru. He's just love sick." Sanzo replied, taking a long drag on his cigarette. It was lunch break and three of them were currently on the highest floor of the school. Hakkai couldn't make it because his 'beloved' students held him up.

"Love sick? Ch', so who's the unlucky girl?" Gojyo sneered. He wouldn't be so mean to Goku but he was annoyed that Hakkai wasn't with them. To his surprise, Goku didn't argue back. "Must be really serious. Here let me help."

Goku leaned his upper body on the metal rail, sighing dreamily as he gazed downwards at the school's football field. He yelped a cry of surprise as Gojyo wrapped his lanky arms around him. "Argh!! What the hell are you doing, ero-kappa?! Get off! Get off!!"

The red-haired man burst out laughing but did not release the iron grip he had on Goku. "See? Goku's all cured…"

*WHACK*

Goku felt the grip loosen, he then turned back to see Gojyo holding his head with two hands. The boy laughed at the poor guy. "Sank you ne, Sanzo!" His big brother kept the infamous paper fan up his sleeves and turned away to hide the slight blush from Goku.

"Since when have you become so protective… Ah? Is there something wrong with my eyes? Sanzo-sama actually blushing??"

*WHACK* *TWHACK* *WHAMP*

Goku winced a little at the brutal scene he had witnessed. He shook his head and 'tsk'ed. Even if he didn't really liked Gojyo, Goku pitied the kappa. But what the heck, he deserves it.

After satisfied of torturing Gojyo, Sanzo turned his attention on Goku who was quiet all this time. The boy was back in his earlier position, looking over the metal rail. "Oi, saru." Sanzo sat down with his back pressed against the wall. "Come here."

Goku frowned at being called like a dog. But he obeyed and went to sit next to Sanzo. "What is it?" He had been lost in thoughts lately. Well, mostly lost in the thoughts of a girl named Rin. She was in Sanzo's class and Goku had tried a couple of times to acknowledge the pretty girl but he was too nervous.

He had talked to Sanzo about it but his big brother just shrugged and walks away, not giving him any suggestion or advice. If I didn't know any better, I'd thought Sanzo was jealous. He couldn't be. He was his big brother. Right?

"Open your mouth." Goku, too deep in thoughts obeyed without thinking twice. Gojyo's eyes almost popped out of their sockets as he watched Sanzo feeding Goku a spoonful of rice. Sanzo took a moment to glare at Gojyo, challenging him to say anything dumb or witty. The red-haired man learnt his lesson and kept his mouth shut.

Goku had to chew and swallow before tilting his head and stared at Sanzo in a questioning way. Sanzo ignored the boy and continued his meal, using the same spoon he used to feed Goku. "You know, I have my own bento over there." Goku pointed at the unopened and untouched bento of his laying nearby.

"Goku, did your small monkey brain realized you have not been eating regularly?" Another spoonful of rice was brought up to Goku's mouth. What more can the boy do but allow Sanzo to feed him? He smiled. Somehow liking the feeling of being cared for. Especially when his opponent is Sanzo.

After a few more mouths of being fed by Sanzo, the man suddenly thrust the half-eaten bento to Goku. "Shit, I've forgotten to attend a meeting." He announced and got up to leave.

"But Sanzo, you've barely eaten any of it." Goku lifted the bento up for Sanzo to see. The man ruffled up Goku's brown hair affectionately and mustered what seems like a small smile.

"Be good and finish the rest. I want to see both bento empty when we get home." Goku's huge appetite now shrinking into not eating anything really annoys Sanzo a lot. Maybe he should have a talk with Rin and introduce her to Goku. He lifted an eyebrow. Maybe not. He left.

Gojyo snickered. Now that the over-protective 'big brother' is gone, he'll have a chance to bully the 'baby brother'. "Hey where do you think you're going??" He was surprised of Goku's speed when it comes to running away.

"Anywhere that hasn't got an ero-kappa in it!" Goku stuck his tongue out at Gojyo. With two bentos in his arms, Goku flee from the scene. He already had plans for today. Rin-gazing, Rin-gazing and more Rin-gazing.

Gojyo snapped his finger, he could have capture Goku if only he was fast enough! He leaned back on the wall. Taking his cigarette and lighter out, he pondered about the changes in Sanzo and Goku's relationship. Big brother and baby brother? He lighted his cigarette and smokes away. He knows the way Sanzo treated Goku wasn't any brotherly love shit. Things… are going to get interesting. He smirked.

~*~

"Sanzo!! Aww, you've waited for me!! That's so nice of you!" Goku clung onto Sanzo's arm, hugging it as tightly as he could while giving his big brother a cute puppy dog eyes look. He wasn't aware that his daring action had aroused many weird stares and gossiping from behind.

"Baka saru, I wasn't waiting for you. Don't think so highly of yourself." It was boring enough to stand by the main gate, under the hot sun and glaring at the female students who looked like they wanted to talk to him. Sanzo shook his arm, attempting to get rid of the boy. But gave up soon as he knows the boy was too stubborn.

In the eyes of others, they looked too close to be a pair of brothers. Girls gaped senselessly at the backs of Goku and Sanzo as they left the school compound. "They look so adorable together…" One of the girls commented dreamily to no one exactly.

Goku, with his arm still clinging on Sanzo's, hopped up and down like a over active monkey. He was talking non-stop with a huge smile on his boyish face. Once in a while, Sanzo would take a brief glance at Goku or shake his arms in attempt to loosen the boy's grip on his arm.

Suddenly, they stopped walking, stealing the attention of by-passers and students that were leaving the school. "What are they doing?" the girl asked her companion. Rin blinked her dark blue eyes and shrugged.

Goku had his head bent low and was rubbing his eyes with his fists as if he was crying. He mumbled something to Sanzo that Rin couldn't hear. Sanzo cupped one hand on Goku's cheek, lifting the boy's face up. At that exact second, Rin had thought the world has come to a pause.

The elder man tenderly wiped the single trail of tear on Goku's cheek with his thumb. Goku twitched his eyes. He muttered something again and with cute pouting lips, he struggled to pull away from Sanzo. The man sighed, he held Goku's arm. "Don't move for a minute, this wouldn't hurt much."

Sanzo brought his face up close with Goku's. And blew gently at the boy's golden orbs. "There, is it better now?" Seeing Goku nodding his head in reply, Sanzo took his baby brother's hand in his and continued their journey home.

It suddenly struck Rin that Goku's eyes were irritated. That explains the brothers 'abnormal' actions earlier. "Oh my gosh!! That was awesome!!! We have to tell Higurashi about this!! I can't believe I saw…" Rin didn't hear her friend's next word, as she was too busy gazing sadly at Son Goku.

~*~    

Sanzo and Goku looked up from their 'homework' when the doorbell ranged. Goku shot up from his seat, relief that he had the chance to break away from his homework. He rushed to get the door. Sanzo placed his pen down and took off his glasses. He blinked his eyes wearily at two hours straight of checking his students homework.

"Coming!!" Goku jumped down the small steps and opened the door. The cold night air blasted in making him shiver slightly. There was a lone figure standing outside. He was lost there for a moment before managing to stammer. "R-Rin-san?"

~*~

"Close the fucking door! It getting cold in here!" Sanzo yelled from the living room. Hearing the door close, Sanzo was about to ask Goku who was at the door. He wasn't expecting a blushing Goku walking in with a pretty young girl right behind him. Wait… she looks familiar. Sanzo raised an eyebrow. "I thought I've made it clear that no one is suppose to bother me after school. You are one of my students, aren't you?"

Rin was taken back by the young teacher's harsh words. She lowered her head until her chin almost touched her chest. Goku didn't like the way Sanzo was talking to the girl of his dreams. "Sanzo! She's looking for me, not you!" Well, he spoke the truth anyway. Rin wants to talk to me! Me! She came here to look for me!

It was Sanzo's turn to be taken back. This was the first time Goku ever talked back to him because of someone else. To make matters worse, it was a girl that Goku stood up for. Sanzo felt a sickness occurring in his innards as Goku walked up the staircase to his room with the girl following. He hated it. Sanzo hated knowing there's a girl up in Goku's room. He hated the girl who held Goku's heart… What the fuck is happening to me?

He wore his glasses back and resumed checking the books and papers on the table. As if I cared what they are doing in his room. The living room was quiet without the presence of a certain noisy saru. It reminded Sanzo how it was like five years ago, when he lived alone in this house of his. He never knew what was loneliness. It was Goku that showed him what it means.

He can't concentrate at the words and figures in front of him. His eyes kept glancing at the staircase, his ears perked up to the slightest sounds and his mind urging him to do something he didn't want to do. "I am not going upstairs." He said aloud to himself. Taking off his glasses again, Sanzo rubbed his temple stressfully.

He closed his eyes, deciding to take a rest. Maybe he had been working too hard lately. But visions of Goku and the pretty girl invaded his mind, sending unpleasant thoughts to him. All the while, he did not mind, knowing Goku was in love with a girl. That was because he assumed that this matter did not bother him.

Then what the fuck was he feeling now? If it did not bother him then why is the sourness running through his veins? Why does he feel sick when he thought of the possibility of Rin becoming his baby brother's girlfriend? Sanzo got up from his chair. In the end, he realized that it did matter. It did matter. Because I don't want him to belong to anyone else but… me.

~*~

Is it him or is his heart threatening to jump out of his throat? He had never been so nervous before. Goku knows he was unpopular in school (He doesn't know half of the students in school worshipped him and would die to be in Rin's shoe, while the other half craved for a piece of Sanzo), his grade sucked and he was only good at sports. But now, sitting opposite the pretty girl named Rin, Goku felt like the luckiest boy alive.

Say something, you idiot! "Would you like some tea? Sanzo taught me how to…" He paused abruptly, giving himself a mental kick. Rin shook her head softly, smiling and declining the offer of tea. Her smile took Goku's breath away. Don't talk about Sanzo, the girl's scared of him! "Erm… I-I liked the bento you made."

"Bento? Excuse me Goku-san. But I can't remember…" Rin blushed suddenly. She lowered her head due to her girlish bashfulness. Goku almost melted at her cuteness.

"You came and gave it to me when Sanzo was sick." Goku stoned. Damn it! There was his big brother's name again. His room became quiet with the two of them averting their eyes from each other. Goku felt his body turning hot and in need of drinking water. He leaned away from the table, getting himself a little further from Rin and the uneasiness lessens. "Anyway, is there something you need to tell me?"

He was about to die. He knew he was about to die, or else why would Rin shift closer and settled next to him. He must be dead already or this was just a sweet dream. Goku could not move as Rin's beautiful dark blue eyes capture his soul. She was blushing heavily and Goku bet he was doing the same too. "Can I ask you something, Goku-san?"

Oh god, oh god… what is she going to ask me? "O-of course." He tried to keep his voice as calm as possible although he was craving to hear what has Rin got to ask. He had another shock of his life when Rin's small hands held his.

"Please tell me that the rumors are not true." She softly pleaded. Question marks appeared on Goku's head. He was about to ask Rin 'what rumors' when Rin answered for him first. "The rumors that you and Sensei are… more than brothers."

It took a while before Goku realize the rumors that he made had been known throughout the school. It wouldn't be a surprise if Rin knows about this stupid rumor that he made up too. He now totally regretted getting back at Sanzo thus ruining his own image and reputation. Rin must have thought there was something going on between him and Sanzo!! "Oh no! Don't get us wrong! Sanzo and me… we're just brothers! Nothing more than that!!"

Relief replaced Rin's worried features. She held Goku's hands tighter, heaving a sigh before smiling at the cute boy. She eyed Goku bashfully. "I'm so glad. That means I still stand a chance, don't I?"

Outside Goku's room, Sanzo was about to burst in and snatch his baby brother away from Rin. But he resisted. What would Goku think if he finds out his big brother was eavesdropping on them? But Sanzo wondered how long could he hold his cool after hearing Rin's confession.

He waited for Goku's answer.

End of Chapter Four

AN: Does that count as a cliffhanger? Well, I'm very grateful for all your reviews. But… this may be the last chapter. My brain has somehow stopped functioning. ^_^;; Please don't kill me.

Thank you notes:

Kenren19: Hi! Welcome back! There's some more lemony scene in chapter three! ^_^ Thank you for your review and I hope you've enjoyed all four chapters. Though there's no ending… But what exams? @_@

CTFA: *Kneels and bow down to CTFA-sama* You and Vince-sama are certainly kawaii!! *Grins* 'Yaoi Lover Gay Monster'? Hahaha!! Poor Vince! *Jumps up and down excitedly* Oh! Oh! CTFA-sama, can I hug Vince? Pweasee!! Pretty, pretty pweasee!!! Anyway, I won't take my story out. You know, I'll just leave it here unfinished. Yes, that's very evil of me. ^__^ Thank you for reviewing!! (Oh, and I'm not a great author too.)

gallatica: Hahaha! Of course I won't delete it. Would it be better to leave all four crappy chapters unfinished though? T_T I'm so glad you liked it so much! Thank you for telling me so, it's really very nice of you. I'll be hoping to see some lemony fics from you too!!

real-circus: Wow, you really like to read lime, don't you? ^_~ I love lime too!!! And please, I was very bloated up when you said it was a work of art. It's not that great and I'm so out of ideas. Anyway, thank you so much for reviewing. You are a great author and of course, reviewer too!!

On3: Eh… I'm glad you think Sanzo being Goku's big brother was unique and funny. ^_^ But I'm not sure if this was suppose to go on as a funny and nice fic or sad and angst one. Thank you for reading my fic and I hope you'll get a chance to see chapter five. (Although I really think it's gonna take a miracle for chapter five to appear… =_=;;)

Windy Hurrice: Hi!! Thank you for reviewing and wanting me to not delete it. I'm glad you believe in me and that I can think of a plot (Which I can't). You are really encouraging to me but I think this AU fic somehow sucked. *Wails* It's the truth!! *Wipes tears* Thank you again!!

sun: *Gapes at you with eyes widen* Wow, among all of my reviewers, you are the one which stood out… How could you stop updating 'Sanzo's pet'???????? NOOO!!!! *Cries in a corner* Seriously, don't stop updating, I'll really die if you do. Thank you for reviewing (and please don't commit suicide). Fine, I'm gonna crack my brain to find a good plot. You happy now?^__^ *HugZ*

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Star-chan: Yeah the part when Sanzo and Goku get together was supposed to be the fun part. I wonder if we'll ever see that coming. Ne, thank you for reviewing chapter three. I don't really mind if you didn't reviewed for the others, in fact, I'm so glad there's an extra person reading my silly little fic!! _

bleit: Thank you for believing in me. But god knows I'm so dense now I couldn't possibly think of any plot. *Damn you, NigHtEyeZ!!* Your welcome for the Chibi-Goku, but be careful of a Chibi-Sanzo chasing you. ^__^ I realized it actually IS a shame on me, I'm sorry for those who have read and liked my fic. Eh… I'll try my best to continue it!!

crayon: Wah! Thank you for putting the fic up your fav. stories list. But… but why do you hate me?? O_o;; Hahaha, almost every fic I wrote, Sanzo gets OOC. I don't know, maybe I just can't describe a cold-hearted Sanzo being paired with the innocent, oh-so-kawaii *Squeals* Goku. My writing style is neat and organized? Why thank you so much for your compliment! *Getting bloated again* Sanzo in chapter four is the most OOC compared to the other three. *Damn!*