Author's Note: Sorry for the late update. I haven't opened my e-mail for a long time and all the ones that e-mail me and said that I e-mail them when I update all got in the drain. But don't worry I've reactivated it. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks for all that reviewed the last chapter. Hugs and kisses. And don't worry my grades are getting higher by the sem. I've gotten the hang of college years.

Disclaimer: Every character here is not mine.

Over-all Title: Love Me

Author: missingbaby

Chapter Number: 9

Raising her eyes to meet with that of the stranger, Kagome smiled.

"Hi" She whispered softly.

"Hi." The deep baritone greeted back, hazel eyes twinkling with fondness. Hand on her wrist coming to loosen to lie on his side.

"So." The guy began. "This is the school you've exchange for our soon-to-be 'dear' alma-mater". Kagome just shrugged.

"Well technically I'm still enrolled at our school." Kagome suddenly smirked. "So what is a good looking 'brother' of mine doing here? If I'm not mistaken, its only…" She drifted of to look at her watch. "Thirty minutes after twelve and if I'm correct the university is still quite far from here. And before that you can enlighten me with the fact that seem to escape my knowledge as to why you know I'm here."

It was the guy's turn to shrug, a mischievous glint lighting his eyes, which seemed to elicit an agape from the raven-haired girl. "Kouga." Kagome said warningly. "Tell me you didn't do what I think you did."

"What you think I've done?" Kouga feigned innocence, which died with a glare to his direction. He raised his hands in mock surrender. "Okay, okay. You caught me." He smiled disarmingly.

"And"

"And I'm sorry for doing sneaky things to let her talk. But you've got to admit it, it really worked." Kouga smirked.

Kagome exhaled a deep breath. "You shouldn't have done that. She's a great woman and I like her."

"No." Kouga corrected. "You like her because she tolerates your behavior and keeps it a secret even to your parents. And by the way, how will they react when they find out their daughter is away and out of the school's securities?" He posed like he was thinking a great deal.

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Be mad probably."

"And for the next question. It's simple." Kouga grinned. "Because I've just enrolled here."

"What?!" Kagome gaped. "Why?!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Kouga shook his head. "You didn't think I'll leave you out here in the world were you can get hurt and not do anything about it." He frowned melodramatically.

Kagome giggled at the concerned that flickered in her friend's eyes. Kouga was always like this after she rejected his offer of being his girlfriend. He took it relatively well after a few months of moping around and a few convincing on her part to just be friends in the end, which turned out in her confusion as a newly acquired brother. An overprotective one at that, with the whole defending her against other guys who merely gazed at her in a different way, be adoringly or appreciatively. It's like having an instant bodyguard, also one she'd hope she'd at least have a few months to escape.

Apparently not. Kagome thought disappointed but not resentfully.

Kagome smirked. "So you're new here." The person opposite her nodded in affirmation. "Then you wouldn't happen to know were you are." Another nod was her answer as she walked in slow deliberate movement to the door. "In that case, I'll tell you where exactly you are." Kagome opened the door and presented the picture at the door.

Kouga turned sheet white, eyes bulging, and mouth opening widely that Kagome could barely see his tonsils. And then getting over the initial shock, a deep reddish tinge slowly stained his tanned face. Uttering a complete nonsense, he quickly sidestepped Kagome to the door and towards his salvation.

"You must be hungry." Kagome said with a light smile, closing the door to the girls' restrooms and sauntering to Kouga's side. "Or did you get something already?"

Kouga shook his head no and at that Kagome beamed as she led Kouga down the hall to the lunchroom. " You're going to like it here. The things they sell here is delicious and doesn't cost that much."

Their walk there was done in complete silent and after arriving she guided to the lunch line, which thankfully lessened in length.

"After you've finish picking out your food, go over there." Kagome pointed to a table with two boys, which earned a frown from Kouga, and a girl, all about their age, before biding a small farewell, and left to join the group.

Seeing Kagome approach, Sesshoumaru stood and kiss her on the cheek. Seeing her smile, he pulled out a chair for her and afterwards sat down himself.

Bending down, Sesshoumaru whispered low enough for her ears. "So, who's the guy?"

Kagome, who by now resumed eating, looked up from her chocolate mousse. Her gaze held questioning and confusion for a few minutes then focus to stare at his golden eyes. "Do you mean Kouga?"

"What about me?" Kouga appeared at the table having finished and sat between the Kagome and Sango without second thought, which cause the golden orbs to slit as if looking at some dirt. The others look on, wandering whom the unfamiliar face belong to.

Kagome being aware of this, smiled if not convincingly. "Um… guys. I want you to meet my…"

"Her brother." Kouga interrupted. "And you… are?" He directed towards the silver-haired guy.

"Sesshoumaru." The silver-hair guy nodded eyes still held suspicion.

Kagome stared shock at Kouga at his first two phrases but quickly recovered. "As I was saying he is my older brother, Kouga. He just came back from France yesterday, and will be studying here. " The other inhabitants of the table acknowledge his presence.

"And Kouga, this is Sango, Miroku, and..." Kagome told him going round the table and introducing its occupants. "Sesshoumaru, my boyfriend." She said hugging Sesshoumaru around his neck, radiating happiness.

Kouga's eyes widen, making Kagome smirked inwardly. Craning his neck slightly, Sesshoumaru kissed Kagome gently on the cheek. "You didn't tell your brother?" He raised an eyebrow, seeking for an answer.

Kagome shrugged. "Don't bother, cause I didn't even know that he would come and study here. Heck, he won't die of heart attack if I didn't tell him right away. So what's the hurry?"

Suddenly Kagome's arms are being clipped to her side, her body being escorted back to her seat by a scowling Kouga. "Stay there." He commanded like a true brother would when he caught his little sister flirting with other boys.

"Kagome, why didn't you tell us you have a brother?" Miroku asked putting up an expression of hurt in his eyes.

"Well, our parents divorced when we were still kids, so we got separated. I got Mom and him our dad. We lost contact for a couple of months after I stayed here and resumed it yesterday when I got this shocking letter, which is from you-know-who." Kagome nudged her head towards the guy who by now is pouncing on his large meal. "Saying he will come by the 'next weekend' to come 'visit' her dear sister, not to find him enrolled in the same school as you after three days." Seeing everyone nod, she silently sighed in relief. No one caught to her lie. Thank heavens.

She was such a good actress, even in her youth. It's good she hasn't loss her touch. No one can even tell between the real thing and the pretense. And she's proud of it. Glorified by the knowledge that she too can manipulate other people like what her father do to individuals in his business.

When you ask someone to describe her actions they'll say it as conniving and underhanded but she like to call it girl power. No one can resist a woman beautiful such as herself in spite of her crying, melt at the sight of her smile and but a mere glance to their direction. Returning from her musing, Kagome glanced at Sango as she started speaking.

"That was a very depressing past you have their Kagome. If I were you I wouldn't have survived that time." Sango, like the melodramatic she is, sniffed and blew at the handkerchief Miroku brought out for her. "I love my brother." She sniffed again, hitting Miroku's head when she felt his hands slipping down from his embrace of her.

Miroku bowed his head in sadness. "My condolence, Ms. Kagome."

"Nonsense, no one died." Kagome chuckled lightly. "At least now we're together. Right, brother." She elbowed Kouga delicately making him glance at her.

"Uh. Yes." Kouga mumbled returning to his meal.

"At least you have Sesshoumaru now, too." Miroku grinned lecherously.

"Sesshoumaru, take care of her, okay. Or I will take you down, myself." Sango threatened wiping the last of her tears away from her eyes.

Sesshoumaru gave off a puff of wind indignantly, unnoticeable if you weren't by his side at the time and holding his hands.

"That won't be necessary, Sango. Really." Kagome forced a smiled.

"Don't worry, with me by her side, she won't feel lonely and gloomy all the time." Kouga said importantly. "I'll take care of her."

"Just smile and everything will be okay." Sesshoumaru whispered indiscreetly, intending for everyone to hear. Moving his face from her before her brother pried it for him, Sesshoumaru sat straight his face once again the epitome of a stone.

Kagome obeyed, deciding not to argue, but nevertheless not liking the way Kouga seemed to glare at Sesshoumaru's way. But she got to hand it to Sesshoumaru, if he wasn't the way he is, he might as well squirm and melted at the heated gaze Kouga has aimed at him. She knows, 'cause her other suitors had gone there and none seem to survive the onslaught of the intensity the gaze Kouga has bestowed on him. And if she grade him it will probably a 10. Focusing back to her desert she smiled. This is gonna be an interesting year.

"You're new here?" Miroku asked conversional, without thinking and stating the obvious.

Kouga rolled his eyes. "Yeah."

"So have you traveled anywhere before? France, I mean?" Sango said joining into conversion.

"Well nothing much, just toured Europe, America and even a small part of Asia, nothing much."

"Ohhh." Sango's impressed. "So tell us about stories of when you were still there."

"Well… Europe…"

The lunch went on like this 'til the bell rang, indicating the start of the afternoon classes.

"So Kouga, my pal. What's your next class?" Miroku asked Kouga, friendly patting him on the shoulders.

"Homeroom then, urgh, Math. I hate Math." Kouga muttered incoherently.

"We better get going." Kagome said standing up and taking Sesshoumaru's am.

"Huh. Why you going with him?"

"Kouga, we're classmates." Kagome started as Kouga sputtered. "See ya." Waving a little, they went their way.

At the classroom

"Kouga, you can sit here." Miroku said indicating the one at his back.

Complying, Kouga plop down on the chair, oblivious of the glances and gossips that seemed to be buzzing every corner of the room.

"You're popular here." Miroku stated twisting from his seat to look at him.

Sizing the room and finding nothing to catch his attention, turned back to Miroku. "Oh yeah."

"Why so gloomy? If you're worried that our Math teacher is old and ugly, you got one thing wrong." Miroku said misinterpreting Kouga's action.

"She's a babe, I tell you. Nice hair, nice eyes and perfect figure. She just graduated college last year to boost." Miroku clap his hands and turned goggle-eyed.

Kouga raised an eyebrow. "So what's the big deal? If she's that pretty why didn't she just become a model instead?"

"W-what's the big deal? You're asking ME, what's the big deal?" Miroku stood in outrage. "I'll tell you what's the big deal. She's just the most mature, don't forget, the prettiest woman in this school."

Kouga sweatdrop. "Okay, okay. If you say so."

Taking huge calming breaths, Miroku sat down, exhausted.

"By the sound of it, I presume you haven't had that experience, yet. Or have you?" Kouga spoke, closing his eyes casually.

"And what makes you say that, Kouga?"

"Well it occurred to me that your behavior just now only signifies that your body is in a state of frustration. A frustration that intimacy with a female can fulfill."

"Oh." Miroku scratched his head, dumbfounded.

"But don't you have a girlfriend…" Kouga paused for second. "Sango, right?"

Miroku blushed at that. "Well… I'm actually on the process of courting her."

Kouga sighed. "You're hopeless."

"Hey, I heard that." Miroku said indignantly.

"Hi, Miroku." Another silver-haired guy greeted. Kouga studied the male. Unlike the one he met at lunch, this one seem uneducated, ignorant, a hothead, short-tempered lad with nothing in mind but girls. He's seen a lot of them in his life and the discovery wasn't far that he doesn't like these types of chaps.

"What are you looking at?" The teenager snarled noticing his stare. He's definitely not going to like this guy.

"Inuyasha, don't be rude." Miroku chastise. "He's Kagome's brother, a new student around here. Show some civility will you."

"Feh, like I care whose brother he is." Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

"He's your brother's girlfriend's brother, if he found out you're treating him badly he's going to be mad."

"Hmmp… I'm not afraid of Sesshoumaru." Inuyasha cried indignantly, dismissing himself and stomping to direction of his seat.

"Yeah, yeah."

"Who did he think he is, high and mighty?" Kouga lifted his nose superiorly.

"Well he is a starting member of the Basketball team, also great in other sports, popular with girls…"

Kouga snorted, holding his hand up. "Stop, I'm starting to think you're some kind of bishounen. That all the things you said about courting Sango is just a cover-up to hide your true identity."

Miroku turned white. "I'm greatly disappointed you think of me in that way, Kouga."

There was silence as they both turned to two of their classmates as they entered the room holding hands.

"What's so special about that?" Kouga asked.

"Well since you just recently got here. I'll tell you the story of the two."

Sesshoumaru's P.O.V.

He'd never been like this before. Usually he's stoic, cold even but the plot requires a bit of acting, which he can do nothing about. He may act a bit out of character but they can blame it on him being deeply in love. It was exhausting at times. Maybe because of unexpected arrangements, which causes him to alter due to unforeseen circumstances. A good example is HER brother. It started fine, nevertheless excellent, however the revelation and appearance of Kouga is unpredicted, an unwelcome twist in the way of fate and nonetheless flawless plan of his.

Turning to the Kagome, Sesshoumaru noticed no felt it. She's worried… but about what? Her brother perhaps? He's a troublemaker, if his attitude at lunch is a sign, like Inuyasha. Maybe that's why she doesn't have faith in him. He can't say really he has confidence with his own brother for that matter. He only produce headache for him, possibly, it's the same with her.

Reaching their room, Sesshoumaru opened the door letting Kagome glide in first before entering himself. Even earlier than they reach their seat a blonde-haired went and halt their process.

"Well hi there, Sesshoumaru." She said in a seductive voice.

Sesshoumaru fought to slit his eyes. Doesn't she know he has a girlfriend, which is less than two feet away from her? Looking back, he saw she had company and they were fluttering their eyelashes at him, totally ignoring the girl at his side. Don't they ever give up?

Kagome's P.O.V.

"Well hi there, Sesshoumaru." A voice greeted breaking her out of her reverie.

She could sense Sesshoumaru stiffened if only for a little. Time to do her job.

Smiling Kagome stepped infront of the group. "Hello there too. I'm glad we can meet again, Franz, if I'm not mistaken, to all of you too. " She address to the blonde and her group of giggling girls which stopped when they saw her.

Franz put on a tight smile. "Well I just came here to invite the two of you to a party at my house this Saturday, eight o'clock onwards. My parents are going out for a business trip and the house is free. Well, if that doesn't conflict with your work that is." She then smirked.

"Don't worry she only works there for to generosities sake and we will attend." Sesshoumaru interjected, wiping the smirk from the Franz face.

"Oh well, that's good." Franz turned. "See you on Saturday then." She called from her shoulders.

"Why did you tell them that?!" Kagome whispered. "I have to work to be paid to pay my expenses."

Sesshoumaru sashayed to his seat. "You can always stay at my house and the expenses are free there. You have your choice."

"But I like the way I live just fine, thank you." She sniffed stated to walk again.

"And didn't you tell me you didn't have jobs at Saturday?"

"Well that was two weeks ago and now I have."

"Just file an absence." He suggested.

"I can do that but you have to help me make up for it." Kagome said lightly, hugging him. "That's what a true boyfriend should do."

"I will not lower myself to do that job. People ordering me around is unthinkable."

"Well as you say, it's really not a job but a charitable deed. So please help me." Kagome pressed. "And you can do the role of the cashier. Taking money and returning change is not that bad." She pouted.

"You're not letting this go are you?" She shook her head no.

"Because you are doing me a favor, then…" She held her breath, "okay." He agreed.

"Well it isn't bad is it?" She asked cheerfully surprising them both by giving him a quick peek on the cheek.

Back on the other classroom

Finishing the story of the two lovebirds, Kouga was in the point of sleeping.

"I've heard more cheesy tale than that." He proclaimed slumping down and closing his eyes.

"You know you're always welcome to tell me everything about it."

"Yeah and help you in your conquest." Kouga said bored. "Where is the thrill of it?"

"You're evil, don't you know that." Miroku huffed.

"Thanks for the compliment." He smirked. "And I'll be laughing my ass out when you make a entire fool of yourself."

Miroku almost whack Kouga's head as he started laughing at the ridiculous expression at his face but paused as they heard the door close and saw a blonde lady enter, Miroku faced the front as Kouga slumped back into his seat.

"Good afternoon, class."

"Good afternoon, Ma'am", was the polite reply.

"I hope you all had been reading your books, 'cause today we will have a new lesson and a test tomorrow, all about it." The teacher smiled though the class groaned, all one thing on mind. Hell.

"But we have a new student Ma'am!" A student exclaimed. The class nodded their heads.

"Well I'm sure he can catch up. Well it's his fault he didn't transfer here earlier." Glancing at her attendance sheet. "Right, Mr. Kouga." She stared him down making Kouga nervous than he more or less admits.

"Yes, Ma'am." He replied.

"You didn't tell me she's a terror." Kouga whispered poking Miroku with his pen.

"Well did I say she's perfect?" Miroku asked innocently.

"No, but…" Kouga hissed but was interrupted when a shadow befell over them.

"First rule, never talk in my class. Understood?" Both sweated bobbing their heads up and down.

"Good." The teacher smiled. "To resume our lesson…"

AN: Well finally finish made a few editing here and there. Blame my 'brother' for draining out my inspiration. He wants me to be a season writer, as if. I should have posted it weeks ago but my inspiration came low and I wanted a longer chapter because of my late update. Hehehe… Sorry… And review…