Disclaimer: Inuyasha and its characters don't belong to me. This is just a fanfiction, the characters in this story is not related to any living people unless by purely coincidental.

Sorry for the delay, been very busy with work. Thank you so much for your kind reviews, that is what keeps me going.

-xxInuLoverxx- I hope you guessed Kagome's boyfriend correctly. Thanks for the review.

I hope all of you will enjoy this chapter.

The next day, Inuyasha came to work as usual and he tried to act natural in front of Kagome. When their shift ended, he saw the same man from yesterday. Kagome pulled Inuyasha out of the store to introduce the two of them.

"Hi, did you wait long? By the way, Hojo, this is Inuyasha. Inuyasha, this is my boyfriend Hojo, he just came back from overseas for a holiday." Kagome said happily to both of them. Inuyasha's heart felt the sharp pain but he ignored it.

"Hello, Inuyasha, Kagome have been telling me about you." Hojo said to Inuyasha and shook his hand firmly.

"Hello, Hojo. I hope it is all about the good things." Inuyasha was trying to be cool about meeting Kagome's boyfriend.

"I have to make a move now, I have some homework to do. Have fun guys." Inuyasha said to them nicely and walked away. He hoped he didn't look like he was trying to avoid them.

Upon reaching his home, Inuyasha was feeling worst than before, he just wanted to go to his room and listened to loud music. He opened the front door and he was tackled to the floor. When he looked at his attacker, he was surprised to see his older brother, Sesshomaru.

"Sess! You're home!" Inuyasha shouted excitedly and hugged his brother.

"Yes, and Papa said that you will be home around this hour so I look out for you before you arrive. Haha! You're slower now that I am seldom here, I can easily tackle you down." Sesshomaru teased Inuyasha and let him go. Inuyasha was happy to see his brother again and they enjoyed their dinner with their father that evening.

After dinner, Inuyasha was sitting in his bedroom and he had finished his homework. Sesshomaru entered his room to chat with his brother. He had sensed that Inuyasha was down about something.

"Hey Inu, I heard from Papa that you are working in the convenience store. How are things?" He asked Inuyasha.

"Things been good. I learn many things everyday. It won't affect my studies, so no worries." Inuyasha said and smiled at Sesshomaru.

"Well, glad to hear that, so any gals that you're interested in recently? And don't lie to me, I know you very well." He asked Inuyasha firmly.

"Ok ok, there is this girl that I'm working with. Her name is Kagome…" Inuyasha told his brother about Kagome and her boyfriend. Sesshomaru listened to his younger brother and tried to analyze the whole situation.

"Well, well, my younger brother is interested in an older girl who is around my age. What can I say, Inu, she could be too matured for you. But age is just a number. Does she know that you like her?" Sesshomaru said to him nicely.

"I know she is more mature than me and like you said, age is just a number. No. She doesn't know that I'm interested in her." Inuyasha said softly. He was looking down on the floor and couldn't bear to think of what Kagome could say if she knew.

"Have you given her hints yet?" Sesshomaru asked him.

"No, I don't know how to, Sess. She is a nice girl who is caring and sweet. Her younger brother gets along well with me too. Gosh, please don't tell me that I really like her!" Inuyasha face turned red when he saw Sesshomaru grinning at him.

"Well, my dearest brother, here is what I'm going to advise you…" Sesshomaru told Inuyasha on how to get Kagome's reaction towards him.

The next day, Inuyasha went to school, but he couldn't focus in his classes as he was thinking about what Sesshomaru had told him the previous night. He was thinking if it would work out for him or not.

After school, he was hoping for Kagome to be there at the bus stop in front of his school but she wasn't there. Inuyasha felt very disappointed and decided to go back straight home. The next day was the same for him, he didn't see her there. It was a couple of days since he last saw her. He was already missing her.

A few days had passed and it was the weekend again. Inuyasha went into the store to start on his shift. He greeted Miroku as usual and waited for Kagome to arrive. She came a few minutes later and was smiling to him. They started work as per normal. Inuyasha felt upset that she didn't mention anything about missing their regular meetings for lunch after school. Maybe he should follow Sesshomaru's advise about Kagome. He tried his best to do his work and didn't talk much to Kagome during work. After their shift ended, he said goodbye to Kagome and Aniki and left the store to go home. Kagome and Aniki looked at each other but they didn't say anything.

TBC

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