Chapter Eleven
New Arrivals

The four beings standing beside the pond, all turned their attention to the two beings arguing as they made their way over to them.

"Why do you think I hit you, you pervert?"

"Because you secretly love me and were using that as an excuse to touch me?"

"What?!"

Before Sango could hit Miroku again for his behavior, Toga cleared his throat, effectively gaining their attention. Sango and Miroku turned toward Toga and once they saw him, stood straight and walked closer. Once they were only a few feet away from the others Toga began to speak.

"Miroku, Sango, why are you here?"

Miroku smiled and said, "Why, Toga-oji-san, Mom sent us. Saying something about stopping you from killing a 'cute' former student. And to do that, we are now going to be attending this school."

Toga ran a hand over his face in exasperation. Why did his little sister have to interfere? And why was Sango there? Turning his attention toward the girl standing next to his nephew, he said, "I understand why my sister sent him," he pointed to Miroku as he said this, "but why exactly are you here?"

"The organization wanted me to help with the extermination of any and all Level E's I may come across. And besides," she paused as she glanced at Miroku, who was now looking curiously at Zero, Yuuki, and Kagome, "I have to make sure he stays away from the Academy girls." She pointed as Miroku as he moved around his uncle and began to speak to both Yuuki and Kagome.

"Why hello Lovely Ladies. What are you doing out so late at night?"

Yuuki looked nervously at him, while Kagome narrowed her eyes distrustfully, and Zero glared, hard. Miroku laughed nervously at the looks he was receiving, as well as the eyes he could feel boring into the back of his skull. Turning to Kagome first, he moved as close as he dared before lowering more to her level.

"My, you sure are a cute little girl aren't you? I bet you will be quite the catch when you are older." He stopped talking when he felt the glares of almost everyone present bore down on his person. Laughing nervously once again, Miroku stood back up and moved to his right a bit and looked to Yuuki with a smile. Before he could open his mouth to speak, he felt some kind of pressure pushing against him, and the next thing he knew, he was under the water. Sputtering once he made it above the surface, Miroku found Sango laughing at him, Yuuki giggling, his Uncle smirking as well as Zero, and Kagome holding a smug look of satisfaction.

He scowled as he pulled himself out of the pond. Sango continued to laugh at his misfortune, and his scowl deepened. It took a couple of minutes, but Sango was finally able to get herself under control, but just barely. By that time the Chairman had shown up and shooed them all away to go to sleep. Saying that young children needed their rest, and Kagome was not going to sleep unless they all did. The Chairman showed Miroku and Sango where there new dorms were and escorted them personally. After which he retired to bed and promptly fell asleep after such a taxing day.

Kagome awoke the next day to find herself in her own bed, and as she turned to look at Zero's bed, she was happy to find him sleeping peacefully. At least, she was until she took a look at the clock. Jumping out of bed, Kagome did a double take to make sure that what time she was reading was correct. They were already an hour late to class. Running to the closet, Kagome was about to get her clothes and change before waking Zero, when she stopped and looked at his sleeping face. Thinking quickly, Kagome came to the conclusion that he needed his sleep more than he needed to go to class at the moment.

Giving a nod to herself, Kagome tossed her clothes back in the closet and made her way over to Zero's bed. Slowly slipping under the covers, Kagome cuddled up to before falling asleep. Never knowing that Zero had awoken the moment she jumped out of bed.

He waited until she had fallen asleep before putting his arms around her and pulling her to his chest. He was grateful that she had let him sleep. He truly did not want to go to school today, and he was tired. Taking another inhale of her scent, Zero closed his purple eyes and fell asleep next to the person that had come to mean more to him than even his own parents and siblings ever had, adopted or not. He didn't even realize the depths of his own feelings. And they wouldn't be truly shown for some time.

They left their room later to get food and take a shower, before returning to their room so Zero could work on homework, and Kagome could color more in her coloring book. This one had pictures of horses and puppies in it.

While they were sleeping together, Kagome had subconsciously sent her powers and aura into Zero, allowing the bloodlust to recede for the time being. He would not feel the need for blood for quite awhile, and he wouldn't need to try and drink those tablets. Zero had not felt as good as he did since before he was bitten, and he was sure that Kagome had something to do with it.

He looked up from his homework to stare at the young child lying on the floor and coloring her pictures. He knew he shouldn't be having such thoughts about his little "sister," but sometimes he couldn't help thinking that he wanted her for his future wife. It was such a strange thought to come to his mind, but for some reason, it would not leave him alone. He was almost ten years older than her, it was wrong for him to think those thoughts, and yet... it somehow felt... right. Like she was meant to be his future wife. Every time the thought came up, he always pushed it aside to think on later, well now, it was later. And he was thinking about it while he watched her color. But... she was a vampire and his "sister." Though legally they were not related so it wouldn't be a problem. Legally. But morally?

His thoughts were ground to a halt when Kagome looked up from her coloring and gave him a bright smile when she saw he was watching her. And he had that smile on. The rare smile that only she was allowed to see. The smile that he gave off when he was happy, but didn't even know he was smiling. The smile that made Kagome's grow in size because she had made her Zero-nii-chan happy!

Zero turned around when she went back to coloring, and he put away his... disturbing thoughts for later. They would head down to get lunch in a moment and then he would take her to the stables to help feed the horses.

He didn't know that Yuuki was currently looking for him. He didn't know that she was searching with the intent to offer him her blood so that he would not fall to Level E. And he didn't know, that he wouldn't need it.