Chapter Four – More than she thought

Kagome glared at the boy in front of her. She opened her mouth to berate the young man but was interrupted by the thunderous shuffling of excited teenage boys. Turning her head to peer around the boy, what she saw was not what she expected.

Almost twenty young males, probably no older than her own age were running, yelling and tumbling in their direction. Time seemed to move in slow motion as Kagome's eyes widened at the unexpected turn of events. Quickly assessing the situation, Kagome decided it would be safest for both her family and that boy if they were to hide.

Kagome turned to her left, noticing a jarred open door; it was the perfect opportunity for escape. Without a word, Kagome pushed both her cousin and her unfortunate assailant into the room. Turning to her aunt and uncle, she pulled them forward by the hands and using their momentum, twisted her body in between their own which propelled them into the room.

Closing the door with a bang, Kagome stood steadily in front of it, waiting for the stampede to pass.

As they approached, their tongues hanging out like dogs on the chase, Kagome took a defensive stance.

Two young males came close enough for attack and tried to push Kagome out of the way. As soon as a hand touched her shoulder, Kagome grew tense.

"Hey! You better move your hand!"

"We've got to see Miko-chan before practice!" he insisted.

"Yeah! Well!" Kagome huffed, "Miko-chan doesn't want to see you!"

The boy, who she guessed was her own age, leered at her and used his larger body to push her to the ground. Kagome of course, let him, landing on her hands. As soon as she was low enough, she kicked upright at his kneecap.

The boy howled in pain and the stampede behind him became silent.

Kagome stood, dusted her uniform and glared down at the boy who would act so violently against a girl.

The silent death glares became less aggressive and within moment the boys around her started to murmur between themselves.

Kagome put a hand down to help her attacker stand. As she grasped his larger hand and pulled, he seemed to come out of his daze and he looked into her eyes.

A nervous tick started in Kagome's left eye as she felt incredibly self-conscious now that all of the attention she was receiving was not negative. In fact, the moment she saw those fluffy pink hearts seem to pop out of her attacker's eyes, she knew she was in trouble.

"What is your name?" a particularly nerdy looking boy called out.

"Eh? Higurashi, Kagome." She turned to look perplexedly at her questioner.

There were a few mutters of 'Kagome-kun' and 'Kagome-hime' before the girl in question turned her back and entered the door she had forced her family through.

'What a weird group of people.' Kagome reflected on their behaviour which turned quickly from aggressive to adoring, 'I'm just lucky I have the reflexes to fight back now'. Sango's training went through her mind and her heart skipped a beat as she received an echo of the loss she felt no more than a month ago.

"Hey you!" Kagome was brought out of her musings by the red-haired boy she had rescued, "You're a great guy you know? I heard you beat that guy up out there! They deserve it for what they put me through!"

Kagome blinked slowly.

"So, I'm guessing you're Miko-chan?"

"Wha-!" he spluttered, "It's Mikoto, not Miko-chan!"

Clearly moved by the pain which haunted those eyes at his statement, Kagome nodded her head in acceptance.

"Are you being bullied Mikoto-kun?" she asked worriedly. Kagome had never really been bullied much, but she considered herself a defender of the weak.

Mikoto blushed, "Well not really. But it's almost like I'm putting the noose around my own neck…" he trailed off with a haunting look on his face.

Kagome ignored the rest of his quiet ramblings about killing himself. She wasn't quite sure whether talking to him would be productive.

"Akira, Aunt Nanami, Uncle Hidetoshi, are you alright?" she questioned.

"Oh yes dear, we're fine!" Aunt Nanami giggled nervously.

Kagome turned to Akira, who had approached Mikoto-kun. It seemed as if Akira had a calmed effect on not only her, but this student also.

"Akira…" she couldn't pull a sentence together as she watched this Miko-chan (how she shuddered at the name) drop to his knees and thank Sakamoto-sama unendingly.

Kagome narrowed her eyes at the scene and thoughts whirled around her head too quickly to stop the words that left her mouth.

"Are you some kind of mob-boss Akira? Is this why everyone addresses you as Sakamoto-sama?"

She faintly heard her Aunt and Uncle laughing in the background as a blush rose on her cheeks as well as Akira's.

"Ahh, no Kagome. You see, Harumi attended Fujimori and grew to become so popular and everyone worshiped and celebrated him. So I've been called Sakamoto-sama ever since he graduated." Her cousin seemed put down by the idea and Kagome understood. She didn't like to live in anyone's shadow – either good or bad.

"Well, seeing as we're all gathered here in the school office, we might as well see to it that Kagome gets to the student dorms then to class on time?" Aunt Nanami interjected.

Kagome looked around and seemed to finally grasp what the others already had. She was in the school office. She grew mortified at the fact that she had fought with a student right in front of the office.

Seeing her worried expression, Akira sent a calming smile her way.

"So you're a new student!?!?" Mikoto exclaimed.

Nodding her head Kagome received a reply she thought most unusual.

"That's great! You're quite small! And quite pretty!" Kagome blushed, "You'd be perfect! I have to go get Arisada-senpai!"

Mikoto practically ran back out through the office doors, leaving the family and ageing receptionist alone in the room.

Rolling her eyes, Kagome started towards the desk behind with said ageing receptionist sat.

Catching up Aunt Nanami called to the receptionist.

"Ohayo! We're here to get Higurashi Kagome ready for school. Sh – He's a transfer student!"

Kagome noticed her Aunt's mistake and narrowed her eyes. Something fishy was definitely going on.

"Ahh yes," the old woman's wheezing voice made Kagome cringe, "I've got his details right here. This is his class schedule and this is the list of club information." The old woman shuffled around pieces of paper and Kagome glared slightly at the woman for insulting her.

'I'm not so ugly that I look like a boy am I?' Kagome contemplated, 'Even Mikoto-kun said I was pretty!'

Exhaling loudly, Kagome tuned into what the woman was saying.

"If you head over to the dorms you'll find Tsuji-san the Residence Advisor in his office. He'll allocate you your rooms and introduce you to a student who can show you around." The woman appeared to have needed glasses. Not only could she not tell a girl apart from a boy, but she must have been partially blind to have missed out on the fact that her cousin was already acquainted with the school.

Nonetheless, Kagome and Aunt Nanami thanked the lady politely and the family made its way out of the office.

The entire walk to the car was silent, bar the occasional 'Sakamoto-sama's' Akira received from other students.

The family finally seated themselves in the small serviceable car and Kagome watched through the window as they drove for less than two minutes to the school dorms.

"The dorm rooms are about a five minute walk from school," Akira broke the silence with a smile, "you'll see when we walk back for classes this afternoon."

The family moved from the car, collecting a torn and worn bag and headed into the large building.

It was there that the family was to part.

"Oh Kagome my dear, dear niece! If you have any trouble, you know Akira will help. You can call any time you like and either Hidetoshi or I will pick up the phone!" Kagome grumbled as Aunt Nanami smashed her face into her large breasts.

Slightly suffocating, Kagome finally pulled away and smiled, "I'll be fine Aunt Nanami!" she reassured.

Uncle Hidetoshi clapped his hand to Kagome's shoulder and brought her into a hug also.

"You make sure you look after her Akira." He spoke over her head to his son.

Akira smiled brilliantly and nodded.

Final goodbyes were said and Akira soon led Kagome to the Residence Advisor's office.

Walking through the silent building, Kagome let Akira lead the way. He constantly looked over his shoulder to make sure she was following and Kagome couldn't help but notice his concerned glances.

They stopped in front of a plain wooden door, on which Akira knocked hard three times. They were greeted by a tall man in his early twenties with blonde hair and brown eyes.

"Ah Sakamoto-sama!" Kagome's eyes narrowed at the formality, "It is good you're back from your weekend away!"

Akira blushed at the attention and thanked him.

"You're Higurashi-kun right?" Kagome nodded, "My name's Tsuji, the Residence Advisor. If you need anything just let me know." He smiled politely.

"Now," the Residence Advisor gave Kagome a once-over, "I think you need a room at the end of the hall. There's no free room so you're going to have to share. Sakamoto-sama and Miko-chan both have space, so you can decide who to share with. Now, there are separate bathing facilities for the end rooms, so you don't have to worry about the more aggressive males of the school trying to peek at you when showering. Now, Sakamoto-sama will you show Higurashi-kun around? I have work to do."

Akira nodded his head in agreement and Tsuji walked back into his office, closing the door.

"Kagome, our rooms are down this way."

The two walked in together in unison.

"Akira?" Kagome questioned.

"Yes Kagome?"

"Is it really acceptable here for males and females to share rooms?"

Akira stumbled to a halt and he puffed out a breath of air.

"Mother didn't tell you that Fujimori is an all-boys school did she?"

Kagome's eyes widened.

"Wwhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttt?!?!?!?"

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Word Count: 1710

Okay, so someone asked in a review about the picture on my profile. The characters are from Kyo Kara Maoh. The first season was released in English but the second and third season were only released in Japanese. The second and third season can be found on numerous dubbing websites.
Also, sorry for the long delay – my computer crashed (had to get a new laptop!!! (which took a while to save up for…) and I just about pulled my hair out with uni this year…
Thanks to those who added this fic to their favourites or alert list even though they didn't review. Also thanks to D.C who I couldn't reply to online!

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