I Am Me; No One Else

Chapter 16: Test Day

As Kagome entered the common area of her suite; she squealed loudly in happiness and excitement. The two other girls came out to see what had happened and knew she was utterly over the moon now by the look on her face.

"Kagome, what happened?" Aki said

Kagome smiled as bright as the sun, "Sesshoumaru asked if he could court me and presented me with his first gift." She said excitedly as she indicated the necklace.

The two others squealed now as they came to see the necklace and made sighs of awe and mock envy of her.

"What did you say?" Aki asked

Kagome rolled her eyes, "I said yes of course. Who would be dumb enough to say no to Lord Sesshoumaru?" She asked her

"Point made." Aki agreed as all three giggled at her silly question

"Did he also give you a betrothal mark?" Kukiko asked

Kagome nodded and then carefully lowered the sleeve of her kimono as she brushed aside her hair to show them.

The two then made sighs of happiness for her as Kagome bid them goodnight and they all went to change for bed. Kagome decided to forgo her usual bath since she was exhausted and had no real energy left to devote to her bath.

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The next day, however, Kagome woke up around half-past five so she had time to bathe before her tests started. She happily washed and was singing a song that sounded so full and vibrant that her happiness was literally coming off of her in waves.

"Well, here is another talent that miss Kagome has neglected to share with us." Aki smirked as Kagome then stopped singing.

"You have a beautiful voice and I am sure that the demon lord who is sitting outside the door and was quite literally drawn to the sound of it agrees with me? Don't you Lord Sesshoumaru?" She called to him

Said demon lord then made a sound that oddly sounded like a happy barking and everyone who was already awake there likely heard this sound too. Kagome then flushed red down whole body in embarrassment as she realized he had been enjoying her singing and had hidden in the hall to listen to it because she was in the bath.

"Oooh look at this? She's so embarrassed that she has turned red from head to toe?" Aki squealed in delight

Kagome then glared at her, "Aki, be quiet."

However Kagome heard the subtle growl outside and flushed even more red now as her hands shook in embarrassment and her body felt the pleasure from his growl of pleased emotions through the betrothal mark.

"Wow! I have never seen a human turn scarlet before. Is it really possible for us to turn that red?" She said to herself out loud as she teased Kagome, "However, I think I have done enough teasing for now so I will stop bothering you. But since you are my newest sister and roommate; you are not immune to it...Shikon Miko or not!" Aki told her seriously with a smile on her face

Kagome groaned in dismay. Aki was turning out to be the Miko version of Yuka without the sex escapade stories to tell and turn her into a living tomato. Kukiko was more like Ayumi though, calm and collected in anything as well as discreet. She had yet to meet the miko version of Eri here, but she figured she would soon enough.

After Aki left, it had taken several moments for her to calm down and the redness in her skin to recede before she was able to finish washing and to dress in the miko training outfit for her day ahead. Kagome was beginning to think the world hated her.

The outfit was like second skin and highly similar to Sango's slayer outfit as well as the armor that Sesshoumaru hadn't wanted her wearing unless absolutely necessary. The difference to it from a slayer outfit was that it was made to be able to channel her reiki and not damage it over time like a normal one would have had happen.