A Royal Pain

A Princess' Life isn't always fun and games, at least, Kagome's isn't. Join everyone's favorite feisty Princess as she battles through pushy (and extremely hot) suitors, a closet full of nothing but frilly pink balls of fluff and a nation on the brink of collapsing. SessKag, MirSan, InuKik

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Eyeing the 'pink-puffballs-of-doom-that-were-supposed-to-be-her-clothes' (as she had so fondly dubbed them) with distain, Princess Kagome sucked in a giant breath of air and called for her maid.

"SANGO!!!"

Everyone but a single hurried brunette ignored the young mistress' screeching as it had been a daily occurrence for many years. Kagome wakes up, Kagome takes a shower, Kagome goes to get dressed, Kagome screams, Sango runs, Kagome gets dressed in completely improper attire for a Hime, (they had long since ceased arguing with her about it, for if Kagome didn't get 'proper clothing', she wouldn't put any on. Now that was improper.) and the day goes on.

"Sango…" Kagome whined "Why don't you just put the decent clothes in here first? That way you wouldn't have to come running up here every morning."

"Because, Milady, this Sango would get beaten by the Lady if she knew what you are wearing." The brunette shuddered.

Kagome ever-so regally rolled her eyes.

"Mom has issues. She's going to get an ulcer one of these days with all the parties she plans and those dresses she wears…ugh. Last week we had a ball for our cat, Buyo, who had kittens. The Buyo Ball. Everyone had to be dressed in some sort of dress that resembled a cat."

"Yes, and the main food item was Sardines, I believe."

Kagome snorted.

"Who eats sardines, anyway? Besides the loons that attend Mom's parties…I mean, come on."

The maid smiled fondly at their rather…unconventional heiress.

"Let's go down to breakfast, shall we?"

"Hai!"

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"Kagome."

'Oh crap…'

Everything was going along smoothly for the Hime, breakfast went off without a hitch. That is, until the Lady of the East came to dine.

"I would like a word with you, Young Lady."

'Crap, crap, crap!'

The raven haired girl reluctantly sat across from her mother at the table.

"Hai, Hahaue?"

"I am going to be hosting a ball in two weeks…"

'So what else is new?'

"And I would like very much for you to attend."

'WHAT???"

"Ano…Do I have to?" Kagome spluttered, looking for a way to weasel out of this sure to be atrocious excuse for a party.

"Hai. That was not an invitation. It was a demand. The theme will be 'Masquerade Mystique'. Find something suitable to wear, with a mask."

"Hai…" Rats, Foiled again.

With that the Lady of the house took her leave and left her daughter muttering angrily.

"Off to plan more ways to torture me no doubt…involving pink and frills…Ugh…"

Giggling, Sango approached the brooding onna.

"Oh hush, Compared to her 'Pink's Paradise' this is nothing."

"Why oh why did you have to remind me of that night? That terrible, terrible night…"

"Come, let's find you a dress."

Snapping out of her trance, the eastern hime took off in another direction.

"No! Never! Mwahahaaaa! You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread…Princess!"

"Kagome-sama!" the maid called after the fleeing heiress.

Exasperated, the harried girl called the guards

"GUARDS! CATCH THAT PRINCESS!"

Used to the scenario, the warriors dashed after the Hime, hoping she hadn't ducked off into one of her 'Hidey Holes' again.

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Meanwhile, Kagome had only really run a few yards and then promptly hid in one of her numerous (and quite aptly named) Hidey Holes.

'If Rabbits can do it, then so can I.' she thought as she crawled through the tunnel into a large open area that was completely inaccessible to anywhere but the petite princess-sized hole in the wall.

'Those muscle-heads will never be able to fit through there, I'm safe as can be in this room!'

It was the one place where the Hime felt truly at home and as if it was 'Kagome's' as opposed to 'The Eastern Princess''.

Looking in her wardrobe (that was full of clothes that she liked and deemed passable) Kagome rooted around for something to wear to the cursed ball.

'Ah Hah!'

Snatching a dress out triumphantly, Kagome held it out in front of her to admire it.

The dress had a corset style top, red brocade with black dragons curling around it majestically, with a plunge neckline showing just a peek of cleavage. The corset was a spaghetti-strap top coming down to end just above the hips. It laced up in the front and had black lace around the edges. The bottom of the dress puffed out a little bit and went down to the floor, it was a black satiny under coat with strips of black and crimson gauze-like material layered on top of it. To complete the look, there was a shimmery blood-red wrap with black fringe to drape around oneself, and a Black mask tipped up to give the appearance of a black butterfly with red streaks on its wings. It had one brilliant red plume feather coming out of it on one side and a black ribbon so you could tie it on.

'Eat your heart out, Mother.'

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There you go, the chapters will probably get longer as it goes on, so bear with me. You know the drill, no update till I get 10 reviews, and maybe a bit longer because I'll be working on Loveless at the same time. I hope some of the fans of Loveless will find this just as enthralling, and will continue to enjoy my work. Thanks!

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