Summary: Kagome is the daughter of the King and Queen of Tokkan, the peaceful kingdom under the Higurashi rule. But evil lurks around in the shadows of Tokkan, and a certain evil hanyou wants to take over Tokkan. Afraid for his daughter, King Higurashi orders Inuyasha, the inu-hanyou to protect his daughter. Inuyasha, having no choice but to obey his king, protects Kagome-hime, or Princess Kagome. But as the plot unfolds, do they fall head over heels for each other? Or do they start a war over simple things? InuKag MirSan

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Protect Me, Protect My Kingdom Chapter 1: Twilight Miko KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

Inuyasha was a simple bandit, raiding the streets of their goods. His partner, Miroku, panted, trying to keep up as he swung easily from building to building. He had inhuman abilities to die for.

Miroku was a monk, and his temple in Tigris, the neighboring Kingdom to Tokkan, had burned down. He slunk into Tokkan, hoping for a better life than in Tigris. However, he was homeless, just like Inuyasha.

I suppose saying 'homeless' would be lying. Inuyasha and Miroku, having finished their raids, retire to an old boarded up mansion.

Slowing down cockily, Inuyasha waited for his human companion to catch up. Down on the streets below, Inuyasha noticed the royal guards pushing through the crowd. With a groan, he called to Miroku, "The Royal Guards are out! I think we went to far this time!"

"Impossible!" Miroku replied, landing next to his demonic friend. "We stole nothing linking to the royal palace. Just some food and a bit of gold."

Inuyasha peered down at the streets. "They seem to be handing out flyers. I wonder why."

"INUYASHA! MIROKU! LOOK WHAT I'VE GOT!" A red haired kit bounced toward the two men. "There's a tournament tomorrow to decide the Princess's bodyguard! Quite a bit of cash is involved, of course." He smiled slyly.

"Give me that, Twerp." Inuyasha ripped the flyer from the kit's hands and began to read. "During these troubling times, the Princess needs a bodyguard. In order to prove your loyalty, courage, and strength, show up at the palace tomorrow morning at first light. You will fight for the right to be the Princess's bodyguard. You may come in pairs." Inuyasha read aloud.

"There's more! Read it right!" the kit, exclaimed.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I got ya Shippou." Inuyasha replied, rolling his eyes. "5,000 Tokens per week."

"That's a chunk of money…" Miroku raised his eyebrows suggestively.

"Absolutely not." Inuyasha said, tearing the paper to pieces.

"Inuyasha! Think about it! We'll finally have a chance to live a good life with that kind of money!" Miroku exclaimed.

Inuyasha scowled. "Alright, alright. But it was your idea, and if anything goes wrong its you're fault."

Miroku nodded eagerly.

"Fine. I'll wake you up before first light. Get some sleep, you won't be able to use your weak human body without sleep." Inuyasha sneered.

"I told you, it isn't the BODY that affects the way you act when you get a lack of sleep. It's your MIND!" Miroku corrected him.

Inuyasha snorted and jumped outside on top the mansion. From up there, he could see the place where Miroku and him would be headed in darkness to fight for the right to be Kagome-hime's bodyguard.

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Higurashi Kagome, the daughter of King Higurashi of Tokkan, sat in her room, the robe she was wearing over her miko clothing spread out on the bed from her body. Her hair tumbled down her shoulders gracefully, and a maid sat behind her, brushing through it.

"Sango?" Kagome asked quietly.

"Yes Kagome-chan?" Sango asked, pausing in her brushing. "Am I brushing to hard?"

"No. I was just wondering, why Father thinks I need a bodyguard. You served him this afternoon, please tell me." Kagome pleaded.

"I can't Kagome-chan. I was sworn to secrecy." Sango replied apologetically.

Kagome was off the bed in a second, staring at her maid. "Then I order you to tell me."

Gulping, Sango began. "As you wish, Kagome-hime. It seems that a Rebellion is forming on the streets of Tokkan, and you are a target as the eldest, and perhaps a great hostage."

Kagome stared at Sango, shocked. She sat down on the bed slowly. "Do you think they'll try to kill me?"

"Maybe yes. Maybe no." Sango replied.

Kagome sighed and allowed Sango to continue brushing her hair.

"Blue or red today, Kagome-chan?" Sango asked.

"Red." Kagome smiled. "I want to stand out."

"Hai." Sango took out a flowing red kimono. It had a silvery flower pattern going from the right shoulder in a diagonal line to the hip.

Kagome peered out the window. Outside, the sun was meeting the dark velvety blue sky. "Sango, did you know they also call me the Twilight Miko?"

"No. Why?" Sango replied, laying the kimono down gently on the end of the bed. Kagome would dress herself.

"Because Twilight is my favorite time of day. Whether its when the sun sets or when the sun appears. I can always be found out in the garden at any Twilight. Come, let's go down into the garden to watch the sun raise." Kagome replied. She undressed herself and put on the red kimono.

They both ran down the stairs and hurled themselves out into the garden.

As the two girls stood there, the gentle wind caressed their faces and shifted their kimonos. The sun raised over the mountain peaks, raining its warmth down on the two girls.

"Kagome-chan, its time to head to the stadium. The castle guards should be escorting all the entrees into the stadium by now." Sango said.

Kagome let her eyes stray to Sango's hip. She knew attached to her friend's leg was a six-inch dagger.

Sango saw this and grinned. "Yup. I've got it."

Kagome smiled at her friend. Sango was really her bodyguard… but in the kingdom's eyes a woman could not be a princess's bodyguard. So Kagome elected Sango her head maid and Sango followed her everywhere.

Kagome nodded, and with a swish of her kimono, she had turned around and headed to the stable to pick out a stallion, with Sango at her heels.

In the end, Kagome picked a black stallion named Crescent, and Sango picked a chestnut named Velvet Duke.

Swinging up into their saddles they began their journy, jeans under their kimonos.

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Inuyasha had woken up Miroku at dawn and they were now making their way through the drunken crowds to the stadium. Obviously, the people had found this tournament a reason to celebrate, and had drank all night long.

Sober, Miroku and Inuyasha pushed their way into the stadium, signed up, and made their way to the waiting room. There, they would decide who would fight whom in what match in what round.

A few hours later, the Royal Guards called attention. Two girls riding horses were passing, one was wearing a red kimono with silver flowered pattern and the other was wearing a plain blue kimono. Both girls obviously were wearing some sort of pants, for they weren't riding sidesaddle. The girl in the red kimono was riding a black horse that was nervously trying to sidestep, and the girl in the blue kimono was riding a chestnut horse.

The girl in red was happily chatting away with the girl in the blue, handling her horse with excellent skills.

"Kagome-hime! Sango-san!" the guards bowed, and so did Inuyasha, Miroku and the rest of the crowd.

Kagome turned surprised to the crowd. She hadn't realized where they were going. "Yes?" She asked, pulling herself together. For a minute, she locked eyes with Inuyasha, before she had to look away.

"You are to draw the first match." The guard moved to help her down, but Kagome swatted his hands away.

"I can dismount just fine on my own." She said, swinging to the ground gracefully. She made her way up to a box with all the names of the precipitants. "First match, round one is…" Kagome paused and pulled out two pieces of paper. "Inuyasha vs. Kouga."

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Sorry for shortness.

Next time on, Protect Me, Protect My Kingdom: Powers Clash: Dog vs. Wolf. Kouga and Inuyasha do battle, and Inuyasha quickly learns that Kouga is a cocky little bastard that's pretty fast. Can strength overthrow speed?