This is unedited, but it's a story I started on my Tumblr that I will finish but I thought I would publish it here as well.

I realize we say Gou's Harem a lot, but we never actually made it a harem right. Using whatever knowledge I have received from watching Jodha Akbar-the show not the movie-I will try to write about my own AU about Princess Gou having a Harem of her own!

In Mughal terms, the Harem, while referring to multiple wives or concubines, also refers to the place in which they are kept, usually a palace adjacent to the rulers own.

"Princess it's time for you to retire." Gou looked up at her purple haired guard, giving him a shining smile.

"Just a little longer Rei." She said, her hands moving across the puzzle pieces with ease. "I want to solve this before brother returns."

"We cannot delay my lady, your concubines have been restless of late." Rei grumbled. Gou looked over to find her guard looking disgruntled with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Have they been giving you a hard time?" She smiled.

"When do they not."

Gou made sure all the pieces were secure before rising to her feet. "Then let's go, it would be a shame if they tortured you any more than they normally do."

"Thank you." Rei looked relieved and began to lead her towards the harem.

Gou let out a sigh and began to prepare herself for what waited for her in her chambers. Harems in her brothers kingdom weren't the same as they were elsewhere. Most of her concubines were a result of political treaties and she had a fair number of others in there as well who were gifts from other nations either for her or for her brother. Because of political reasons Gou couldn't turn any of them down, or release them so instead she opted to leave them alone, letting them have as much freedom as she could provide.

Her brother didn't fault her in her decision of not taking advantage of them because as he put it, they had their use and now that they were used up they were no longer needed and shouldn't be paid attention to. It was a cruel reality that they faced, and Gou didn't like that kind of thinking and recently some of them wanted to spend more time with her and that was comforting.

"The princess is entering" The doorman announced at her arrival.

"Gou-chan!" A familiar blond greeted her at the door, jewels dripping off of him as he welcomed her with a bright smile.

"It's nice to see you again Nagisa." Nagisa was the youngest brother of the three concubines that an ally of her brother adored, he was given to Rin as a gift. Her brother has no interest in him so he transferred Nagisa over to her harem once the visiting king had left. It had taken the blond a few months to talk to her, and his first question to her was if her brother was planning on doing anything to him.

"Will the King be coming for me?" He asked her, his pretty face hard as stone.

"My brother?" Gou was confused, she was sure Rin had said that Nagisa was to be in her harem, that was why he was transferred over. Did he intend to take him? "I don't think so."

"W-What?" The confusion on his face shocked Gou, this was the first time she had seen emotion of any kind on the blonds face.

"My brother does not have a taste for men." She replied, "You're in my harem because my brother gave you to me."

"Wait, you're my master now?" He asked.

"M-Master is one way of putting it I guess." Gou really didn't want him to be referring to her as his master, yeah she was the princess but her parents had taught her to be humble. "But I'd rather if you called me Gou."

After that moment he talked to her more often, and eventually became much more open towards her. Though there were times where he would seem distant, but he was always quick in covering it up. She also began to feel that she was spoiling him rotten; out of all of her men, he was the one that spent the most of their funds. Though when he flashed her his charming smile she would find herself unable to reprimand him in any way.

"Welcome back my lady." The brunet giant offered her a warm smile, "You look well."

"Thank you Makoto." She returned his smile, putting her hand in his own as he bent down to place a light kiss on it.

Makoto was the eldest son of a small lord who begged her brother for protection against neighboring kingdoms. Rin had accepted, and Makoto came along as insurance of their deal. He came along willingly and because of his great negotiation skills he was appointed as the manager of the harem. He was in charge of handling all confrontations between the men, and even any other problems that arose. His fair and kind temperament made him the perfect candidate for the job and everything since then, the harem has been running smoothly.

"Thank for giving my father aid." Makoto said, bowing to Rin who was in his formal gear to welcome the newest member of his court.

"It is of no matter." Rin said, "As a part of our treaty, you will join my sister, Princess Gou's harem as an official concubine of the princess." He motioned to Gou who took a step forward, nodding her head at the brunet.

"It is my pleasure." Makoto bowed to her.

"You do not have to fear Makoto, the Tachibana lands will be kept under the protection of the Matsuoka Kingdom."Rin turned around and left, probably to go to another counsel meeting.

"Makoto-san, please follow me." Rei said, "I shall lead you to your new chambers and allow you to settle in."

He was always kind, and he had mentioned that if not him, his younger brother would've been offered up as a guarantee for this treaty and he didn't want that. The boy was barely even ten and he didn't know if Rin was going to be a kind King or not.

"Though it seemed like my worries were for naught." Makoto smiled down at her, "If my younger brother was meant for your company I'm sure he would've been happy."

He was a charming man, as well, always flirting without realizing he was doing it.

"Mako-chan, you can't just steal Gou-chan's attention from me!" Nagisa whined, taking Gou's arm in his own, "It's been days since she was last here and Gou-chan has to spend it all with me!"

"That's being very selfish Nagisa-kun." A sly smile spread across perfect porcelain skin as a familiar pink haired man slipped between Gou and Nagisa, effectively separating the two. Gathering her hands in his own, Kisumi looked deep into her eyes with his own seductive purple. "It's been so long Gou-chan, I thought you had forgotten this poor street urchin."

"K-Kisumi." Gou offered him a smile, unsure about how to react to his words.

Kisumi was a different case compared to the others, he wasn't exactly a gift, and neither was he the result of any treaty. He was a result of her own selfishness; but her brother did not reprehend her for him, instead he was the one who encouraged her, so she assumed her actions were acceptable.

"You're probably the reason why she never came back." Looking around Kisumi's shoulder, Gou made eye contact with the person that disliked Kisumi the most. Haru kept his gaze steady, nodding his head slightly as a greeting towards her.

"What's going on over there?" Gou asked Rin, her eyes catching a large group of people gathered in an open square in the city. They had arrived on an diplomatic visit to a neighboring kingdom, and while they waited for dinner to begin, Gou walked out to one of the balconies, with Rin accompanying her and looked out upon the city.

"Slave trade." Rin sighed, crossing his arms across his chest. While slave trade was not allowed in his kingdom, he had no say in how his allies ran their own. Honestly if only his plans would pick up speed then he could conquer everyone and unify the country under his rule. It was his ultimate goal to clear the land from the filth and disease that sickened it.

That night Gou and Rin joined the King of the city for dinner and entertainment afterwards.

"The entertainment I provide you has cost me a fortune." The King boasted, "My men found two gems in the slave auction today." He grinned, as two figures stepped out from the shadows.

Gou felt her breath stop as her eyes caught sight of them, both were beautiful in their own rights, but the pain could be seen clearly in their eyes.

The one with dark hair was playing the harp, his fingers long and thin, and precise as they played the music beautifully. His eyes, which were as blue as the sea at night, were void of any light. It was sad that such beauty held no life.

The other, who was dancing to the music was almost ethereal in appearance. His long pink hair added to the magic of watching him dance, his pale skin and beautiful purple eyes just drew Gou in at first glance. Though there was so much sorrow and anger in his eyes that everything felt so wrong.

In seconds whatever joy she had felt in listening to the music and watching the dance was lost as something angry began to claw inside her chest. She began to move, as if to get up, but Rin grabbed her wrist, preventing her from getting up. He had been watching his sister closely, or rather, he had been watching that lecherous host of theirs watching his sister and it ticked him off. He could see what Gou was thinking and had already come up with a plan that would bring him much joy and their host much pain.

After the performance, the pink haired man sat down next to the harp player, who kept on strumming quietly in the background. Rin clapped, earning the attention of all those that were attending.

"That was beautiful." Rin began, "Though it seems like a shame to return back to my kingdom without something of your beautiful kingdom."

"You honor me King Rin." Their host said, "Name it, anything you wish and I shall present it for you as a gift."

What a fool, Rin smirked, just a little bit of ego stroking and he had already fallen. "My sister rarely ventures from our kingdom these days with the threat of war before us, so if it agrees with you I would like to honor her wish."

"The beauty of the princess is a gift to us all." The man replied, his gaze on her making her feel uncomfortable. "Come my lady, tell this one what it is you wish?"

Rin squeezed her wrist gently before letting go of it, and Gou knew what she wanted almost immediately. "Can I have anything I desires?"

"It would be my pleasure to have the red lady smile by my actions." He said, "Please, anything but my very own beating heart is yours."

Offering the man a smile, Gou motioned to the two slaves. "They perform beautifully together." Rin had to bite back a laugh as he noticed the kings face fall. "I would like to have them for my own court."

"A-Are you sure princess? Two worn slaves could hardly be worthy of-"

"Is there a problem with my sisters request?" Rin asked, "They are naught but two worn slaves as you say, you can always buy more."

With the eyes of all his advisers and guests on him, the king had no choice but to give in and she gained the custody of the two.

On their way back to their chambers, Rin offered her a bright smile, "Did you see that fat bastards face when you asked for the slaves."

"Bro-"

"You know more about hurting men than you let on Gou." He laughed.

Gou blushed, "Are we bringing those two back to the court?"

"Heavens no." Her brother said, "They are slaves Gou, what kind of King would I be if I had slaves in my court when slavery is not allowed in my kingdom."

"Then what?"

"They're yours." He said, stopping outside her door. "They belong in your harem Gou, have them perform for you again and maybe then it'll be more enjoyable."

"Okay."

After arriving home the following week, Haru and Kisumi were brought into the harem and with Makoto's help the two were settled in quickly. Haru wouldn't speak, not to her or even the other men for a long time. He first began to talk to Makoto, which made sense, the harem manager was more of a mother hen at times. Though in time his blue eyes became calmer, and his music sweeter.

Kisumi on the other hand was cold as ice and his tongue sharp, as the others in the harem were quick to realize. He seemed to hate her in the beginning, confronting her always by disrobing at her entrance into the harem. It was saddening, but very quickly she realized that his past was like Nagisa's; abused and discarded.

"Are you here for your fill master." His words bitter as he lowered his robes down his arms, revealing his slender shoulders and slim chest.

"Kisumi I-"

"Is it not enough?" He snapped at her, tugging at his sash to further reveal his pale skin and just the sprinkling of hair at his abdomen.

Blushing at the sight, Gou walked up to him and grabbed a hold of his wrist. "Stop it." She snapped at him, "No one is forcing you to anything, if anything keep your clothes on."

"What, was I not what you expected you red headed whore?"

"Kisumi!" Makoto who was secretly watching from the doorway spoke up.

"Leave Makoto." She snapped at the brunet, who seemed conflicted. "Now."

Bowing at her, Makoto had no choice but to retreat, but stuck around close enough to hear. It seemed the others in the harem had also heard the commotion and had gathered to listen in onto the drama.

"I won't ever be an obedient dog like him." Kisumi growled, barring his teeth at her.

"No one is asking you to be obedient." She growled back, pushing his hands away from his clothes, "You were never given orders." She reached up and fixed his robes, straightening them and tying them closed. "I cannot set you free, but I have offered you a better home. Here I do not ask much of you, I just want you to get along with the others. You have freedom and money here, but I will not tolerate you disrespecting others in my home." Her red eyes stern, "You will apologize to Makoto for calling him a dog and will take any punishment I send your way."

"Y-You-"

"Makoto!"

Fearing that he was caught listening in, the brunet came back into the room, his eyes nervously darting between the two occupants. "Y-Yes."

"Kisumi will have laundry duty for the next two months."

The entire harem went silent, the commanding tone they had heard the King use as he prepared his armies for battle was what their princess was using to condemn a man to wash laundry for two months. They were unsure of how to react, but like always, Nagisa broke out into laughter.

Gou felt her cheeks heat up as she realized that everyone had heard her. Pressing a hand to her cheek Gou felt the heat against her skin. Looking up she saw Kisumi looking down at her in shock, "D-Don't forget your duty." She shuddered, before quickly leaving the room and then the harem.

After that, he began to treat her better and eventually he began to become much more open with her and had often asked her to watch his new performance, or played games of chess with her. Though recently he's been much more touchy than he normally was.

"I was brought here as your concubine Gou-chan." Kisumi grinned, leaning closer to her. "Why don't we make use of my position?"

Gou blushed at his words and tried to casually move his wondering hands away from her thighs. "I-I'm fine."

"People will begin to think you don't like us princess." He pouted, pressing his lips against her throat, his long hair tickling her exposed skin.

"I like you all very much!" She exclaimed, jumping away from the dancer when she felt his wet tongue against her skin.

Kisumi laughed, "You're acting like a shy virgi-" His purple eyes widened, "Are you a virgin princess?"

"I think I had a meeting with oniisan." Gou said turning to leave, but froze when he placed a hand on her shoulder, his other looping around her waist, pulling her back against his chest.

His warm breath fanning against the sensitive shell of her ear, "This might be fun Gou-chan." His tongue flicked against the tip of her ear, earning him a yelp from her, resulting in her pulling away from his arms and exiting the harem. He chuckled as he watched her go, this was a discovery that would bring him great entertainment and if he played his cards right, he could even be her first.

"Gou-chan!" the pinkette turned to see Nagisa skipping towards them, but stopping when he realized Gou wasn't with him. "Where's Gou?"

"Who knows." He replied, offering the blond a sly smile before returning to his chambers.

Nagisa frowned, something happened and he felt left out not knowing what.

Across the hall, Haru had seen the entire scene but wisely kept his mouth shut. Getting involved with either Kisumi or Nagisa often resulted in a headache.

"Haru-chan!" Nagisa's voice rang throughout the chamber and Haru let out a sigh, so much for staying out of it.

Nagisa pushed past the dancer and pulled her into the library. "I wrote a letter to my sisters." He said, "I need you to read it and approve!"

The men inside, especially the gifts weren't allowed to have contact with the outside world, in case of conspiracy, but Gou didn't have any large duties or responsibilities. Her harem didn't really have much exposure to the secrets of her brothers court, so she allowed them to write to their families if they had them. One of the requirements was that Gou had to read the letters before they were sent, just in case.

"Using your family is not fair Nagisa-kun." Kisumi pouted, watching the pair heading towards Nagisa's chambers.

The blond turned around and stuck his tongue out at him, a trumpet grin on his face. Kisumi rolled his eyes at the blond's childishness, but didn't move to follow them. He would get his chance with Gou later, she made it a chore to visit each one of her concubines before retiring for the night, but never in one of their beds sadly.

Nagisa's letter was just filled with a list of all the things he had bought and the tournament she had hosted for her harem the week before. While they weren't allowed to leave the harem without her, they had an entire palace to themselves and were allowed to do almost anything within it. While her harem chambers weren't as big as her brothers, it was still big enough.

"Is it fine?" He asked, his pink eyes watching her excitingly, "Can you send it out right away?"

"Of course." Gou smiled, "Want to come with me?"

"Yes!"

It was easy to make the blond happy, but it was just as easy to do the opposite; though recently Gou had gotten better at reading him and he hadn't been mad her for a while now. He, like the others, weren't allowed out unless she was with them, or they had permission of the King.

Gou sealed the letter and got to her feet, Nagisa followed after her, taking a hold of her hand as they began to walk out of the harem. Rei, as always, was waiting for her at the door, his face dropping when he noticed Nagisa at her side.

"Hey there Rei-chan." Nagisa brightly greeted.

"Are you going somewhere princess?" Rei asked, actively avoiding looking at Nagisa.

"That's not fair Rei-chan, you can't just ignore me!" Nagisa whined, "Gou-chan, make Rei-chan pay attention to me."

"I'm not sure he would after what you did last time." Gou laughed before turning her attention to Rei, "We're going to give the postmaster this letter."

"Of course, allow me to acco-"

"We don't need you there Rei-chan." Nagisa interrupted, "I'm going on a date with Gou-chan and we don't need you butting in."

"Listen here-"

"It's fine Rei." Gou said, "We won't be leaving the palace, there are guards posted everywhere."

"As you command," He bowed, "but be aware I do not approve." He sniffed before falling back to his position by the harem door.

The couple then made their way down the corridor, Nagisa sticking to her like a second skin as he took in the sights of the main palace.

"Did the drapes change?" He asked.

"Yes, in preparation for the Yamazaki family visit." She replied, "My brother wanted everything to be perfect for their arrival."

"I've never seen your brother do anything for any other guests."

"The second eldest prince is a friend of my brothers, they've been allies for a long time." Gou tried to think back because she was pretty sure she had met the prince before, but she couldn't remember his face. "I think I may have met him once, but I can't remember what he was like."

"If he's a friend of your brothers then probably crazy." Nagisa giggled.

While Gou didn't want it to be true, knowing her brother was a caring person at least towards her, he didn't have the best attitude when it came to having friends. He was in a position where he had to be cautious, and trusting the wrong person could end up with him being dead. She could only imagine what her brothers 'friend' could be like. She agreed with Nagisa overall, so she also laughed.

"And what are we giggling about over here?" Feeling Nagisa tense next to her, Gou found none other than her brother standing before her. Next to him was another man, taller than her brother, but just as imposing. He had dark hair and sharp teal eyes; his mouth formed into a mocking smile.

"N-Nothing brother." She replied, "Nagisa and I were just headed towards the postmaster's office."

"That's suspicious." Rin's red eyes narrowed as he saw the two of them holding hands. He quickly told himself that the blond, Nagisa was it, was in his sisters harem. "Gou, I was hoping to introduce you to Sousuke at dinner, but it seems it was fate for you two to meet before."

"I see." Gou looked back at the man who was looking over her with hooded eyes.

"Sousuke, this if Gou, my younger sister." Rin said, elbowing the taller man when he noticed him staring, "And Gou this is Prince Sousuke of the Yamazaki family."

Red eyes widened, this was her brothers most trusted friend? Though in a strange way, it made sense. He wasn't what she expected, but still it wasn't surprising, of course her brothers best friend would be some scary looking guy.

"You're here early." She replied, placing a false smile on her lips. "I believe we weren't expecting your arrival for a few more days."

"My tour of the battlements ended earlier than expected." He said, "I road on ahead, but my family will be joining us soon."

"Well, I hope you enjoy your visit." Nodding her head at him she turned to her brother, "If you'll excuse us, Nagisa and I will be leaving."

Rin nodded and watched the couple walk away, taking note of how close Nagisa was walking to Gou. If he was to go along with his plans he needed things to go smoothly, something told him that things wouldn't be easy.

"I believe you told me your sister had no lover." Sousuke said, also watching the two walk away.

"She has a harem." Rin shrugged, "Come, we have much more to discuss."

"The border was not as neat as I expected."

"What do you mean?"

As the two men began their talk of the war, Gou and Nagisa continued their way to the postmasters chamber. Both of them lost in their own thoughts of their encounter with the Yamazaki prince.

Gou was late in arriving at the harem and Nagisa grew worried; while he didn't have much experience in court, he was in no ways ignorant to its on goings. A few days ago when the king introduced Gou to the prince, dread began to creep into his mind. The changes in the palace just for the visit of the Yamazaki family wasn't just because the king was fond of them, no. It could only mean one thing and he didn't want that.

His suspicions were proven right when Gou walked, or rather ran, into the harem very upset. Makoto was the first to greet her, since he liked doing his work in the main hall rather than his room.

"Is something wrong princess?" Makoto asked, rising from his seat as he saw the angry, red faced princess stomp into the room.

"Yes something is wrong, Prince Sousuke Yamazaki is to be my husband." She spat out, kicking a pillow that was laying on the floor in anger.

"Is he a bad person?" Makoto asked, curious.

"I don't know, but he doesn't seem very friendly either." She grumbled, flopping down on the mountain of pillows, a very unladylike move on her part.

Makoto sat down next to her, taking her hands in his. "You are a princess, Gou." He began gently, "You knew that you would be married one day."

"I expected to know who I was going to marry at least a little bit." She sighed, unable to remain angry as Makoto stared at her with his gentle, understanding eyes.

"The life of a princess is hard." He smiled, placing a hand on her head and ruffling her hair a little, "But you've always been strong." Gou smiled up at him, "I don't believe you'll stop now."

"You always know the right thing to say Makoto." She laughed.

The compliment made him blush, "Just for you it seems." He sighed and looked over Gou's head to find Nagisa staring at them in shock. Now that was a whole other problem.