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Protect Me, Protect My Kingdom

Chapter 2: Powers Clash: Dog vs. Wolf

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Inuyasha heard this announcement, and obviously was pleased with this arrangement. Kouga was his enemy… a total ass. He would love to beat the idiotic wolf until he lay dead on the ground. But he snapped back to attention as Kagome-hime explained the rules.

"Rule number one: Do not kill you foe. If you do so, you will be immediately disqualified. Rule 2: no hitting where it counts. Rule 3: Weapons are only allowed in a weapon appointed match. In any other match you can use anything but a weapon." She glanced at the crowd and picked out a few youkai. "Claws don't count as a weapon." She added.

Inuyasha flexed his claws eagerly. He wasn't forbidden to use them, so he couldn't wait to tear that wolf to pieces. Too bad he couldn't kill him.

Sango approached Kagome and whispered something in her ear. Kagome nodded and whispered back, and then Sango dashed away. Turning back to the crowd she declared, "The first match will start immediately when the two contestants are prepared. Inuyasha, Kouga, could you please come here so we can discuss a few things?"

Inuyasha pushed his way through the crowd and reached Kagome first. He noticed Kouga was having a harder time, fore Inuyasha had intentionally poked people with a claw, piercing the skin, and with a yelp, they'd move for him. But Kouga wasn't doing anything like that and it took him a few minutes longer to reach them.

Ushering the two men to the side, Kagome left the room and entered a more open space, and Sango was immediately at her side, her hand on her hip, acting like she was resting her hand there, but Kagome knew she was just feeling the dagger underneath.

"First of all, I want to make sure you have the rules strait." Kagome told them.

"Can't I kill him?" Inuyasha and Kouga asked in unison, pointing at each other. They glared hatefully at each other.

"No. No killing!" Kagome told them firmly. "Secondly, nobody will be allowed to interfere, but judges on my command. If I think you've lost, you've lost. Now, are you ready to begin?" She looked at them questionably.

Inuyasha smirked then nodded along with Kouga.

"Alright then." Her eyes looked at them blankly. "A guard will escort you onto the field. Good luck to you both." With that, she left, with Sango at her side, both of them chatting excitedly.

The guard escorted Inuyasha and Kouga to the middle of the stadium where they were to fight. "Wait for the princess's command. If you start early, then you'll be disqualified."

Inuyasha looked to the right, and Kagome and Sango, he heard her name was, stood, chatting to some guards. For a second, she turned and looked strait at him. Her hair was a beautiful raven black that cascaded down her shoulders and her skin was soft looking and her lips were a soft pink. The red kimono made her stand out, for the guards wore black and Sango wore a soft blue.

"WEAPONS MAY BE USED! BEGIN!" Kagome's voice rang out. Without hesitation, Inuyasha headed for Kouga. Kouga dodged, whirled around and kicked the hanyou in the back. Inuyasha hit the ground, but in a second he was up.

Kouga smirked, and Inuyasha smirked back. Inuyasha flexed his claws eagerly, but didn't move. Kouga got sick of this and decided to attack. Running toward Inuyasha, he tried to punch him.

Inuyasha blocked with his left hand, and slashed Kouga across his chest with his right. Stumbling back, Kouga's wound spilled out blood all over his clothes.

Inuyasha ran toward him, but Kouga jumped over him.

Whirling around, Inuyasha nailed Kouga while he was still the air.

Kouga gasped, blood spurting out of his mouth.

Inuyasha claws were sticking out of his chest. Inuyasha removed his claws, and Kouga collapsed to the ground.

The tournament officials rushed to the scene, medics behind them.

Inuyasha turned to Kagome, and saw her covering her mouth, her eyes blank. She was staring at Kouga, a huge gap was in his chest.

He approached her. "He'll live." He said, before turning away.

"Your lucky I'm not disqualifying you now!" She snapped.

Inuyasha smirked, and kept walking away.

The next rounds went on as scheduled, and Miroku beat his foe. It was now break time, and Kagome was discussing heavy matters with guards and tournament officials.

"Don't you see, Princess Kagome? If King Higurashi appoints you his final heir, you'll be in grave danger!" One argued.

"I am perfectly aware of that! However, I AM capable of handling myself!" Kagome protested.

Inuyasha was nearby, leaning against a wall. He stood there, listening to the arguments between Kagome and the guards. In fact, he wasn't in hearing range of a normal human, but he still saw Kagome glance to him time to time.

Finally, she stomped over to him. "What are you staring at, Dog-Boy!?"

"A ugly little princess argue immaturely with the guards." He replied calmly.

Guards approached, but Kagome waved them away. She dug her finger into his chest, and said, "You are a complete jerk, Inuyasha! If you win, I'll positively die!" she said and stomped away.

As it turned out, the team Inuyasha and Miroku were to fight chickened out. Begging forgiveness from Kagome, the made their way out of the stadium.

"Winners!" They announced.

Kagome slapped her head and shook it violently. "Life is hell."

"Inuyasha, do you pledge your allegiance to Princess Kagome, whether she remains Princess or becomes Queen? Under any costs, even your own life, will you protect her?"

"I, Inuyasha, Pledge my allegiance to Princess Kagome, whether she remains princess or becomes Queen. At any costs, even my own life, I'll protect her." Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

"Miroku, do you pledge your allegiance to Princess Kagome, whether she remains Princess or becomes Queen? Under any costs, even your own life, will you protect her?"

"I, Miroku, Pledge my allegiance to Princess Kagome, whether she remains princess or becomes Queen. At any costs, even my OWN life, I'll protect her." Miroku said dramatically.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes at Miroku's dramatics, and the guards congratulated them.

Completely baffled, Kagome approached them. "Now, I thought you two would never be able to pull it off. But here you are, and you guys did it."

"Yeah… so when's our first pay?" Inuyasha asked.

Kagome fell over anime-style.

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Done.

Next time on Protect Me, Protect My Kingdom: Heir Appeal! Kagome is now the official heir. With Naraku hiding in the shadows, that's not good. Kagome expresses her worries to her bodyguards to get little comfort. Then she realizes that life isn't all fun and games. This plot of Naraku's is a sick game of Win or Lose. War, betrayal, and forbidden love are all part of the game.