After watching the episode of Magi with Kouha in it, I feel as if I got his character all wrong based on the anime. Oh well, I rather the manga, so I'll stick to the way I have him.
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It was nice having Aladdin during the long trip to Kou, but he didn't know where Sai was either. Throughout the trip, however, either Reirein, Junjun, or Jinjin would approach me and ask me to reconsider and join, as they call him, Prince Kouha. I'd say 'no', and they'd try again later. Aladdin would look at me strangely, but not say anything. It's as if he would have expected me to go, but was happy with the fact that I didn't. After the trip, we finally arrived in Kou. It was as Sai and Kouha had explained to me. It felt weird though. Being in a cage, going through the streets while people cheered. Once we were at the palace, shackles were brought out. I didn't know weather to be surprised or not at the fact that they didn't place any on me. I looked at the guards ,who were doing it, curiously. I opened my mouth to say something, but they interrupted.
"Prince Kouha told us not to put anything on you," one of them said.
"That's a good thing," Aladdin whispered to me. Kouha wasn't taking me seriously. They started leading the captives away, but I was forced to stay behind. I looked around a bit, and saw Kouha walking towards me. I quickly looked down, but I should have realized that that was useless. Kouha forced my head up with his hand.
"Are you ready to stop playing this game?" he asked, "I allowed you to come here as a prisoner." I shook my head.
"Kouha, just please, consider the fact that I want it to be like this. It won't be right any other way," I said. Kouha groaned.
"Stop this [Name]," he said, "You've already ruined my mood enough as it is. Just stop acting like this." I shook my head.
"No, I won-" I was interrupted when the back of Kouha's hand collided with my face. I didn't expect that. My hand instinctively went to my face. I was a bit shocked. Why would he hit me? I guess I was getting on his last nerve, but that isn't like the Kouha that I've come to know and love. I was too surprised for words.
"Fine, but you'll cave eventually," he said, walking inside the palace. I looked over to a guard standing next to a pile of shackles. He picked some up.
"Are you sure about this?" Reirei asked. She was near the scene. I nodded. Reirei sighed as my ankles and wrist were cuffed.
Kouha had made his way to Kouen's study. Normally, he'd be happy about reporting back from a successful mission, but as he said, his mood was ruined. Kouen sighed once he saw the pissed off look on Kouha's face. They knew about the victory, so it was obviously something else that had pissed off his youngest brother. Koumei looked up from the papers in his hand as Kouha got closer.
"It was an easy victory. There weren't many casualties on our side," he said, very seriously. Kouen looked at him curiously.
"Did everything go as planned?" Koumei asked. Kouha nodded.
"For Kou, yes," he said. That made both of his brothers wonder what had upset him. They weren't going at ask directly, but they were going to find out, and they knew exactly where to start.
"So, where is this girl you said you'd bring?" Kouen asked. Kouha looked down, and Kouen and Koumei realized that that was it.
"Well," Kouha started, "Apparently, she'd rather be a slave then be with me." It was obvious that Kouha was upset by this. He was never really in a 'steady' relationship. The girls from Kou knew of his title, and what it possessed, and since most of them were interested in using him, he used them too by just bedding them. But, not all of the girls he encountered were like that, but most of the other ones just weren't his type.
"What? Why?" Koumei asked. It was weird hearing of anyone at all, be it woman or man, go into slavery intentionally. Kouha shrugged.
"Hell if I know. I think she feels bad about it happening to her friends," he said. That was another reason that they could tell that there was something wrong with Kouha. He wasn't his normal respectful self in front of them. Kouen sighed.
"You do realize if her social status drops to one of a slaves, you won't be able to be with her?" he asked. Kouha nodded.
"Yeah, that's why I won't let her be one, but she can pretend all she wants. If she stays here, it will be fine," he said. Kouen looked at Koumei who shrugged. Kouha's plan wasn't bad at all. It made sense.
"Alright then, but try to keep her away from Gyokuen. If she finds out what you're up to, then she'll do everything in her power to use it against you," Kouen said, then he sighed, "We'll have to notify everyone about this." Koumei nodded.
"I'll make sure it gets done," he said. Kouen and Koumei really cared for Kouha, that's why they didn't mind doing things like this for him.
I followed in line with all of the other slaves to a prison-like place that was underground of the palace. I was right behind Aladdin. He seemed to have this weird look on his face as if everything was going to be alright. Maybe I thought that myself. Maybe that's why I easily chose to become a slave. But there was no sugar-coating any of this. We'd be force to work forever, and some of us would most likely be sold.
We were put in cells. Unlucky for me, I wasn't in the same one as Aladdin, but Nero was there. We were in the cell next to Aladdin. We couldn't see him, but we could here him talking rather loudly as if nothing were wrong. I was sitting next to Nero. It was kind of weird, because I never really hung out one on one with him. I didn't know what to say, but I suddenly remembered something. I didn't want to make a bad situation worse, but I had to ask.
"Do you know where Sai is?" I asked. Nero shrugged.
"I didn't see her at all during or after the attack," he said, "She might be dead." He looked down and pulled his knees into his chest. That was something that I did not want to believe, and I wasn't going to. I put a hand on his shoulder.
"We have to stay positive," I said, "She might still be alive." Nero shook his head.
"There's nothing positive about slavery," he said, still eying the ground. I sighed and crossed my legs in my sitting position. I hated to admit it, but he was right.
"Cheer up you two!" We heard. It was Aladdin's voice. "Try not to worry too much. Things might look bad now, but we don't know what the future holds. It's good to stay positive in a negative situation. Trust me." I had no idea how he could be so calm about this, and if not, excited. I had no idea what went through his mind, but I needed it.