"Bahahaha! Big brother! You really are the man! Two women at once! You dog!" Mukotsu laughed loudly.
Bankotsu grinned big as the two women giggled and stood up to take him to the backroom.
Riza glided through the crowded bar. Slipping through unnoticed.
Bankotsu climbed on the table laughing and wobbling before jumping off. With his footing unbalanced from consuming too much alcohol he slipped.
As Riza approached the rowdy group a body fell right on top of her.
Bankotsu laid between her legs, chest to chest and lips to lips.
The mercenary pushed himself off of her.
"Oh shit! I'm sorry about that!" He laughed off the accidental kiss.
Her cheeks turned a deep shade of crimson as she stared at the man in front of her.
Long jet black hair braided down his back, a lean and muscular physique with tanned skin and a pair of deep blue eyes with a purple four point star in the middle of his forehead.
This man had taken her breath away. He was strikingly handsome. He was so handsome and she was disguised as an average beauty. An easily forgotten face.
He looked at her tilting his head. She just sat there with a red face and wide eyes.
"U-Um.. i-i-it's o-okay.." She says trying to hide her French accent.
Bankotsu felt the girl was a little off and with the two horny ladies calling his name he shrugged it off and stood. He extended his hand to at least help the poor weird girl to her feet.
"Let me help you up, I guess." He says to her.
Riza, at a loss of words just kept staring at the young man.
"Alright than. Help yourself up, weird bitch." He says walking past her.
Riza watched him wrap his arms around two young ladies and disappeared into the crowd.
'What..just happened?'
Without a second thought she scrambled to her feet to go find Mamoru.
He waited outside for her.
"Hey, did you get a nice introduction in?" Mamoru asked.
Riza was still hypnotized by the drunken man. He was drinking with them. Which meant he was associated with her target.
"I..uh...not really. One of the men fell on me and spilled the liquor." She mumbled, her cheeks still flushed.
"So what's our next plan?"
"We take the poison man by force."
Riza smiles to herself as she presses her hands between her thighs.
If she got to Mukotsu than she'll get to the man who fell on her. Once she had him, she'll make sure he stays with her.
After another day of drinking and fooling around with different women, Bankotsu and his band of mercenaries were on their way to their next destination. The moon was rising high in the sky and not a cloud could be spotted.
The stars and moon illuminated the large field the were passing. Waves of the ocean crashed against the rocks under a nearby cliff.
"What a beautiful night. The stars are shining, the spring air fresh and clean. Oh what a night!" Jakotsu sang.
Bankotsu chuckled.
"Yeah, it's a pretty nice night." He agreed.
Suddenly he got a chill. Something was watching them from the forest.
"Men! We're being watched." He alerted the group.
They all began to look around at their surroundings.
Bankotsu turned around and to his surprise stood a young woman in the distance.
The wind blew, flowing through her wavy and wild blonde hair.
A black skin tight halter bodysuit covered her torso, thigh high heeled boots and long black gloves that went up to her biceps.
Her body was curvy yet slim and petite. Her long pale golden hair cascaded down to her slender hips. His mouth watered slightly as his eyes scanned her body. Her plump round breasts bouncing lightly as she took a few steps further.
He looks up to her face. Most of her features hidden behind a black mask exposing only her eyes.
The woman had the most unique eyes he had ever seen, a bright crystal blue. Her eyes shun so brightly he could see them a mile away.
"Well, hello there." He says smoothly.
"Monsieur."
"What's a sexy little thing like yourself doing all alone out here?" He says in a low voice as his men surrounded the young woman.
Riza smirked. She could feel the tension, the electricity in the air. All of her nerves telling her she was in grave danger. This feeling turned her on.
She got an intense sexual thrill from her profession. Her core dampened as he stalked her.
"A little sheep has frayed from the herd it would seem." The poison man spoke.
Her sharp blue eyes shifted to him.
"Or maybe a wolf has found a herd, monsieur." She spoke.
Her thick accent strange yet sexy. Her voice was like soft summer rain but her French words poured into him like hot magma.
He held his blade to her throat.
"Is that supposed to be a threat? You threatening my men, bitch?" He spat.
Under her mask was a deep crimson blush. God this man was turning her on to the point she could feel the warmth seeping through her bodysuit.
'Yes, mon amour. Speak ill to me..I've been bad.' She thought to herself.
"Monsieur Mercenaire, I do apologize for seeming rude but it would seem that one of your men's presence is required by my employer." She tells him.
"Ha! Than tell your employer to kiss my ass. You're not getting any of my men." He growled.
She giggled. Taunting him.
He was known for being a man with a short temper and with the young vixen toying with him it pissed him off.
"Who is it you're after?" Renkotsu spoke.
Riza glances at Mukotsu. He steps back as her chilling eyes land on him.
"The poison man." She says softly.
"Well If you want him, you're going to have to get through us." Bankotsu says raising his sword.
Riza giggled and spun around him just as he brought his sword down.
She pulls out her twin blades and swung. Bankotsu ducked down to narrowly avoid the sharp blades.
He sliced through the air with his halberd only to be blocked by the string connecting the two blades.
Her movements were fluid and quick. While Bankotsu's were unpredictable and aggressive.
They clashed their weapons, barely avoiding each other's blade. A spark of attraction began to rise. With each swing, she blocked and vice versa. Their fight was beautiful. Like a dance with the intent of killing each other.
Each attack she made he countered. He was so strong and fast. Riza jumped back to avoid his blade.
Riza jumped to the left just as Kyokotsu slams his fist into the ground, erupting the earth under her.
She ducked down avoiding Ginkotsu's saws. She flipped backwards as the saws quickly returned.
Bankotsu used Ginkotsu to jump off and swung his halberd towards her.
She threw her knives at him. He used his arm and leg to block the knives from lodging into his face and chest.
He hit the ground hard before flipping and landing on his feet.
"Fuck! Throwing knives?!" He yells out pulling the two knives out of his sword arm and the other two knives out of his leg.
His white clothes began to turn crimson.
He growled as he and Riza circled each other.
They both charge and quickly began to fight in close quarters. She was almost as skilled as he was.
She jumped back putting distance between the two and spun kick Suikotsu in the chest as he charged at her. Jakotsu swung his snake sword, cutting her arm.
Riza threw one of her blades at him and retracted it back quickly. She kept doing so to keep him from using his sword. Her blades were just as unpredictable as his.
Renkotsu sipped his jug and spit out fire between her and Jakotsu.
She turned to throw her blade at him but as soon as she turned Mukotsu opened a jar in her face.
Riza coughed and stumbled back, rubbing her eyes.
He vision was blurred with black spots appearing, her head felt dizzy and her body unbalanced.
"Damn it." She fell to her knees and collapsed.
Bankotsu walked up to the girl.
"Good job Mukotsu. All we had to do was distract her well enough to get you close." He says with a big smile.
"Yes big brother! Once again your strategic thinking has defeated another enemy! Now let's remove that mask from you, little dove." He says removing her mask.
Bankotsu took a step back. Shocked by the immense beauty that was Riza.
"Woah.." he mumbled.
He shook his head.
"Alright! Let's tie this crazy bitch up." He said with red cheeks.
Riza awoke hungover, sun beaming down on her, dirt inches from her mouth and her hands tied behind her back and her legs tied together.
"What the fuck?" She groaned.
"So your finally awake?" A male voice spoke.
"Huh?" Riza lifts her head and was caught by dark blue eyes.
Her cheeks heated up the second she realized who he was.
"You!" She blurts out.
She struggles to free her arms.
"You can try all you want but you won't break out of that. I made sure of that." Bankotsu smirks.
Riza sighed and looked back up at the handsome man.
"What do you want? Is it my body?" She asks.
Bankotsu's cheeks heated up.
"Tell me what you want Mukotsu for?"
"That's between my employer and him."
"So you're just an errand girl?" He chuckled, mocking her.
Riza smiled, instantly stopping his laughter.
"I can be much more than an errand girl." She purred.
He narrowed his eyes.
"Well I guess if you're of no use than I should just rid you now." He says walking up to her, scooping her up and throwing her over his shoulder.
"Woah! Hey! What are you-? Put me down! You brute! This is no way to treat a lady! And get your hand off my ass!" She yelled.
He walked over to a large nearby waterfall and holds her over the roaring water.
"You're not going to throw me over that waterfall, are you?! Are you out of you fucking mind?! There might be rocks down there!" She complained.
Bankotsu paid no mind to her nagging. He held her bridal style and pretended to drop her.
Riza let out the cutest girly scream he has ever heard.
"Okay! Damnit! Put me down! I'll talk! Just don't throw me!"
Bankotsu drops her on the grass.
Riza sits up and glares at him.
"You can untie me. I won't cause any issues." She tells him.
"Yeah, I highly doubt that. Now talk."
Riza sighed.
"Can I at least have a drink?" She asked.
"No."
"Not even a little shot? I'm nearly sober." She cooed.
"No." He says more stern.
Riza pouted.
"Ugh. Fine. Poison man!" She called out to Mukotsu, quickly catching his attention.
"Yes, my dear?" He response lustfully.
"You remember Katsu?" She asked.
He nods his head weerily.
"Well he sends his regards. Which was me but I'm now in a bit of a sticky situation. Well, he sent me to get you and I was supposed to kill everyone else. Nothing personal." She winks at Jakotsu.
"Why were you supposed to kill us?" Renkotsu questions.
"Because you men are a threat to our income. Also have been accepting jobs with our clients so Katsu isn't too pleased."
"And you?" Suikotsu adds.
"And I don't give a fuck unless I'm paid too." She responds but her accent hid her words.
"What the fuck did you say?" Bankotsu asks.
"I said I DONT GIVE A FUCK UNLESS I GET MONEY TO MAKE ME GIVE A FUCK." She says in annoyance.
"My bad, my bad. It's that stupid accent of yours."
"My accent is not stupid! You're stupid!" She retaliates.
"Where you from?" Bankotsu asks crossing his arms.
"Europe. France to be exact." She responds.
He studied her appearance. He had never seen a woman like her. With bright blue eyes and hair like pale gold. The sunlight only made her glow more.
"How much was this Katsu guy paying you?" Bankotsu asks.
"Nothing now. Because of you I have now lost my chance to go on a shopping spree in Kyoto!" She complained.
Jakotsu gasped.
Riza turned to look at him.
"10 kilos in pure gold."
Bankotsu whistled.
"That's just the price for Mukotsu?"
"50 kilos if I brought him you and your men's heads." She lifted her head up to look at him, giving him clear view of her cleavage.
"Renkotsu come." He hooked his arm around renkotsu's neck to bring him down to his height.
"So what do you think we should do about her?" He asked.
"If allied she could prove to be very useful. But we also risk her slipping away and returning with reinforcement." Renkotsu says cupping his chin.
"From what I can tell, she's not the type to let someone else get the glory of killing us. I say we strip her down of any weapons, making her practically harmless and go from there. If this Katsu fucker planned on paying her that much for really just Mukotsu than it makes me wonder how much he'll pay to get her back."
"Like bait! We could use her to draw out our new rival and kill them all. But what of her when we're done?"
Bankotsu glances back at her. His eyes traveling briefly over her body.
"Iiiiiim sure I can make use of her." He smirked.
The two nod in agreement and turn to face the French woman.
"Alright, Jakotsu! I want you to strip her down to nothing. Remove any weapon she has. I know she has throwing knives so get to it." He commands.
Jakotsu groans before standing and grabbing Riza by her hair and drag her away while she called out a number of profanities and insults.
"Alright. Well..that's that." Bankotsu says proudly with his hands on his hips.