Slam

"Kouen, you Tyrant King!"

The slamming of a door was mixed with the sound of a woman yelling, her tone told volumes on how angry she was.

Said man looked up from the scroll he was reading and fixed the woman with a leveled stare, "What?"

"Don't 'what' me! You know why I am here!" Kayami as she stormed over to his desk and slammed her hands down, leaning forward to get into his face. Anyone who would have entered the room at that point, would have thought they were about to kiss but if they would have then looked at their faces they would have noticed that kissing was far these two minds at the moment.

"Is this because I had selected you to train a small group of our soldiers?"

"Yes! You know damn for well that the nobles will kick up a fuss when they learn of this!" Kayami said pushing away from the table to pace in front of it instead. While she didn't mind training the Kou soldiers her people's fighting style, there were nobles here that didn't want her to teach them because she wasn't born here or some other crappy excuse.

"And? This is my choice and I say that you are to start training them today." Kouen said as he leaned back in his chair and clasped his hands together on top of the scroll, looking up at Kayami.

Kayami sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose, "Fine, I'll do it but don't be surprised if certain nobles come to you with bruises that suspiciously look like the blade of a wooden training sword."

Kouen smirked at that but he lost it when he remembered what she had called him when she had first entered the room, "And what's this about a Tyrant King?"

"Oh, it's my new nickname for you." Kayami said with a smile as she walked over to him.

"Why?"

"Because you're a Tyrant and a King," She smiled more and leaned against the table, next to where he was sitting.

Kouen looked up at her silently for a few minutes before he stood up and, with her watching his every move, leaned towards her, getting into her personal space. Now if anyone was to enter the room at this moment, it would really look like he was going to kiss her because of the look on his face and the whole mood that was now in the room.

He watched the various emotions that ran through her face, Kayami was like an open book when it came to her emotions...it was so easy to tell what she was feeling and thinking at every moment. He watched a her cheeks became a crimson color and grew darker as he leaned even closer until his lips was next to her red tipped ears.

"Should I give you a new nickname to call me?" Kouen whispered in her ear causing the girl to shiver in response before she pushed him away, something he knew she would do because she really wasn't used to guys showing interest in her...even if they were just teasing her.

"N-n-no thanks! I'm good!" Kayami stuttered out the first word but gained strength as she spoke more.

She wasn't making eye contact with him, which made him chuckle in amusement causing the young woman to snap her head up in surprise but anger soon appear on her face as she realizes that he was teasing her.

"Damn it, Kouen! Next time you're in the mood to tease a woman like that find another woman!" Kayami yelled at him. "You almost stopped my heart!"

"Why should I when you give me the most interesting reactions?"

"...DAMN TYRANT KING!" Kayami bellowed before she stormed towards the door where she turns to point at him. Her eyebrow was twitching in barely concealed control of her not snapping and straggling Kouen. "You do that again and you'll be sorry!"

And with that she left the room, stomping angrily as she walked away wanting to get away from him as quickly as possible before she tried killing him that. He always teased her like that! Actually it wasn't teasing, more like it was bullying...he always bullied her in new and interesting ways but it ways made her either embarrassed or angry...mostly angry after she got over being embarrassed.

Gah! I'm so pissed! Kayami thought as she angrily kicked the wall before she stormed off to the training grounds.

If she couldn't physically take her anger out on Kouen then she was going to take it out on her new students until either they or one of his brothers, or even one of his Household members, beg him to stop bullying her.

Let's just say that her students soon learned that if Kayami came to the training grounds angry then it was going to be a very rough and torturous training session that day...and knew who was behind her anger.

The next day, Kayami was in the training yard teaching the hand-picked group that Kouen had given to her to train...damn Kouen. She wore loose black pants and a white top that opened slightly at the top to reveal her bandaged chest, her hands and arms were also covered by bandages. Kaisei was sitting near-by watching her as she taught them their sword style, which was graceful but powerful.

She quickly disarmed her sparring partner and held her wooden sword at his throat, "Never underestimate your opponent...some countries have female fighters and you have to be careful around them, they will exploit any weakness they find. And if you are someone who gets queasy about fighting a girl, I'll be sure to break you of it." Kayami twirls her sword before she helps the man up. "Now do some sword drills!"

"Hello, Prince Kouen...and Prince Koumei and Kouha." she heard Kaisei say from behind her and she looks over her shoulder to see that the three princes and their Household members were standing there.

Kayami placed her hand on her hip while she rested the back of her wooden sword's blade on her shoulder as she walks over to them.

"Hello...came to see the progress of your soldiers?" Kayami asked as she stopped in front of them.

"Yes, how are they doing?"

She shrugged a shoulder and said, "Pretty good, still not used to me though...I don't know if it's because I am a woman or an outsider."

Kouha skipped over to her and wrapped himself around her free arm, pulling it away from her hip. Kayami looked down at him with a small smile on her lips, the only outward sign that she shows in public that she doesn't mind his affections and welcomed them.

"You're having fun~?"

Kayami chuckled and said, "Yes, I am."

Kouha pouted up at her and said, "You should let Kaisei train them! I want to spend time with you before Brother En steals you away from you." He shot Kouen a smile, which he ignores.

"Fine, I'm sure Kaisei would enjoy it." Kouen said.

Kaisei placed his hand over his chest and bows, "Thank you, my Prince...it would an honor."

"Yay! Thanks, Brother En!" Kouha said as he dragged Kayami off. "We'll be off!"

Kayami sent a quick wave over her shoulder before she was pulled out of sight by Kouha. She smiled at him and allowed him to pull her.

"You need to change before we go into town!" Kouha said. "And you need a bath too!"

"I don't stink!"

"No but still, you need a bath!"

She huffed at that and when they reached her chambers she chased him out of the bathing area, she would bathe herself. Kayami quickly bathed and got dressed into a nice robe from her homeland, it was fitted but it could be easily loosened and tucked into her sash if need be.

"Alright, I am ready...let's go." Kayami said as she finished putting her hair into a half ponytail, clipping it into place by a clip that Kouha had bought for her.

Kouha beamed and skipped over to her, grabbing her arm and leading her out. They walked out of the palace, he was now holding her hand as he led her through the busy town. They were walking side by side, Kouha was shorter than she was so it was a sight to see but a sight they were used to. Prince Kouha was always withe either his servants or with Kayami.

The Third Imperial Prince darted from stall to stall, pausing every once in a while to buy something that he could use on Kayami. She was his one of his dolls after all and he loved dressing her up, something he never showed his older brother...she didn't want him to see her dressed in Kou clothing, especially if she's wearing make up.

Kouha smiled as he remembers that day, little did he know that Kayami was also thinking about that day...

Kayami was sitting on a pillow in the center of the room of the Third Imperial Prince of the Kou Empire, Kouha Ren. Said Prince was standing behind her, brushing her long black hair and humming as he did so. Kayami knew that his hobby is beautification and fashion and that was probably one of the reasons why he was so good with women, he knew what they liked and how to deal with them.

And speaking of women, his three female attendants, Jinjin, Junjun and Reirei, were pulling Kou dresses out of a closet and showing them to him. Some dresses were taken away while others were gently placed on his bed so that he could put on Kayami after he was finished brushing her hair.

Kayami had a calm look on her face, something that would have told anyone who should enter the room at that moment that he had done this to her before and that she was used to this. The three female magicians stood in the corner of the room once they were done doing the tasks that Kouha had told them to do.

Kouha placed down the brush and grabbed a beautiful maroon colored dress, motioning to her to stand up. Kayami stood up, she was wearing her white under robe...her outer robe had been taken off as soon as she had entered his room and placed on the bed as well. The Third Prince started to dress her and Kayami silently stood there...like a living doll but she enjoyed it and so did Kouha, this was their bonding time.

"Sit down so I can put make up on you and do your hair," Kouha said with a smile.

The Ki warrior sat back down on the pillow, making sure to be careful with how she sat since she didn't want to wrinkle the dress. Kouha cupped her chin and tilted her head up so that he can start putting make up on her face. He put eye shadow and eye liner on her eyes, blush on her cheeks and then he painted her lips with a dark red lip paint.

"Close your eyes, Kaya...I don't want you to see your reflection just yet." Kouha said as he started to fix her hair. With her eyes close, she could feel Kouha's movement through her other senses...she could also smell him too, he had a scent that was entirely his own.

"There...all done, you can open your eyes now." Kouha said as he put the brush down again and stepped back. Kayami opened her eyes and blinked in surprise when she sees her reflection, staring back at her was an unknown woman. The woman lifted her hands and touched her cheek lightly, Kayami felt that touch and knew that the woman in the mirror wasn't a stranger it was her: Kayami.

"I can't believe that's me," Kayami whispered. "I don't even recognize myself."

"You're really beautiful." Jinjin whispered.

"Yes! Very beautiful!" Reirei said smiling at Kayami.

"Only Lord Kouha could do something like this!" Junjun said. "You are lovely!"

Kayami smiled at them and lowered her hands, clasping her hands on her lap, "Thank you so much." She looked at her reflection again, she never wore make up before so she never knew that she would look like this when she did wear it.

Kouha clapped his hands together and said, "Let's show Kouen your appearance right now."

"No!" Kayami yelped wiping her head towards him to fix him with a wide eye stare then she blushed when she saw his smirk. She huffed and wiped her head back around, pouting now. "I hate it that you know that how I feel about your older brother..."

Kouha kneeled next to her and poked her cheeks playfully, "You should just say that you 'love' him instead of 'feel'...you're so stubborn~"

"Shut it." Kayami grumbled but she didn't do it meanly or anything, she was embarrassed and annoyed that the one person who knew that she was in love with Kouen was the one person she had originally didn't want to know.

Kouha smirked and patted her head, "Okay, we won't show him...for now but I can't promise next time we won't show him~"

Kayami simply huffed before she stood up at his motion and allowed him to take off the dress and then put on a new one on her...

"Isn't this pretty, Kaya?"

Kouha's question startled her out of the memory and she looked at him to see him holding up a hair pin that was shaped like a flower at the top and had bells attached to the base of the flower.

"It is pretty, Kou." Kayami said with a smile.

"Good!"

He turned and paid for it before he handed it to Kayami, "A gift in return for the one you got me."

"You are always giving me gifts, Kou," Kayami said as she took the pin. "But thank you."

"Someone has to spoil you since neither my brothers, father or your mentor do!" Kouha said as he took her hand once more.

Kayami laughed at that as she allowed him to drag her once more around town, she didn't realize that she needed to do this until Kouha had came with his brothers and taken her away. Kaisei did enjoy training others, more so than she did and Kouha realized that and decided to take her away to have fun.

This is why she liked Kouha, he was always looking out for her.