As Tamika's ordeal was going on up stairs, Kouji had stopped by the brothel to see if Mistress was still going to have the banquette there or not. He was thinking about going to just a simple bar for the celebration but the guys did enjoy the girls. It was a tough call for the head bandit to make as he was headed up the stairs. As he made it to the top of the second floor he heard a woman cry out in pain. He knew it was too early for any customers to be there plus he hand booked out the entire building so there shouldn't have been any customers there. As he made his way around the corner he could see that fat ugly bastard Goro pushing himself on a girl. With her eyes shut so tight and her face in disgust he could tell she wasn't enjoying herself. Kouji could handle a lot o things in his life. After all being the leader in a bandit group you had to have a tough exterior and interior to handle the things he had to see, but seeing men force themselves onto a woman who doesn't want you, he couldn't stomach. A angry serious face came across his face causing his blue eye brows to push together and his eyes to narrow.

"GORO! Get you fat ass off that girl before I make you!"

Goro turned his head to see who had the balls to yell at him. Once he saw that it was Kouji he immediately let go of Tamika's hands and stepped away from her. Tamika allowed herself to fall on to the floor into a ball keeping her eyes shut. She was thankful for the man who had stopped that bastard but she wished it never had happened in the first place. Goro bowed at Kouji as Kouji made his way over to him. Kouji turn his lip up in disgust as he got a whiff of Goro.

"You stink worse then horse shit. What were you doing with this girl you fat bastard? You know mistress hates it when you touch her girls! Get out of here!"

Goro quickly left Kouji and Tamika left behind. Once around the corner her lifted up his arm and took a deep inhale. Goro figure he should take a bath before his mother caught a whiff of him. Kouji knelt down by the girl and spoke as softly as he could to her.

"Are you ok? I hope he didn't hurt you too bad….What's your name? Are you new to the brothel? I am Kouji, leader of the bandits in this area."

Tamika wasn't sure he had just heard him right on the brothel part. She thought it best she not push her luck and just ignore it. She had went through a lot in, she didn't even know what time it was anymore. She opened her eyes to look at him as a few stray tears feel down her cheeks.

"My name is Tamika. I am new here. Thank you for helping me."

Kouji was taken back by how green Tamika's eyes were but quickly snapped out of it and gave her a friendly smile. As soon as Kouji was about to speak again Chi and the other girls were on the second floor learning what rooms they would be assigned. Chi saw that Tamika was crouched down on the floor with a strange blue headed man beside her. Her mind immediately went to a dark place and figure he was the reason for Tamika be crouched down the floor with tear stains on her cheeks. Chi didn't care about the consequences for removing herself from the group without permission. She ran over to Tamika's side and kind of pushed Koji on his shoulder causing him to knock over. She then grabbed Tamika's arm pulling her up from the floor. Chi then pointed her finger at the man and began to yell at him

"KEEP YOUR DIRTY HANDS OFF OF HER! SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH WITHOUT YOU FORCING YOURSELF ON HER!"

Kouji looked up at Chi in shock. He could believe he was just side swiped by a girl let alone as pretty as one as she was. It was rare for girls to have blonde hair in Shiga. Kouji became a bandit because he loved owning rare items but he didn't come form a family of wealth so he learned how to take what he wanted. Even though Kouji gaze made Chi uneasy she stood her ground firmly as Tamika tired to get her friends attention.

"Chi! No you have it all wrong. This man here saved me from Goro. He was only helping me"

Realizing she made a terrible mistake her cheeks turned a soft red.

"O…Well why didn't he help you off the floor. They way he was crouched by you and how you were in a ball made it look differently…."

Chi bowed at the man in apology as Kouji picked himself off the floor. The shocked look across his face never as he continued to stare at Chi. He was so memorized by her beauty he never heard the Mistress walking up behind him until he saw the look of fear on Chi's and Tamika's face. She gave the two girls a look of what do you think you are doing. Both girls couldn't help but fall to the floor. Kouji felt his angry kind of rise as he saw the girl he was falling for go to the floor like some commoner. Holding back his anger best he could, he bowed slightly to the Mistress.

"These girls were in danger from YOUR son. I was simply reminding him of the rules but it think he would understand t a lot better coming form you Mistress."

Kouji knew the mistress hated hearing Goro being called her son in public. Chi and Tamika couldn't help but look up as Kouji had said her son. Mistress was about to scold them for looking without being spoke to until she saw the mark on Tamika's cheek left by Goro. She only Nodded her head and spoke to her servants girl ear in a soft but harsh whisper.

"See that Goro is brought to my room once I am finished with Kouji"

The girls head only nodded as her Mistress made hr way back up to her room. Kouji Smiled at Chi and followed close behind Mistress. Chi's cheeks turned a brighter red then before as Kouji smiled at her. No boy had ever smiled at her in her village. It was considered bad luck what with her blonde hair. Tamika helped her friend off the ground as they both headed back into the group. With no order From Mistress the girls narrowly escaped punishment.

Once Mistress and Kouji were in the office she sat in her chair with Kouji directly across from her. Kouji put his feet up on her desk and crossed his right foot over his left tone as he spoke.

"I want Chi to be mine for the rest of tonight. No other man is to have their dirty hands all over her!"

Mistress forced a fake friendly smile across her face. She still hadn't forgotten how she called Goro her son in front of everyone. She tried to read Kouji's face to get some idea of why he had come early, but all she could read was that he had fallen for the girl in the hallway. She didn't know which girl was Chi but she could only assume it was the girl found off the side of the road. Kouji was too suppositious to pick the blonde.

"Of course Kouji. You are of course my best customer….I am curious as to WHY you are here so early. You wouldn't have thought about going back on our deal did you?"

Kouji had in fact come to break the deal off but after seeing that girl Chi, he changed his mind. He only smirked at Mistress and closed his eyes. Since he was going to stay he also wanted to make a special request to Mistress.

"A pal of mine is coming back from the Konan and I want him to have a great time. Make him remember why he is a bandit in the first place. Not running back to Konan and hoping that miko will be there."

Kouji didn't hate Miaka but he hated to see his best friend in so much pain since she left four years ago. With his request made he got up from the chair and left out the door. As he was leaving he saw that Mistress's servant had found Goro and only smirked at what his punishment would be.