Woot! Two reviews! \o/

Thank you OkamiXaiaand Swabenfor being my first two reviewers! They mean a lot to me T_T

Glad you think it's original Swaben ^_^ That's what I normally go for in stories like this.

Aaand here's chapter 4!

Chapter 4. "I Need To Learn To Fight."

Kaya stepped back in fear.

"W-What are you doing here?" She asked, her eyes turning ice blue. The figure in front laughed coldly.

"I think we both know the answer to that question." It stepped closer and slashed her arm. Kaya screamed in pain. The figure grinned.

"Consider that as a warning…Ojousama. I'll be back before you know it."

"AAAAH!" Kaya screamed, waking up instantly, sweat dripping from her face. "T-Thank goodness. It was a dream…" She put her hand on her forehead…but she noticed something.

Her arm was bleeding. [1]

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"Ouch. That has to hurt." Ninima remarked when she saw Kaya putting a bandage around her arm. Kaya didn't say anything for she was still in shock. Who was the figure in her dream? Her dream-self seemed to recognize him…but Kaya didn't get a close enough look to see him for herself.

A scary thought shook her, what if he comes back? She knew it couldn't be a coincidence that she got scratched in her dream…then that exact same spot started bleeding in real life. What if he does more than a scratch? A cold chill ran through her spine at that thought.

"Niichan!" Kaya was ripped out of her train of thought. "What?" She asked innocently. Ninima narrowed her eyes.

"You're eyes are ice blue. If I'm not mistaken…that means fear." Kaya blinked in surprise, "You looked through my stuff?!"

"Not important." The greenette waved her off. "What's got you freaked?" She asked, taking a seat. Kaya stayed silent.

"Dude. You know me; I'll sit here all day if I have to." Kaya sighed, "It's really nothing…I feel fine…"

"You're a terrible liar."

Kaya sighed, what was she supposed say? Oh I had a dream a man cut me and now my arm's bleeding.

"Whoa, really?!" Ninima asked in surprise, Kaya blinked.

"You heard me?!"

"Yeah…you weren't exactly whispering."

"Oh…"

They stayed silent for a few minutes. Kaya returned to her thoughts, what did he want from her? Is it someone she knew from the past? Who-

Oh…

"Kuro!" Kaya suddenly shrieked, popping out of her seat. Ninima stared at her.

"That ass that used to work for you but tried to kill you?" Kaya nodded vigorously, her eyes turned dark blue in worry.

"I-I think he's going to come back." Kaya said, voice shaking. "He said 'I'll be back before you know it.'" She gulped.

Ninima blinked, "Wha-are you sure?!" Kaya nodded slowly.

"Well what the hell are we supposed to do then?!"

Kaya shook her head putting her arms over her head on the table. "I don't know…"

Ninima stared at Kaya for a second then sighed, "What about that Usopp dude…Didn't you say he's part of that one guy's pirate crew?" Kaya looked up at Ninima, and then shook her head sadly.

"No. I can't fight. I'd be no use to the crew…" She said gloomily. Ninima grinned.

"I know someone who can train you."

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"You're going to do WHAT?!" Merry exclaimed. Kaya sweatdropped and turned to Ninima. Said girl sighed.

"I'm taking Kaya to a new island to get her trained! Kuro could be on his way right now!"

"It was a dream! Just a figment of her imagination!" Merry protested.

"Then explain the cut."

"She must've had it before she went to bed!"

Kaya stood there uncomfortably while the two just argued over her like she couldn't make her own decisions.

"Miss Kaya is unfit to participate in physical fights!" Merry insisted, Kaya's eyes flashed red.

"Shut up! Both of you!" The two flinched at the harshness in her tone; they turned around and stared at Kaya.

"I can take care of myself! I don't need to be babied like this." Kaya's eyes bored into theirs, she sighed and looked away.

"Merry…I know you're just worried about my safety…but I'm not that fragile girl I used to be. I can take care of myself. And I want to train. I want to be able to defend myself." She stared at Merry, "Please…try to understand…"

Merry stared. He hesitated and sighed. "Fine…I see you are a woman now. You have to do this." He smiled a bit. "Frankly, I'm proud of you."

Kaya grinned and gave him a hug, tears forming around her eyes. "Thank you. I won't let you down."

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"Ready?" Ninima asked, Kaya picked up her bag and nodded. "Ready." She smiled at her old room, "I'm going to miss it here…"

"Hey don't get all upset and start crying on me now. You have no idea how lone it took to wipe away my tears." Ninima grinned.

"Let's go."

1. Freddie Kruger moment

Anyway I hope you liked it ^_^ I had to redo this chapter like five times cause I never liked how they turned out -_-