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Episode Seven: Kayla VS Zoro, Matters of the Confused Heart!

"Blain? Isn't that the name of the bastard that tortured her?" Sanji asked.

"That's what she said earlier," Nami answered.

"But that's Zoro, not that Blain guy. He would never do those kinds of things to a person," Luffy spoke.

Nami sighed, "I know that. But it's obvious something happened between them."

"If she doesn't stop soon, she's gunna die!" Chopper yelled.

"Chopper, why don't you and Usopp go and prepare medical supplies. They are both gunna need medical treatment after this," Nami said.

Chopper and Usopp nodded then ran downstairs to prepare stuff. Luffy, Nami and Sanji just continued to watch in horror as their two friends fought on. Kayla stood there, panting. Her opponent was stronger then she thought. No matter though, Blain would die by her hands.

"Black Fire Tornado!" she screamed.

She held out her sais and began to spin. Her feet lifted of the ground as a black fire wrapped around her body. The wind was moving so fast, Luffy had to hold onto his hat.

"This has gotta stop!" Nami yelled.

Kayla flew at Zoro, who couldn't get out of the way in time. Her blade's cut into his side, causing blood to be pulled into her tornado. He moved before anymore of his blood could be stolen from him. Kayla also pulled back as her wind slowed down. She landed on her feet, and when she completely stopped spinning.

The other's gasped in horror. She was covered in blood. Weather it was hers or Zoro's was unknown. Sweat began to roll down Zoro's face. She charged at him again and kicked him in the open side.

There was so much force in her kick that Zoro was sent across the deck. He skidded to a stop close to the railing. Kayla charged at him again, but he dodged it. When he stood up, he was greeted with a vicious onslaught of strikes from Kayla's sais. He blocked them all, except one that cut his cheek.

Kayla flipped away from him, and landed gracefully on her feet. She crossed her sais over each other, smiling wickedly as they began to glow black.

"Dark Blade!"

She uncrossed them quickly as a black X flew straight at Zoro. He jumped out of the way to avoid it. The X flew into the Going Merry, but did no damage.

"You can't do this forever! You're growing weaker each second," Kayla stated.

Zoro did not reply, but stood firm. He couldn't attack her. Hell, all of the cuts he had given her were on accident. He didn't want to hurt her; she had already gone through enough pain. She began to growl as she looked into his eyes.

"Don't you dare regret what you have done to me because I'm going to kill you, regret what you have done because it was wrong! Tell me something Blain? Do you fear for your life? I did, every damn day I was aboard your damned ship!"

She charged at him again, with a new burst of speed. Her sai flew out and slashed him across the chest, even though he had tried to jump back. It was a shallow cut, but still a cut none the less. The point of the sai was pointed as him, and a small stream of red fire latched out at him, and caught his shirtsleeve on fire. He quickly put it out, but it had burned him a little bit.

While he was distracted, she ran at him and kicked him in the side of the head. This time he didn't skid, instead he smashed into the mast. Before he even smashed into it though, Wado Ichimonji dropped from his mouth. His body connected, and the mast broke and began to fall towards the group of three. Nami just stared at it as it began to fall towards them.

Her fear wouldn't allow her to move in any way. Luffy began to brace himself as Sanji jumped away from them. He noticed Nami still standing there, not moving.

"Nami run! Or you'll get hurt!" Luffy yelled.

If the mast fell down at its current speed it would damage the ship badly. Kayla's ears perked up and she ran towards them. Everything she did was to protect Nami. Nothing was going to stop her from protecting her. Nami was her friend, the only one she had when growing up. Nothing was allowed to happen to Nami.

She grabbed Nami by the waist just as Luffy stopped the mast. It weighted a lot though and forced him to bend his knees so far that they were almost touching the ground. If Kayla hadn't moved Nami, she would have been badly injured. Kayla placed her down, away from the danger. Sanji was trying to help Luffy, but was having no luck.

She noticed Nami looking at them, and that she was about to stand up. Kayla placed a hand in front of her and shook her head.

"I'll do it. You stay where it's safe."

Kayla's voice was warm and calm. Nami just nodded as Kayla placed her sais down. Her hands began to glow black. Two black hands emitted from hers, except they were larger. They grabbed the mast and began to lift it back up.

Her muscles began to burn with pain, but it was worth it. Nami's friends meant everything to her, and she wouldn't allow Nami to be hurt in any way. She had promised, and a promise cannot be broken no matter the cost. Luffy noticed the weight being lifted off him and saw Kayla. He began to push up, as did Sanji.

That took great strain off of Kayla.

"Hold it!" Kayla demanded as she put it back in place.

Luffy and Sanji did as she stopped using her dark powers and began to burn the wood back together. It worked and Nami smiled.

"Kayla is still there! She protected me again!"

Kayla smiled as she saw Zoro place his sword back in their sheaths. As soon as she noticed this, she snarled. She flew at him again and kicked him in the gut. He stumbled back but never fell down. Zoro looked at her in disbelief. Her eyes were still glowing red and black.

"You didn't really think I'd let you off the hook so easily did you Blain?"

Zoro clenched his teeth together and drew his swords again. When he placed Wado Ichimonji in his mouth, he noticed that Kayla was grinning from ear to ear, yet she was crying at the same time.

(Inside Kayla's mind)

"Yes! Yes! Kill him! Kill the bastard that hurt me!" Kayla screamed.

But this Kayla was different. She wasn't wearing the small black tank top and blue jeans the real Kayla was wearing. This new Kayla was wearing a blood red spaghetti strap top that stopped about an inch after her breast; she also wore a pair of crimson jeans.

"What the hell is going on? Why can't I control my body?!" Kayla demanded.

"I have taken over to kill Blain! He insulted me, and the fool doesn't have me wearing the collar! Now is his time to die!"

"But that's not Blain! That's Zoro! He's Nami's friend! You've gotta stop!" Kayla screamed.

"No, he called me a bitch! That is Blain!"

"Who are you anyway?"

"I'm Rage. In other words, I'm your Rage."

"Stop it Rage! You're gunna kill an innocent man!"

Tears began to well up in Kayla's eyes, as did they in Rage's.

"No! He must die!"

"NO!" Kayla screamed.

Tears streamed down Kayla's face in battle. She dropped her sais and clutched her head, as if she were in pain.

"He must die! Blain must die! He can't call me his bitch anymore! He can't be allowed to! I'm not! I'm not!"

Hearing this, tears began to stream down Nami's eyes. Blain had actually tried to break Kayla's sprit down, but only succeeded in giving her uncontrollable anger. What kind of man…no…Blain had to be some sort of monster! Kayla continued fighting herself, trying to take control of her anger. Blood pooled around her.

Zoro began to walk towards her; he sheathed Sandia Kitetsu and Yubashiri on his way. He placed Wado Ichimonji in his hand and stopped in front of her. She looked up, her eyes were still glowing red and black, but they were trying to go back to normal. Kayla had lost control of her powers, body and mind, but not her heart; and she was currently using it to fight back. He stared down at her for a few seconds.

"Kayla?"

Kayla looked up to him. Mixed emotions, pain, fear hatred and trust. That last one was surprising. She still trusted him, after he had insulted her.

"Fight back Kayla; you aren't weak enough to let one emotion control you."

Kayla was silent for a second then shut her eyes.

(Kayla's mind again)

"He's right. I swore no one would control me again. That includes my emotions. Give me back my body now!" the real Kayla demanded.

"No, Blain must die! He must pay for what he did!" Rage screamed.

"That's not Blain! Blain is somewhere at sea! That is Zoro! My crew member and friend!"

"If that is not Blain, then why did he call me that!?"

"It was an accident! I woke him up from his nap by pulling targets on him and then falling on top of the targets. Anyone would be pissed after that! He didn't know about the whole verbal abuse thing! It wasn't his fault!"

"He still must pay!"

"Not if I can help it!"

The real Kayla charged at the fake, her claws extended. Rage just stood there, bracing herself for the attack.

Kayla stood up, her fist clenched and unclenched rapidly. There was a power struggle definitely going on in her mind. Suddenly, she stopped and raised the hand to her chest. Then in a sudden jerk, thrust her arm forward straight at Zoro's heart. He didn't move at all, just stood there.

Kayla sliced at Rage rapidly with her claws.

"Kayla no!" Nami screamed.

Nami began to run forward, but Luffy stretched his arms out, wrapped them around her waist and pulled her back into his chest. She blushed at his touch, but there were more important matters at stake.

"Luffy let go! I gotta help her! I gotta!"

Her voice was full of concern, despair, desperation and fear.

"I can't do that Nami. I don't want you to get hurt," Luffy said calmly.

"I don't care! Kayla went through hell and even more for me! I've gotta help her!"

"She's gunna be okay Nami. As much as I hate to admit it, the shitty swordsman has this under control," Sanji said, taking a puff off his cigarette.

The two just stood there as the wind blew. The temperature suddenly decreased. Kayla opened her eyes, and they were their normal crimson color. Her hand fell limply to her side. She hadn't stabbed Zoro.

"I…won," Kayla whispered.

Rage disappeared, and Kayla just stood inside her mind. A slight smile on her face.

"Good job," Zoro said.

Kayla smiled weakly as Zoro sheathed his swords.

"I'm sorry…I hurt you."

"Sorry I called you that name and made you lose it."

"I'll explain later. Promise."

Zoro nodded as Kayla's knees buckled and she fell forward. He caught her with one arm out, then picked her up and began walking towards them.

"She'll be okay, we've just gotta get Chopper to tend to her wounds."

Luffy nodded and let go of Nami. He regretted it instantly, but Nami really wanted to be with Kayla right now. Nami and Zoro walked towards Chopper's room while Sanji and Luffy just stood there. Sanji exhaled another puff of smoke.

"I'll go start dinner now."

Luffy nodded and walked towards the sheep's head. He needed to think. Mainly about what to do about his feelings when Nami was around. He had said he wanted an adventure, well he got one a damn confusing one at that. Nami opened the door to Chopper's room for Zoro.

"Chopper! They're here!" Usopp yelled.

Chopper came running out of the next room with a pan of water.

"Put her on the couch and Zoro, sit down. I'll be with you in a few minutes," Chopper said hastily.

Kayla opened her eyes a little, "it's alright Chopper, treat him first, I just need a second to get the feeling back in my body, then I'll heal myself. Zoro, I'm really sorry that I lost it on you like that. I should have had better control of my emotions."

"It's alright; I shouldn't have called you a bitch."

"You called her a what?" Nami demanded.

She raised her fist and popped Zoro in the back of the head.

"Damn it what the hell was that for!"

"I'm doubling what you owe me swordsman," Nami said as she walked out of the room.

"What! You can't do that!"

Zoro began to stand up but Chopper pushed him back down.

"Usopp hand me some gauze, thread and a needle. This wound on his side needs to be sown shut."

"I'll talk her out of it Zoro, relax. I can heal your wounds too if you want," Kayla said sitting up.

Her eyes glowed red as did her hand. Slowly, her visible wounds closed, but the blood still remained on her. It covered her face and hands mostly. Though her shirt and pants were drenched in it. She stood and walked over to Zoro, eyes still glowing red. Chopper backed away.

"I'm sorry Chopper, I'm doing your job," Kayla sadly said.

"My job as a doctor is to make sure my patient gets the best treatment. If you can heal him then please, do it."

"It's going to be hard to breathe for a minute or so Zoro, but bear with it."

Suddenly the heat in the room shot up, sweat rolled down everyone's face. The wounds on Zoro began to close. As soon as they mended, the air went back down. Zoro took in a gasp of air, as did Usopp and Chopper.

"When you said it would heat up, you meant it!" Usopp said, fanning himself.

Chopper nodded, "yeah, I couldn't breathe."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be, it's not your fault," Usopp comforted.

"It's not that…Zoro passed out," Kayla said as she sweat-dropped.

Usopp helped Kayla pick him up and place him on the couch.

"Chopper, you need to put ice over his wounds because they might blister. Since I'm used to the heat and stuff, it doesn't do that to me."

Chopper nodded, "Usopp, go tell Sanji we need some ice packs."

Usopp nodded and ran out of the room. Kayla turned to walk out the door, but began to stumble. She fell to her knees, one hand clutching her heart and the other pressing against her forehead.

"Kayla!" Chopper yelled and ran to her side, "are you alright?"

'Please! Not now! Think of something Kayla!'

"I'm fine Chopper, it's just that sometimes the heat affects me too, messes with my blood circulation. I'll be fine in a minute or so."

Chopper nodded, "I'll go get Nami, she can help you out there."

Kayla nodded and sat up. She hated that she had lied, but this is something that no one needed to know. A tear slid down her cheek, but she quickly wiped it away. Usopp came back into the room, shaking a little bit.

"Usopp?"

"Sooooo….c-c-c-old," he chattered.

Kayla smiled and stood up, and took some of the ice packs from him. She began to place them on Zoro's body where the wounds were. Like on his chest, and his sides. She placed a final one on his forehead as Chopper came back into the room with Nami.

"Come on Kayla, let's get you some new clothes and a bath, your filthy," Nami stated.

"Yes mother dear," Kayla muttered.

"What was that?"

"Oh nothing."

"That's what I though, now c'mon. Dinner will be ready soon."

Kayla followed her out, with a small smile on her face.

TO BE CONTINUED…

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Zoro: Okay, here is the preview.

"What's wrong Nami?"

"We only have enough food to last us tomorrow Luffy, and the nearest port is three days away. We have no food for two days Luffy! We've never been in this kind of situation before Luffy! What are we going to do?"

"Wow, that sucks, but that's not what's bothering you Nami, so what is it really?"

'I wanna help you Nami, let me help you.'

"Luffy, please just leave it alone, I don't wanna talk about it."

Sanji: Also, the next episode is a song ep!

Luffy: Yeah!

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