~ Nami P.O.V. ~

"Welcome." Said two people on the side of the door leading up to the prince's place. It was more like mega-castle with 5 towers reaching up to the sky. It was highly decorated and there was a constant stream of people going inside.

"How did we miss that from the town?" Zoro muttered as they walked into the building.

"It was really far away. This island must be enormous." Nami said as she looked around. She wished she could make a map of this place so that they could have an even faster getaway but that wasn't possible. She had none of their tools.

The walls were made of beautiful stone and the doorway was large enough to fit a 10 foot giant. As the duo walked in, they took in the high roof and the dim room they were in. The chatter was high as the room was so crowded and just as they stepped into the room, though the line behind them appeared to have no end, the door snapped shut behind them.

"Welcome one and all! To the… prince's ball!" said a loud voice that echoed over the crowd. The audience clapped as a single light was shone on a pedestal. There was a short man standing on it, his head bowed and his arm bent in front of him, his other arm leaning out behind him.

"My princesses." He looked up and smiled. Almost every single girl swooned. The music started at once and everyone suddenly was paired up except for a couple unfortunate few who clung to the surrounding walls. Nami made eye contact with Zoro before walking towards the prince.

She walked through the crowd with such pompous grace that the crowd just split around her. She finally found the prince, circled by a gang of hopeful girls as they watched him dancing with some lithe little thing who didn't look much older than 7.

"May I cut in?" Nami said, tapping the girl on her shoulder. She may have sounded kind and sweet but the tap was as sharp as her words, which were like knives that could cut through diamonds.

(A.N.: Yes I am aware that no knives can cut through diamonds so imagine how sharp and strong those knives must be. Now her words were like that.)

The girl shrunk away and Nami stepped into the prince's arms. He continued dancing as if nothing had happened and Nami smiled at him.

"Haven't I seen you before?" the prince asked after a while.

"Perhaps on the posters in my kingdom." Nami smirked and twirled. The prince seemed taller and more impressive then he had in the town square.

"Which kingdom would that be?" he asked but Nami pressed a finger to his lips.

"Now is not a time for talking but a time for dancing." She said in a seductive voice before pressing herself closer to the prince. She looked over his shoulder and danced him around in a circle until she found Zoro. She met his eyes and he nodded before disappearing down a hall that branched off from the grand room.

~ Zoro P.O.V. ~

He saw Nami give him the signal and walked in the shade of the pillars. He heard footsteps behind him but when he turned around there was no one there. He had no weapons but he had his fists and that was all he needed. He kept walking and once again heard the footsteps and once again there was no one behind him. When he turned back around, there was a petite girl in front of him.

"Um… would you like… to dance?" she asked him.

"No thanks." Zoro shook his hand and tried to walk around her.

"Only for one song." The girl pleaded.

"I said no." Zoro said. "Wait a minute… haven't I seen you before?"

The girl took a step back and her face started to split in a sinister grin. Zoro took a step forward and tickled his memory. "You seem really familiar…"

"How about me?" said a voice behind Zoro. Zoro turned around and was met with a fist to the nose. He held it as he stumbled backwards. He fell over a leg, probably that elfin girls leg, and hit the ground hard.

"You two! I stole your masks… in the forest…" Zoro finally realized.

"That's right. Now I'm back for revenge." Said the boy.

"Uh… all I did was steal your masks… that's not a big deal…" Zoro rolled his eyes.

"Those were couture masks!"

"So I'll give them back later." Zoro shrugged and stood up again.

"That's not good enough." Said the boy and he charged again. He tried to punch Zoro again but Zoro was ready for this.

He pulled the boys arm and kicked him away. The boy stumbled a bit before spinning around. The girl also charged at him with a battle cry, her small purse swinging, Zoro also charged her and lifted her off her feet. She battered him with her purse but he threw her at the guy. The guy caught her and they both fell like dominos.

"Is there a problem here?" said a voice behind them.

Zoro spun around and saw one of the guards in an impressive suit. "Uh…" Zoro thought for a second before speaking. "Yes these two crazy people in cheap masks just attacked me."

"What? He attacked us before we got to the castle!" said the boy.

"Why would a member of the aristocracy attack you lowly peasants?" Zoro sneered really getting into character.

The boy gapped like a fish out of water as the guard called two more to eradicate the two miscreants. He nodded at Zoro before striding away, only looking back at Zoro once. Zoro shook his head at the easily fooled captain before walking again.

He wasn't sure how he was supposed to find the dungeons, let alone get the dress to Kenna that Nami had conveniently placed in a gift wrapped box that was currently on the gift table which Zoro was walking behind right now.

He saw just how many presents' people had brought for the prince and he sighed. If they wanted to buy the prince, they certainly knew how high to guessed their box would be the smallest one and took that. He then looked for a typical dungeon door and opened it. He pumped his fist when he saw the dark descending stairs.

He quickly ran down them with no trouble at all and walked past the ominous empty cages. "Kenna? Are you here?"

"Zoro? Is that you?" came a faraway voice.

"Where are you?" Zoro said.

"I don't know. I'm in a cell." She said.

Zoro kept walking until he saw her, shriveled in corner on the tiny bed. "What did he do to you?" She was shaking every so often and looked as if she was freezing.

"The floor… is sea stone…" she stuttered.

Zoro looked at the locked cell then back at Kenna. The least he could do was get her out of those rags. He ripped open the box and threw the clothes at her without looking at them. They landed near her and she raised her head.

"What are those?"

"We're going to sneak you out. They're having a party above so everyone is dressed like that." Zoro turned around to give her some privacy.

"I doubt that anyone is going to be dressed like this." She said before he heard the rustling of clothes. After a while, Zoro heard her speak again. "Done."

He turned around and took a big step back. That was not the dress he remembered Nami getting for her at the store. This dress was hung short on her. It was a light blue and had white fluff coating the top and bottom of the dress. It was barely any longer than the shirt had been so it was no use.

The dress also came with high heels and light blue mask. Kenna stood up and Zoro felt a blush start to creep on his face. The person now standing could not be the same innocent Kenna he had just spoken to. Kenna tried walking and almost fell. She grabbed onto the bars to steady herself and then fell to her knees.

"You need to get the keys." She panted out.

"I don't need keys." Zoro said before kicking the lock. At first, it didn't break, but after 3 more good kicks it swung open. By that time, Kenna looked as weak as she had before. "We need to get out of here." Zoro lifted her up and started walking back towards the party.

Slowly, but surely, she regained her strength and then was able to walk. She followed him up the stairs and he check to make sure the coast was clear. As soon as they both walked out they heard a cough to their right. They both spun around and Zoro recognized one of the head guards helpers.

"What were you two doing down there?" he asked while looking Kenna up and down.

"I was just showing my-" Zoro stuttered at that part before spitting out, "Wife your jailing system. It's very advanced."

Kenna fixed her dress to cover herself more and the guard nodded at them. "Just make sure to tell a guard next time. We don't want you two getting lost."

Zoro nodded before grabbing Kenna and walking away quickly. "Now all we have to do is find Nami then get out. We're nearly there. She should still be dancing with the Prince…"

Zoro found the prince standing on the pedestal and found Nami dancing with a guard that didn't seem keen on letting her go.

"Now the Prince will have one last dance before he has to leave." Said the announcer from before. "Which lucky lady will he choose?"

Then, a spot light started to pass over the crowd and the cheers grew louder. Zoro saw Nami furiously running after the spot light, as well as some other girls doing the exact same thing. Suddenly, both Zoro and Kenna were blinded as the spot light landed on them.

Zoro did some quick thinking again and stood in front of Kenna. "You don't want to dance with a guy do you?" he said in the silence.

"No." came a snide voice. "But I did see that young lady near you. Where did she go?"

"What young lady?" Zoro said.

Suddenly, there was a commotion behind them and Zoro was pushed away as Kenna was exposed to the crowd. She raised an arm to block the spot light as a path formed from her to the middle of the room where the prince was waiting.

"Music!" he said as some guards pushed Kenna forward. She tottered awkwardly on her heels before managing to walk to the prince. "My Princess." He said as he held a hand out to her.

She took it hesitantly and the prince pulled her closer. She moved a hand to his shoulder while he moved a hand to the waist of her short dress. They started dancing, watched avidly by the crowd, and Kenna gulped, nervous. What if the prince found out who she was? What would he do then?

A.N.: I feel so bad… it's been like 3 weeks… so I stayed home from school today just to give you this chapter. KIDDING! Well I did stay home from school but not just for you. I was sick… still am…but I had to get this out… anyways. Expect chapter 8 on Earliest Monday 20th, latest Saturday 25th.