"That's Trafalgar Law. I've heard rumors about him, and they weren't too pleasant. His manners weren't too good either." We were in the human auction house and Kid had seen Law. Law must've heard his words, though, because he turned around to give Kid the finger. I shook my head slowly. Men…

My fear has gotten a lot better since I joined the Kid Pirates. Of course, I still refuse to willingly be close to them. And I say willingly because Kid has a habit of either making his men stand close to me or doing it himself. Even with his constant torture, I'm beginning to like being a part of his crew. Although, I haven't decided on how I felt about him cornering and forcing himself onto me…

"And here is a lovely young lady who can clean your house spotless! She goes by the name Minny!"

My head shot up at the announcer's voice. It can't be… Standing on the stage looking terrified was my only friend. She had a long scar running down the side of her face and it looked like she was trying to show it off. I could hear some men whisper about her looks and I smirked. Of course. She's trying to keep them from going for her looks. Nice one, Minny…

I wanted to run down there and save her, but Killer was keeping an eye on me. I looked up at him and shook my head. I may want to, but that would put her at risk, along with the rest of the crew. Not to mention, if I survived, Kid would kill me. I sighed and frowned. I would have to wait for a better chance to free her.

That's when Straw Hat Luffy appeared. I felt shocked when he punched the Celestial Dragon in the face. Is he crazy?! We'll have thousands of Marines converge on us for that! I knew he just wanted to save his friend (the mermaid) but it put everyone at risk. This is worse than what would've happened if I tried to rescue Minny… I was confused. He was willing to go that far for his friend, but I wasn't for mine?

When the fighting began inside the hall, I felt shivers continually reverberate through my body. I can beat them… I don't need to worry about the men… I took a deep breath and let my body take over. I was more careful with my twists and jumps because I knew other men could sneak up behind me if I wasn't careful. I can do this…

The fighting stopped when the female Celestial Dragon held a gun to the mermaid's head. That's when the wall broke open and an old man walked through. The woman was lying on the floor (I hadn't seen what happened to her). Then a power rushed through the room, making all of our enemies collapse. When it reached me, I gasped. My body had reacted by pushing back at him. What… the hell was that? His eyes flicked to mine for a moment before resting on the Straw Hats.

He spoke to them, but I was trying to figure out who he was. He has such an amazing power… That's when someone gasped, "It's Silvers Rayleigh!" What?! He's the legendary Rayleigh?! That's when I noticed that the slaves were all unlocking their shackles with keys. I glanced at Killer and raced down to Minny.

"Minny! Are you okay? Did they hurt you? How did you get that scar?" I was speaking swiftly.

She patted my head and hugged me. "No no, I'm alright. They accidentally cut when we I was captured and it didn't completely heal," she smiled. I grinned up at her and buried my head against her body.

Kid had left the building, arguing with Law and Luffy about who would fight the Marines that had surrounded them. I stayed with Minny and spoke to her until Killer motioned for me to follow. I looked sadly at Minny and gave her a hug goodbye. At least I know she'll be okay… I ran up to Killer and our crew walked outside. My mouth fell open when I saw how much of a mess the battlefield was in.

The two big men had paused to stare at Luffy though. What are you doing, Kid?! The Marines are coming! Killer stepped in front to kill the man attacking Kid. He scolded him, but Kid didn't care.

Our crew quickly ran, trying to reach our ship. I tripped, losing everyone. I swore under my breath.

"Now who's this little girl?" My hair rose when I heard a man speak.

"She's part of the Kid Pirates. She's been seen walking with them lately," a second voice answered.

"Well then. We can't let her get away, can we?"

I slowly turned to the three men behind me. Their eyes were dark with lust. I pulled myself backward, trying to hold my skirt down.

The first one chuckled. "Look at that. She's shy. How about we take her to the side and let her know she doesn't need to fear us."

I stood slowly, shaking harder than I have in weeks. It's okay… I can beat them… I HAVE to beat them… I need to find my crew! My hands shook as I pulled my knives out. All three men laughed.

"Would you look at that! She wants to fight us!" they all stepped closer. "Now girlie, drop those weapons so we don't have to hurt you."

The second one reached out and trailed his hand down my arm. I shook harder and jumped away. I tried to calm myself, but I was too terrified. Come on, come on! Why I can't I do this? I took a deep breath, trying to calm my nerves. I need to go… What if Kid needs me? That thought snapped my fear away long enough for me to center myself. I attacked these men faster than I ever had before. They each dropped within seconds of each other. Now to find everyone. I slid my knives shakingly into their sheaths and ran.

***the crew***

Kid swore loudly. What the fuck is a Warlord doing here?! His men were injured from this thing's beams it shot from its mouth. Law had shown up, but they were both tiring quickly. And that stupid girl got lost somewhere! He growled. I have too much on my mind now. I'm going to beat the shit out of this thing and then give that girl a piece of my mind when I find her.

***Seraphina's POV***

I froze when I reached the top of the hill. Kid… Everyone… They were covered in dirt and injured. A man standing far taller than any human should be able to was being faced by Kid and Law. I went to move, but my feet wouldn't step. I need… I need to help them! I started to walk, then run down the hill. The giant man looked at me for a moment, making me slow. It turned back towards Kid and Law. Its mouth opened and a bright light formed. No…! I jumped in front of Kid.

I covered us in my power, forcing the giant man to pause and look for us. My body was weakening quickly. I guess… I'm glad… that I was… practicing a lot… Kid grabbed me before I could collapse. He looked shocked that I was there.

"It works… over more than one… person…" it was getting hard to speak.

He threw me on his back. "Drop it. I need you to do it once more. When I tell you to use it again, then cover us."

His voice sounded hard. I just nodded lightly, tightening my grip around his neck. I let my power drop, making us appear once more. He rushed forward and attacked the giant with a huge metal arm attached to his own. My eyes closed and I tried to stay conscious until the battle was over. The sounds washed over me, I couldn't concentrate on what he was doing.

I barely realized Kid yell at me, "Now!" I woke quickly, my power covering us again. My vision darkened, I couldn't do this much longer.

"I… it won't last much longer…" my voice weakly said.

He jumped away from the giant. My power flickered but continued. Kid pulled me off his back and set me next to one of the crew members. As soon as he wasn't in contact with me, my power disappeared. I collapsed, the pirate next to me barely catching me in time.

***the battle***

Kid left Seraphina at the edge and joined the fight again. It was only a few minutes later that Law finally cut through the thing and it died. Each man walked over to their crew to check on their men. Before Law left, he stepped closer to Kid.

"You'd better hold onto her. If you ever let her go, she'll be joining my crew."

Kid sneered at him, "Like hell I'd ever give her over to you."

Seraphina woke up when Kid picked her up.

"What… happened?" she mumbled.

He looked down at her. She was covered in dirt from being so close to the battle and she could barely stay awake. "We won."

She nodded, closing her eyes again.

***Seraphina's POV***

I woke up when we reached the ship. I still felt fairly tired, but I could walk by myself. Kid had set me on the deck once we were on it and walked away. I wonder… if he's mad… Killer walked up behind me and placed his hand on my shoulder.

When I looked up at him he said, "I think Kid just needs some time alone. He's probably mad at himself for letting Law defeat that giant."

I nodded slowly. I hope he's okay…

***Kid's POV***

I slammed my fist on the wall. Fuck! I can't even defeat a Warlord by myself! I was shocked when Seraphina had made us both disappear. I didn't think it was possible. She had saved me from more injuries, but that wasn't what I was thinking about. That damn girl… I was being distracted by her the whole time she was gone, and then she just jumps in! I growled. I was more worried about her than the fight in front of us. I hit my desk harder.

Killer walked in, pausing when he saw my scowl. "We should get everyone some medical help just to be sure their wounds haven't been infected."

I looked at him. His shirt had a rip in it and I could see a long scratch on his side. I growled again and nodded. We had some supplies buried in the bottom of my ship. Men who can't survive my battles without getting horrible injuries shouldn't even be on my ship… I decided that this time would be an exception and followed Killer out to search for the supplies.

***Seraphina's POV***

Kid and Killer had rounded everyone up in the mess hall (since it was the largest room). Killer told us they had some medical supplies, but first everyone needed to clean themselves off before they could be treated. I shook slightly. But I can't clean myself if there's a bunch of men in the shower room and I don't want to make everyone wait for me…

"Use Kid's, just be fast."

I jumped at his whisper. I hadn't heard him walk up to me. When I looked up at him, he pushed me towards the door. I nodded quickly and ran to my room.

I gathered up clean clothes and a towel and slowly opened Kid's door. I haven't been in here since they captured me… I walked carefully to his shower and quickly looked for a lock. My face whitened. There's no lock… I backed away from the door, unclothed, and jumped in his shower. I tried to move fast, but I kept feeling that Marine touching my arm. It made me freeze and then curl into a ball for a couple minutes.

After a few deep breaths I would be able to stand back up and continue cleaning myself. It must have been about a half hour later when I shut the shower off. I grabbed my towel and wrapped it tightly around myself. I looked around the bathroom before slowly getting out and reaching for my clothes.

***Kid's POV**

I sighed. I should have cleaned myself off first instead of waiting for my men to start coming back. I looked at Killer and Heat who were both helping wrap bandages around other crew members. Screw this. I'm leaving. I walked out and went to my room. I hadn't seen the girl since she left the mess hall, but Killer had said he told her to use my shower. I growled. Shouldn't he have asked me first? I knew his reasoning and I would have probably have said yes anyways, but I would have preferred to be asked.

I opened my door and looked at the door the hid my shower. It's been long enough. She's probably in her room getting ready to go back to the mess hall. I left my jacket on my chair and opened the door. I heard a small scream and saw a flash of red hide by the shower. I sighed. How slow is she? I stepped towards her and paused.

Her face was bright red and she was only wearing a towel. I felt blood rush through my veins. I wanted her again, but it was much stronger this time. I grabbed her arm and roughly pulled her up. She held onto her towel, but I was going to get her to let go. I grabbed her chin and kissed her.

***Seraphina's POV***

Why did I have such horrible luck? Kid opened the door just before I could get to my clothes. I let out a small scream before hiding. Why, why, why?! Why here, why now? And why does he have to come closer?! My face turned redder and redder as he looked down at me. I could see the look in his eyes change to want. He pulled me up before I could do anything. I held my towel tighter to my body, but I was terrified. If Kid wanted it off, he would get his way whether I fought against him or not.

When his lips touched mine, I still gasped. He moved quicker than I thought he would. His tongue was quickly in my mouth and I leaned into him. I knew I shouldn't, not while I was almost naked, but I couldn't control myself. He picked me up and I wrapped my legs around him again. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that would lift my towel higher. His eyes darkened further and his hands ran over my legs. I shifted slightly, his touch sent shivers through my body.

He pushed harder with his mouth and his hands became rougher. He quickly pushed my towel up higher and slid his hands up to my back, and then back down to my legs. I moaned and gasped, pulling my mouth from his. He growled lightly and bit my neck. My breath was coming in heavy gasps but he was still biting my skin and running his tongue over the marks. I pushed my body harder against his and ran my hands up and down his back. I knew he was slowly pulling my towel off, it made me want to hide, yet still push harder against him. I felt the cloth disappear and he pulled me just far enough away so he could look at me. My face turned red again, his eyes the darkest I've ever seen them.

He continued kissing me and touching my body, taking us back to his bedroom. That fact barely registered in my brain as he set me on his bed. He leaned his body over mine and continued.

I woke up later with a blanket over my body. What was- my eyes widened. Oh my god. I had sex with Kid?! I was laying on something warm and when I looked up it was Kid. He was smirking at me with his hands behind his head. I blushed on held the blanket tighter to my body.

"Embarrassed?" he asked sarcastically.

"N- no!" I managed to say.

He chuckled and leaned closer to my face. "That's good then."

His warm breath touched my face and I shivered. I wanted to lean in, but I stopped myself. I- I was supposed to get bandages for my injuries. How did this happen…? I slowly raised my body, but quickly pulled the blanket closer when Kid growled. It was less anger and more of liking what he saw. I blushed deeper when I realized I still wasn't wearing anything.

"W- where are my c- clothes?" I was stuttering slightly.

"But I think you look better without them," he whispered in my ear.

I squeaked and pulled away. He had sat up to whisper in my ear and now was much closer than he was before. I didn't know what to think when I was near him. I shifted a little farther away. He rolled his eyes and mumbled something about my clothes not having moved from where I had placed them.

There was a second blanket pushed to the side of the bed and grabbed it to cover myself while I went for my clothes. Kid looked somewhat pissed when I left his bathroom with my clothes on.

"And where are you going?" his voice was sharp.

I flinched. "I- I was going to get some bandages for my wounds…" I quietened when he got up.

He pulled his pants on and walked towards me. I blushed again and backed up. He growled when I did, though, and grabbed my arm on the bruise. I squeezed my eyes close at the pain.

"You can go when I tell you you can go." His voice was close to my ear.

I nodded and felt his lips brush my neck. My eyes flew open, but he had pulled away. He tugged on my arm, "Let's go."

When we reached the mess hall, everyone had already left. The supplies were piled on one table. Kid growled lightly at the mess his crew had left. He grabbed a bottle of liquid and a roll of bandage. He pushed me down onto a chair and sat next to me.

I shifted in my seat. "I can do it myself," I whispered.

He only glared at me for a moment before opening the bottle. "Now. Where?" his voice was clipped and I knew he was unhappy.

"M- my arms…"

He poured a small amount of the liquid onto a piece of cotton and rubbed it on the cuts on my arms. I hissed slightly at the pain, but held still. He wrapped them up and stared at me again. "Anywhere else?"

I blushed. There was, but I didn't want him to do it. He smirked and forced me to look him in the eyes. "I- it's okay. I- I can do it myself," I squeaked.

He glared at me until I finally answered. "My back…"

He smirked when he heard that. "Then take your shirt off so I can see."

My face turned redder, but I slowly complied. I turned away from him and pulled my shirt up after noting that no one else was in the room. He growled at me.

"I said to take it off."

I shut my eyes and slowly slid my shirt off. His fingers touched my back and I shivered. He paused, but did start cleaning my wounds. I stared at the floor, afraid he would force himself on me again in here. When he was done, he slowly started wrapping the bandage around my stomach. His fingers kept trailing on my skin as he wrapped the bandage. I could feel my face flush each time he did.

He finished and tied it in the back. "So you have to ask for my help when it needs to be changed," he whispered heavily in my ear. I shuddered in response.

He pulled away to give me room to put my shirt on, surprisingly. I looked behind me to see him staring at the table. I slipped my shirt on and stood. I paused when a thought crossed my mind. Kid was still sitting as I walked closer to him.

I turned his head and kissed him. "Thank you," I whispered when I pulled away.

He looked shocked but pulled me into his lap before I could leave. When I looked up at him he said, "That's not good enough of a thank you."

He was smirking at me. A smile tugged at my lips and I reached up to him again.