I changed some things from before, like I make Luffy a regular bakeneko(one tail) instead of a nekomata(two tails). I kept Luffy's innocence since, as a bakeneko(they can live over 100 years), he's still pretty young. I also made it easier to tell the difference between what he is thinking (in italics) and what he actually says out loud (I plan on doing something with this later on).
I climb up Dadan's leg as she puts my lunch, salmon, in my bowl.
"Get off of me, you little brat." She yells as she flings me across the room. I flip mid-air and land on my four black paws.
"Luffy! Stop that before she changes her mind and makes us catch lunch!" My elder brother Ace growls at me.
Ace has black fur, green eyes, and white specks on his cheeks. His ears twitch in agitation.
"Oi, be nice to Luffy, Ace." My second eldest brother, Sabo replies.
Sabo has golden fur, blue eyes, and one missing tooth.
"Here you go you little brats." Dadan says as she places Sabo and Ace's bowls on the ground.
Where's mine? Dadan suddenly picks me up and puts me outside.
"You get to catch your own lunch today Luffy." She tells me before closing the door.
Wait! I stare at the door for a while before turning around. Fine be that way. I'll catch something way tastier than you could ever catch me.
I run towards the river. I'll catch some trout ...or whatever is in the river nearby. I suddenly stop when I hear a low growl.
Who's there? Something growls above me. I look up at a leopard smiling at me from the trees. Hi! I'm Luffy.
"What is a scrumptious little morsel like you doing wandering around in the big bad world?" He coos. Big bad world? What's that? The leopard chuckles darkly.
"Well you'll make a nice appetizer." He replies before lunging at me. I squeak before diving out of the way.
"For someone so young you sure can move." He purrs as I make a mad dash for the river. I'm 17! I'm just a little on the small side.
"Come on little kitten, let's play." The leopard growls as he chases me. I reach the bank of the river and launch myself onto a rock 20 ft. away. I ungracefully land on the rock and look back at the shocked leopard on the shore. Bet you didn't see that coming. He pins his ears behind his head before lunging at me. I squeak again and slip off of my rock into the freezing cold water. The river mercilessly drags me along before I crash into a bolder.
I hear muffled voices in the darkness. Ace? Sabo? Is that you? The sounds get louder.
"Oi." The strange voice calls out into the darkness.
"Oi, Neko-ya." The voice sounds stronger and I can feel someone petting my fur.
"Neko-ya. Wake up." The voice commands, dragging me from the darkness. I carefully open my eyes and look right into a pair of gray orbs.
"Oi, little Neko-ya." A deep voice calls out. I squeak in response. The man sighs.
"I guess I should take you to a vet." He mumbles to himself. You have a nice voice mister. I close my eyes as darkness overtakes me again.
When I wake up, I'm in some kind of cage. What happened to that nice mister? A white bear suddenly appears in front of me. I squeak and flatten my ears against my head and hiss.
"Captain. He's awake." The bear shouts to someone on my right. Did that mister sell me?
"Morning little Neko-ya." The voice from before calls out as the door opens and a hand reaches into my cage. I hiss at the intruder before it roughly grabs me. I try to claw and bite at my new opponent. Stupid Dadan just had to cut my nails.
"My, my, what a feisty little guy." The voice purrs as the man's face comes into view. He has gray eyes with bags under them. His black hair is hidden under a spotted hat which I try to swat at. Your cousin tried to eat me (to the hat). I growl at the spotted leopard on the man's head. Your reign of terror is over. I get ready to slip out of the man's hands to attack the spotted hat on his head.
Suddenly my face is being rubbed against something pink and soft. I catch a hint of those gray eyes. The scent of mint and cinnamon fills my nose, along with another smell that I can't quite place. Is he rubbing me against his face? ...Shanks does that to me too. Humans are weird. The man pets my back before grabbing my tail and letting it slide between his fingers.
"Meowrr." I reply swatting at his hand. He chuckles and moves me away from his face so that he can look at me.
"I think I'll keep this one." He replies as he checks the name my tag.
"Luffy hu. Well Luffy-ya, welcome to your new home."
"Mew?" Hu?
Thank you for reading. I hope that you guys like it so far. Oh and Luffy will use his human form in the future.