Hello, all! As you may have noticed, all of my One Piece fanfics will be AFTER the two year skip! Why? Well, first of all, everyone had either become damn beautiful or damn sexy. Secondly, all the Straw Hats are much stronger, willing that they didn't do absolutely anything during the two years. (Horrible grammar, don't judge. 3) Lastly, my kitty cat just keeps pestering me to write another one. She just won't leave me alone, which gave me the idea of this wonderful plot! Anyhoo, enjoy and comment!

Never Feed Your Cat Anything That Doesn't Match the Carpet

Some say that cats think that they are almighty and that they only want food or entertainment. Well, guess what? Zoro thought that, too. He frowned, narrowing his single eye at the huge wad of something that resembled fur in the middle of his weight room. He had arrived there only minutes before, frozen in anger at the mess. Just the look of it… the swordsman felt his stomach churn madly. The fur matched his green belly and yukata almost perfectly, that made him think that maybe someone had already thrown up here.

He quietly set his katana down, leaning them on the wall, and made his way towards the deck. He passed Luffy, Usopp, Brooke, and Franky who were happily showing off an invention near the cabin, which immediately blew up in their face the second Usopp turned it on. Zoro didn't bother giving the idiots a second glance. He passed by the kitchen door, which filled his nostrils with the lusty smell of cooked meat and vegetables. Despite his growing hatred for the perverted cook, he was man enough to state that he can sometimes briefly enjoy his meals. He took a small mental note of how Nami and Robin were on the upper deck, sunbathing. Zoro never understood why women wanted to darken their skin. Finally, he approached Chopper, who was sitting near the front of the ship with his back turned.

"Chopper," Zoro attempted to get his attention. "When did you start coughing fur?" His voice was low and a bit curious, but mostly concerned on the matter. This crazy assumption quickly made Chopper turn his head in confusion. The little reindeer starred up at an angry Zoro, feeling his deathly glare as if it was only natural. He coughed into his hoof and turned completely around, revealing a terrified, extremely small kitten that was mewing like crazy. It had a mixture of gray and white fur, but on its paws, there was black fur. Its eyes were as clear as the sky and as blue as the ocean and its nose was as pink as Nami's shirt.

"Z-Zoro… please don't tell the others!" Chopper begged, tears beginning to form in his eyes. Zoro stared at the kitten and released a sigh.

"How the hell did you get a cat in the middle of the ocean?" Zoro asked, bending down and balanced on his toes as if he were a pro. Even so, he was still a head taller than Chopper. He reached down at the kitten, letting it sniff his fingers and licked the calluses that formed. Zoro, despite the complete adorable-ness of the situation, didn't even stifle a smile. He was a man and men don't sway over cats, let alone kittens that licked your fingers.

"Well, I found him on the last island… He told me he was sick! So I just couldn't do anything!" Chopper tried to defend himself, but Zoro didn't need anything like that. If the cat was sick, it was only good of Chopper to take it in. Although, the cat had the nerve to throw up in Zoro's training room! God, it pissed him off, but it would be pretty damn rude to get mad at such an innocent little… Zoro forced his thoughts to cease as he stood up and stretched, wincing his single eye.

"Where do you plan on keeping him?" Zoro asked which Chopper suddenly flinched at. Ah, damn. Before the struggling reindeer even opened his mouth, Zoro knew the answer.

"I was hoping… that you'd let him stay in your weight room," Chopper flinched, thinking as if Zoro was going to freak out, which he didn't. He matured after a while. "Well, the reason's because nobody goes up there except you! And Mittens likes you, too!"

Zoro raised an eyebrow. "Likes me?"

"Yeah! Didn't you see? He licked your hand," Chopper replied with a nervous, but genuine smile. Zoro, instead of grinning, frowned. He never had a pet before… and he didn't want to start. Unfortunately, the swordsman couldn't say no, because the kitten was sick. Zoro grunted angrily, closed his eye and rubbed his forehead with his palm.

"Fine! But you have to clean up whatever crap he leaves behind! And no more than three days, got it?" He demanded something close to a contract, but the happy laughs of Chopper was more than enough for him.

1,034, 1,035, 1,036… Zoro counted in his head. Each lift of his enormous weights caused a frustrated, but managing growl from deep in his throat. Zoro wanted to keep going until these grunts no longer existed. This was today's training. However, he had to stop every thirty seconds thanks to Mittens, his new little pet kitten. Mittens would bat at a table, which had some small 20 pound weights, but they rolled every time the kitten charged into it. Just before one of them fell on top of Mittens, Zoro would have to drop his own weights, causing the Sunny Go to vibrate and dive forward, catching the dumbbell before it flattened the cat like a pancake.

1,087, 1,088… Zoro continued to count and met eyes with the curious kitten, who was watching Zoro like he was his human hero. Mittens tail was moving back and forth across the ground, almost polishing the wooden floor. The swordsman breathed out and set his weight down slowly, being sure not to cause anymore ruckus on the ship full of confused and vibrating people. The second he put them down, the kitten trotted over to the sweaty Zoro and rubbed up against his ankles, causing gray fur to become plastered to Zoro's legs. He bent down and lifted the kitten to eye level, thinking that it was the softest thing that ever existed and the most weightless thing in the room. Despite his warm thoughts, Zoro couldn't remove the annoyed frown that was glued to his face.

As if on cue, the kitten squinted and suddenly sneezed right in Zoro's face, making him drop the kitten and take steps back, wiping the shit off his face. The kitten landed happily, as if it had done its job.

"You damn little…" Zoro muttered angrily, taking the sweaty towel that was around his neck and wiped it all over his snotty face. After a couple minutes, he felt around his face, passing over the scar over his eye and sighed in relief that no more snot was on it. He threw the towel in the ground and looked around, figuring it would be better to just strangle the kitten. However, his heart skipped a beat when he realized the kitten was nowhere in sight. He slowly turned to his left and saw that the door to the room was propped ever so slightly open.

Ah, shit.

Well, that's it for now! There's only gonna be one more chapter, so stay in tuned! Comment and enjoy, mates!