Hola, mi amigos! Welcome back, for the second and final chapter of Zoro Takes Care of a Kitten! This one's just a bit longer, so bare with me! Again, please take the time to comment! Reading comments always help me along the way. Also, if any of you are wondering, I take requests! As in, if you have a plot that you would like to be turned into a story, then I'll be happy to take them! Just PM me or comment about it! Thanks and enjoy!

Losing a Cat Can Have a Lot to Do With Your Attention Span

Zoro darted around the Sunny; lifting barrels, moving cannons, looking inside the cannons, kicking boxes out of the way, shoving Luffy to the ground and pulling on his mouth to see inside, name it! He had done it. His heart was beating frantically. Such a small creature… it would most definitely get hurt on a boat filled with weapons of all kinds and Usopp's and Franky's inventions! Zoro froze in mid-sprint in the center of Sunny's lower deck. What if it was too late? No… no, no, no, no, no, no! He wasn't going to be pessimistic about it.

"My, my… what seems to be the problem, Swordsman-san?" Robin asked, gently barging into Zoro's thoughts, which made him straighten himself and regain his composure. He coughed into his fist and remembered how Chopper had asked him not to tell the others about his hidden cat.

"A... Ah, it's nothing," Zoro lied, turning away and not looking at her in the eyes. Robin, however, was not as gullible as Zoro had hoped she was. He could tell by the way she giggled and went away without another word that she knew he was lying through his teeth. He released a heavy sigh and ran his hand through his spiked-back green hair, closing his single eye in relief that their archeologist didn't question him further. Sadly, these moments of pure relief don't last long on the Straw Hats ship.

"Which son of a bitch took food?" the damned cook's voice rang out through the ship, causing every crewmate to stop what they were doing and turned towards the stomping Sanji, who immediately went to Luffy and held him up by his shirt.

"Didn't I tell you we were running low? This is no time to be eating snacks!" Sanji yelled at him. Luffy held up his hands in defense, and squeezed his eyes shut in order to not look the deadly cook in his own eyes.

"I didn't take any, Sanji! Promise!" Luffy pleaded, flailing his arms around until the cook released him. He immediately looked towards Zoro afterwards, which wasn't all that surprising.

"Have something to say, ero-cook?" Zoro asked, smirking angrily. Suspecting that Zoro stole food? Pretty insulting, if you asked him.

"Yeah, I do. Do you perhaps… know who might've taken it, damn marimo?" Sanji asked, smirking as well and walking towards Zoro. They both got into each other's faces and the tension in the air rose to the point of water boiling.

Zoro clicked open one of his swords. "No one would take shit like that."

Sanji lifted one of his legs in an offensive position with his hands in his pockets. "Well, isn't that the pot calling the kettle black?"

Zoro, being the smart man that he was, figured it was the kitten who took the food. He knew no one else took it… great, looks like he'd have to lose some of his dignity once again. He released yet another heavy sigh and placed his sword fully back into its scabbard, which caught the cook off-guard. He turned around and scratched his cheek, getting a snag of his scar.

"I… I got a little hungry," Zoro muttered, his face changing from a darker white to a deep pink. It didn't take long for the damned cook to start laughing up a storm. His cigarette even fell to the ground because of his huge, ugly… freaking… stupid mouth! Zoro was pissed. He had to take the blame for the stupid cat thanks to Chopper. Speaking of which… Zoro looked around and saw Chopper throwing something gray into his hat. The swordsman frowned, but was relieved that Chopper had found Mittens. Zoro caught Chopper's gaze and then motioned towards his training room.


"That damned cat has had me running around all day! I can't stand it anymore!" Zoro complained as Chopper lifted his hat, revealing Mittens who looked pleased with itself. Probably because of the damn food that he ate!

"Zoro… but you promised three days! It's only been half a day!" Chopper threw back. "And Mittens is still sick!"

"He doesn't look sick at all!"

Chopper frowned with a hint of a pout, which made Zoro cringe. Whenever the reindeer pouted… it was as if he was turning away a sick kitten. Ah, wait. He actually was. Zoro sighed once again. It seemed to him that he sighed more than five times an hour now.

"Chopper, it isn't safe for the cat here. Do you know how many times I've had to keep it from flattening itself?" Zoro asked with his face softening. He bent down to Choppers level and gently put his hand on his furry little head.

"How many?" Chopper asked, closing his eyes underneath Zoro's warm hand. Zoro was a bit taken aback, because asking that was more or less a figure of speech.

"Ah, I don't know. A lot," he replied, scratching his cheek, slightly embarrassed that Chopper asked and he couldn't give the exact amount of times he had to save the cat from imminent death. Either way, he knew he was right. Sadly enough, Chopper couldn't see that. Although… even if Zoro could get Chopper to get rid of the cat, where would he put it? They were in the middle of the ocean! No matter how all this played out, they'd have to keep the cat until they got to the next island.

"Chopper…" Zoro said gently, removing his hand from the reindeer's head. Chopper looked up all teary-eyed, trying to play the guilt card on Zoro. Unfortunately, he was a sucker for the guilt card. Only on Chopper, though. He didn't give a damn about anyone else outside of his crew. Zoro, frustrated, clicked his tongue and groaned.

"Fine! Like I said, two more days. Got it?" Zoro muttered, scratching the back of his head. Chopper and the kitten meowed with happiness. Zoro was confused on why Chopper had meowed, too. Perhaps it was because he was translating? Either way, Zoro was now even more frustrated than ever. However, if it was for Chopper, he supposed he could do almost anything.


That about sums up the rest! They get to the next island and the kitty finds a new home with a new family! Yay! Happy ending! Also, so sorry it took so long. It normally doesn't take me a while, but I was busy with school work and all that other shit. UGH! Anyways, tell me what you think! OH! And don't forget to give me some requests! No, it does not have to be a bunch of girly, fluffy, cute crap. I write pretty badass stuff, too. Action, love it. Angst, love it. Friendship, love it. As long as it has a lot to do with Zoro, I'll do it. xD