Summary: Luffy has lost something and Zoro helps him find it.

Lost and Found

"Zoro!" Luffy whined from the upper branches of the tree on the Thousand Sunny.

"Not now," the swordsman was in the middle of a series of one-armed pushups with at least a ton in weight on his back.

"But Zoro!" the whine was worse.

"Have you tried your locker?" Zoro asked absently and was pleased to hear the soft scamper of the boy's sandals. Ignoring the slamming of doors and the return of the distinctive woven sandals, the swordsman continued to count his repetitions. One thousand three hundred and four. Once he got to a nice round number he might stop.

"Zoro!" The annoyed whine called again.

As he paused to think, still moving through his pushups, he wondered why Luffy continued to ask him when there were seven other people perfectly capable of answering his question. "You were in the workshop with Usopp and Franky for awhile. Have you asked them?"

The feet ran off, accompanied by an earsplitting yell. "USOPP! FRANKY!" Below deck Zoro heard the sound of crashing wood and metal as Luffy plowed through the workshops. It didn't last long before the two inventors were screaming for the captain to get out before he broke something irreplaceable. Still it was longer than Zoro had expected. One thousand five hundred and ninety seven. "ZORO!" Luffy declared forcefully.

The green haired swordsman fought down a smirk at the anxious and still demanding tone. "What about your midnight snack run?"

"Oh. SANJI!" Off the feet went with the fading call. The time in the galley must have infuriated the cook. Cursing and smoke billowed through the open door as Luffy was kicked out. It was soon followed by a charred rack of ribs. Obviously still eatable since their ever-starved captain grabbed them. Luffy sat in front of Zoro while eating. Zoro didn't need to look up to see the exasperated face gnawing at the bones.

"Not that midnight snack run," Zoro clarified for the simple mind of the rubber man.

"Oh." A grimace emerged from the sound of Luffy's voice. "Nami." The captain didn't move for many long minutes and Zoro continued with his repetitions. Slowly Luffy rose and slipped his way up to the tangerine trees. Of course Nami would kill him if she discovered Luffy among her precious trees. One thousand nine hundred and seventy six. "Zooorooo!" Luffy flopped down on the deck next to the swordsman, admitting temporary defeat.

Nothing was said while Zoro grunted out his count. "Didn't you go swimming in the aquarium earlier?"

"Ah!" Renewed life filled the retreating footsteps. Zoro was granted a couple of minutes of delightful silence before heavy depressed footsteps returned. "Zoro." The sadness in those sounds was palatable. This time Zoro heaved the weights from his back and wiped the sweat from his face with a towel. He studied the rubber boy's melancholy face and pleading eyes.

"Alright," he relented. The huge watering eyes suddenly lit up with hope. Zoro stood and stretched before walking towards the bow of the ship. Luffy's joyful skipping joined him. It slowed as Zoro started to climb onto the Sunny's lion shaped figurehead. The swordsman could hear the confusion and annoyance just from Luffy's stare as the swordsman approached his special seat. He crawled out until he could reach his hand into the lion's mouth, forcing the wooden jaws open slightly. His hand fished around the barrel of the cannon until it finally grabbed the straw it was looking for.

The victory call made him smile broadly as he tossed the treasured straw hat to its owner. "ZORO!" Luffy grabbed it cheerfully and shot off through the ship to share his joy.

"I'm starting to wonder if you are doing that on purpose, Signore Swordsman." Zoro turned to find Nico Robin softly grinning at him.

"How else am I supposed to finish my training?" Zoro responded, leaping down from the figurehead. "Besides, he might remember to check for all his belongings after playing hide and seek."