Chapter 2

"1,567...1,568...1,569..." Zoro grunted as he lifted his weights. He was about to lift them again but halted when he suddenly heard a small meowing sound. Putting his weights down Zoro looked around the room. He frowned when he didn't see anything and shrugged, must have been his imagination. He grabbed his weights again and was about to lift them but was stopped by another meowing sound.

Zoro scowled as he looked down by his feet. There beside him was the little ball of fur Luffy had dubbed 'Foofy'. Grabbing the little grey ball of fluff Zoro stared at it and it stared back at him. "This isn't a place for a cat" Zoro told it with a glare. His only answer was a soft "mew". Rolling his eyes Zoro looked around for his captain, ready to tell him off for letting his pet sneak away. When he couldn't spot the rubber monkey Zoro scowled in annoyance "why the hell am I always stuck baby sitting?".

The grey kitten started rubbing against him, a loud rumbling sound coming from it. "Oh no you don't, you aren't going to get cuddly with me" Zoro grumbled as he pulled the kitten away from his body. It mewed at him and stared up at him, as if it expected its cuteness to win out over him. "Don't give me that look, I could easily toss you into the sea but I won't because you're the captain's" he told it. Suddenly Zoro realized he was talking to it and he grunted in disgust, great swordsmen shouldn't be talking to small furry things.

Deciding to find the captain Zoro headed to the galley, entering without knocking like always. "What the hell do you want shitty marimo, I'm busy" Sanji growled as he glared in the swordsman's direction.

"Looking for Luffy, his new pet wandered off and if he isn't careful it's gonna get squashed" Zoro told him as he held up the cat. Sanji paused in his preperations and came over to the swordsman.

"So that's the newest crew member eh? Kinda cute for a ball of fuzz" Sanji said as he scratched it on the head.

Foofy purred and leaned into the touch, its movements restricted by the swordsman's hands. "Yeah only you would say something like that shit cook" Zoro scoffed in amusement.

"You looking for a fight moss head?" the cook growled in irritation.

"Didn't I just tell you I was looking for Luffy? Geez open your ears dart brow" Zoro said in amusement that only irked the cook further.

"Well he obviously isn't here now get your smelly green ass out of my galley before I chop you into salade" the cook snapped.

Zoro left with a smirk on his face, teasing the cook was always fun. Glancing around he noticed Chopper sitting off to the side and decided to ask him where Luffy went to. "Hey Chopper got a minute?" he asked as he walked up to the little reindeer.

Chopper looked up and smiled at Zoro "sure Zoro, do you need something?".

"I'm looking for Luffy and wondered if you knew where he scampered off to" the swordsman said.

"I'm sorry but I haven't, I've been too focused on making medicine to notice" Chopper told him then noticed the ball of fuzz in his hands "is that the kitten Luffy brought on board?".

"Sure is, the idiot let it wander off and I almost stepped on it" Zoro told him as he held the cat lower so Chopper could see it.

"Aw it's so cute, hello there" Chopper said as he pet it. The little kitten mewed to the reindeer and Chopper nodded to it "Don't worry about it I'm sure he likes you".

"What's it saying?" Zoro asked with a frown.

Chopper looked up at him and said "he hates his name and he wants to know why you don't like him".

"Why does it care if I don't like it?" Zoro asked in confusion though agreed with the cat that Foofy was a terrible name, he had a feeling Luffy was going to be down about that when he is told.

"Because it likes you, you're laid back but really strong, confident, and quick on your feet" Chopper told him.

"How the hell did he figure all that out about me? It's only been here for one day" Zoro said in confusion.

"Because you remind him of some alley cats he knows" Chopper answered once he asked the kitten "He admires you and wants to be strong like you when he grows up".

Zoro really didn't know how to answer that. He stared down at the kitten and it stared up at him, mewing and pawing at his hand. Zoro shook his head and looked at Chopper "Ah thanks, guess I'll have to find Luffy on my own".

"Sorry I couldn't be of much help Zoro" Chopper said as he went back to making his medicine.

Zoro walked away and went back to where his weights sat. Looking around he spotted a barrel sitting off to the side. Tugging it over he sat the cat down on it and picked his weights back up "You can stick around as long as you don't wander around, you'll get stepped on if you do and I don't want to hear Luffy complain that his pet got smooshed". The little fur ball curled up on the barrel and watched Zoro intently with its green eyes.

"If you want to be strong one day then you need to start training while you're still young... I don't know how a cat can train but I guess that's something to figure out later" Zoro told him as he went back to lifting his weights. The kitten watched him intently, filing those words away for later; he would get strong and he would make the green haired human proud.