After an eventful morning, Paris was calm and quiet on this rainy night. Chat Noir was standing in an alleyway, deciding whether going on patrol tonight was worth it or not. What am I thinking, she's probably out patrolling right now, not caring about the rain. Just before heading toward their usual meeting spot, a small yelp made Chat freeze in his tracks. Looking down in the direction he heard the sound, Chat's eyes widen when he saw a small black kitten staring up at him with matching green eyes. Chat looked around to see if anyone was nearby looking for the kitten. Once he realized no one was around he looked back down at the black fur ball at his feet. "You've got to be kidding me," he smiled as he knelt down and petted the kittens head, finding their similarities funny. "You are kind of cute."
"My lady!" Chat yelled as he met his partner at their usual spot.
Ladybug turned around to see Chat walk up toward her with something wrapped up in his arms. "I was starting the think the rain scared you away." Ladybug then noticed the small bundle in Chat's arms move a bit and her curiosity peeked more. "Uh, Chat, what is that?"
"Oh," Chat smiled, excited about showing off his surprise. He pulled back the blanket to reveal a bright green eyed black cat that sported a red collar with a small red and black polka dot pendant. "I found this little guy on my way here. Isn't he cute," Chat asked as he held the small kitten out so that Ladybug could get a closer look at it.
Lady looked at the small kitten for a moment. The tiny, slightly wet thing was adorable, and it's matching appearance to her partner and not so subtle collar choice was a bit funny to her. Once the little kitten let out a small meow, Ladybug smiled and let a giggle slip out. "Alright he is kind of cute," Ladybug admitted as she tapped the kitten's nose.
"I know right," Chat Noir practically squealed as he pulled the kitten to his chest and bounced on his toes. "I'm thinking of naming him Bugby!"
"Of course you are," Ladybug sighed as she rolled her eyes at her partner's excitement. She couldn't get over how adorable it was that the kitten kept playing with Chat's bell and took all her willpower to look away. "Well, it's been quiet and since you have a new friend why don't we call it a night?"
Chat looked at Ladybug in surprise. "Why? Are you jealous of Bugby," he asked with his usual cocky smile and wiggle of his eyebrows.
"No." Ladybug crossed her arms and smiled, finding her partner's usual antics a little amusing. Or maybe she was still smiling because Bugby couldn't take his eyes off Chat's bell. "I just figured that since it's raining and nothing has happened yet, then maybe it would be a good call for us to call it a night. And you could take your little friend home so he can get dried off and eat."
Chat Noir looked down at the kitten. "True. I only had enough time to get the collar and a blanket to dry him off with."
"Then it's settled," Ladybug confirmed. "I'll see you tomorrow night Chat." She then bent down and scratched under the kitten's chin. "And you make sure he gets back safe, ok?" The small kitten mewed in response.
"Alright! Goodnight My Lady," Chat Noir smiled before they parted.
A few days later, Marinette was sitting on a bench and sketching out a few new design ideas. "Marinette," Alya called out as she walked up to her friend. Marinette looked up and smiled as she greeted her friend. "You want to see something cool," Alya asked as she pulled out her phone.
"Of course," Marinette answered as she put her things away and moved over to let Alya sit next to her.
Alya handed her phone over to Marinette and on it were knew pictures taken of her crush Adrien playing with a small black kitten. "Word is, Adrien got himself a new kitten and I snapped a few picture of him playing with it one day at one of his photoshoots. If his natural charm didn't win people over, then having an adorable sidekick defiantly will."
"Oh my god Alya, these are so cute," Marinette squealed. "Why didn't you tell me about this?! I would have loved to see it in person!"
"Uh, I tried to, put you wouldn't answer your phone," Alya answered as she rolled her eyes are her friend's forgetfulness. "It was the day your dad made you help out at the bakery, remember?"
"Oh yeah," Marinette realized as she lowered her shoulders. "Sorry."
"It's ok," Alya shrugged as she smiled at her friend.
Marinette looked through Alya's pictures and zoomed in on a few to get a better look at Adrien. As she zoomed in on one picture with Adrien holding the kitten she noticed that the cat was black with big green eyes, which reminded her of a certain someone. She then noticed the kitten had a red collar around its neck and red and black polka dot pendant. This feature made Marinette's curiosity peek, something about the collar looked familiar to her. She knew she saw something like it before, but couldn't put her finger on where exactly she's seen it before. Thinking about it for a few minutes, Marinette decided to shrug off the thought and send a few of Alya's photos to herself to save later.
Later that night Marinette was taking a break from patrol by sitting on top of a random rooftop.
"Hello My Lady," Chat Noir greeted as he appeared next to her.
Ladybug looked up and smiled at her friend. "Hey Chat, what took you so long?"
Chat smirked. "What? Did you miss me?"
"No, you just usually don't take so long to show up is all," Lady answered, brushing off Chat's constant flirting as she looked back over the city.
"I know, sorry," Chat admitted as he sat down next to his partner. "Bugby is just a handful and too cute to leave alone when it's time to go."
Ladybug raised an eyebrow. "Bugby?"
Chat looked at her surprised. "The little kitten I found that night it was raining, remember? Black hair, green eyes, little red collar?"
Lady's eyes widened once her thought from earlier that day popped back in her head. No way. This has to be a coincidence. Black cats with green eyes are pretty common. So is a red collar. Don't jumped to conclusions Marinette. Lady hesitantly looked over at Chat from the corner of her eyes. "So, um, how is Bugby doing?"
Chat's attention perked. "Oh he's great! He's full of so much energy and loves to play with bells! I don't have to worry about losing him since he's always playing with one. I was actually thinking of putting a bell on his collar since he likes them so much, but I like what he has on now."
"And what's that," Lady asked, wanting to prove her thought wrong.
Chat looked over at Ladybug a little confused. "A red and black polka dot charm, remember? I picked it out special." Chat grinned, bumping his shoulder with Lady's, hoping she would get the hint.
Ladybug's brain practically exploded. You've got to be kidding me.
