Author: Hey! This is my first TMNT fanfiction... so bare with me k? Anyway, the characters might be a tad bit OCC. ENJOY!
Oh, and I don't own anything besides my characters and ideas! Reviews and advice will be read and thought through!
Chapter 1: The Cat Thief
"For the last eight years New York has been under the thievery of a suspicious cat person. Who is said to only come out at night. This thief is known only to steal clothes, though rarely, and food, which is done five times a month." A blonde news reporter said.
"… Cat person?" Leo said thoughtfully as he watched the news coast go on.
"At first the owners of the robbed stores reported the crimes done without hesitation, but only recently there have been less and less phone calls reporting stolen goods from the normal hit places of the thief. Strangely on the third day after the robbery has been committed there is the money amount needed for the goods stolen resting on the chasher's counter, and there is always a small note." The reporter continued, "An apology written neatly in clear cursive."
Staring at the TV intently, Leo slowly rewinds the video and played in slow motion. In the small box at the upper left corner, showing the crime in action, there appeared a small shadow of what seemed to be a normal person. If one was to ignore the cat ears and tail, not to mention the flexibility and the cautiousness that the thief protruded. The video fast forwarded to the thief appearing the next night only to leave the money required for the goods he or she had stolen the previous night.
"Officials are torn between catching the thief or not, some say that perhaps it is not a threat. Especially considering that the cat person has not harmed anyone, nor has it appeared in day time. Others say that it might be preparing to attack something bigger." The reporter lady said as she walked to a random civilian who had been listening.
She asked the person what they thought of the thieving cat, and if it should be captured or not.
"Well, I think that it isn't particularly dangerous… or something. I mean, it looks to me like that… whatever it is, is just trying to, well you know, survive and stuff like that." Person said.
"Would your opinion change if this thief were to hurt an innocent civilian like yourself?" reporter lady asked.
"Ah… I guess, but I don't really think that it would hurt anybody intentionally. Unless, of course, someone was to provoke it… like the video shows that it looks like some kind of animal?" person stated.
"Right." Reporter responded.
"So that would mean that it rather run than fight. Unless someone was to, you know, attack it." person said.
"I see your point, thank you for your insight." Reporter said, "What about you miss?"
The next person she asked seemed to be a little more close-minded than the person before her. Saying that a thief is a thief and it doesn't matter if he or she leaves the money the next day, the thief had committed two crimes; breaking and entering and stealing. Leo nodding in agreement with the girl's answer, but a tad of him agreed with the person before.
"Thank you for your insight." The reporter said, but it seemed as though she didn't agree, "Now we'll show you a clip of the resent robbery."
The clip was pulled into full screen and was dated for last night. It was fast forwarding through the day until it stopped at 7:59pm, when the last employee was closing up shop. Fifteen minutes passed by, and still nothing out of the ordinary could be seen. At 8:20pm is when nothing out of the ordinary happening turned into something out of the ordinary happening. The figure of the thief appeared from the high window between the soda machine and chip rack. Thief gracefully fell to its feet, bending at the knees for a soft and silent landing.
One thing Leo noticed right away was that the thief wasn't wearing any shoes, and it had somewhat normal looking human feet. Would have been considered normal feet if it weren't for the four tiny cat like toes. Then the hands looked a lot like the hands of a small toddler's, except for the fact that they looked pre-teen sized. Small hands, but somewhat longish fingers, just more cat like. For the time being that was all that the viewers could see.
After looking left and right for any security guards, which there were none, the thief slowly stood to its full height. From what Leo could see he or she was about the same height as April, maybe a tad bit taller.
It walked over to the soda machine and sniffed at it. Apparently the thief didn't like soda; a low hissing was heard from the TV. Walking away from the machine the thief slowly approached the fridge that contend one percent fat free milk and pulled out a half carton of the product. Before it moved away, the thief could be seen bending low to the price tag. Once it was done checking the price, it moved to the canned foods where it picked up two cans of watered tuna. Again the thief checked the price.
"Leo what the heck ya watching, some boring crime video?" Raphael asked.
"Something like that, though it isn't really… well, I guess it kinda is." Leo replied keeping his gaze on the TV.
"What's it about, anything good?" the red masked ninja asked plopping down on the sofa.
"Apparently it's about a cat person who steals things at night five times a month." Leo said.
"Whoa whoa, wait, a cat person… is it another mutant?" Raph asked, "Or just a norm playing dress up?"
"To be honest I'm not really sure, he or she hasn't looked up yet… though the ears and tail move." Leo stated.
"Could be mechanical." He replied scoffing.
Deciding not to answer, the blue masked ninja watched the rest of the video as the thief took a plastic bag and carefully placed its merchandise inside. However before it left, it decided to walk towards the camera. Looking at whatever was in front of it before the thief picked it up and allowed the viewers to see that it was a box of catnip. The clip paused.
"This store does not sell catnip, we have confirmation that the store owner had left it on the shelf under the camera in hopes that the thief would appear and take it. And it seems to have worked; however, the story owner stated that he did not do it for the purpose of catching or baiting the thief. Rather to give it as a gift. Is that right Mr. Wilson?" reporter asked.
"That's right, she's stolen a lot of the merchandise in my shop… she paid for it later though." Shop owner stated.
"She?" the lady asked.
"Yes, there have been some occasions when I was able to catch a small glance before she left." he said.
"Why didn't you call the police?" she asked.
"No point, by the time they would have arrived she would have been long gone." Wilson replied, "And besides, she pays for it later."
"You're a kind man to leave her a gift then." she said, "Now let's get back to that video."
The clip pulled to a full screen and continued playing, the thief continued to look at the catnip then it picked up a piece of paper. It, she read it out loud.
"A thank you gift for paying for what you have stolen; for you Little Lady… enjoy."
Purring could be heard following after she finished reading. Tucking the note into the pocket of the shorts she was wearing, the cat girl slowly looked up to the camera and smiled wide. Cat teeth and beautiful bi colored eyes were shown; a steel blue and onyx.
"Thank you very much Mr. Shop owner. Until my pay day." She said winking and walking to her exit after putting the gift in her shopping bag.
Rewinding, Leo paused where she stared into the camera and smiled. Leaving the TV on the ninja leader stood and walked out of the living room, heading for the Dojo.
"Hey, don't just leave the TV on!" Raph yelled after him.
Huffing he made his way to the television and stopped once he saw the cat girl, Raph ended up staring at the TV for a full five minutes before Michelangelo came bursting in. He rapidly turned it off.
"Raph, hey, why are you blushing so much?" Mickey asked poking him on the cheek.
"I ain't blushing, get off!" he shouted whacking his younger brother's hand away, "Go bother Donnie or something…"
"Yeah sure, you're totally blushing!" the orange masked ninja said running away before Raphael could do anything.
"Imma kill him… I ain't blushing." He stated to himself.
Arriving at the Dojo, Leo bowed and waited for his sensei to acknowledge him.
"What is troubling you my son?" Splinter asked.
"Sensei, I was watching the news when something interesting caught my attention." Leo said rising from his bowed position.
"Is what was on the news troubling you?" Sensei asked.
"Yes. There's another mutant, she is stealing." Leo stated, "But on the following night she returns and leaves money."
"I see. What do you wish to do about it?" the human sized rat asked.
"I'm… I'm not sure, Sensei. She isn't hurting anyone, she pays the following day…" he says sounding confused.
"But…" Splinter offers.
"But she does committee one crime; breaking and entering." Leo states looking up to his adopted father.
"Do you wish to pursue her for that crime?" Splinter asks, "Is it a worthy reason to call her a thief?"
"I'm not sure, but… could we let just meet her and then decide?" Leo asks in return.
"Hai." He approves.
"Thank you Sensei." Leo says as he bows.
"You're welcome my son." Splinter replied placing a three fingered hand on his shoulder.