What if Carmelita had a sister, that Sly thought was her daughter? This is going to be a story of how Carmelita started to take care of her sister when her parents pass away from a car accident right after her sister was born. And how Sly came to be closer to Carmelita through her five year old sister.

Chapter 1: Day Care

"Come back here and face me like the coward you are Cooper!" Carmelita shouted as she ran along the rooftops of Paris.

"Hey, would a coward have gone into your office and kissed you while you were sleeping and have taken this most beautiful picture?" Sly said as he held out his camera.

"What?!" She blushed.

Sly just laughed and ran faster across the rooftops. He slid across wet pipes that were drenched by the rain not too long ago as Carmelita struggled to keep up. Having to duck and roll under clothes lines and jumping over chimneys. She watched as he then hooked his cane onto a wire that connected two buildings together. It was for when the city would hang up decorations during holidays and special events like parades. Sly then jumped off the roof and started to glide across the city's streets and all Carmelita could do was just watch as he yet again, got away as she came to a sliding stop. Almost going over the edge because of the water coating the ground.

"Ah!" She groaned in fury. She looked on as Sly hopped onto the adjacent rooftop and blew a kiss in her direction. "Damn it Cooper. Thanks to you I am going to get yelled at again for you escaping."

She just looked on as he ran and jumped out of sight. Then the rain started to come down again. She just looked up into the sky and then closed her eyes. Feeling the water hit her face gently and she took a deep breath and then puffed out a cloud of fog.

"Until tomorrow you no good thief." She gave a small smile and turned to head back to the station.

"He got away again?" Chief Barkly asked.

"I'm afraid so sir. He zip lined away and I couldn't follow. I'm sorry. Again." Carmelita's ears drooped down and her tail fell straight down.

"Ah! Why is it that no one can catch this guy? Not even my best agent can catch him." Carmelita worried that he would punish her and held her breath. "Go home Carmelita."

Her ears perked up. "Sir?"

"Go home. Pick up Katrina and go home. We'll get him another time."

"Thank you sir." She turned to leave and then stopped before opening up his office door. "Umm…permission to ask a question?" She looked back towards her chief who looked up at her while resting his head on his knuckle's.

"What is it Carmelita?"

"Why haven't you punishments when I show up empty handed? Why not give me what you give everyone else? Are you still giving me sympathy from what happened five years ago?"

"No. unlike you, the others really don't do their jobs at all. I only keep them because I'm filling in favors from others. You, you do your job. You carry out orders in a matter hours, when others take days. I don't know, maybe a little has to do with your parents passing, but I try and make it not seem like that. You already have enough to worry about with Katrina and Cooper. I gave you more hours because you needed them. Go home and rest, come back tomorrow for your half day." He then turned in his big chair and faced the window and watched as the rain came down.

Carmelita turned and opened the door and left. But not without saying thank you to her boss.

Carmelita drove up to the city's boys and girls club and parked right in front of the buildings doors. She walked inside and noticed that no one was there. No one besides a white ferret and a small fox kit. She smiled as they played with blocks and were building what looked like the Eiffel tower.

Then the ferret looked up and smiled. "Carmelita." The fox kit's ears perked up and she smiled.

"Hey there Subaru. Sorry I'm late. Again."

"Mommy!" The kit jumped up and ran towards Carmelita.

Carmelita smiled as she grabbed the baby fox and hugged her tight. Her tail wrapping around their bodies. "Oh my baby, how are you my little girl?"

"Happy now that mommy is here. Look, Suru and I build tower."

Carmelita laughed. "Suru?"

"She still can't say my name right so I go with it." They laughed as the kit continued to talk. "How was work?"

"Fine, then it turned sour like always."

"Cooper again huh?"

"Oh yeah."

"I don't know why you just don't go out with him already." Subaru said while picking up the blocks. Carmelita who was rubbed her nose against Katrina's choked on her baby words.

"What?!"

"Well, that's all you ever talk about. Cooper this, Cooper that, Cooper is so frustrating, Cooper is so cute."

"I've never said Cooper was cute."

"You didn't. I did. He is so handsome too." She smiled.

"Yeah, okay. I have to go know Suru. See you later."

The ferret just laughed as she cleaned. Carmelita shook her head at her friends comment but couldn't deny that she actually had feeling for the ringtail. Carmelita was now holding a sleeping kit in her lap as she drove home. She walked up her condos steps and unlocked her door. She pushed her way in and the lights came on automatically. She took her daughter to her room and laid her on her small bed. She pulled the covers over the kits body and she smiled at the kits blissful smile.

She then turned and walked away and made her way into the kitchen. She made herself a cup of jade tea and inhaled the scent before taking a sip and exhaled a sigh of relief. She then looked over at a small table that had some pictures in frames and some newspaper articles hanging right behind them on the wall. Then the content smile faded from her face and a small frown replaced it.

"I'm going to have to move those soon. Oh Katrina, if only you knew." She got up and walked out of the kitchen.

Newspaper:

A Couple Killed In Car Crash Leaving Behind Family

Two Daughters: Agent Carmelita Fox, age 20 and Katrina Fox, age 1

A few weeks had passed and Carmelita wasn't her normal self. She was acting, normal. Everyone knew she wasn't acting herself, even Sly noticed. How could he not, he would show up at a crime scene that he didn't even create just to see her and she would just stare at him. She even scared him once by smiling at him.

"I wonder what is going on inside her head." Sly said to no one in particular. His ears going flat against his head as he thought.

"In who's head?" Sly turned to see Bentley rolling up next to him.

"Carmelita. She hasn't been herself lately."

"How so?"

"Well, she doesn't chase me anymore. Even when I steal something."

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"No its not. I wonder what is going on with her. I should follow her one day and see what is going on with her."

"How about you follow her now?"

"That is the last thing I would expect from you Bentley."

"I know, but I mean it. She is right there." He pointed down and across the street and sure enough there she was. Walking on the sidewalk heading towards the police station. Sly just watched as she walked at a peaceful pace and slowly turned a corner.

"Go on Sly. I know you want to." He placed a hand on his back and smiled.

"Thanks buddy." Sly ran back inside and in a flash was running back out onto the balcony of their hideout in a new attire. "Keep it low key, am I right?" He gestured at his tan khaki pants and black long sleeve. No mask to be seen.

"Yeah, okay. You might want to take this just in case, you know." He held out Sly's backpack with his cane attached to it.

"I was planning against it, but Carmelita is unpredictable."

Then sly was out of sight as he jumped off the balcony and slid down a drain pipe. He then ran across the street and placed his cane in the straps on his backpack. He then ran around the corner and was gone from Bentley's sight.

"Hey Bentley, where did Sly run off too? He was in such a hurry that he ran over me as I playing a game. Look, I even have boot marks on my back." He turned and sure enough there they were.

"He is going to check on Carmelita. I've noticed this too, she hasn't been herself lately."

"What has she been doing?"

"She has been acting, rather normal."

"Umm…okay, if you say so buddy. I'm gonna go eat a pizza."

"We don't have pizza."

"Then I'll make one. With my fists!"

Sly followed as Carmelita made her way into the police building and it was a good thing it was getting dark because it would have looked very odd to see a raccoon climbing up the side of the building. She saw her enter her office and watched as she grabbed a file from her desk and then walked out of the room.

This puzzled him for a bit because she would spend countless hours in the room hovering over the paper mountains looking for answers to her many questions. He then hopped, skipped and jumped to the next place that he knew she would go. Chief Barkley's office. His window was cracked open a little and so he was able to hear their conversation.

"Here is that file you wanted on the twin tail's case. I've come down to a conclusion that they will only hit a place that has to do with twins."

"What?"

"I know it sounds weird but, from what they go after they only steal items of two. Like those twin pistols they took last month. Or the twin tower art work made by the famous twin brothers."

"I see what you mean. There is a new exhibit next week that is show casing their work. I hear they are going to unveil something amazing, says the art newspaper."

"I didn't know you read that." She smiled that smile that Sly had been miss seeing on her face. She laughed again and moved back a piece of her cobalt hair behind her black tip ears.

"I don't. but if it's the only thing to read when you're on the oval office then you really have no choice." Carmelita's smile disappeared.

"That, I don't think I need to hear." She heard Barkley laugh. Sly couldn't help but laugh at that as well. "So do you want me to go scoop out the place?"

"No that's fine. Enjoy the rest of your week off. You going anywhere in particular?"

"No, just to the day care and then I'm gonna grab us something to eat and then heading home to watch a movie."

"That sounds fun. Tell the little one grandpa Whiskers says hello." Carmelita laughed and said she will pass on the message. And with that Carmelita left the office and headed out of the building.

"Daycare? What?" Sly had a very confused face right now.

He just climbed down and wait to continue following Carmelita. He watched her cross streets and listened to her yell at cars about her walking here. He smiled as he watched what he says is the most beautiful Fox he has ever seen.

He then figured out that she was heading towards the old orphanage that was renovated into a daycare/boys and girls club. So he went on ahead but got stopped when an elderly lady came out onto the rooftop to get her clothes off the line. Not wanting to freak her out by running past her he waited.

Then when he finally managed to make it to the building he jumped into some bushed and saw Carmelita waiting outside the open doors. Looking out into the darken street. He made his way out of the bushes and was going to say hello when he heard a small child cry out.

"Mommy! You came for me early this time." Carmelita laughed at her kids words and bent down to pick her up. And just as she was bending back up she heard someone's voice behind her.

"Mommy?!" She turned to see Sly standing there at the bottom of the stairs.

"Sly? Why are you…what are you doing here?" She sounded surprised and she didn't reach for her shock pistol that she was just magically pull out of nowhere.

"Umm…I just wanted to see how you were feeling. You haven't been yourself these past few months, heck, these past few years. You've slowly started to stop all the yelling and then stopped all the shooting, and now even the chasing."

"Well, what can I say." She looked at the little fox in her arms, then back at Sly. "Life had changed my way of life I guess. Nothing I really could do about it."

"Yeah, I guess. I didn't know that you…that you had a child. If I would have known I would have gotten something for her. And not that you would have told me anything, it would have been nice to know. That you started a family." He tried to give an honest smile but Carmelita saw right threw it.

She just let the scene play out and didn't tell him the truth as to her having a daughter. Then there was a pause in the conversation until Subaru came out with the little fox's bag.

"Here is Kat…Cooper?!" She saw Sly and he gave a small wave. "Nice to see you again after so long."

"Same here Subaru."

"Wait?! You know each other?" This surprised Carmelita.

"Yeah, I would have told you but I thought against it. He sometimes stops by and delivers some toys to the kids and sometimes he and his friends bring food to the kids."

Carmelita looked at Sly. "Really?"

"Well, this was my old orphanage back in the day." He walked up to Carmelita and held out his hand towards the small fox. "Hi there. My name is Sly, what's yours?"

The little fox grabbed his hand with such force and smiled. "Katrina Fox, I'm five years old. You a friend of Mommy's?"

Sly looked at Carmelita and as their eyes met, they both felt a warmth within them. "You could say that. It was nice meeting you, and maybe I will see you again in the near future."

He kissed her small hand and before he could back away Katrina grabbed a fist full of his facial hair and pulled him in and kissed him on the cheek. Carmelita was going to say something to her about grabbing people but when she saw her kiss him she didn't know what to do.

"Mommy kisses me too and so I kiss her back. You kissed me and so I kissed you back."

"Ah! That is the cutes thing ever!" Subaru squealed.

"Do you do that with everyone that kisses you?" Sly laughed as he looked at Carmelita.

"Only to people that are nice to me. Not Steven, he isn't nice. I don't like him."

"Steven?" Sly looked up.

"Uh! This one guy that works at the office. He has a brother that goes here and uses this as a n excuse to talk to me." Carmelita said with distaste in her voice.

"Oh, well, I really should get going. It was nice to see you again Subaru, and it was very nice to meet you officially Katrina."

"Nice to meet you too Mr. Cooper."

Sly looked at Carmelita and smiled the best he could. "And nice to see your doing okay Carmelita. It was nice to be able to talk like this, and , congratulations."

"Thank you, Sly."

He then walked away into the night. Subaru came up next to Carmelita and hit her in the arm.

"Ow! Why?"

"Why didn't you tell him the truth? That she really isn't your.."

"Because I didn't know what to say. My life is changing and its getting easy now and to just have him come p out of nowhere and find out about her, what would you have done?"

"Oh I don't know. Maybe said nice to see you after so long, oh by the way this here is my sister who calls me mommy because we lost our parents when she was just three months old. I might have said that."

"Well, I'm not ready to say anything to him yet. And neither are you. Please."

"I won't, but you should really tell him. He looked very hurt when he thought that she was actually yours."

"I know, but he is a criminal and I'm a cop. It wouldn't work even if I wanted it too with every fiber of my being."

"Ha! So you do like him?!" She wanted to make fun of her. Her white tail waving fast behind her.

"I…I do." Carmelita admitted it so quickly. Subaru's tail stopped mid wag.

"You know, you really have changed. Your no fun now that you don't get all embarrassed like you used too."

"That's what happens when you grow up." She snorted as she started to walk away and towards home.

"Yeah right! You better make your move or I will make mine." Subaru called out to her.

Carmelita laughing at her friend behind her. Smiling as she walked towards home and the nice burrito place just a block from her house.

Sly watched from a distance as Carmelita walked away from him. Sadness showed in his eyes as he thought on how he should have told her his true feeling back when they were in Rome in the middle of the colosseum. They had a moment to talk when he was freeing her from Mug shot's trap. But he was too late he thought. He curled up in a ball and buried his face in his knees.

And end of the first chapter. Probably some mistakes here and there. Maybe some sentences that don't make any sense. I will go back and fix them! How anyone out there likes this weird idea I had thought of. Will try and update within a week to two weeks. Any comments are welcome and are appreciated.