Ladybug and Chat Noir had just finished accepting an award from the mayor for their service to the city, and after dealing with the media for the last few hours, they were tired. They were bone tired. Ladybug swung past Chat with her yoyo and landed gracefully on the roof. Chat Noir jumped over the alley but his foot missed the ledge.

"Chat!" Ladybug shouted. He flailed his arms and tipped over the edge. With a crash, he landed tail-first into a dumpster. Ladybug ran to the side of the building and called down, "Are you okay?"

Chat had pulled himself out from the trash and was kneeling over something. Ladybug jumped down to join him. "What is it?" He looked back at her with the dopiest smile on his face.

"Look," he whispered. Ladybug peered around him and gasped.

It was a cardboard box. More specifically, it was a cardboard box full of kittens. The word "Gratuitement" was scrawled on the front in black marker.

"How long were they out here?"

Chat didn't answer her question, preferring to let the biggest kitten attack his fingers.

"Let's take them to the shelte-" Chat cut her off.

"I want to keep them." Chat hugged the box close.

"You what?"

"I'm gonna keep 'em," he repeated, staring at the kittens. "It's our duty to protect the citizens of Paris, right?"

"Right..."

"Well these cats are citizens of Paris too!"

"I guess I can't fault your logic," Ladybug laughed to herself. She sat down with Chat and pet the kittens with him. There was a big orange tabby that kept attacking Chat's hand, a curious calico with white whiskers, and a tiny tuxedo cat with blue eyes.

"Help me name them?"

Ladybug considered the tiny cats for a moment, drumming her fingers on the side of the box. The calico peeked its head up to watch her hand. She pointed at it. "This one is Porter."

"Porter?"

"Yeah! You know, she's curious, like a reporter. Eh?" She shot Chat a sideways smile.

"My Lady," he deadpanned, "I didn't realize you told such terrible puns."

"You're one to talk!" Ladybug scoffed and shoved his shoulder - a little harder than she intended. He laughed and rubbed his arm.

"I'm kidding!" He paused, smiling. "I love your idea! Great idea," he recovered.

Ladybug pretended not to notice. "What about the other two?"

The orange tabby chewed on one of Chat's fingers. He was infinitely grateful that Cataclysm was not a permanent feature of his gloves. "Maybe this guy should be Napawlean?"

"He's too big to be a Napawlean."

"How about Poz?"

"Paws? That's a bit on the nose."

"More like on the toes," he retorted. "He's Poz, the great and powerful!" Chat waved his hands dramatically.

"That's just awful," she said.

"But was it pawful?" He grinned.

Ladybug tried to muffle her giggle, to no avail. She snorted.

"Ah! You snort when you laugh?!" Chat's smile was a mile wide.

"Only- pfft -when it's a pun that bad."

"Um, all of my puns are that bad," he said. Ladybug snorted again. "But you're right, that's terrible. If I'm going with a book reference, how about Chester? For the Cheshire Cat?"

"That's a great name," Ladybug placed a hand on his shoulder. "And much better than Poz!" Only the tuxedo cat with blue eyes was left. "What are we gonna name the last one?"

"Phi."

"What?"

"Her name is Phi."

"Phi? Why?"

"No reason..." Ladybug shot him a look. Why did he choose Phi? Was he part of a fraternity? Is he old enough to be in a fraternity? He seems like the type of guy that'd be in a fraternity. No that wasn't quite right.

Chat would never admit that Phi was short for Aphid. Never. He would never say that he had seriously considered naming one of his future children Aphid. Well, at least he wouldn't tell her. The sound of a beeping miraculous brought them back to the present. Shadows stretched themselves down the sides of the alley. How long had they been transformed?

"Well it's about time for this cat to hit the sack," Chat said as he stood up and stretched. "These guys need to see their new home too!" Ladybug stood and handed him the box of mewling kittens. They looked up at her with their huge eyes.

"Are you sure you can take care of them?"

"Of course I can! I have my ways," he said with a grin.

"Alright Chat. Goodnight!"

"Mission Mew-ving Box has been Accomplished!" he said cheekily. He held out a fist.

Ladybug fist-bumped him back with a laugh. "Mission accomplished."

Epilogue...

Adrien was practically glowing when Marinette walked into school the next day. She was actually early for once since there weren't any akuma attacks yesterday. She slid into her seat next to Alya. "What's up with Adrien?"

"He says he got some new pets yesterday!"

"Oh, that's so sweet! What kind?"
"Three little kittens! They are too cute. Ask him for the pictures." Alya gushed. Adrien turned around at the mention of cats.

"Kittens?" Marinette repeated. Something was niggling in the back of her brain but she elected to ignore it.

"Yeah, Natalie just approved it yesterday so I got to take them home!"

"I never pegged you as a cat-lover, Adrien." Nino said, "You always seemed like more of a fish guy."

"I did have a goldfish when I was younger."

"Adrien, show Marinette the pictures!" Alya encouraged.

"Oh, sure!" He pulled out his phone and scrolled through his photos. He held it up the screen to Marinette.

"This is Porter." Marinette's eyes widened. He swiped to the next picture.

"This is Chester." Her heart skipped a few beats. Adrien smiled up at her.

"And this is Phi!" Her jaw dropped.

"Marinette?"

That exact moment, future historians - ie Alya - would say, was the exact moment Marinette's brain imploded.

Wow! Congrats you read the whole thing! This idea came to me the other day and it was too cute to ignore.

First thing's first: the cover image is from the website school-clipart and it is adorable. (Yay for proper credit!) Moving right along...

I'm trying to do little exercises with these characters to get a good feel for their personalities since I'm presently writing a AU. It's about how the Medieval Chat was chosen and his adventures with Ladybug! They live in a land where magic is outlawed and have to figure out how to protect people without being caught by the royal guards. While I have your attention, if you're interested in that story, please let me know! I'd love to gauge people's interest in the idea. c:

Anyway, thanks so much for reading this and if you enjoyed it please review or favorite!

Mini 1/26 Update: Thank you everyone so much for your support! I never expected this little fluff-fest to get so much attention! A lot of people have been asking me to continue, but I'm going to be honest, I never intended to continue this plot. Since you guys demanded it though, I will attempt to write a short continuation. If you have any ideas feel free to send them to me! I love reading all your lovely reviews and thanks again for reading!