(It's a full moon tonight...and will be the blood moon eclipse in a few hours. So obviously my mind goes right to Catwoman and her seductive playfulness. Enjoy~)

Chapter 2: Beauty and Brains

Kyoya Ootori was beyond frustrated. The ultimate crisis was upon them. Rich families were being robbed left and right. As such, quite a few of their customers had to cut back on their visitations. And now, Tamaki was going back and forth between freaking about the robberies and coming up with the next (and most expensive) theme day. The shadow king was not happy.

While his irritation for the blond was at it's limit, his mind was on something else. His father had asked (demanded) him to find a way to capture the Catwoman. He was currently reviewing articles and surveillance footage about the thief. All he knew for sure was that she was young, sexy, and smart.

The first video about her was literally her walking out the front door with a bag of jewels and twirling a diamond necklace on her gloved finger. The newspaper article that went with it said that she had flawlessly disconnected all the cameras as she went, never once getting caught on film until that last camera. She could have shut it down as well but her brazen display of her conquest was proof enough that she'd purposefully left it on to send a message.

The second video was two video cameras pointed at each other. Directly underneath those cameras were cameras doing the surveillancing. It was obvious that they were trying to catch the thief in the act of cutting off the cameras. However, it appeared that both cameras were destroyed simultaneously before the cat burglar disabled the other two cameras.

There was even an incident where a coveted sapphire the size of his fist had been guarded by men who were facing every direction and given explicit instructions to do 5 minute checks on the jewel itself. However, hours later, the gem was snatched up without a sound. It was only by interrogating the guards that one of them confessed to slacking on the timing of the checks. The excuses were that since it was so late and there was no attempt on the bounty that they began checking on the jewel every 15 minutes and that was around the time it was stolen.

The other articles were about the Catwoman shutting down alarm systems as if it were child's play. Flawless execution, never tripping the alarm, every wire cut with purpose. Quite frankly, Kyoya was a little impressed. But he still needed to catch the little minx or at least find out her identity.

"KYOYA, ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?!" Tamaki roared, tears streaming down his face. He hated being ignored and it seemed like his vice president's attention was a million miles away instead of just not listening to him on purpose.

The shadow king glared up at the club president as he slowly rose from his seat. "Listen up, you ignorant fool. As long as that cat burglar is going around stealing from the families of our customers, our funds will decrease. More than half of them are having to cut back by a day or two. Instead of trying to come up with stupid themes that we won't be able to afford with the club funds, why don't you assist me in discovering the identity of the Catwoman?" he growled, his purple aura flaring dangerously. Though he did present his last sentence as a question, it wasn't exactly up for discussion. Tamaki would help him whether he liked to or not. And luckily, his veiled threat was not lost on the now-cowering blond.

X

Katryna lightly snorted as she skillfully snipped a single wire from the alarm system. Really, could this be any more easy? This was a joke. She somehow understood how to take out electronics in both technical and violent ways, her body was super limber, and her fear of heights was suddenly gone. She figured that was just a dead-girl-turned-cat kinda thing.

She opened the door and took two steps inside before stopping. Cameras...lots of them. At least 5 down this hallway. She found it hilarious that they didn't go all the way up to the ceiling like the last ones did. The store owner obviously thought she wasn't much of a threat and only walked on the floors. Well, that little mistake would cost him. With a teasing grin, she jumped up and used her claws and boots to latch onto the ceiling. She crawled down the hall, upside down with her curls flowing down. Her hair wasn't long enough to cover the lens of the video cameras so she didn't have to worry about that. She continued to crawl until she came to the main show room.

Dropping down to the ground, she spotted 6 more cameras, each panning left and right. 'Alright... time to play~' she thought with a soft purr. Moving her limbs as if getting ready to win a race, she knew she would have to keep the timing perfect. Based on some of the open displays, she had to guess that the instant a person was caught on film, a silent alarm would go off and alert the police and the owner. And judging by the trajectory of the cameras, they were designed to scope out the room and keep an eye on the other cameras which meant that disabling them one by one was out of the question. So timing was everything. One eye on the first of many cameras, the young woman took a deep breath and ran forward, ready to put her skills to the biggest challenge she had faced yet.

X

Coming out the way she came, Katryna held her prize, a sack of jewels from all the open cases. Quite an impressive setup the store owner had made. An ordinary thief wouldn't have been able to pull it off. Good thing she was extraordinary. Walking through the alley, she failed to see an onlooker from the mouth of the alley using a camera to shoot a video of her from a reasonable distance. While it wouldn't show all the details of her identity, the moonlight that peeked in helped light up her features a bit and give her an even more mysterious glow. He watched as the Catwoman bent her legs and jumped up, using her claws and boots to climb up the wall and flip onto the rooftop before disappearing from view. The young man with the camera smiled- oh, was Youtube going to go crazy because of this footage...

X

Kyoya's eyes widened as he watched a video about Catwoman that had just been downloaded onto Youtube. Finally, he had a bit of a lead. The cat burglar was the same girl from the dance, he was sure of it. Using the walls of the alleyway and the trash cans, he was able to estimate her height. The costume looked very much the same. Mori's Catwoman was indeed the thief that was destroying their business venture and forcing them to use their credit cards on themes and food that they used to use client money for. The vice president was going to stop at nothing to destroy this girl if it was the last thing he did.

X

Katryna walked into school the next day to listen to the gossip fly about Catwoman's latest caper. She continued a steady pace while bathing in the glow of the limelight her fellow peers were unknowingly showering her with. Her hair flowed behind her and her hips tilted with ever step of her signature kitten-heeled boot. It wasn't the same boots as the ones she wore for robbing, just the same ones as from the dance.

Her mind flashed back to the conversation she had with her grandmother. The woman had told her that when she was Catwoman and fighting her grandfather, Selena had had trouble with the dual personality. She had been a thief, was a bad kitty cat. But there had been a few times where she found herself on the other end of the spectrum, saving innocents from the scum that even she didn't associate with. Selena Kyle warned her granddaughter that there would be a time when she would be forced to make a choice. She could either be good or bad, listen to the instincts or ignore them. But in the end, the decision and the consequences would be hers to deal with. And she would also have to recognise when the time would come to ask for help. After all, Catwoman needed her Batman as much as he needed her.

Katryna sighed and entered her classroom, sitting in her seat before looking over at Honey and Mori. Her 'Batman' was in her classroom and seated 2 desks away but still didn't seem to see her as anything more than a girl in a sea of other girls. A soft sigh exited her lips. How tragic, a Catwoman with a blind Batman. Well, he had helped her before she died, did that count?

Shaking her head, she began to gather the items needed for class when Honey bounced over. "Hiya, Kat-chan!" he greeted, pink bunny in his arms.

Katryna looked over and smiled at the small senior. "Hello, Honey-san. How are you?" She wasn't offended that he addressed her as though she were a close friend- that's just what he did to everybody. And as far as him calling her by name, it was easy to recognise a face and put a name to it without knowing who the person is.

"Takashi and I have our first mission together~ We're gonna be guarding a big emerald this Saturday since Catwoman's been stealing everything. Mr. Ryota's nervous about it going bye-bye and asked Takashi's dad if he can borrow some Morinozuka strength and- mmph!"

Katryna looked up to see the tall host picking up his charge and covering his mouth. "Mitsukuni... that's top secret." His deep voice struck cords within her that made her kitty purr.

Honey moved his head out of Mori's grasp and frowned. "But Kat-chan helped you out, Takashi! She must be a good ninja to have slipped away from you without a sound! I wanted to know if she would help us out so you can ask her out- mmph! Mmmmph!"

The quiet young man was blushing lightly and looking away. Katryna couldn't help but chuckle. "I would love to help but I'm not very good at that sort of thing. I imagine it would be an all night arrangement and I'd probably end up falling asleep."

Takashi nodded and turned to walk away. Once Mitsukuni was sitting back at his desk, he replied, "I'll probably end up sleeping too~ Takashi would just rather have me there so he knows that I'm not eating too much cake when he's not around."

The students began to filter into the classroom and Honey's attention was brought to the closest girl with chocolate and a sweet smile. The brunette girl chuckled softly and looked at Mori. He was looking back at her and their eyes locked with a spark that brought a blush to her cheeks. She opened her notebook and tried to ignore her instincts to seduce him with her words and playful nature. Perhaps she would go hang out with them this Saturday- they just wouldn't know it was her.

X

Kyoya's glasses flashed. The trap was set. If his suspicions were correct, the Catwoman was a female student in Ouran Academy. Honey-senpai was no doubt spreading word of the incredible guarding mission that the two were going to go on. Of course, there was no emerald. That was just a little white lie. After all, why would Catwoman come if there was no bounty? Even if she was still attracted to Mori-senpai, that narrowed down the search only a little bit. But if she were to come face to face with the Kendo champion and the Karate champion, chances of her being caught were much higher. Now all he had to do was wait and see...