11/20/21
12 Reviews, 4 Favs, 3 Follows
(Cat Noir's POV)
The next morning, I was crawling on all fours in the alley, searching for bad guys to hunt and sink my claws into. I caught a rat in my paws and it was squeaking loudly.
"Mmhmm…yeah. It's not easy being the animal on the bottom of the food chain, is it?" I said to the rat.
I just let it go and then overheard a gang of thugs, talking about killing me.
"Okay, let's get dangerous." I jumped out of my hiding spot, "Hello there." I scratched the brick wall to make them feel pain in their eardrums and then I stopped, "Sorry, just getting my claws sharpen, boys. You know how long it takes for cats to get ready by sharpening their claws"
"It's the cat! Kill him!" The thug leader yelled.
They took out their guns and fired at me. I took out my baton and deflected them, jumping to the wall to run on and avoid getting shot. I landed next to the first shooter and grabbed his wrist, swiftly moving left and right to dodge from getting shot as I whacked him behind the neck to knock him out. I caught a gun and crushed it like a toy.
"Get that cat now! Make sure he's dead!" The leader tells his henchmen what to do.
"Meow!" I lured them down into the sewers as I landed down and went to hide.
I hear them coming and I made a run to hide to confuse them, "GET DOWN THERE! NOW! NOW! NOW!" The leader ordered them.
"Right into my trap." I snickered darkly and knocked on some metal pipes to distract the thugs before I'll ambush them.
"What was that?! I think I heard something!" One of them heard me kicking the metal pipes.
I jumped up on the ceiling, ready to attack from above. I hear footsteps coming and it got louder. I grinned at how easily fooled they are to think catching a cat is easy but they're wrong.
"I know I heard something. It came over here!" One of them said.
"I hear nothing, it's probably just rats," The other said.
"Oh yeah? He probably ate a rat!" One of them said.
I jumped down from the ceiling and spooked them, making them drop their guns. Perfect! Just as I planned. I ran on all fours and grabbed one so I can shoot their legs.
"Enough!" I shot near their feet first.
"You think you're a shooter, kitty cat? You're gonna hurt yourself!" One of them laughed.
"Oh yeah!" I shot at their thighs.
"AAARGH!" They all fell down bleeding from the shots.
"A cat just added extra lives, boys. See ya" I laughed and threw the gun in the sewage water and ran.
"DAMN YOU CAT NOIR!" The leader screamed.
I laughed and climbed up the ladder to get out of the sewer.
x
Later as Adrien, I decided to take a break from criminal activity and just shop at the media store to buy goth rock music or whatever. I gotta admit that pawning stolen jewelry and getting euros is so easy. I picked the album We Are The Fallen which has rock music.
"Perfect." I kept looking for more albums. Maybe some Japanese anime songs too since I like anime. I'll get those. Now I just need an old CD player to play with along with headphones. I found some on sale at 50% discount. Just what I need. I nearly purred but I held it in. Okay, Adrien! I know you've been a wolf cat for months but start acting like a human.
I gasped when I saw Juleka and her brother Luka. Oh no! I quickly put the hoodie over my head to hide so they don't recognize me. I went to pay for my stuff before they saw me.
"Come on, sis. Rose will be back from her family vacation. You need to walk around the city more often" Luka said to Juleka.
"I suppose. As long as Cat Noir does not come to rob us." Juleka said.
"He's not a mugger, but a jewelry-loving anti-villain," Luka said.
After paying from the checkout, I stay hidden behind the aisle while listening to them. Me, a jewelry-loving anti-villain? You can do better than that, Luka. But better than being called a murderer.
"Cats like shiny things than milk. Cat Noir is now a cat burglar" Juleka mumbled and I just rolled my eyes while staying hidden.
"Whatever the reason he went bad, it can't be Ladybug rejecting him too much" Luka guessed.
"You'll never know," I whispered while leaving.
x
At my lair, I combed my hair to make the bangs hang over my right eye a little bit. I can barely see any Adrien on the outside. That's a good thing because no one can recognize me.
The black cat jumped up to my shoulder and meowed. I didn't know she's like my kitty shoulder and that gives me an idea. Perhaps tonight I can have her scare Volpina at the nightclub. That is if my kitty hates foxes.
"Wanna come along?" I asked her, she replied with a meow.
"And do you really think they'll allow animals in the nightclub?" Plagg flew in front of my face.
"No, but I will," I smirked.
"You and that annoying cocky smirk. Did I raise my kitten to be sassy too many times?" Plagg asked sarcastically and my black cat meowed at him.
"Yup" I snickered
x
I went to the club with my black cat on my shoulder. I'm surprised the loud music didn't bother her because cats have sharp senses. Some of the ladies awed at my cat but my black kitty doesn't like to be touched by strangers. She let out a loud hiss, telling them to back off or get scratched.
I took a seat at the bar table and the bartender knows what I want and he poured milk into a glass cup. He was about to say that pets are not allowed but I stopped him.
"I don't go by rules, pal. My cat can understand human language. She'll bite you if you tell her to leave" I told him and my kitty rubbed her face in my hair.
"Alright fine." The Bartender gave in.
"And give my kitty milk too" I demanded him and he poured another glass of milk for my kitty. My cat jumped off my shoulder and laps milk with her tongue.
I took a sip of my milk and my cat ears twitched that I hear Volpina coming. My kitty growled at the person behind me and I chuckled at who it is.
"Careful, vixen. My cat doesn't like liars. If I were you, I would save my fur from getting scratched again" I said without even looking.
"You know you like meeting up with your favorite villain," Volpina said.
"Technically, I come here for milk, not you" I scoffed and took another sip of milk.
My cat still growled at the fox villain and hissed angrily. That's my good girl, black kitty. I can see that Volpina can't get near me because my kitty will scratch her.
"And you brought a ferocious pet." She said.
"I'm a street cat, Lila. Streets cats like to be wild" I said and put my cat on my lap and I faced Volpina, "My cat likes me very much," I said and I pet my cat.
"I hope next time I bring catnip" Volpina smirked at me but dodged the scratch from my cat.
"I don't do drugs," I replied.
"They are not like cocaine," Volpina said.
"Catnip won't work on me." I glared.
I took a huge sip of milk and finished it, especially the other that my cat didn't finish, and let out a belch.
"Gross!" Volpina was disgusted.
"A cat like me learns to be nasty, fox." I said and my cat jumped up on my shoulder, meowing at me that it's time for robbery, "Now if you'll excuse me, I got mice to hunt and you stay out of my way with your annoying illusions"
"Wait and see," Volpina replied.
I walked out of the nightclub and carried my cat in my arms while I jumped to the roof with her, "I need your help, kitty. There's a purrrretty and expensive cat's eye stone at the Louvre I need to steal. You up for it?" I asked her and she meowed as a yes.
"Good. Be a bad kitty." I said.
I jumped from roof to roof, running on all fours, sliding down on slope edges, and then came to where the Louvre is. I jumped on the glass pyramid and scratched it to make a circle to fit through. Meow! I bet the miraculous ladybugs will fix the glass in the morning. I made a hole and jumped down, landing in a new pose that I've been improving on.
"Ugh, that was ridiculous" I stand up since I find this pose stupid. My cat jumped off my shoulders after the landing.
"My sweet, time for us cats to steal" I purred and we made our way to the artifacts exhibit. Meow, there it is. The cat's eye stone. It's green like emeralds and just the puuuurrrfect expensive stone I need to get money.
"Okay, my sweetie. See that laser detection over there?" I pointed at the devices attached to the walls, "Give a good scratch but don't set off the alarms" I said to my cat.
She sneaked up to the wires connected to the lasers and claws at them, shutting them off. Wow, she's a smart kitty. I'm loving this cat.
I opened the glass dome and reached for the eye stone, "It's beautiful."
"Falling in love with jewels again?" I heard Ladybug's voice out of nowhere.
"Ladybug, I've expected you to come." I turned around and saw her.
"And I see you have a new partner. A regular black cat?" Ladybug saw my cat and my kitty hissed at being criticized by milady.
"Shhh….calm down my kitty" I picked her up and she climbed to my shoulder, "Careful, bugaboo. My cat doesn't like strangers. She's very overprotective of me." I said and took the cat's eye stone and put it in my pocket catsuit.
"You know how rare that gem is?" Ladybug approached.
"I got this." I placed a fake cat's eye stone.
"Show off. Since when did Catwoman inspire you?" Ladybug crossed her arms.
"Always had. When we were a duo." I replied.
"Hmph! Women steal jewelry, not men like you, kitty cat" Ladybug corrected me.
"Things have changed, milady. There's only one cat burglar in Paris you know." I chuckled and whispered to my cat to go steal anything shiny and puuurrrrecious. She jumped off my shoulder and went to go to other artifacts collection while I'm just talking to Ladybug.
"One cat, too many." Ladybug taunted me.
I smirked and held out her yo-yo out of nowhere, "Cats have nine lives, bugaboo. Never forget that" I chuckled and she gasped that her yo-yo is not on her waist. So slow you are, milady.
"You sneaky bad cat." She frowned.
"Come and get it!" I ran into the museum.
"Here we go again!" Ladybug ran after me.
We came to the Egyptian exhibit and ran up on the walls to do a flip and tackled behind her, "I told you I've been a very bad kitty, bugaboo" I whispered seductively in her ear.
"No kidding." Ladybug groaned
"Give up?" I licked her cheek.
"Not yet!" Ladybug grabbed me and rolled us over.
"Agh!" I wasn't expecting that but with my cat reflexes, I won't let her win.
"I know every move of yours my bad kitty." Ladybug taunted me.
"Not this one, milady" I kicked her off me and I kip-up to get back on my feet, grabbing her wrists and I did a cartwheel flip but without twisting her wrists all the way.
"AAAGH!" Ladybug screamed.
"Awww...my poor bugaboo doesn't want to play with her favorite kitty?" I purred and gently pushed her to the bottom steps to make her sit down and I sit on her lap, "Sorry about that, milady. I use that move on bad guys a lot. It's my favorite move"
"You're such a sadistic cat." Ladybug complained.
"Ouch, that hurt me. How dare you say that, bugaboo. I'm not a sadistic cat. If I really was, I would've raped you or killed you but I would never EVER do that" I glared at her and pushed her down, making her groan from the uncomfortable steps, "Take it back, Ladybug!" I hissed angrily.
"Okay! You're not a sadistic cat." She said in pain.
She got the message to never say strong words at me again. That was way too far for calling me a sadistic cat. Am I really that sadistic whenever I fight bad guys? I'll never know. I leaned down and licked her cheek again and she flinched.
"Cat got your tongue, milady?" I held her chin to make her look at me.
"Not one bit. But I know the good kitty is in you still and you're in denial" Ladybug said.
I rolled my eyes in annoyance and got off of her since her back is probably sore from lying down on the steps, "Maybe, maybe not. Here" I took out a plastic jar of cream for her sprained wrists, "You might need that the next time you get injuries, milady." I said and my cat came back with a piece of an Egyptian jewelry necklace in her mouth. I tossed the yoyo back to Ladybug and she caught it.
"I got this prepared. MIRACULOUS LADYBUG!" She threw up a flashlight lucky charm repairing the damages in the museum once we're outside.
"Hilarious, bugaboo. But seriously, you're gonna need it." I gave her the jar cream, "I sprained your wrists, and it's days to heal without the cream" I chuckled and crossed my arms while my cat jumped on my shoulder.
"Thanks. But now you can go have your crimes without me stopping you for days." Ladybug leaves me in a huff.
I rushed up to stop her, "Whoa, whoa, whoa! No need to get angry. I'm just a bad kitty, bugaboo. And I said that I care about your well-being. I can't let Shadow Moth claim your miraculous. Trust me, when I find him, my claws will show justice" I said to her but she looks away from me.
"That's very kind of you but you made Paris see that you're a criminal now. Alya has posted about you, claiming that you have helped me a few times with powerful akumas. Being scary is not always fun because scary people are lonely and nobody wants to be around them. Do you wanna be scary like a panther for the rest of your life?" She asked me with a serious tone.
"This isn't the life I chose, Ladybug. I told you, I can't tell you why I'm a criminal. I'm not putting you in danger because of me." I held her chin to make her look at me, "Who knows when Shadow Moth will be defeated"
"You can't fight him alone, Cat Noir. If you refuse my help, you'll have no one to blame but yourself. You know that. I won't be around forever you know." Ladybug said.
"Fighting alone is better to protect the ones I care the most. I fight bad guys to get faster, stronger, and smarter. My cat has taught me about stealth. Anyways, you better get going before you transform back. See ya around, milady" I kissed her on the cheek, she stood there stunned and blushing.
I smirked at her reaction and pole-vaulted out of here while I held my cat on my shoulder.