Usually werewolves are very popular than werecats and I thought of having Adrien as a werewolf but his ring is probably made of silver and werewolves are allergic to silver. So instead, another werecat story. Only different this time.
Characters belong to (c) Zagtoon.
Another day, another akuma defeated yet again by París' teenage superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir. Like always, Ladybug has a sense of responsibility but also has too much pressure in her hands of being the guardian while Cat Noir just loves to make cat puns and flirt with his lady.
"Like always, milady. Heroes are always gonna win, villains will always lose. Someday when we defeat Shadow Moth for real, your heart is in my paws" Cat Noir kissed her back palm.
"We'll see. That is if you can learn to be a good boy and control your flirty nature" Ladybug puts her hands on her hips.
"I'm always a good boy every day with you, milady." Cat Noir flirted.
"You sure are," Ladybug said and plays with his bell.
"Meow, milady is growing claws. After all, we are king and queen of Paris, the city of love" Cat Noir smirked.
"Don't overdo it, Cat Noir" Ladybug rolled her eyes.
"Alright. Well, see you later, Bugaboo" Cat Noir said and ran off on the rooftops.
"Oh, kitty" Ladybug shook her head.
Cat Noir jumped down to the alley and transformed back to Adrien, "Someday she'll fall for me" He gives the cheese to his kwami.
"After all she likes your humor," Plagg said.
"Yes but it's getting harder since her duty as guardian," Adrien said.
"Do you ever realize that teenage girls get so easily dramatic all the time?" Plagg swallowed his cheese.
"Yup, while us guys are not," Adrien said.
He suddenly heard a trash lid crash that startled him but saw it was a black stray cat, "Oh it's just a cat. Aw, come here little one" Adrien tries to call for it but suddenly it leaps at him and bites his wrist, "AAAAGH! Get off!" Adrien screamed.
The cat kept its bite on his wrist but Adrien then threw it off roughly, "Argh!" He held his bitten wrist in pain, "That hurts!" He looks at his wound.
"Sheesh, I thought the cat would be friendly" Plagg winced at the sight of his owner's bitten wrist.
"I better hope it was not carrying rabies since I saw no foam on its mouth," Adrien said, wincing in pain from the bite. It was like it bit him really hard but did not break a blood vessel.
He then walks out of the alley, heading his way home to the mansion.
x
All day he practiced his piano lessons but his wrist was in pain all day and he couldn't play right which angered his father while Nathalie feels sorry for Adrien.
"I can't believe you would be so foolish to get hurt there without your bodyguard!" Gabriel yelled at him.
"I didn't know that cat was rabid!" Adrien tries to protest.
"You better not repeat that mistake! Understood?!" Gabriel almost shouted at his son.
Adrien can't believe his father doesn't show any care at all. Instead, all he gets is disappointment and no approval from his cold father.
"No, I don't," Adrien said coldly and goes into his bathroom and locks the door since he feels upset and doesn't want to take his anger out on him. He turns the sink on to clean his bite mark.
"That father of yours really is mean, no offense," Plagg said.
"None taken. Sometimes I wish he'd change but it seems unlikely" Adrien said and used a paper towel to dry his wrist.
He then got out and saw that his dad and Nathalie were gone, "Finally" He goes to the couch.
"Peace and quiet. Those piano lessons are starting to get stuck in my head" Plagg complained.
"And for me to rest my paws," Adrien said.
x
The next morning, Adrien felt weird like he's hungry for fish but he had never eaten fish all his life and he sure knows that his father makes him stay on a strict diet. He thought Camembert cheese was worse than being on a strict diet.
He checked the fridge but found no fish there, "Huh, oh well, maybe just the usual" He shrugs.
"Since when are you in the mood for seafood? Has Cat Noir made you very catty?" Plagg asked.
"I dunno. From what I've heard it's fish for lunch at school" Adrien said.
He searched the kitchen cabinets and then found a whole bit of tuna fish cans; it made his hunger worse by looking at it. He can't wait any longer due to the cravings making him crazy. He just opened it and ate the whole content when nobody wasn't looking. He couldn't stop eating these delicious chunks of tuna. He needed more to satisfy his hunger. It was like a lion that eats a few pounds of meat from a zebra.
After having three, he was satisfied enough and had a glass of milk.
"Adrien, are you feeling okay? It's like your diet has changed today" Plagg did not like this.
"I don't know what it is" Adrien replied.
"Cravings? Mood swings? Being a cat too much?" Plagg guessed.
"Could be. Unless that cat bite has to do something about it" Adrien said.
"Impossible. It's not like you'll be turned into a cat. Now hurry up! You got school today!" Plagg said.
"Oh right!" Adrien hurried up.
x
At school, Adrien came in time to class as usual. As always, he's used to Marinette's clumsy style whenever she sees him. He wished that Ladybug would love him one day instead of Chloe being clingy and Lila being a pathological liar to be a model with him.
"Morning, dude" His best friend Nino greeted him.
"Hey, Nino." Adrien bro-fisted and took a seat, wincing at his bitten wrist that was bothering him again.
"Are you okay Adrien?" Nino asked.
"Yeah, just some stray cat who bit me yesterday" Adrien replied.
"Oh, I see. At least Cat Noir never bites anyone" Nino joked.
"Funny. But it still hurts. That crazy animal had sharp teeth" Adrien scratched the wound on his wrist.
"Well, at least it will heal," Nino said.
"And I hope my father doesn't rant on about not being perfect. It's getting on my nerves" Adrien said with a little growl.
"Nobody's completely perfect," Nino said.
x
Later, at the cafeteria, Adrien was hungry for fish again but there wasn't any. Instead, he decided to go for meat. Fortunately, the hunger wasn't as noticeable on him as in the morning. Could it be cravings or just not eating much? His friends heard his loud grumbling stomach.
"Skipped breakfast?" Alya guessed.
"Uhhhh…..maybe?" Adrien awkwardly lied.
"Let me guess, daddy issues again?" Alya guessed.
"Yes, getting scolded for the piano lessons," Adrien said and goes up to find something made of meat but he really wanted fish. He wasn't in the mood for vegetables which made him cringe at the sight of it.
"What's wrong with me?" He thought.
He grabbed whatever is made of meat and took his seat to eat. His cravings were getting worse. Even his friends were starting to think something's off about him.
"Adrien, are you okay?" Marinette stammered at this odd behavior.
"I'm okay, just some crazy craving" Adrien replied.
x
Much later, Marinette chatted with Alya about Adrien's weird behavior. The way she saw him eat like a pig was something not right with him. Was his father feeding him less or is he forced to be on a strict diet?
"Something is really wrong with him, Alya. He never eats like that. Could he be stressed?" Marinette wondered.
"I don't know. I never seen him eat this much meat, he stood away from vegetables" Alya said.
"He sometimes eats vegetables before. If he eats a lot, he'll get sleepy or worse, weight gaining, but he has a high metabolism, I know it" Marinette said.
"Girl, maybe after school, why don't you go see how he's doing as Ladybug?" Alya suggested.
"Y-y-you mean…..s-s-spy on…..h-h-him?!" Marinette stammered.
"Yeah to see what's wrong with him" Alya said.
"Are you crazy?! That's like stalking!" Marinette overreacted.
"I know but I'm telling you something's off about Adrien" Alya said.
"He's probably going through daddy issues" Marinette sighed at how her fashion designer idol is to his son.
"Could be. I hope the day won't get crazier" Alya said.
"Dude, you just ate! You don't have a tapeworm, do you?" They heard Nino talking to Adrien outside the school.
"I don't, it just came from nowhere" Adrien said.
"It came from your stomach, dude. It growled like 3 times all day. Please tell me that your dad is making you eat less just because of strict diet again" Nino said, worried that his best pal is going through a lot.
"C'mon, my dad wouldn't starve me like that. I think I need to find a doctor" Adrien said.
"Maybe all those activities that your father made you do get you very cranky" Nino guessed.
"Okay enough" Adrien said.
"What? I'm just guessing. You know how I hate to see you get told by your dad all the time. You should be making your own choices" Nino said.
"Yeah, probably" Adrien sighs.
Marinette then started to reconsider about spying on him as Ladybug, "You're right, Alya" She said.
"That you should spy on him?" Alya asked.
"Yup" Marinette nods.
x
After school, Adrien was picked up by his bodyguard. He knows that his father will probably force him to study Chinese again but he just wants to rest.
"Well this is the most humiliating day of my life. Eating like a predator in front of my friends" Adrien said to himself.
From the rooftops Ladybug followed the limo to the mansion. She hopes that Adrien is not going through a hard time with his life at home. Soon enough she arrived but had to hide out of view.
Adrien arrived in his room but he felt like someone is watching him, "Plagg, hide, now"
"Ok." Plagg hides and Adrien checks the windows but saw no one there.
Too tired to be sure and just as he was about to take a nap, Nathalie enters his room. This annoys him a lot that his father has to send his assistant to check on him instead of himself. Just because his mother disappeared doesn't mean he should avoid his son.
"Adrien are you alright?" She asked.
"A little, the bite mark from that rabid cat doesn't hurt much now" Adrien said.
"Well, your father insists that you study your Chinese" Nathalie said.
"Tell him I'm not in the mood for it. I just wanna take a nap. It's been a long day" Adrien said, nearly feeling a fever.
"Very well. Take your rest" Nathalie shrugs and leaves.
