Marinette gave Cat a soft look as she sat in bed. Cat was playing with his toy mouse and he bounded into his box tail wiggling.
"I hope he never grows out of playing," Marinette murmured as she her head hit the pillow. But what would Cat look like when he grew older….
The flap of purple and black wings had Marinette scurrying to transform. A akuma villain appeared looking like a mad scientist with a crazy hair-style. "Old! I'll show you old!" Ladybug heard him yell as she sprang from her hiding place.
She arrived just in time to see Cat disappear in a puff of smoke. Ladybug groaned under her breath. It was clear Cat had made the akuma mad, but where was Cat? Coughing, she could see Cat walking through a purple smoke cloud. "You okay?" she asked, wringing her hands together before bringing them to her mouth gasping in shock. Her partner face which was normally so smooth and handsome was now sporting a bushy thick beard!
Cat didn't seem to notice as Marinette stared. "Do I have something on my face?" Before she could respond, Alya had shown up with her camera and was taking pictures. "You, uh, have something on your face, Kitty."
Cat touched his face realizing what was happening. "My face, my beautiful face!" Ladybug couldn't help it, she burst out laughing. "That's what you get for being vain!"
Marinette sat up with a start, and climbed down the ladder quickly. She peered at Cat, sleeping peacefully in his box, mouse still clenched in his paws. "Never get old," Marinette whispered, giving him a good scratch between the ears.
In the morning when Cat woke up however, he felt a bit of stubble. He was heading to the bathroom when he heard Marinette muttering in her sleep. "No, you aren't to grow a beard! You hear me!" Cat chuckled and hurried to the bathroom. Better shave before she woke up!