White Shadows

Shadows

Two dark shadows sprang across rooftops, their tails whipping behind them as they followed a dame dressed in a red and black spotted suit. She was aware of being followed but was unsure of who it was. She kept glancing over her shoulder as the two wove in and out of the dark shadows.

The younger Kitty yearned to approach his Lady and speak to her, even get a verbal scolding from her about how long he had been absent; but, he had orders from his guardian not to. Just till his training was finished.

Both came to a halt when the black haired Ladybug came to a stop on the building neighboring the Agreste Mansion. One crouched at the shadowed edge of the building they were on, the tip of his tail flicking lazily as he watched his Lady whirl around.

Ladybug's yo-yo whizzed in a red blur, she scanned the shadows where the pair of cats resided. The younger cat moved farther back into the shadows. Cat Noir sighed; he missed talking to his Lady. He hasn't spoken to her in about five weeks.

"What is your name going to be?" Cat Noir asked his cousin as he looked at him from the corner of his eye. He turned his gaze to his once home. How he missed his father. He could feel the other's eyes burning into him.

He glanced at him to see his cousin raise an eyebrow, his sapphire blue eyes sparkling with amusement. Cat pouted as his ears dropped. He has been trying to give his cousin a hero's name but he had dismissed each one with a shrug. "I don't need a name. I think I'll be fine with sticking to the shadows with you while your Lady takes all of the credit." Cat Noir rose to his feet and sprang off the tall building, diving head first before pulling his staff out to catch himself on the building below. His cousin landing nimbly beside him.

Cat searched the nearby billboards pasted with his civilian identity, looking for one that hadn't been lit up yet. "But what am I going to call you? I can't keep calling you 'Cat Noir two point oh'." He huffed as he landed on the grate sticking out of the bottom. His cousin pulled himself up beside him, swinging his legs over the edge as they watched Ladybug's yo-yo latch onto the poles of the Agreste Mansion.

Cat caught his cousin's wide smile as he tilted his head. "All right then. You choose a name for me." Cat raised an eyebrow before a Cheshire smile stretched from ear to ear.

"How about Shadow Cat? Like Shadow the hedgehog." Cat Noir teased as he crossed his legs, leaning back on his hands. He watched his cousin from the corner of his eye. 'Shadow' Cat graced him with a confused look, his brows furrowing together.

"Who is Shadow?" Cat Noir sighed as he shook his head. He turned his gaze to Ladybug in time to see the doors of his home open. She glanced back once more and disappeared within the bowels of the Agreste mansion.

Cat Noir gave a soft groan as his cousin adjusted himself, he lay on his stomach. His elbows rested on the grate while he placed his chin on his laced fingers. He held his legs over his body while they crossed at his ankles, the tip of his tail twitching. He regarded Cat Noir with his blue eyes, waiting for what teasing came next.

"Never mind." Cat Noir just gave him a smile filled with fangs. He now lived with his cousin, , who was Cat Noir before him. Félix wanted to quit being Cat Noir ever since the ring was first placed in his care.

He never managed to get the kiss he needed from his Lady. She just gave him a kiss out of pity when she had found out, but that only got rid of the ring. Not the cursed luck. He now had to remain as 'Cat Noir' until he finished training the new one. He wasn't sure how long it would take, or what he needed to do.

'Shadow' Cat flashed Cat a rare sly smile. He got to his feet when the Agreste door opened. Cat Noir sat up straight. 'Shadow' Cat flipped off the grate, landing on the building below. Unlike Cat Noir, he had nothing to use as a weapon unless you count his fangs and claws.

"What more is there to chat about?" Cat Noir said aloud, ignoring Ladybug when she snapped her attention in their direction. Cat knew that they were far enough away that she couldn't hear their words. She just heard voices. "I will call you Phantom Cat. It's either that or I call you by your real name." Cat Noir shrugged with one shoulder as a smile curled his mouth. A small smirk curled the taller cat's lips.

"I shall go by Phantom Cat." The older cat said with huff before an idea popped into his head. "My little chaton." Phantom Cat chuckled at the face Cat Noir made before he leaped off the building, darting toward the fence as Ladybug looked towards the house, staring longingly at Adrien's window.

A sad smile curled Cat's mouth as he thought about her. His thoughts turned to what remained inside of him. He would most likely never see her again because he wanted to protect her.

A sigh escaped him as his thoughts drifted to his partnership. He smiled; wondering what Ladybug's reaction would be to two 'Cat Noirs'.