Criminal Kitten (Miraculous Ladybug Fanfiction)

Chapter 1: Mainly Introduction

The blonde ran through the night, her hair flying in the wind behind her. It was late night, probably around midnight, but the city was still very bright. Half of the lights were from just the plain city, it was Paris, after all. The other half, were police lights, lighting up the buildings Chat Noir ran on with blue and red.

"Chat Noir, stand down! I repeat, stand down!" A police officer shouted from the streets below her. She chuckled, ignoring him entirely as she kept avoiding the blinding lights of the helicopter above her. "We will have no choice but to shoot you, miss! I will repeat again, stand down!" The same officer tried again.

It wasn't the first time she had been threatened with guns. She was pretty much a pro at ignoring "scary" warnings and threats at this point, being a criminal and all. "Try me!" She called down, a mischievousness in her voice. They usually tried not to shoot her, since she was only 14 years old. To be completely honest, Chat Noir thought they went too easy on her.

She dodged bullet after bullet, whipping left and right as they hit the metal roof tiles with a loud 'clink'. Citizens were shouting from by the bank, where Chat Noir had just recently robbed it of over a million dollars. "You'll have to try harder than that!" She teased, extending her baton into the night, having to dodge a couple bullets as she flew through the cool night air.

She heard shouts of the police and the helicopter sounds fading into the distance as she landed in a dark alley miles away from where she had robbed. It only took her a few minutes, passing the familiar faces of a homeless woman she brought food to each morning, and a few abandoned alley cats.

In the cup of the homeless woman she called 'Frisky', she set down a 20 dollar bill for her to wake up to in the morning as well as fresh food. She smiled at the mewling cats, and dipped into a couple more alleys before finding her "home".

Well, sort of a home. It was where she lived, but it was just an abandoned warehouse with a mattress and her stolen items. She unlocked her small safe and threw the money of tonight's escapade in before slamming it loudly closed. Eventually, the very distant police sirens silenced, and she was once again in the silent, dark warehouse. The only thing she could hear was her own heartbeat, and her thoughts. She sat up against the wall next to a picture of her mother, sighing softly. "Plagg, claws in.." She murmured as quiet as possible.

That was another reason she hated coming back from her adventures, she was afraid of upsetting the quiet. Adrienne looked up at her kwami, who had settled himself on the edge of the mattress beside her. He looked at her expectantly, and Adrienne just rolled her eyes, flicking him a piece of camembert. He ate it ravenously, as Adrienne picked up the photograph beside her. She stared at it for a few moments before shoving it forcefully to the ground and wiping the tears from her eyes as she collapsed on the bed and sniffled for a few minutes.

Plagg watched from across the warehouse, finishing up his cheese. He would never admit it to the girl, but he was worried about her. She overworked herself a lot, avoided eating, and she was living on her own now. She had ran away from her father's house a year after her mother died, since he became distant and neglectful. But worst of all, as everyone knew, the old, helpful Chat Noir was gone, and had turned into a thieving, mischievous cat. Her friends, Marin, Alya, and Nino, who stopped by to see her at the bus stop before school everyday, were really the only real people she talked to.

Plagg sighed, letting his tired body drift to sleep, continuing to think troubled thoughts about his chosen.

Word Count: 671

Sorry if this was a little rushed, it was mostly to introduce the main character and what was going on in the story! Next time we will meet Marin. :)