Dear Bugaboo

The Black Cat

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   Nathalie had woke up about half an hour ago. She went to go check to see if Adrien had made it back safely but found that he wasn't home yet. She checked the time to find that it was almost 3:30 which made her stomach churn.

   Adrien left around 9:30 this morning and there wasn't that much in the list. She figured that he might have gotten lost on his way home but more possibilities began to hover in her mind, direr possibilities.

   She stood at the front door and waited until pacing the floor nervously. She sent the Gorilla to go get Adrien a few minutes ago and prayed that nothing bad had happened to the teen.

The door opened, immediately grabbing Nathalie's attention. Adrien poked his head inside and looking very nervous for some reason. The blonde entered the mansion and closed the door behind him, keeping the bag close to him as if someone were about to steal it away.

Nathalie gave him a suspicious look but was too relieved and a little concerned to care.

"Where were you? Are you alright? Did you get lost?" She interrogated, a mixture of anger and concern within her tone. Adrien flinched a little before scratching the back of his neck.

"I got a little lost but the Gorilla found me and yes, I'm alright," the ex-model answered before showing the bag, proudly proclaiming, "I even got everything on the list!"

The woman sighed in relief then smiled a little. She reached out for the bag's handle.

"I'll take the bag-" she was cut off when Adrien suddenly stepped back from her reach.

"It's okay. I can put the stuff away," The blonde said nervously before rushing off in the direction of the kitchen. Nathalie raised an eyebrow, suspicion beginning to take over. There was something the teenager was hiding. She was going to find out what it was.

Adrien went to the kitchen and made sure there was no one inside. He placed the bag on the counter and pulled out two sleeping cats bundled up in a blanket together.

He carefully placed the cats onto the counter before quickly unloading the covered food from a plastic bag within the bigger velvet one. Once all the food was put away, the blonde carefully placed the cats back into the bag and headed to his room. He did his best to avoid any workers that still roamed the halls.

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Adrien chased the black cat until it was cornered. It stared at the human male, who had a smug look in his emerald green eyes.

Adrien was given a better look at the cat. Its fur was a bit muggy from being on the streets and eyes were a lighter, acidy green that shimmered with mischief.

   "We can do this the easy way or the hard way, cat. I'm not leaving without that cheese," Adrien said, growing closer to the cat. The black cat suddenly dashed to the side, leaping onto a closed dumpster. Then, it climbed up the bricked wall with its claws and speed. Finally, that street feline flipped onto the fire escape.

   The cat looked down slyly at the gaping Adrien. Adrien could imagine a smirk on the cat's face.

   "You got to be kidding me..." the teen murmured in disbelief before yelling, "That cat can do parkour!"

   The feline soon turned and ran up the fire escape, disappearing onto the rooftop. The teen shook off his shock and defeatedly walked out of the alleyway.

   He walked back to the grocery store and bought more Camembert. Once he walked out of the building, he held the bag protectively so nothing else could steal more stinky cheese. Adrien decided to go a different route and did his best to avoid alleyways.