well... this is a short first chapter... every chapter after this one will be longer I promise.

I forgot exactly what inspired this... but my mind just rolled with the idea and I had to get it down. anyway, tell me what ya'll think.

~inudigifan201

Ch, 1. Hawkmoth's deal/Cat Noir's choice.

Adrien had just met Plagg.

He was all for being a hero, but he was trapped in his own house. He looked out the window and sighed. He noticed a purple butterfly leaving from a few floors above.

"That's an akuma!" Plagg pointed out.

"It came from…" Adrien frowned and ran out his room. Plagg followed suit. They soon found the entrance to the attic. "I've never been up here before." Adrien opened the door. Plagg hid.

It was a giant room filled with white butterflies and a man in a purple suit. He turned around and his mouth gapped open. "Adrien? What are you doing in here?"

Adrien became confused. "Father?"

"You weren't supposed to know about this." His father sighed.

Adrien's eyes narrowed. "What's going on father?"

"I'm bringing your mother back. I need the Ladybug earrings and the Black Cat ring to do so…" He noticed his son's hand. "You have the Black Cat ring… where did you get that? Give it to me!"

"No!" Adrien stepped back and scowled. "What? How… how is jewelry gonna help you bring mother back?"

"Their powers combined can do the impossible." His father scowled.

Adrien thought for a moment. "Where is mother? She's not dead… is she? Where is she?"

"Trapped… in a miraculous. I have it locked away for safe keeping." His father thought for a moment. "You know, perhaps an akuma isn't enough to get the Ladybug earrings…"

Adrien scowled. "What are you suggesting?" He crossed his arms.

"Join me son and together we can bring your mother back. I'll let you keep the ring for now, go to school and even make friends…"

Adrien raised an eyebrow. "Sounds like a lot is in it for me, but what's the catch?"

"You will retrieve the Ladybug earrings while my akuma distract Ladybug. That and… you will continue your piano lessons, fencing, basketball, and Chinese." His father smiled and put his hands on his son's shoulders. "Join me son. We'll be a family again."

Adrien thought for a moment. "Mother will come back?"

His father nodded.

"I get some freedom?"

His father nodded again.

"I get to go to school like a normal kid?"

His father continued to nod.

"We'll be a happy family again?"

"Yes!" His father smiled wide.

Adrien took a deep breath. He then extended his hand to shake with his father. "I'll join you, but I get to keep my ring after everything is said and done. And you'll let me finish school like a normal kid."

"Deal!" His father shook his hand.

'What have I gotten myself into?' Adrien pondered.