Her minou

5 year-old Marinette tugged on her mother's arm as they were walking home from the shop. »Slow down Marinette! These groceries are heavy, you know.« Marinette giggled, but nodded her small head and walked slower next to her mother. That's when the little girl heard a strange noise.

Ignoring her mother's protests she let go of her hand and walked over to the bush the noise was coming from. She heard another meow as she peeked into a well hidden box. She gasped. »Maman! Maman!« She called, taking the kitten out of the box and running back to her mother.

»Maman can I keep him?« Marinette asked her mother as she showed her the small black, emerald eyed cat. Her mother sighed. »Marinette...Dad wouldn't be happy with this...« Marinette outed and looked up at her mother with the biggest puppy dog eyes. Her mother sighed again. »Fine..But you better help take care of him!« Marinette squealed and hugged the kitten to her chest. »I'll name him...Minou!«

Minou was probably the luckiest cat in the universe, even if he was supposed to bring bad luck. Marinette pampered him with the best food and toys and he always slept in her bed. He was allowed to wonder the streets of Paris by day and always came back home by nightfall.

Except a day when he didn't come home. And when he was still gone the next day. And the day after that. And then a third day as Marinette started to worry.

One day Marinette snuck out of the house and wandered the street in search of her cat, calling his name quietly into allyways and over the streets. After she'd walked for a while she came across a huge house, surrounded by a tall hedge.

Marinette was awed at the height of the hedge as she looked for an entrance. That was when she saw a cat sized hole under the hedge, something sparkling inside.

She crawled into the hole and gasped when she found a small golden bell. »Minou?« She whispered and crawled into the garden on the other side of the hedge. »Minou?« She called a bit louder as she looked over the large garden.

»Minou.« She called again and gasped as she heard a meow. She spun around to see the small black cat climb out of a small bush in the garden. »Minou!« She called, louder now as she ran towards her cat and picked him up, pressing a kiss on his muzzle. »Where did you go Minou?«

The cat meowed again and Marinette looked up from the cat as her eyes met briliant green eyes. She gasped and squealed, hiding her face in Minou's fur as the boy peeked out of the bush, taking a step towards her. She peeked up at him with one eye, her face still hidden.

Adrien played with his fingers as he looked at the girl, he didn't know what to do. »Your cat?« He asked her.

Marinette nodded. »My Minou.« She held up her cat proudly, uncovering her face.

Adrien smiled. Marinette blushed, before realizing something. »Why was Minou here?« Adrien startled at her question. »Umm...Mummy said she found him hurt and fixed him up. She let me play with him.« Marinette blinked. »Thank you for taking care of him.« She pressed a kiss on Minou's head.

»Adrien!« Someone called and they both startled. Marinette squeaked and hid her face in Minou's fur again as a blond woman approached them. »Oh here you are.« She said, before noticing Marinette. »And who's this?« She asked and Marinette's brilliant blue eye peeked out from Minou's fur to look at the woman. »My cat Minou.« Marinette said, now showing the cat to the woman. Adrien looked at Marinette and then took a hold of his mum's hand. The woman knelt down and looked at the small, dark haired girl. »What's your name sweetheart.« Marinette hugged her cat tighter. »Ma-Marinette.« The blond woman smiled brightly at her. »Well Marinette. I'm Celine, Adrien's mum.« Marinette looked at the boy, then pointed at him questioningly. Celine laughed. »Yes, that's Adrien. Where are your parents Marinette?« Marinette blinked. »Home. I was looking for Minou.« Celine smiled. »Do you know how to get home?« Marinette blinked again, suddenly afraid. »No...« Celine saw that the girl was about to cry and quickly scooped her up with her cat. »Well, don't worry. We'll help you get home. Right Adrien?« Adrien, who had been watching Marinette the whole time nodded. »Yes, mummy.«

Celine carried Marinette into the house and Adrien held on to her hand as they went. »Do you know where you live Marinette?« Marinette thought for a second. »In the bakery.« Celine nodded. »Is it close here?« Marinette nodded. »The Dupain-Cheng bakery, maybe?« Marinette nodded instantly. »That's where maman and daddy are!« She exclaimed and Celine laughed. »Well, don't worry Marinette. We'll take you home. Come on Adrien.« Adrien smiled as he ran after his mother through the front door. »Coming!« Marinette carried her cat and held on to one of Celine's hands as Adrien held on to the other.

Soon they arrived at the Dupain-Cheng bakery and Marinette squealed happily. She ran inside with Minou in her hands as Celine opened the door. Adrien and Celine stepped in after Marinette as the little girl ran up to her mother. »Marinette!« Sabine exclaimed. »Where did you go? Me and dad where so worried!« Marinette proudly held up Minou. »I found Minou and Celine helped me home!« Sabine looked up at the blond woman smilling sweetly at them. »Thank you so much for bringing her home. We were so worried.« Celine smiled softly. »It's okay. Me and Adrien were happy to help.« That was when Sabine noticed the little blond boy. »Well, hello there Adrien. Would you like a lolipop as thanks for bringing Marinette home?« Adrien blushed as he hid behind his mother's leg, but nodded and excepted the lolipop Sabine gave him with a smile. »Thank you.« Sabine smiled at him, before turning to Marinette. »And where did you even go? You can't just go out alone Marinette. It's dangerous.« Marinette pouted. »But they had Minou!« Celine quickly told Sabine that she'd found Minou injured and had helped him for a bit, that was why he'd been staying with them. Sabine sighed. »Well thank you again. And you little rascal,« she said to Marinette. »Don't you dare ever run off like that again.« That was when Celine's phone chimed. »Oh, we have to go.« She said, taking a hold of Adrien's hand. »But it was nice meeting you.« Sabine smiled warmly. »Nice meeting you too. Have a nice day.«

Adrien looked back at Marinette and waved as he left the bakery with his mother, a smile on his lips. Marinette waved back, smilling brightly all the while. Their blue and green eyes locking for one last time.

A.N:

So this was my first one-shot.

It was originaly just a story I made up for my sister, but I thought it worked well writen down, so please, tell me what you think. I hope to hear some reviews. Please tell me of there's something I could do better or fix with my writing.

Also please excuse any spelling mistakes.

Anyway I hope you enjoyed it, I thought it was cute, but I'm the author so it doesn't count. Dream on everyone!

Timisa