"Who's there?" Marinette asked.

"Good day." She turned in the direction of the polite voice addressing her then gasped at the sight of the young hooded man in black walking toward her. She had been told that men who wore hoods were often bandits. "So you're the famous Maid Marinette I've heard so much about."

He began to circle around her, his eyes not leaving her body once. Just looking up and down, taking in her appearance. His gaze was making her awfully nervous and a little frightened.

"Wh-What are you looking at?" She asked nervously.

"Forgive me for startling you my lady it's just that I heard many say you were beautiful however I never expected you to be gorgeous."

She blushed.

"Who are you sir?"

"Oh yes how rude of me. Allow me to introduce myself." He gently took her hand and got down on one knee then softly kissed the back of her hand making her blush even more. "Adrien Hood at your service."

"Adrien?" She gasped pulling her hand away in shock. "The outlaw?"

"The one and only."

Her hand immediately went to the sliver locket she wore around her neck.

"You may take any jewel or item of value I have that you wish."

"You're letting me steal from you?" He said surprised. "Did I hear correctly?"

"You steal riches from my uncle and the sheriff but instead of pocketing their gold for yourself you give it to the peasants who are unfairly taxed. That is what you do right?"

"Yes my lady."

"Then I won't stop you, I care nothing for jewelry if my people are starving but please leave me my locket. It was my late mother's and it's all I have left of her."

"Sweet maiden." He said gently. "I could never steal from one so beautiful and generous especially when she holds something that she considers valuable because it holds sentiment instead of it's material. You may keep your locket and anything else you have. My men have already taken plenty."

"Thank you."

His eyes fell onto her blush, pink lips causing a sneaky idea to pop into his head.

"However I will steal something from you." He said smiling flirtatiously.

"What?"

He leaned over close to her making her face become even redder and then whispered in her ear.

"A kiss."

And before she could stop him he quickly and playfully stole a kiss from her perfect lips. Marinette was now more red then she had ever been before and became very flustered however when she saw the smug grin on Adrien's face her fluster and shyness quickly turned to a great rage and in one swift move she smacked Adrien right across his face.

"How dare you!" She cried angrily. "You and I have just met and yet you have the audacity to be so impertinent and perverted! Not to mention I'm the daughter of a king! Such behavior could cause you to lose your head!"

Now Adrien was not used to this. You see aside from robbing from the rich and making Xavier and Theo look like fools, Adrien also had a way of charming the wealthy young ladies he stole from. He would smile at them, charm them with sweet words of how beautiful they were, steal a small kiss then the young ladies would turn to putty in his hands and gladly give up anything of value they had if he asked for it. But this maiden was appalled by his forward behavior.

"Marinette!" They heard Theo shout. He returned with Pierre and several guards. "Get away from Maid Marinette you heathen! Guards arrest him!"

Adrien found himself surrounded by swords of the guards.

"Prince Xavier will be most pleased by your capture Adrien." He said. "And even more pleased by your execution. Which death penalty would you prefer thief? A hanging or a beheading?"

"If you want my honest answer I would prefer neither." He said. "Also it's very hard to find you threatening at the moment, in fact I barely ever find you threatening at all."

"You watch your tongue knave! I'll have you know that I am someone to be feared!"

"Hard to make that argument when you lack pants."

The guards, Pierre, and Marinette couldn't help but snicker and giggle a little.

"Be quiet!" Theo snapped.

"I must say Sheriff you are being most improper right now." Adrien said.

"What do you mean?"

"Standing around in just your underwear in the presence of a lady. How shameful."

"I...I...I mean- Be silent! Or I'll take your life now!"

"Actually sir." Marinette said. "Your attire is making me quite uncomfortable at the moment."

"Oh!" Theo said blushing. "Forgive me dear lady! I meant no offense!"

"That's quite alright now if you would be so kind as to leave and have your men find you proper clothing I would be eternally grateful."

"But Marinette if we were to do that now this criminal would escape."

"I see so catching a common thief is more important than being respectful to a king's daughter? Truly you do not seem to care for me as much as you say you do sir."

"Well sir she has a point." Pierre said.

"I said be quiet! You are right, forgive me Marinette. Gentlemen let us excuse ourselves and find me some clothes." He then glared at Adrien. "This isn't over."

"It never is, is it?" Adrien said grinning.

Theo and his men quickly left to find proper clothing for the sheriff to wear.

"You better leave now while you still can." Marinette said.

"You mean you-"

"Yes that a whole thing was a diversion for you to escape now get going before I remember how angry I was at your gesture and call the guards on you."

"I am eternally in your debt Maid Marinette." He said bowing to her before running off into the forest. As he ran back he felt his heart pounding a hundred miles a minute and his cheeks were beginning to feel warm. Once he run far enough to wear he could see the carriage but not be seen he climbed up a tree and watched from afar as Theo now clothed and his men returned. They joined Marinette in the carriage which took her back to the castle. He watched her in her bedchamber as she sat by the window doing her sewing and embroidery. It appeared that she was making blankets and coats. After watching her work for three hours a servant entered her room.

"Alya there you are." She said. "I've finally finished the blankets and coats for the children, will you deliver them to the orphanage?"

"Yes of course Miss."

"Good."

"Miss what happened your hands?" Alya asked seeing that they were red with blisters.

"Nothing just a result from using a needle for so long."

"Marinette I know you mean well but you've been working non stop on your spinning and sewing, maybe you should take a break before you cut yourself with those needles and pins."

"No, not until my people are snug and warm with coats and blankets and if I must suffer a little pain to make that happen so be it."

Adrien could not believe it. A maiden who was surpassingly beautiful, strong spirited, courageous, and kind. He never imagined a woman more perfect. He wanted to stay longer, to find out more about this woman but he knew that if he did not return his men would worry so reluctantly he left the castle. When he returned to his secret hideout his men had just gotten back from returning the gold to the orphanage and the home for the crippled.

"Hey Adrien where have you been? We were worried that you had been captured." Nino said.

"Sorry gentlemen something came up. Now then shall we get started on dinner?"

But unlike his starving men he couldn't bring himself to eat. He was too busy thinking about Marinette. He been around plenty of lovely and sweet women and none of them had ever had this effect on him. This desire to see her again. To find out more about her, to once again stare into her beautiful blue eyes, and to once again kiss her lips like rose petals. Just what had that maiden done to him? It was then he realized the impossible had happened. He the great thief Adrien Hood had been robbed by Maid Marinette for she had stolen the one item he thought he had forever under lock and key, the item that held the most value, the item that he had tried so hard not to get stolen. With her beautiful eyes, her spirited tongue, and her kind soul she had stolen his most precious item. His heart. Marinette had stolen Adrien's heart.