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Mari's pov
I remember fighting Oblivio with Chat, and then standing on the roof next to the silly cat with Alya and Nino there. But. Me and Chat Noir we're kissing… I remember getting hit with Oblivio's power.
We were both going to de-transform!
Ah! I can't think about this anymore. It's been nagging my thoughts, raging around in my mind like a terrible migraine. A miraculous migraine.
I hate that I can't remember what happened. I must have seen who Chat Noir is, behind the mask. Ugh!
Adrien's pov
Marinette is, once again, daydreaming over something. As usual. I wish it was as simple as that for me to get lost in my thoughts. There's o my been one, recently, though. If me and Ladybug de-transformed during our encounter with Oblivio, then we must have seen each other's identities. And when Alya showed us the picture she took of us kissing… I know I have a CHANCE with Ladybug.
Maybe I am just a silly cat, but I'm great company. My puns are purr-fect.
"Camembert"~ I freeze as soon as I hear Plaggs voice coming from my bag. Discreetly, I lightly tap my bag, not that anyone else can hear him ove – "Ridiculous! Utterly Ridiculous!" Over Chloé's fit. Lila had, once again, spewed more lies. I can't stand her, but I do think Chloé is justified this time, in her actions.
Mari's pov
I need some fresh air. "Ms. Bustier, may I go to the restroom?" She must have seen me out of the corner of her eye while she was dealing with Chloé's outburst, as she gave me a nod. "Thank you, Ms. Bustier." As I walked past, she gave a hum of acknowledgement. She's really a great person. I'm so happy to have her as my teacher. I got to the restroom, and continued walking. I have a particular spot where I'd like to be.
I found it a few weeks after school started, during one of the fights with an akumatized victim. By the time the fight was over, and everything was fixed, the sun was setting. Chat stood next to me, "Pound it" still ringing in the air. The sunset had cast a beautiful glow to Chat's golden blonde hair. I was mesmerized for a few minutes, before quickly realizing that I was going to de-transform right in front of him, if I didn't get out of there. I had managed to get to the balcony of my family's bakery, catching a bit more than a glimpse of the sun setting over the cityline. It was beautiful, and I dreamt of it that night. That was the day I realized that there is a piece of my heart that belongs to that silly kitty. Since then, I've been seeing that kitty in a different light at every turn.
Sitting on the roof of the school, facing the direction the sun had been setting that night, I realised, belatedly, that my heart does not belong to just Adrien anymore. I've known this, and yet this is the first time I've accepted that fact.
"AHHHH!!!" HA??! What is that?
In the distance, I heard screaming. Another akumatized victim.
"Marinette, what's that noise?" Tikki asks, waking from her short rest. "Another akumatized victim." She gave a hum, then a sigh that sounded so longingly. Something seems to be bothering her. I'll ask later, right now, we have a city to save. "Tikki, spots on!"
I headed for the fight.
Adrien's pov
Marinette had been gone a while, I think looking out the window. Ms. Bustier is still trying to defuse the tension between Chloé and Lila. The classroom soon goes quiet, however, when we hear screaming from outside and see M'lady swinging towards the fight with her yo-yo. Ah, she's perfect. The class breaks out in even more rukus, during which, I sneak out. In the bathroom, plagg comes out of my overshirt. "Trouble in Paris, Plagg."
In his signature stance on things, Plagg asks, "Again?" I give an affirmative nod. "Plagg, claws out!"
Mari's pov
I've been dealing with this… creature of some sort for about eight minutes, now. I've been getting my arse handed to me, and I'm seriously needing my yang right now. My partner, where is he? That silly kitty, always showing up it when I need him most. "Hello, M'lady. Need a paw?"
I physically had to stop myself from laughing.
Not just because of his pun, but also the purr irony of this situation. "Chat, you're here! Please, we need a plan!" That kitty, with his forever… oh my.. "Chat!" With seconds before I'm hit, he lunges, knocking me over, and rolling with me. We quickly regain our footing, and take off. My head is killing me, and I've been fighting to keep myself from passing out. We stop a couple of roofs away from the fight-ready villain. "Kitty. I'm. We need a plan," I say, holding my head. "M'lady, what's wrong." Chat squats to see my face. "My head. If I detransform before we defeat that creature, then I'm going to have a concussion. We need to finish this, with a plan." Chat placed a steadying hand on my shoulder. "Maybe we should consider asking for help? The akuma is in the safety pin on the creatures shirt."
That gave me an idea. Queen Bee could paralyze the creature long enough for Chat to destroy the safety pin! I wasn't able to figure out where the akuma was, because as soon as I got to it, I'd been getting my arse beat. "Chat, I have a plan. I need to get to Master Fu! Would you mind keeping and eye on the creature?" He came closer to me, and we had stood up, and embraced me in a huge hug. I felt so content, standing there with him. I felt safe, despite our current predicament. "Go. I'll hear your plan when you get back, M'lady."
I took off.
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I know this is a bad thing to do. I usually come here as Marinette, but like I told Chat. If I detransform… "Master Fu. Me and Chat need help. Queen Bee's help."
"Ladybug. Please, there's no need to explain. Are you sure?"
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Once again, I'm out of breath. I found Chloé outside, dozing off with Sabrina asleep on her lap. "Chloé, I hate to interrupt your nap, but me and Chat Noir need your help. When the akuma is defeated, you must return the miraculous to me. Can I trust you?"
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"I sent a message to Chat telling him we are on our way. He said that they were at the Eiffel tower." Queen Bee gave a nod in my direction.
Once we reached our destination, I spotted Chat taking a moment to regain some strength. "Chat. We're here. My plan is this. Chloé will paralyze the creature long enough for you to destroy the safety pin. I'll be distracting the creature for Chloé to complete her task."
And that's exactly what we did. I kept throwing my yo-yo out, though I had to stop to call out my lucky charm. I got an old camera that discharges a bright flash when you take a picture with it. I realized what it indicated me to do, and loved the idea. I took a picture of the creature, and while it was disoriented, Queen Bee paralyzed the creature. Chat was able to activate his cataclysm, and destroyed the safety pin. The fight was over. And now, for the finishing touch. "No more evil-doing for you, little akuma." Captured. "Bye-bye, little butterfly… Miraculous ladybug!" The damages have been reversed, and I feel a lot better. This time, all three of us joined in. "Pound it!"
Afterwards, we felt like that wasn't enough. We group hugged. This was better. After a few seconds, we all heard beeps. Okay, time to go. "Queen Bee, it's time to go. See you later, Chat."