Alright people (and aliens not unlike myself)!
I really hope you enjoy this quick story. I felt bad because LadyoftheBirds and I wont have much time over the next week to post our story so here's a peace offering.
Love you guys!
I toss and turn for hours before I finally decide I can't sleep.
The Akuma from earlier today and when I had been shot, plague me.
I thought I was dead but sure enough minutes later I'm waking up surrounded by Ladybug and a team of paramedics.
The way she looked at me when I woke up, her eyes brimming with the tears of her poorly hidden emotions.
She looked away and the paramedics buzzed around me, checking my vitals.
When I finally got away she was gone.
I slip out of bed and throw on some pants and an old sweatshirt.
I quietly transform and slip out into the night for a midnight run through paris.
Did she not care that I almost died?
Was she too busy to care?
Was she upset with me? Does she think I failed?
I shove my thoughts aside and let the brisk wind guide me as I vault through the streets.
I'm about five minutes into my run and maybe a mile or two away from home when I hear it.
The soft cries of a girl in the distance.
At first I brush it aside thinking the late had been playing games with my mind.
But the further north I get the louder the sound gets.
I make my way towards the sound, keeping my eyes to the empty streets.
Only when I get close enough to hear her shallow breathing, I realize she must be on top of the flat roof I'm standing on.
I spot a small chimney and I make my way over to it.
As I turn the corner I catch a glimpse of a girl in red and black.
"Ladybug?" I call out in question. She looks up at me with tears streaming down her cheeks.
My heart aches as turns away, hiding her face from me.
"I-I'm fine Chat, go away," she mumbles.
I drop to my knees and gather her up in my arms.
"It's ok, I'm right here…" I hold her close to my chest, rubbing circles into her back.
"I thought I lost you!" she sobs.
"You can't get rid of me that easy, m'lady."
Ladybug jerks away and a sudden sharp pain strikes my cheek. Ladybug glares with sheer rage in her eyes.
"How could you possibly joke about something like this?!