A sweet smell lingered in the air, long dark claws digging into the damp earth. "Can you find me Kitty?" a bell like voice rang through the forest.
A playful yet primal growl rumbled in his chest as adrenaline raced through his blood. "You shouldn't play with a god, little girl," he purred out as he kicked his feet off the ground, darting through the underbrush. Her scent lingered along the leaves, as if the rain itself had left it there. With a deep breath through his nose, he let her scent overwhelm him; in every lifetime she smelled like this. Acid green eyes darted around the forest, taking in the details that could help him find her. The game of cat and mouse was one of his favorites, enjoying her scent as it teased him over and over again.
A sudden shiver ran through the God's ashen skin. Skidding to a stop and kicking up dirt his claws enlarged, sharpening drastically as he bared his fangs, a long low hiss. "Where are you?" He snarled out darkly, his playful tone leaving. "Tikki!"
Big blue eyes peeked out from behind a tree, a quiet gasp coming from her as she ran towards the towering god; dirty bare feet clumsily trampling over leaves and roots as she scampered her way over to the man. Tikki's glowing eyes peered over the dark silhouette of the god. "Kitty…" she breathed out as she looked up to him for some kind of reassurance. Her eyes glittering like stars as they begged for some kind of answer. Wild black hair framed his face as he continued to hiss into the darkness, one hand falling to her head to comfort her. She was half his size, only a child, her head only reaching to his belt as she clung to his pants, "What?" she questioned, her child voice filling with fear.
A wicked sultry voice clawed its way out the darkness, "Found her again, have you Plagg?" she sneered as the forest grew cold.
A feral growl echoed off the woods as he crouched lower, hovering over Tikki in a protective stance. Tears filled her sapphire eyes as she watched the God become more predator than human, able to see visable hackles rising.
"Don't touch her," Plagg snarled out, venom dripping from his lips.
Darkness began to spread through the trunks of the trees, engulfing them. "You'll chase her forever you traitorous cat," The woman snarled out, her venom only matching Plagg's, "I promise that."
A scream echoed out as the pressure on Plagg's legs disappeared, "Tikki!" He snarled out as he lunged for her fading form in the darkness, "Give her back!"
Plagg sat up straight with a scream, "No!" Adrien shot up quickly from his bed, throwing the blankets aside as he looked at the kwami with pure concern. Plagg shook and panted, his eyes dilated and wide as he scanned the room, taking in his surroundings. "Fuck," he growled out as he held his head in his paw. Looking up to Adrien's emerald eyes, glowing with concern and shock, Plagg felt the need to explain himself. "Just an old memory," he breathed out softly, turning away from the teen, "I think there's going to be an Akuma attack soon."
"You can feel that?" Adrien asked, concern evident in his voice as his eyebrow peeked, "Are you okay?"
Plagg rolled his eyes, shifting his shoulders as he began floating, "I'm hungry," he growled out, turning to smirk at the teen who's face had fallen into a straight line, groaning melodramatically at the kwami's words.
Though unwilling at first, Adrien caved and went to get Plagg his cheese. The boy knew that the kwami had been shaken up and with the lingering threat of an Akuma, cheese was the only option. "High end camembert, just for you," he grinned as he placed a large plate in front of his companion.
Plagg took a few pieces and hovered over to the window, sitting on the ledge looking out across the streets of Paris.
Adrien's brow rose as he looked at his kwami, "Plagg?" he questioned quietly as the black god sat on the windowsill, uneaten cheese at his side as he stared out over the Parisian streets. With no response, Adrien stepped closer, trying to evaluate the situation. "Are you alright, is the cheese bad?" Adrien asked with a nervous smile, his hand reaching up to scratch his scalp nervously.
"It's fine," Plagg grumbled quietly as his eyes never left the streets, continuously searching for whatever he was looking for. Adrien watched as the pixie's acid laced eyes roamed the streets over and over, memorizing the people that walked by in the dead of night, "Do you think Ladybug is out there?" he breathed out as his shoulders slumped; a weight falling over him.
"I hope so," Adrien sighed out as his body melted at the mere idea of his Lady being one of the people out among the streets.
Plagg's eyes narrowed, becoming hollow and volatile all at once, "You twiterpated fool," he growled out, "You think you know anything about love," the kwami shook his head, a disgusted look falling over his cat like features. "You shouldn't become attached to her, she'll ruin you," he snarled out, his eyes returning to look outside the window.
Adrien was taken back by the sudden anger to the normally uncaring and playful kwami. "I love Ladybug," he breathed knitting his brows, treading carefully with the kwami's new mood. This was completely new territory with Plagg. "Why does that bother you so much?"
Plagg's acid eyes burned holes in Adrien as he snarled out, "Because you don't know what love is!" Plagg's features darkened as he floated over to Adrien's face, his paw pressed against the teen's nose, "You stupid humans and your fleeting emotions, you love a different person with each new season!" He was angry, fuming as he trew his hands down, flying away angrily, spitting venomously, "You damn chosens get our love, you don't even know you've loved the same soul over and over again!"
Adrien's mouth fell open, "Plagg," he cooed, barely above a whisper, "You've been in love before." It was a statement, not a question. It was evident by the passion and anger all felt in the moment.
"No, you idiot," Plagg's body relaxed as he took a breath, "I am in love, and forever will be. Tikki is my love, my life, until the very end of time." His body quaked, "But you stupid humans keep getting in the way. You can't even recognize each other."
Adrien sat down on the edge of his bed, wanting to ask about Plagg's knowledge of the current Ladybug, but his partner's emotional state quickly outweighed his own curiosity. "Tikki is Ladybug's kwami?"Adrien put the pieces together slowly, trying to approach the subject the best way that he could, "What happened between you two that you got separated?" his voice was quiet and soft, eyes focused on the kwami who was now shaking uncontrollably.
Plagg's posture straightened as he turned to stare at the boy, taking a piece of cheese in his mouth and eating it quickly, "It doesn't matter, we need to go."
Adrien nodded and stood up, "Claws out," he called, letting Plagg absorb into his ring and take over. Adrien may not know how to handle the situation but at least Chat Noir gave them both a little bit of needed freedom.
Getting to the scene was enough to make Adrien's skin crawl, a low growl bubbling in his chest as he watched the clearly broodish teen hover a large white board. "You've got to be kidding me," he huffed as slumped over, his baton in hand as the Akuma began to scream.
"You think this is just a game don't you?" the boy yelled out as his eyes narrowed into a mess of black eyeliner, "You didn't think I could talk to the dead and now all of Paris will know what I'm capable of!"
Narrowing his emerald eyes, Chat gave a quiet sigh, "Kids these days," he breathed as he jumped up, beginning an onslaught of attacks to distract the akuma.
With each movement the Akuma had on the board, the night darkened even more, "So the board is what we have to destroy…" His ears perked as a smile spread across his face, the sound of string snapping in the distance, "My lady!" he cheered as she landed beside him.
She gave him a playful smile, her eyes quickly focusing on the Akuma, "Care to explain, kitten?" she teased. Chat began explaining that the boy had been using a Ouija board to summon spirits in which were now attacking them from the shadows. Twirling his baton between the conversation, he demonstrated that no matter how many you swatted away, more came. With a impish smile Ladybug swung her yoyo, "Let me have a try," she breathed as she hit at spirit. Within seconds the darkness that lingered around it burst into light, completely disappearing.
Chat felt his ears drop for a second, "Of course you can do that," he shamed himself with a roll of the eyes and went back to being completely amazed with his lady. "I'll keep them away from you as you go for the board!"
It took twenty minutes for Ladybug to fend off all the spirits that the boy had summoned. With both her and Chat Noir panting, they turned to the raging Akuma. Nearly foaming at the mouth the boy snarled out, "If you think you can stop me you're wrong!" He screamed out as he began working on the board, putting more effort into it than he had throughout the whole fight; eyes wide and deranged, "If these stupid spirits cant stop you, then I'll summon the most powerful spirit of all!" He screamed as he slammed the board down onto the ground, his final movement of whatever orchestra he was playing with the paddle. "I'll summon Death himself!" The akuma screamed a power surged through him and the board, cracking it lightly.
The whole street darkened, street lights flickering for a moment before falling completely into darkness. Ladybug and Chat Noir looked around, their grip on their weapons tightening as the air grew cold. Every hair on Chat's neck was standing up, his ears quickly perking at the slightest sound. A quiet chuckle caught his attention, sending an indescribable amount of fear through him. Fog began to coil around their feet, creeping its way over the cobble stones.
Plagg was clearly on edge, Chat's suit becoming tight and uncomfortable. This isnt like him… Adrien thought to himself as he turned towards the darkness, "Be careful, My Lady," he breathed out quietly, taking his place at her side.
The sound of the Akumatized man laughing behind them was drowned out by Chat's pulse ringing in his ears. Plagg was screaming under the suit, begging for control as Adrien turned his head where the Kwami lead. Against the darkness and hidden by the fog, Chat's night vision was able to make out a figure. With narrowed acid eyes, Chat scanned over the woman standing in the center of the darkness. Long ivory hair reached to the ground, draping along the train of her ebony dress that hugged tightly to her body. Being the son of a designer, only Adrien noticed how tattered the hems of the dress were, the woman's bare feet nearly hidden by the fabric as well as the fog. Chat's eyes roamed over the woman, surprised to find that the more he looked the more agitated Plagg became. Control yourself! Adrien's mind screamed as if Plagg could hear.
Finally reaching her face, Chat felt his whole body lurch. A devious smirk played across her lips as long white bangs hid her face, "It feels like an eternity since I've been resurrected."
The Akuma froze at the voice. It was obvious that the boy had expected a hoarse man's voice, not a sultry woman's. "Who are you? You're not death!" Anger rose on the man's face, quickly attracting Ladybug's attention. "I summoned death!"
With black gloved hands, the woman reached straight to her side. The fog rose, creating a thin tower that began to mold into her hand. "Stupid human," she snarled out as a flick of her wrist the fog became solid. A scythe. Her voice was a low growl, dripping with venom. As if finally noticing that there were other people, the woman looked up.
Bright red eyes opened, her smirk widening as her eyes landed on Chat, the hate disappearing from her voice, "Thank you, for bringing me back," she cooed as her grip on the scythe tightened. With a swift movement, Chat heard the air being cut, the scythe now in an attack positon behind her as she stepped forward, "And back to my precious kitty," she purred with a lick of her lips.
Chat felt Plagg rip at his skin, becoming wildly uncontrolled. Pin pricks stung his skin as he tried to focus, unable to stop the kwami from gaining control. "If you're really death then take their Miraculous!" The akuma screamed with a devilish grin, "I summoned you, I control you!"
Death rolled her eyes and jeered under her breath, "No one controls me, sweetheart."
Ladybug felt her body shake as she looked between the two new villains, unable to analyze the situation. Who should we go after first, she thought ot herself as she looked over to Chat, hoping he had the same idea. Marinette felt her body shake within her transformation as her eyes shot open, taking in the sight of her partner.
His eyes had glazed over, becoming fully green, claws long and sharp as he cracked his knuckles from the sure pressure of his tensing muscles. His head fell back for a second as a wild grin played upon his lips. Just the sight of it made Marinette's skin crawl; he looked like a monster. Just as the dire situation registered in Marinette's head, Chat had kicked off the ground. With speed she had never seen before, Chat Noir darted towards the god of death.
Blue eyes watched in fear as Death's grin widened, completely entertaining the idea of the Parisian super hero taking her on. At first, the movements were too fast for Marinette to catch, but with Tikki helping along it became easier. Chat wildly swiped at the woman, his claws radiating his cataclysm in both hands. She ducked and weaved every one of his movements, almost as if knowing them before hand. Memorized by the fight, Marinette had almost forgotten her own fear when the sound of metal woke her.
Chat's claws were caught on the staff of the long scythe as they stood completely still staring at each other. With a tightly clenched jaw and a rabid growl, Chat pushed back against Death, only to make her smirk more. Leaning in the woman let out a playful laugh, "Does kitty want to play?" she cooed, quickly causing Chat to lurch at the amount of magic she held. Her crimson eyes drifted over to Ladybug as she continued to fend of the feral cat. "Is that the little bug?" she asked, her eyes gleaming with malice, "How shall I take her this time?" The words rang across the Parisian streets, reaching Ladybug's ears quickly. Though Marinette felt the fear, Tikki refused, and didn't let Marinette take even a single step. Chat's eyes narrowed as the darkness around his hands enlarged, anger fueling him as he gave a hard push before jumping away, standing directly between Death and Ladybug. Death scowled and gave a dark disapproving glare, "Fine, if the kitty wants to play, lets let the cat out of the bag!"
Death launched herself off the ground, a hard palm pressing straight into Chat's chest, a devious grin playing across her red lips, "Come out and play, my love."
Adrien felt his body jolt with pain, screaming out as he was suddenly thrown to the ground; no transformation to protect him. His skin stung with the familiar feeling of magic that was pulled away too quickly. Nearly panting, Adrien's eyes scoured the area, looking for Plagg. "The fog's too thick!" He snarled out to himself as his first collided with the ground, "I cant find him." His hands reached out across the stones, trying to find the ring that was now missing from his fingers.
"Stay down kid," a gruff voice called out as the cling of metal boots on cobble stone rang out, "Let me handle this." Adrien looked up, wide eyed, taking in the sight before him.
The man gave off a dark aura, even without the all black that he was wearing. Thick toned muscles wrapped around his frame, the way they do for all large cats; lean and strong. A black tail cut through the fog, swaying back and forth as the man let out a chuckle. Adrien's eyes tore away from the black leather clothing and stared up into acid green eyes. "And here I thought you'd remember me," the man teased, a Cheshire grin playing across his lips. Wide eyed Adrien felt his breath leaving him, the fog disappearing as Plagg's transformation was fully released. Wild black hair framed a angled face, emotions twisting across it as he turned back to Death. Shrugging off his jacket, Plagg let it fall over Adrien's face just as Ladybug's scream for Chat was able to be heard. "Stay covered," he breathed as his focus became sharp, his muscles twisting into a more cat like pose, "While I deal with this witch."
Adrien peeked out from the leather, watching as the man kicked off the stones, running on all fours towards the reaper. "No!" he called as he reached out, wide eyed as the two began to fight, "You fucking idiot!" Adrien screamed out as he stumbled and reached for the man, quickly stopping as pain rang out from every inch of his body.
"Chat!" Ladybug panted as she dropped to her knees at his side, "What's going on? Who is that!" She gasped out as she turned to look at the dangerous fight. Her arm wrapped around his shoulders, holding him upright as they both watched.
It took seconds for Adrien's fury to return, "Fuck this," he shook his head and tossed off the jacket, running towards Plagg, "I thought we were partners!" He screamed, Don't do this alone, his mind echoed, quietly wanting to be needed.
Marinette's eyes widened as the blond haired boy stood shining between the darkness and violence, "Adrien," she breathed out in pure shock. Her hands shook in front of her as she watched Adrien become Chat in front of her, only lacking the transformation. His voice was the same, features the same, mannerisms the same. "Chat," she echoed out watching the boy recklessly run into danger like he always did.
Have you ever just had an idea and you know its gonna be angsty? Welp, here it is.
I'm slowly writing this bwetenwe my summer classes so bare with me if you're actually interested xD Also, let me knoew what you think!