HI. I decided to cross post this on here as well as AO3. I'm the same username on there as I am here, don't worry. I can confirm on BOTH PLANES IF NECESSARY. But yeah. FIRST CHAPTER IS SHORT AS HECK SOOOOOOO
Chat knew he should be in school right now, but he couldn't bring himself to go today. Not after yesterday. Yesterday had been a particularly nasty Akuma focused on a girl's constant bullied history. She'd been dubbed "Broken Soul" which was rather depressing. What's worse was that her power was to reduce anyone she hit to the lowest self-esteem possible and leave them there to wallow in their sadness. Neither he or Ladybug had been hit, but his Lady had seemed very disturbed of all the anguished victims that she had almost missed purifiying the Akuma at the end of the battle. Seeing her in such a distress was glued to the front of Chat's mind, and he needed air to think. So, being Adrien Agreste, he lied about having a photo shoot and took off running.
If he got caught he would be so dead.
He shook his head, focusing back on running across the rooftops and being free. That is, until he spotted a familiar mop of bluish black hair. He stopped.
"Marinette?" Chat whispered. What was she doing out of class?
Chat watched as Marinette looked around nervously and began walking off in the direction of her house, or so he assumed. Curiousity killed the cat. He followed stealthily. She suddenly ducked into an alleyway after about five minutes of walking, and began to shake. Chat was extremely confused, what was she doing?
"I know you're there..." The small girl mumbled.
Chat nearly choked. How did she know?! He was busted, should he run? Should he own up to it?
"You foul creatures have been bugging me almost every hour since yesterday..." Marinette continued, a sour tone to her words.
Chat stopped. 'You foul creatures?' That meant she wasn't refering to him... what was she talking about? Marinette was out on the streets, not in school where she should be, in an alleyway talking to herself- wait was that an Akuma?!
Out of nowhere, the girl pulled a knife from her pocket. As soon as she heard the fluttering of the demon's wings she threw the knife like a dart, hit the Akuma square in the body and pinned it to the wall. The Akuma flapped feebly before going still and fading away into purple dust. Marinette removed the knife from the wall.
"Why... why can't you just leave me alone!" She shouted with a sob, her eyes welling with tears as her small frame began to shake again.
"Marinette, this is a serious problem! You can't continue to deal with this on your own, you have to tell Chat Noir!" A small voice came from Marinette's purse. The creature poked its head out.
Chat was floored. A KWAMI?! And a Ladybug looking one no less! That meant...
"There's no need for her to tell me." Chat found himself saying, jumping down from the roof and looking Marinette straight in the eye, "I already know."
SORRY FIRST CHAPTERS ARE BETAS FOR POSSIBLE GREENLIGHTS SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SHORT AS HELL.
R&R?
