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Shandy: When our attention was brought to Cat Noir almost being hit by lightning and this idea was created, we realized that there are a whole bunch of other things that could've led to his identity being revealed.

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Turns out, his bad luck was just that- bad. It was only the next day and they were watching a movie. The blinds would be drawn and most of the lights would be turned off. In other words- he was screwed if Ladybug was in his class like he thought she was.

"Dude, you should drop the zombie look. It's just Shakespeare." Nino commented as they walked into the school.

"I have nothing against the movie we'll be watching." Adrien clarified with a sigh: "I just didn't sleep well last night." In his mind, he was thinking about snatching a spare black jacket that he had stuffed into his locker. It was made for winter, but if he could sneak it on and off in the middle of class…

He had managed to sneak it into his bag, and he was quite proud of it, too. He would just drape it over his shoulders and pray that he would be beyond lucky- he had even brought Marinette's bracelet today in hopes of the worst not happening.

He didn't mind his lady knowing who he was, but if she found out that he didn't even try to hide it then he would be in deep trouble. Clearly, the markings would be visible even through the clothing, so it would be useless, but wouldn't the thought count? He sure hoped it did.

So he slipped it on during the movie and tried not to look suspicious. Halfway through the movie, Plagg moved up through his jacket to his ear.

"You might want to leave." Adrien tilted his head in question. "Just trust me, this next Akuma will have to do with the darkness, and you don't want anyone to see them while you're a civilian." Adrien nodded and slowly moved out of his seat and to the teacher, who was sitting in a chair by the door.

"Excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom." He said.

"Very well, come back quickly." Adrien nodded and left the room in an attempt to not disturb the class. As soon as he was alone he opened his jacket and let Plagg fly out.

"How do you know that?" He asked.

"Every time before an Akuma, I have moved or shifted in your jacket as I prepared myself to help you become Cat Noir. It's part of the reason why I hate it when you just shout it out before I'm ready." Adrien blinked in shock. "Also, Hawk Moth probably learned from his kwami what happened. Hawk Moth can specifically seek out a certain person with a wish to stay in the dark instead of what he normally does, just so that he can see your markings. Then he can search for you as a civilian and find out who you are. This sadly, isn't preventable unless the Akuma never sees your back, which would be basically impossible for us with our bad luck." Adrien nodded, taking serious note of all of it so that he could relay it to his lady so that they could work together on a solution.

Suddenly, everything went dark, and Adrien reacted instantaneously.

"Plagg! Claws Out!"

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He met his lady when she hopped onto the roof of the school.

"Kitty, are you okay?"

"I should be the one asking you that, m'lady." He replied seriously. "It's pitch black out here and even I have a hard time seeing some things clearly."

"No, I'm talking about your back." Ladybug gestured to his back and Cat Noir looked over his shoulder.

"Oh, you mean my ameowzing marks?" He asked. "My kwami said that you would be able to see them in any dim lighting, but in this darkness everyone will be able to see them whether I'm Cat Noir or a fur-less cat." He shivered. "It'll be extremely risky if I detransform at some point during this Akuma."

"Where did it come from?" Ladybug asked, one of her hands moving to touch the glowing green marks that looked sorta fuzzy because of the fabric.

"When I got hit by Stormy Weather's lightning." Cat Noir shrugged, suddenly feeling the slightest bit strange with anyone besides Nino and the occasional Marinette worrying about him. Especially when the love of your life wants to keep everything about their said life secret. "But that doesn't matter- we need to take down this Akuma as fast as possible."

"Fine- but we will talk about this on patrol tonight." She said sternly. He smiled.

"Wouldn't have it any other way, Bugaboo."

"Down kitty." She joked. "Any ideas?"

"None so far. I haven't even seen or heard of the Akuma yet." Cat Noir looked around a bit. "I would've pulled out my staff, but I'm already light enough. It could even be watching us right now." Ladybug was shocked with how casually he talked about it, and there might've even been a pun in there (how much did he weigh anyway?). She shrugged it off and nodded in agreement.

"Well, in order to find out, we'll have to draw them out." She pointed out, pulling out her yoyo. The light emanated from the screen shocked her, but at least she could see. She had used it earlier to locate Cat Noir (should she be surprised that he was waiting on the top of her school?). Cat nodded and pulled out his staff, opening up the screen to show the last thing he had been on on his staff- the settings icon. He turned on a flashlight that he had on there and began shining it around.

"How'd you do that?" Ladybug asked.

"Well, one day I was a curious cat and decided to find out what all my staff could do." He smirked at her, though he knew she couldn't see. "These weapons of ours really are just a replacement for our phones, minus the games. I could call all of my contacts that I have as a civilian and they would see my civilian name pop up. I can call them too, but you're the only one I can call a face to face for. I don't mind, I love being able to see and talk to my lady." He saw her roll her eyes before holding her yoyo out to him.

"Can you show me how?" She asked.

"Of course!" He stepped closer to her and showed her how to get into settings, and then turned on the flashlight for her. "Might wanna check into that later if you can."

"For now, let's focus on finding the Akuma." Ladybug paused, seeming torn with herself, before holding her hand out. "I know I got the flashlight and all, but… let's stick together." Cat Noir smiled and took her hand.

"Of course m'lady." But she never let go. He was on cloud nine the whole time they searched around, like a beacon in the dark. It was oddly quiet as well as dark- not a single soul was out on the streets either. Footsteps suddenly sounded from behind them- if it weren't for his sensitive hearing, he wouldn't have suspected anything. He turned around and shot the flashlight at the darkness, and was suddenly able to catch a glimpse of what looked to be a vampire.

"Kitty, what-"

"Show yourself, coward!" He called out, pointing to where he last saw the man last, his staff still emanating the light. Slowly, the Akuma did come out with a chuckle. His skin was extremely pale and his eyes were the Sade of dried blood, his own hair black as well. He wore a tuxedo, and as he smiled, Cat Noir and Ladybug could see his pointed canines.

"I am Vampiro, and I shall teach the world how we live- I will show them how the light burns, and I will get them to join me in complete darkness!" He walked- no, floated forward. "Maybe after I take your Miraculous, I'll have a tasty treat." Cat Noir extended his staff and pulled Ladybug behind him as he twirled the staff with a protective hiss. Ladybug kept her light on Vampiro as he began to laugh.

"You're not going to hurt my lady." Cat said.

"Good luck trying too." Vampiro held his hands out and balls of Fire appeared to hover over them. He held one of his hands back and began to throw the balls toward them. Cat Noir deflected each and every one of them with his staff as his Lady thought of a good battle strategy.

(-ok, I'm not good at battles so skip a little bit-)

"Ladybug, catch!" Cat Noir threw the false vampire Teeth at her and she caught it, pulling it apart as the black butterfly flew out. Now able to see since it was getting increasingly light outside, she caught it with her yoyo and purified it.

"By by, little butterfly." She said with a soft smile as it flew away. She turned to her kitty, ignoring the way their Miraculous were beeping.

"Tonight, patrol, you know where." Ladybug said as she held her fist out. Cat Noir smiled and nodded, hitting his fist with hers.

"Pound It!"

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