ChloNath Week Day 1: Enemies/Friends

hehe, while they are fighting a certain Bri is protecting Chat with an umbrella ;)

Chloe looked out the window of the cafe to people watch, the rain had people darting for cover and she couldn't help but chuckle. She had sat before the rain and brought her umbrella out that day, fearing the dark clouds would open up. University had just started up again and in addition to her assignments and modeling she needed to cause an Akuma by the end of the week. She sighed and saw the innocent barista come toward her. Quickly stuffing her sketches into her bag she used her right arm to hit her latte into the barista.

"Watch it! Look, now it's spilled, fetch me a new one." She grit her teeth, this was the worst part of working for Papillion, causing Akumas. When the barista came back Chloe subtly moved her umbrella to trip her and cause the new latte to splash all over the window. "Incompetent! This is ridiculous, utterly ridiculous." Cue patent hair flip and foot stomp. Chloe realized she should have been an actress with the show she put on. She left the cafe with her nose up and opened her umbrella for the journey back to the hotel.

Screams could be heard when she finally opened her balcony doors. Guess I was successful. She transformed into Queen Bee and took off toward Papillion's lair.

Nathaniel heard the usual ruckus outside his studio signaling the arrival of an Akuma. It was early but made sense, Akumas were usually a week apart. It gave him time to catch up on projects and commissions before trying to catch his breath when battling with Queen Bee. Carefully putting down his brushes he called Duusu over to him and transformed into Paon Bleu, the third wheel hero to Ladybug and Chat Noir.

On his way to the fight he thought about Queen Bee and the last time they fought. She seemed bored and that scream still pierced him. Her earpiece brought her to her knees and he hesitated. When they fight it's for the miraculous but Papillion had something on her, he knew it, why else would she continue by his side after all these months. Were they enemies? He wasn't sure because they were far from friends but Nath didn't see Queenie as a rival. Each battle was like a sparring session for both his mind and body. Her sarcastic and flirty wit knocked him back almost as much as her punches and kicks did. Lately she had gotten stronger in her flirtatious attitude and it made him wary on how to approach her. Was it all for show? Hell if he knew.

Bleu was running toward the action when he was suddenly yanked into an ally by the girl consuming his thoughts.

"Hi there Bleu Baby, nice of you to drop in." Queen Bee hovered above him with her hands on her hips.

He got into a battle stance and waited. "Queenie…"

She giggled and floated back to the ground a few feet deeper into the ally. "Now, do we have to fight? Can't you just hand over your Miraculous?" She inspected her nails and side eyed him. He could see the little silver earpiece in her left ear and raised his eyebrows under the mask and pointed at it.

She huffed out a sigh and threw it further into the darkness. "I'm gonna have to get that later ya know." Suddenly she was right up in his face and he had to lean away with his hand on her shoulder and waist to hold her back. "Why do you want an audience with the Queen?" She flicked the broach belt that held his miraculous. "Did you know I could have taken this multiple times… but what would I do without you getting in my way?"

He finally swallowed and hoped his voice didn't waiver. "Why haven't you?" She hummed a small noise and shuffled closer, she was so small in his arms and he wondered how she wormed her way into an almost hug. "I could easily pull yours from your hair." His hand on her shoulder slowly drifted up to nudge the magic metal.

Chloe looked up into his red eyes and breathed out her response. "Why haven't you?" Both were at a standstill and the chaos was growing louder and closer to their position.

"Are we enemies or can we be friends? Leave Papillion and come to the hero side of things."

He eyes turned dark and her face twisted into something angry. He was kneeling before realizing she had kicked him and darted away. "You can't just say things like that! You don't know me or what I've done."

"I want to know you Queenie. There is something about you, you're not as horrible as people make you out to be." She calmly left him to stand while she retrieved her earpiece off the ground.

"We're something. Not enemies, not anymore, and not friends, not yet. Just, something." She put the earpiece in as the cure swept over Paris, it was either a quick battle or they lost track of time while in each other's presence. Both were not sure which was better.

Bleu went to speak as she walked closer but she held up a finger to stop him. "The earpiece got knocked during the fight." She paused listening. "No, I didn't get the miraculous." She winced and spoke quickly. "Yes sir, I'll fly back now." Her wings came out and she hovered off the ground and blew Paon a kiss before kicking off his shoulder to shoot into the air. He rubbed his shoulder while walking out of the ally, detransformed. At least they were something