Dream Snatcher spotted shattered dreams everywhere: a guy stood up by his dream date, a girl missing the last bus to her dream concert and someone else missing out on their dream job. Dream Snatcher unleashed her powers correcting the wrongs and punishing those who stood in the way of said dreams. Her fury was continually fuelled as she made her way towards Agreste mansion.
The cool breeze was meant to clear Ladybug's mind but her thoughts continually wandered to Cat Noir. She knew he was behind her as they made their way across the rooftops. She was all too aware of his presence, hearing his movements and his faint grunts of exertion. She closed her eyes to try and block out the other thoughts that came as she landed heavily on a flat rooftop.
Her mind was scrabbling to work out why she felt such a sudden undeniable attraction to Cat Noir, he said something about this being his dream. Her eyes widened, did he really feel this strongly for her? He landed gracefully at her side, she glanced at him and her heart raced.
"Dream Snatcher isn't particularly stealthy," he said as he observed the trail of crystallised people on the street. Ladybug took a deep breath which drew his attention, "Are you alright, milady?"
Ladybug was finding it hard to think with his gaze upon her. She unconsciously stepped towards him and noticed that he mimicked her. She dragged her eyes away from him and to the street below, "Where is she going?"
"She was angry about having her dreams shattered. She's probably seeking out anyone she wants revenge on."
"But so many people? Do you think she's seeking someone specifically?"
"She took out Theo because she claimed he was responsible." He gasped, "It's Mireille, she said her dreams were coming true today because it's her birthday."
"But something must have gone wrong," her eyes widened, "That means she's going after Adrien."
Cat Noir rubbed his face with agitation. "Okay, I guess we're going to his place then." She looked at him with surprise as he wrapped an arm around her waist, preparing to vault away together.
She smiled at him, "You told me you were distracting once. You were right, I'm having trouble thinking of anything else."
"Let me do your trick then," he released her and pushed her back with a finger against her nose.
"Not fair," she said pouting with hands on her hips.
He shrugged and drew her back, "Just teasing, bug-a-boo. Let's go."
Dream Snatcher stood at the gates of Agreste mansion observing the crowd of protesters who were considering going home. Their motivation had diminished and she saw a chance to rekindle their fading dream. Her orb glowed restoring the people's enthusiasm and Dream Snatcher manipulated it with her power.
Their chants for justice grew loud and their bodies pushed forward shoving until the massive gates open. Dream Snatcher smirked as she moved into the mansion grounds. Security guards tried to deal with them but she froze those who got in her way.
"I'm coming for you Adrien," she sniggered as she entered the huge building with her minions trailing close behind.
A sense of foreboding touched Cat Noir as he saw the grand gates of his home ajar. Crystallised bodies glinted in the moonlight casting an eerie mood to the impressive building. "She's here alright."
"She'll have headed for Adrien's room."
He dropped to a crouch and studied the ground, "She wasn't alone."
"The protesters," Ladybug said as she turned over one of their pickets.
"They're not after Adrien, they're after his father. We should look for Gabriel first."
"No, we need to sort out the akuma, once that's done everything will return to normal."
Cat's lips pressed into a firm line, "You're right but I don't like this."
Ladybug took his hand, intertwining her fingers with his. "We do this all the time."
"Yeah but this time it's different," he said pushing a lock of hair away from her eyes.
Her gaze searched his face and she bit her lip, "I want to kiss you but I know now is not the time."
"Welcome to the life of Cat Noir," he smiled wryly.
Sorry for the delay in getting this posted, I wasn't happy with my original draft. Hope to get the next chapter up much sooner. Thanks for reading :)
