Taking a deep breath Ladybug scowled and swung her yo-yo in a circular motion prepared to block any attack Chat Noir might throw at her. Chat, on the other hand, smiled lazily and took out his staff and got ready. For a moment, they simply stared at each other and as if saying 'Draw!' Chat Noir used his staff as if it were a fencing sword and went at her. With no intentions of wanting to hurt her, he aimed at her feet to throw her off balance and at her hands to make her drop her yo-yo. Ladybug though was not easily going to be defeated. She blocked him and studying his movements to try and stay a step ahead of him. Soon she noticed that he never truly aimed at her, just her feet and hands. She smiled to herself as she devised a plan to push him away long enough for her to use Lucky Charm. If attention was what Chat wanted, attention was what she was going to give him.

"Oh Chat~!" Ladybug smiled sweetly at him. "You fight so well! Much better than other people I've fought. Your form is fantastic."

Chat was no fool and soon caught on that something was up, however, his boyish heart wanted to believe that Ladybug's words were honest. He raised a smile cautiously. "What exactly are you playing at, milady?"

'Drat! He knows I'm planning something!' Still, she managed to buy herself a minute so far. One down, four to go. "I'm not planning anything Chat. I'm simply…" With a swift kick, Ladybug pushed Chat away from here. "...buying time! Lucky Charm!" Ladybug through her yo-yo up and caught what she would use. "A… fishing rod….?"

While the heroine pondered on what she may use the fishing rod, Chat Noir did not take it all to kind that Ladybug thought she could distract him with her charm, no pun intended there, even though it was very possible. Chat's feelings were hurt but anger overshadowed that hurt and now wanted to get back at Ladybug for doing that. He let out a growl and humped back up. He then yanked the fishing rod out of Ladybug's hands. Ladybug's reactions were always quick but the other's cat-like reflexes were faster and soon ladybug found herself being pinned down by Chat Noir. He glared down at with an intensity that for a moment, Ladybug was unsure of what to do.

Who on Earth was this man… or would boy be more appropriate? She gave him a glare of her own but her's looked into his eyes as she prodded to look deep into who he was. She wanted to know who he was, she felt something inside her twist with…. melancholy? Why? Ladybug- no…. Marinette hoped dearly that Chat was not someone she cared about. A sense of dread, however, told her that it was a very big possibility. Looking at his eyes, she saw a vision of someone being trapped in a sea of darkness. Ladybug's eyes widened and she let out a small gasp. Whoever Chat was, she needed to save them from the akuma's evil.

Chat on the other hand was lost in Ladybug's eyes. They were so… blue…. It was like jumping into an ocean, an ocean that could be both very gently and very stormy should the time come. He remembered the first time she came out to help Paris and the first time he was able to see her. All clad in red and spots, she was timid and unsure of herself but then… she took on Stoneheart on her own, filled with courage and a new sense of justice to protect those around her. He felt as if he should be fighting alongside her. She was a strong and independent young heroine but that didn't mean that she should shoulder on the stress of protecting Paris from akumas. Then again…. here he was. Here he was being a sort of burden for Ladybug, his own frustrations clouding his judgement and now he was drowning in darkness. Where was Adrien now? Was their only Chat Noir now?

Two minutes down, three to go.

"Chat Noir! What are you doing just staring at her like an idiot!? Take her miraculous and bring them to me!" Chat Noir heard the voice of Hawkmoth loud in his head and he hesitated. Something in the back of his mind yelled at him not to do it but that voice was soon gone. Chat reached for Ladybug's earrings but she would not let him have them. Ladybug thought quickly and looked at the fishing rod close to her. With an outstretched hand she reached for it. Her Lucky Charm vision telling her to use the fishing rod to hook to the back of Chat's tail and yank him to the ripped screen from where Chat had first appeared, yes she would wrap Chat tightly in the screen and take his ring, then she would de-evilize him for good. Her hand worked quickly and she punched Chat on the nose as she hooked the rod on his tail. Ladybug strained her muscles as she kicked him away and held on to the fishing rod before it could fly away from her hands. She jumped back on her feet and in the brief second where Chat was still disoriented, she pulled and threw him to the screen. Chat was taken by surprise and couldn't think straight for a moment.

Three minutes down, two to go.

Chat scowled and twisted to kick Ladybug's wrist. She gasped out in small pain hoping it wasn't fractured. She let go of the fishing rod but dove down to keep Chat down long enough for her to wrap him, however she soon realized that it was a futile attempt to wrap him as he squirmed too much, she had to change tactics. They pushed each other in attempts to gain dominance over on another and to grab each other's special accessories. Thier fighting and the ticking of the clock signaled that this was going to be a draw. Chat did what he wanted to avoid and kicked Ladybug on her midsection to threw her off.

Four minutes down, one to go.

"My apologies Bugaboo but I can't have you knowing who I am just yet. Until next time." Chat said as Ladybug took deep breaths to regain the breath that she lost when the other kicked her. She wasn't expecting Chat to actual hurt her as he had been refraining from doing so at the beginning. She stood up and tried to go after him but knew it would be in vain. She grabbed the fishing rod and threw it up in the air.

"Miraculous Ladybug!" She said. At the very least she could fix the damage Chat Noir had done. Her earrings told her she had one more minute before she de-transformed. She figured Chat Noir must had de-transformed himself. She quickly went to change.

Alya, who had been forgotten for the most of the fight, had caught everything on film. "Alright, Ladybloggers! This is your girl Alya and you had just witnessed the live footage of Ladybug vs. Chat Noir! Chat is still out on the lose but what had been that moment of silence between Ladybug and Chat Noir? Was it a moment of sizing each other up or was there a deeper meaning? Keep your eye on this blog because I might just find out soon! See you next time!"

Alya shut off her phone and eagerly went to look for Marinette. Marinette had already de-transformed and was looking for the others. Her nice date with Adrien had been ruined by Chat Noir, people panicked, she got hurt, and she let Chat Noir leave yet again still akumatized. She was not having a very good day. Soon she met up with everyone. Alya and Nino ad been going on about how cool the whole fight had been and about what a bummer it was that they couldn't finish the film but Marinette and Adrien were quiet. Marinette was tired and hurt while Adrien was hurt and felt his head start to ache.

"Hey dude, are you feeling alright? You don't look so good." Nino asked Adrien.

"I'm fine, I just have a bit of a headache. Chat Noir was pretty amazing and Ladybug was spectacular like always all but I guess I'm too tired to get excited like you guys..." Adrien replied.

"What about you Marinette? You're pretty quiet too." Alya asked Marinette.

"Oh I'm just a little upset that we couldn't finish the movie but I think I caught some sort of stomach bug..." Marinette smiled a little awkwardly.

"Hm… well in that case I think that we could reschedule another movie night or maybe another activity to do when you guys are feeling well." Alya suggested and Nino agreed.

"Sounds like a plan, right Marinette?" Adrien said with a soft smile to Marinette.

"Y-yeah! Totally right not left, am I right or am I left. Ha... ha… ha,.." Marinette would usually blabber on but she winced a bit as laughing brought small pain to her midsection.

"Right….." The others said each with a different expression. Alya with a not again look, Nino with a highly amused one, and Adrien with a very confused one.

"What am I going to do Tikki?" Marinette laid down on her bed looking up worriedly. "I haven't been able to get rid of the akuma!"

Tikki had a face of equal worry but tried to keep it controlled. "What you need to do is relax. You learned your lesson on putting less importance on akumas but you need a clear level head in order to de-evilize Chat Noir." She flew next to Marinette. "Stress won't help either one of you."

"I know but… what's going to happen to Chat if I don't de-evilze him?" The vision she had seen earlier flashed in her eyes and sat up with a start. She groaned in small pain and placed her hand over her bruised stomach. "What if I can't save him?"

"Don't think about that now… but it is important that you help him soon… Just rest Marinette, it'll be fine… I hope." She said the last part more to herself rather than Marinette as she thought back to her past. 'We can't let him stay akumatized any longer… his life is at stake now…'

Elsewhere in the Agrest family mansion, Adrien laid on his bed looking up rather dazed. His headache was still there and his head felt heavy. He brushed it off as being tired but he somehow felt as if he wasn't even in his body. He felt guilt from hurting Ladybug but he was worried about Ladybug finding out his identity. He wanted Ladybug to look at him… not look at Chat Noir is he took off his mask.

He closed his eyes to sleep but before that another thought filled him. 'Who cares who she looks at? It's still me. It's mask or no mask, she'll look at me whether she wants to or not!'

A/N:

Awwwww no one really got the reference in the previous chapter! Anywho, I suck at writing fight scenes but this was my best!

Care to guess what will happen to Mari and Adrien. What is Tikki remembering that makes her worry for Adrien's life? And what did Marinette's vision mean?