bee in Chinese is Mifeng... the Japanese word is Hachi... and French is abeille... I used the Chinese word for Miifen (because it is cute sounding... I love Google translate). enjoy!

sorry for the long wait... my life got crazy... crazier than normal anyway.

~inudigifan201

Ch, 4. A Queen's Duty

Chloe lined up her shot as Ladybug and Cat Noir were fighting the akuma below. She figured out her place in the group: sniper. Her job was to stun the akuma with her "stingers" so that it would stop long enough for the others to do their job. Although, this was just for the more violent akuma. She could also use her bow for hand to hand combat, but today was one of those days where she was needed on a rooftop and not below.

She had a clear shot. She held her breath and let go. The arrow made of pure energy hit right where she was aiming. The giant beast's armpit. It squealed in pain as it held its arm down.

Ladybug soon found the object that held the butterfly and broke it.

The butterfly was purified and everything was back to normal.

Chloe hadn't used her special power, that and she didn't know what it was and Miifen wasn't much help in explaining her powers, so she jumped down and made sure the victim was alright.

Cat Noir hadn't used his power either. He decided to talk to the press since Ladybug used her Lucky Charm and was two spots away from transforming back.

When the press left and the victim was taken to the hospital, Chloe slunk over to Cat Noir before he could pole vault away.

"Great job today." She smiled startling him to drop his staff.

He picked up his staff and gave her an awkward smile. "Uh, thanks. You too." He waved and started to walk away.

"So who are you under the mask?" She asked, fallowing him.

"A guy." He shrugged. "Just a guy."

She giggled. "Your name silly. What's your name?"

He chuckled. "I thought you knew by now, it's Cat Noir."

"Your civilian name silly." She pushed him into a wall by coming closer to him and him backing away until there was nowhere else to go.

He gulped. He had never been more afraid of Chloe Bourgeois in his entire life. He wanted to run, but he couldn't get away. Perhaps he could use his staff as leverage… no, he was too nice a guy to do that. Curse his niceness! He gave her an awkward smiled. "Ladybug doesn't want us to reveal ourselves… and I respect that. It's best that nobody knows who we are. Not even each other." He gulped. 'Ladybug help me!'

As if on cue, or divine intervention, his staff started to ring. He tapped the paw print and noticed it was Ladybug. 'She's looking out for me.' "Hey LB! What's up?" He answered.

"Stop flirting with Queen Bee and get your leather tail to the Eiffel Tower. We've got two akumas in one day." He could hear the annoyance in her voice. Jealousy?

"I, but, she!" He tried to defend himself.

"It's on the Ladyblog!" She hung up.

He looked up and soon found Alya filming the whole time. He blushed out of embarrassment and ran now that he was free. He pole-vaulted to the roofs and jumped from roof to roof putting as much space between him and Queen Bee as he possibly could. He felt a pit in his stomach. A guilty pit. He didn't do anything, but he felt like he had. He felt like he had cheated on his lady or something. But he would never. Just the thought made him sick. Chloe being Queen Bee didn't help the whole situation either. He knew how she acted around him as Adrien, but to him as Cat Noir she seemed a bit more… seductive? Thoughtful of her actions? Aware? He couldn't pin a word to it. All he knew was that he didn't like either way she tried to make advances on him.

Luckily, it seemed she didn't know who he was under the mask. So, maybe she'd leave him alone as Adrien… and he could focus on seeing if Marinette really was Ladybug. He smiled at the thought. The girl of his dreams was literally right behind him this whole time. He wanted Ladybug to be Marinette. He couldn't think of anyone better to hold the title. He was 99% sure Marinette and Ladybug were one and the same, but he needed that remaining 1%. Confirmation as it were.

Chloe sighed as she started flying with a set of wings that were normally tucked in on her back. She kinda liked flying. It helped her clear her mind and gave her a different outlook on the city. Everyone looked like ants. It made her realize her place in the world. She felt small… just like a real bee. But, she knew she wanted to be a better person. Make her tiny existence something people would celebrate. When she died, she wanted people to come to her funeral and say good things about her. She wasn't entirely sure if Sabrina would even show up if she died right then and there… no, she had to be a better person. She had to make a change.

She had seen a Christmas Carol more times than she could remember, but now the story struck a cord with her. As if the ghosts visited her themselves and showed her own past, present and future. She wasn't pleased with any of it. It was her Christmas morning, she still had time to change.

Lila might as well have been one of the ghosts. She was probably the ghost of Christmas past showing her the error of her ways. How she effected everyone. Lila disgusted her the most. And she even made fun of Marinette and hates Ladybug! Like who does that?

Chloe gulped. She did. She made fun of Marinette. But she always looked up to Ladybug.

But still, Marinette is one of the nicest people she knew. The only reason Marinette sassed her was to defend herself and to not show that she got to her. Marinette was one of the very few people Chloe didn't get akumatized.

Deep down, she admired Marinette too. She admired her kindness, quick wit, and how many friends she made over the past year alone. While Chloe only had the one. But, Marinette was serious about being her friend… so Chloe had doubled her friends. She was now up to two and an old friend in Adrien.

She knew of Marinette's crush on Adrien and if anyone deserved him the most it was Marinette. Now if he liked her back was a mystery.

Perhaps she could set them up on a date or something to show her thanks to Marinette for being her friend.

It wasn't long before she made it to the Eiffel Tower and regrouped with a very annoyed Ladybug.

"I'm here!" Chloe smiled and waved.

Ladybug sighed and waved back.

The akuma came out from nowhere and was about to knocked Ladybug out with a club.

Cat Noir kicked him to the side before any harm could come to the super heroine.