Salut! ^^ (EDIT: I've tried to fix as many errors I could find)
The students were shaking in fear as they got closer and closer to the back of the room. Chloé, being the most scared one, was behind them all holding Sabrina in front of her as a shield. In front of them, the reason of their fear, stood the figure who'd scared them before.
"W-when I said I wanted the evening to be s-scary I didn't expect it to be THIS scary!" Alya stammered.
The figure chuckled quietly, "Even if you're not the ones who were mean to me... I still need you to help me fulfill my promise." she said before raising her hand to use her device again.
The poor students stepped back a little more in fear, Chloé went too quick and bumped into the bookshelf. When she did, a bunch of books fell onto her and a bucket of fake spiders came crashing down. Frightened by the villain and dizzy by the books, the girl forgot it was her own plan and that the spiders were fake. With rubber spiders all over her and a bucket on her head she screamed and ran around in circles bumping into people and the bookshelf multiple times. Most students felt like laughing out loud at the scene but their focus returned to the figure faster than it left.
The villain didn't have a reason not to laugh though, "Ha ha ha! You guys must have very fun here at school, and you'll soon have even more fun. In the darkness!" she told them before light came out of the device and hit the students' eyes. The students teared up for a brief moment before facing the figure, standing straight and completely frozen.
"I have a bad feeling about what I just heard, we better hurry!" Cat Noir turned to his partner. They were in the newly renovated chemistry lab to make a trap for the akuma. Ladybug was working on something with bottles, unfortunately it went wrong in the stress and it just exploded in her face. He winced, "Careful, bug. It's not a good time to get blind again."
Ladybug rubbed her eyelids, "Ugh, don't worry. I just need a little more time."
"Yea, and some protection." said Litia who just entered the room. She went to Ladybug and clicked on something on her goggles which turned them very dark. "What are you cooking?"
"Eh... trying to make a bright explosion... like a blinding one." she explained.
Litia smiled, "Okay, something blinding. Got it." she said and started working.
"Thanks, now we just need to do the rest. We need to lure the akuma out and try to lead it into this place, we use strong lights to make sure it can't travel through shadows and then blind it so we can take the akumatized object... which is most likely the watch she shoots that... "nightmare-hypnosis-beam" with and purify it." Ladybug explained.
"And you're sure you won't need your lucky charm or Cat Noir's cataclysm?" Litia asked still focused on her work.
Ladybug took a deep breath to relax a little, "Cat Noir will use his power to get the akuma's attention, I just used my Lucky Charm so I don't have much time."
Litia winced as she almost hurt herself, "Ouch, wish I had more of tha-... Anyway, here you go." she said and handed Ladybug a sealed tube, "It just needs air to light up so you can toss it into a wall or something to blind the akuma."
"Thanks, Litia. You've been a great help. But you should hide just in case, we don't want you to get hurt." Ladybug commanded.
The young girl nodded with a smile, she bowed with a fist to the other hand's palm, "Xiè xiè, wǒ de fūrén. But I prefer to be helping out just a little. If you take care of the akuma then I can take care of the students so they don't have to suffer."
Shocked, the two heroes stared for a short moment at the girl before them, "Great! Another mandarin speaker!" Cat Noir exclaimed with a laugh.
She scratched her neck and smiled so wide her eyes were shut, "I know a little 'cause my aunt is from China. I kind of wished for this moment so I trained my mandarin a little." Litia explained and seemed to freak out a little but before she could she noticed something around them and got into a battle position, "Eh, 'mew'ston, we have a 'mob'lem." she said and gestured to the teens surrounding them.
"Wow, another punisher." Ladybug slightly groaned. She and her partner also got into their battle position so all three stood in a circle facing the mob around them. It didn't take long 'til the mob reached the light and revealed their faces to the three. "It's our class! Okay, guys. Let's turn on the lights a little more, and fast. I only got two more minutes!" she exclaimed when she heard the third beep from her earrings.
"I'll buy you some time!" Litia pulled out her shield and shot out a grappling hook and swung over the students. Unfortunately the hook slipped and she fell, thankfully just outside the circle of teens. "Ouch, that's gonna hurt tomorrow." she mumbled to herself before she turned on the light switches, then she whistled loudly to get the teens' attention. "Hey guys! Let's play like the cats and the mice! You hunt, I run!" she shouted before sprinting off, followed by the teens.
Quickly, Ladybug and Cat Noir, back against back, looked around to search after the shadow akuma. "Hey NightWatcher! I've learned that those who hide in the shadows are afraid, is that true?" asked Cat Noir, even if he couldn't see the figure yet.
A laugh was heard from one of the dark corners and the heroes' eyes turned to it, but it was just a diversion. The figure sneaked up behind them through their own shadows. "Give me your miraculous and I'll explain that rumor for you." she whispered but loud enough to get Ladybug's attention. Real quick she tossed down the tube into the ground which blinded the akuma for a while. Cat Noir got down and used his cataclysm on the ground to trap the akuma in a hole. Ladybug pulled out a handkerchief, which she got from her Lucky Charm, and rolled it around the watch of the akuma so all the beams she shot out got blocked. Then with quick hands she pulled it off and broke it, cleansed the akuma and tossed up the handkerchief shouting out "Miraculous Ladybug!"
Litia was relieved to see that happen 'cause she stood up on the second floor gasping for air after running around almost three laps, the mob behind her stopped a few feet away when the stream of pink magic and red ladybugs turned them back to normal. "Thank goodness!" she gasped, "This calvary can't run from the avalanche for ever. Phew!"
Ladybug ran to closest room leaving Cat Noir to take care of the teacher. Just when she closed the door behind her the suit came off in a flash and she turned back to Marinette. The flash lit up the dark room for a second, the little kwami flew out of her earrings and she landed in Marinette's hands. "That was the closest one yet."
"Tell me about it, Cat Noir already knows who I am but if I was still out there then the whole class could've seen me which would cause some trouble." she said and went to get a better view of the clock in the room, "Wow, it's really late!" she stated. Suddenly she turned to the door when she heard someone coming, Tikki hid herself but came back when she heard a familiar voice entering the room.
"My lady, that was a close call. A little tip for future times, make sure you wait a little more with the Lucky Charm. Otherwise you'll be revealed as a two-timer." her partner joked as he walked to her.
She chuckled, "Says the one who was so in love with a superhero while he was kissing a blind girl."
"But they turned out to be the same, so I'm technically no longer a two-timer... I think." he reminded and placed a hand on her shoulder, rubbing it a little as he smiled.
She gave a smile back, "And I'm going out with my boyfriend's other identity, so I'm technically not a two-timer either... I think. But either way, I'm sure he doesn't have anything against it."
Her partner chuckled, then he shook his head as his hand reached her cheek. "Not at all." he said and leaned in. He reached his goal when she reached up, standing on her toes, and leaned in too. If only their friends could be less curious, then they wouldn't have to freeze in their positions when the door was opened and the lights turned on. Staring with wide eyes at each other, they slowly broke the kiss and turned their heads towards the door. There stood Alya followed by Nino, Kim, Alix, Max, Nathanaël and some others behind them.
Marinette's cheeks heated up and she let go of her partner as he let his hand scratch behind his cat ear. "Yea, th-thanks for the lesson, miss... I-I'm sure... my lady is gonna enjoy it... and-" he was interrupted by a beep from his ring, as if a miracle from heaven just arrived he got relieved and found his words, "Oh! Why you look at that, time to go. See ya!" he said before sprinting off. He didn't want to leave her in that awkward situation but it was better than to let them know who he really was.
The girl watched as her partner ran to the other door in the room and disappeared behind it, she took a deep breath before turning back to face her friends. "Eh... he he. Um... what can I say... he just... eh, needed assistance?" she stuttered and raised her shoulders.
Alya was the most shocked one, "Girl. Real explanation. Now."
Marinette groaned, "I've already told you, he's a close friend and he just needed my opinion about his kisses so he could improve! He wants to be good for his girlfriend, you know."
"Aw! How cute!" Rose awed from behind the crowd. "Let Marinette be, Alya, she just did something for a friend. Nothing to be mad about!"
"I'm not mad, I'm just worried about YOUR relationship, young lady." said Alya and glared at Marinette.
Thankfully, the girl found a way to relax and get rid of the awkwardness. Maybe it was because a familiar presence came closer. She heard a voice she'd know anywhere, "Why worry, Alya? It was I who told him to ask Mari." Adrien explained and placed a hand on Mari's shoulder.
That seemed to make Alya relax, "But why did he stutter so much?"
"How would you react if you were caught kissing a friend?" came from someone in the crowd.
"Good point."
"Anyway, let's get back to the movie, you still have a few minutes left of Rise of the Guardians!" came from the same person. The students agreed and left the room. The only one left was the person who told them to go. "I just wanted to ask you... if you see Ladybug and Cat Noir again, can you give them this?" she said and handed Marinette a letter with the words 'from Litia'. "Just wanted to say thanks for a great night, and that... even if I need more training, I still think that I can help them at least a little."
"I'm sure they'll accept it, Litia." said Marinette with a smile.
The girl smiled, "Thanks! I've always wanted to help people and- Anyway, I should get going. See ya!"
"See ya!" said the two and waved. They waited til the girl was out of the room before they looked at each other, "Should we open it?" asked Adrien.
Marinette nodded and opened the letter.
Dear Ladybug and Cat Noir.
Just a quick note in the rush, I wanted to thank you for letting me help you guys defeat the akuma. It was fun!
I also wanted to ask you if I can be like a apprentice or something? I know, I don't have a miraculous like you guys and I don't have superpowers or many months of experience. But I'm a quick learner, and I don't have to fight the akuma. I can be on the ground and help the civilians so they won't get in trouble.
I hope I'll see you guys again!
Sincerely
Litia
"What do you say, Chaton?" Marinette asked her partner.
He looked down at her, "I look forward to teach our apprentice, but I think we should give her a few more weeks to see if she's certain about this."
"Agreed." she yawned, "But for now, let's go to the others."
The movie came to it's end and the teens went to their sleeping bags, except Marinette and Adrien who had to clean their place from the rubber spiders first. But it didn't take long 'til they all were sleeping. Or at least most of them. Adrien was staring at the roof in thought. When he used cataclysm to trap the akuma a beam from her watch had reached his eyes and he got a glimpse of something he never wanted to witness. A tear left one of his eyes when he remembered the scene, if he hadn't shook it off he'd suffer even more.
It was cold and dark, scared and unable to move he saw a person he hadn't seen in a long time. She was afraid, tears in her eyes and she was drifting away from him. Slowly she was swallowed by the darkness surrounding them.
He couldn't stop thinking about where she went. And why does it hurt so much to think about her? Why does it feel like she was so far away and in need of his help? He didn't know. And that was keeping him awake, 'til exhaustion took him away from consciousness.
What a tough thing to write! I'm pretty sure there's at least five errors! XD
Sorry to tell you that this summer will be very computer-free, I'm gonna turn into a "nerd" this fall so I need to warm up now.
I'm going to start High School this fall and study science, and since it's gonna require most of my focus I need to practice the whole summer! ^^
Which means the next chapter will take a while. ^^;
But I won't stop yet! On my free time I'll write and make plans for a HUGE story I'm working on. ^^;
Anyway, à plus! And have a great summer! ^^
Reviews are appreciated! =D