Sneaking out of the hours early that morning was easy. Going back in late that night, well that was easy too, it just wasn't pleasant. One might think that he would have known the consequence of coming back after hours and hours and hours. One step through the door, the other didn't even get a chance to pass through the door frame before Adrien tried to track back outside.
"Stay. Inside…"
Adrien bit the inside of his cheek and shut his eyes before taking a breath and closing the door behind him. "Yes, Father?" He asked in such a voice that made him sound so innocent and pure.
"Care to explain your disappearance? You missed many important appointments."
Many important appointments as in events to make profit off of me, then sure… Adrien averted his eyes sideways in distaste of the thoughts confining his mind. "I'm sure that the excuse I have won't ease this situation," he sighed out honestly.
"Your absence has caused a great disappointment upon me. For the rest of the break you're not permitted to leave this household unless you're being escorted to an appointment. While in this house you will be watched closely by Nathalie and will have no contact with anyone."
Adrien immediately lifted his eyes up to the demanding father. "B-" he couldn't even get a vowel out before his father interrupted him once more.
"Leave your phone here and go to your room."
The defeated blonde bowed his head in silence and reluctantly did exactly as he was told. Without looking at his father or even Nathalie who was following him, he walked into his room and face planted himself on the bed. What's with this? Why must I be punished for trying to live even a little normally? And now… he paused to glance over at the guard dog of a Nathalie. At least she didn't look like she was enjoying watching over him. One might say she even looked a bit saddened by this chore. There's no way I'll be able to go out on patrol or see either side of Marinette. Not to mention Ladybug even being able to see me.
"How many days of house arrest do I have to go through before school starts back?" Adrien murmured a question directed at his guard.
"Only two," she answered. Only two. Like that helped anything.
"Wake me up when I'm needed, then." Adrien moved his arms up to his pillow and wrapped them around it as he set his face down comfortably in it.
Surely enough Nathalie was still on guard when the last morning of house arrest came. "You have a photo shoot in two hours. Get prepared." She couldn't help but to feel awfully bad for the boy and for herself having to watch him so closely.
"I'll go take a shower then," Adrien sighed out as his feet took him to the bathroom. He stepped onto the cold tile and shivered slightly at the touch. "At least in here I can be alone."
"Have you forgotten about me?" Plagg asked, now coming out of hiding.
"Well, almost alone. Sorry, Plagg. You're going to have to fend for yourself for awhile," he apologized.
The glutton moaned loudly, "Are you kidding me?!"
Adrien tossed his discarded shirt over to kwami. "There's nothing I can do," he said and kicked away the rest of his clothes before getting into the shower.
Plagg moved to avoid being hit by the shirt and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Fine. I'll go feed myself." A moment later he left the model alone to shower.
Later Adrien found a positive thing about being under house arrest with the prohibition of communicating with friends; Chloe was forced out of the studio with little effort from himself. The gorilla took care of that for him. With that much he managed to get through the photo shoot with ease.
His poses and energy was enough to satisfy the photographer, making things a lot easier on everyone. It was only until commotion sounded from outside that set the mood off. An akuma attack was on the horizon, making people flee, seeking shelter from the flying debris of buildings and other structures.
Adrien looked down when he felt Plagg's movement from inside his shirt. He knew he had to get outside, but how? Before he could even come up with a plan to break away, the situation only got worse. Gorilla had grabbed him and with such speed stuck him in the car and was already on the move. Adrien blinked, panicking now. I need to get out there. Somehow.
But alas, his efforts of escaping were merely brushed aside and he was stuck inside the mansion with no way out. He ran to the window and looked out it, able to see the city degrading to rubble. He looked back again and saw his guards' eyes on him like hawks. He pressed his forehead against the windowpane and closed his eyes with a sigh. Forgive me, my lady.
"Where is that cat?!" Ladybug asked aloud as if she were talking to someone. She was focused on dodging blows from all directions as she was waiting on her favorite hero to come to her aid. Knowing who he really was now, she really couldn't picture him just not showing up. Not like that.
Up against an entire demolition party and the odds were not going in her favor. This was definitely one of the most dangerous akuma attacks yet. "If Chat was here he could simply reduce one of those machines by one. That would be a great help."
The biggest threat of all was the wrecking ball that swung around like an out of control pendulum, wrecking destruction everywhere. Dodging that was definitely a lot harder than a game of dodgeball. It followed her every move like it was locked on her tight.
"This is not good!" Ladybug shouted and landed harshly on the road. Even worse, the weight of the demolition machines caused the road to crack. The spotted heroine looked down at her feet then swung her yoyo out so she could swing herself to safety. Instead of latching onto a stationary object, the yoyo ricocheted off of the massive wrecking ball and left Ladybug to the clasp of the sinkhole that formed, sending her as well as the demolition party down into its depths.
Please let Chat save me… Was Ladybug's thought but instead the lucky charm chant came out subconsciously. The impact was a lot softer than expected. The lucky charm proved to save Ladybug by placing a mattress under her. Of course though, the mattress couldn't protect her from the rubble that fell on top of her. Ladybug groaned quietly and pressed a hand against her forehead. She was definitely bleeding. She could tell that even with her hand being gloved.
Looking to the side of her, she noticed that whatever the akuma was in, it was now broken and allowed the purple and black butterfly to flitter away. Ladybug quickly grabbed her yoyo and captured the vile creature, purifying it, then releasing it once more.
The injured heroine then slowly got to her feet and moved the small mattress up before calling out "Lucky charm!" Ladybug was moved to the now secured road and watched as her surroundings fixed itself with the help of her ladybug magic. Her injuries though, well they were still there.
"That cat never showed…" Ladybug muttered to herself as she fled the scene before anyone would approach her. "The time I needed his help the most and he didn't save me like he had always done." There was a slight limp in her walk as she made her way into a small alley that was away from wandering eyes. "I don't need that stupid cat anymore," she spat. "I saved the day like always."
It was clear now that she didn't have control over her own thoughts anymore. They didn't even belong to her anymore. Her suit had darkened greatly and a faint pink emblem shielded her face.
"Let down by someone who dares call himself your partner. What a misfortunate turn of events. Someone like that doesn't deserve to occupy such a responsibility. Shall we take him out together? All we need is one thing."
A devious grin spread across the akumatized Ladybug's face. "Of course, Hawk Moth. It would be my honor to put that stray in his place."
"Good. Snatch the miraculous right off of him and bring it back to me, Miss Fortune."
Whoops! Left you on a cliffhanger. Sorry for this chapter being so short (^_^;)
