Adrien let the smile drop from his face. The wind blew in his hair and ruffled his shirt. He ran to the railing and leaned over, watching as Ladybug leapt down the outside of the building, using the staff as a support. She wasn't as smooth at it as Chat was, but still very good.
Plagg floated beside Adrien, little arms crossed. "Ooh, what are you going to do about this, lover boy? Your lady knows who you are now."
The boy shrugged. "I have no idea." He watched as Ladybug approached and stood her staff on the ground. It made an audible clink that Adrien heard from four stories up. The Well Wisher was lying on her stomach, arms wrapped to her side. She shouted something about Chat Noir – the wind made it hard to hear. The akuma turned and shot a burst of water at Ladybug, but it didn't do anything. "I think she thought it was me coming to attack her, Plagg. Whatever she did didn't hurt Ladybug."
Below, Ladybug pulled the coin from the Well Wisher's hand and dropped it to the ground. She lifted her staff and slammed the tip down on the coin. Adrien turned away from the balcony as the dark butterfly flew out. He looked at Plagg and said, "We're good now, Plagg. Let's get down from this roof." The kwami sighed, but didn't object as Adrien called the command to transform – "Plagg, claws out!"
Chat Noir followed much the same path Ladybug did to climb down from the rooftop. Ladybug threw her staff into the air and shouted "Miraculous Ladybug!" Chat paused, two stories up, to watch the swirling mass of ladybugs that picked up after their battles. It was always something beautiful to watch.
He landed behind her just as the ladybugs released the akuma victim, an old woman who looked very confused.
Ladybug jumped when she heard Chat's staff clink on the sidewalk. "Chat Noir! What's going on? What just happened?" Her earring beeped. There were two spots left.
"You should probably go," Chat said. He pointed at her earring. "I can explain later. Tomorrow, at our usual meeting spot."
Ladybug looked like she was about to argue, but didn't. She nodded. "Tomorrow."
"Wait, Ladybug!" Chat shouted after her. "Please don't tell anyone what happened today." He focused on her earring, hoping his message would get across.
The heroine opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by another beep from her earring. She grimaced. "Okay, Chat. I won't."
Chat Noir watched Ladybug run and leap atop a building before disappearing from sight. With a sigh, he turned and helped the old woman to her feet. Chat mumbled some excuse and ran off into the darkness.