I was going to hold off updating on here until I got all my stories updated on AO3. BUUTTT I love this story soo much! It's literally my favorite one. It's so...dark and the foreshadowing makes me proud.

I don't know if it spoils the story to say this, but dreams are very important in this story. I feel that's obvious because I wouldn't put them in if they weren't. SO that's one spoiler. Another vague spoiler is, the last chapter was a pretty important chapter. It is the official beginning of what is to come [insert evil laughter here].

Disclaimer: I do not own DGM nor ML. These two holy and miraculous shows belong to their respective creators

Chapter 10: Plans in the Making

Once again, Allen was confused.

These children worked much differently than normal exorcists. Hell, they didn't destroy the Akuma but instead found a way to...disable it? The monster that they fought ended up turning into a girl. A very sickly girl by the looks of it. It was strange and he had seen plenty of strange things. Could it be that...these things aren't true Akumas? That was a silly thought. Of course they were Akumas. That's what the strange girl with the camera called them.

Currently, he was being stared down by the strawberry child while the black cat used his...stick? To call something. An ambulance? Was it? He had a feeling if he moved, the girl with the yo-yo would not hesitate to attack. So he decided to stand there until he could find a way to get back to his friends. Friends that he hoped were okay. Lou Fa had been lucky that he was near so he could rescue her from those Akumas.

He remembered relaxing in an alleyway while the scientist worked with that women with the camera. He had to admit, she looked very pretty in those various outfits and she seemed to have enjoyed it. If her smiles in his direction were anything to go by. Maybe I should ask Johnny to make her a uniform. It could be a present for all those dangos she's made me. Yes, that's what he would do. If—when they get back.

That's when the golden boy showed up. The kid's face was littered all over the city. On signs and posts. Everywhere. Was the boy wanted? It didn't seem so since he was freely walking around. Maybe he was famous? That was the most likely scenario. In the child's company were four people. Another photographer, a large ape-like man, a tiny woman that looked almost as strict as Komui's new assistant, and—Wait! Is that?!

It was...Allen had tensed in the Noah's presence. The man looked directly his way. His golden eyes filled with malicious. He wanted to rush out of his hiding spot and make sure Lou Fa was far away and safe from the wicked man. But, to his surprise, the Noah didn't attempt anything. He just spoke to the tiny women and gorilla man and acted as if Allen wasn't there. That is...until the exorcist lost sight of him.

"You know spying is very impolite, Boy." He whipped around and there he was, Tyki Mikk.

Without wasting a second, he activated his Innocence and pounced. With a great swing of his sword, Tyki dodged out the way by phasing into the ground. "What are you doing here!?"

The villain's mocking laughter reached his ears as he scanned his surroundings. This wasn't good. He was in a tight space with an enemy that could phase through anything. "Shouldn't I be asking you that?"

Suddenly, Tyki jumped out of the building to his left and tried to attack him. Thankfully, Allen was quick enough to block. Now they two stood at the stalemate. The Noah with his large shuriken-like blades against Allen's Sword of Exorcism. It reminded him of when they battled in the Ark.

"I hate to cut this short but I'm on a schedule you see." What? Schedule? He was expecting them to break out in a full on battle. That's what he was preparing for. He was not expecting the Noah to pull out so fast. Tyki jumped away from him and gave him a smile. "I'll play with you later though. Maybe we could have a round of Poker for old time sakes."

"Don't run away from me! Get back here!"

"Ah ah, You should really pay attention to your surroundings more. Weren't you over here protecting someone from afar? Or was my spying assumption correct?"

At that moment, a scream followed by many others entered the air. Lou Fa! He turned his attention back on the girl and found her in the clutches of a large, burly man. A sharp emotion cut through him and he felt his face heat up in anger. The man started to drag her away and Allen leaped into action. He sprung from his hiding spot and stopped them in their tracks. That's when he noticed that the man had a familiar pentagram on his forehead. An Akuma.

The Akuma directed a small pistol his way and fired. He blocked the shots with his sword. If he's an Akuma then why isn't my eye activating!? Becoming impatient, he willed his cloak to wrap around the Akuma and forcefully pull him away from the scientist. The man was forcefully suspended in the air while his weapon lied on the ground. It seemed to be an ordinary gun. Another thing he didn't understand. Why would the Akuma use an ordinary weapon?

The girl, now free, ran to his side and hid behind him. Without taking his eyes off the struggling Akuma, he addressed her. "Are you alright, Lou Fa?"

She hummed. "Y-Yeah."

He smiled slightly before deciding that the Akuma had suffered enough. Bring salvation to this tormented Akuma soul. He thrusted his sword into the man's chest. Instead of blowing up or even bleeding, the man glowed purple and the markings faded away. Confused, he pulled his sword out and dropped him. The man glanced around before looking at him.

He gasped. "What-?! What happened?" That's what I would like to know.

He was tempted to ask him the same thing until he heard an explosion. Allen slid his sword back into it's rightful spot before turning to Lou Fa. The man would have to wait. Much to his dismay. He swiftly picked her up and got them out of there. She held onto him tightly and he felt his heart do that funny thing again. Now was not the time for his strange sickness to show it's face. He took her all the way back to the safe haven and set her on the balcony.

"Stay here!"

"But—"

"Promise me that you'll stay here?" He wasn't sure why he felt desperate.

She must of heard his desperation because her eyes widen before she nodded her head. "Okay..."

He let out a sigh of relief. "Thank you. I'll be back. In the meantime, where—?" His question was answered before he even had to mutter it. He saw Lavi pull back the curtains over the balcony door. Kanda stood next to him with a frown as always. The redhead waved his hand and wiggled his eyebrows at them. Kanda rolled his eyes before opening the door.

"I heard an explosion, let's go." To the point as always.

"But Yu-chan, they were having a moment!" Allen blushed at that. They weren't having a "moment". What was that stupid rabbit thinking?

Kanda growled and Allen decided to speak up before they start a fight. There were more important things to worry about. "I think there's another Akuma on the loose."

"Many!" Lou Fa decided to correct him. "All those people in the Park had pentagrams on their face like Akumas. The city might be over run by them!"

Another explosion sounded. "Alright! Let's go. Lou Fa, stay here and don't forget to lock the doors and windows!" The trio leaped away.

They traveled across the rooftops to the sound of the explosions. "Hey, Moyashi-chan..." Lavi spoke up with question in his voice.

"What?" he was annoyed at the nickname.

"When did you become so friendly with our lady friend?"

He nearly tripped before continuing on his way. "W-What do you mean?"

"Well...you used to call her Ms. Lou Fa, but now you dropped the Miss. Is there something we need to know?" The bookman teased. I did use to didn't I? He didn't notice it until now. The girl didn't seem to mind or correct him. Did that mean they were getting closer? "Huh?! Allen is blushing!"

He sputtered, "What!? No! Stop it! Shouldn't we be focusing on the Akumas?!"

They reached the location of the explosions and found a toppled metal tower. At the base, were a bunch of those Akumas shooting at running civilians. Kanda was the first to jump down and fight them off. Lavi gave him a wink before following after the skilled swordsman. Allen was about to join them until he saw something red run by in his peripheral vision. Followed by specks of red and black. He turned and saw the children from before chase after a girl with lavender skin and a large star on her face. Akuma...And from the looks of it a Level 2. He followed after them before he felt a small ball ram into his head.

He turned his attention to it and smiled brightly. "Tim! Where were you?!" The golem flapped it's wings happily before flying around his head. He hovering in front of his face and started to open his mouth. Most-likely ready to show him what he's been doing. "Ah! Show me later! We have things to do!"

And that's how he found himself in his current predicament. Cat boy had finished his call and addressed the strawberry child. "They're on their way, My Lady."

The cat's lady didn't take her eyes off him as she spoke. "Thanks, Chat." Chat smiled and he saw red peek out from underneath his cheeks. The cat shook his head and turned to look at him. His feline eyes sharpened into a glare. "What are you?" His attention was directed to the girl glaring daggers at him. It felt as if one of those daggers pierced into his chest at her words. What was he? There were many answers to that. According to many, he was a monster. A beast with a weird hand. A Noah. A cursed child.

"Shouldn't I be asking that same question to you?" He countered.

She huffed. "Your powers aren't like a Miraculous. Hell, you don't even have a kwami! So what are you?!" He noticed Tim fluttering close to the spotted girl. He sighed. It seemed that his Golem had gotten friendly with her while he was gone. He rose his sword in front of him and the children tensed. He slid it back into it's spot, aware that he was being watched.

"Whoa..." He looked back up and saw the cat, Chat, staring in awe.

"For your information, I am an exorcist." He spoke with confidence. The kids stopped and looked at him as if he had grown two heads. They shared a glance before bursting out in laughter. Even the akuma-not-akuma girl was giggling at him before she starting a coughing fit. Cat boy ended up rolling on his back, laughing so hard that he started to cry. Strawberry girl wasn't fairing well either. She was gasping for breath as she hit the roof. He frown at him as they continued to laugh happily. After a new minutes they both died down. The spotted girl still giggled as she looked back at him. He rose his eyebrow in question and she broke out another string of laugher. The boy following right behind her. He was not amused.

"What's so funny?" They answered by laughing even harder.

"It's just—It's just-" the boy tried to answer but his cackling didn't cease.

"I'm trying to imagine...pfft- you dressed up as a priest while walking around with a bible yelling 'Be gone Demons'!" The girl spoke through her laughter and he finally understood why they were laughing. They assumed he was an ordinary exorcist.

"What? No, not that kind of exorcist." He tried to explain, but they held fast in their laughter.

He sighed and crossed his arms. Might as well let them soak in the moment. I could leave...but...we need answers. So, Allen turned his eyes to Tim. The golem flew away from the girl to his side. Maybe he could find out where Tim had been this whole time. Maybe the golem found some information that could be useful. He opened his mouth to ask but was cut off by a shout.

"NO!" Suddenly the spotted girl leaped into his vision and stole Tim away. Cat boy stopped his laughing to look at his lady with the same level of shock as Allen was currently directing towards her. She held the golem close to her chest and stared at him with wide eyes. She looked as if she finally realized her actions.

"I-I mean...Is he yours? Because I've grown oddly attached to the little guy and If he's yours, can you tell me creature what- I mean what creature he is?!" She rambled on and on, but from the looks of things she had been the one to look after Timcanpy in his absence.

He gave her a smile. "Were you the one who took care of Timcanpy?"

Her mouth hung open and she was about to answer but a sound cut her off. A loud beeping sound. She and the cat squeaked. He watched as they shared a panicked look before looking back at him. The spotted girl looked back at him, her expression was serious. "Listen, we don't have time. How about your people meet us at the Eiffel Tower later? So we could...figure things out?" She offered.

"Eiffel tower?" The name sounded familiar but he couldn't place where he heard it from.

They gave him a look as if he was crazy. "You know, the big metal tower that's the tallest in the city? Famous tourist spot?"

He tilted his head and they sighed. "Okay, how about Notre Dame?" She offered. "It's a large cathedral with two bell towers. It's that building where we first saw you guys."

He nodded his head. "I think I understand what your talking about."

"Great! Are meow saying yes?" It was a great offer. It would answer so many question they had.

"Yes, I'll go inform them." He said no more on the matter. He looked towards Tim. It was the golem's choice if he wanted to come with after all. "Tim?" More beeping came from the girl and Tim did not move. He sighed. "Alright then, I'm sure you know where to find me, Tim." With that he turned away. He heard a sigh of relief followed by the sound of wire.

"Hey, may I ask you a favor." He heard cat boy speak up. The kid was still here? Allen had thought he heard beeping coming from the kid too. He turned his way and nodded. "Can you...make sure she gets to the ambulance?" He gestured to the sickly akuma-not-akuma or whatever she was.

"Ambulance?"

Chat gave him a strange look before launching into an explanation. "It's a box like vehicle. Usually red, blue and/or white. Has a cross on it? It has flashing lights and goes...Weewoo!" He spun his finger in a circle.

"Weewoo?"

He sighed. "First my puns now this? Where are you from? The 1800s? Whatever, see you later...hopefully." He gave a wary glace before pulling his metal pipe from his back and springing it away from the location.

Allen turned his attention to the girl. She was coughing up a storm and he felt guilty all of a sudden. The exorcist walked forward and kneeled by her side. He placed a hand on her back. Gently patting. Her face flushed and she looked at him with a strange expression.

"Don't worry, I'll point out the ambulance to you." He gave her a grateful nod and took to looking at his surroundings. Where was Lavi and Kanda? Hopefully they didn't get into any trouble. Heh, knowing them they probably got held up. Probably by those people with flat devices. "U-Um...In the mean time, I'm Esther. Esther Jones." She held a hand out to him.

Was this girl trying to make conversation? He grasped her hand and gave it a gentle shake. "I'm Allen Walker, Pleasure to met you. However, I'm curious. What exactly happened to you?" He hoped it wasn't too rude.

"I-I don't know. One moment I felt so...upset and betrayed, then the next I'm here and I see..." Her eyes clouded with a dark emotion. "I see Ladybug and Chat Noir. A-And you of course. But to see them...and under these circumstances...I think I have a good idea what happened. I was..." She was starting to get emotional.

He stopped patting her back and gave her a gentle smile. "It's okay if you don't want to talk about it. I know being pushed to discuss things you don't want to talk about can be uncomfortable."

The girl's expression brightened and she turned towards him and grasped his white hand. "You're so kind! I don't care what the news says about you! You're a hero in my eyes! And I'll be your biggest fan!"

He wasn't sure what to say. Instead, he prompted to thanking the girl. "Wow. Thank you."

Maybe this place wasn't so bad after all?

Lou Fa couldn't stop her face from burning the whole time Allen was away. The way he had looked at her sent her heart and mind running. She couldn't stop the fantasy that maybe...Maybe he reciprocated her feelings. After all this time. And all she needed to do was fall in an unknown place for it to happen.

No...he was just worried. Don't get your hopes up.

She knew that the exorcist had a heart the size of the sun. He treated everyone fairly and comforted the rest of them with his kind smiles. But the idea that she could hold a large place in his heart seemed...out of this world. Yet she desperately wanted it to be so. He already consumed her heart. So much so that when people that had once called him friend turned their back on him, a part of her heart broke for him. It must be so hard to be in his shoes. To one day wake up and become the enemy to those you consider family.

Well, she made her own choice in the matter. She'll be that Island for him. A place he can call home and feel safe. Away from his troubles and pain. She wanted to soothe him. To repay all the things he's done for them—her in anyway she could. Because she...she—

"We're back!" Lavi's voice cut through her thoughts.

She whipped her head back around and rose an eyebrow at their appearance. They looked disheveled and out of breath. What had happened? Kanda barely gave her the time of day as he stomped away. The samurai's hair was popping out all over the place. His ponytail was barely staying up. Lavi's hair looked like he was struck by lightning.

"What happened to you guys?"

"The locals are crazy." She heard Kanda answer before he descended down stairs.

"Yeah, after me and Yu bravely rescued them from the strange akuma-like beings. Akuma-like because they did not act like regular Akuma. Anyway, there was this girl. Brown red-ish hair? She and a bunch of other people practically tackled us for information. We barely got out alive."

"Oh...you made sure that they didn't followed you, right?"

"Who do you take me as? Of course I made sure!" He had the gall to sound offended. She sighed in relief. "By the way, nice outfit."

She gasped and looked down at herself. She was still wearing the shoot's outfit! And my clothes are in the—ugh! She slapped her hands over her face and groaned. How could she forget?! Well, when someone held by gunpoint the last thing someone thinks about is their clothes. The scientist let out a sigh. She had no way to communicate to Silvia. It's not like she could call her and ask her to bring her clothes to her. There was the fact that it wouldn't be wise to have the locals know their whereabouts.

"Why so upset? I said it looks good!" Lavi tried to comfort her.

"It's not that! I left my clothes at the shoot!" She whined.

"Oh? Maybe we could get them!"

She turned her head to the side. Looking down at the creaky floor boards. "Yeah, but what if I get there and everything is packed up?"

"Well, you won't know if you don't try."

The girl sighed and tried to think of various ways to contact the woman. She could try to go back to the park and hope to god that she was there. Another sigh left her mouth as she continued to linger on the idea. Suddenly, a thump sound entered her ears. She turned her attention to the balcony and saw Allen standing there. She felt warmth fill her chest at the sight of him. Looking absolutely perfect. The way the light bounced off his hair could be considered magic. Holding her lovesick expression back as humanly possible, she greeted him.

"Welcome back!"

He gave her a smile that made her heart pound. "Thank you, Ms. Lou Fa." She felt a twinge of disappointment in the way he addressed her. Maybe it was too early to assume she was having a break through with him. "Lavi, where's Kanda? I need all of us here. We need to talk. It's important."

"He's downstairs. I could go get him if you want?"

The love of her life gave the bookman a sheepish smile. "If you could, that would be great."

The redhead gave him a nod before winking at her. He got up and walked to the door with an obvious bounce in his step. "Yu-chan!" He called out as he descended.

He never learns.

Her eyes found Allen, who was sitting in the lone chair of the room. She watched him sigh and tilt his head back. His eyes were shielded away, much to her disappointment. He looked tired. Probably from fighting the "akumas". Speaking of those Akumas, they were strange and unlike the norm. Why would a large swarm of them, still semi-disguised, attack people? Not just any attack, a full scale attack. There was also the fact that their weapons were normal guns. And instead of killing everyone to level up, they just captured people.

Suddenly, she heard the sounds of footsteps. Surprisingly, they were calmer than what she expected. She expected a flurry of rushed sounds partnered with loud yells. Mostly curses. She expected Lavi to come in shouting for Allen to protect him from Kanda's wrath. Not for them to walk in peacefully. Kanda looked annoyed while Lavi was still radiating positive emotions. Lavi seated himself on the bed while Kanda took his place against the wall. There eyes trained on Allen. Allen gave Lavi a grateful smile before launching into this "meeting".

"So," Allen began. "When we were fighting, not too long ago, I encountered those children. You know the one with spots and the one that's dressed like a cat?" They all nodded but didn't say a word. "Well, they want us to meet at...this place called...Notre Dame?"

"Oh, you mean the large cathedral that's in Paris?" Lavi questioned.

If that was true then that would mean that they were currently in Paris. But that was not possible. How could Paris be so different from the rest of the world? There was no box-like things running down the streets or people in strange fashion in any other part of the globe.

"It might be. But regardless, It's that building we crash landed on. They wish to talk to us and most-likely push us for answers."

"Alright, so what's the wait for? Let's just go and meet them. I don't know why we even need to have this discussion." Kanda huffed.

"Well, normally I would agree with that, but that's not the only thing that happened. I saw a familiar face today."

"What?! You mean there's people we know here?" Lou Fa asked with wide eyes. Maybe it was her friends. Had he seen them?

"More like someone the rest of us know. Tyki Mikk." Once he said that, Lavi tensed and gripped his hammer. Kanda stood straighter and placed a hand on his sword. To the scientist, the name sounded familiar, but she could not put a face or any information to it. Who was Tyki Mikk? "He's a Noah and if the Noah are here then that can only mean trouble, not just for us but for the inhabitants of this place. The only "exorcists" they have are two kids and I'm not so sure that they are experienced with facing a Noah. Hell, the way they handle Akumas is completely foreign."

"Then we have to meet these kiddos! I'm all for it! Lets go talk to them!" Lavi jumped up, excited.

"Alright then-" Allen turned her way and she involuntarily blushed. "Ms. Lou Fa, would you like to come with? It's okay if you don't want to. It has been an exhausting day for us all."

How kind of him to think of me! Gosh, if he keeps doing that I'll have no choice but to fall for him even more!

She nodded her head. "Of course!" Then she remembered a certain detail that she had forgotten upon the albino's arrival. "But first, can I ask a small favor of you?"

Adrien effortless slipped his way back into the photoshoot after answering some questions about his whereabouts. Of course, he used the usual excuse. This time it was more of a half-truth, since he was captured and he did run away from the soldiers like everyone else. However, he noticed that his photographer was a lot more cheerful. He didn't know where the sudden mood swing came from but he had his suspicions. If the woman that was stomping around the park with ear to her phone was incentive enough. In her hands was a bag full of clothes. As he posed, he heard snippets of the conversation.

"And I didn't even bother to get her phone number! Mon Dieu! That should've been the first thing I did!" She rambled on and on. However, she stopped mid-ramble and stared at something in the distance. Her face suddenly turned into a bright smile. "Oi! I thought you weren't going to come back!"

Adrien couldn't turn his head to see who had come, since he was forced to re-position himself. Making it unable for him to turn his head, because if he did his photographer's mood would instantly plummet.

"Ah! Sorry! I got held up by that attack!" A feminine voice answered.

"It's alright! Happens to the best of us! Anyway-" he could point out a faint ruffle of a bag. "-I take it that you're here for your clothes?"

"Yes! Thank you!"

"No problem! But wait! I need to ask you something!"

"Oh?"

"I'll need your phone number so we can keep in contact." Her answer was received by silence before the other female muttered something. After a few seconds, the lady gasped. "What! You don't have a phone!? Oh my, were you raised by strict parents? You poor darling! Well, we should fix that right now! I have a friend of mine who owes me a favor-"

"No! That's alright! You've done so much already that I can't possibly ask for more!"

"Nonsense! Here, come with me after you get situated!" Their voices started to fade and he concluded that they were walking away.

His mind lingered on the conversation for a minute. I never heard of parents not giving phones to their children. My father is strict but even he gave me a phone. Of course only so he or the staff—mostly the staff could contact me.

"Alright! That's a wrap! I say, this second half turned out better than expected!" Vincent drew his attention back to the shoot at hand, which was thankfully over.

His bodyguard helped Vincent take down the set while Nathalie came over to escort him away. That's when he noticed it. The new guy, Tyki Mikk, was missing. Before the attack, he disappeared but he never re-appeared. Could something bad had happen to him? For some reason, the idea didn't make him as worried. The man was strange and unnerving. He also was barely acquainted with him. No! Who cares if he makes you...upset. That's no reason not to worry about his well being.

So he turned to Nathalie and asked her. "So Nathalie, Where did Monsieur Mikk go?" The women straightened and looked around. As if she just now realized that the man was missing.

"I don't know. Where ever he is, your father will not be pleased to hear that he skipped out on the rest of the shoot." She pushed her glasses up and he swore that they shone bright enough to block her eyes. Her tone was...oddly happier than he had expected. Sure it was still monotone-like but he swore that a part of her mouth was curling up. Had she also been uncomfortable by the presence of Tyki Mikk?

Adrien went on with the usual routine after that. Getting rid of the make up that they had smacked on his face, gathering his stuff, feeding Plagg, and trading in the clothes for his normal shoes and outfit—shoes that Vincent refused to have in another shoot. Something about never matching. Regardless, once he was ready, he was escorted back home in the usual manor. This time with an absent staff member. His mind wandered back to the recent events. His lady, that boy, and the akuma. He remembered the meeting that was suppose to take place. If they decided to show up that is.

"And in recent news, One of the new Supers taking the victim to the ambulance! Now don't you think that is sweet? Obviously proves that they are on our side." He had forgotten the TV was on in the car. Had he zoned out that badly?

"I would agree with you there, Joanne, but just one of them showing compassion for a victim is not a sign that they're the good guys. Just that some of them have morals. You forget that, that same man stabbed the last villain."

"But, there are reports and witness accounts of the other supers saving the people from this villain's minions. Even going as far as turning the minions back to normal."

"You have a point there. However, I personally don't trust them quite yet."

"What's not to trust? They're saving the day just as Ladybug and Chat Noir are, even if their methods are odd."

"Exactly that! They have unethical methods! I don't want to find out, after my akumatization, that I was stabbed by a large sword. That's nightmare fuel right there!"

That was true. If things had went south after that second encounter, Adrien was sure he would have nightmares about that "exorcist's"—the thought still cracked him up—sword being stabbed right through his gut. Speaking of, if they came he had to make sure to ask him about that. The car suddenly stopped and he registered that it was because they had arrived. He and Nathalie exited the vehicle and walked towards the door. While his bodyguard took the car into the garage. Once they entered, they were greeted with the sight of non-other than Tyki Mikk.

"Oh, Welcome back. I do hope you excuse my impolite exit, but I was called back for some business." He explained.

"Business?" Nathalie gave him a skeptical look. He smiled and nodded her way.

"I apologize if I caused an inconvenience on your part."

"Oh...no inconvenience at all."

"Now then, young Agreste," Adrien straightened his posture at being addressed. "Dinner will be prepared shortly. And also...glad you're okay. That attack was quite frightening."

Adrien couldn't believe it. An Akuma attack was the thing to the get this man shaken up? Or was he just saying that to be considerate? He strongly suspected the latter. If the smile on the other's face was to go on. The model gave him a swift, brief thanks before excusing himself to his room. Unable to be in that man's presence for that long. Something told him that his golden eyes were still on his form until he finally turned into the hall to his room. Allowing him to sigh in relief. The sigh was also partnered with a loud yawn. Maybe I should take a nap? I don't have anything else to do. I'll even set a timer so I can wake up around the time Ladybug and I go patrolling. Hopefully those exorcists—pfft are there.

And so that's how Adrien found himself, lying on his bed and letting sleep try and consume him. Unlike last time, he felt Plagg snuggle into his golden locks. He hoped the kwami wouldn't stink up his hair to make it smell like Camembert. How embarrassing would that be if he arrived with hair that smelled like cheese? He made sure to crank the alarm on his phone so that it was loud enough for him to hear even in his dreams. Something he hoped that wouldn't happen to him tonight. He didn't want to awake to the same dream as before...

His world darkened around him and he felt his consciousness fade. Allowing his body to slump into the mattress and finally relax...

When the world around him finally reshaped itself, he was faced with the same scene. However, something was different. It was the same street, same buildings, same sky, but there were major changes. The buildings were full and looked normal. Not broken into pieces. Ashes did not cake the road. And that mechanical being was no where in sight.

Confused, he decided to walk forward. Maybe he could find someone. Someone alive and not on the verge of death. He looked around and noticed how each alley was unnaturally dark. It was if the moonlight refused to light them. He knew that alleyways were dark, but they always had some light. Reflected or otherwise.

CREEK

He halted and felt his blood grow cold. That sound. It was like metal pieces were moving and shifting together. Hair on his neck rose and something crawled down his spine. His skin felt cold yet he began to sweat. His eyes turned to one of the alleyways next to him. His heart started to beat in his chest when he saw the sight. A pair of piercing, soulless red eyes. His throat closed up on him.

"I-Inn.." It's voice was like it was computer generated. "In-Innocence. Give me...the innocence." The eyes moved and their owner started to crawl out of it's hiding spot. What came out was doll-like head. It reminded him of that game that was widely popular. Something about killer mechanical toys? It had large cheeks that had bright red blush on them and a wide grin. It had red metal plated hair that was in a formation he had seen before but on whom? In the hair was a black headband that had specks of something bright on them. It's skin was a hard steel that shone in the red moonlight. It brought one foot out and he saw that the appendage looked spider like. If spiders had sharp knife-like legs.

"Give the Innocence to me!" It roared and lunged at him.

Thanking his reflexes, he dodged out the way and started to run down the road. Not bothering to look back at the crash that it made, Adrien ran as if his life depended on it. He could hear the furious tapping and clanking coming from behind him, but he knew that if he were to turn his head, it would all be over. He came upon a fork in the road. One was brightly lit with white cloth stringing itself like independence decorations. while the other was stained with spots of red and had a darker atmosphere. A cry behind him forced him to go towards the white cloth trail. As he trekked down it, he also noticed that the trail had lights strung up as well. Festival lights. Red and green combinations. Christmas colors as well as his and his Lady's colors.

As his eyes raked over the scene, they stopped at a storefront window. The sight made him stop for a moment. In the reflection, it was not him. Nor was it his superhero form. No, it was Marinette. With her pink, black, and white attire. He grabbed the pigtails and gasped when he realized they were real. His—Her blue eyes widening in shock. She even made sure to grab her pink purse to double check.

Huh, I never noticed that she wore earrings.

A crash sounded behind her, and Adr—Marinette decided to think about it later and run. Her pink slippers hit the pavement at top speed. Pushing herself to the extreme. If he—she was Marinette, then how could she transform into Chat Noir? The ring was gone and Plagg was missing.

Suddenly in mid-step, something curled around her calf and pierced into it. The painful sensation caused her to stop and look. Around her leg was a long wet wire with a sharp tip at the end. The tip didn't run right through it, but it might as well have, considering it felt like it did. A cackle reached her ears and she turned to look. On four spider legs was the monster. It's mouth was open and it had it's tongue out. From it was a long chain that connected to the bit that was in her leg.

"Hand over the Innocence!" It tugged and she was pulled from underneath. The beast started to drag her towards it. Not wanting to succumb to an early death, she waved her arms to grab something. Finally she gripped a lamp post and held on for dear life. A cry escaped her lips as her leg was tugged on. Tears started to drip from her bluebells at the pain. Sure she fought in battle but no pain such as this was inflicted onto her. "If you keep resisting like that, I'll have no choice to take your leg~!" It sung.

The thought of having her leg ripped clean off, made her grip loosen. A big mistake, as she was ripped away from the lamp pole and to her attacker. The bit and wire detached itself from her form and back to the monster. She turned on her back to finally face the demon and saw it licking it's lips with a hungry grin. Her blood dripped from it's mouth. It poised it's front arms and drove them into her shoulders. Pinning her to the concrete.

"Give me the Innocence!" It roared in her face.

A scream ripped from her throat and the last thing she saw was the red moon staring harshly down upon her and then a white cloth fluttering in front of her eyes.

BEEP BEEP BEE-

Adrien eyes opened up and his breathing became labored. He looked around and saw that he was safe. In his room. It was a dream. It was all a dream. The realization soothe him only slightly, as his body was still in a cold sweat. Next to him, his phone was going off like a fire alarm. It's sound like a shrill that reminded him of the screams of his classmate—himself. He slapped his hand over his face and took a large breath. Trying to calm himself.

It was just a dream. Just a dream. Not real. Not real. That rang in his head like a mantra. Over and over trying to reassure himself. There was no beast after his friend, but Damnit why did it feel so real?

Yay! We torture Adrien more! I was at first going to have Marinette experience this dream considering she was featured in it again but I was like...nah let's have sunshine child have another dose. Don't worry, I'll even it up eventually. Anyway, a little question for you all.

Have you ever had dreams where you were someone else?

I've recently had a dream where I was someone else. It was a strange dream that took place in like Resident EVII or Resident Evil 7. Which was weird. I do not own the game and I finished watching one of my favorite Youtubers play through it a long , long time ago. But I knew that's where I was. And I died many times trying to get past this one part in a forked hall way. I always got cornered by this large monstrous, red beast and died. It got to the point where I had to scale the outside of the building. It was strange. Well...as you can tell, if you read these notes, that's where I got my inspiration from...well partly.

Lets say, I have many things planned. Anyway! Have a good day and night. I'll see you in the next one!

Ciao-su~!