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-LADYBUG-
Ladybug would have never thought herself to be just where she was at that very moment. If any random person would have went to her three years ago to tell her that Chat noir was Adrien, and she would in fact have a baby with said person, and that baby was now in the hands of the Evillustrator; she would have said they were crazy. But in the past few years, along with her blossoming relationship with Adrien, she had somehow conjured up a crazy bond with raising her child too. But lately crazier things have happened. Which is why when she saw her boyfriend thrown on to the top of the Notre Dame, she had to do something.
Ladybug carefully hoisted herself up to the rooftop, her eyes narrowing at The Evillustrator who glared at Chat, a purple butterfly frame started glowing across his features before he climbed over Chat. He reached down to which Chat tensed, not going out early without a fight. His muscles tensed, his fists clenched, preventing Nathanaël from pulling the ring off of him. Despite the excruciating pain that went through his back and ribs, Chat remained composed. It wasn't until Ladybug stepped in, that he was finally able to relax and be at ease.
Well...not quite...
Ladybug threw her yoyo, the wire wrapping around The Evillustrator's arm, pulling him off of Chat, just as Chat bent his knee to hit him in the gut.
The Evillustrator grunted as he was pulled back, his own arm attempting to lock in place.
"Nathanaël! Please!" Ladybug begged, her heart drenched in sorrow. She was disappointed, she really was. She had hoped the Evillustrator would've at least brought her son. Despite his current appearance, Marinette knew that deep down Nathanaël was still in there somewhere.
The Evillustrator, however didn't seem to falter even as she begged. Marinette had no choice but to fight him with the best of strength she had left in her.
Ladybug breathed, as she tried to yank the drawing pad off his arm to no avail.
The Evillustrator simply yanked back, sending the yoyo back towards ladybug to which she caught quite quickly. Chat carefully stood behind him, his body aching and his muscles tensed.
The Evillustrator turned, looking at Chat briefly before looking at ladybug, once more. An eerie grin soon plastered its way across his face as he stood up.
"It's nice to see you two, again." He spoke softly, his arms folding casually. He looked at ladybug as he drew up his drawing pad. His pen began to thoughtfully glide across the screen.
Ladybug prepared herself along with Chat, for what he was going to draw out next.
A rather sharp round and full edged blade slowly began to take form through midair. It was only a matter of time before it went charging towards her. Ladybug grunted as she twisted her yoyo at incredible speed, the quick moving object swiveled before even touching ladybug.
Chat grunted throwing his stick right through it. The blade slowly faded, thd drawing lines appearing before the entire object was gone.
Chat charged at him, full speed. Nathanaël looked up, his smile only growing as he dissipated in a slew of drawing lines.
"Damn!" Chat grunted, as he landed on the roof of the church full force. Ladybug paused, her blood running cold.
"Where is he?" She asked in a hoarse voice, her eyes darting across every possible point. Chat stood a mere few feet away from her. He was growing antsy, his chest heaving. It wasn't until the ground beneath Ladybug's feet started to disappear that she suddenly became in tune with herself.
Chat gasped as Ladybug fell through the empty space that caved into the tower of the Notre Dame.
Ladybug grunted as she could hear the structure around her groan as it threatened to collapse. She gulped, holding on to herself so that she didn't quite fall through.
Ladybug found herself dangling halfway inside, her legs swinging as the tourists below inside of the tower screamed.
It wasn't long before the levels of the tower began erasing, causing a few unlucky tourists to fall through.
Ladybug looked at Chat, her eyes widened in fear.
"Chat..." Her voice trailed off, as she clutched on to the rigid edges.
Chat took a step forward, freezing in his tracks, as he felt someone behind him.
"I have something for you..." A voice said, emanating menacingly from behind him.
From the corner of his eye he could see Alya take cover, following the scene but being smart enough to keep away from it.
Chat whipped around just as The Evillustrator carefully leaped off the building, running in the opposite direction. Chat clenched his teeth, his gaze slowly shifting towards Marinette.
Flashing her an apologetic look, Chat ignored ladybug, and went straight after Nathanaël.
Ladybug looked at Chat, her eyes widening as he abandoned her and went right after Nathanaël. She breathed out, her arms shaking with exhaustion as she thoughtfully lowered herself into the chaos below.
She prayed that Chat knew what he was doing, and that he'd be able to hold Nathanaël off until she found a way to get there; but first, she needed to save a couple of tourists in distress.
-CHAT NOIR-
Adrien was growing more and more tired of chasing him. It only made him more frustrated that he couldn't even find where the akuma was. The years had been long, and he just didn't have the strength to fight off for much longer. It was bad enough when Sabrina was smoke girl for a full nine to ten months. The last thing he wanted was a repeat of said memory.
The Evillustrator had dragged Chat Noir to almost every arrondissement in Paris. It was like a game of cat and mouse (no pun intended) it was nearly driving Adrien to the brink of insanity.
Chat had just chased Nathanaël from Place Des Vosges to Champ de mars.
Chat had suspected as much.
Much of the Eiffel tower had been drawn back on since Marinette's attack, and the fact that Nathanaël brought him to the location only made him more angry.
It was as if he was doing this proudly, like the tower was some sort of triumph trophy.
Chat barely had time to calm himself down even as they climbed the full length of the tower all the way to the very top. By then, Chat had grown impatient, and bitter.
"I don't have time to play games..." He breathed, finally facing The Evillustrator.
The Evillustrator simply chuckled, his eyes flickering behind Chat with a grin.
Chat trembled as he heard a hissing sound from a familiar yoyo, and a firm smack on the back of his head.
"Owww" Chat groaned, rubbing his had anxiously.
"What was that for?" He grunted, his heart slightly flying at the fact that she was quick enough to find them.
"For ditching me..." Ladybug said adamantly, her eyes not leaving Nathanaël.
"I was hoping you'd be here..." The Evillustrator said softly, the wind blowing carefully.
Ladybug glared at the other, Chat being careful not to make any sudden movements.
"You've played this game before..." Nathanaël spoke.
"I've been asked to give you something in return for your miraculous." He explained.
Marinette clenched her fists. She had expected as much, but she couldn't help but to feel a little surprised, and off. This was especially because last time he didn't even ask once.
Ladybug attempted to step forward but was stopped when Chat held his arm up.
"What do you have?" Chat asked, jolting his chin.
Marinette looked at Chat with a grimace.
"Are you nuts?!" She hissed.
"Don't bargain with him!"
Chat ignored her, his eyes not leaving Nathanaël.
"Shh" he motioned, bumping her away from his ear.
Nathanaël sighed, his hand carefully raised to mid-torso length.
"Just a little trophy I picked up at the district bakery a few miles from here. I'm assuming you're only here to get it back to its parents." He explained.
Marinette tensed at his words, Chat immediately looking up as a swarm of pencil lines began to form just above his arms.
Ladybug couldn't help but to feel a bit baffled at how much his powers had evolved. It was no wonder he was almost always one step ahead of them.
A small mass form took its course before it evolved into a small child.
A pair of familiar blue eyes connected with the duo.
Marinette could feel her heart drop to her stomach.
Chat looked at the small child that was now being held by Nathanaël.
"Picked this little guy up from two kids. Believe that? Two kids, with a kid." He chuckled, tugging at the black hoodie the child was wearing.
Louis coughed, slightly choking from the gesture.
Chat could hear Marinette gasp behind him, her initial instincts taking over to protect her child.
Chat kept her in place, his back turned towards her. It took Marinette all she had not to run over to him.
"How do we know that's even real?" Chat asked, his body set and ready for something fishy.
Nathanaël grinned.
"Shall I toss him off? See for yourself?" He chuckled.
"You're just going to have to trust me..."
Chat remained adamant, ladybug keeping guard behind him. She didn't want to take any chances.
Louis looked up at the two, his bottom lip slowly pouting.
The moment ladybug peered behind Chat, Louis' eyes widened, his hands reaching towards her in want.
"Mommahhmammahh!" He cried, cheeks red and tears in his eyes.
Both Ladybug's and Chat's eyes widened at that instant. Marinette could feel her mother's instinct take over. This wasn't fake, that was actually her son.
Someone was hurting her son. Without a second thought, Ladybug gripped Chat's hand and twisted it forcing him to cower out of her way.
Using his back, Ladybug rolled off of him, using him as leverage to get past him.
In a matter of seconds Ladybug was charging at him full speed.
Chat looked up, grabbing his throbbing wrist.
The Evillustrator smirked, gripping the hoodie tighter, earning a choked out gulp from the kid before be flung him off the tower.
Marinette gasped, a scream escaping her lungs as she watched her son fall full speed.
"NO!" Ladybug cried hysterically.
Chat immediately stood up, throwing himself off the side of the tower.
Ladybug jumped, her upper body hanging off the edge as she reached out to them.
Ladybug watched in horror as Chat swiveled through midair, his hand gripping Louis by his leg.
He extended his stick, jamming it into the side of the structure to stop the free fall.
Louis screamed as his father had him dangling by his leg.
Chat carefully pulled the child to his chest, looking up at ladybug who breathed out.
Ladybug could feel her limbs ache, her heart pounding almost painfully in her chest.
Her eyes dilated as a variety of emotions began to take over.
Anger.
She was feeling so much anger.
Her fists clenched as she felt an undeniable urge in her knuckles.
"That was a close one, wasn't it? I'd be back for him later...unless you want to make this easier and hand them over now." The Evillustrator snorted.
Ladybug stood up slowly, her eyes glaring at the Evillustrator as he brought his drawing pad up to his peripheral vision.
With clenched teeth, Ladybug drew her yoyo.
In a swift motion it wrapped around his arm, yanking him forward.
Nathanaël's eyes widened as ladybug flipped, forcing the drawing pad off his arm.
She landed in behind him, her eyes narrowed with anger as she broke the pad over her knee.
"ENOUGH!" She hissed, her own hands balling into tight fists.
"FIGHT ME WITH YOUR HANDS"
The Evillustrator paused, his own face displaying shock before he covered it up almost instantly.
He straightened himself thoughtfully before flashing her a toothy grin.
"With pleasure..."
-CHAT NOIR-
Chat could feel his breath growing short, his own heart hurting him as he lowered himself to the ground.
He let his Lady fight on her own for now as he lowered himself on to the ground.
Chat wasted no time, he ran away from the scene, pushing past rubber neckers who wanted to watch the scene unfold.
Chat frantically looked around for Alya.
Slipping into an alley, Chat looked down at the child he was carrying.
Louis trembled like a kitten in water.
Chat looked down at him, a small hint of doubt etching into him.
"Lucky charm!" He heard ladybug call, and he knew that was his key to go.
"Daddy..." Louis breathed, tears streaming from his eyes. Chat breathed, immediately bringing the child to his chest in a tight hug.
It was his son, he was holding his son. Adrien couldn't fathom everything that had just happened.
He looked up, his eyes spotting Alya running up the narrow street.
"Did you get him?" She asked, her breathing jagged from running.
"Yes, please get him out of here." Chat begged, hesitant to let go of Louis before handing him off to Alya.
Still trembling, Louis let Alya accept him. He wrapped his arms around Alya's neck as she held on to him.
"Finish him." Alya encouraged. Chat didn't need to be told twice. He extended his stick, feigning his way to the top, to fight by his lady.
Chat finally made it to the top, his eyes widened as the Evillistrator dropped and rolled.
Ladybug stood a few feet away from him.
Chat carefully slithered his way towards her.
"What's the lucky charm?" He asked, ladybug glaring at the Evillustrator as he stood up.
"Its a pencil..."she breathed.
Chat dodged as did his lady as soon as Nathanaël bounded over towards the two of them.
Ladybug landed with a hard grunt. Her arm hooking up, she watched as Chat made the first attack, fighting him off.
Ladybug took this opportunity to look around. She tried to focus on the task at hand, she really did, but she couldn't help but to let her mind trace back to Louis.
Immediately she wondered if he was okay, if he had any booboos, was he hungry? Did he still feel sick? Was he mentally and emotionally damaged?
It wasn't until she heard Chat grunt that she was pulled back to her current situation.
Nathanaël hovered over him once more. With a grin, he reached down gripping his arm.
Ladybug acted on instinct. She leaped her body gliding past Nathanaël just as he reached for Chat's hand.
In a swift motion ladybug pinned the pencil through his sleeve.
Nathanaël paused, looking at ladybug with a grimace before she kicked him.
All he could see was white.
Chat sat up, his adrenaline pumping through his veins like iron.
The Evillustrator, groaned his eyes widened as he could feel the fabric on the side of his arm tear.
A folded piece of paper carefully slipped out.
Nathanaël twisted attempting to grab the object to no avail.
Ladybug had already swiped it up with her yoyo.
Opening the purple dinged paper, Marinette couldn't help but to feel her heart drop.
It was the sketch Nathanaël had made of her.
In that instant, all the anger she felt, washed away.
Even though the being in front of her kidnapped her son, hurt her, put her relationship through hell, the being in front of her wasn't her friend. Deep down, behind all of this, she knew there was someone who was severely hurt, someone who just wanted to make someone hurt just as bad as he was.
With a small grimace, Marinette ripped the paper apart, releasing the purple butterfly before capturing it.
She watched as Chat stood up, she breathed out and threw her lucky charm item and restored everything where it had been.
Marinette couldn't have felt more relieved in her life.
She really just wanted to go home and see her son.
A black cloud formed over The Evillustrator, forming slowly back into Nathanaël.
Nathanaël carefully sat up, rubbing his temples as he attempted to gather his surroundings.
"W-what?" He slurred.
Ladybug didn't want for him to register what had happened before she slammed into him, pulling him into a tight hug.
Nathanaël's eyes widened.
"L-Ladybug?" He gulped. Chat thoughtfully approached her, picking up the sketch.
His eyes narrowed, shrugging off the mild jealousy that replaced the adrenaline.
"This is neat." He breathed, looking at Marinette as she stood up, carefully taking the sketch from Chat.
"I think this belongs to you..." She spoke softly, helping Nathanaël up.
Nathanaël took the paper from her, his heart slowly settling as he looked into ladybugs eyes.
"Y-yeah...thanks." he stammered.
Ladybug reached her hand out.
"Come on. Let's get you down from here." She ushered.
Nathanaël smiled shyly, taking her hand. He clinged on to her as she leaped, carefully using her yoyo, to leverage her to the ground peacefully.
Chat followed suit, rolling his aching shoulders.
Nathanaël carefully pulled away, clutching the paper to his body thoughtfully.
"T-Thank you, Ladybug." He whispered timidly.
Ladybug winked at him, her gaze being pulled the moment Chat groaned.
"I'm tired." He yawned. "It's been a long day. Ladybug, you can be the Prince this time." He grunted, throwing himself in Ladybug's arms.
Ladybug giggled, flashing Chat a warning glare as she carried him in her arms.
With a polite smile, Ladybug bid Nathanaël fair winds, and began to take off, carrying Chat bridal style.
Nathanaël watched them tentatively, his eyes half lidded, and his cheeks slightly rosy as he dropped the sketch of Marinette.
He could feel his heart soaring as he now had a new muse to draw.
A/N: I finished this instead of studying for my final, I'm also sorry if this felt rushed... xD sorry it took so long for the update. I usually don't take long. My eating schedules have changed and its super stressful. I'm sure anyone whose had this illness knows what I mean when I say I feel a little frustrated and...kinda disgusting. I dunno.
Anyway, I received a pretty honest review to which I'm grateful for, that apparently the love scenes in this story became a bit confusing because I didn't exactly describe what was going where and it kinda left them to put the dots together on their own. I'm seriously sorry about that. I personally chose not to add too much smut in this story in particular because I feel like it would throw the tone I had with these characters.
Just this story. If you guys really want to see smut and pure sin, that I myself have written, the story is called
"Dix petite morts" by Kandykate on the archiveofourown website. If you want to check that out, please leave feedback.
I also got a laptop...so I guess this means so many updates, and tons of new stories. Please stick with me guys, and please stay awesome!
-Kate ❤