life's too short to be dANCING WITH THE DEVIL

Set I️t Off owns me tbh

Well it's 2019 and I️'m still working on this stupid story. Just... life. Ya know?

I️ hope y'all like this chapter enough to forgive me, even just a little bit.

Enjoy!

Chat Blanc didn't know where he was or how he got there, but he did know he wasn't in Marinette's room, on her bed, in her loving embrace, finally kissing her after years of waiting.

"What did you think you were doing!?" Hawk Moth hissed angrily, releasing a black butterfly from his hand.

Oh. Now he knew where he was.

"Kissing the love of my life..." Chat answered quietly, touching his lips and smiling.

"Who just happens to be my sworn enemy!"

"So?"

Hawk Moth's shoulders stiffened as he spun around to face Chat Blanc, who was walking over to the small cage where Plagg and Kit Kat were being held.

"Hey, guys. Long time no see." He whispered softly as he slipped his hand in through the bars, smiling when they snuggled against him.

"You're better now." Plagg murmured, "So much better."

"Yeah."

"Not for long."

The three froze at the sound of Hawk Moth's voice, dark and angry.

"Come here, Adrien."

Terrified, he obeyed, walking until he stood right in front of his father.

"Wrist."

Chat have him his broken wrist hesitantly, gasping when he grabbed it with both hands. In moments, the casted area was covered in a pale purple light. He watched in awe as his cast slowly came off.

"Healed."

"H-How?"

"As much as I️t infuriates me, I️ got something out of that kiss. I️ t was just long enough to take some of Ladybug's healing. So I️ fixed your wrist."

Chat Blanc's awe slowly morphed into anger as he felt his wrist.

"You used her?!"

"Yes."

"How dare you!"

"I️ healed you! You should be thanking me!"

"You're the reason I'm like this! You're the one who akumatized me! You didn't even have the decency to use an item on my body. You used my body! How can I be cleansed! She can't break my mind!"

"Perhaps not," Hawk Moth growled, furious with the boy's defiance, "but I️ can."

...

"He...He took my healing powers?!"

"It seems so."

Marinette sat on her bed, shoulders slumped and head in her hands.

"That's all Chat wanted then." She said numbly, "He just wanted to use me."

"No! Marinette, Chat loves you! Hawk Moth wants to use you!" Tikki insisted quickly, zooming up to her chosen's face.

With a tired, sad, smile Marinette laid down in her bed, suddenly feeling drained.

"I'd like to believe you, Tikki, but I️ know you're wrong."

"Marinette ..."

She shook her head at the kwami, gesturing for her to lay on the pillow.

"Goodnight, Tikki."

"Goodnight, Marinette..."

...

"I️'m going! I️'m going!" Chat Blanc choked out, sobbing as he ran across the rooftops, hands on his head.

"Hurry up. Ten buildings is all I️ require."

"No...No children, right?"

Chat's heart sank at the silence.

"Fine. As per our previous agreement. I've changed the buildings."

He smiled and turned as Hawk Moth gave him the addresses he was to destroy.

In less than an hour every building was down, shrieks ringing out across Paris as people fell to their dooms, cursing fate. Chat Blanc grinned and a certain level of insanity appeared in his eyes. He felt exhilarated.

He'd done this before.

And he missed it.

He was ready to send everyone to hell.

And he was gonna have fun doing it.

That is, until Hawk Moth whispered something in his ear, before it all went black.

...

Marinette awoke with a start, feeling Tikki trembling while on her face, facing upwards.

"Marinette~"

Oh, God. She knew that voice. She knew that evil tone. She knew it all too well.

She remembered it.

And she hadn't missed it one bit.

"My Princess~"

"Back off!" Tikki screamed, fear and anger in her voice.

"Not until I️ get my princess~"

"I️'m not your Princess." Marinette replied, tone stern as she sat up, "Especially not yours."

"Why so sour, Marinette? Come on, you love me."

"You're not Chat Blanc and I️ know it, Hawk Moth! You two can't use me again!"

Her heart froze at the low chuckle he let out before jumping inside and onto her bed. In a moment she was scooped up and she felt Tikki hide in her hair.

"You, Marinette, are the lucky civilian who gets to spend the day with Chat Blanc."

Haha I️ don't know what I️'m doing but I️ know it's going where I️ want it to.

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