Twenty – Patrol
Patrol went well – there were no akumas that night. It was peaceful, starry, and nights like this reminded Nathaniël why he loved Paris so much.
The Eiffel Tower gleamed in the evening light, and Chat Noir and Renaise relaxed on a rooftop, talking for an hour before leaving for their own homes.
"Nathaniël!" he heard his mother call as soon as he entered through the door. "Where the heck were you?"
"Uh… at a friends place?" Nathaniël lied quickly. "Um, we have a project to work on, so I might be out more often…"
He felt bad that he couldn't tell his mom about his superhero identity, but he knew it had to be a secret.
"Which friend?" his mom demanded.
"Uh… Marinette!" Nathaniël said. "We were assigned to a Physics project… and the only time we were both free is evenings… so yeah."
"Then why didn't you just tell me?" his mom asked. "I know Marinette, I'm fine with you working on a project with her! But please don't skip dinner without telling me why next time. Did you eat?"
"Uh… no," Nathaniël said guiltily. "I'm hungry…"
"Well, the food will be all cold now," his mom complained. "Heat it up yourself. You'll be gone every day, right? Any idea when you'll finish?"
"Uh, not sure," Nathaniël fibbed. "It's a long project, so…"
His mom nodded. "I'll pack dinners for you and Marinette. Just let me know when you are leaving."
"Okay, Mom," he said. "I'll keep that in mind."
Well, at least now he had a valid excuse for going on patrol every night. The weather was supposed to be good, the number of akumas was reducing, and now his mom was going to give him a dinner to take along.
Maybe this will actually be fun… Meeting up with Chat Noir…
He finally remembered the Lila case, and realized something could come out of this – he could maybe get Adrien to see through Lila's lies, and then… Marinette would finally be happy.
A/N: Sorry for no update yesterday. I whipped this update up really quick, so let me know if there are any mistakes or if its good :)