This request just came in and I'm so glad it did because I had been struggling with writer's block all day and this cured it. This was amazing I loved writing it so much. I hope I can keep riding this surge of energy and write some more for the next coming days. I'm still having trouble publishing new chapters ugh so I'm sorry to keep having to repost it.
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Lila watched as an Akuma fluttered down from the sky, landing in the palm of her hand.
"Hello, Lila," Hawkmoth's voice resonated in her head. Her body shifted into a different form.
"What is this getup?" She looked at her outfit, she looked like a country bumpkin, cowboy hat, boots, and all. She found a holster tied around her waist. She was surprised to find a gun inside.
"We need to take more drastic measures to get the miraculouses, I can't wait any longer," His voice ended abruptly.
She smirked, looking over the weapon. She wasn't afraid to reach new lows to get what she wanted. Lila knew the perfect place to stir up Ladybug and Chat Noir.
Marinette sat in class barely listening to the teacher. She was surprised Lila hadn't shown but she was grateful for it. Class ended without a word of why she wasn't here. Everyone was sure she'd show up tomorrow with some incredible lie about how she'd traveled around the world. Alya and Marinette walked together, making plans for the weekend. Screams resonated through the front doors. Adrien saw the villain, running to an abandoned room as quickly as to transform.
"Plagg claws out!" He burst through the doors and outside to a scene he would've never imagined.
The villain was holding Marinette hostage, gripping onto her hair. The villain smirked as she saw Chat Noir.
"It's about time you showed up, poor Marinette," she faked sympathy. Marinette had tears in her eyes from the pain but that didn't stop her from glaring at the akumatized villain. "Give me your miraculous and I'll let her go," she chuckled, holding Marinette off the ground as she screamed in pain.
Where the hell is Ladybug? Chat thought. He sighed, a plan forming in his head. Once he gets close enough he could pull Marinette away.
"Fine," he stepped closer, faking to pull off his ring.
The villain scoffed, "you think I'll believe that?" She dropped Marinette, drawing her gun.
"No!" Marinette yelled as she ran out in front of Chat.
A gunshot rang out, as Marinette dropped to the ground in front of him. Marinette was laid out, blood beginning to pool around her.
It was as if everything was going in slow motion. Chat watched as Marinette's eyes dulled, her body falling limp and hitting the ground. The solid thud brought him back to reality.
Chat broke his eyes from Marinette's body to Lila who blew the smoke from her gun with a satisfied look. Chat growled at her, but she didn't move to attack him, just watched. He kneeled beside Marinette, holding her close. Blood had soaked her shirt. He didn't know where it had hit or if it had even been lethal. He held back tears, gently shaking her, but she didn't wake up. His heart had never hurt this badly, it was as if his insides were torn out.
The Akuma left Lila, who angrily tried to snatch it back. "This was not the deal," she huffed to no one. It fluttered to Chat Noir, landing on his bell. Once again Chat Blanc stood in his place.
"Poor innocent Marinette," Hawkmoth tried to sound as sympathetic as possible. "It's Ladybug's fault if she had been here Marinette would have never gotten hurt." Hawkmoth couldn't help but smile.
Chat Blanc agreed. Ladybug was to blame and he would find her and confront her. What kind of superhero isn't here when you need them most?
Chat Blanc carefully stood, cradling Marinette in his arms. He looked to the unakumatized victim.
Lila sat in their place. He scoffed, of course, it was her, who else would want to hurt Marinette. "I'm not done with you yet," he spat out before leaping away. There was a special place no one would be able to hurt her.
Chat landed in a park, opening the door to the glass greenhouse. It had been abandoned by the workers years ago, the flowers and plants taking over. He carefully set her down.
"No one will hurt you here Marinette," he whispered, giving a soft kiss on her head before going to find supplies. He couldn't leave her like that.
When he had vanished Tikki came out of Marinette's purse, touching her cheek. Marinette wouldn't be able to wake up for a while. Begrudgingly she took the earrings and zipped away. I'll be back Marinette, I promise.
Tikki carried the earrings high into the sky, searching for who she wanted. She came back to school, some people were still milling around not sure of where to go or who to call. Kagami was there. Tikki bumped into her back to catch her attention.
"W-what?" Tikki got in her face, the other people around not noticing.
"Marinette is in trouble and Ladybug is incapacitated, please take the miraculous." Kagami was shocked but she knew this was a life or death situation, she'd seen it all go down. She put on the earrings.
"Grab Marinette's bag and I'll tell you where Chat Blanc is." Kagami was confused but she did as she was told. They ran into a nearby alley.
"Chat Blanc has taken Marinette to a secret greenhouse in the nearby park. Give these miraculous to their holders," Tikki unzipped Marinette's bag to reveal Ladybug's miracle box.
"Why does Marinette have this?" Kagami asked. Tikki said nothing but Kagami had her guesses. She grabbed the fox, monkey, and turtle miraculouses.
"Tikki spots on," Kagami transformed. Her suit was different than the normal Ladybug. She had black sleeves and black fabric that came just above the knees. She ran off the find the miraculous holders. I hope I can make it on time.
The heroes stood outside the greenhouse looking in. they couldn't see Marinette from where they were.
"Ladybird are you sure this is where he's keeping her?" They had taken their miraculouses but were still hesitant to trust the new bug.
"Yes, let's try to go in," She slowly opened the doors. They quietly split up in different directions. A voice could be heard from the middle of the area. Chat Blanc was talking to an unconscious Marinette, wrapping her arms in bandages. Kagami made eye contact with the other three. They nodded to each other before pouncing. They all attacked at once, trying to keep the element of surprise on their side. Chat Blanc noticed them, as they all came crashing down onto him.
He spun his baton, hitting each of them away. "I can smell a rat a mile away," he scoffed, face devoid of emotion. They stood back up, surrounding him.
"Give Marinette back and everything will be fine," Ladybird yelled out to him.
"Easy for you to say, this is all Ladybug's fault," he growled. Rena Rouge created duplicates of herself, all of them charging at him. In the confusion, Ladybird shot her yo-yo out to capture Chat. King Monkey leaped into the air, raising his staff to attack at the same time, using Uproar. Chat Blanc smirked. He grabbed the yo-yo, pulling Ladybird into the real Rena Rouge and King Monkey while using his staff to push them away like a baseball bat. King Monkey ended up accidentally hitting Rena and Ladybird with his power, causing them to malfunction. The force of Chat's baton threw them out the glass window and into the park.
Chat Blanc scooped up the still sleeping Marinette and took her to a new place. Somewhere safer. They watched from the ground as Chat Blanc leaped away with Marinette in his arms. At least they knew the general direction to search once their powers worked again.
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Marinette blinked her eyes open. The pain in her arm hadn't dulled since the moment it had happened. She was confused as scenes of what happened played in her head. Her arm was bandaged and her clothes were soaked in blood.
"Chat…?" She let out meekly, her head spinning.
"Princess!" Chat came to her side. She recognized immediately Chat Blanc with his piercing white suit and cold blue eyes that only looked warmly at her. He helped her sit up. "Don't worry no one will find us this time. Ladybug will pay," His face grew dim.
"Chat… I- you have to fight this okay," Marinette teared up, less at the pain and more at the boy in front of her. Yet again she hadn't been there for him.
"This is the only way I can protect you Marinette," He shook his head. Why didn't she understand? He hugged her, careful so as not to hurt her arm. She used her good arm to hug him back.
"Chaton, listen to me," Marinette sighed. "Yes, it was wrong for Ladybug to not be there but, maybe she was stuck in a bad situation." She tried to explain. "I love Chat Noir, not Chat Blanc," her tone was harsh and he flinched at her words.
"I'm sorry Marinette, I love you too… more than Ladybug it seems," he chuckled. His words shook her heart. "but I need to do this." His face became a blank slate, no emotion showed as he walked away.
Marinette weakly stood, falling into him. His knees buckled and they both fell to the ground. Marinette holding him in place, her face nuzzled into his back.
"So, please…" she sobbed into his wite suit. "Please just come back ok," her voice cracked as she couldn't hold back her tears.
Chat Blanc ignored Hawkmoth yelling into his subconscious, all he could hear was Marinette's quiet tears that he had caused. The Akuma fluttered from his bell with no struggle this time. He cataclysmed it away quietly. He still wanted an explanation from Ladybug and to punish Lila, but Marinette begging him made him realize it shouldn't be Chat Blanc who did all those things.
When Marinette opened her puffy eyes to her kitty she scrambled into his arms, both crying. She missed his warmth. Her wound reopened but Chat would take her to a real hospital this time instead of playing doctor.
The other heroes who had been searching for hours now noticed him reemerge and warily came to them. Marinette seemed fine and Chat was back to normal.
"I'm so sorry everyone…" Chat trailed off. They were all just happy the two of them were safe. He carried her to a hospital quickly, as his ring was beeping another warning.
The next day Marinette was still in the hospital, the gun hadn't fractured any bones luckily but they wanted to monitor her condition since she lost a lot of blood. Chat had come sometime in the night, sneaking through the window to check on her. He'd fallen asleep in a chair, head resting on the bed.
A quiet knock at the door before opening caught Marinette's attention. Kagami walked in, eyes drifting to the tomcat, who was still asleep.
She walked up to the side of the bed. "You should be more careful Marinette," Kagami gave a knowing smile, handing her the earrings. Marinette gaped as she watched Kagami leave just as quickly as she had arrived.