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Ladybug and Black Cat gradually got along and soon, their movements were more in sync. After finishing up a particularly difficult akuma, they both had proud grins on their faces.

"I feel like we should do something," Ladybug commented.

Black Cat stretched out his arm. "Fistbump?"

"Fistbump." Ladybug smiled and they did a fistbump.

Before they knew it, summer had started. The students of Kunugigaoka Middle School enjoyed the pool, except for those in 3-E, because it was too tiring for them to go down from their campus and up again.

"Let's go to the pool after school!" Nakamura suggested to Hayami.

"Who else is coming?" Hayami asked. She didn't want Nakamura to abandon her to talk with someone else. As much she liked being alone, being lonely was a different matter.

"Hmm, Yada is going. You know her, right?"

Yada was one of Hayami's friends in her current class. They had first met by talking about fashion, which became their common factor.

Hayami wasn't sure how Nakamura met Yada, but since Nakamura was an extrovert, she probably had connections with a lot of people.

"If Yada's going, Kurahashi's going too." Hayami mused. Yada and Kurahashi were best friends, and one was rarely seen without the other.

"So that makes the four of us. See ya!" Nakamura said and walked away.

Later at the pool, Okajima was having a nosebleed.

"Mmmhmphh… that E cup is killing me…" he muttered, his eyes clouded with lust.

Sugaya and Chiba, who had came with him (why did they do that?), moved away and pretended not to know the pervert.

Chiba and Sugaya had became friends because of their mutual quietness and their hobby of creating things. Okajima just came over to Sugaya's table to talk about the girls Sugaya drew for practice. Sugaya wasn't admiring girls from the eye of a pervert, it was purely for artistic purposes, so sometimes they could have heated debates.

One time, Chiba saw Sugaya drawing Hayami. He marveled at the sketch. Every detail was intact, including curves of her hair and the way her serious eyes looked at her work.

But when Sugaya studied Hayami, Chiba suddenly felt rather uneasy.

Oh hell, what was he thinking? Sugaya wasn't a dirty-minded person. He was just trying to draw Hayami. Chiba took a breath, but that uneasy feeling remained.

Weird that he didn't feel the same when Sugaya was drawing other girls.

Back to the pool. Hayami had no choice but to put her hair back in pigtails, because if she didn't her hair would get into the way when she swam.

"Umm, Yada, that Okajima is staring at you," Hayami said to her friend.

The four girls turned to see the class pervert holding out his chin and his eyes fixed on Yada, or more specifically, her chest. It wasn't even that noticeable, because the school only let them wear one-piece swimsuits.

Yada self consciously covered her chest and turned away. "Come on, let's swim."

Kurahashi leapt into the water with a splash. "Wow, the water's so cool! Perfect for summer!" she beamed.

On the other end of the pool, they could see someone trying to coach someone else to swim.

"Hmm, is that Kataoka Megu from Class A?" Kurahashi asked. "I hear that she's good at swimming."

"Yes, that's her." Yada brushed the wet hair from her eyes. She tried to hide the blush on her cheeks. "Even with her packed schedule, she still finds time to coach others to swim. That's the Ikemegu for you."

Hayami stayed silent and just enjoyed the coolness of the water. Unfortunately, Nakamura had other plans.

"Heh heh heh…" Nakamura laughed sinisterly, her hands stretched out and fingers waving.

If any other person saw her, they would think Nakamura was going to tickle someone. But Hayami knew Nakamura's real, impure intentions.

"Nope." she said simply and ran away, or as fast as she could in the water. She crossed her arms over her chest protectively.

"Come back!" Nakamura laughed and ran after Hayami. She saw Yada and another idea popped into her head, blue eyes glittering. Hayami could imagine a light bulb flashing above Nakamura.

"Yada, watch out!" Hayami warned.

"Wha- aaaaahhh no!" Yada squeaked as Nakamura rubbed her breasts. "Stop it Rio-chan!"

"Hehehehe!" Nakamura cackled, but she didn't stop.

Nakamura could also be a pervert sometimes,but she kept it more hidden than Okajima did. Not to mention she also didn't approve of Okajima when they were in the same class in first year.

Kurahashi went to Hayami's side, a good way from Nakamura and Yada.

"...I feel bad for Touka-chan." Kurahashi sweatdropped, but she couldn't do anything to save her friend.

"Same." Hayami said, secretly thankful that Nakamura had averted her attention to Yada, or else she would be the victim.

Okajima continued to have a nosebleed when he saw Nakamura and Yada. "Is they what they call yuri action… this is as hot as hell…"

Chiba and Sugaya completely ignored Okajima. They jumped in the water, and Chiba felt a chill run up his spine.

Why do I feel so cold and uncomfortable in the water? Chiba thought. I was all right last summer.

"Look!" Sugaya pointed in a direction and broke Chiba out of his thoughts. "Those muscular guys are showing off. It's kind of infuriating."

"Yeah." Chiba replied shortly.

Sugaya sighed. "Summer's the time for people with good bodies to show off. The boys can show off their muscles, the girls can show off their curves. Too bad for skinny wimps like us."

In a corner, a girl was glaring at Yada, lips pursed. Even though she wasn't wearing a swimsuit, she still went to the pool, because someone she had an eye on was at the pool too.

"He only cares about big boobs, huh…" She looked down at her smaller chest. "Should've known. He's an idiot."

The girl's crush was laughing with his friends, pointing at girls with rather big assets. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

"Females can't control their chest size! Why would we be judged for it?" Frustrated, the girl clenched her fists together. "It's unfair!" she yelled, but her voice was covered by the sound of water and people chattering.

She watched as her crush began to flirt with Yada. "I wish… I wish I have big boobs too… so that IDIOT of a WOMANIZER would actually look in my direction…"

The girl sighed. "You know what, I don't think I should even like you. You don't care about girls' feelings. I'm over you, Maehara Hiroto." Dejected, she started to walk away from the pool.

Just as her fury was starting to quench, a black butterfly fluttered by, and entered the seashell bracelet she wore as an effort to look more feminine. Instantly, a glowing purple mask appeared on the girl's face.

"Beach Babe, I am Kochou," a slightly hoarse voice introduced himself. "I can make you as attractive as big-chested girls, if you wish. You can win over your love easily. You can give all girls the power to woo men, and they will be helpless to it. I only ask for one thing in return: give me the ladybug and cat miraculouses, and you will receive the power of attractiveness in return. Do we have a deal?"

"Yes Kochou-sama," the girl growled, and a wave of black and purple spread across her body, transforming her clothes into something else...

"So," Maehara purred. "Will you go out with me?"

The entire school had heard of Maehara's womanizing habits. Yada laughed, but it was fake laughter. "Uhh, sorry, but I'm not really free…"

"Just flat out reject him," Hayami hissed, who was tired of Maehara.

A huge wave suddenly swept Maehara away from the girls. Surprised, the boy looked up and saw a familiar figure wearing a bikini and riding a surfboard. Her short black hair was flying in the wind, and there were electric blue highlights in it. There was an odd glint in her eyes, sending a shiver down Maehara's spine. The girl tossed her head up and laughed.

"Okano?" Maehara asked loudly, shocked. "Why are you wearing that...thing?"

"I'm not Okano!" the girl continued to laugh. "My name is Beach Babe!" She put her hands on her hips, the now-black seashell charm bracelet dangling on her right wrist. Appropriate to the weather and to her name, Beach Babe wore a fancy bikini and a frilly skirt. Maehara couldn't help but be drawn to her cleverage.

Beach Babe sighed. "Geez, you never learn. Stop being so obsessed with boobs!" she yelled and kicked Maehara in the gut, sending him flying out of the pool and his face slammed on the floor.

"Maehara!" his friends yelled and climbed out of the pool. Maehara lifted his face, which was red from the impact of the slam. His eyes were big as he looked at Beach Babe, who was controlling the water in the pool and creating huge waves. "Okano's been akumatized!"

Once he saw the scene, Chiba made a dash for the changing room, to his bag where he put his ring and Plagg. Everyone was busy fleeing the pool, so no one noticed him slip into the changing room.

Unfortunately, Yada, Hayami, Kurahashi and Nakamura were swept away by the waves when Beach Babe wanted to single out Maehara.

"Umm, we need help?" Nakamura said after an unsuccessful attempt to swim against the current. It was pressing against them on both sides, so they were stuck in the middle of the pool.

"Let's wait for Ladybug and Black Cat." Kurahashi said worriedly. "I do hope we can hold on."

Hayami was more worried than the rest of her three friends combined. She had her earrings, but Tikki was in her bag in the changing room. She hoped Black Cat could buy her some time to transform when he arrived.

Meanwhile, Beach Babe had completely forgotten about the four girls she had unintentionally trapped. Waving her hand, pink energy generated in her palm. She flung the energy at a girl, and the girl's clothes changed to a bikini. She shrieked and tried to cover herself.

"Show your girl power in the summer season!" Beach Babe cried and began flinging the pink energy all around, changing all the girls' clothes into more revealing and fancier swimsuits. Keeping her balance on her hot pink surfboard, she controlled the water to make it form waves for her to move around.

Some of the pink energy bounced off the walls and hit the four trapped girls.

"Wha-" Yada looked at her changed clothes. "This is way too revealing for me!" She used her arms to cover her chest again.

Beach Babe looked at what she caused with a satisfied smirk. A purple mask appeared on her face. "Don't forget the miraculouses!" Kochou hissed.

"Of course," Beach Babe said and saw the perfect hostages when she looked down. "Sorry girls, but I need you to lure the superheroes."

"This is actually cute," Kurahashi said, playing with the ribbon she found on her new swimsuit.

Nakamura was looking up and down Yada's body, to the other girl's panic and slight disgust. "I agree-"

"Look out!" Hayami yelled as waves suddenly towered over them from all sides. Her Ladybug side kicked in and she put her arms in front of her friends protectively.

Suddenly, the waves started lowering. Before they could take a breath, the water formed a pillar and the four girls started rising aa the water under them pushed them up.

"What's happening?" Yada gasped.

Beach Babe broke one of the glass panes making up the roof covering the swimming pool. They shielded their eyes from the glass shards, but when they opened them, the water had carried them onto the roof, and was gradually pushing them over the edge. Beach Babe was draining nearby water resources in order to get more power.

"Oh no." Hayami breathed. She hoped with all her might that Black Cat would show up soon.

The girls held each other in fear. Even Nakamura, who usually didn't appear to care about anything and was very breezy, looked scared. They tried to scoot away, but the water forbade them from moving too far away.

"Haha!" Beach Babe surfed around them, waving her hands so she turned female pedestrians' clothes into swimwear.

"Ladybug and Black Cat, you hear me? If you don't appear I'll kill them all!" Beach Babe cackled, gesturing to the four girls. A glowing butterfly mask appeared on her face as Kochou spoke to her. Beach Babe seemed displeased by what Kochou had said to her, but she still nodded rather reluctantly.

"Damn. It's water." Black Cat thought as he used his baton to push himself up through the hole the akuma had made in the roof. Before he transformed, Plagg had told him that one of the side effects of using the cat miraculous would be added sensitivity to water. This would be a tough akuma to beat if Ladybug didn't show up soon.

When he reached the roof, he saw the akuma and her hostages. Unfortunately for him, Ladybug was nowhere to be seen.

"Please help us!" Yada cried. The water was slowly pushing her and her friends to the edge of the roof. It was too strong for them to resist.

Black Cat leapt in front of Beach Babe. The akuma smirked. "So you've arrived." She moved her hands and a huge wave began to grow.

Black Cat realized that if he made the akuma focus all the water into something, there won't be any water left to push the girls down. He turned back and began to ran.

I got this, he muttered to himself, a hand on his baton.

Beach Babe was displeased, and she sent more water to make a taller wave that could cover him.

Black Cat turned back and saw the huge wall of water seconds from completely submerging him. About time. He grabbed his baton firmly and at the same time he ran as quickly as he could towards the gigantic wave.

Then, when he and the wave was about to meet, Black Cat dug his baton in the ground and propelled himself up and over. He extended the baton so it was long enough to pass the wave and toss him to the other side, where the hostages were.

Black Cat performed a backflip and landed on his feet perfectly. There was already a firefighter truck on the ground and they were saving the girls using a long ladder.

He smiled a bit in relief. Three of the four girls were already safe on the ground. Hayami, the last one, was about to climb down the ladder.

Beach Babe growled in frustration. "Take that!" she exclaimed and swung her arm in Black Cat's direction, sending a strong stream of water towards the boy.

Black Cat dodged it, and breathed in relief. Less than a second later, a loud gasp attracted his attention.

"Ah!" Hayami cried as the water hit her across her midriff, and as a result she was pushed off the building, plummeting to the ground.

"No!" Black Cat sprinted forward and leapt off the building, his green eyes wide in panic.

I have to save her! Black Cat thought desperately. He stretched out his arms.

Thankfully, he caught her and carried her bridal-style. Hayami looked up at him, and that was when it felt like time stopped.

Her soggy pigtails moved slightly in the wind, her lips parted in surprise. Due to the fact she was wearing a two-piece swimsuit, Black Cat could feel her bare skin against his leather suit.

His heart was pumping erratically, that was due to fear, but he had an inkling that it might also be because of the girl in his arms.

I BLAME OKAJIMA, Black Cat thought. IT'S ALL HIS FAULT.

Hayami felt like she couldn't breath. From when she was knocked off to her current position, it all happened too fast.

But damn- she was being held bridal-style by her very attractive crush, not to mention his superhero status. Hayami had never been into romantic sappy stuff, but as cliché as it was, she felt like she was Black Cat's girlfriend like in those superhero movies.

Black Cat landed on the ground, and placed Hayami down.

"Thank you," Hayami said, putting on a poker face to hide the fact that she was screaming inside.

"You're welcome." Black Cat replied, and used his baton to push himself to the roof again, and to resume his battle with Beach Babe.

Hayami was so focused on watching Black Cat, she failed to notice someone walking to her and placing a blanket on her shoulders.

I forgot that we have people here. Hayami thought. It'll be difficult for me to escape.

Wrapping the blanket around her head, Hayami moved sideways to the entrance of the pool, trying not to look obvious. When she was sure nobody could see her, she dashed into the building, bare feet making loud slapping noises against the ground.

The pool was completely devoid of people and water, but there were glass shards everywhere. Hayami stepped carefully around them, calculating the shortest route to the female changing room.

"Rinka-chi!" a familiar voice cried, echoing in the empty building, and the ladybug kwami flew out.

"You ready?" Hayami asked, thankful that the kwami had discovered something was wrong and went out to find her.

"Let's go!" Tikki said energetically. Hayami brushed her hands over her ears, making sure her earrings were still on after all that trouble.

"Tikki, spots on!"

The unofficial truth was that Black Cat's weakness was water.

Beach Babe knew that after she had sprayed water on the cat hero and saw him shiver.

Ladybug was better at spotting the akumatized item, but she wasn't there yet. Black Cat wasn't too worried though. He knew he and Ladybug both lived in Kunugigaoka Town, and the attacks only happened in their town. She might be at on the other side of the town, making her way to the akuma attack.

When Black Cat let down his guard, Beach Babe raised her arms and a wave crashed onto him, leaving Black Cat vulnerable and weak. He shivered when the water came in contact with him, and rubbed his hands against his arms in an effort to be warmer.

An outline of a mask appeared on Beach Babe's face. "Get the ring!" Kochou whispered urgently.

Beach Babe surfed to Black Cat, an evil grin on her face. She reached out her left hand for Black Cat's ring-

Only to be slapped away by a yoyo. The akuma turned to look at Ladybug, and the yoyo shot back into Ladybug's hand.

Black Cat grinned. "Great timing."

"Sorry for being late," Ladybug apologized.

Black Cat sneezed and Ladybug looked at him worriedly. Ignoring his own condition, Black Cat whispered, "The akuma's in the bracelet on her right hand." He had figured it out when Beach Babe didn't use her right hand, also her dominant hand to take his miraculous.

"Any weaknesses?" Ladybug inquired, dodging a ball of pink energy that was sent at her.

"She seems to be very rash and doesn't think twice before acting. And she can only move on her surfboard." Black Cat required, spinning his baton so it became a shield. "We can use that to our advantage."

Beach Babe neared them, rapidly firing pink energy balls at them from her hands. Ladybug and Black Cat could back away, but soon they would reach the edge of the roof.

"The energy can only affect females. I'll cover for you while you get away and think of a plan." Black Cat stood in front of Ladybug, his eyes narrowed.

Ladybug wanted to argue with him, but there was no time. She leapt away and brainstormed on how to get the akumatized item.

Beach Babe, seeing that one of her targets had moved, changed her way of attacking. One hand commanded the water to go to Black Cat, and the other shot pink energy at Ladybug.

Ladybug spun her yoyo and the pink energy reflected off her shield. When she thought that the attack was over, she stopped spinning, but then a single ball of pink energy zoomed at her. Ladybug swatted it away, but what she didn't realize was that behind it was another ball of pink energy which she couldn't dodge, and it hit her hand.

Instantly, her superhero suit glowed bright pink. Ladybug groaned internally- she knew where this was going and she didn't like it. Maybe her fans would love it though.

This is going to be way worse than the last one, Ladybug thought as the light faded. She just wore a red bikini with black spots on it, exposing her midriff, her thighs and legs.

Seeing that, Okajima immediately got a nosebleed again.

"It's… my idol… wearing a sexy bikini…" Okajima groaned as spurts of blood shot from his nose.

Her fans, who had gathered to watch the fight, whooped and cheered, but Ladybug wasn't happy at all. The suit that used to have protected most parts of her body now only covered a few certain places, leaving her with a lot of weak spots. Dammit, Kochou.

That's way too inappropriate for a 14-year-old, Black Cat thought. He assumed Ladybug was the same age as he were, and he just had his fourteenth birthday a month or two ago. If she was just thirteen, Black Cat would have seriously thought of calling the police. He clenched his fist, annoyed at all those people wolf-whistling at her. Couldn't they find something decent to do?

Beach Babe continued to fling pink energy at Ladybug, who knew if she got hit she would be in immediate danger. Her speed and strength remained, but her endurance, not so much.

Meanwhile Black Cat leapt forward and began a hand-to-hand combat with Beach Babe, attempting to make her lose her balance. But a few moments later the akuma had the cat hero retreating.

How could I forget? Black Cat groaned internally. Okano-san is part of the school's gymnastic team. Gritting his teeth, he watched as the waves of water approached him. Jumping away, he panted as he saw Ladybug approach the akuma.

Ladybug continuously tried to get the seashell bracelet, since she was the more agile one of the duo, but it was difficult because she had to protect herself and the akuma's reflexes were lightning-quick.

After fighting for a while, Black Cat began to see sweat form on Beach Babe's face, and she began to breathe more heavily. The boy linked Beach Babe's exhaustion to the water she was controlling, and it hit him.

The more she controlled the water, the more tired she became. Making eye contact with Ladybug, he nodded towards Beach Babe then at the water. At first Ladybug was confused, but then understanding glowed in her eyes.

They had tired the akuma out enough. It was time for the final, killing blow.

"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug cried and tossed her yoyo in the air. After a few months of being a superhero, she had became bolder, so she didn't say things quietly. A fishing net dropped down.

"Hmm." Ladybug scanned the area, then looked down at the transparent glass panes. An idea popped out in her mind and she swung to where Black Cat was.

"Distract her then destroy that glass pane with a dent," she hissed, her bare feet slightly aching when she landed. "I'll be downstairs."

Black Cat nodded, and turned to face the akuma, spinning his baton. He made a mental note of where the glass pane Ladybug pointed out was.

"Looks like it's just you and me, akuma." Black Cat's confidence had also increased, but somehow that didn't apply to him when he was Chiba. Maybe it was because he still hid his eyes behind his self-made barrier, which was a symbol of his low self esteem and insecurities.

Ladybug swung herself inside the building again. Never letting her bare feet touch the floor, she swiftly and deftly tied the four corners of the net to the supporting poles, right under the glass pane Black Cat was supposed to break. Using her yoyo to clear a small area of glass shards, Ladybug stood on the floor, waiting for her prey to be snared in her trap.

Upstairs, Black Cat was doing a good job of distracting Beach Babe, so the akuma didn't notice the red and black figure working below. Black Cat knew Ladybug had finished her preparations, and decided to put his plan in motion.

"Cataclysm," he hissed, and as the black ball of energy pulsed in his arm, he hopped away, his fake tail flapping with the movement. "Catch me if you can!" he teased.

Beach Babe was exhausted, but she pushed herself to keep on going.

"You annoying cat!" she burst out, charging towards him on her surfboard. Black Cat gave her a cheeky grin, and lightly brushed his fingers against the glass pane in front of him. It immediately became dust and vanished in the wind.

"Ah!" Beach Babe didn't have time to stop herself, so she, her surfboard and the water she was controlling all fell down the hole. Using his baton, Black Cat lowered himself down, in case backup was needed.

"Brilliant!" Ladybug thought silently to herself. When Beach Babe landed in the net, the water passed through the holes in the net, removing Beach Babe of her primary attacking tool and transportation.

Ladybug tied the four corners of the net together, but she failed to notice that Beach Babe had managed to wriggle a hand out of a hole in the net.

"One… last… chance…" Beach Babe grunted, positioning her hand so it was pressed against Ladybug's stomach. Giving it a huge push, she shoved the superhero away.

Ladybug flew back, a red mark on her stomach, and crash-landed onto Black Cat, whose reflexes weren't quick enough to save a girl this time.

Peach coloured hair flew into Black Cat's eyes as Ladybug crashed on top of him. Her body was on top of his, but Ladybug was quick to correct that by rolling away.

They both looked away from each other, especially when they remembered what Ladybug was clothed in. Face as scarlet as her suit (or what was left of it), Ladybug grabbed the bracelet, breaking it easily.

Black Cat didn't seem to be as bothered by it as Ladybug was. Ladybug almost wished that she would fall down a hole and die from embarrassment, but she knew she had things to do. Work was her top priority, then her personal feelings.

"Time to devilize." Ladybug swung her yoyo and captured the akuma, then cleansed it.

Ladybug untied the four corners of the net, and let Beach Babe roll out. Grabbing the net, she flung it upwards while saying, "Miraculous Ladybug!"

Glowing ladybugs surrounded them, repairing the glass panes and to her delight, Ladybug's suit returned to normal. Beach Babe became Okano again, and she slowly sat up.

"What happened?" she asked groggily. "My memories aren't working." Then she saw the two superheroes and had a vague idea of what she became. "Ah, hell. Curse the akumas and Maehara. Especially Maehara."

Since Miraculous Ladybug repaired everything, water soon poured back into the swimming pool, where they were in. Without hesitation, Ladybug carried Okano to the outside of the pool. However, given his bad luck, Black Cat couldn't escape in time and was drenched from head to toe.

"Are you alright?" Ladybug asked Okano.

Okano smiled. "I'm fine. And I'm super sorry for the trouble I've caused, even though I don't know what it is."

"That's okay. It wasn't that bad." Black Cat joined in the conversation as he emerged from the pool, sneezing. He stretched out a hand for the usual fistbump.

Ladybug was too embarrassed to look at her partner after that… incident. She made her fist hit his and didn't say a word.

After they detransformed, Plagg ended up cackling for the rest of the day.

"Quite the ladies' man, aren't you?" Plagg laughed, tears in his eyes. "Two girls in one day- two!"

Chiba sat down on his bed, annoyed. His bangs flopped slightly upwards when he sat down. "That was hours ago. Stop laughing about it. And your laughter sounds horrible.

"Your face is red. Oooh, got a crush?" Plagg teased.

"Not." Chiba replied, but somehow the image of Hayami floated to his mind.

"You know, I never knew why people are so obsessed with romantic love." Plagg remarked as he took a huge bit of cheese. "Cheese is way better. Cheese is love, cheese is life."

Chiba turned away from his kwami and focused on his homework. "We all have different preferences."

"Like how you have a preference for that girl, eh?" Plagg chuckled hysterically.

In his bedroom, Chiba did his homework, with the loud laughs of Plagg in the background. The cat kwami was sure distracting, but there was something else on Chiba's mind…

A/N: I'm pretty sure this is like 90% fanservice and 10% plot. Also, it's only chapter three and there's a lot of romantic tension. I have a problem.

Anyways please read and review! I would love to hear feedback.