Evening had just hit Paris. The sky was filled with hues of orange and purple, giving the city a magical vibe. Kagami and Marinette were sat viewing the city on the latter's balcony; their kwamis resting on the table nearby. Marinette's head rested on Kagami's shoulder as they held hands. Everything felt so serene.

"As much as I want this moment to last longer, we should probably go on patrol before it gets too dark." Kagami nudged Marinette's head off her shoulder, causing the girl to groan. 'Why is she so cute?'

"Ugh fine…" Marinette yawned, failing to hide her tiredness. "Though can we please avoid the Champ de Mars area? Alya lives there and after today, she's the last person I want to see."

"You still haven't told me what happened in your class. I'm guessing this has something to do with that 'Lila' girl." She gently pulled Marinette up to her feet. She was looking at the floor, a frown on her face.

"She lied about knowing your identity, saying that she was the one that picked you especially. Now Alya wants an interview which will no doubt end with her spewing a lot of nonsense about Lila. I've tried to disprove her in the past as both myself and Ladybug, but nothing works."

"Let me try." Kagami wore an expression that was usually reserved for fencing – pure determination. "You saw what happened in the park; Lila couldn't argue back when I proved her wrong. With both of us there refuting her claims, Alya won't have any option but to listen."

Marinette's face brightened, making Kagami blush. She was a literal ball of sunshine. "Okay, let's do this!"

"Tikki/Plagg! Transform us!"

Alya stood on her balcony, camera poised. If the heroes came this way, she would surely see them. Suddenly, flashes of red and black hopped from roof to roof. She grinned. Her opportunity for the perfect interview had arrived.

"Ladybug! Kuro Neko! Do you two mind coming over here for an interview?" The two heroes feigned discussing it; they already knew what their answer was. They jumped off the rood they were stood on and landed gracefully on the balcony. "Thank you so much! This will be going live on the blog!" Alya squealed in excitement, leading them into her room. She fiddled about a bit with her computer before pressing the record button on her camera. They were live.

"Hello Ladybug fans! Today I have a very special live interview for you with Ladybug and our newest hero, Kuro Neko!" Ladybug and Neko waved at the camera. "Now then, I'm going to ask you a few questions that were submitted by my followers and classmates. Firstly, for you Ladybug, what's it like having a new partner? Do you think Chat Noir will ever make a comeback?"

Ladybug grimaced. As much as she hated talking about him, she knew that she would have to eventually. "Kuro Neko and I are already working better together than Chat Noir and I ever did. It's a pleasant change to have a partner that doesn't flirt with me constantly or whine when I refuse to tell him my identity. Of course, knowing each other's identities has it's dangers, but I think we're a better team because of it. And for the second question, no. Chat Noir will not be coming back to the team." Kuro Neko squeezed Ladybug's hand. It must've been hard talking about her old partner considering what he had done to her.

"We have a question from a 'RoseyKitty' in our live chat. They ask: 'Are you two dating? That hand hold looked more than just friendly to me!'" They quickly parted their hands and looked away from each other, blush spreading on their cheeks. Kuro Neko was about to tell them to mind their own business, when Ladybug piped up.

"Yes, we are dating. I would prefer it if, in the future, you would refrain from asking us about our personal lives. This is all that we are willing to disclose."

Alya was practically buzzing from that snippet of information. She'd been waiting ages for a scoop like this! It would bring so many new followers to her blog. Once she'd calmed down, she asked her next question. "Kuro Neko, what's your relationship with Lila Rossi? I know she and Ladybug are best friends and she hand picked you for the role of the new black cat, but I don't know exactly what her relationship with you is." Ladybug had to try and hold back a laugh at how absurd that statement was. She wanted to say something so bad, but it was her girlfriend's turn to speak.

"I have only met Miss Rossi once before and it wasn't a very nice experience. I certainly hope that I don't have the luck of meeting her again. Though with her constantly being akumatised, I'm sure I will."

Alya's jaw was practically on the floor. She was supposed to say how much she loved Lila, not how much she hated her! "B-but why don't you like her? Didn't she give you your miraculous? She's done so much work for charity with Prince Ali that I thought she would've been loved by everyone! Except my friend Marinette, but she's gone crazy calling her a liar!"

Ladybug couldn't hold in her laugh this time. It took a while before she regained her composure. "Lila hasn't done any of those things. I don't trust anyone but myself to hand out miraculouses. Especially not someone who's been akumatised multiple times. As for her 'charity work', no sources say that she's been involved in anything of this type with Prince Ali. You're a journalist. I thought that checking sources would've been the first thing you'd do. It sounds like your friend was right about her."

Alya was shaking, her mind fixated on what Ladybug had just said. There was no way Lila was lying. It must all just be a misunderstanding! Yeah, that's it! She'd talk to Lila at school tomorrow and get it all cleared up! Looking back at her live chat, she spotted a question that would help the interview get back on track. "A user by the name of 'BlackCatGreenEyes' would like to know what will happen to the other miraculous holders. Will they be getting replaced?" She looked pleadingly at Ladybug, but her expression remained unchanged, almost cold.

"The entire team will be getting revamped. Unfortunately, the past wielders have proven to be rather untrustworthy, so they will no longer be on the team. I already have ideas of who to pick for the fox, turtle and bee." She nodded at Kuro Neko who then nodded back. They both stood up and walked towards the open balcony doors. "We better be getting back to our patrol. Thank you for interviewing us." Ladybug jumped away first, leaving Kuro Neko alone with a rather upset Alya.

"If I find that anyone has been harassing her about our relationship or lying about us, it will not be pretty. Leave. Us. Alone" With that warning, she left the room.

Alya shut off the recording abruptly. Her mind was racing. She was no longer going to be Rena Rouge. Someone else was going to be the fox. Suddenly, her vision went blurry and a soothing voice spoke to her.

"Reine Renard, I am Hawkmoth."