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So I have no excuse for taking so long except that life has been very tumultuous these past few years. Please don't hate me. The chapter is shorter than I would like but it's been a while since I got into the swing of things and hope you can understand.

Also I feel so happy that I guessed how they would use Felix right.

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Shiranai Atsune- Yes, I realized it had been long enough. Many thanks to my friend for the compliment. Yes Rachel is good to be used as a bigoted character. Rose is currently in a long distance relationship with Prince Ali, plus Juleka might love the girl but their love isn't like that. It may be in the future but not at the current moment.

Fanfic Fan- Yeah no I try not to abandon my stories. It's just sometimes hard to remember

to write and to have the correct inspiration. I am so flattered that you love it and I will continue on. I hope you will read this and didn't give up on me or my story.

Guest 1- Thanks and I hope I can supply a worthy update. It just took me a long time to actually write it.

Guest 2- That is a really big compliment. They are headed to a lot of different places. Yes Marinette's mother will make a future appearance. Yes Felix is the future bearer though the new episodes have made me change some of the facts. One thing is that Adrien's mom is named Emilie, but her middle name is Isabelle and that's what a lot of her family call her. Wait and see on the development of Adrien and Mari. I will :)!

notloggedin- wow. I feel both amused and very humbled by how many people want my version of Felix with Mari. I enjoy salt as well and am thinking of making an au using my version of Felix, Nino, and Nate to defend Mari. Your comment really touched me. I hope this was worth the wait.

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Anteros leaped through the sky and landed on the next roof. He could understand why the heroes of Paris always looked content when they did so. It was freedom. As was the power that Hawkmoth offered to him. The freedom from the shackles of his former selves, Royce, strict morality.

Stopping for a second he glanced down and saw a young girl. She was looking at a boy with a sad smile. Using one of his powers he saw that her heart had been hurt by the young male.

He had found his first broken heart to avenge.

Anteros looked down at his quiver which was full of not arrows, but flowers. He grabbed a yellow carnation. Disdain, Rejection, Disappointment. Exactly what karma owed one who hurt others hearts.

"This is going to hurt you a lot more than it hurts me," He muttered before he released the flower. The mark hit and he watched in satisfaction as the boy he hit started to moan in agony.

"Charlie!" The girlfriend shrieked in concern. The boy's eyes fluttered, but ultimately stayed closed. However it was easy to see that the boy was breathing.

Anteros had no intention of ending any lives at any time. No, instead those he hit with yellow carnations would feel the pain they inflicted on others.

Anteros got up from his crouched position. His work was done and as much as he wanted to comfort a heartbroken girl, he needed to remain unseen for a while longer. After all he didn't want any of the Supers interfering in his work just yet.

Too bad he didn't see the broken hearted girl spot him. She narrowed her eyes and decided to send out an alert. She may have been hurt by Charlie's rejection, but he was first and foremost her friend and she would never wish agony on him.

~ ~ ~ With Marinette ~ ~ ~

Marinete smiled as she strolled through the isles. She and Eris had been in the store for a while and had managed to find two lanterns that looked like they belonged in a bazaar, one painting , a new bedspread, and a ton of pillows. Now the girls had decided to try and find the ugliest pieces they could find and compare. So far the winners were a camel shaped side table, a low chair shaped like a compact, and a lamp that looked like the clown from I.T. The designer shuddered at the memory of the atrocity.

"Mari I think I have a winner!" Eris' voice called from a distance. Marinette smiled and made her way to the preteen. Of course this is where Mari's klutzy nature decided to make itself known causing her to crash into someone. The girl groaned and quickly got up to offer the other person she knocked over help.

"I am so so sorry. Please don't get mad or yell at me or even press charges. I swear I didn't mean to-" Marinette's panicked rant was cut short by the man's booming laugh.

"You know for a girl full of raw impulsive artistry as yourself, you really lack confidence at times eh, Marinette my girl?" The man pulled down his shades down to reveal familiar teal eyes of her favorite Rock Star. Marinette could hardly believe it, especially given the very plain outfit that he was wearing.

"What-how-eh?" The designer squeaked out. This caused the musician to laugh again.

"I know not my usual rock and roll self, but honestly it's usually enough to keep fans away. After all-"

"No one expects a rockstar to be shopping in a store, therefore no one sees a rockstar," Marinette replied having calmed down. Jagged grinned and snapped.

"Right on beat, little star!"

Marinette returned a grin. It was a piece of advice the quad were given a long time ago on one of their adventures. It was also a common debate topic between Alya and Nino when it came

to comics.

"Mari"

"Jay"

Two voices called out to the two artists. Mari smiled and watched as Eris bounced over.The preteen's eyes widened once she realized who the Designer was talking to. Penny on the

other hand only had eyes for Jagged.

Angry eyes that is.

"I can't believe you. I got off the phone with your awful producer, turned around andcouldn't find you anywhere. At least give me the courtesy of giving me direction!" Penny ranted, not taking in that fact that her audience wasn't just the rock star.

Jagged chuckled nervously. "I had meant to but then I got distracted by this brilliant chew toy and," the rockstar trailed off.

Eris couldn't help but stare at how intimidated the musician was by his manager.Marinette on the other hand could only sigh.

"I believe the words you are looking for are 'you are right, Pen. That wasn't very genuine of me to leave you alone especially when dealing with that wanker. I'm sorry and don't deserve

you', Marinette said, imitating her mentor's accent. Jagged blinked and pointed to Marinette.

"What she said."

Eris burst out laughing, and Penny was right behind her.

"Thank you Little Star, I needed that. Also I have to say your imitation is getting better," Penny said, wiping a tear from her eye. Eris looked at Marinette in awe. She knew that the older girl had designed Jagged's latest album cover and had created the now iconic Eiffel tower glasses, but that didn't explain what she just witnessed. The Designer was able to accurately imitate the rockstar and had apparently done it before.

"So how close are you two?" The preteen asks once she gets up the nerve. While Jagged was charmed and Penny was surprised by the bluntness, Mare only smiled.

"Jagged and Penny are some of my best customers and also incredibly generous when it comes to custom items. I have been around them enough to be comfortable being sassy," Marinette answered truthfully.

"That and I consider her an honorary niece" Jagged could help but add. "Also who are you and what in God's name is that eye sore your holding?"

Penny sighed at Jagged's tactless remark, but couldn't say he was wrong. It was a bulldog statue that was cubic and had a garish color on each side.

"I'm Eris Murray, I'm the honorary sister of Mari's best friend and blood sister of his caretakers. We just moved to Paris and Mari offered to take me shopping for my future room. We got bored and decided to find the ugliest decor possible,"Eris said with a nervous smile.

Jagged couldn't help but melt a bit at the sweetness the girl radiated. He knelt down and offered his hand for her to shake.

"Pleased to meet you Eris. I'm Jagged and this is my best girl Penny." Eris shook hands with both adults and relaxed a bit more. They seemed genuine.

Marinette smiled and was about to ask the pair if they would like to join them when they heard a scream.

"Akuma!"

The Designer groaned and started running towards the car. She needed to get Eris to safety, figure out what this Akuma's deal was, and find a safe space to hide. Couldn't she get a break?

~ ~ ~ Time Skip ~ ~ ~

He could believe his lucky break. Adrian managed to get away from both Gorilla and his cousin to snag a spot to transform and was reasonably sure that they wouldn't be immediately looking for him. Plus Nino had told him that he and Nathaniel would not be allowed to leave the arcade once the contest started unless they wanted to forfeit the competition. That meant that his friend would not be recording the fight this time at least, though that didn't mean Alya wouldn't be lurking.

Chat jumped to the next roof, eyes scanning not only for Akuma, but also his lady. He quite frankly could do without the aggravating fox, but knew better than to turn away help especially since all he knew so far was that the Akuma could fly and caused pain to his victims. Not a lot to go on, but anything was better than nothing. At least this one wasn't going to turn him into a puppet.

"Ahhh!"

Chat's eyes narrowed as he heard a cry, it was never easy to know that someone was being hurt and that as a hero he wasn't there to stop it. But at least he now had a direction to go. The cat themed hero sped up so he could purrvey the damage and see if he could catch the newest villain.

As Chat landed at the plaza he inwardly swore as he saw no sign of the villain but quickly calmed himself. Right now the priority was the victims.

"Chat Noir! Oh thank goodness," A boy came bounding up to him. He gestured to the girls he had been crouching next to one that was down for the count and the other was conscious, a first of the various attacks."I was across the street when I saw what happened. Something came out of the sky and almost hit Abby, and would have if not for Rena here."

"You give me too much credit Danny," the brunette said wincing, "Okay no laughing for me right now."

"If you don't mind mew asking what happened after the initial attack was thwarted?" Chat asked gently, impressed by the girl's spunk. It reminded him of bugaboo.

"This guy was on the roof, or rather hovering over it. He glared at me and asked me to stop shielding my friend. I asked who he was to tell me who he was to order me to do anything. He

said his name was Anteros and that he was there to avenge the pain of those who lost their hearts to her. That she wasn't worthy of my protection."

"He wasn't wrong per say" Danny chimed, but shrank a bit when he received a sharp glare from Rena, "I meant about her being the cause of multiple heartbreaks, not the part about her not being worth protecting."

"Only because she isn't ready for a romantic relationship, not because of maliciousness on her part" Rena replied, directing the second part of the statement to Chat.

Chat nodded understanding all too well since he experienced a lot of that himself due to his job as a model.

"Anyway after I refused to move he looked at me hard for a while and sighed. He asked me to move and I glared at him. He then picked up another of whatever they were from his quiver and shot me. It happened fast but I think it was a different color than the one that he first hurled at Abby. Anyway it knocked me off my feet and I ended up crashing into a bench, which is where most of my bruises came from. Abby

ran towards me to make sure I was alright, instead of running like she should have. She was struck by a dart just before she reached me, she's been out cold since. Danny was quick to rush

over from where he was and has been looking after us since," Rena finished wincing from her injury again.

"Your friend is lucky to have someone as loyal as you." Chat said to her. Rena blushed and smiled. Danny came up and gave her a hug and a peck on the forehead.

"She is my best friend and has more than proven worth protecting. She was the one that encouraged me to get with Danny even though it would change our group dynamic. If the situation was reversed she would have protected me in a heartbeat." Rena said, her eyes filling

with tears as everything finally hit her, she turned to Danny and started sobbing.

Chat knew that it was time to go. He asked which way the Akuma gently and quickly dashed away.

Anteros. So that was the Akumas name. He tried to remember if he had heard it before but nothing was popping up yet.

It seemed like he was another love based villain, but with a bit of a twist. Since he wasn't turning love into hate or forcing others to be infatuated. Which was the common case.

No Chat had seen 3 attacks so far including this last one and not including the first initial attack. Each seemed different. The first victim was a boy that only shivered in discomfort, the next was a woman that had pulsated in pain. This was the first time that someone interfered plus Abby was only knocked out and didn't seem to be showing signs of discomfort like the others were. Sure

there was an occasional grimace, but that was it. If Rena was to be believed he also used at least two different types of attacks, but why was it that some were more effective and others less, why did he use different colored attacks, and finally what exactly were his weapons?

"M'lady I hope to see you soon because this Akuma is really stressing meowt." Chat muttered.

~ ~ ~ with Nino and Nathanael ~ ~ ~

"Everyone please keep calm and do not panic." The Lady in charge of the event said. Not that it was much help ever since the Akuma alert went out there was panic in the arcade. Nino looked around and sighed. From what he heard the Akuma was only targeting some, was not causing mass zombie-esque symptoms, and wasn't anywhere near where they were. Honestly while he understood the panic that others felt when they heard the word Akuma he was hoping there were at least a few cool heads among the crowd to hush the mob mentality.

Apparently that was just wishful thinking.

"This is frankly embarrassing," Nino muttered. Nathanael couldn't help but snort in agreement.

"To be honest I think that you and I are just more desensitized to it than most since we've dealt with more attacks than the average Parisian," the artist shrugged trying to keep his worry from

showing. He knew that without a doubt he would not be able to transform and leave as there were too many people and cameras around. Not to mention the rules of the contest that two members of the team were required to stay at the contest location at all times in case of an emergency like dehydration or an unexpected allergic reaction. While he could appreciate the policy right now it was stopping him from apprehending an Akuma.

"At least the contest is on hold 'tll Akuma alert is resolved. To tide us over they are giving us complimentary game cards along with a decent amount of credit to start us off to keep us entertained. Not how I wanted to get this perk, but hey it works," Nino said try to keep both of their minds off the danger that the others might be caught up in. Nathanael wasn't fooled but gave his friend credit for trying to keep morale high.

"Thanks Nino, I'm going to head to the bathroom quickly. I'll be out shortly," Nate said, looking for a safe place to talk to Sinn. Nino nodded and pulled out his phone to call his girlfriend to get an update. If anyone knew what was going on, it was the Ladybloger.

Nathanael quickly found a supply closet and locked the door. Sinn slipped out of his Jacket and started to pace, or rather the Kwami version of pacing.

"Oh this is bad. You can't leave right now or else you will be likely compromising your identity which is not happening, since I happen to like having you as a kit," Sinnopa fretted. Nathanael felt touched that she called him Kit and happy that she wasn't pressing him to go out.

"I think we should transform and let Cap or the ally cat that we are detained and won't be able to make it to the fight. It's not ideal so soon after we joined the team, but I'm sure they will understand. Plus while I may not get along well with Chat I have to admit he and Ladybug can handle themselves," Nate murmured, thinking aloud. Sinn nodded along, but also whacked him on his head to make sure he didn't get any self deprecating thought.

"It's a good idea and you're right that while getting used to working with both your teammates would be ideal, right now we can't. Also don't forget that the Guardian decided that you were worthy and that it was the right time to bring in a full-time member. Honestly I thought he for sure would go for the temporary hero route." Sinn mused.

"Temporary route?" Nate asked, puzzled.

"Oh yeah, occasionally Guardians chose to only have the Cat and Ladybug Miraculous out and the rest of us on standby. When the heroes have need they will call on temp heroes to take up

arms until the danger has passed then they are to return the miraculous to the permanent heroes." Sin explained.

"That seems like an incredible risk. Especially with the various powers that come with the costume change." The artist mused.

"You would be right, except that us Kwamis can use limited transformation phrases. Mine limits the mirage to one giant illusion and limited ability to see through others deceptions if they are

similar enough," Sinn proclaimed with a satisfied smirk, after all she was the one that came up with it while they were in Japan for a while.

"Huh" Nathanael said, impressed. "Anyway Sinn, show time!"

The artist felt the magic transform him and when he next opened his eyes he knew that they were covered by a mask.

Volpin pulled out his escrima stick and dialed up Ladybug.

{"Aleck good to hear from you"} Ladybug said with a smile.

Volpin chuckled nervously. "You're not going to be feeling that when I tell you my situation."

Ladybug lost her smile and became serious. {"What is your situation?"}

"Unable to leave my current area as there are too many eyes plus they are not letting people leave where I currently am. I was lucky to be able to sneak away to do a quick transformation

just to give you a call," The fox hero admitted with a smidge of guilt that by agreeing to do an event with a friend he wasn't able to help his team.

{"Merde that stinks."} Ladybug curses at the pickle presented to her.

"Sorry" Volpin quickly replies. Ladybug quickly shook her head at the hero on the other line.

{"You have nothing to apologize for. Me and Chat have had our own share of civilian life interference. I'll even tell you a few of the non compromising stories on our next patrol."}

"Really?" Volpin said quietly. Ladybug smiled in turn.

{"Truly and Sincerely. Yes I would have liked to try out this new team dynamic, but honestly I am also glad that we have some time to get used to one another in less pressing circumstances."}

Ladybug teased with a small smirk.

The fox hero laughed. "Your not going to be letting go of Ally Cats and I first meeting are you Cap?"

{"Not anytime soon Aleck. Me and Chat can handle this. Stay safe and keep a calm head. Ladybug out."} With that the screen went blank.

"Mask off" Nathanael let the transformation go and looked as his Kwami appeared.

"Seems like the Guardian chose a great Ladybug this time. Looks like we didn't have anything to worry about." Sinnopa said with a smile. Nate nodded and pulled back his jacket. It was time to

go back to Nino and hear the news. For now he would put his trust in his team and hope for the best. That was what he could do right now and that was something.

Thanks for all the love and support over the years. I will finish this you have my

word.