Hi! Sorry for the wait. Again. And I know not much is happening in this chapter, but I have stories I'm writing at the same time. Though I know you all are probably just waiting for this story.
Also, to Aikanamintariansha: I think she only says that when they show her transforming (which is almost all the time) but I know that in season 4 she transformed without saying Tikki. Hope you guys enjoy this chapter so I won't keep you from reading. Vivisong out!
CHAPTER 7
"OH NO! WHAT HAVE I DONE!?" the girl in front of him panicked.
Adrien was trying so hard to think but he kept thinking this had to be a dream. Or a nightmare, at least to the girl. That face of devastation was hard to miss.
"Oh jeez, this is bad!" Ladybug remembered who she was with and snapped her face at him, "I-I can explain e-everything" she said frantically
"Your Ladybug" said Adrien in a whisper and Ladybug flinched.
"N-No! t-this thing, I-I mean this costume is u-uh … Voice sensing! Y-yeah that's it!" the girl stuttered, desperate to come up with an excuse, ANY excuse to fix this mess
Adrien was stunned, he could only watch his lady groan, swing her yoyo and jump away.
"LADYBUG!" he saw the fox girl and Nino run from behind him and tried to chase after her.
He saw them nod at each other and the fox girl disappeared behind the school.
Nino ran up to him and started pulling him back in the school. "Hey dude, uh I know what just happened seems unreal. Maybe because it is? I-I mean like what if what we just saw was just a cosplayer or uh" Nino was saying out of nervousness.
It made no sense, but Adrien wasn't even listening. He was too busy trying to figure out how Ladybug was right in front of him, and he couldn't say anything.
He let Nino lead him back, but then stopped once they got inside to ask, "Who was she?".
20 MINUTES EARLIER WITH ALYA AND NINO
Alya and Nino wasn't as blind as their friends. They knew immediately who each other were but only had the chance to talk on the dance floor while keeping an eye on their friends at the punch table.
"Wow Alya! You look amazing" Nino said watching her adjust her hair.
"You sound so surprised" she chuckled spinning around with her skirt floating up slightly at the speed. "And our plan is working nicely" she added.
They had agreed to meet up at the dance then ditched their friends while keeping an eye on them to make sure they could help if something goes wrong.
They were currently dancing to a slow song (Adrien and Marinette aren't the only ones with a personal song) to blend in while watching their friends.
"They're behaving" she joked as she watched her bestie. "Marinette's Ladybug is showing" she added when the Lila scene happened.
She noticed Lila stalking in their direction without paying attention. Nino's back was to Lila which is why he didn't see her when she crashed into him.
"Hey! Watch it!" Lila snapped before getting a better look at them. "Aw, you're a fox too huh?" Lila said staring at him up and down.
"A taken fox" Alya stepped in.
Lila rolled her eyes and said "He's all your tortoise" Lila replied, hair swishing behind her as she sauntered away.
"Tortoise!?" Alya muttered as Nino chuckled but then got silent making Alya look over at him. "Something wrong?" she asked at his sudden silence.
"It's nothing, I just… I realized that was Lila and now I'm thinking about all the things we missed about her. We didn't even believe our own friends. Our own best friends that turned us into heroes, and here we are, trying to get them together" he answered whistling.
"Still sinking in huh?" Alya said taking a gulp of her punch.
"Yeah, I guess so" he replied and staring at where Lila was. "I don't think I'll be able to look at her without feeling guilty" He sighed.
"I get it" Alya replied "I'm still trying to figure out the best way to take her down" she added.
Nino nodded then turned back to their friends, "Oh, they're leaving" He commented.
"Well, what are you staring for?" Alya grabbed his hand "Come on! No way am I missing this!" she whisper-shouted dragging him behind her as she rushed out the door at the front of the school.
She dropped Nino's hand and scanned the stairs in front of her. Nino heard quiet chatting coming from side of the stairs. They sneaked over to the side of the stairs and were above them as they listened.
"-Not that all foxes are bad! Like your friend! He's cool! They're cool! Awesome even, like Rena Rouge! Rena Rouge is the coolest!" they heard Marinette ramble.
They both grinned, though Alya's was more personal.
They listened to them talk about superheroes and after a minute, they were about to head back in. but as they turned, they heard Marinette yelp and quickly spun to see a stunned Adrien and a frantic Ladybug.
They caught Ladybug stammering "Oh jeez, this is bad!".
They were hanging over them, but the 2 below them didn't seem to notice their shadows due to Ladybug trying to explain herself.
They were rushing down the stairs (even tho it isn't that high, and they could probably jump) when they heard Ladybug groan and was facing them just as she was about to swing away.
Nino was behind Alya, so he probably didn't notice what Alya did, tears in her best friend's eyes.
"LADYBUG!" Alya called running to where the heroine was standing, with Nino right behind her. She glanced at her boyfriend giving a slight nod, to which he returned and ran towards the back of the school, barely registering Nino trying to pull Adrien out of his stupor and drag him back inside
Nino had rushed towards his best friend who seemed stunned in place and tried to drag him inside.
"Hey dude, uh I know what just happened seems unreal. Maybe because it is? I-I mean like what if what we just saw was just a cosplayer or uh" Nino tried thinking of excuses in his head to explain how Marinette turned into Ladybug while leading him back in school, away from the crime scene. He was a bit concerned by Adrien's silence but continued to ramble and pull him inside.
Once inside Nino heard Adrien ask, "Who was she?" he turned towards his friend who was staring at him with a thoughtful look on his face.
"You don't know who that was?" Nino questioned.
Once Adrien shrugged Nino let out a breath that he didn't know he was holding but quickly replied, "Oh! Uh-um Me neither! Can you believe it? Ladybug checked our school! I bet it was a one-time thing only though, Hehe! Crazy, right Dude?" Nino elbowed Adrien.
Adrien continued to stare at him "You really think so?" he asked.
"I mean yeah, it's not like she goes to our school." Nino laughed nervously
"Well, I thought so" Adrien muttered. Nino cringed but Adrien didn't notice as he continued, "I mean why else would she come here?" he added.
"W-well maybe she wanted to make sure everything Is alright here!" Nino argued.
"I mean a high school party would be the perfect place for an attack! She probably wanted to do patrol but didn't want to bother Chat Noir" Nino said and winked at Adrien before putting an arm around his shoulders.
"Come on dude, you know Ladybug if there was anything wrong, she'd find a way to call her partner" He added, "So put this out of your mind and relax a little dude" Nino said slowly pulling him forward, "It isn't every day that daddy lets you out to party" he finished.
Adrien sighed but put on a smile and said, "Alright Nino, I guess I can think about it later"
He agreed walking towards the food table with a Nino throwing a fist in the air and whispered a relieved "Yes!" before trailing behind him.
WITH ALYA
Once she checked that she was in the clear she zipped open her purse, and Trixx flew out. "Don't" the kwami held up its hand just as Alya was about to speak. "I heard everything and peeked a bit, I know what's going on" Trixx said seriously.
Alya gave a sigh, relieved that she didn't have to waste time explained the occurring events. "Where do you think she is?" she asked hoping for some idea. (Because Paris is huge).
Her kwami took a second to think before replying, "Maybe a stop in patrol?" it suggested.
Alya nodded glad that she had some other idea, before saying, "Trixx, Let's pounce!" In place of Alya was a determined Rena rouge, on the hunt for her best friend.
First, she checked Marinette's room in case she went home, even though she hadn't seen Ladybug swing in this direction.
"It's too close, Adrien would've seen where she was going" she muttered before writing a quick message on a sticky note saying that she should call her in case Marinette came back.
She placed it on her desk, gave one last sweep of the room before climbing out, onto her balcony and jumping off, rooftop to rooftop recalling all the places they went on patrol.
15 MINUTES LATER
Rena Rouge had gone to the top of the Eiffel tower, across Alexander bridge and down in the sewers.
She even checked her own house to see if her best friend was waiting for her there. She tried to be subtle since now isn't a good time to get caught by villains or paparazzi, since she didn't want to overwhelm the spotted hero.
"Good thing Nino's with Adrien" she murmured as she continued to search.
She finally landed at the top of the Arc de Triomphe and sighed, "Let's rest" she murmured and Trixx flew out circling her owner.
"Where could that girl be?" Alya muttered while she fed her kwami.
"Well, if we can't find Ladybug, why don't we try to find where Marinette would go?" Trixx suggested.
Alya shot her kwami a relieved grin. "Thank you for helping me Trixx" Alya said gratefully.
Trixx smiled back, "Anything for the Guardian" she assured her.
Alya nodded then called out the magic words.
Now as Rena Rouge she scaled down the Arc do Triomphe and tried to think of a place her bestie would go.
Then she remembered the steps Marinette would go to, to sketch and have a great view of the Eiffel tower. (That place from Mr. Pigeon, and I think Gigantitan and Timebreaker) So she jumped from rooftop to rooftop towards that direction.
On her way there she felt more and more worried since she wouldn't know where else to go if her best friend wasn't there.
Once she got there, she held her breath and lucky for her, the spotted hero was seated, back towards her, hands on her knees, quietly sniffling while staring at the view.