December 13th, gift number 13 :
Marinette had an envelope in the A4 format: A red and white line envelope with a pearly reflection and a small red star-shaped sticker to seal the opening. Carefully, she opened the envelope and took out a red cardboard leaf on which was written with a white ink pen and which at first glance seemed to be a poem.
Women are on the earth
To idealize everything;
The universe is a mystery
What does their kiss say.
It is love which, for belt,
the wave and the firmament,
And of which all nature,
Is, in the end, only ornament.
All that shines, offers to the soul
its perfume or color;
If God had not made woman,
He wouldn't have made a flower.
what's the use of your sparks?
Sapphire blue, without soft eyes?
Diamonds, without the beautiful,
They're pebbles.
And, in the green hills,
Roses sleep standing up,
And are open mouths
To say nothing at all.
Any object that charms or dreams
Keeps women clear;
The white pearl, without Eve,
Without you, my proud beauty,
Like, ugly,
To my love who is fleeing from you,
It's just the disease now
A beast in the night.
(Victore Hugo - Les femmes sont sur la terre)
A hymn to the woman, a woman with blue eyes, a woman visibly loved and desired.
A French masterpiece, written by one of the greatest literary artists of his time, even of all time.
Chat Noir was a very cultured, romantic, sensitive and tasteful boy.
Marinette could no longer deny this fact. She was pleasantly happy to have received a poem, which was an attention she found particularly delicate and pleasant.
While she was going to settle down in front of her sewing machine to make the few finishing points she had to make on the two scarves she had sewn the day before, the Akuma alert was raised on Marinette's phone.
-And one more... Tikki, Spots-on!
When she saw Chat Noir her heart quickened, the beautiful feline was a few meters away from the villain and approached him with a graceful and precise leap. At that moment, his actions were elegant and above all mesmerizing in Ladybug's eyes. She came out of her contemplation suddenly when she realized that her partner was plunging into a rather brutal hand-to-hand combat with the super-villain.
Flexibly, she landed at the side of the hero and was surprised to see that he had not reacted to her presence, not even a jump or an ear movement.
-Chat?
No answer.
The feline took a bad blow and found himself propelled to the ground, finally noticing the presence of his partner, standing beside him. He winced as he quickly got up and pointed with two fingers at his ears, not at the cat's one but Adrien's one, he said to her: his power causes deafness, I'm already touched.
At the same time a beam hurried towards Ladybug, Chat Noir instantly threw himself on her to place her on the ground, but it was already too late.
A panicked look was clearly visible behind his black mask.
And Ladybug reacted strangely with a reassuring smile.
Chat Noir stood up and reached out to her Lady to help her do the same.
Aware of her partner's confusion and anguish, she shook her hand harder and gave him a confident and convincing look.
The feline's face relaxed almost instantly, and a lightning bolt of understanding crossed his mind.
They've been partners for two years. They used to fight together. They didn't need to talk. They could perfectly manage to coordinate themselves even with even when they faced a difficulty of this magnitude
The course of the fight confirmed this theory.
They were in perfect sync: the akuma was purified in a short time and the damage repaired just as quickly.
-Pound it!
-It was impressive, said Chat Noir
-Because you doubted our effectiveness, kitty cat?
-Not at all, Bugaboo, he pursed, taking delicately her hand to kiss the joints.
Their Miraculous sounding at the same time their last warnings before.
With slowness and delicacy, she removed her hand from her partner's and addressed him with a warm smile accompanied by two red cheekbones.
-I.. I'd...I have to go, B...bug out, yes...That's it... Bug out!, she stuttered nervously as she greeted Chat Noir and threw herself to a roof.
Since when did she stutter so miserably in front of her partner?
To be continued...
Ritoredeito: I am glad that this key appeared in the previous chapter evokes your curiosity! I don't think I'll disappoint you with this key, at least I hope! Purr-haps that Chat Noir will Meow again a serenade for his Lady... I can't tell you more, but I challenge myself to make you vibrate as much as with "All of Me" for the day 21 and 22.
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