December 22nd, gift number 22 :
It wasn't the kind of wake-up that Adrien preferred, but it seems: "that a superhero will never rest." so... Be it!
It was just midnight. So it had been about 2 hours since he and Plagg fell asleep before the Akuma alarm went off on his cell phone and disrupted their sleep. At late hours like this, most Akuma alerts were false alarms: a fight between drunks, a late-night noise between homeless people, teenagers feasting too loudly...
Unfortunately, he could only be sure by transforming himself to go check. He was soon on his two feet when he began to think that this was another opportunity to see his Lady.
He shaken Plagg lightly, who found no comforting pretext to go to fight in the middle of the night, thus reluctant to get out of the comfortable heat of his carrier's bed. The little Kwami of destruction quickly changed his mind when Adrien waved a piece of Camembert under his nose, which he instantly gobbled without even thanking him.
-Plagg, Claws-out !
When Ladybug arrived at the scene of the Akuma Alert she was surprised to find herself in a music and dance conservatory that had just hosted an amateur Jazz concert. According to the witnesses on the scene, the akumatised was one of the saxophonists of the show who had not performed on stage, as she had been overstressed.
Playing her saxophone, she created an orb of light that she could project to slow the movements of the targeted people, which then became extremely slow and relaxed movements.
The whole thing was not to be touched in order to continue to act quickly and effectively.
While Ladybug came to the conclusion that the akuma was in the musician's saxophone, Chat Noir arrived and posed softly at her side. She gave him a quick debriefing of the situation and in less than two minutes, the akuma was purified with the help of a dubious but effective Lucky Charm of Ladybug and without Chat Noir needed to generate its destructive Cataclysm.
The 17-year-old Akuma victim was quickly taken care of by her family and evacuated from the establishment.
-Pound it, exclaimed the superhero duo. Chat Noir couldn't help but spot the grand piano in the middle of the room they were in.
-My Lady, would you have a few minutes for me? we were incredibly effective tonight, so we have a little bit of time, don't you think? . He asked her, grabbing her hand and pointing a nod at the piano.
At that very moment, Ladybug had no confidence in her ability to align two words one after the other in an understandable way, so she just nodded to tell Chat Noir that she was willing to stay for a few minutes. Without delay, he closed his grip on her hand and took her to the sumptuous musical instrument a few meters away from them.
He sat on the bench in front of the piano and attracted the young heroine to do the same and stand comfortably by his side. With an expert and determined gesture, Chat Noir let his fingers run smoothly and delicately on the keys of the piano, playing a melody that echoed in a familiar way to his partner's ears.
Everything I do... that song that had completely upset her the day before and that had awakened the deep and sincere feelings that were sleeping in her towards her partner. She watched him play with admiration and wonder. Chat Noir was a bit nervous, he remained silent, only playing the tune air to perfection.
The spellbinding sound of the piano rose up in the room and rocked pleasantly Ladybug who did not leave the eyes of the expert hands of Chat Noir.
While he was trusting the last notes with confidence, Chat Noir turned his gaze away from the piano and his gaze met intensely with the gaze of his partner.
Feline green eyes plunged into the blue cerulean eyes, the precious emeralds attracted by the sumptuous sapphires, the green of the plains reflected in the blue of the sky, the green of a leaf floating on the deep blue of the ocean...
Absorbed, drowned, in each other's gaze as Chat Noir hit the last note of the music, none of them had realized how their faces had gotten dangerously close. They were now conscious of the presence of the other as never before, able to mutually feel the sweetness of their breaths caressing their skins and their eyes always intensely clinging to each other.
The earrings of Ladybug began to issue their last warning with intensity and speed, the other warnings having been totally ignored by the young woman.
The heroine jumped out, reluctantly breaking the closeness she had with her partner.
-I...I'm sorry kitty, I have to go.
-Go on, I understand, he whispered tenderly.
She gave him a bright and grateful smile and turned away to quickly leave the conservatory.
-Ladybug?! Scream Chat Noir before she disappears completely from his field of vision.
The young woman instantly turned to her feline partner's call to ask what he should tell her.
-I love you, he exuded with his heart overflowing with love, which he could no longer contain.
Labybug's cheeks took a thousand shades of red, as she addressed a last shy smile to her partner.
An answer that seemed amply sufficient for the feline hero who had missed nothing of the wonderful redness overflowing from the mask of his Lady.
Marinette collapsed on her meridian out of breath and her heart beating fast. That night, the few minutes she spent with her partner had been more intense than ever, and she was still upset by that.
All smoothly, she connected with reality again. She glanced at the alarm clock on her bedside table at 00:32 a.m.
Oh, but that meant she could open the 22nd gift! She needed nothing more to put her feet on the ground. She hastily grabbed the gift wrapped neatly in a pretty burgundy paper with white polka dots and unwrapped it.
She discovered under the wrapping that she had just removed a cute little black cat stuffed, holding a red heart between its two paws.
Blessed, she took the plush in her arms and climbed into her bed. And it was while squeezing this new plush and winding herself in her warm and cozy plaid that Marinette fell again in the arms of Morpheus that evening.
To be continued…
BlueMoonKid: I'm really pleased to read that despite the fact that English is not my native language, I managed to convey all the emotion I wanted in this chapter. There are certainly a few small mistakes, but they should not hinder the understanding of history. I am really pleasantly surprised that I could make you feel all the intensity that I put in this chapter
Ritoru Deito : Thanks for your nice comment. I admit that this song suits them very well, I thought it was the perfect cry of the heart for Chat Noir. He would fight and die for her. And as you so well pointed out "search your heart, you'll find me there..." that is exactly what is going on here and what is going to happen (I Hope) in the tv show . They must each look deep in the heart to understand, because they are soulmates, that is undeniable. So could I please your Ladynoir heart with that day 22 and that Ladybug/Chat Noir scene? I know you were looking forward to that.
