Rose sent off another text and hurriedly looked around through the crowd. Eventually, she spotted Marinette, who was also anxiously watching the school, and hurried over. Sabrina was standing beside her, wearing a similar expression of concern.

"Marinette!" Rose called. She hurried over. "Hey!"

"Hey Rose," Marinette said. She saw the look of panic on the blonde's face. "Are you okay? What happened?"

Rose started to tear up as she took Marinette's hands. "It's Jules! I can't find her anywhere! She was beside me, and, and there was a panic, and then she was just gone!"

Marinette pulled Rose in for a hug. "Hey, it'll be okay. Juleka can take care of herself."

"I know," Rose sniffed. "But, but what if she gets akumatized? What if something bad happens? What if… What if…? Oh Juleka!" Rose wailed against the bluenette.

"Hey," Marinette said. She gently rubbed Rose's back. "It'll be okay. Juleka is a tough girl, okay? I'm sure she'll turn up any second."

"Re… Really?" Rose asked.

At that moment, the crowd erupted into screams.

But they weren't panicked screams.

Rose broke away from Marinette to see a red and black hero drop down in front of them. She had black, knee-high lace-up boots that ended in tight, red leather pants. Two crisscrossed studded belts hung low on her hip, holding her yoyo to her side. Her top was a red leather corset with black lace peeking out from underneath, partially covered by a black leather jacket with red highlight stripes along the arms. The shoulders had red metal clasps, not unlike shoulder pads, and she was wearing red and black fingerless gloves on her hands. Her long black hair hung loose, with her purple highlights looking rough and ragged as they covered one masked red eye. Around her neck was a spiked, black choker, accented with a ladybug pendant.

She looked like she would be at home punching monsters, riding a motorcycle, or rocking out on stage, and she wouldn't have to change for any of the three.

Rose, Sabrina, and Marinette stared in disbelief.

Marinette opened her mouth to say something, but no sound came out.

"Rose Lavillant?" The new hero asked in a loud, commanding voice.

The crowd parted. All eyes now turned to the very flushed blonde. Rose let out a small squeak and timidly raised her hand.

The mystery hero stepped forward and pulled Rose close to her. Rose let out another small squeak as she was pressed against the mysterious hero.

'Holy shit HOLY SHIT What is happening?' Rose thought frantically. 'This is almost like that secret fanfic I wrote over summer break! Oh God, she smells like leather.'

"I'm sorry for the interruption, but I need you to come with me."

Rose nodded mutely as the new hero held her tight. Internally, she was taking notes about a commission she needed Marinette to work on for Juleka, but that would have to wait. Around them, roughly two dozen phones were filming and taking pictures.

"Take me," Rose said. "I mean! I'm yours. No! I mean, I can help. Yes."

Both women blushed for a moment.

The red hero leaned in and whispered, "Later."

Rose's eyes went wide.

"Wait!" Marinette cried out. She looked the newcomer up and down. "Um, who, who are you?"

The mystery woman flashed Marinette a toothy grin.

"Dame De Sang."

Dame De Sang threw her line for the rooftop and gave it a yank. In a heartbeat, both girls were gone, leaving Marinette, Sabrina, and the rest of the crowd staring after them.

Sabrina wiped a bit of drool from her chin. "That's a lovely outfit," she mumbled.

"Nice stitching," Marinette mumbled.

"You mean that seam along her ass? Yes. I noticed that as well," Sabrina said.

"Whelp," Marinette said, still staring. "That settles it. I think I'm bi now."

"Oh sweetie," Sabrina said as she patted her on the shoulder. "We totally knew that already."

As they landed on the roof, the crimson hero gently released her passenger. Rose stepped back, slightly off-balance.

"Are you alright?" Dame De Sang asked.

Rose nodded, still slightly nervous. "Um, I'm okay, I guess? But, um, what do you need from me?"

Juleka reached into a pocket and pulled out a silver ring. "The akuma is only allowing in couples, but they have to be couples that are completely in love with each other. As in, in sync with one another."

Rose's eyes went wide as the red hero before her blushed. "Rose Lavillant, this fight requires two heroes in love. That said, would you do me the honor of fighting alongside me?"

Rose's jaw nearly hit the floor. She stared in shock for a second before reaching out and gently touching the goth hero's face.

"Juleka?"

Juleka winked. "Yeah, it's me."

'MY FANFIC IS CANON!' Rose screamed internally. She looked around. 'Oh. My fanfic is canon. Thank God there's a picnic table up here. Otherwise, this roof was going to ruin by back.'

Rose looked her up and down. "But, you're so, you're so confident! I mean, of course you're confident, but, like, um, usually I'm the forward one? This is…" She bit her lip and put her hand to her chest. Rose started gasping for breath. "Oh wow."

Juleka held out her arms and did a quick spin. She grinned and stuck her tounge out at Rose. "You like?"

Rose nodded. She was trembling. She closed her eyes and took a deep, shaky breath before fixing on Juleka again. "This is so fucking hot you do not even know."

Juleka cleared her throat and held up the ring again. "Soooo," she said. "You up for this? I can't do this alone. I need you, Rose. Will you be my partner?"

Rose's eyes watered up. Her lip started to wibble.

"Rose?" Juleka asked, concerned.

Rose let out a loud squeal as she bounded into a surprised Juleka's arms. "YES!" Rose shouted. "Yes, I will marry you! Oh, my God! Jules, yes!"

Juleka turned beet red and nearly fell over. Her eyes were the size of dinner plates. "Wait! WHAT?! I, I was only asking, if, um, Rose? Rose, honey?"

"I was so scared to ask you first!" Rose blubbered against her. "I mean, I bought a ring, well, Luka helped me pick out a ring, but I still bought it and I was gonna, like, ask you on your birthday but I chickened out and I didn't want to rush you, and, and I even talked to your mother and she was all, 'why haven't ya asked her before, ya scurvy dog?' And I wanted to, but I could never find the right time or the courage and then I thought I'd wait until Christmas because there's the winter formal dance and you told me you loved me for the first time at a dance and you looked so beautiful even though you always look beautiful and I finally confessed to you then but I had already been completely and painfully in love with you for over a year at that point and I can't believe you beat me to it and… God, I really figured I would be the one to ask, but this is so much better!"

"Rose?" Juleka said, now slightly panicked. "Um, hey. I was only asking if you'd…"

"Every night! Every single night I dreamed of this! But usually it in my fantasy it was while we were out walking? Like, by the river? Or maybe on the barge under the stars? Or even on stage during a concert? Or, like, in this dream I had, it was snowing because you look so beautiful against the snow and you kissed me under a lamp post when you said yes, or like in my 300 page erotic thriller Ladybug fanfic where I propose to you atop the Eifel Tower after you and I had just defeated Hawkmoth and avenged our friends…"

Juleka blinked. "Erotic what now?"

"But this? Holy shit! This is AMAZING! And, and you went so far as to become a badass dominatrix punk rocker Ladybug just to ask me?" Rose pulled back, hyperventilating. "This is… Oh my gosh. This is the single greatest day of my life!"

"Rooose?" Juleka begged, her brain not quite firing right. "Please pay attention? I was only…"

"We can get an apartment together for University! And work at a local record store! And you and I can have a jam session each night, and we'll hit the concert scene! We can totally do a Kitty Section world tour! And when we're not rocking out or being awesome or travelling together around the world, we can live on the barge, and you and I can make love under the stars each night right there on the deck!"

Juleka felt her nose start to bleed. Her ability to make words stopped working somewhere towards the end, there.

Rose took the ring from Juleka and slid it on. Her eyes were shining so bright they looked like stars to Juleka. "I'm yours forever, and I will always fight by your side! I am never letting you go, Juleka! I love you with all my heart, my lovely, gothic, warrior princess!"

Juleka stared, dumbfounded. Plagg floated up beside Rose and stared at her for a second before he rubbed his forehead and let out a long sigh. He turned to Juleka and looked her up and down.

"Well, Tikki tried."

"She did fine," Juleka said, frowning.

"Please. I would have made you a Goddamn Queen of Darkness," Plagg pouted. "Seriously. Like, your personality is the kind I have dreams about, but instead? You ditch the god of destruction and stick me with the bubblegum princess? Like, do you even know what I do? All those cool heavy metal albums you like so much? I'm their cover art, personified! I've destroyed entire civilizations! I WAS the black plague! Three mass extinctions happened because I was bored! I… No, you know what?" He glanced at the ring on Rose's hand. "Never mind. You got what you deserved. Congratulations on the engagement!"

Juleka growled at Plagg. "Would you stop? Just let it go, you little hairball!"

Plagg let out a wistful sigh. "Oooooohhhh, God! Just… Say that again." He pantomimed opening a shirt and leaned back to puff out his tiny kitten chest. "Step on me."

"Look," Juleka said, turning to Rose. "Um, this is Chat Noir's miraculous. I borrowed it, and now I need you to transform and fight beside me, okay?"

Rose nodded, a forlorn look on her face. "So, I have to give this back?" Rose asked, her voice instantly losing some of its strength.

Juleka looked at her for a moment. She then gently cupped the side of Rose's face and gave her a soft kiss. "Just for a little bit," she said.

Rose flushed red. She nodded as her grin returned. "Right." She looked at the ring. "What do I say to make it work?"

Plagg floated droopily beside her. "Claws out to turn me on, claws in to turn me off. Just… Please don't make me do a skirt. Please?"

Rose giggled and leaned in to whisper in Plagg's ear. He perked up a bit, but still looked wistfully at Juleka.

"I mean, I guess that's okay," Plagg pouted.

"It'll be great," Rose said. "I trust you, kitty cat."

Plagg opened his mouth to comment, but instead just let out a combination groan and mutter. Rose ignored him. A fire started to burn in her eyes as she stared at Juleka. "Claws out!"

Caline stood nervously in front of the barrier beside Queen Bee and Rena Rouge. The former was busy texting on her top, while the latter kept biting her lip and glancing at the stairwell.

"Hey," a voice said behind them. "I think we're ready."

Chloé huffed and turned around. "Well, it's about time! So, what's…The… Plllllaaaaaaaaaaa…"

Chloé locked up.

Caline and Alya turned to see what the fuss was about. Alya's jaw dropped, while Caline just blushed and mumbled, "holy shit, girls."

Standing next to Dame De Sang was the transformed version of Rose. She was in shiny leather knee-high boots that left the rest of her legs exposed. Her torso was technically covered by a black leather French-cut one piece that gave up around the chest where it split out and desperately stretched up to her shoulders, which were covered in the shiniest little spikes. The front of her outfit sported a zipper that looked like it needed to be zipped up a little more, stopping a full inch below where school guidelines said it was okay to wear. Her arms were protected by long, black leather gloves that had more shiny spikes on her knuckles, and a silver bell hung from her choker. Her eyes were transformed into green, cat-like slits, and her hair was short, platinum, and shaggy. Two cat ears could be seen on top of her head, and her tail was an unusually long, studded belt. She was leaning on her staff.

Grinning, Rose said, "Dame De Sang and La Femme Noire will take it from here, ladies."

The three women stared. Chloé mutely held up her top and took a picture.

"Um, do, um, are you warm enough in that?" Caline asked.

Rose winked and giggled. She clawed at the air towards them.

"It's always the sweet ones," Alya said, still staring.

Chloé let out a small noise.

"You ready?" Juleka asked her partner.

Rose looked to her and nodded. She reached out and laced her fingers in Juleka's. "Let's kick her ass."

They turned to face the barrier, took a breath…

…And walked through.

Notes:

I redid Rose's costume three different times.

Honestly, the only reason Juleka didn't get Plagg is because Panthera Noire is a great story and I refuse to flat-out copy the concept. But God, I wanted to.

NEXT TIME!

Hot combat action! These girls are on fire!

Simmering romantic memories bubble to the surface!

Speeches abound!

Someone gets punched!

Aurore gets to do something! Remember her?

Be here next time for all the hot, chemistry action! Same Bug Time...

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