A/N: Hey guys! I am back with another chapter of Partners in Crime! I hope you enjoy!
I don't own Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir.
"In most fairytales, the prince breaks the spell by kissing the princess. Can anybody tell me why?" Madame Bustier asked her class, as Rose excitedly raised her hand. "Yes, Rose?"
"Because only love can conquer hate." Rose swooned, as she displayed a dreamy look on her face.
"Correct, Rose." Madame Bustier praised, as Rose sat down.
Adrien was only half paying attention. Ever since that kiss with Marinette, he was determined to get her to like him. He knew he didn't like him in that way, for she was also smacking him on the arm, calling him 'annoying', and rolled her eyes at him all the time.
He tapped his pencil on his desk in thought, as he listened to Max's little speech about the percentage in fairytales where the prince kisses the princess. "Adrien, can you tell me what I just said?" Madame Bustier asked, as Adrien looked up at the teacher.
"That's why in most fairy tales the prince breaks the spell by kissing the princess because only love conquers hate." Adrien said in a monotone sort of voice, as Madame Bustier nodded.
"Good, Adrien. Now remember everyone, remember to read Sleeping Beauty by tonight, and have a great Valentine's Day!" Madame Bustier notified the class, as everyone got up and left.
Marinette got up, tapping Adrien on the shoulder as he grabbed his bag. She, in fact, had her crush ever since that moment of the beanies in The Bubbler. She didn't want to make it too obvious, so she covered it all up with punches and toughness.
"Yeah?" He asked her, as she headed down the stairs and out the door. He followed her, and she stopped.
"What happened back there in class?" She questioned, as Adrien shrugged.
"I don't know. I was just... Thinking." He responded, earning a roll of the eyes from Marinette. As the two of them headed into a new hallway, he decided now would be the perfect time to ask her out on a outing. "Hey, it's Valentine's Day.. Would you like to go on a movie or something? Maybe eat frozen yogurt?"
After he realized how stupid he sounded, he said quickly, "Unless you don't want to. I mean.."
Marinette grinned, jumping up and down. "Yeah... Sure! Yes, of course!" She gave him a hug, as he tightly hugged back. "So, what time do you want to meet?"
"I'll just text you." Adrien assured her, as she nodded.
"It's- it's a date!" She smiled, completely happy with the results.
The two of them walked outside, spotting Kim and Max. "It's the highest ranked gem in popularity, Kim, so you'll be sure to win her over with this one." Max said, holding up a box with a shiny, red heart shaped gem with gold around the exterior. It had a chain, so you could wear it.
"What, what?" Marinette asked, gently grabbing Adrien's arm as the two of them walked over to Kim and Max. She stared at the gemstone. "Wow, Kim!" She exclaimed, awestruck by the gem.
"Oh, hey Marinette, and Adrien." Kim greeted, blushing slightly after the compliment of the gem. "Thanks, Mari."
"It's pretty cool, Kim. The girl's going to be ecstatic." Adrien chimed in, as Kim rubbed the back of his neck uncomfortably.
"Well, she needs to say yes first.." Kim trailed off, as Max shut the case of the gemstone.
"She won't Kim, no way!" Adrien smiled, fist bumping the tall blonde. "Go for it Kim, no regrets!"
"Thanks, Adrien." Kim went on, asking Max about the route he was going to take to meet the lucky girl.
"Her route is highlighted here in yellow, yours in red. If you run at ten miles per hour you're going to gain a four and a half minute advance on her. Halt and wait here facing northwest- the third most romantic spot in Paris." Max explained, as Kim took the box carefully and ran off.
"Bye, Max!" Marinette and Adrien waved goodbye as they walked away from him. "What was that all about?" Marinette asked once the two of them turned the corner.
"Nothing, just excited." Adrien smiled, taking his hand in her's- (much to the bluenette's surprise), and the two of them walked off happily, no worries in the world.
"And that's right, deliver it in a 24 karat gold box." Chloe said to the phone, as she listened for a while. "And please, deliver it to Le Grand Paris Hotel, and bill it to Daddykins- I mean, Mr. Bourgeois. Alright, thank you." Chloe said, stopping once she saw Kim in front of her.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, as he took out the box.
"I- I.."
"You- you..." Chloe mocked, laughing at the poor boy who kneeled down in a water puddle.
"Chloe, will you be my Valentine?" He asked, unveiling the gem, as a passing bike splashed water in his face, and a chip bag suddenly decided to land. On his face. Chloe merely laughed and whipped out her phone.
"OMG, I can't wait until EVERYONE gets a load of this!" She snickered, snapping a photo of Kim. "Sorry Kim, but I have my heart set on someone else- who's more awesome than you." She walked off, scoffing, "Love can be harsh."
Kim dropped the gem, taking off the chip bag, and he simply sobbed.
"Ah, Valentine's Day." Hawkmoth noted, looking over at his large screen which revealed Kim kneeling, on the floor, and crying. "The day of love and fools. So many delusions, so many disappointment." Then, in an excited voice, he added, "My akumas, you are going to have such a field day."
Hawkmoth quickly corrupted the white butterfly, turning it to a dark purple, as it flew away and found the gem that Kim was going to give to Chloe. "Hello, Dark Cupid. I'm Hawkmoth, and you can make sure nobody has love ever again- but only if you can get me a special prize."
"Yes, Hawkmoth." Kim stood up, turning into Dark Cupid, with a black and red suit, black wings, and a bow and arrow filled with hatred.
Marinette walked into the bakery with Adrien, as Tom greeted them with a smile. "Candy apples?" Tom offered, holding two sticks of candy apples. Adrien and Marinette took the two apples.
"Thanks, Papa." Marinette said, licking her apple as she walked out of the bakery with Adrien.
"These are delicious." Adrien sucked on his pop, as his phone beeped as well as Marinette's phone did as well. "Are you kidding me?" Adrien muttered, pulling out his phone.
"It's Chloe. And Kim!" Marinette gasped, pointing at the photo of poor Kim on the ground. "I guess she said no."
"Isn't it obvious?" Adrien asked, but he soon gasped as well. "Wait.. If he was rejected.. He might have been crying..."
"And akumatized!" Marinette finished his sentence, as the two of them ran into the alley. "We need to throw our apples away."
"But- but-"
"Adrien. Throw it away." Marinette commanded, as she threw her pop into a nearby trashcan. "There's literally more at the bakery."
Adrien pouted, but did as he was told, and Plagg plus Tikki flew out of their respective owner's pockets. "Okay, time to transform!" Marinette exclaimed, pumping her fist into the air. After realizing she did something Adrien would usually do, she turned to Tikki. "Next time I do that, stop me."
"Ugh, can't you guys EVER get it right? I want a white gold diamond encrusted watch for my Adrikins, not a regular gold watch!" Chloe hissed into the phone, as she quickly took a look at her nails.
(Ladybug was nearby, silently cringing.)
Hovering above Chloe, Dark Cupid was getting ready to shoot. He pulled back the arrow, and shot it out, as Ladybug called his name. "Kim!" She shouted, and Dark Cupid looked her way as he shot at the ground instead.
"Ladybug and Chat Noir." He growled, as Ladybug rolled her eyes.
"Come on, Kim! Stop doing this!" Chat yelled, but Dark Cupid crossed his arms.
"My name is DARK CUPID!" He screamed, shooting an arrow at Ladybug. Chat Noir reacted fast, jumping over Ladybug, receiving the arrow instead. "Well, well, lookie here- Chat Noir is on MY side now."
Chat Noir looked up with Ladybug, as a look of concern appeared on her face. "Are you alright?" She asked him, putting a hand on his shoulder. She didn't see his face, he was looking down at the ground.
"Ladybug..?" He looked up at her, his lips as dark as night, his face displayed a sneer. "I- I hate you."
"Wha- what?" She asked, backing away. "You.. hate me?"
"You heard correctly." He growled, walking over to Dark Cupid, who gave the cat a high-five.
"No, Chat Noir, snap out of it- this isn't you!" She cried, clutching her yo-yo tightly. "Come on, back to my side!"
"Sorry, Ladybug, but I'm NEVER coming back."
Those words stung, as he walked off with Dark Cupid- probably to plan another attack on innocent civilians. Ladybug ran over to Chloe, as the young, blonde girl was sprawled on the ground. "About time you got here." Chloe muttered, accepting Ladybug's hand as the superheroine helped her up.
"Your friend Kim has turned into Dark Cupid, I suggest you get out of here." Ladybug advised, as Chloe gasped.
"Moi? How could Kim have a vendetta against me? He adores me?" The blonde took a look at her perfectly polished nails. "But then again, who doesn't? Kim is just another one of my followers."
"Well, why do you think he'd be akumatized?" Ladybug asked, exasperated.
"Well, I did reject him and send a funny picture of him to everyone in the class." Chloe laughed, then held up her phone to show a picture of a very exquisite watch. The blonde might be mean, but she did have good taste. "I'm planning to give this to a boy in my class, Adrien Agreste, and win over his heart. You may have heard of him."
Suddenly, arrows shot out from nowhere, as Ladybug deflected them with her yo-yo. "Get out of here Chloe- now!" She warned, as the girl ran far, far away. Ladybug turned around to see Chat Noir, swinging his tail casually.
"Why hello there, Ladybug." He greeted, as he kept on swinging his tail.
"Chat- I- I don't want to hurt you." Ladybug spluttered, backing away.
"Ahh, that friendliness. It's so revolting." Chat Noir remarked, as he looked up at Ladybug. "You are definitely NOT my friend!"
Chat Noir leaped into the air, swinging his staff directly at Ladybug- until she dodged, and he hit the ground instead. Ladybug instead jumped onto a roof, as Chat Noir followed. She swiftly turned around, using her yo-yo to wrap it around his staff.
"Why are you full of hate, Chat Noir?" She asked, keeping hold of the staff.
"Because hate conquers all!" He replied, trying to fight the magical string of the yo-yo.
"I hate to burst your bubble, but hate doesn't conquer all. Love does!" She soon then gasped, getting a flashback of what happened today in class- and the whole lesson about fairytales and love.
"You're just buying time!" Chat Noir sneered, twisting his staff in his hand. "Fight!"
"I'll do better than that." She said, confusing the cat.
"Huh?"
"Come on, kitty kitty, just a peck!" She tried to soothe him, and almost kissed him as he moved his head to the side.
"Stay back, you savage!" He warned, backing away from his ex-partner.
"Here, kitty kitty kitty! Come back!" She yelled, as he ran off.
Ladybug chased Chat Noir through the park, as she finally caught his leg with her yo-yo and tied him to the lamppost. She put herself on top of the post, and leaned in to kiss him. "No, no, no!" He struggled, trying to escape."
"Don't worry, I'm not ecstatic of kissing someone as mean as you." She stuck out her tongue, still leaning in, until arrows cut through the string, freeing Chat Noir. Chat walked over to join Dark Cupid, who snickered.
"How are you going to fight both of us, bug eyes?" Chat Noir taunted, quickly activating his Cataclysm. "Well, sometimes I wonder what happens when I use my Cataclysm on someone..."
"LUCKY CHARM!" Ladybug yelled, throwing her yo-yo into the air, as tiny hearts surrounded it, giving her a candy apple. "What? A candy apple? What am I supposed to do with this?" She asked herself, looking around.
She looked around, spotting Chat's ring, the fountain, and the gem that Kim was supposed to give Chloe. "Hey!" She alerted, getting their attention. "I have a Valentine's Day gift for you!"
Chat and Dark Cupid got ready to attack, moving forward. Dark Cupid shot a few arrows, and Ladybug blocked herself using her yo-yo. Chat Noir moved forward slightly, getting ready to use his Cataclysm.
Instead of getting hit, Ladybug jumped on his head, throwing the candy apple to Dark Cupid. It gets stuck to his glove, and he tries to remove it. "Looks like you got yourself in a sticky situation!" She spoke, as Dark Cupid flew up and threw the candy apple on the ground, getting ready to shoot.
His hand got stuck while shooting instead. "Ladybug!" He cursed, flying over to the fountain.
"And now for you, Chat Noir!" Ladybug landed on a gargoyle attached to the fountain, as she leaped forward, tackling Chat Noir. The cat landed on top instead, laughin evilly.
"Now, everyone will get to see who you are, Ladybug! Your little secret will be out of the bag-"
He was interjected by Ladybug, who instead pulled him close and kissed him.
In about three seconds, he was back to normal, but he didn't remember anything. "What- huh?" He asked, looking around. "Where am I?"
"No time!" Ladybug replied quickly, picking him up. "The gem, Chat Noir, now!" She threw him at Dark Cupid, as the two of them landed on the ground, Chat Noir again on top.
"Sorry!" Chat Noir apologized, picking up the gem attached to Dark Cupid's chest. "I need that." He threw it at Ladybug, who caught it. "Happy Valentine's Day!"
"Aww, you shouldn't have!" She thanked him, dropping it on the ground. She stepped on it 'accidentally', and a black butterfly flew out. "Oops!"
"No more evil-doing for you anymore, little akuma." She said to nobody in particular, throwing her yo-yo in a spiral. "Time to de-evil-ise!" She shouted, catching it with her weapon. "Gotcha!"
She pressed the top of her yo-yo, releasing the now purified butterfly. "Bye, bye, little butterfly."
She threw the candy apple into the air, as little ladybugs flew around everywhere, repairing everything Chat Noir and Dark Cupid destroyed. "MIRACULOUS LADYBUG!"
"What happened?" Kim asked, looking up at Ladybug and Chat Noir.
"No need to worry about it." Chat Noir nodded at Kim, who smiled. "Anyways, what about that date, Ladybug?" He turned to his partner, who nodded.
"As Ladybug and Chat Noir?" She talked through smiling teeth, as Kim walked away and thanked them.
"Yeah, publicity!" He said in a sing-song voice.
"I'll get you soon, Ladybug and Chat Noir." Hawkmoth swore, shaking his fist in anger. "I hope you DON'T have a good Valentine's day!"
The supervillain's window shut, as he walked out of his secret room.
The two of them walked down the street, as Marinette and Adrien first, to start off their date. They let their Kwamis recharge with some cookies and camembert. "Why do you like cheese so much, Plagg?" Marinette questioned Adrien's kwami, who shrugged.
"I don't know- camembert just speaks to me." Plagg replied, as Tikki rolled her eyes at her fellow kwami.
After that, they retransformed and got some yogurt cups. Chat Noir, of course, piled up on sweet toppings, like chocolate, sprinkles, some cheesecake bites, and oreo bits, as Ladybug just took some fruit and mostly cookie dough. The only fruit that Chat got was a cherry on top.
The two superheroes walked through the park, eating their froyo as many people asked for photographs, selfies, and autographs. "Aren't you lucky to have this in civilian life and superhero life?" Ladybug teased, throwing away her cup.
"Haha." Chat Noir rolled his eyes, throwing away his cup as well.
Two hours later, at approximately 4:00, their date ended, and so did their transformations. "I had a really good time." Marinette assured him, holding his hand.
"Me too." Adrien said, as the two of them stopped in front of the bakery. "So, does that mean.."
"What?" The bluenette asked, looking up at the blonde.
"We're.. You know.. dating?"
"Of course we are!" Marinette smiled, kissing him on the cheek. Adrien thought he could faint, but he tried his best not too. "Have a good night, Agreste." She walked inside, and before she did, she gave a little wave.
"You too, Princess." He whispered, as he ran home and pumped a fist in the air. "YES!"
A/N: Well, that took a long time. I really wanted to get this chapter out. And, now they're dating!
Next episode: Rogercop. (Ugh)
Have a great day, and a Merry Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or Ohio! (There was this little girl I was helping, -I went to the elementary school today with my enemy, Aaron- he has the same name as my brother- and the girl said she doesn't celebrate any of those holidays, she celebrates Ohio. Lol. Little kids as so cute.)