"Come over here and make me!" Chat Noir calls out to the akuma ordering him to give her his Miraculous. He grins as he avoids another attack, spinning his baton to deflect the pointed flowers being thrown at him, their stems sharp as knives as they whistle through the air.
Of course Rose would be turned into The Gardener. Really, he should have seen it coming.
"Do you really think taunting her is the best idea?" Ladybug says, desperately trying to figure out how the flannel which her Lucky Charm produced can help them in this situation; Le Grand Paris is slowly being encased in thick vines, and unless she can stop the akuma that was once Rose, they're going to be trapped in the hotel for good whilst Paris becomes a botanic jungle.
Okay, it isn't the worst akuma they've faced, but the situation still isn't great; Ladybug isn't quite sure how the tiny piece of material her power has given her is going to be of any use, and she's pretty certain that Chat Noir's taunting isn't helping the situation.
Chat Noir grins at Ladybug in response, looking away from the barrage of flowers to wink at her.
"Don't worry My Lady, I'm purrfectly sure I have the situation under-"
He feels something wrap around his ankle, cutting him off as he keeps his baton twirling in the air to protect himself from the onslaught of thorns. Chat Noir looks down to see a vine twisting up his leg, tightly wrapping around him as it quickly creeps up his body. He looks at Ladybug, eyes wide.
"Oh no."
In a heartbeat, vines have encased Chat Noir in a cocoon of green, his baton decreasing as he pulls it close to his chest. The air is suddenly thick, and he extends his baton as far as he's able, thumping it against the tightly twined vines to no avail.
Chat Noir growls as he presses an ear against the vines, the world outside muffled by the greenery. He can hear the occasional crash, but nothing to indicate which way the fight is going. Chat's sure he could blast his way out of his prison, but he already used cataclysm to get them into the building; he's not certain he can pull it off again so soon.
He doesn't have to think it through for long, however; within a few moments of his confinement, the vines retract, dissolving around Chat Noir and dropping him onto the carpet of the room with a soft thud.
Chat Noir looks around the room as he stands up, brushing specks of dust from the carpet off his catsuit. He looks up to see Ladybug slide her yo-yo back around her waist and walk towards him as Rose runs out of the room to find Juleka. Ladybug stops in front of Chat Noir, folding her arms across her chest.
"You know, you've really got to stop taunting the akumas, Chat," Ladybug smirks, one eyebrow raised at her partner. A grin spreads onto Chat Noir's face as he leans forward slightly, moving his face closer to Ladybug's.
"Why don't you come over here and make me?" He says it quietly; it's a dare, one he's still not certain she'll take, this new dynamic still a change to them both-
His doubts are cut off as an arm weaves around his neck and Ladybug's lips press against his, firm and soft and insistent. Chat's arms instinctively wrap around her waist, holding her steady as she leans on her tiptoes so she can reach his mouth. Ladybug pulls away after a second, a knowing grin on her face as her eyes meet his.
"If you insist," she replies, her lips a torturous centimeter from Chat Noir's. He doesn't say anything, instead closing the gap between them and kissing her again. One of Ladybug's hands finds its way into Chat's hair, pulling him as close to her as possible as she locks her arm around his shoulders, his fingers tracing the polka dots on her waist as he kisses her once, twice, again and again because it's not enough, it's never enough-
Chat Noir's ring starts to beep at the same time as Ladybug's earrings. The couple pull apart, breaths mingling for a moment before Ladybug moves away from her dazed partner.
"Time to get out of here, kitty, before our transformations wear off." Ladybug winks, flicking the bell on Chat Noir's neck as she lets go of him, grinning contentedly.
"mm'kay," Chat Noir says dreamily, leaning forward for another kiss as his hands tighten around her waist. Ladybug places a finger on his nose, gently pushing his face back up as she shakes her head, giggling.
"Sorry Chat, but reality calls," Ladybug laughs, slipping out of his embrace and moving towards the door with a wave. "I'll see you round," she grins, turning back to face her partner to blow him a kiss before shutting the door behind her.
Chat Noir lets out a happy sigh, giving Ladybug enough time to find somewhere to de-transform before leaving the room himself.
He knows it's wrong of him to hope another akuma attack happens soon, Adrien thinks as he slips out of Le Grand Paris' entrance - but really, if they keep ending like that, can anyone blame him?