"Hey, have you seen the..? Oh."
Ladybug's words were cut off as she took in exactly who she was about to ask whether they'd seen the akuma.
Over two million people in the city of Paris, and she landed next to the one person who turned her into a babbling mess. Maybe her luck was starting to run out…
Adrien was looking at her with an equal amount of surprise; Ladybug had dropped down from the sky like a falling star, spinning to question him without taking in her surroundings fully when she landed. She'd only seen the shock of blonde hair by the lamppost as she initially scanned the area, and when her head snapped back round to face the onlooker, Ladybug's mouth dropped open when she realised who she was talking to; Ladybug and Adrien gaped at each other, the sudden appearance of his hero rendering Adrien momentarily mute.
Ladybug was the first to recover; there was an akuma to catch, after all, and she really didn't have time to wonder why Adrien looked so guilty as he pulled his hand out of his white shirt, his gaze locked on Ladybug's face.
"Have- have you seen the akuma?" She asked as Adrien looked at her with wide eyes, faking confidence as she placed her hands on her hips and smiled at her crush. Adrien nodded, shifting his weight and sliding the hand which had been in his shirt – why had it been in his shirt? Ladybug wondered for a second –onto his hip.
"Yeah," Adrien said, nodding at Ladybug. "It went that way." Pointing his thumb over his shoulder (and really, it was like he was trying to model), Adrien gave her a small smile. Ladybug looked in the direction Adrien was pointing, and could see the outline of the snake-like akuma sliding quickly through the streets.
With a grin, Ladybug began to whirl the yo-yo in her hand, ready to throw it to the skies so she could quickly go after the akuma.
"Thank you! I'd go inside if I were you - it's dangerous to be out when there's an akuma on the loose," she said, releasing the yo-yo into the air among the buildings. Ladybug felt the string tighten around her hand, ready for her to make her exit when Adrien's voice stopped her in her tracks.
"Wait!"
Ladybug turned, the string of the yo-yo taut as she didn't leap away; loosening the yo-yo and pulling it back to her, Ladybug turned to look over her shoulder at Adrien.
"Everything okay?" She asked, concern lining her face. Adrien nodded, blinking rapidly.
"Yes! I just thought you should know, the akuma - she's like Medusa. If you look directly into her eyes, you turn to stone. She got my friend Nino, and – well, be careful," Adrien said, rubbing the back of his neck as he looked at the ground. Ladybug nodded, smiling warmly at the boy in front of her.
"Thanks, Adrien," Ladybug said. "Now go find somewhere safe – I don't want you to get hurt!" Once again, Ladybug threw her yo-yo up; this time, however, she leapt away before Adrien could respond as the string went taut in her hand, pulling her up onto the skyline of Paris.
Ladybug grinned as she ran towards the akuma, safe from it's gaze as she bounded across rooftops.
It was nice to know that Adrien cared.