Chat slid into his room and transformed back into Adrien.

"She has a boyfriend?" He asked aloud. Plagg sat on his shoulder.

"I know. Total bummer but atleast you can stop obsessing over Ladybug right?" Plagg asked. Adrien glared at him.

"I'll never give her up. She's too wonderful," he said plainly. Plagg patted his arm.

"I knew you'd never go for forgetting about her," he sighed. "You're too resilient. Don't worry. Someday she'll realize how good of a guy you are." He hushed his tone hoping Adrien wouldn't hear the last part but he did.

"Thanks bud. You're really my best friend. I love you Plagg."

"Let's not get all mushy now. I was just trying to be nice. Now how about you get me some Camembert for my efforts?" He asked slyly.

"Of course," Adrien sighed. When he went to bed he couldn't fall asleep. All he could think about was Ladybug. He couldn't stop crying. Plagg tried comforting him but it was useless. All he could do was sit awake with him and let him cry it out. He tried everything. He tried making him laugh, hugging him, and he even tried offering him his cheese. He had never felt so bad for someone. Plagg wasn't someone you would call sympathetic.

"Adrien it's 3 in the morning. Are you going to be okay?" He asked quietly. Adrien looked at him but continued to cry. He couldn't get over it. Why was he so upset? He hadn't cried this much since his mother died. He felt so alone.

"I'll.. be... fine," he choked out. "You can go to bed." Plagg rested on his leg and fell asleep.

"It will be okay," he said before drifting to the land of dreams. Adrien grabbed his Ladybug doll off his nightstand and stared at her.

"Why?" He asked her. He kissed the doll's forehead and snuggled into his bed holding her. "I don't understand why someone so new in my life can make me feel this way but I guess that's how every parent feels when their baby is born. I know you were meant to be in my life and I'm never gonna stop fighting for you. I love you," he whispered." He had never felt this way about anyone in his entire life. He cried himself to sleep in the darkness. The next morning he woke up hearing a fluttering noise. It was an akuma. "Plagg claws out!" He yelled. Plagg wasn't even awake enough to process what was happening before he got sucked into the ring. Adrien became Chat Noir. "No stay back! Get away from me! Get out!" He yelled. He tried to defend himself. Luckily his magic prevented Hawkmoth from seeing his identity before he transformed but it didn't protect him from getting akumatized. He tried escaping but it got too close and he couldn't hold in his emotions. The butterfly touched his Ladybug doll.

"Anti Chat do you want to get your revenge on Ladybug?" Hawkmoth said. "All you need to do is take her miraculous then you'll know the true identity of the girl who broke your heart," he said. He didn't mention the part of the plan where he would take Chat's miracle stone.

"No you can't convince me to hurt my lady!" He screamed. Hawkmoth huffed.

"You won't be doing anything worse than what she did to you. She broke your heart, she lied to you, she stabbed you in the back. All you're doing is revealing her true self."

"That's not true!" He yelled. He tried fighting back as long as he could.

"Don't you want to see the face of the girl you love?" He asked. This broke Chat. He was too weak to keep fighting. His costume became white and his eyes were made into a dark red.

"I'll get you what you want Hawkmoth and I'll reveal who my lady really is."

"What a purrfect plan," Hawkmoth joked. "Go find the girl who broke your heart." Chat jumped from his window and prowled through the streets of Paris searching for Ladybug. It was six A.M and hardly anyone was out. Ladybug was probably in her civilian form. All he needed to do to get her out was cause some trouble. He ran through the streets making as much noise as possible. He wanted to get noticed. Alya was recording a theory video for her Ladyblog when Anti Chat ran down her street. She turned just in time to catch an image of him in his akumatized form.

"Woah freak out! Did you just see that? It looks like another poor citizen had been akumatized my Hawkmoth and what's this? He looks almost exactly like Chat Noir! Is this another Copycat incident?" She asked the camera. Copycat had been akumatized a few days ago and the heroes had gotten rid of him easily. Everyone was starting to notice how great a job the heroes were doing already. Between Stoneheart, copycat, bubbler, and Mr. Whirlwind it was evident that the supers were doing great as protectors for the city of Paris. "Let's follow them. Ladybug and Chat are sure to show up soon." She turned off the video and posted it calling it 'Who is Ladybug theory part one and exclusive video of new villain. Tune in!'. Then she started a live stream and informed her viewers of what was happening. She hopped on her bike and followed close behind the newly akumatized Chat Noir. "They look identical except for the color!" She boasted. "Excuse me Mr. Villain!" She yelled. Chat Noir turned around.

"My name is Anti Chat!" He screamed. She wasn't shook.

"Who are you really though?" She asked breathing harshly. It was hard to keep up when he kept using his powers to run across buildings.

"I don't have time for such questions. I need to find Ladybug meow (now)!" He yelled and ran away.

"He's after Ladybug! What did our favorite lady hero do to deserve this and how does Chat Noir play into this? Keep watching to find out." She followed in the direction she saw Chat going. He was heading towards the Louvre.

Meanwhile at Marinette's house:

Mari was still sleeping peacefully when her phone beeped. It was alert that the Ladyblog was live. Marinette had subscribed to support her friend.

"Tikki grab my phone please," She said sleepily. Her head was cloudy and ached. She was tired from crying. She never meant to hurt his feelings and she felt terrible. "Let's see what Alya's up to so early in the morning." She turned on the stream and squinted at the blurry image. It kind of looked like Chat. Was that possible? "Oh no," she breathed slowly. Tikki came to look at her screen. "Can superheroes be akumatized?" She asked nervously. Tikki looked upset and scared. She nodded and they stared at each other for a minute before realizing what they needed to do. "Spots on," She said. She climbed outside and looked around for him. No sign on damage anywhere. She checked the Ladyblog and saw they were at the Louvre. "I'm coming for you Chat," she said sadly. "Don't worry. I'll save you." The way there looked like a tornado had hit. There was buildings destroyed by his cataclysm and things knocked everywhere. So far it looked like everyone was okay but it wouldn't stay that way for long. Ladybug arrived to the Louvre and the first thing she saw was Chat destroy Andre's ice cream cart. "How is he using his cataclysm so much?" She wondered aloud. She snuck over by the museum and ducked behind it. She needed to first get Alya out of danger, then find a way to save Chat. "Chat Noir!" She yelled jumping out from behind the museum. "You need to stop this! You're scaring people!" She yelled. He turned around to see his lady running towards him.

"Ah you've finally arrived m'lady," he said. "Right on time." He snapped his fingers and a trap he had set fell down on Ladybug. "You're so predictable Ladybug."

"Chat you need to stop. Look I'm sorry for what I did to you but you don't need to retaliate," she said calmly. "Please."

"You..." he hesitated. "You can't change my mind. I want to know who you are. You hid the fact that you had a boyfriend. What else are you hiding?" He sounded so pitiful and sad. She felt so bad for making him stop trusting her.

"I want you to trust me and I know I shouldn't keep secrets but we need to hide our identities to keep ourselves safe. It's how it has to be until Hawkmoth is defeated. Ask me anything that won't clue to my identity. I'll answer truthfully. I promise," she said. She had a plan. Alya recorded from behind Chat Noir.

"You really want my trust back?" He asked hopefully. Hawkmoth was losing a grasp on him.

"No she's lying!" He yelled. "You can't fully trust her unless she shows you her identity. This is the girl who ripped out your heart. Are you really gonna listen to her?"

"You're lying!" Chat told Ladybug. "I don't trust you."

"Please Chat Noir," she pleaded. "Ask anything."

"Fine. If you don't love me.. what do you really think of me? Answer truthfully or your identity will be revealed to everyone." Ladybug tried to find the real Chat in his eyes but he was blinded by Hawkmoth. He wasn't really Chat. Anti Chat was looking at her so she focused her eyes away to distract him.

"Come here," she commanded. She waved her hands for him to come but what she was really doing was signaling for Alya to come as well. Alya caught on and came with him. She hid herself so she wouldn't be seen. When they arrived Ladybug noticed Sabrina behind the bushes far behind Chat. She winked at her and yelled, "Hey Chat that girl is trying to come save me!" Chat turned and went to capture her while Ladybug instructed Alya on how to open the cage. When Chat returned Ladybug was gone. Alya and Ladybug hid behind a car and she quietly called for her, "Lucky Charm!" It was a single rose. Chat was always giving her roses to impress her. Maybe that's how'd she defeat him. All she saw in her red vision was Chat. She was taking a huge risk by going out again but she had to save her friend.

"I'd like to give a peace offering," she said walking out from behind the car. She held the rose outstretched in front of her.

"Get her miraculous already! Stop messing around!" Hawkmoth yelled impatiently. "She isn't worth your time!" Chat ran towards her to defeat her once and for all.

"Please Chat. You're my best friend. You're my partner. You are so amazing and any girl would be lucky to have you. You're so special and mean so much to you," Ladybug said walking up to him.

"No I mean nothing to you. You broke my heart!" He fought. "I can't trust you anymore!"

"Chat the day I met you my life changed for the better. I care about you more than I can express. You don't need to do this."

"I'm not listening!" He screamed. "Cataclysm!" He reached for her but Ladybug didn't even flinch. She trusted Chat and believed she could break the hold Hawkmoth had over him.

"Chat," She said. His hand was barely a foot from her face and coming fast. "I love you." His eyes went wide and he swerved out of the way. He flipped over the ground and landed on his side groaning in pain. "Omg are you okay?" She ran over to him. He looked up at her.

"Really Ladybug?" He asked.

"Yes, I love you like family. You are so important to me. Please hand over the akuma." He reached into his pocket and grabbed the doll. It crumbled into a million tiny pieces from his cataclysm. She captured it.

"Miraculous Ladybug! Goodbye little butterfly," she said. When Paris went back to normal Chat Noir was sitting on the ground looking around.

"What happened? Ladybug?" He said confused. He was holding his doll.

"You were akumatized," she explained solemnly. He looked shocked. "You had to battle me alone?" He asked. "I'm so sorry!" He stood up and hugged her. "I let my emotions grab ahold of me." She hugged him back.

"It's okay. I understand," she said emotionally. Tears were in her eyes. "I'm just glad you're back. You are too special to lose."

"You are too," He said. "I'm glad we are at least friends."

"Me too. I love you," She said. He looked up. "As friends of course." He laughed.

"I love you too... but as more," he said sincerely. She laughed with him.

"I know." A beep from her earrings interrupted them. "Oh my gosh. I gotta go! Bug out!" He watched her swing away before he went home.

At his house:

"She said she loved me," he sighed dreamily.

"As friends," Plagg reminded him.

"Still. I know she cares and that's enough for now."

"You're really never giving her up?"

"Never."