SEE he isn't dead! its all good and now we get to see the aftermath of the rescue. In all honesty I will warn your guys if I take out a main character like that. Besides its more fun to half kill them because then I get to see everyone's reactions.

Yuuzhan-Vong-Jedi... Technically catbug is already patented kinda... I prefer Black Luck or something of that nature.

When it rains it pours and now Pairs' favorite super heroes have to fight an akuma with water powers! Will they be able to hang this new threat out to dry or be washed away with the tide?

Oh yes... I dont own this show...

Rising Water (Part 5)

Adrien came awake slowly. His mind was a hazy fog and his body seemed almost irrationally heavy. Confusion was the main sensation as he tried to understand what it was he was feeling. Was he dead? Adrien didn't feel dead as he finally managed to open his eyes. He was lying on a soft couch as he realized he was warm and dry. Blinking slowly he took in his surroundings and tried to figure out what had happened to him. The last memories he had was being under water and Aquis trying to take his Miraculous. Jerking his hand up fear surging through him he was instantly relieved to see the silver band sitting snugly on his finger. Then as he looked beyond his hand he suddenly recognized the room he was in.

"Wha?" Adrien grunted as he sat up a wave of dizziness sweeping over him and nearly making him fall back flat to the couch.

Gently he pulled the blankets off him and saw that he didn't recognize the clothes he was in however he did recognize the smell surrounding him. Blinking slowly he took in the rest of his surroundings and after a hazy moment recognized the room he was in.

"Marinette…" he whispered then flushed as he realized that she or Ladybug must have changed his clothes.

"Ladybug brought you in here you idiot. Do you know how hard it is to keep you alive when you drown?" Plagg demanded floating out from under one of the blankets.

"Sorry Plagg… Where is Marinette?" Adrien asked wondering if she knew who he was since Ladybug had brought him to her.

"She is down stairs making you something warm to eat." Plagg answered sounding miffed.

The blankets pooled at his feet as he stood swiftly and shivered slightly. His internal temperature had returned to normal but going from super warm blankets to inside temperature was like walking into a fridge for a second. Hoping he wouldn't get sick from this whole ordeal Adrien made his way carefully down the stairs into the main living room. He was barefoot so he didn't make hardly any sound as he moved into the kitchen behind Marinette. To his relief she was at the stove pouring what looked like soup into a bowl and although he looked around he didn't see Ladybug anywhere.

"Marinette?" Adrien whispered and her head jerked up turning so that she could see him.

"You're awake! Thank goodness I was so worried!" She said dropping the pot to the stove and rushing at him to wrap him into a hug.

He hugged her back a little worried since he still didn't see Ladybug anywhere but he figure he could ask questions as soon as Marinette calmed down. After a long moment Marinette pulled back and gently pressed a hand to his cheek only to sigh in relief as she realized his skin was a normal temperature. His skin color was far healthier too but she was still unsure since something about him seemed just the slightest bit off.

"You seem like your back to normal how do you feel?" Marinette asked quietly

"Uh confused?" Adrien answered and Marinette nodded tugging for him to follow her over to the couch in her living room.

Pulling him down so he sat next to her Marinette stared at him wide eyed and a touch worried. "I can answer any questions you have. I'm sorry if I don't seem like much like this but it's still me and I…. Adrien?" Marinette said quietly as she realized he wasn't paying attention to her. His gaze was fixed on the TV and for a moment she was offended but then she realized what was on the TV.

Adriens eyes were glued to the TV screen a look of absolute horror on his face. There was a fight going on the screen although the sound was turned down low enough that it was really just a murmur of background noise. Marinette grimaced as she watched the scene. It was from the earlier fight where she had sent Chat down to save the child and the whole sequence left a bad taste in her mouth. Especially since they didn't even bother to show Chat fighting or mention the fact that he had pulled the child from the car underwater. Instead they were celebrating 'her bravery' and it made Marinette want to stomp over to the TV station to give them a piece of her mind. After another moment of watching Ladybug darting around dodging bursts of water as Aquis openly mocked her Marinette hit the power button causing the screen to go black.

Missing the pained look in Adriens eyes as his chest tightened painfully Marinette reached out and took his hands. She said something that he didn't catch because he could only think of what a fool he was. Ladybug was out there fighting and he was sleeping and lazing about at a friend's house, it didn't matter to him that she had brought him here in the first place. Ladybug had to be exhausted from fighting as well but she hadn't stayed to relax when Paris was in danger. True to form Ladybug had gone right back out to fight.

"I-I have to go." Adrien said and Marinette shook her head.

"You have been passed out practically dead to the world for the past hour or so. I almost called the paramedics because you were shivering and I couldn't get you warm. You are not going back out there." Marinette snapped and Adrien gazed at her in shock.

"I've been out for an hour?" he cried completely missing the rest of her sentence. Breaking free of her hands Adrien darted back up into her room calling out. "Plagg we need to go!"

Marinette followed swiftly climbing into her room as Adrien snatched his kwami from the air. "Adrien you're not listening! If you would just hold on one sec…"

"Marinette please Paris needs me I will explain when I come back." Adrien pleaded as she grabbed the shirt he wore and refused to let go.

"You almost died!" She cried and he froze staring at her his mouth opening and closing silently.

"I care about you a lot and you…you almost died and I was so scared and I can't live without you being here. If something happened to you…" Suddenly Marinettes voice was silenced all protests gone as Adrien turned to her and in the next instant his lips met hers. Warmth flooded through her as he pressed against her one of his hands cupping her face as the other trailed along her back. She sighed into the kiss relaxing into his arms wondering if this is how the heroine felt when the hero kissed her.

Adrien broke away far too soon for her liking and he grinned at her his hand brushing back some loose strands of hair. "Sorry princess but Ladybug and Paris needs me too. I will be back though since I will probably have quite a bit of explaining to do... Plagg Claws out!"

Green light flashed and just like that Chat Noir stood in her bedroom. Even though she had already known Marinette felt her jaw drop at his complete stupidity and recklessness. Cockily he gave her a swift two fingered salute and was out her window before she could utter a single word. It took another three seconds for her mind to come back online and the moment it did she screamed "YOU IDIOT!" as loud as she could startling Tiki from her nesting place.

"Marinette what's wrong?" she asked floating down to her charge. Marinette pounced on her phone rapidly typing something out.

"Adrien, Chat Noir, they are as dense as a box of stupid dam rocks! The TV was showing a clip of my fight with Aquis and he must have thought it was going on live! Then he just transformed right in front of me after kissing me! He's nuts! Certifiably nuts and I think he had to have hit his head because he is acting all irrational and stupid and oh dear lord he is out there all alone. Tiki Spots On!" Marinette cried as she tossed her phone onto her lounger.

Ladybug was out the window in moments moving as fast as she dared with the horrible conditions that rain, slippery rooftops, and dim afternoon lighting created. Chat had a head start on her and she didn't want him running into Aquis alone with no plan in place. This akuma had an unlimited supply of water since it was still raining and even without the added terrible conditions she would be a dangerous opponent. With a grimace Ladybug launched herself high into the air trying to discern Chats location wanting to get to his side as quickly as possible.

"Marinette are you going to tell him who you are?" Tiki asked

"If he gives me the chance I will." Ladybug grumbled and focused on the task at hand. After all she had a cat to catch and depending on her mood quite possibly skin.

It took Ladybug several panicked minutes of going full tilt to finally catch up to Chat. He was heading towards the scene of their previous battle and once she was in range Ladybug threw her yoyo so it crossed his path just as he was about to jump to the next building. Chat yelped and missed his landing just barely catching the edge of the roof to prevent himself from splatting against the ground. Not that it would kill him to hit the ground after falling three stories, but it would really hurt.

Ladybug skidded to a halt right before him panting as she glared down at him through the rain.

"What in the hell do you think are you doing out here?!" she yelled as she reached down to grab his hand.

Chat winced and for a moment contemplated letting go so he wouldn't have to face her wrath. Before he could even finish the thought she had him by the arm and the back of his suit hauling him up over the edge of the rooftop. To his surprise she didn't drop him the moment his feet cleared the edge. Instead she pulled him into a tight hug and he could feel her heart racing beneath the thin fabric of the suits.

"My Lady?" he asked his voice soft and confused.

Ladybug pulled back and Chat winced at the angry look in her eyes. "You stupid cat what in the hell are you thinking coming out here! You almost died and you are in no condition to be out in the rain like this!"

"I can't let you face Aquis alone Ladybug. If you were in my place you wouldn't stay away either." Chat answered.

Ladybug huffed and then let out a low growl mumbling something unintelligible as the rain continued to come down harder. Chat caught the word concussed and then her eyes met his, the flat worried glare she leveled at him making him swallow hard.

"I'm sorry?" Chat tried and Ladybugs face fell as she shook her head.

"No don't be sorry. It's my fault for not keeping Aquis properly distracted as you saved the kid. I should have used the ink earlier. However, your heart stopped. Or it was beating so faint that I couldn't find a pulse. Thank god I know how to do CPR." Ladybug managed her voice trembling slightly at the end.

Chat rubbed the back of his neck feeling a bit sheepish. He had scared Ladybug and apparently Marinette badly. Now he was feeling guilty about running out on her when she saw the video clip of Ladybug fighting Aquis.

"The fight." Chat muttered causing Ladybug to look up at him. "Weren't you fighting Aquis just now? Where is she?"

Ladybug shook her head throwing water every which way. "The TV keeps showing me fighting Aquis from earlier. I've got a half a mind to go down there and yell at them for it. But that doesn't matter. What were you thinking rushing out and transforming in front of Marinette?!"

Chats eyes went wide and he cringed as Ladybug berated herself. It was such a habit to refer to her civilian form as a different person. However it was a habit she would need to break if she was going to tell Chat who she was.

"I'm sorry?" Chat managed again after a moment looking like a kicked puppy as he gazed at her wide eyed and mournful. "Marinette is really trustworthy and I am dating her as a civilian, or I really want to be."

Ladybug felt her heart kick almost painfully in her chest at his words. "Chat I need to tell you who I am. Your transformation wore off so I know who you are and to be honest it's only fair."

To her surprise Chat shook his head. "Don't Ladybug. Its ok. I don't need to know who you are. You should reveal yourself because you want to not because you feel you have to due to mistakes I made. Besides now that Marinette knows she can always patch me up when I do something stupid. I'm sorry you had to find out who I was because I nearly di-er…drowned."

"Chat it might be easier if you know." Ladybug whispered and Chat glanced up at her looking a bit confused

"What do you mean?" Chat asked

Ladybug sighed one hand moving to slick the water out of her face when she froze and looked up. It had suddenly all at once stopped raining and as she looked up into the sky she found a layer of water rapidly forming above them.

"Run!" Ladybug barked and bolted forward grabbing Chats arm as he gaped at the water ceiling.

They cleared the edge as it fell rain instantly covering them once more as the wall of collected rainwater attacked their backs.

"Ideas?!" Chat cried as he slid across the rooftop just ahead of her.

Ladybug twisted spinning her yoyo taking a water blast head on and skidding back almost where he was crouched yelled "The park!"

Chat turned tail and ran with Ladybug following swiftly behind. Spikes of water impaled the roof around them trying to build a wall and they charged through it sliding the whole way down one side of the roof. Jumping to the next set of buildings Ladybug eyed the mass of water that was following them and ran several ideas through her mind. Swiftly they ran out of room to run and they could both make out the hazy open space of the park through the rain around them. Hitting the edge of the roof and using their respective weapons to slow their rapid decent to the ground the duo charged into the park taking cover under one of the thicker trees.

One more Chapter to go!