Posting a day early because I know tomorrow is going to be nuts. Massive last chapter… oh well lots of things happen.

seireidoragon... Thanks a bunch! As for the battle scenes its all about detail. As the author you can see what's going on in your head. We cant, so instead of saying something simple like: They punched him, say something like: They threw a right hook into the enemy's face. Now we have a direction an object and a movement. That's what makes battle scenes come alive.

Guest... Yes excellent point! However once pressure is equalized (no air in the car) its possible for a human to kick the glass out. There are also several weak points you can hit that make it far easier to knock any window out. Also these guys have super strength so it would be even easier for them.

silverheartlugia2000... Its raining I don't think he would notice a spray bottle honestly lol! I would say no cuddles but that seems sorta mean.

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 6)

The trees were large old things that had thick canopies and thankfully as soon as they hit the edges of the branches the rain slacked off. Huddled beneath one of the massive thing Chat eyed the area surrounding them on the lookout for any surges of water. Ladybug was doing the same and after a moment deeming it was safe she turned towards him.

"So what now?" Chat asked shivering slightly

Ladybug eyed him critically and he grinned at her "You're not getting rid of me so don't even try." He said and Ladybug gritted her teeth to prevent herself from saying something snappish.

"We need to figure out a way to keep Aquis solid long enough to get those goggles off of her. How do you keep water solid though?" Ladybug answered deciding to ignore his shivering for now and chew him out for it as Marinette later.

"Lets see, solid water…. Jello maybe?" Chat replied then hissed as he looked down at their feet.

Water was surging into the area rising up around their ankles and Ladybug pointed up. "Into the trees. We can use those and statues in this park to stay out of the water."

Chat nodded "I'll distract her you see if you can get the goggles."

"But…" Ladybug began and Chat shook his head

"I can move far easier in these trees so I'm better as a distraction. Besides we need a long range attack to snatch the goggles from her since the water will probably warn her if you come in close."

Ladybug bit her lip even as she nodded "Fine but I swear if you do anything stupid I'll tell Marinette not to give you any of the macaroons you like so much."

Chat grabbed his chest pretending to feint. "You wound me My Lady!" he cried in mock distress then leapt into the branches above their head. "Besides define stupid!"

Ladybug chuckled letting some of the tension she felt ease off then threw her yoyo into a tree pulling herself from the nearly shin deep water. They moved through the trees until finally they found a decent spot to attempt their ambush. Trees were scattered around a circular open space with a large horse statue in the center. A power pole stood nearby with a light already on in the fading day giving them more illumination to work with. Water was already rising higher even in this area and Ladybug knew that for better or worse they needed to finish this now before it got any later.

Catching Chats gaze she pointed to the area before them and flashed a thumbs up. Chat grinned at her as she climbed higher into the tree until she had a good perch then watched as Chat worked his annoying magic. Darting off a thick branch he used his baton to completely avoid the rising water and land neatly on the large cast iron statue of a horse.

"My little mermaid! Oh my dear siren can you please come give me a wave?" Chat called

"Well, well, well, I guess what they say is true about cats and nine lives." A bubbly voice said as Aquis started to take form before the statue. Thankfully the rain eased off toning down to a light mist as Ladybug started to move closer.

"Yeah well I'd rather not lose anymore today otherwise I'll get in to some deep trouble. I really don't want to be hung out to dry so can we just pull the plug?" Chat asked.

Aquis snorted and Chat perked up as his ears twitched then suddenly he shook spraying water everywhere to Aquis' delighted laugh. "You are so very silly but there is far too much a float for me to runoff now."

Chat beamed at her "Its too bad I'm not a catfish we get along swimmingly!"

Two trees away Ladybug smothered a groan even as Aquis laughed again. "Yeah we are two fins in…" she froze suddenly and Chat stiffened as Hawkmoths mask covered her face. Instantly Aquis' face fell and without another word her arms rose the water following the movement silently. "Hand over your Miraculous and I will let you swim away with your life intact."

Ladybug moved into position and as she made eye contact with Chat she nodded.

Chat grinned easily "Sorry but I'm not one for swimming lets just fin-ish our conversation and…"

Water swarmed the statue and he leaped backwards shooting his baton down at the ground so it launched him back into the sturdy branches of a tree.

Moving forward Ladybug threw her yoyo aiming for Aquis head and was shocked as it passed right through. Aquis grabbed the yoyo as it passed through her and yanked hard pulling Ladybug off the branch she was perched upon. Twisting at the last second Ladybug managed to grab a branch before she fell out of the tree completely and Aquis turned an amused look on her face as she released the yoyo. The yoyo snapped back to Ladybugs hand as Aquis said "I already know how long the kitty can hold his breath. Lets see how long the bug can manage."

A spiral of water shot at her and Ladybug released the branch tossing the yoyo out to swing forward. The standing water beneath her surged upwards as the spiral missed and there wasn't a single thing she could do to avoid it. The water struck her hard enough to knock the air right out of her and then she was tumbling end over end as the surge turned over on itself. As she came to a stop Ladybug opened her eyes and found herself floating in a spiral of water as Aquis watched her looking bemused. Jerking her yoyo back into her hand Ladybug tried to swim forward but the moment she did the water surged around her tumbling her like she was a piece of clothing in the dryer.

Panic sheared through her mind and Tiki yelled "Don't panic, think Marinette!"

Clamping one hand tight over her mouth she threw the yoyo with all her strength at the statue. The water moved with the yoyo slowing it to the point that it didn't even make it half way there. Pulling back to recall the yoyo she tried swimming forward once more. The water churned around her and slammed her down into the street crushing her to the ground. Ladybugs lungs burned and she made out a burst of sound coming from outside the bubble of water that was pounding against her like a waterfall effectively pinning her to the cobbles.

The area before her was distorted but she was able to see Chat darting forward as he tried to take Aquis out. He simply burst through her and a mumble of sound told her that Aquis was laughing. In the next instant water swarmed Chat and although he tried to jump away once more he found himself held down by the water around his boots. Chat thrashed as the water covered his head though he managed to take a great breath before the water fully coated him.

'Not again… Never again.' Ladybug thought and pressed her hands into the cobbles bringing all of her strength to bear as she slowly pushed against the water that held her to the street.

"You can do it Marinette!" Tiki cried in her mind as she somehow managed to push herself to her feet.

Chat saw what she was doing and ignoring his desire to attempt an escape decided keep Aquis from noticing. So he flailed about and started clawing at the water as Aquis laughed at him completely distracted by his antics. Managing to stay upright Ladybug pointed at her weapon then pointed at herself hoping that he would understand what she wanted. He did and in the next instant he twisted his staff towards her and hit the button so it elongated. The staff whooshed out and smashed into Ladybug sending her flying outside the water prison. Gasping the moment her head met the air she crashed into the cobbles and yanked on the staff.

"NO!" Aquis screeched as she turned around then Chat collapsed the staff.

Since Ladybug held the one end it jerked him free of his own prison and through Aquis breaking her form up once more.

"Stupid heroes!" Aquis screamed as she reformed giving Ladybug time to wrap her yoyo around a branch and pull the two of them to safety however brief.

"My Lady?" Chat coughed as they landed on a thick branch.

"Working on it." Ladybug gasped and in the next instant threw her yoyo up calling "Lucky Charm!"

Light coalesced into a bag and dropped into her hands. The bag was far heavier than she expected and nearly caused her to tumble right out of the tree. Chat grabbed her and in the next instant he sent them flying to a new spot as water smashed the branch they had been on to splinters.

"Plan?" He practically begged as they landed on a forked branch and set her down.

Ladybug looked down as the world seemed to grey out. Aquis flashed the power pole flashed then the heavy bag flashed as she noticed the white powder leaking from the one corner.

"Flour…" Ladybug murmured all at once understanding.

Glancing up her eyes met Chats and she smiled. "Hit the pole with cataclysm and make sure you are not in the water when it comes down got it?!"

Realization dawned and he nodded darting off the branch as water surged between them. Ladybug darted away as well taunting Aquis as she did.

Aquis surged after her smashing through the branches until finally there were no lower ones left to really land on. Hoping she had given Chat enough time she swung back out into the center with Aquis following swiftly after. Hitting the edge of the statue Ladybug spun throwing the flour bag and her yoyo at the same time cutting it open. The bag exploded as Aquis smashed into it coating her in the flour and sending her crashing with a screech into the now ankle deep water that covered the clearing.

"NOW!" Ladybug yelled as she threw her yoyo once more as a large crack echoed off to her left.

"What did you do to me?!" Aquis squealed as she flung gobs of flour from her face not even noticing the transformer falling towards the water. Ladybugs feet hit a high branch and Chat landed next to her a second later watching as the transformer hit the ground. A moment later they twisted away from the explosion of light and sound that resulted from the transformer striking the water. Heat and a sizzleing sound hissed through the air bringing with it the taste of ozone. Slowly the two heroes turned back to the clearing watching as the electricity cut out sending a final few arcs into the statue before stopping entirely. Aquis lay on her side in the ankle deep water and Ladybug moved down the branch until Chat stopped her.

"What if the electricity hasn't fully dispersed?" Chat demanded as she hooked her yoyo over a nearby branch.

A groan interrupted them as Aquis shifted slightly in the water and both heroes let out a sigh of relief.

"I'll just have to hope it is. Stay here just in case ok?" Ladybug said and although Chat didn't like it he did as she asked realizing that if she did need help he could pull her out from his position.

Swinging down into the water Ladybug moved forward noticing that the water was not only warm but it was rapidly draining off since Aquis was practically unconscious. Arriving at her side Ladybug reached down and pulled the now solid goggles off her head. Snapping the band she tossed them the ground calling "Come on out you nasty thing."

A black butterfly wiggled out slowly and took to the air almost drunkenly as if it were still stunned. Catching it was easy and holding the yoyo flat in her hand she pressed a light finger to the surface releasing the white butterfly from within.

"Bye, bye little butterfly!" Ladybug called as Chat landed in the water next to her handing her the empty flour bag.

Taking the bag with a smile she tossed it high into the air calling "Miraculous Cleanse!"

The bag burst high overhead sending shoots of light off in every direction. One shoot swept around them, the water vanished, the pole went back to normal, and Aquis turned back to a normal human. Slowly they groaned sitting up with Ladybugs help.

"Are you ok?" Ladybug asked as they opened her eyes.

"I think so? What happened?" Eva asked managing to stand with some help

"You were akumasized and we kind of dropped a transformer on you to stop you." Chat answered only to be swatted by Ladybug.

Evas eyes went wide. "Oh…I'm sorry? I didn't hurt anyone did I?"

Ladybug shook her head. "No don't worry we took care of everything. Will you be ok getting home though? The storm is only going to get worse."

Eva nodded looking around. "I live near here actually so I should be fine." She answered before walking down the path towards one of the exits.

As she disappeared down the path Ladybug turned to Chat as her earrings beeped.

"You should head out My Lady." Chat said as his ring gave its own beep.

Ladybug shook her head. "There is no need Chat. I already know who you are and I know for a fact that you are trustworthy."

Chat sighed raising one clawed hand up to scratch the back of his neck in a gesture so familiar that Ladybug couldn't believe how blind she had been.

"It's the magic. It protects who you are otherwise everyone would be able to tell." Tiki said as if she were reading her mind

Her earrings beeped again and Ladybug sighed closing her eyes. "Chat…" she started and jerked back eyes snapping open as he pressed a gentle finger to her lips.

"I'm pretty sure you are going to call me stupid again and think I am being silly when I say you don't have to reveal yourself. However, I want to give you time to think about it. I will go to Marinettes house and she will make sure that I stay safe. Next time there is an akuma attack if you still want to tell me you can ok?" Chat said with such conviction that Ladybug was shocked.

She was offering what he had wanted since day one of meeting her and even after his own terrifying reveal he was looking out for her. It took her a moment to gather her thoughts and he was already backing away.

"You are a noble idiot." Ladybug finally answered and he gave her the biggest Cheshire grin as he bowed.

"But I'm your idiot, although you have to share with Marinette now." Chat chuckled

Ladybug snorted at irony and waved a hand not wanting to keep him in the rain any longer. "Scat cat." She said and with a final grin he leapt away.

She watched until he disappeared a smile on her face and relishing how nice the rain felt when suddenly Tiki asked "Marinette isn't he going to your house?"

Ladybugs eyes snapped open "Not again!" she squealed as she took off in Chats footsteps hoping that he was going slow.

"How do I get myself into these situations?" Ladybug cried as she launched herself forward in a dangerous move that sent her flying over two buildings.

"You should have just told him! Then you wouldn't be in this situation!" Tiki replied

"I tried!" Ladybug complained although she had to admit she didn't try all that hard. "In any case you heard what he said!"

Tiki made a disgruntled noise in the back of her mind as Ladybug shot across a gap swiping water from her eyes as the rain started to pick up once more. Thankfully she knew these streets like the back of her hand and she swung down into an ally across the street from her home shouting "Spots Off!" as her feet hit the ground.

Catching Tiki and clutching her to her chest she darted out running down the sidewalk as she dropped Tiki into her purse. The lights in the bakery were still off although the light in her room was on and so far she didn't see Chat on her roof or in her room. As her feet hit the middle of the street a strong pair of arms suddenly swept her up causing her to let out a very undignified shriek.

"Paw-lease tell me you are not out in this cat-astrophic weather looking for me!" Chats voice asked as he deposited her on her balcony. Her trap door was already open and Marinette wondered if he had been watching the streets waiting for her.

Spinning around Marinette nearly threw her purse at his smug face. "You scared the life out of me and unlike you I don't have eight more! What were you thinking?!"

Chat chuckled one hand reaching up to scratch the back of his neck when thunder suddenly boomed.

With a yowl he darted forward slamming into Marinette and together they tumbled through her trapdoor and right onto her bed. the trap door was knocked closed and a second boom echoed outside as the rain began to pick up once more. They bounced once on the bed and in a flash of green light his transformation came undone leaving Adrien to burrow his head into Marinette shoulder. The unexpected tackle left Marinette in a fit of giggles that were worsened and Adrien pulled back just enough to scowl at her.

"Sorry! Sorry I'm not laughing at you." Marinette managed forcing herself to stop "That was just so unexpected and…"

A large crack of thunder boomed right overhead shaking the house with its force and Adrien suddenly clung to her gripping her hard enough that she almost couldn't breathe. Suddenly Marinette realized her error and swiftly she wrapped her arms around him just as tight holding him close.

"Oh, Adrien I'm sorry its ok I'm here." She whispered brushing one hand down over his hair in a soothing rhythm. His hair was soaked as were the clothes he wore and Marinette wasn't quite sure if his shivers were from the storm or the cold.

Holding him for a minute longer Marinette sighed as she felt the first tremors of chills run through her own body. The air inside was starting to get to her and gently she rubbed Adriens back.

"Adrien I realize you don't like storms but we need to dry off and get warm. You especially." She whispered

Adrien shifted slightly "It's not that I don't like them, I hate storms." He muttered still not releasing his hold on her.

"Its ok to hate them but you're with me now which means I will keep you safe through them ok?" Marinette asked causing Adrien to pull back and look at her.

"I can be clingy." Adrien said as he gazed at her as if trying to figure something out.

"I don't mind I can be very possessive and besides you are warm." Marinette answered easily.

The air huffed out of Adriens lungs in a laugh before he leaned down once more to press his forehead to hers. Their lips were scant inches apart and Marinette could feel her heart kick up a notch in her chest.

"Marinette? W-will you be my girlfriend?" Adrien asked

A blush heated her face and Marinette had to bite back a squeal. Taking a deep breath Marinette managed to answer without a single stutter. "I would love to be."

A smile lit up Adriens face and even as thunder crashed behind them he didn't even flinch. Marinette had said yes. She accepted both sides of him and Adrien couldn't stop the giggle from escaping from his lips. The lights around them flickered as the storm raged outside and Marinette turned her head glancing at something that he didn't quite catch.

"Come on silly kitty lets get warm and dry before we get sick. I'll make you some hot chocolate." Marinette sighed.

Adrien groaned and tried to bury his head as Marinette laughed. She didn't want to move or get up either but they were both soaked and as it was she was going to have to change her sheets. Adrien pouted but relented this time following her down the ladder to the bathroom. Marinette got him another set of clothes and threw all the wet things including her sheets into the dryer before they both settled into the living room with some hot chocolate. Adrien couldn't honestly say when he'd had a better night and although he tried to fight it he eventually fell asleep safe in his princesses' arms content at last.

That's all folks! I hope you enjoyed Rising Water and yes I know she hasn't revealed herself as Ladybug. You do have a sequel and a one shot to look forward to though because of it. See you guys in a week!