Well, at least they were persistent.
Ladybug had to keep this in mind as they went throughout their third patrol together. She and Chat Noir had already seen the exhaustion on their friend's faces from the rigorous training- especially during school. The only ones who didn't look that affected were Gui and Vixen- Abores and Reina were sleeping at every possible moment like there was no tomorrow.
Then again, Erik and Natasha didn't have extracurricular activities, and they probably exercised like this in the meantime. Why Erik would was anybody's guess, while Natasha had been begging Bridgette for a while now, so of course, she was going to prepare herself to help her.
As Ladybug and Chat Noir launched themselves over another set of chimneys, they had to stop and wait for the others to come along. Vixen and Gui arrived at the same time, breaths only slightly labored as Reina and Abores slowly caught up.
"We might need to keep this up for a month or more if we're really doing this." Chat Noir whispered into her ear. Bridgette's heart fluttered a little, but she ignored it.
"I know, but still." ladybug whispered back. "They're going to want to fight Mime first time. It would be best if we get as much done as possible, and then have them help only if and when we need it."
"Hmm, maybe." Chat Noir smiled at her, gaining a slightly stiffer pose. That meant that he was nervous. "Anyway, Milady, I was wondering if-"
"Can we take a break~?!" Abores exclaimed, almost collapsing in front of them. Reina came in not long after.
"We… can keep… going." She breathed. "Just… a few… more… rooftops, right…?"
"Actually, we're not even halfway through patrol." Vixen supplied unhelpfully with a small smirk. Gui frowned.
"Vixen, that wasn't very nice." He lightly scolded.
"We can take a two-minute break." Ladybug said with a smile, and Abores smiled back. Ladybug looked back up at Chat Noir curiously. "What was it that you were going to ask, Chaton?"
"I, uh, nothing." He cleared his throat, a small embarrassed blush on his face. "Two-minute break. Good idea. I'll scout for Mime." Ladybug frowned after him, knowing that something wasn't right
'Oh well.' She thought, looking back at their proteges. 'He can tell me later.'
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What was it that Felix wanted to ask?
Nothing really. He just wanted to know if the love of his life wanted to go out with him, that's all.
Yep!
Nothing important!
'Oh, who am I kidding?!' Felix groaned. 'It is a big deal. The final battle could be coming any week now and I still haven't told her how I feel, much less know where I stand with her. I really am full of bad luck.'
"Ugh, you humans are so annoyingly sickening," Plagg grumbled, sitting on Felix's head while the blonde tried to drown himself in his bed. "Why can't you just ask her out to the movies?"
"Because, knowing my luck, Mime will attack and ruin everything. Or Natasha will decide to spy on us. Maybe Amber too, and they'll drag Erik and Nate along with them. And knowing Father he might send Serviture to spy on us too. It's like my whole life is one of those stupid Anime TV shows."
"Aww, they can't be all THAT bad," Plagg smirked and swallowed his cheese whole. "Didn't you try to use them that one time to figure out what was going on with your girlfriend?"
"Yes, and she's not my girlfriend." Felix paused, lifting his head from his bed as he frowned. "Well, yet. But I don't know if she wants that or not. Besides, it would probably be best to wait until after we defeat Father."
"But you don't know what'll happen when you defeat your dad, kid." Plagg paused, remembering something that had occurred to him not that long ago. "Why didn't you just tell the Police that he was Hawkmoth, anyway?"
Felix frowned at the question, seemingly not knowing the response himself. Then, he responded, much to Plagg's surprise.
"I guess that the proper words to describe it was the fact that I was too shocked to do anything." He flipped onto his back, hands coming up to cushion the back of his head while he stared at the ceiling. "Imagining Father as this scary, insane supervillain that would do anything to get what he wanted was something that I had never once considered until that moment. Then I found out that Bridgette was Ladybug, and we got Abores, Vixen, Reine, and Gui to join the team. Besides, it's too late to let the Police in on it now."
"Okay, you're not just annoyingly sickening, you're also annoyingly confusing. Can I have some cheese?"
"You're lucky I just barely stalked the fridge." Felix stood up and opened the fridge, pulling out the plate of cheese. Plagg zoomed after him and started eating obnoxiously, causing Felix to scrunch up his nose. He placed the plate down and walked away from Plagg, preferring to pace instead of just standing around.
"Father's getting suspicious." He eventually began. "He's leaving fewer and fewer things lying around in his office. We might be having the final battle soon, we don't know. We'll have to prepare for everything that we can."
"There are so many different outcomes, though." Plagg pointed out, being helpful for once.
"Well, the most two probable depends on if we defeat Mime before the final battle or not. Felix sighed. "If we do, then we'll definitely want to confront him before he finds someone else. Then it's the same through both plans- Ladybug and I will take on father, and everyone else will take on the other villain."
"But…"
"But we don't know if they're all actually willing to stay or not." Felix ran a hand through his hair. "If even one of them leaves, then we'll have to take on the villain first, and then Hawkmoth."
"Kid," Plagg sighed. "You're stressing about this too much. You should go out and take a breather."
"I can't."
"You can."
"Since when were you an Optimist?"
"You call taking a breather optimistic?" Plagued raised an eyebrow. "Taking a breather most likely means leaving the house, and leaving the house means leaving my precious Camembert~!" Felix rolled his eyes.
"And if we go to see Bridgette?"
"Only a bit. You two are so lovey-dovey it's sickening. At least Tikki will be there."
"To Bridgette's house we go."
"But my Camembert~!"