"Three!"
Chat Noir and I launched ourselves at the girl, Chat on the left while I took the right. Together we attacked from each side, and I hoped that either of our attacks hit. If my guess was correct, she could control people with her instructions, too, and that meant she could turn any of us against each other or stop either of us from landing a hit.
By her smirk, I knew something bad was going to happen.
"Wolven! In two point three seconds, go straight and fight Chat Noir!" The Akumatized girl said confidently, and suddenly I felt a pull in my gut as I tried to swipe at her with my claws, my feet carrying me forward as Chat Noir clipped her shoulder with his baton.
"Chat, dodge!" I said, panicked, trying to pull the claws back in. They couldn't cut skin, but they still freaked me out because they hurt and they were heading straight for Chat Noir and I definitely didn't want to hurt him.
He gasped and quickly jumped back, landing a few feet away. My body followed him, and began swiping my claws at him. I cursed softly under my breath, looking up at Chat from a crouch as my body prepared to strike. "I can't stop my body! Either you need to try and stop her, or we end up fighting to distract her!"
"But-"
"Jump!" He stumbled back a bit, my claws very lightly grazing his suit. Chat almost visibly gulped and looked at me for a moment, worry and uncertainty in his eyes before he ran towards the Akuma, staff poised to strike.
"Chat Noir, make the next possible u-turn and fight Wolven!" The girl cackled, jumping away from Chat Noir's attack with a large grin on her pale face; shining pearl teeth and gums all exposed. The next second he was turning around, letting out a small cry of surprise followed by a growl of frustration. Now he was coming after me, and either of us were really able to dodge.
My claws clanged against his staff, pushing it away and causing us to stumble apart. On and on we went, attacking each other and rarely landing a hit, a continuous play of left, right, swing, dodge, and all other things possible except our individual powers.
"Ladybug, are you done?!" Chat yelled, grunting slightly as we exchanged blows. I winced as his staff made contact with my shoulder. "Ow! Kitkat, at least try to use less force!"
"Sorry, I can't control it!"
I glanced over to where Ladybug was, wondering why she hadn't responded, and she was focused on the girl, yoyo swinging around. She was walking towards her, smiling the whole time.
The Akuma noticed her and growled. "Ladybug! Join the fight after making a right turn in five feet!"
Five feet later, and Ladybug walked right past us, not even sparing us a glance. I sighed in relief that she hadn't been affected, looking back at Chat when he let out a yelp of pain. My eyes widened when I saw that my claws had scrapped across his collarbone, creating three tears in the fabric of his suit. "O-Oh my- I'm so sorry!" I apologized quickly, gasping softly as I felt his staff connect with my side, hard.
He gave me a weak smile, "It's fine! Are you okay?"
I nodded, ignoring the dull pain in my side and looking back at Ladybug when I hear a shriek of annoyance. She had wrapped the girl in her yoyo's string, and was stepping closer to her. "Alright, Navigator, hand over the compass." Ladybug took the compass from the girl's hair, throwing it to the ground as hard as she could and shattering the glass.
The small purple butterfly flew from it and Ladybug caught it, releasing it a moment later as she said goodbye. A moment later she took out two small earplugs and tossed them into the air, shouting, "Miraculous Ladybug!"
The flood of ladybugs and sparkles that come from the act swirl around Chat and I as well as all the damage, getting rid of everything that Navigator caused. Chat Noir and I were given control of our bodies again, so we immediately dropped our weapons. I sighed and ran my hand through my hair, one of the stripes disappearing on the large pendant and causing a small, quiet beep.
Chat laughed and stretched, happy. "Alright! Thank you so much Milady!" Chat smiled and attempted to hug her, Ladybug smirking a little and letting him hug her this time.
"No problem, Chat." She laughed softly and looked down at him from his hugging position.
"Yeah, thanks a lot. I don't know what would have happened if you hadn't stopped her." I said softly, motioning to the girl who was lying by the road, confused.
Ladybug smiled and huffed softly, "I think you could have handled it!" She laughed, before lightly shoving Chat Noir away as her earrings beeped. Chat gasped softly, frowning. "Oh no, you have one spot left!" He said worriedly, and Ladybug tensed.
"Shoot, really? I've got to go! Bug out!" She waved and threw her toy, swinging away.
I walked over to the girl that had been akumatized and helped her up, smiling gently. "Hello. My name's Wolven. Are you alright?" I asked softly, watching her blush in what I figured was embarrassment.
"O-Oh, yes, I'm alright now!" She stuttered, quickly pulling her hands back to her body as I let go of them.
"Mind telling me what had caused you to get so angry?"
"My GPS kept sending me in circles and I couldn't find what I was looking for..." She admitted shyly, looking away. "In hindsight it was pretty stupid but I've just been having a rough day to begin with."
I nodded, smiling kindly at her. "I can help you find what you're looking for. What's the address?"
She seemed stunned for a moment before telling me the address of the place she needed to go, finding out she was looking for a shop that was hidden in a small side street that could easily be passed off as an alley. After escorting her to the shop along with Chat, I turned to the catboy superhero and crossed my arms over my chest.
"So," I started with a smile, "why is the lovely Chat Noir still here and not heading off to wherever he needs to be like a good little kitty cat?"
Chat laughed softly and grinned, resting his head on his hands as he threw his arms over his head. "Well, I was thinking maybe we should learn more about each other. Nothing too personal, but enough that we catch up to the same level of closeness that Ladybug and I already have."
I hummed softly in thought, smiling at him as we began walking back towards the scene of the fight. "We can't just do this during patrols?"
"It took me a year to learn the amount of information and closeness that I have with Ladybug, and I don't want to leave you out of that."
"That's sweet of you to say, Chat, but won't Madam Ladybug have something to say against this? She still doesn't trust me." I reminded him softly, tail swishing around gently.
Chat Noir was quiet for a few minutes before sighing, hands dropping to his sides. "I think she's being stupid! She always refuses to trust the newest superheroes, and yeah, okay, the last one who joined us was actually an Akuma but we all know that you aren't one!" He looked at me, emerald green eyes locking with my mismatched eyes, "You are an enigma, Wolven. We don't understand anything about you, or your Kwami, and she is refusing to listen to you and learn about it all because her Kwami has never heard of you before, and who knows what else. My Kwami and I, though... We really want to learn more. I want to be your friend and learn more about you as a person. My Kwami wants to find out what you are, where your Kwami has been."
I nodded slightly, biting my lip a little and chuckling softly. "Well well, Lover boy has a bone to pick with his long lost love, huh? I thought you agreed with everything she said? Found little flaw with her?"
Chat rolled his eyes and huffed. "I love her but she can be infuriating at times and definitely not perfect, as much as I may seem like I think she is."
A beep resounded between us and Chat sighed as he looked to his ring. "Well, I have to go. Meet me at the Seine at sunset."
"I'll be there." He smiled and waved before bounding off towards wherever he needed to be. I laughed softly and walked to the nearest alley by my home.
Once I detransformed I gave Neeks a piece of candy, looking at him curiously as he smirked.
"You have a date~!" He said in a singsong voice as he floated around my head. I blushed and lightly swatted at him, huffing and looking away. He laughed and nuzzled my cheek gently. "Alright, alright. It's not a date. It is cute though. Anyway, for now, you should focus on going to Marinette's bakery and getting some macaroons or something to keep your story up for your mom."
My eyes widen slightly with the reminder, having forgotten that I probably should have been home by now if I had gone over to the bakery. I nodded quickly and Neeks flew into my jacket.
I headed off to the bakery after making sure I had money and my emergency notebook with me, which was basically a pocket sized notebook that was in my pants pocket at all times in case I somehow lose or forget my actual notebook. Akuma attacks will probably make it a very useful thing, if situations like this keep happening.
I made it to the bakery and entered the building, looking around as the small bell chimed upon my entry and the smell of fresh bread and sweets flooded my senses for a moment. A petite woman that looked a little like Marinette was behind the counter, seeming pleasantly surprised that someone had entered the store. Maybe it was normal for people to avoid going anywhere so soon after an attack? I have no idea, because the place is popular. Perhaps it was because I'm quite noticeably new to the building, considering how I look.
I smiled shyly and waved as she said hello, walking over to her. "How may I help you?" She asked, and I pulled out the small notebook, writing down what I wanted on the worn paper.
"Two baker's dozen of macaroons, please."
She once again seemed pleasantly surprised before a small spark of recognition entered her eyes. "Forgive me if I'm wrong, but are you Jasper, Marinette's friend?"
This time it was my turn to blink, nodding slowly. I didn't think Marinette talked about me. Marinette's mother smiled and held out her hand for me to shake. "I'm Sabine Dupain-Cheng, nice to meet you Jasper."
I nodded and took her hand, shaking it gently before writing down my reply. "Likewise, Madam Dupain-Cheng."
She smiled kindly and after putting my order into the cash register she got my boxes of macaroons and I paid for them.
"Here you go, two baker's dozen of macaroons, assorted flavor."
"Thank you. I'll be sure to come again. Tell Marinette I say hi." I wrote down, showing her as I took the boxes with one hand.
"Of course! Have fun, Jasper, and thank you for coming!" She waved as I left the store, speed walking back to my house.
Mom was going to freak out when she sees me, and I was already late enough.