day 12: "opposite day"
It was just like any other day. It was Ladybug's turn to meet Chat downtown for their patrol. They both had a lunch hour around the same time, making logistics easy. Together they could finesse a mid-day patrol and a late night patrol, but usually afternoons and mornings were off limits. Ladybug didn't really believe patrols were that effective; they had only ever found and defeated one akuma on patrol, but Chat insisted on keeping them around. Ladybug hadn't put up a fight. He honestly loved seeing her partner more than twice a week. No matter how bad her day was, seeing Chat and being about to fly around the city, free from her earthly responsibilities did wonders to her mood.
She landed softly on a rooftop before glancing at a nearby street clock. It was five after. Marinette had a late streak a mile long, but she had never seen Chat more than a couple minutes late. Ladybug tried not to worry too much about it. People were late all the time.
A couple minutes later, and sure enough, Chat appeared. "!ydaL yM yrros os m'I"
Ladybug blinked. "Chat? Is everything all right?"
"?oobagguB ,gniog yad ruoy si woH !taerg gniod m'I"
She stepped closer, approaching him with care. "I think something's really wrong, Kitten."
"?naem uoy od tahW" he asked, looking a little confused himself.
"Everything you're saying," she paused, looking for the right words, "it doesn't make sense."
Chat blinked for a second, then looked away. He sighed. ".neppah dluow siht deirrow saw I"
Ladybug looked at him blankly.
".yaD etisoppO si yadot sseug I .em no skcirt yalp ot sekil eh ,imawk yM"
She continued to stare.
".dnoces a em eviG .ti kcuF" Chat leapt off the building and into an alleyway. He returned, a sheepish grin on his face.
"Miss me, bugaboo?" He asked Ladybug, smiling.
"Chaton, what the heck was that?" She was dumbfounded.
"My kwami has a sense of humor." He chuckled. "It's Opposite Day today."