All Reine had done so far was patrol, train, and patrol, and train. She was quite bored with just patrol and train, patrol and train. Yeah, she'd gotten close with Chat Noir and had been making great progress on her friendship with Ladybug, but going over the same things every time got repetitive and oh so boring.

She wanted to battle an akuma.

Chloe sat scowling in class, legs crossed as she stared out the window. When would stupid Hawkmoth send out an akuma? She knew she was ready; she could handle it! There had to be something so she could impress Ladybug!

Maybe, she could try to purposefully akumatize someone? Obviously she was good at it, even if she didn't mean to be, so if she actually tried

Giggling to herself, Chloe whipped around in her seat and stood, waltzing over to Marinette's desk. The girl was talking to Alya about something, whatever it was Chloe didn't really care about. She was on a mission. "Marinette Dupain-Cheng," she said with a hidden laugh to the side of her hand.

Marinette groaned and turned to face Chloe, a blank look on her face. "What do you want, Chloe?" She prayed that the blonde girl didn't actually say anything else, but Marinette knew better than that. Her luck only spread oh so far.

That's when Chloe noticed the new shirt Marinette had on. It looked Chat Noir themed, being black with a solid bright green stripe across the chest and two pawprints set just above the stripe. That could work. "Hmph! Nice shirt," Chloe snickered. "What, do you have a crush on Chat Noir or something?"

Marinette rolled her eyes, "No, I just prefer him to Ladybug," she said.

That one made Chloe burst out laughing. "O-of course you do!" she managed through her guffaw, "The two biggest losers of Paris, you'd be purr-fect together!"

"Excuse me?" Marinette said through gritted. Chloe smirked. Bingo, akuma!

Chloe never said anything else to Marinette, instead she chose to go sit back down in her seat and chat with Sabrina. Surely by lunch, Reine Abeille would have a fight on her hands.


Well, Chloe was right. Lunchtime rolled around, and there was an akuma. But, it was definitely not Marinette…

Cat's Meow was a preteen, decked out in a nearly exact replica of Chat's suit, with one little change. The bottoms were the same pink as Marinette's jeans, and there was no mask. Definitely not the best looking akuma.

When Reine arrived on the scene, the akumatized girl had Chat by the tail. "C'mere, Kitty!" she cooed, "You don't need anybody else!" she purred. "Especially not that Marinette!"

"U-uh, My Lady!" Chat yelled, wiggling in the girl's hold.

Reine looked up to see Ladybug tied up with…belts? That was weird looking. Ladybug was strapped to a building, and no matter how much she wiggled, she couldn't get free.

"Reine!" Ladybug called, "You gotta untie me!"

"Coming!" Reine held out her scepter, extending down to shoot herself up to Ladybug's level. After she was untied, Ladybug dropped to the ground and ran off toward the akuma. Reine blinked, then puffed her cheeks, stomping in irritation. "A thank you would be nice!"

But, her whine fell on deaf ears as Ladybug fought to get Chat freed. With the boy free, Cat's Meow escaped and took off in the direction of the Dupain-Cheng bakery. "She's going after Marinette!" Chat shouted, lunging forward.

Ladybug put a hand to his chest and pushed him back. "I don't think it'd be the best idea for you to go after her…"

"What are we supposed to do, then?!" Chat demanded, arms waving widely. "Are we supposed to let her just attack Marinette?!"

"No, no…" Ladybug held her head, trying to think of a solution. She looked over to Reine, and a little lightbulb went off in her head. "Reine!" she called, making the bee girl jump. "Do you know Marinette Dupain-Cheng?"

"Uh, yeah?" Reine said, a bit of annoyance in her voice.

"Perfect." Ladybug turned to Chat, "Remember how you had to solo mission Evillustrator?"

Chat's eyes widened, "Are you sure she's ready to solo something like that?"

Ladybug nodded, "You can watch them closely, y'know, be on the next roof over to keep an eye on things…"

"What about you?" Reine asked, hands on her hips. "Why can't you babysit Marinette?"

"Uh, my kwami needs to recharge!" Ladybug said, thinking on the spot. "And my home is a bit farther out, so it'll take a while! Not quick enough to be back for Marinette!"


Chloe wasn't happy about it, but she was on the balcony just above Marinette's room, staring into the trapdoor as she looked around for the girl. Why wasn't she in there?! Even when she was in danger, Marinette couldn't be bothered to cooperate! Typical!

Suddenly, the door opened up, "Reine Abeille?" she questioned, pushing the door completely open as she stepped out onto the balcony. "What are you doing here?"

Hands on her hips, Reine explained the situation. "So, unless you wanna be an akuma's punching bag, I've gotta babysit you until Chat Noir and Ladybug can get the problem solved…"

Then, Marinette just shrugged. "OK," she said, heading toward the trapdoor.

"OK?" Reine repeated.

"Yeah, if it's for my own safety…" Marinette spun around, a smile on her face. "Are you coming in, or are you just going to stand guard outside?" She giggled, and Chloe had to blink.

Was this the same Marinette in her class? If so, why did that giggle just sound…cute?

Reine had to huff and throw back her shoulders as she sauntered toward the door. "I'm not one to just stand outside, thank you!" she said, crossing her arms. Of course, as she took a step into the door, there weren't steps to catch her. Instead, the supergirl flopped straight down onto Marinette's bed with an 'oof!'

Marinette laughed, hiding her smile behind her hand. "S-sorry! Should've warned you!" she said with a snicker, struggling to contain herself.

Reine groaned, a blush covering her face. Why was she blushing? This day was not turning out how she wanted it to…at all. Marinette just needed to stop.

I have no explanation other than everyone has a crush on Marinette and that I am sorry