Chat Blanc headed east from the Tower, forcing every man to break his partner's heart. Each woman crying, alone and shaking in the street, seemed to push him that little bit further over the edge, his satisfication twisting his heart darker and darker. Ladybug stood atop her home, yoyo at the ready.
"Chat Noir!" She yelled. The cat turned her way immediately, scampering towards her on all fours. Ladybug swung across to the next building and ran. A quick glance over her shoulder, a flash of white as he hopped up onto the roof. Chat was faster, he could have captured her in seconds, but this time... this time, he didn't. He wanted the pleasure of hunting her down, trapping her with no-one around to help, wanted to cherish that small victory before he confiscated her Miraculous. Ladybug led him to a desolate rooftop far from prying eyes and obstructions. He landed on all fours directly across from her, the wickedness of his smirk broiling anxiety in her stomach.
"Ladybug, you're slacking. I can see exactly what you're trying to do." He shook his head, tutting disapprovingly. Throwing his hand in the air, he called upon his power, slamming his hand against the roof. Within seconds, the entire covering collapsed, dumping them inside the building. Chunks of debris crashed down, resonating thunderous booms set her ears aringing. Electrical wires danced chaotically from what was left of the ceiling, the buzzes and zaps of their lives tripping through to her shaken mind.
The white cat had landed on his feet, looking down at her with a sneer on his lips. Ladybug pushed herself up with her good arm, slipping on the unstable footing below. Chat Blanc had no such problem, light on his feet, hopping neatly from slab to slab. Within the space of a couple of heartbeats, he was on top of her, trapping her to the floor once more, face down. He grabbed her by the wrists, bending her arms behind her back. "Ladybug, Ladybug, fly away home." He taunted.
"Chat, please... you're hurting me..."
"Aw, diddums." He cooed mockingly, applying extra force to the arm that hurt her most. Ladybug cried out, shoulders on the verge of giving way. A gloved hand drew its claws up the curve of her neck, tweaking under her ear. "Any last words?"
"I'm sorry." She croaked. "I never wanted to hurt you."
"But you still did."
"I didn't mean to. I wanted to explain. I know how it feels to love someone who won't love you back." He snorted disbelievingly, Hawkmoth's own snide remark detailing her obvious intentions. Chat started to scold her, shut down her ideas of buying time, to work her way out of this one, but she talked over him. His temper sky rocketed, blood roaring in his ears.
"SHUT UP!" He raged. She flinched. Held her tongue. Chat gritted his teeth, swiping her earrings. Defeated, her eyes flickered shut, a lone tear falling stoically to the dirt and dust against her cheek. Chat lurged back as the magic faded away. "No..." He breathed. "No, no, no." Revealed, she looked up, tears flooding her grime-speckled cheeks. "Mari?"