This has got to be the soonest I have ever update this fic. Bravo to me! *applause* Honestly, I have been wanting to write this chapter for a while, but now it has reached that point in the story where it has to happen! YAY! I hope you dudes like it! :D

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Disclaimer: I AM THE AUTHOR! IT IS MY DUTY TO REMIND MY READERS THAT I DO NOT OWN MIRACULOUS, BUT IF CHAT NOIR AND LADYBUG WILL HAND OVER THEIR MIRACULOUS THEN I SHALL-*akuma is purified* Uh...what the fuck…? Umm...just...just read now...

Chapter 7

"I AM THE FLORIST, AND MY PLANTS AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE DOUBTS ME AGAIN!"

It should come to no surprize that, once again, Chloé was the cause of the newest akuma victim, 'The Florist,' who the girl had constantly ridiculed for being a guy, yet still owning a flower shop. Now The Florist was making his way through the city, vines and other plants wrapping around people and winding through the streets, him standing on a large sunflower right by the Eiffel Tower.

Quickly Ladybug and Chat Noir made it to the scene to see the swirling mess of leaves and plants, along with the sounds of people screaming and running away, trying to escape the vines.

"Ah! Ladybug and Chat Noir! Give me your miraculeuses and I shall let these people go!" Shouted The Florist upon noticing them.

"Not a chance!" Ladybug said.

"Come on, my lady, let's wrap this up!" Chat said.

With that the two heros bounded into the action, dodging the attacks sent their way while fighting to reach The Florist.

Vines twisted this way and that, darting for the heros. Ladybug swung her yoyo, easily cutting through them. She saw Chat not too far away, being swarmed by flowers rising around him. Ladybug immediately made her way over, determined to have her partner's back.

"LB, I'm not sure how much longer we can keep this up! Do you know what the akuma is in yet?" Chat asked.

Ladybug shook her head. "I haven't been able to get a clear look. Anyway you can help?"

Chat swiped away another vine. "Sounds like you need a boost!" He said, then suddenly grabbed her around the waist. "Hold on!"

Chat extended his staff allowing Ladybug to get a clearer view of The Florist. He quickly noticed them and swung out his hand towards them, gripping something in his hand as he did.

They quickly lowered again and bounded out of range.

"He was holding a flower! That must be what the akuma is in!" Ladybug said.

Chat nodded. "Well now all we need to do is figure out how to get to him."

Ladybug pondered for a second. "First we have to get close enough to that sunflower he's on, then you can use your cataclysm on it."

"That still leaves the issue of the vines."

"I know, I might be able to-LOOK OUT!"

To Chat's surprize, Ladybug shoved him out of the way, only to be hit by a vine. Almost as if in slow motion, Chat could see her fly through the air on impact and land with a hard 'thud' on the other side of the street. He could only stand there in shock and horror before running over.

"LADYBUG!"

Dropping next to the girl, he careful picked up her head and held it on his lap. He could feel his heart clench and break, his sight becoming cloudy with tears.

Ladybug groaned and opened her eyes, having been knocked unconscious for a moment. She could feel her cheek stinging and her right side and stomach ached from the hit and her less than graceful landing. Looking up she noticed Chat staring down at her, worry, confusion, and sorrow in his feline-like eyes.

"Chat...?" She asked, sitting up slightly.

At once he had her in a tight hug, his arms wrapping around her with his head in the crook of her neck in a way that felt so right and familiar and kept muttering things under his breath.

You're okay, you're alive, you're alright, everythings fine, I'm so glad, so glad, you're okay…

Ladybug could only look at him in confusion as he broke the hug. Chat wiped away a tear and looked at her.

"You're okay, right? You don't have a concussion do you? Oh shit you have a scratch on your cheek. Quick how many fingers am I holding up?" He said, his words rushed and melding together. After he finished speaking he held up his hand.

"Three," Ladybug said, slightly confused. "I'm alright Chat, honest."

Chat breathed a sigh of relief, then looked her straight in the eyes.

"Don't ever do that again." He said.

Ladybug scowled at that. "It would've hit you if I didn't push you out of the way!"

"That doesn't matter-"

"Yes it does! You take hits for me all the damn time! There is nothing wrong-"

"There is everything wrong with that! You aren't supposed to do that!"

"I'm not helpless, Chat! I can protect myself!"

"I know!"

"So why are you so against me taking a hit for you?! You take hits for me all the time and I don't like it! Our job is to protect people, and you can't do that if you're injured!"

"I KNOW!"

Ladybug was taken aback. The look on her partner's face was reflected in his voice. His frustration, his worry, his sorrow...his fear.

Chat took a deep breath and bowed his head, looking at the ground. "I know. We are supposed to protect people, and that's what I'm doing. I protect people by protecting you."

Ladybug had to admit she was extremely confused, but whatever she wanted to say died in her throat.

Now Chat was looking at her, his eyes staring straight into her own. "You're job is to purify the akumas, to make sure that everything is okay, but you can't do that if you are getting hurt. That's my job, to make sure you can do yours. To make sure that you are safe and can make sure that everyone else is, and if that means I have to take every hit meant for you, then I will do it. I'm not able to 'save the day' like you can, my powers don't allow me to. So even if that means I get labeled as a 'sidekick' then that's fine because you will be safe and be able to finish the job."

Her eyes were wide in shock, and her body was practically frozen as she took in what he said. As much as she wanted to protest, she understood. It was her job to purify the akumas, not his, that much anyone was able to see, but no one really grasped onto what he was supposed to do, but it made sense. In that moment she understood.

Chat looked slightly nervous now, but continued to look at her.

"Ladybug, just understand that Paris needs you, the world needs you...I need you." He said, his voice becoming quiet towards the end.

Ladybug nodded, giving a small, understanding smile. Chat mirrored it, and stood up, reaching out his hand to help her off the ground as well. She took his hand and allowed him to pull her up, her side still aching a little, but her mind not focusing on the pain.

"Thank you, Chat. I guess you're right. But…you are still important, and you still aren't my sidekick. Like I said, we're partners, I wouldn't be able to do this without you."

Chat's smile widened.

"Aw, so very touching, but I'm afraid this moment is going to have to be cut short. I still need your miraculeuses!" The Florist said, still atop the sunflower.

Ladybug and Chat Noir looked at each other, each now knowing what to do.

Chat smirked. "Well, bugaboo, what do you say about a little floral arrangement?"

Ladybug rolled her eyes. "I say, we better get started."

"That's good, I'm in the mood to kick some grass!"

The spotted heroine rolled her eyes again. "Come on, minou, we have work to do."

With that the two jumped into battle. Just as before they were in sync, almost as if they could read each other's mind and did what they needed to. After a few minutes, one cataclysm, one lucky charm ("Okay, what the hell am I supposed to do with a fork?"), and a squashed flower underneath Ladybug's heel, the akuma was purified and everything back to how it was. Following their traditional 'bien joué!' the heroes bounded away, with the promise to see each other for patrol.

Once Ladybug transformed back into Marinette, she laid down on her bed, a sigh escaping her lips. She couldn't shake the feeling in her chest, and couldn't decipher the thoughts running through her head. Giving up on trying to figure them out, she quickly got changed and cleaned the scrap on her cheek. Now laying in bed, she began to drift off, the events of the day having left her tired. While she might not have been able to figure out her own emotions, once she did realize what they were she would not be able to deny what they were...

That she was falling in love with Chat Noir.

About time, Marinette! Everything is falling into place! But how much longer will it take… *evil smirk*

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