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Princess Fragrance

Unexpectedly, Chat Noir bounced back and dug his baton down into Ladybug. Once the baton hit Ladybug, she used the energy from it to jump backwards, out of harm's way.

"Snap out of it, Chat Noir! It's me, Ladybug!" Ladybug pleaded. Chat Noir laughed maliciously and sang out.

"Give me your Miraculous!" How could I believe that would have worked? Ladybug thought. It didn't work last time, or the time before. I guess I'm just not getting enough sleep to think rationally. Ladybug shook her head and stepped out of the way of the charging kitty again.

"Just letting you know, you have terrible combat skills when you're under spells, Chat." Chat was making mistake after mistake in combat and Ladybug stumbled as her companion did not reply to her conversation. It was just so normal for him to respond to her quips. That is how their battles went; they bantered. Although the drugged Chat Noir was very ditzy, he caught her stumble and used that moment of weakness to push her more off balance; he leapt for her head next. Ladybug luckily jumped out of the way, but she was starting to feel like her luck was running out.

Ok, I need to focus. Chat's not Chat anymore. I shouldn't expect him to…..do what he normally does, whatever that may be. He might as well be akumatized. That is what I need to think of him as at the moment. Ladybug back flipped out of the way as Chat Noir extended his pole even farther, and tried even harder to hit her.

A storm of pink, misty, perfume approached the bridge and it caught Ladybug's eye.

"Uh-oh. I better do something before this all blows up in my face." Ladybug murmured. Just then she thought about the chemistry lab she was doing earlier in the day. Flammable substances do not collaborate well with fire at all. Underneath the bridge was a boat full of fireworks passing by, and Ladybug's face lit up. She knew exactly what to do.

But before she could do anything, she had to deal with that baton coming straight towards her face. She ducked and simultaneously unclipped her yoyo from her belt and swung it around a light pole. Ladybug jumped from side to side calling out "You missed me!", or "Whoops, try again!" She was successfully getting the kitten agitated. It was all going according to plan. She giggled at Chat's irritated face, and let herself get caught as he shoved his baton into her stomach and extended it.

Ladybug's stomach muscles screamed at the impact, but luckily her suit caught the brunt of Chat's force. She held on until she was right above the boat. The she used all of her weight to flip the extended baton up and send Chat flying, only to land right next to her.

"Nice of you to drop in." Ladybug smirked, and made sure that she stood directly in front of the controls to the fireworks display.

Chat Noir stood up and grinned deviously. Ladybug felt like she should have been a bit more scared of him, but that was only if she didn't feel like she had the upper hand in the battle. She was feeling pretty confident at the moment.

"Give me your miraculous!" Chat sang once again.

Ladybug smiled and curled her finger to him, then back to herself. "Come and get it." Chat cried out for his cataclysm, but Ladybug's smile only grew wider. She let Chat run closer and closer until she spun on her heel and effectively tripped him and sent him flying towards the control box.

Fireworks burst out of the boxes beside them, and Ladybug felt the instinct to get off the boat now. She grabbed Chat's tail and started pulling him off the boat. Get off the boat, get off the boat, get off the boat. Knowing that she could not carry him all the way to safety, because she was not strong enough, Ladybug threw him into La Seine. She swung her yoyo towards a building across the river and caught it on a chimney. She sped it out of there, promising herself to come back for Chat, but right now she needed to capture the akuma.

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"Sorry, again, about the bruises. I may have had a little too much fun." Ladybug and Chat sat on the bridge where they had fought earlier, and were looking at the star filled Seine.

"It's understandable, My Lady… I guess. How hard did you hit me for this one though?" Chat lowered his collar a little to show Ladybug a nice yellow and green bruise. Ladybug grimaced.

"Yeah, that one…Let's just say I was just trying to stop you from impaling me with your baton…Sorry." Chat shrugged. He licked his hand and rubbed it on his neck. "Ahh! What are you doing?!" Ladybug pulled Chat's hand away from his neck. "That's just gross. What were you thinking?"

Chat shrugged again. "I was just cleaning it." He looked like he was going to do it again, so Ladybug gave him a look. She called for her Lucky Charm, and down flew a Ladybug themed ice pack.

"There…This should actually help." Ladybug gingerly folded Chat's collar back and applied the cold ice pack. Chat jumped at the sudden change in temperature, but calmed as Ladybug fondled with the tips of his hair. They were silent for a while; both enjoying each other's company.

"I didn't know you could dictate what your Lucky Charm was," Chat mentioned. Ladybug smiled and adjusted the ice pack so she could tell the temperature of his skin, then she slid it back on.

"I honestly didn't know what it would give me this time. I was just looking for something to help that bruise, and the Miraculous god just happened to give me something useful." They both laughed.

"Thanks for taking care of me, Ladybug. I really appreciate it." Chat turned his head so he could lean his cheek against Ladybug's hand.

"No problem. I needed to repay you anyway… for beating you up so much." Ladybug took off the ice pack again and held her hand against his collar bone to warm up the skin, although she didn't pull her hand away from his cheek.

"Did I hurt you, My Lady?" Chat asked suddenly, concerned. His voice was a little more husky then normal, and he coughed in an effort to clear it. Ladybug retracted her hand and quickly shook her head, but her hands betrayed her as they wrapped around her stomach.

"Ladybug, you should have told me sooner. How bad is it? What did I do?" Ladybug shook her head, not wanting to answer. Chat somewhat ignored her and grabbed the discarded ice pack and placed it on her stomach. Ladybug tried to squirm away, but she grudgingly sat still as Chat lay the ice pack on her sore muscles. She had to admit, it felt good. "So, what did I do?"

"Well your baton hit me square in the stomach, but really it was my fault because I was trying to get to the boat, but-"

"I get it. Sorry I did that."

"It wasn't you-"

"Yes it was."

"No it wasn't"

"Yes it was me-"

"Yes it was you."

"No it wasn't!" Chat cried, and then narrowed his eyes as his words caught up to his mind. "You little bastard." Ladybug smiled cheekily. "Alright, we're even now." The two fell into their comfortable silence once again. Ladybug lay back on the bridge. Chat followed her down, making sure the ice pack stayed in the correct spot. All in all, it was a nice and calm evening for the two superheroes. No stinky akumas could ruin their moods.

Hey Readers! The next chapter is here! When I started writing for this fandom, I didn't realize how much I would want to put the name Adrien down instead of Chat, or Marinette instead of Ladybug when there is a LadyNoir scene. It's so frustrating, but then again, I have grown to really like it. These characters are my babies that I want to smush them together 100% of the time! Anyway, my next chapter will be about Simon Says, or Jackady, and it's going to be a lot of fun (:-)) I will hopefully publish it tomorrow, but in all reality it will probably come Thursday, sorry. Thank you so much for reading my story. Please comment, favorite, or follow if you wish. Until I write again, TTFN!