Ch 17

The sudden attack did not give Adrien enough time to transform as he was swept away in the large crowd of hysterical teens. It also didn't help that Nino refused to let go of his hand determined not to lose his friend in the crowd of madness. He was so relieved when his lady appeared in the nick of time like a knight in shining armor. His heart beat increased as he saw the Ice Queen hurl an attack towards his lady but luckily Ladybug easily dodged the attack with her graceful acrobats…Adrien couldn't help but smile as he watched his partner fight back by slinging her yo-yo at the Ice Queen.

However, Adrien could hear the creaking of ice and the cracking of stone he quickly turned and watched as parts of the school building that absorbed the impact where starting to crumble and fall...He saw Lila frozen in place as the building collapsed overhead. He couldn't just stand around and do nothing! Even if he wasn't transformed that wasn't going to stop him from rescuing innocent people. He ran towards her his heart racing because he knew what the consequence would be if he failed to reach her in time.

"Lila, get down!" He shouted as he tackled her out of the harm's way.

"A-Adrien…?" She asked confused her voice wavering slightly…Might be experiencing some shock trauma… Adrien thought as he tried to reassure her.

"Come on we can't let her see us." He said urgently as he pulled her along.

"R-right."

"Adrien?!" The ice queen exclaimed.

Her eyes opening wide and then narrowing when she saw Lila's holding her crush's hand. How dare the liar try to take her man?! She held out her extended hand and an icy cold blast surged from her palm creating a thick ice wall in front of the running teens, surprising them.

"What..!?" They exclaimed surprised as they stumbled backwards.

"Where do you think you're going with my Adrien!?" The ice queen inquired coldly. She glared at Lila with icy daggers. Lila gulped. So this is what it's like to be on the receiving end…She thought glumly.

"Y-Your Adrien!" Ladybug exclaimed with a hint of annoyance…Lila assumed it was because the handsome super model had a knack for attracting akumanized females…

"Now get your filthy hands away from him." Ice Queen demanded coldly completely ignoring Ladybug's outburst.

Lila was about to drop it like it's hot but Adrien gripped her hand tighter. A slight flutter ran through her heart before she realized that she was probably going to have to face the icy wrath of a jealous hormone induced teenage villainess. But, before that could happen, Ladybug's yoyo whooshed passed the Ice queen and enwrapped her like a lasso. Although Lila would never admit it out loud she was very grateful towards Ladybug at that moment.

"Run!" Ladybug demanded as she held onto the yoyo tightly to prevent the Ice Queen from raising her hands and arms to shoot an attack.

Lila didn't need to be told twice and neither did Adrien who started running away to a safer location before Ladybug even said anything…it was almost like he knew what she was going to say…Or he was just smart enough to assess the situation and make a wise decision. Either way they booked it…though Lila wasn't sure where they could hide other than a classroom…and considering the Ice Queen was a formal student she probably knew the layout of the school well.

"Where is that cat?" Ladybug wondered out loud as she scanned the area for her partner never once loosening her grip on her yoyo.

"Lila, stay here."

"W-what..?! Are you going back?!" Lila asked confused. "Y-You can't you'll get hurt!" She exclaimed.

"Maybe I can calm her down…or distract her or something…but what I'm really worried about are my friends I have to go back and help them…."

And the best way to do that is by transforming into Chat Noir Adrien thought. Lila stayed quiet for a moment and Adrien took her silence as an understanding response. She watched him walk out the door. She didn't move, what could she possibly do? What could Adrien possibly do? They weren't heroes! But most importantly…where was Nathanael? Was he hurt? Did he turn into an ice sculpture frozen in mid scream? The thought alone terrified her. She need to make sure Nathanael was safe but….She couldn't stand. Her body felt heavy and her limbs were unresponsive…She was scared…She didn't want to get turned into an ice statue, but at the same time she wanted to make sure nothing bad happened to her only friend.

"I'm pathetic…." She mumbled weakly as she sat on the cold tile floor, uselessly.

It's not like she could do anything…In the end…She was only looking out for herself like she normally did…

"I'm sorry, Nathanael…." She mumbled her lips quivering…

Ladybug was right she was a horrible, horrible person! She couldn't even bring herself to help her friend; she couldn't sacrifice her own safety for his….What kind of friend is that?!

"…Sorry for what…?" A voice asked softly.

Her head snapped towards the sound of the familiar voice. That voice…it was such a pleasant sound, deep and soothing.

"Nathanael….?" She asked as she looked up to see Nathanael's concerned gaze.

He kneeled down before her and embraced her in a warm hug. She stood still for a moment before she accepted the warm embrace by hugging him back tightly.

"N-Nathanael I-I'm s-so s-s-sorry I'm sorry, I'm…" She whispered as she hid her face in the crook of his neck overjoyed to find him safe…but that did not get rid of the crushing weight of guilt on her shoulders.

"Shh…It's okay…No need for apologizes." He cooed softly, confused as to why she was apologizing…either way it didn't matter.

What mattered right now was comforting his friend…if anything he should be the one apologizing….This makes it the second akuma attack Lila's been in and the second time he wasn't there to help her…What kind of friend was that?! She was whimpering silently…Nathanael assumed it was because she was scared…but it only took one sentence that made him realize why she was so scared and it make him feel guilty.

"I was so worried about you…" She admitted through harsh intakes of breath.

Nathanael tighten his hold and tried hiding his shameful face in her long brown hair…He made her worry again…just like last time…What a sorry excuse for a friend he was….Here he was comforting her when he was the reason she was like this…If only he had been with her…

"I'm sorry…." He mumbled softly…

And that's were I'm to have to leave you sorry! XP But uhh...I wanted to say I'm sorry...

School well start soon and I might...No I WILL have to put on the story on hold. I may not update as regulary as I used to So I am very sorry! But I've been having such a writers block that this story is becoming more and more of a chore. I think I might make a separate random one shot storied just to give you guys something to read while also working through this writer's block. So I'm really sorry! But we got to go on hiatus. But before I go for those of you returning to school soon GOOD LUCK! Give it your all! I can't wait to see you guys either in a far away future update or any of my other stories that I write in the future as an outlet.