Lucy found herself sitting in Marinettes room on Thursday afternoon while Alya wrote her a script. The dark haired girl had the idea that maybe if she called Adrien over the phone, she would have better luck talking to him rather than in person. Talia, who had also come along with Lucy watched Marinette with an amused expression.
"I don't get it, if you like this guy so much, just go up to him and say hey, I like your face, we should do something some time." Talia said with a shrug causing Lucy to laugh.
"Marinette can't properly form sentences around the guy. She's too nervous." Alya explained while handing the script to Marinette. "Just stick to this and you will be fine, do not improvise!"
"But all the teaches say I don't sound natural when I read." Marinette said unsure.
"Then memorize it. Just remember no improvising."
Marinette held the phone and script in her hand and took a deep breath. "Alright I...uh who am I kidding! This is never gonna work!"
"To late." Alya said pressing the call button and running over to the other two girls who watched Marinette anxiously.
The call went to voice mail and Alya told her to just leave a message and once again to stick to the script. Of course that was not at all what Marinette did.
" Uhh, hello. Uh, Adrien's voicemail, uh, this is Marinette, who, uh, has a message for you, of course, cause it's, uh, your phone, so, umm...haha.. Callmeseeyoulater,bye!" She shouted throwing the phone at the three girls who gave her exasperated expressions.
"Wow, that was..."
"Painful? Yeah it always is." Lucy told Talia with a sigh.
Marinette rolled her eyes. "What? What did you expect me to say? 'Hey, hot stuff, this is Marinette, I'd ask you on a date to a movie, but I've got such a crazy crush on you that the only way I can talk to you without foaming out the mouth is over this stupid phone.' Pretty ridiculous, right?"
If you wish to hear your message again, press 1. If you wish to erase your message, press 2.
The four girls gasped as Alya quickly told Marinette to hit 2, however her finger must have missed because the phone then declared the message was saved. Talia looked from the phone to Marinette and Lucy was almost startled by her sudden evil witch heckling.
"It's not that bad." Alya tried to comfort as Marinette laid on her couch defeated.
"It recorded our whole conversation." She muttered from against the fabric.
"It's pretty bad." Lucy agreed looking at Alya.
"He had to find out one way or another." Talia said with a shrug. "You got the point across."
"I called him hot stuff. He cannot hear that message or I will die of shame."
"So what if you called him hot stuff? You know what the first conversation I had with my boyfriend was? He asked me if I liked food. Like, no, I survive on air, the fuck? Then he laughed and asked if I liked burgers, I said yeah I like burgers, put some bacon and avocado on that shit and mwha, delicious, why? You gonna hook me up? He said yeah I'm gonna hook you up, and you better believe he did. My point is, just because you said something that sound a little forward or even straight up stupid at first doesn't mean its game over. Maybe he likes a girl who can take charge. Damn? She thinks I'm hot? Okay mama I see you, lookin all cute with your pig tails and shit. Sup?" Talia explained. The other three girls stared at her before Lucy and Alya began to laugh. Marinette smiled but the concern on her face was still very evident.
"First of all. That's a great story. Second, don't worry Marinette, if he didn't answer that means he is busy, so maybe you can get to it before he does. Hmm, I wonder where he would be?" Alya said with her finger on her chin. Marinette ran over to an area of her room and pulled down an large copy of Adrien's schedule.
"Of course!" She exclaimed. "He's got fencing club after school, that's why he didn't pick up! It ends in exactly twenty-two and a half minutes!"
"Oh stalkerlicious." Lucy said with an eyebrow raised.
"Girl, you are insane you know that?" Alya joked as well, making Marinette laugh sheepishly.
The girls ran down stairs and made their way outside only for their attention to be brought Chat Noir who was jumping across buildings to the park. A ceremony was being held there, where and stature of Ladybug and Chat Noir would be unveiled.
"Shoot, I forgot the ceremony today! I totally spaced!" Alya admitted and Lucy slapped her head.
"I thought that was tomorrow! I told Chat I would be there!" Lucy admitted to herself a little too out loud.
The girls looked at her wide eyed and Alya pointed a finger at her.
"Hold that thought, because I'm gonna need more information. Marinette how about we get the phone after."
Marinette groaned. "If we wait it will be too late! His class will be over."
"I really gotta cover this for the Lady-blog, I'm sorry Marinette." Alya apologized with her hands on Marinettes shoulders.
"Not gonna lie I was really looking forward to meeting Lucy's Cat boyfriend too, but if you need backup..." Talia offered
"He's not my boyfriend!" Lucy scolded with her arms crossed.
"Girls! Hey, its fine, no sweat I can handle it." Marinette said holding out her hands. "I think."
"Well you heard her ladies! Let's go!" Talia said quickly grabbing Lucy's hand and running toward the park.
"Good luck girl and don't get into any trouble!" Alya shouted as she followed behind them.
Marinette sighed. "Okay...alright, this is fine."
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Alya linked arms with Lucy on her left while Talia was on her right as the entered the crowd.
"Now, tell me more about this secret relationship you have with our feline hero." Alya pried while wiggling her eyebrows. Lucy rolled her eyes. "It's not like that."
"He sneaks into her bedroom window for late night chats." Talia interjected looking at Alya who gasped.
"Oh my god you guys." Lucy whined while throwing her head back. When they made their way closer to the front of the crowed Lucy caught Chat Noir's eyes. He smiled big and waved at her with a wink. She laughed and waved back.
"It'S nOt LiKe ThAt." Talia mocked making a taking motion with her hand. Lucy swatted at her.
"You've been holding out on me!" Alya said shaking Lucy who shrugged away from the both of them.
"Look, its starting. Don't you have blogging to do...go...blog." Lucy said shooing them away.
"This isn't over girl." Alya stated raising her phone and beginning to record.
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When the ceremony was over Chat walked over to Theo, the sculptor, complimenting the statue but also mentioning that he is actually taller than Ladybug. Theo then went on about his disappointment that Ladybug didn't show up, that he had wanted her to sign the photo he had used for inspiration. He went on about how amazing he thought she was and that if maybe they had gotten to know one another, she would see they had a lot in common. Lucy caught Chat's eye once more as she stood off in the distance with Alya and the girl he assumed was Talia. She gave him a small wave again causing him to smile. It was clear she wasn't sure if she was supposed to approach him in public like this. He blinked and then turned his attention back to Theo, now processing his words. Chat looked him up and down. Who did this guy think he was?
"Sorry to burst your bubble, but Ladybug and I are close...very close" He said crossing his fingers grinning at the guy. Theo gave out a huff and stalked off. Chat nodded over to Lucy for her to come his way. She looked from him to the angry sculptor and raised an eyebrow.
"What's wrong with him?" She asked. Chat Noir waved it off.
"He's upset Ladybug couldn't make it, he was kinda into her and I had to let him down."
"Let him down?" Talia scoffed. "Why? Ladybug gotta boyfriend or somethin?"
"Huh?" Chat said. "Oh, well, no...but I mean look at that guy? Doesn't he look a little old?" His face flushed lightly not preparing to be questioned about his actions. "Besides, Ladybug wouldn't be interested in him."
"Maybe, yeah he's a little on the older side for sure, but that doesn't mean you should speak for Ladybug just because she isn't around. A dude can dream. You didn't have to take that away." Lucy said crossing her arms, giving Chat a look. It was the kind your mother might give you after catching you in a lie. It made him feel smaller all of a sudden. A light cough was heard and Chat brought his attention to Alya.
"Hi Chat Noir! I'm Alya, we've meet briefly on a few occasions. I just wanted to ask, what are your intentions with our dear Lucy?"
Lucy groaned and rolled her eyes before twisting her body to look at Alya.
"For fucks sake Alya, can you not?"
"No, no, I would also like an answer to that question." Commented Talia who placed her hands on Lucy's shoulders while looking at Chat. The hero laughed nervously and scratched the back of his head.
"My intentions? Ha ha...well you see I...I have to go now ladies! Busy, busy, busy, a hero's work is never done! Bye now!" He waved and in a blink he shot into the sky with his staff leaving the three girls behind.
"He totally want's to do you." Talia remarked cheekily. Lucy glared and elbowed her in the ribs.
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Lucy sat alone at the Louvre, twirling her watch necklace in her hand. Part of her wanted to go back with Talia and Alya to see if Marinette had succeeded in her mission to erase her voicemail off Adrien's phone, but she was too annoyed with the two and needed some time alone. The Louvre was becoming a place she liked to go to think. Art and books always had a way of calming her and Louvre just happened to be in the direction she was walking this time around. She thought about her relationship with Chat Noir. The thing that they had together was something she could not properly put into words. She didn't know how it started or where it would end but she knew it was important.
"Don't you have someone to go save somewhere?"
"Maybe that's exactly what I'm doing."
He is naturally protective.
"Go home Cat Noir."
"Why is it so wrong of me to want to make sure you're okay?"
He watched after her.
"I'm freer, bolder, braver, more confident, over all just a better version of myself as Cat. Nobody knows who I am so I can be anything."
Trusted her enough to share what he could with her, without giving himself away.
"How can you laugh about that Cat? I killed people, I killed you." She choked.
He is a shoulder she felt she constantly cried on.
"You and Chat Noir? There was definitely something happening there. It was totally obvious."
It was a bond.
"Like a balloon with a tiny weight attached to it. I'll be the one who keeps things exciting for you, keeping your feet off the ground and you can be the one who holds on to me so that way I won't float away."
He's her friend.
Lucy's heart hurt. She was scared. Scared her friends were right with their assumptions. She was also scared that they were wrong. She didn't know how to feel or even what she wanted to feel. Lucy's attention changed as she saw the boy on her mind appear in the museum. He strolled in casually, walking right past her to the Mona Lisa. People around all took pictures and videos of the cat here as he walked right up to the wall and took the painting. Lucy watched him in confusion as he began to walk away with it. Quickly she moved in front of him.
"Chat? What you you doing?"
He looked at her for a moment, like he was about to say something but changed his mind. His eyes changed, like he hadn't recognized her at first. He smiled and held out his hand to hers.
"Come with me. I'll explain everything."
She looked from his hand to his face and hesitated for a moment. Something just seemed off about this situation but Lucy trusted Chat. She took his hand and quickly they made their way out of the museum.
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Adrien sat in his car as his driver drove up to the school. After he got home from fencing practice the young model had noticed his phone was not in his bag and concluded he must have left it in his locker. As they pulled up Adrien was shocked to see a news report going on about how Chat Noir had stolen from the Louvre. The fake made a bad joke about the painting being the cats meow that almost offended Adrien more than the robbery. He then watched as the fake went up to Lucy. She looked at him confused and it couldn't be heard what he was saying to her, but whatever it was convinced Lucy to take his hand and run off with her. Adrien quickly ran out of the car and into the school to transform. He had every intention to clear his name and save Lucy.
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Lucy looked around to find Chat had brought her to some kind of art studio. The off feeling she had had at the museum stronger now. The studio had mostly works of art resolving around Ladybug, with a few of himself as well.
"Chat, what is this place? What are we doing here?"
"Do you love me?" Chat asked and Lucy could feel herself choke on the air.
"Do I...? Well..I mean...your my friend Chat, of course I love you."
Chat stared at her intensely making Lucy squirm under his gaze.
"I love Ladybug." He claimed directly.
"Yeah, you've mentioned that."
"Does it hurt you?"
I...I don't...Chat what is going on?"
"Answer me." He demanded. His voice was so serious, and almost cold. Lucy wasn't used to it.
"It hurts me that it hurts you." Lucy claimed quietly. Gripping her necklace with one hand, holding her waist with the other.
Chat frowned at her.
"Your not Chat are you?" It was a rhetorical question.
"I am now."
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The real Chat Noir landed in a now quiet and dark studio. He had learned Theo, the sculptor form earlier had been the one to be his copycat out of jealousy. He called Ladybug and told her she had found his den but when she asked for more info he denied her, saying that he got himself and Lucy into this mess, and he was going to get them out himself. Noticing a note, Chat picked it up and read it.
"Cats in the bag?"
Suddenly the box the note had been resting on broke apart and chains wrapped around his wrists. He quickly calls for his cataclysm but his Copycat steps out from the shadows and places his hand on some type of square plague, destroying it instead of the chains.
"I don't get what Ladybug sees in you, a fool so easily falling into my trap. Your little friend had such high hopes for you too." Copycat said pointing to Lucy who was tied and gagged to a pillar off to the side. He reached for his baton only to find it in Copycats hands.
"Looking for this? Which one should I use? Mine or mine?"
"Lucy!" Chat called out. "What do you want with her! Let her go!"
"I can't do that unfortunately. Can't have her giving me away. I'll have to get rid of you both and then Ladybug will love me instead of you."
"Love me? Right! Ladybug loves me and that's why she will be able to see right through your plan!" Chat Noir claimed
The glow on his face signified Hawkmoth was speaking to Copycat who then knocked over Chat Noir and reached for his ring. Ladybug flew in startling the three. Ladybug looked over to see Lucy and frowned.
"Chat Noir he really looks just like you!"
"That's because I am me!" Chat spoke from the ground.
"Where is the Akuma?"
"In his ring of course!" Copycat spoke. "Do the honors?"
Lucy grunted through her gag making Ladybug look at her. Lucy shook her head wildly causing the Heroin to hesitate. Chat's ring beeped and Ladybug remarked how they even had the same powers. Copycat agreed it was a remarkable thing and waited for her to grab the ring.
"If you don't believe me, just ask him about our love for each other." Chat said. Ladybug looked at him confused and he winked at her. "Would I ever lie to you bugaboo?"
She looked from the Chat on the floor to the one standing in front of her. "I hope you didn't tell him about us." She said, moving closer. "The promise we made to each other.."
"Oh of course!" Copycat said, going along with Ladybug.
Ladybug crossed her arms. "We never made a promise. Copycat!"
"I love you Ladybug! I'm way better than this mangy alley cat!"
"Sorry, but Liars are losers. Chat Noir may annoy me to pieces but he's never lied to me."
"Thanks for the compliment, I think?" Chat said with a small smile.
Off to the side, Lucy was vigorously rubbing the rope that bound her hands against the sharp edge of the metal pillar she was tied too. Ladybug called for her lucky charm which ended up being a spoon. She asked where the akuma was leaving Chat to reveal it was a photo is his pocket.
"If I can't have you nobody can!" Copycat yelled calling for his own cataclysm. He ran at Chat Noir only for ladybug to step in front of him with his chains held out. Copycat broke the chains, freeing Chat Noir, who then punched his impostor across the room. Copycat got up and with both batons in hand fought Ladybug and Chat. Ladybug admitted he was pretty good, resulting in Copycat to say he told her he was better than the real Chat Noir. While slightly distracted by the compliment Lucy sprung out and jumped on Copycats back, wrapping her legs around his waist and holding his neck in her elbow. Taken off guard by the girl, Ladybug then spun out her yo-yo and snatched up on of the batons.
"And I'm better than both of you!" She shouted in triumph.
"And I don't appreciate my emotions being toyed with you big jerk!" Lucy growled tightening her hold around the Copycats neck. As he struggled for air, the impostor walked backward and slammed Lucy against the brick wall. She groaned in pain and when her grip loosened, Copycat grabbed her arm and tossed her to the side, slamming her into a number of boxes.
"Lucy!" Both Chat and Ladybug shouted in unison. Lucy sat up weakly from the blow and gave a thumbs up to show she was alright. Ladybug quickly tossed Chat his Baton as he and Lucy made eye contact.
"Kick his ass."
"Gladly." Chat agreed as he began fighting his Copycat. In the midst of the two swinging at one another, both batons were tossed to the side, leaving them in hand to hand combat while. Ladybug went to help, wrapping who she thought was Copycats wrist with her yo-yo only to be confused and no longer know exactly who was who. Annoyed she demanded they both show her their rings, one doing so while the other did not, making it evident who the real Chat was. Using her lucky charm as a fishing lure, as odd as that was, Ladybug hooked Copycat buy the belt and lifted him into the air. Getting the photo she ripped it in half and captured the akuma.
"I'm glad you could tell the real Chat from the fake one." Chat said happily.
"Well once I could tell which one was really in live with me it was easy." Ladybug commented causing Chat to frown a little.
Chat ran over to Lucy to help her off the ground when his ring beeped once more. Lucy waved him off.
"Get out of here." She said wincing a little as she stood. "This isn't my first scrap. I'm alright, I promise."
Chat looked at Lucy uncertainly before turning to his partner.
"Ladybug-"
"Go on Chat. I got this." With a curt nod he was out the window. The sculptor looked around confused but lit up when he saw Ladybug.
"I believe this is yours." She said handing him his restored photo. He asked her to sign it for him which she humbly agreed.
"And don't worry Ladybug, I know about you an Chat Noir." Ladybug looked at him utterly confused and then turned to Lucy who waved at her and shook her head, signaling her to let it go.
It wasn't long before Ladybug had landed in front of Lucy's apartment. Lucy Thanked Ladybug for the lift and turned to walk inside when Ladybug stopped her.
"Really quick, could you tell me why Copycat took you?" She asked. Lucy sighed.
"Yeah. Um, I guess earlier today, Chat gave him the impression you two were together. He happened to notice Chat talking to me and he seemed to think he was cheating on you with me, or vise versa. Regardless I think he thought our dear Cat was being a straight dog."
Ladybug laughed. "Me and Chat, no chance." Lucy gave her a small smile but it didn't really reach her eyes.
"Yeah. Right."
"He talks about you a lot though." Ladybug admitted with a knowing smile. Lucy gave a small laugh from her nose.
"All terrible I hope." She joked.
"Never." Ladybug confirmed. Her eyes softened as she seemed to get lost in thought before coming back to reality.
"Well, thanks again for the lift." Lucy said quietly.
"No problem. See you later Alligator!" She said reaching for her yo-yo. Lucy blinked.
"What a peculiar American term. 'See you later Alligator', Where ever did you hear it?" Asked Lucy, her eyes scanning Ladybugs face.
Laughing and rolling her eyes Ladybug answered. "Chat Noir. I assume he got it from you."
The corner of Lucy's lips twitch upward for a moment. "Right, of course. I'm just surprised he repeats them."
"Like I said," Ladybug continued. "He talks about you. Good night Lucy." She grabbed her yo-yo and tossed it out, zipping across the way.
"After while crocodile." Lucy finished. Her mind was working fast again.
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The next morning Adrien walked into the school with Nino, explaining his missing phone. Nino suggested someone found it but Adrien stated how strange that would be because it had been in the boys locker room. Hearing a thump after sitting down he looked over to see his phone on the floor next to his tipped over bag.
"What? I looked in there a thousand times!"
"You need to relax dude, lets go to the movies." Nino suggested.
"Hey boys, mind if a few friends tag along." Alya suggested. Nino agreed and Adrien watched as Marinette got excited. She must really like going to the movies. The boy looked past her to see Lucy who had a spaced out look on her face. There she goes again. Thinking loud. Adrien wanted to ask her about how she was doing from being tossed around yesterday but would have to wait to see her as Chat to do so. Instead he made a mental note to ask if she wanted to join them for the movies later. Maybe that could get her mind off whatever she was thinking about so hard.
There you have it, Chapter 11. I'm always excited when I feel compelled to continuously update because writers block sucks. Doing fan fics rather than totally original definitely helps though, because it gives you a road map to follow. I am very excited to start working on the next chapter in particular however, because its the dark cupid episode. Lucy finally talks about her past relationship that has been mentioned briefly here and there. I look forward to seeing your comments! As always I will see you in the next chapter!
