Mending A Broken Heart (+18)

Chapter 22

I'm not dead I swear, just really busy with uni

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Marinette sat on her bed, crying her heart out. She fucked up, real bad. What did Adrien think of her now? That she was easy? 

Was he right, though? What if he wasn't Chat Noir? No, he wasn't right. Surely she would've fallen for Adrien had Chat Noir not been in the picture.

If Luka had been Chat Noir, he'd be different. He wouldn't be the same silly kitty she fell in love with, but Adrien doesn't seem to see that. 

"Just give it more time, Marinette. He'll listen eventually," her kwami comforted her, passing her a tissue. 

Marinette grabbed it and used it to wipe her face. "I d-doubt it," she hiccuped. "He doesn't want to talk to me."

"He's upset, today wasn't a good idea. Perhaps I was wrong in pushing you to talk to him. Chat Noir is still a responsible person, I doubt he'll let his emotions get in the way of an akuma fight."

Tikki's statement was about to be put to the test as Marinette heard a commotion outside. She got up and rushed to her window, opening it and peaking out. 

People were either running away from someone chasing them. Those that were caught were being smothered almost... lovingly?

From the corner of her eye, she saw a woman dressed flying over the city. She wore a white suit, and large angel wings adorned her back. Her hair was wrapped in a neat bun, not a single hair out of place. Marinette didn't think she looked like a threat until she noticed the large golden bow in her hands and the equally large arrows hanging on her back in a black case. 

She quickly closed her window and transformed in her room, out of sight. She waited until the coast was clear before coming out and swinging to a different rooftop. She spotted the akuma and followed her. 

Ladybug narrowed her eyes, trying to find the akumatized object. The most obvious answer seemed to be the bow. She hid behind a chimney when the akuma stopped at a location. 

Ladybug heard a thump behind her. She already knew who it was, and she felt her heart sink and sadness wash over her. Before either of them could say anything, the akuma snapped her head in their direction. 

"Ladybug and Chat Noir, give me your miraculouses!" she yelled, grabbing an arrow and taking aim. 

Both heroes jumped out of the way, narrowly missing the arrow. They ran across the rooftops, the akuma, named Kiupita, following behind. 

She continuously shot arrows at them, scrapping Ladybug in the shoulder but not penetrating her skin. 

She felt her vision turn fuzzy and almost pink. She was able to shake away the effects and return to normal. 

"Running away isn't the best option," Chat turned to her.

"What do you mean?" Ladybug asked, confused.

"She's an archer, archers are used to targets being far away and in one spot. We need to run towards her! It'll throw her off."

Before Ladybug could think about it, Chat Noir stopped and turned around. He began to run towards her. 

Kiupita stopped, thrown off as Chat had predicted. What Chat forgot to account for, however, was that she could fly up. 

She narrowed her eyes at him, flying up high and taking aim. Ladybug ran towards them, grabbing her yoyo and throwing it at Kiupita, wrapping it around her leg.