Miraculous Ladybug and Chat Noir: Cross Roads

Fight vs Flight

   A few weeks have passed since that night. Marinette and Chat Noir have been seeing one another almost every night since. Playing videogames, watching movies, even would spend some time underneath the stars on Marinette's balcony just enjoying each others company. Both of them felt an interesting new feeling, one that honestly neither of them could explain. Those hours of just the two of them not blinded by the love their alter egos created, and not having the burden to be in control or save the world but to be just two normal high school kids, friends, creating a bond that neither one of them were prepared for. 

   This night was peaceful. The air a gentle cool breeze that they just sat on top of Marinette's roof when she brought out two cups of hot chocolate. She passes a cup over to Chat Noir smiling, "Careful it's hot." He takes the cup from her and smirks at her "Don't worry princess I can handle some heat." when he takes a big sip. His eyes shoot open and he spits it out whining about the pain.

"Ow ow ow it's hot!" he shouts sticking his tongue out waving his hand to fan off his tongue.

She lifts her hand up to her face trying to cover smile laughing "ha ha I told you it was hot." His eyes teared up a little to the burn, she just giggles and pulls on his tongue "here you big baby, so much for handling some heat." mocking him as she squirts whip scream all over his tongue cooling it down. 

   He laughs and thanks her. They were never this close to each other before, practically face to face but neither of them has pulled away. She looks down at his hands focusing mostly on the paw pad on his ring. Marinette's face starts to blush "Chat can I do something?" she asks softly hesitant herself. "Sure princess." responding in a welcoming quite voice, as she lowers her head onto his chest wrapping her hands around his waist almost practically laying on him. Without realizing it he wrap his hands around her gently and just stayed there. The night was perfect and good, but all good things have to come to an end. A big white beam came out of no where "Look Out!" Chat Noirs instincts kicked in wrapping Marinette in his arms rolling them just right of the beam. The Beam destroyed the entire left side of the roof of her house and continued through the other houses.

Keeping Marinette under him trying to keep her protected from anything falling on top of her or another beam shooting out of no where, "Are...are you okay?" 

"Ye...yes I'm okay." still in a slight daze from the shock of whatever that was. Chat noir extends his hand helping her up on her feet.

   They both look around, so many houses were destroyed. White beams are being shot in every directions. Marinette's gut is telling her this is no ordinary attack or akuma, this is different some how. Chat Noir grabs Marinette "I'm gonna get you down from here then go after whatever this akuma is." He extends his stick to lower them down. Marinette can't shake this feeling, every never in her body is telling her to keep Chat Noir away from this one. "No you shouldn't go." He just stairs at her confused after all he and Ladybug are basically the only two people equipped to deal with such an akuma. "I kind of need to Marinette, Paris isn't going to save itself." he teases and gives a slight smirk.

"This one is different Chat Noir!" she begins to shout "Look at what happened here." extending her arm showing the damage caused.

"Exactly, that's why I have to go." He places his hands on her shoulders reassuring her it's going to be fine. Concerned about her safety he nods his head towards her bakery directing her to go inside.

Pulling him tightly hugging him as if it's their last, forming a lump in her throat and her stomach to sink. "Marinette it'll be okay I promise." trying to reassure her. She just holds him unable to shake a feeling, "Just wait for Ladybug at least." he nods his head agreeing to her request. 

"Now go inside." he states letting her go and watches her walk towards the door. He extends his stick sitting on a roof top, well what's left of it anyways to survey the area and wait for Ladybug.

    She yo-yo's in right next to Chat Noir watching everything begin to crumble like sand. Beam after beam is being shot at every angle. The two of them look at each other and without saying a word just move in closer to the source. When they got there no one was there just a big crater in the ground and nothing around it as if something landed right there and took out eight blocks. Ladybug looks around for something anything to be a clue. Chat Noir finally spoke "I've never seen so much destruction, even with my Cataclysm." Everything flashed into Ladybugs mind, she bent over holding her head, her eyes practically budging out of their sockets. She was hypertextually, panicking, realizing who the akuma is. 

"My Lady what's wrong." holding her shoulder.

"How could this...How is he....What happened...What do I...." millions of questions running through her head that not a single one formed a real sentence out of her mouth. She looked up at Chat Noir, "You need to go." 

"What?" shocked at her statement, "Why would I leave."

"I'm serious Chat Noir. You need to leave now!" hearing her panicked voice more than her order voice Chat Noir refuses.

He holds her shoulders, "I'm not going anywhere My Lady." 

Pushing him away and starts shouting at him, "Leave now Chat Noir!" 

"No." he firmly says back.

"Now Chat Noir! It's an order."

"I'm not leaving Ladybug." He smirks at her "Plus your not my general or staff sergeant, so you can't "order" me." making fun of her verbiage.

She shouts out again in full panic mode, "Chat Noir I'm serious, I'm trying to protect you!"

He wraps his arms around her. Keeping her in a tight hug, and softly tells her "I'm not going anywhere, plus we protect each other." 

As she hugs him back tightly tears forming in her eyes, "I can't...I won't lose you to him." 

"You won't lose me, I promise." as he whips her tears away. Not knowing he's making a promise he can't keep. 

Realizing what Ladybug said, "Wait whose him?" he asks. Ladybug gasps, not ready to talk about this but she has no choice. Her body shaking uncontrollably, nervous about all of this as she looks at him. This soft, caring, gentle, carefree spirit, green eyed Chat Noir who she loved and held onto deeply. She takes a deep breath ready to tell him everything when Bunnix took her to a future so cold and lonely. She begins to open her mouth when the akumatized villain appeared landing on the roof above them.