Accidental Love A Marichat Story

Chapter 6- A Chat with the bug

Ladybug swung her legs on the edge of the rooftop as she waited for the arrival of her leathered partner, Chat Noir. She did not know if he would bother to show up this time, but she hoped he did. She just wanted to see him again.

It has been three days since Chat kissed Marinette, and things have not been the same. At least not for her. It was as if the moment their lips met, Chat Noir transferred the luck of the black cat to her.

First, Chat Noir runs away from her with absolutely no explanation. Then, she arrives at school the next day and notices Adrien acting odd, but only towards her. The more time passed, the easier it was to realize that Adrien was avoiding her, but what was even worse was the little attempt to hide it.

Adrien wouldn't even look at her, and when the group got together, he tried to put as much space between them as possible.

Marinette couldn't understand the sudden change of attitude, but it hurt like hell. She then came home, waiting for Chat's arrival, but he never showed up. She went to bed that night secretly wishing for things to change, and it was just a bad day for everyone. Sadly, the days that followed were not any better.

Chat had not returned.

Adrien had stopped talking to her altogether.

And Marinette felt broken.

While Marinette understood that it could be awkward for Chat Noir to see her again after the kiss, she wished he would have the guts to come and talk about it, but apparently, neither Chat Noir nor Adrien wanted to see her again.

Marinette wondered if Tikki was secretly happy about it. She surely didn't want Chat Noir coming around. The situation was most likely a relief for the kwami.

Ladybug sighed as she looked at the time. The patrol should have started ten minutes ago.

"I guess I am all alone. Again."

Ladybug felt disappointed, she believed Chat Noir's anger towards Ladybug would have died out by now, but apparently, she was wrong. The heroine sighed and closed her eyes. She wondered if she should wait a little longer for her partner or start patrol.

"It's hopeless," she whispered, losing hope. Adrien didn't care about her, and now it was beginning to look like Chat Noir didn't either.

With that thought, Ladybug stood up, dusted herself off, and got ready for patrol.

"I guess patrol is all on me now. Paris needs a hero," Ladybug whispered as she got her yo-yo out and stood in position.

"Good evening, Ladybug," Chat Noir spoke. "I apologize for my tardiness. I had something come up in my civilian life," he called from behind her.

Ladybug turned the second she heard his voice. She couldn't believe he had shown up. She had started to think he wouldn't come back. Ladybug took a step towards the hero but quickly stopped herself. She would not run into his arms as she had done as Marinette. Not after his actions.

The truth was that as much as she missed Chat Noir, the only thing his absence did this past few days was fill her with anger. He ran from Marinette like a coward. He didn't even bother asking what she had felt, just as he had with Ladybug. Chat Noir was supposed to be reliable, yet he chose to run and leave people behind when he felt like it. She had not seen him in days, yet here he was pretending as if that never happened.

"Nice of you to finally show up, Chat Noir," Ladybug said almost angrily. "Let's patrol."

Ladybug was quick to swing ago and leave her partner behind. Unknown to Chat Noir, her action was only to hide her face as tears filled her eyes. She was hurt, and while she missed him, the second their eyes met just reminded her of the hurt he had been inflicting on her the past few days. While it all began because of her, it felt like Chat was trying to punish both sides of her.