Just Different Time Zones

Part:6 Paris, France

7:02

" Um, Helloooooooo, chat?" Ladybug dived behind a dumpster while trying to get in contact with her partner.

" Heyyyy bugaboo - " he finally answered her calls after about 30 minutes.

" Where are you? Where have you been? You need to get here like now! And don't "Heyyyyyy" me!" She cut him off.

" I'm sorry, I'm almost there, I got coffee for patrol this morning, and I dropped it off at your place. I just transformed I'll be right there," Chat Noir extended his staff, leaping into the air, making his way to the Akuma.

" OK, just please hurry Mon amour, I can't do anything without your cataclysm at the moment. And be careful bringing stuff to patrol. I can almost guarantee those coffees had your civilian name on them. " She began to calm herself down. " I'll see you soon, Je t'aime, Au revoir." With one tap , she clicked the end call button. She sighed and flipped her bug phone closed.

With a dull and quiet thud, Chat Noir landed on the concrete behind Ladybug. " I'm here, bug, look, I am really sorry - " he didn't get a chance to finish his sentence before he was abruptly cut off.

" It's fine. We'll talk about it later. Right now, we need to MOVE. Let's go!" Ladybug pulled the yoyo off her hip. She began to lasso it into the air. And hooked it on to a gargoyle on a nearby building. Pulling herself on to  the the roof of said building.

Chat Noir extended his staff, following her. " What do we know about this Akuma?" He asked her as they ran across the roof tops of Paris.

"Not much, I was busy, hiding behind a dumpster." She shifted her eyes to the side, giving him a glare that sent a cold chill down his spine.

" caw- caw, caw- caw, go, be happy, my beautiful pigeons." A voice called out from the distance.

" Are you kidding me? Mr. Pigeon again? I thought we we're *a-choo* done with *a-choo* him. I *a-choo* didn't *a-choo* miss him." Chat Noir sighed and looked at Ladybug with sadness in his eyes. He had thought their constant battle with Mr. Pigeon was long gone after the switch of the butterfly miraculous.

" Bless you, Kitty, I know,  I'm sorry I'm not excited about either. If it helps, I have Zerteyc in my civilian purse. Let's just push through this fight, then we'll go back to my place and enjoy our coffee and allergy meds. Besides, look on the bright side... it will be easy. " Ladybug looked at him pitifully and with exhaustion lingering in her eyes.

" Mon amour, how much sleep did you get last night?" Chat looked her, concern building in his eyes.

" Hm? Pardon? Oh, um, let's focus on the task at hand." She avaded his gaze. 

" Right, *a-choo* Let's fly above this villains expectations." He gleamed at her with a cheekey grin.

She looked back at him and smiled , shaking her head. " his whistle. Please cataclysm it."

" You got it, bug!" And with that, he extended his staff up into the air, vaulting him forward right into Mr. Pigeon .  " Monsieur! Now I must say I'm really tired of all the chirping around your appearance. And man, *a-choo* These pigeons really make me monsieur-ble." 

Jumping from his staff onto the zipline with the hook from Ladybug's lucky charm , pre planned and placed by Ladybug.  He extended his hand.
"CATACLYSM!". He crushed the whistle, letting the small dainty Akuma fly out.

As he dropped to the ground, the voice on the other side of the zip line called out, " Gotcha!" Ladybug had reeled back in her yoyo and casted it out again, catching the Akuma and purifying it. " Bye-bye little butterfly." She said softly, releasing it. Then, he reseting the crime scene with her lucky charm.

" Pound it." The fists bumped each other. Saying their famous phrase in unison.

" Ladybug! Chat Noir! Do either of you have a moment? Please, I just have a few questions I want to ask you." The pair looked over at the journalists running towards them, leading the charge of other journalists, reporters, and news outlets.

" You, go ahead, I have plenty of time left, and I know paparazzi really isn't your favorite thing." Ladybug smiled at Chat Noir, sending him off before he could be questioned. She knew that he already had paparazzi following him everywhere, in his civilian identity. He had for years, but it had only gotten worse as of late.

As everyone asked her questions, she did her best to answer. Making sure to smile and be honest, yet careful not to give any personal information away.

" Rater Ladybug, are you and Chat Noir dating? Many say they have seen and heard you acting like a couple."

Before she could answer, she saw most of the paparazzi running down the street, clustering in spot around a teenage girl.

" she just came out of nowhere." A voice in the crowd claimed.

Ladybug picked up her bug phone and dialed Adrien Agreste's phone number. "Hey Chat, we have a problem." She sighed and checked the time.

7:37 a.m