Tikki's under the weather - Multimouse x Chat / Marinette x Adrien

A Game of Cat and Mouse

Chat landed on the chimney of the Dupain-Cheng household. He scaled down the brick surface, and toed boots tapped the wooden floor. He reached down to knock on the trap door when, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glint of something. Embedded in the dirt of a flower pot, he pulled out a framed photo. He wiped away the dirt and was shocked to see himself looking back.

Before he could process anything, the trap door opened.

"Oh, hey, Chat. I thought I heard something up here. I'm just on my way out, I could have met you there."

Her beautiful blue blue eyes seemed to sparkle when she talked, and he couldn't help but stare for a moment. Realizing he had a stupid look on his face, he corrected it and raised the photo up.

"Who's the good-looking fellow in the photo?"

"T-h... where did you get that?" She looked at the photo with a creased brow. A bead of sweat began to form on her forehead. 'That damn, accursed photo!' She thought.

"I asked first Mousenette, but if you must know," he pointed towards the mound of dirt sticking out of the flower pot. "Is he your gardener, perhaps?"

"No, he is not my gardener. That's Adrien Agreste, you know who he is." She pointed at a not so distant build board. "Everyone knows who he is."

"Not exactly what I meant. Who is he to you? I'm guessing..." he placed a finger to his chin. "Oh, ex-boyfriend?" He said, raising an eye brow and giving her his signature grin.

"WHAT? No. He's-"

"Future boyfriend?" He said with a wink.

Her already reddening face flushed a deeper red. "W-why are you so interested, huh? You Jealous?" Managing to dodge the question, she turned the tables on him. She rested her palm out towards him and gestured towards the photo.

A momentary flash of recognition flashed in his mind as she remained him of Ladybug.

With a chuckle, he gave her a shrug. "Who knows, maybe." With another smile, he passed her the photo. He allowed her a moment to place it in her room before they headed off towards their originally planned location.

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Entering through a hole in the roof, Multimouse looked to Chat Noir for answers.
"What's with this dingy place anyhow?"

"It's not dingy... however you could say it's Unrefined."
Multimouse was unimpressed with the gratified smile he wore.

The two found themselves in a long since abandoned refinery. It hadn't been used since the last World War. It was rundown, to say the least.

"What's with this UNREFINED place?" She corrected.

"Well, my little mouse, let me enlighten you. This place offers a stunning multi-level open floor plan. Looking up, you can see the ceiling is adorned with more rusted chains than your heart could ever desire. These steel beams and rafters grant us unexpected holds and points to push off. But wait! There's more. Since this fine establishment was created before Osha. We have pit falls, tight corridors, and the best part is that we can overwork you without anyone being the wiser."

"Now that you mention it. The risk of tetanus really is appealing. I hope I don't need a deposit. This suit doesn't leave room for a purse."

"No deposits needed, so long as you break something."

"Seriously though, Chat. How did you find this place?"

He pointed towards the hole in the ceiling. "Two months ago, an Akuma launched me across the city. Unfortunately, I found out the hard way that rusted metal sheets won't carry the weight of one high-velocity cat boy."