Miraculous One-Shots | Miraculous Ladybug

.:Saltwater Rain:.

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.:One-Shot:.

The rain poured hard that day. It soaked Ladybug all over, not helping her grasp on her yoyo.

She and Chat had just finished fighting an akuma, but the both of them were hanging by her magic yoyo, which was attached to a jut in the Eiffel Tower. Both were holding onto each other's hand, Ladybug's left was gripping onto the unbreakable string.

"Don't worry, Chat," Ladybug grimaced from holding Chat by his clawed fingers. "We'll get up somehow, just let me figure out."

Chat was silent, looking down at the ground, which was hidden by fog and clouds.

Ladybug felt as though the yoyo's string would break, even though that was impossible. It felt as though her calmness would.

"Ladybug," Chat said, his voice cutting through the short silence. She was surprised that he called her by her official superhero name. "I'm gonna do something, but you're just gonna have to let me."

Immediately, Ladybug knew what he had in mind. Her eyes widened and she went in a fearful panic. "No, no! I can figure something out, minou! Just give me more time-"

"Ladybug," he said sternly. That brought her to look at his face. He tried looking tough, but behind his eyes was softness. "Please."

"No," she ordered, grabbing onto his slippery wrist, holding back tears that were on the ridge of her eyelid, threatening to spill out. "I can think of-"

Chat's ring beeped, a final warning. He paid no attention to it and kept his eyes on her. "It's for you."

"No! I don't care about keeping our identities a secret anymore! You don't have to sacrifice your life to make me-"

"You don't have to worry, My Lady-," Chat assured. He wriggled out of her hand and from then, time slowed.

"CHAT NOIR NO!" she reached out to the falling black cat, hot tears rushing down her cheeks. Even though he fell at the speed of molasses being poured out of a jar, she missed his hand, which was an inch too far.

He detransformed in midair, leaving Adrien falling, a sad smile on the face looking up at her. She gasped, the rain entering her mouth and tickling her tongue. It tasted like saltwater, as if the sky were crying too.

"-Cat's always land on their feet, right?"

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