The Boss (Part 2)

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Couldn't be stuffed copying and pasting it onto the same chapter.
Here's part 2:

"What have I done?" Chatnoir whispered to himself, letting the rivers in his eyes fall out. Tear drops landed on the rooftops of a house with a clear view of the Eiffel Tower, it's metal structure glittering in the downpour.
"Chat?" an uncertain voice called out from behind.
"Please..." he started to say,
"No, listen, I'm sorry..." Ladybug whispered, walking up from behind and sitting next to the black cat.
Chatnoir curled up his legs.
"No, it's my fault. I shouldn't have had taken my personal problems out on you. It's just that... I..."
"No, don't say that! I wouldn't listen to you, I was the one who mistreated you Chat." Ladybug cried out, surprised that he would take the blame on himself, "I realised, I have treated you unfairly, I have been blind and oblivious too all your feelings, I-"
"But I was the one who started the argument! I don't want to keep on doing this! I-"
Ladybug had put her index finger on his lips.
"I think of us as equals, we are partners, not the hero and her sidekick, we are the essence of yin and yang, we live together , in harmony, not going against each other. From now on, we need to consider, consider each other, our feelings, emotions, otherwise, we may never be able to defeat our enemies, defend Paris, we need to trust each other."
Chatnoir's gaze wavered and his eyes softened.
"Thanks, ladybug. But, Paris won't be able to see through that. I may never rise up to your level, but I appreciate that you feel this way,"
"But we'll always be equals, wether or not Paris approves of it, we will always stand together, fight together, save each other, protect together. Everything." Ladybug finished, acknowledging Chatnoir with a bob of her head, her hand reached out to his and he took his line of sight up from the ground.
"You may have your heart set for someone else, but I-I... I'm sure that whoever holds it will sure be a lucky person."
He inched his hand over hers.
"Thank you, but now you know, wether we have had arguments or breakups, hard times will never be able to break the bond between us, it is special, it is more than friendship, more than partners, but not quite love. Maybe it's stronger."
Ladybug clasped her hand into his, raindrops dribbling down their costumes as they stood there, gazing into each other's iridescent eyes, sharing that special link in that moment.
"We can do this, we can find this villain and take him or her down."
"You're right ladybug."
"Remember, if you ever need a shoulder to lean on, I'll be here." she lifts a finger and wipes off some wet tears off his face, which was mingled with the rain. They both hesitated for a moment, staring into each other's iridescent eyes.
The downpour lightened, sun shined through the heavy clouds, casting a spotlight onto the two young heroes.

"Nooooooo!" a piercing shriek sounded out from behind them. As a natural reflex, instantly, the heroes shot up, weapons at the ready.
"My plan! Shattered! Why you two little brats!"
The villain was flying above them, hovering in mid-air. Her black hair was let loose, a loose red piece of hair was dangled infront of her eyes. She wore a red leotard, stretched up to her chin. It was decorated with two straight white lines down from the sides from her shoulders on each side. Orange flames danced up from a yellow belt tied at her waist. Her left hand was closed, holding something probably the size of a piece of paper.
"Sorry! I didn't catch your name. Have we met before?" Chat joked, his humour warming him up again from their earlier situation.
"Why how very polite of you to ask, my name's The Boss, and I find you very annoying... You're FIRED!"
As she said that, she opened her closed hand and shot a large fireball at chat. Luckily, he dodged and the place he was only moments ago was burnt to a crisp.
"Oh, I get it. So you like to fire people a lot hey? Well I don't think you would have many people left to work for you. Wait. No one wants to!" Chat teased, hoping that her anger would throw off her concentration. Ladybug throw her yoyo and tried wrapping it around the Boss's leg, but her leg crumpled into ashes and rematerialised unwrapped from the string. Just before gravity pulled it down, she grabbed the end and tugged viciously, catching ladybug off balance and onto the ground. With a flick of her hand, a fire cage appeared around her, ridding any chances of escaping and burning her dangerously. Her shrieks of pain could be heard throughout Paris. The woman landed on the side of the building, the precarious fall looming beneath her.
"Looks like the beetle can't handle the heat hey? Oh well, burnt beetles turn to ashes. You're too late cat."
At that point, something in chatnoir snapped.
"You..."
Charging head on, he swung his baton and dogged several fireballs before extending the stick which hit Boss right in her Achilles heel, toppling her over. Before she went over the edge, chat extended his staff quickly and hit the woman in the chest before making sure that she had fallen.
After getting rid of her, the concentration needed to sustain the cage around ladybug disappeared, leaving her burnt and hurt.
She was a mess.
Her two pigtails were very loose, hair falling out and onto her face. Her eyes were bloodshot, and a severe slash of burned skin could be clearly seen on her skin. Her face was covered in ash, masking up her pale skin and turning it black. Thankfully, her suit protected her from further damage since it covered most of her body.
"The akuma still isn't cleansed yet..." she coughed weakly, making an attempt to stand up, only to find her legs trembling and falling back into a heap again. Chat hurried over and cursed underneath his breath.
"M'lady, you are in absolutely no condition of fighting. We have to call this one quits."
Ladybug swung her arm over his shoulder and leaned on him for support.
"No! I-" she was cut off by another fit of coughing.
"Please." Chatnoir begged
"Chat, I know you care. You've always cared. But I won't get any better until after using my power. Plus, even if you do plan on making me rest it with time, we don't have it. It may give our identities away. School, work, fun. It'll give everything away. We've never called it quits before. We're not about to do it now."
Chatnoir knew he just couldn't bear another argument. Especially in her condition and the fact that he knew how important ladybug's identity was to her.
"Fine," he gritted his teeth, "but if anything else goes wrong, I swear I will have to force you to either go home or get help."
Ladybug gave Chat a wobbly smile before the adventurous glint in her eyes shimmered back into the blue orbs.

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