Stop Fighting This Love [Complete]

3~~ Charge!

A/N: above is an accurate representation of Ladybug and Chat Noir that I believe also fits the description I have of them in this story.

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Marinette usually hated royal meetings. It dragged on and they could never really talk about issues without there being an argument between the magistrate and their head soldier, Marinette's eldest cousin, Louis Cheng. However, the debate they were having that day was quite interesting to her.

The main topic that day was about an incident from the Agreste Kingdom. A vigilante, by the name of Chat Noir, fought a soldier nearby a bakery where an actress was about to be sent to prison for not asking permission for property.

Marinette glanced at the empty chair besides her. King Thomas could not make it to the meeting that week because he had other business to attend to. If he were to be there, the conclusion to the meeting would have been official already.

"He should have left her," one of the reporters commented on the case, "Did she not deserve to go to prison? The Agreste family has a say in what performances are acceptable—"

"It's not about that," Louis argued, turning the subject back to Chat Noir, "this is about people acting out towards soldiers as if we are the danger to the country. This is about whether or not we should expect a vigilante who uses this...'dark magic' like Chat Noir in the Dupain Kingdom."

Marinette perked up at the mention of 'dark magic'. What did her cousin mean by that? And Chat Noir rang a bell in her head somewhere— she could not place it.

"We cannot deny that rumours spread fast," the magistrate added, "There is no doubt that there will be some resistance in sectors of the Gollieb country, but I do believe that they are more worried about the war."

Some of the members glanced in the Marinette's direction and she tried her best to look confident. They were expecting the princess to say something like her father would because she was going to lead them into battle after all, was she not?

"I know that many of you are concerned whether or not our numbers are enough according to the armies set out by the Bourgeois Kingdom..."

A few nods of agreement passed over the table, urging her to continue. Marinette did not know how to explain her thoughts in a structured way to the magistrate, or the rest of the jury for that matter. She did not know how they would take her views and whether they would approve or not, but she had to tell them before it was too late.

"I had sent out a letter to the Agreste Kingdom..."

A ripple of shocked silence shuddered the table before a wave of arguments development afterwards:
"Our enemy becoming an ally?"
"This is preposterous!"
"Who decided this?"