Love Square -Adrienette/LadyNoir/MariChat/Ladrien MIRACULOUS LADYBUG FANFIC

CH37 Aquamarine

[Marinette's POV]

My class had a lecture first thing in the morning. It was so boring but I had to force myself to stay awake because the information was important. We're doing a report on marine biology for our science assessment. Luckily that's over now. We're just about to start our tour of the aquariums, I can't wait to see all the cool fish. I'm gonna take tons of photos to show Cat Noir when I get home.

"You seem pretty happy for someone that just sat through two hours of some old guy talking about fish." Alya says.

"I just can't wait to see the aquariums!" I reply excitedly. "And then I get to go home and tell—" I cut myself off and quickly calm down. "A-And tell my parents all about it."

"Haha, you're such a cutie." Alya says.

Alya and I are right up front next to the tour guide. We pass a door from which loud voices are erupting.

"What's going on in there?" I ask.

"Unfortunately, some staff are being let go today. Our organisation is going through some budget cuts." The tour guide answers. She turns to the rest of the group and raises her voice. "This way please!"

The tour guide leads us through a large archway and down a long, winding passageway but instead of walls, it's the glass tank of an aquarium. It looks like we're walking through a tube on the ocean floor—it's amazing! I'm frantically snapping photos from every angle as we walk. We are just past halfway when all of a sudden the fish around us scramble away into hiding.

"What's wrong with the fish?" Questions Alya.

The tour guide looks around uneasily. "I don't know."

I hear the sound of smashing glass in the distance. It is growing louder and louder.

"Students get back to your cabins!" Ms Bustier yells.

Our entire tour group runs past me towards the exit but I follow my instincts and go towards the danger.

A young man wearing a long, dark blue lab coat is calmly walking through the hallway. The glass is cracking and smashing as he passes but instead of flooding out, the water just swirls around him in the air.

"You can't fire Aquamarine." The man says. "I'm nothing but water, baby."

As I thought, an akumatized victim. But where can I transform? I'm in the middle of an open hallway and I don't know which exit is closer.

A familiar voice echoes through the hallway. "I knew something around here seemed fishy."

I would recognise that sense of humour anywhere!

Cat Noir leaps down out of nowhere and kicks Aquamarine in the face. He grunts angrily and throws violent gestures and Cat Noir. The water around Aquamarine shoots at Cat Noir, who flips around dodging each attack.

"Hey chummy!" He yells. "Don't you know that the fish need this water? You're being very shellfish."

I let out a small giggle. That stupid cat, joking around at a time like this.

Aquamarine whips round to the sound of my laughter. He sneers and turns towards me. Cat Noir follows his gaze, eyes widening at the sight of me.

"Mari!" He yells.

Aquamarine raises his hand but Cat Noir tackles him to the ground. He quickly sprints towards me and scoops me off the ground.

"Woah!" I say in surprise as Cat Noir starts running away with me in his arms.

"Don't think this means I'm letting you off the hook!" Cat Noir yells back at Aquamarine.

"You're puns are terrible." I say even though I'm smiling.