Secret Kiss

Volpina!

Chat could feel the stinging pain on the back of his head as he chased down the group of akumas that seemed to be multiplying as his vision blurred and shifted. He could feel his body fighting against his mind as it attempted to stop, to rest. He needed rest his body told him while his groggy mind urged him to continue. It was a concussion, he decided as he slid to an awkward stop on the next rooftop. It had to be a concussion from that stupid blondes dumb boomerang. His knees shook then gave out all together causing him to fall back with a thump into a sitting position that caused him to support himself by pressing his hands against the burning tiles of the roof below him. His head swam as the world whirled in a lazy circle around him.

"Fuck." He groaned as he closed his eyes tightly against the sight. Immediately his head felt heavy and rolled to rest on his right shoulder, "can't, sleep." He stated through gritted teeth as he forced his eyes open once again.

"Getting sleepy?" His bright green eyes quickly located the grinning face of Kevo who was lounging in the air a few feet above him.

"Wouldn't you like that!" He snapped before grabbing his throbbing head. Kevo chuckled in his akumatized state which caused it to come out deep and raspy, almost as if he was sick.

"If I wanted you asleep, you would be asleep." The answer sent a shiver down the black clad heros spine.

"Why are you here just talking to me? Why not try to take me out or take my ring or both?" Chat asked as the pain in his head intensified.

"I am not the physical type." The akumatized Kevo shrugged as he spoke.

"Not the-" Chat did not have time to finish his thought as his body suddenly felt as if it had gained several tons of weight, especially against his arms, "you- your controlling my perception of reality aren't you!" He accused as he fell back onto his back harshly. The response he received was yet another out of harsh laughter.

"Even if you figured it out, it's not like you can stop it. Clearly you're too weak to even fight back against me. What will you do when the others show up I wonder." Chats eyes narrowed as Kevo lazily drifted around him.

"Where are the others?" He growled.

"Oh, just chasing down your little love bug." The sound of the akumas victims voice echoed around Chat as he shit his eyes tightly against yet another wave of excruciating pain in the back of his head.

"Ladybug will defeat them easily." He stated through clenched teeth as he gripped his head in pain.

"Who said they were chasing down Ladybug?" The smirk that he received made his blood run cold. If they weren't going after Ladybug as Ladybug that meant they knew who she was outside of her mask, that was something that not even he knew. His worry and fear swirled around in the pit of his stomach turning into a sickly feeling that caused him to have the urge to vomit.

"What, why?" Was all he could manage to get out.

"Because we know it will hurt the Agrestes, at least the boy." Another round of laughter caused Chats head to swim, they were going to hurt Ladybug to get back at him, but why?

"You mean they lost the shop because Mr. Agreste is buying out that part of town to build a bigger store?" Marinette was once again out of her mask and feeding Tikki from the stash of cookie that Alya had given her before. The two teens sat cross legged on the floor with a low table separating them from the short old man that Tikki called Master Fu. He looked tired and almost sickly as he laid out the foreclosure papers before the two girls.

"It happened about a week ago, they were fighting against him the entire time but they simply could not acquire the money to keep OC open. Chi was heartbroken the last time I saw her, and angry. When I warned her against such emotions she simply stated 'being one of the akuma, I could use the power about now.' And then she was gone." His explanation caused both girls to gasp in shock.