Chapter 14

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Ladybug is sitting on a big, cushioned chair before a large stage, which ends approximately two metres in front of her. There are bright white spotlights shining down on it. She looks up to the wall above backstage where there is a large neon sign, blazing the words 'Chat Walk' in black and green.

She hears a beat begin to play and looks back to the stage to see Chat Noir strutting down the stage, face full of confidence. He walks the length of the stage, pausing to give her a wink and causing her cheeks to turn pink, before turning and strutting back up the stage.

Next comes Spider-Man, following the same procedure as Chat: strutting down the length of the stage, each step to the beat, before pausing at the end of the stage and blowing her a kiss, causing her whole face to pick up this new pink colour, before turning and strutting back up the stage.

Then, to amaze her even more, both of the boys begin to sashay down the stage; swaying their hips and trying to subtly walk in front of the other. Whilst they walk together, she can she them 'gracefully' trying to shove each other off the stage (with Chat Noir very nearly succeeding). They then both pause at the end of the stage, twirling and posing in the most dramatic ways that they can think of before turning and sashaying up the stage, still continuing to try and shove the other off of it.

And Ladybug hates to admit it but she loves it. Giggling at their silly antics and admiring them in their poses. She wants it to go on and on so that she can continue in the fun of watching them show off.

Now the beat changes, becoming faster as someone else begins to walk down the stage. She looks down to see that she is no longer wearing her Ladybug suit, but is now sitting there as Marinette. She looks up to she that the figure strutting towards her is Peter Parker. And her breath catches in her throat. She watches as he pauses at the end of the stage, bowing and giving her a flirtatious smile, before standing and turning back the way he came.

And as he goes backstage the beat stops, the stoplights shutting off and the sign disappearing. Marinette begins to stand and panics. She loves Adrien. She wants to be with Adrien. But she's been watching these three other guys and feeling the things that she feels for him - and more.

 "Marinette! Marinette! Wake up!" Tikki calls.

Marinette sits up in her bed, facing Tikki who is hovering before her. She looks around her to see that she is no longer at the 'Chat Walk', but is instead in her room.

 "Tikki? What time is it? I just had the strangest dream..." she says.

"I know, Marinette. Everyone is dreaming - they're all having nightmares! There's an akuma and you have to find it." Tikki informs her.

"Nightmares? I didn't have a nightmare. How do you know everyone's having nightmares anyway?" asks Marinette.

"Well, your parents do talk in their sleep - and loudly - but I can sense it. The akuma. We have to go now!" Tikki exclaims as Marinette's alarm goes off, "I don't think that there'll be school today."

 And with that Marinette climbs out of bed, quickly getting dressed before calling out, "Tikki, spots on!" She is then engulfed in a bright pink and red light, replacing Marinette with Ladybug. 

 Ladybug climbs out of Marinette's bedroom and onto the rooftop. She scans her surroundings for the akuma, but she sees nothing from the morning sun. The morning is warm and bright, you would never expect the torment that the citizens of Paris are being subjected to.

She takes out her yo-yo and calls Chat Noir. It rings a few times before he picks up. She watches as his face fills the screen, tired and worried.

 "Good morning, Bugaboo. What's wrong?" he asks.

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