SHIELD likes Miraculous

Chapter 15

Watching in amazement as clusters of ladybugs race out of the room, he barely notices Ladybug struggling to hold her balance on the way to the window.

Filled with concern, he calls over, "What are you doing? You're hurt."

Stopping at the window, supporting her weight on the wall beside it, she answers, "I need to get home. My parents will be wondering where I am."

"Oh no you're not!" he says, striding over to her, "You are staying here to rest so that I can make sure that you don't collapse. How are you going to explain this to your parents? I don't think that they'd understand." And with that he leads her over to the bed again, forcing her to sit down.

"Thank you for your concern, but it doesn't even hurt that much anymore." she says, panting slightly.

"Yeah, sure." he says, looking down at her and watching her carefully, "Look, I'll let you go on your way when I'm sure that you can take care of yourself. Until then, listen to your bug-creature and rest."

Giving up resisting, she sighs before moving back against the pillows. Spider-Man takes a chair over and sets it beside her before sitting down. A moment of silence occurs before Spider-Man says, "You should probably phone your parents; let them know you're okay. Here."

Ladybug takes the phone from Spider-Man's hand, before punching in the number and saying, "You keep your phone in your suit?" and bringing it to her ear.

"Where else am I meant to put it?" he replies.

The phone rings a few times before her parents pick up. She tells them that she left to hang out with a friend and that she'll be home later. After hanging up, she gives the phone back to Spider-Man.

Taking the phone back, he asks her, "So what was that thing; the flying bug thing."

Ladybug gives a slight laugh before replying, "Tikki is my kwami. She gives me the power to become Ladybug. The only people that are meant to know of their existence are other kwamis and miraculous holders." she then continues more seriously, looking straight at him, " You can't tell anybody - I mean it - you're not suppose to know."

Spider-Man considers her for a moment, before looking her in the eyes and saying, "Don't worry, I won't."

They remain the same for a few moments, listening to the steady pass of cars outside.

"The akuma - NightMary - what exactly was her power?" Spider-Man asks, turning to look at the wall.

Ladybug thinks over this before replying, "She used knowledge from us: our past, our fears, things we love. She exaggerated them; manipulated our emotions in order to make us as scared as she was." She opens her mouth to say something, but decides against it and looks away.

"What were you going to say?" Spider-Man asks, turning to face her after having seen her out of the corner of his eye.

Pausing for a moment, she replies, "My dream was different... I was faced with the truth. Someone said something to me - about me - and I didn't want to admit that they were right because I was afraid to think differently."

Spider-Man thinks about this, he answers, "And now?"

She sighs, "And now I'm confused... but I'll figure it out. Eventually. What was your dream?"

To her surprise Spider-Man laughs, "Well, while you faced the truth, I got to meet a villian that turned me into Spider-Ham."

"Spider-Ham?" she questions, with a puzzled expression on her face.

"A pig." the seriousness of which he says this causes them both to burst out laughing as soon as they lock eyes.

"It could have been worse." Ladybug says, having calmed down. Spider-Man hums for her to continue. "You could have spent the rest of the dream dancing."