Chapter 21

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Marinette stared at Cat Noir, feeling her heart sink.

"I-I-I..." Marinette stuttered, feeling tears roll down her cheeks.

Suddenly Cat Noir ran towards her and hugged her.

"I'm so happy it's you..." He whispered.

Marinette held him tightly.

"UGH! I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE DEAD!" Volpina pulled Cat Noir and Marinette apart with her earsplitting scream.

"What can I say? I've got nine lives." He winked and ran at Volpina, tripping her over and pinning her on the wall.

He grabbed Marinette's earrings, he swiftly twosted around, tossing them to Marinette.

"Tikki, spots on!" She called.

Cat Noir grabbed Volpina's necklace and Volpina leapt at Cat Noir, trying to get it back, but instead, she fell off of the side. Toppling down the Eiffel Tower.

Ladybug and Cat Noir stared in shock as they heard a devastatingly loud thump.

Cat Noir looked down.

Ladybug put her hand on his shoulder.

"We couldn't have done anything... S-She's gone." She whispered.

Cat Noir nodded solemnly and broke the necklace.

Ladybug de-evilized the akuma, sending the beautiful white butterfly to flutter off.

"PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR LADYBUG AND CAT NOIR!" Someone snarled frim behind them.

The superheros shot their hands up, seeing many armed police officers.

"W-What's wrong?!" Ladybug asked.

"What is the meaning of Leila down there, at the base of the Tower DEAD?!" One demanded.

"I-It wasn't our fault! There was an akuma. We-" 

"You are SUPERHEROES! Not superKILLERS!" The police officer snarled, aiming his gun at Ladybug.

Cat Noir pushed Ladybug behind him.

"Officer, please. You wouldn't be alive if it weren't for us. I remember when YOU were akumatized as Roger Cop and afterwards, you told Ladybug and I how you could never thank us enough! Show us your gratitude now and put down that gun! We are already shocked as it is that this happened, but we couldn't have done anything!" Cat Noir hissed.

The officers looked at one another, bewildered.

"Fine. But if there is EVER another death, you both will be banished from Paris." He growled and motioned the officers to join him as they left.

After they left, Ladybug slid down onto the floor and covered her face with her hands.

"Ladybug? What-"

"I'm so sorry..." She whispered.

"Sorry for what?" Cat Noir asked.

"For giving away my Miraculous, for revealing my identity, for causing the akuma, for killing Leila!" Ladybug cried.

"What?! Ladybug you didn't kill Leila. Stop this nonsense!" Cat Noir protested, outraged.

Ladybug flinched at his harsh words.

Cat Noir sat beside her.

"Ladybug... Or Marinette... I feel like this is the perfect time to reveal myself to you." Cat Noir murmured.

Ladybug widened her eyes, 

"Cat, you don't have to-"

Cat Noir took her hands.

"Together." He murmured.

Ladybug nodded and closed her eyes, so did Cat Noir.

"Tikki, s-spots off..." Lasybug said.

"Plagg, claws away..." Cat Noir murmured.

They waited a moment.

"Are you sure you w-want to do this?" Marinette asked.

"Y-Yes... On three... One..." 

"T-Two..." Marinette whispered.

"Three!" 

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