Jealous Kitty | Marichat [[DISCONTINUED]]

I Guess She Really Fell For Him, Huh?

All around the city, the Akuma alerts blasted over radios, cellphones, and loudspeakers. As people rushed into the safety of their houses, two specific people knew they wouldn't be headed home soon.

Marinette looked over at Nathanael, seeing his worry. He looked back at her, saying, "You should get home, Ladybug and Chat Noir will handle this."

She ran around to a nearby alley, watching as Nathanael rushed away. Then, she prepared for yet another fight.

"Tikki, spots on!" Marinette cried, dashing away with yo-yo in hand. She made her way across the rooftops of Paris, finding the Akuma victim with ease. Chat Noir was already at the scene, granting her a "Catastrophic events, huh, M'lady?"

She tried not to snort at the lame pun, surveying the Akuma victim. It was a girl, not much younger than them, with a long blonde ponytail like no other. It whipped wildly in the wind as she blasted some sort of music beams at the people, turning them into her followers who listened to her music loyally. Her suit was simple and black, with accents of electric blue shooting up the sides.

"I am Victoboe! People have called my oboe a clarinet for too long. Now, they will listen to my beautiful music, and see that oboes are victorious!" Victoboe shrieked. She blasted more shrill notes at the fleeing people as Ladybug took action.

Ladybug swung her yo-yo at Victoboe, smacking her oboe, hard. The girl dropped her instrument, growling as she did so. As she bent to retrieve it, Ladybug swung down and grabbed it.

"No! Not my precious Marlow!" Victoboe screeched as Ladybug tossed the oboe to Chat Noir. He threw it on the ground with finality, smashing it with his foot. It cracked open, sending... not an Akuma. The reed shot out and nailed a bypasser in the face. The man looked disgusted and confused.

"Heh heh, whoops," Chat chuckled nervously. He turned his attention back to Victoboe, trying to see where her Akuma might be. Finally, when he had scanned through everything, his eyes settled on a choker that they had not previously noticed.

"Ladybug, her choker!" he called. Ladybug made a face seeming to say, oh, well I'm not very smart, and she swung for Victoboe once again, this time ensnaring her legs to stop her. She pulled on the string tightly, keeping Victoboe almost hog-tied on the ground. Chat quickly clawed her choker, ripping it in two. The Akuma fluttered out, and Ladybug took back her yo-yo to purify it.

"Pound it!" the two heroes smiled at each other. 

"Well, gotta bug out. See you, Chat!" Ladybug swung away, hoping she would check on Nathanael. Chat waved back, also getting away quickly. Something told him to check on Marinette...

~~~(this is a mini time skip but not really far)~~~

Marinette smiled and waved as Nathanael strolled away. She was headed home when she was interrupted by a certain black cat.

"Oh, um, hey... Chat Noir," she looked at him with confusion. Why was he going out of his way to block her? It's not like Ladybug was there to tell him to do it, like with the Evillustrator. 

"Hello, little lady. I stopped by to check how you were doing, after the Akuma and everything..." Chat lied. To be honest, he didn't know what he was doing talking to her. He had no real reason. It wasn't like she had been specifically close to the attack. He just wanted to talk to her.

"I'm fine, I was just checking on my boyfriend," Marinette replied without thinking. She and Nathanael hadn't made their relationship public, yet she let it slip in front of someone who she didn't think she saw in her personal life too much.

Chat Noir did a double take. Boyfriend?! Marinette has a boyfriend?! I mean, they were kissing in the park, but... Boyfriend?

"B-boyfriend," he managed to choke out, "the, um, Evillustrator guy?"