Toi et Moi

Stormy Weather

Looking out the alleyway, my eyes widen as I watch a bus flying straight towards Ladybug and Chat Noir. Not wasting any time, I run to them and manage to quickly knock them out of the way.

Tumbling down the road, we eventually skid to a stop and I quickly jump up at grin down at them. "Ha-ha that was real close, wasn't it?" I laugh and offer my hands to both of them.

They easily take my hand and pull themselves up. Watching them dust themselves off, I'm once again happy that my suit is ninety-five percent covered.

"Thanks, Lapin, you showed up just in the nick of time," Ladybug states with a smile and observes the destruction around us.

Chat crosses his arms with a huff and mutters "I totally had it under control" with a pout.

Ladybug rolls her eyes in exasperation, "sure, kitty, whatever you say. Let's get going."

The three of us take off down the street and I make sure to go slow so I don't outrun them. "So, anyone know what has her umbrella in a twist?" I question while taking in the destruction everywhere.

"Maybe she's got some unresolved anger issues?" Ladybug offers.

Chat adds, "Or maybe she didn't pass her driving test."

We're not running long before the girl pops up on a nearby broken TV. "Hello viewers," she greets with a smile, "here's the latest forecast for the first day of summer." She steps back and looks at the weather tracker. "Looks like Mother Nature had a change in plans—" her umbrella points to the screen and a snowflake appears—"summer vacation is officially over!"

"Already?" Chat bemoans, "But I look so good in a swimsuit." Ladybug looks at him in surprise and he wiggles his eyebrows.

I chuckle and grin at Chat, "I'm sure you do, but this suit will have to do until then."

Chat apparently takes offense and crosses his arms and looks away. "Calm down you two." Ladybug looks away from the screen to us, "At least now we know where to find her."

Nodding my head, a thought comes to me and I smirk at Chat. "Hey, Chat..." he turns towards me with narrowed eyes and I quickly shoot past him, "I'll race you!" I yell out as I race forward with a laugh.

Chat immediately runs after me and shouts about me cheating but I pretend not to hear him. Grinning widely, I keep my pace slow enough that I'm just far enough ahead of him that it'll frustrate him. Spotting an overturned car, I vault off of it and swing up on a lamppost and start jumping to each one. Chat opts to stay on the ground and I snicker as he keeps yelling that I'm a cheater.

We reach the news tower all too soon for my liking and I flip off the lamppost and twirl around to face Chat and Ladybug. "You're a cheater!" Chat hisses and I just shrug my shoulders.

"Okay, you two." Ladybug cuts in before anything else can be said. "She must be in there, so let's be ready for anything." Chat and I both nod, but as soon as she turns her back, I smirk at Chat, who sticks his tongue out at me in response.

Quickly entering the building, Chat stops and points to a cardboard cutout of one of the contestants from the weather show. "Hey, that girl reminds me of someone!"

Ladybug stares at the cutout and her eyes light up. "It's her—"she looks up at the TV—"the akuma must be in her parasol!" she states before rushing off.

Stopping at a pair of big, red doors, we try to push on them but to avail. Not saying anything, we all agree to kick down the door.

Charging in, we all slide to a stop and I stare at the TV recording. "It's..." I trail off dumbly.