When the Cat Met the Wolf

10. Of Partnerships & Phone Calls

"Where's your precious Tigre Blanco now?!" yelled Flame Stryke, as the citizens on the street looked at him terrified. He proceeded to set a nearby car on fire, causing the people to run for their lives.

"Oye!" yelled Tigre Blanco, throwing his boomerang at his head. This called his attention, as the boomerang came back to Thiago's hands "Looking for me?" he jumped, flipped, and landed on the street with a pose "Leave now, and no one has to get hurt" Thiago always tried to reason with the villains, which didn't work most of the time, before resorting to attack them.

"Give me your miraculous, and no one will" replied Flame Stryke, to which Thiago clicked his tongue.

"Sorry, no can do" he replied, before looking up to one of the roofs. The villain followed his gaze confused, and didn't see anyone.

"What? Waiting for someone to come rescue you?" he mocked.

"I don't need rescuing" he replied confidently "It's you who will" Flame Stryke frowned confused, just as a shrill melody started to sound in his head. He groaned in pain because of it.

"What is that?!" he questioned, and all he received as a reply was a laugh as the melody stopped "Who dares to produce that terrible sound?!" he looked around, searching for the person responsible.

"Geez, chill" replied Loup d'Argent, landing besides Tigre "It's not like you are some prince or something" her  violin was on her left hand, and she was holding the bow in her right hand.

"Who are you? Are you responsible for that sound?!" questioned Flame Stryke angrily, his fists bursting into flames.

"Loup d'Argent, à votre service" replied the girl with a bow "I'd shake your hand, but it's probably burning"

"You think you are so great, huh? You think a girl like you can beat me?!"

"I don't think, darling" replied the wolf with a smirk "I know" that being said, she started to play another set of shrill notes with another smirk. She adored her powers. By doing what she loved to do, she could help other people as well.

"Keep playing!" yelled Tigre Blanco. Flame Stryke groaning in pain was giving them the advantage. He took some ropes from his pocket, and wrapped them around his legs and body, making him lose balance. As he had been too busy trying to block the melody the girl was playing, he hadn't kept a close eye on Thiago.

Once Flame Stryke was on the floor, and Loup had stopped playing, Thiago smirked.

"Espíritu animal!" once he said that, the spirit of a white tiger came from inside of him and wrapped Flame Stryke in a white mist. Once a blue light appeared inside of the mist, it vanished, and the only person left was a normal man, no longer akumatized.

The girl smiled, and proceeded to play another melody, which returned everything to normal.

"No need to thank me" stated Arianne good-heartedly, when her and Thiago went back to Thiago's apartment.

"I could've handle it" he replied the same way, making her chuckle.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever you say" the girl dismissed his comment, making him chuckle at her as he turned on the TV.

"Barcelona has another hero to thank!" said the reporter on the news channel. A picture of Loup was shown in the screen "It's none other than the one and only Loup d'Argent from Paris, France. Earlier today she was spotted with Tigre Blanco, our own hero. Witnesses say that they didn't see her, but they did hear a violin melody, beautiful for them, but annoying for Flame Stryke! Is that Loup d'Argent's secret skill? How close is she with Tigre Blanco? And is this the end of Paris's favourite trio? Stay tuned for more news on this extraordinary event!"

"I could get use to this" said Arianne with a nod and a smile.

A couple of days later, the news of Loup d'Argent in Barcelona had reached Paris and, as they both were on night patrol at the top of a building, Chat Noir was having a crisis, and Ladybug kept wondering why she had to be there with a panicking cat. 

"We don't know anything about this guy, what if he convinces her to stay there with him? She might not come back!" said Chat Noir, giving Ladybug a quick glance.

"They seem to be good friends, kitty" said Ladybug, rolling her eyes "And she would never abandon us"

"I've got an idea!" announced Chat Noir, causing Ladybug to look at him curiously "We can call her, and she can explain things"

"She doesn't have to explain anything" Ladybug replied "Besides, we don't even know if she'd answer. She could be busy"

"We have to try" replied the cat, taking out his staff and calling their friend. 

Back in Barcelona, Loup d'Argent and Tigre Blanco had just finished fighting another akumatized person, when her phone rang.

"Bonjour, kitty!" she greeted, seeing Chat Noir on the other side of the screen "How are things going?"

"Somebody here is panicking because of the recent news we heard from you, even when I told him it'd be fine" Ladybug stated sharply, making their friend chuckle.

"Who's that tiger fellow?" Chat questioned sternly, folding his arms. 

"He's a friend of mine" she replied, shrugging it off "We've known each other for awhile, I came to visit him"

"Are you coming back?" questioned Chat Noir with uncertainty, to which she smiled.

"Of course I'm coming back" she assured "I'm not abandoning you or anything"

"Told ya" Ladybug stated, giving Chat Noir a glance.

"I'll see you in a couple of days, guys. Au revoir"