Overdose : A Miraculous Ladybug Fanfiction

Devastation

Paris circumscribed to the tenebrosity of the night. Paris— the city of love — was indeed  gorgeous. A certain polka-dotted hero wouldn't quite agree. Ladybug sat upon the Eiffel Tower. She was supposed to be on nightly patrol with her fellow guardians of Paris; Rena Rouge, Carapace, Queen Bee and ,of course, her feline partner, Chat Noir. Needless to say, she had called off the patrol tonight since it wasn't just a few rain showers here and there. Lighting flashed across the sky, thunder roared, but Ladybug did not mind at all. It helped distract her from the unbearable misery she was feeling deep in her heart. Nevertheless, bounding across rooftops with the tomcat was one of her favorite pass times. It had always been a proclivity of hers. Tonight was not immaculate as others. Her relationship with Chat wasn't as virtuous as she would have hoped. Howbeit, Ladybug had been fighting off the urge to succumb to the anguish and devastation that was bubbling  up inside her. The dolefulness rising caused heated tears to fall down  her face.

Like she hasn't cried enough. Just a few hours ago her whole world crashed down before her. Her usual bright blue-bell eyes and red from her brackish, merciless teardrops. A model with emerald eyes of beaux ideals popped into her head. She decided she had to kick her habit now or else she never will. She heart broke at the thought but Adrien Agreste, was a drug, her drug, that she needed to get rid of. 

"Tikki, spots off." under a flash of pink light Marinette Dupain-Cheng appeared.

"Marinette, it is not safe to detransform here! What if Chat Noir chose to still come out in this weather? What if he sees you?" Tikki's voice softened as she spoke. The little kwami knew Marinette was trying not to capitulate to Hawkmoths's ascendancy. 

"Tikki, dont worry. I'm just worried about akuma. It's almost happened before and the last thing Paris needs is akumatized Ladybug," tears hung from her eyelashes. "I let myself fall in love with Adrien. I knew he was out of my league. I never had a chance, Tikki."

"Marinette, maybe he just wasn't having a good day." Tikki tried to console her and cheer her up with an embrace since yesterday had not been such a wonderful day either.

-- Yesterday --

Ladybug fumbled back ans she collapsed against the rooftops. Her yo yo failed to capture the corrupted butterfly. Guilt, and fear ran through her veins replacing her blood. Ladybug heard the loud thumps of her heartbeat deep in her skull, an echoing through her eardrums. Chat Noir landed a few paces behind her, his eyes widened seeing the devilish butterfly begin to flutter away. But in that moment all he focused on was his lady. He gulped terribly nervous. His lively leather tail dragged behind him, his cat-like ears drooped with regret as he stepped closer to his partner.

"Bugaboo?" The black  alley cat reached into his pocket. A rose took it's place in his paw as he reached out to touch her shoulder.  A voice in his head told him to stop and give her her space but he went against his better judgement and spoke up "I'm so sorry LB, I-"

"You what Chat? We haven't even defeated Hawkmoth! Can't you focus FOR ONCE on the task at hand!" Ladybug snapped at her partner. "We just lost an akuma Chaton -- BECAUSE OF YOU!"

"I didn't mean to--" Chat tried to speak. Though tears were just about to poor from his green eyes.

"Chat Noir! Let go of any thought you ever had of us being together! That's what got us here in the first place! You need love that I can't provide Chat! I'm not qualified for you Chat! You deserve someone you can actually have a life with. I said no Chaton."

"But LB, please, at least, let help you fix my mess--" Chat pleased tears pricking the edges of his masked eyes, hanging on by a thread or already spilling down his cheeks.

"No Chat, go home. I'll get it myself." With that she swung away, fury evident in her gorgeous blue-bell eyes.

"Ladybug!" Chat called out to her, as his tears cascaded down his face. "Damn it.." He wanted to chase after her. But a voice in the back of his head, yet again, was against it. He wasn't quite sure if it was Plagg or his own conscience. AS Chat Noir caught his last glimpse of his Ladybug. The kitten stood there for only moments. Moments that seemed the decades, no, centuries His partner was gone. Her harsh words left ringing in his ears.

"Plagg, claws in," below a dissipating defense of neon green light, Adrien Agreste was revealed.

"Kid, you okay?" Plagg muffled with his face already stuffed with Camembert. The tiny black cat kwami hovered a few inches away from the model. 

"Sure, this is just great" Adrien groaned as he sat down wiping away his tears. His heart ached. Sarcasm and pain laced his words. 

"Adrien, she didn't mean it. She is just upset about the akuma. " Plagg said after swallowing his cheese, secretly upset and sympathetic to his friend. "She doesn't want what happened with Stoneheart to repeat."

"But it's my fault." Adrien looked at Plagg "What if she wants a different partner?"

"She wont trust me, kid." Plagg burped and smiled. "I can make you just as happy as Ladybug! Listen!" Plagg cleared his throat and began  singing "CAMEMBERTTTT!!!! CAMEMBERTTTTT!!!! YOU ARE THE CHEESE OF MY DREAMSSS!!!"

A small smile appeared in the corner of his lips. "Thanks Plagg" though he stared at Paris in the direction Ladybug went.

"Don't worry about her Adrien. She will be just fine. Give her time" Plagg murmured quietly next to Adrien trying to cheer him up

"Yeah, sure." Thats when Adrien felt that dull pain hard right in the center of his chest. Heartbreak "Plagg, claws out." 

-- Back To Now --

Chat prowled the city of Paris since he couldn't sleep his mind kept meander to Ladybug and Marinette. He didn't resent the storm. He just needed an opportunity to think. He hated himself. Now, more than ever. His heart ached from Ladybug's harsh words and from witnessing his classmate in tears over him because he just had to be an ass to such a wonderful girl. He had absolutely no idea what to do next. Ladybug called off patrol so he had no chance of seeing her. He catapulted over rooftops and ledges soon came to a halt, stopping in his tracks hearing faint sobs over the loud thundering storm. Due to a crack of lightning across the Eiffel Tower he saw a familiar set of bluenette pigtails and pink jeans. He could have sworn his heart stopped seeing a small acquainted box next to the girl. His present from just earlier that day and just next to it was Marinette. The scene caused a sharp pain to shoot through his chest. Before he realized it his lips moved for him, causing a small whimper of a word to form.

"Mari?"

AN: Song Written To:  Rabbit Hole - AViVA