Miraculous: Marinette's Promise (Book Three Of the "Marinette's Baby" Series) ✔

Chapter 28

Rain.

Chat Noir hadn't felt it in such a long time.
It was cold, and he glanced up at the sky as he stood in between the two towers on the west facade of the cathedral. His hand reached up, capturing the cool rain drops on the palm of his hands.

It was as if the sky cried, and though he believed he had enough of it, he couldn't help but to feel that his heart poured out into the streets. He was a cat led astray, and even though he was once the vengeful cat in the night, he was completely lost.

And he definitely wasn't vengeful. He felt nothing.

The feline closed his eyes, relaxing as the rain continued to fall against him. He opened his eyes, not once flinching as the thunder erupted. His cat like ears flattened against his head and he turned, his eyes glancing up at the spire of the building.
The hero moved towards one of the towers of the Notre Dame, running his hand between the gaps and admiring the large bell inside.

He wondered if Lila had planned to show and taken his word for it.
Granted, she did have a thing for Adrien that appeared to be short lived due to her desire for power and greed, Chat had hoped Lila was still foolish enough to trust him.
Chat found himself growing distant, and at that point he couldn't have cared less what happened to him.

Lila had beaten him down to a pulp.
She had planned this. She mentally tortured him, she emotionally tortured him
She was ruining his life.
The blonde glanced above him, his pupils narrowing the moment he caught Lila landing on the other side of the spire.
She stood up straight, looking down at the streets below. She watched as the tourists cleared the way, attempting to move away from the rain.
Chat Noir remained impassive, moving slowly towards her as he meticulously took each step against the wooden roof of the cathedral.
His hair was soaked and the rain dripped down his suit.
Just above the bend, Adrien could spot his fiance's childhood home. He could see the balcony she would stand on many times.
He remembered before Louis was born how they had broken up, and he returned to her balcony begging for her to take him back.
His facial expression only grew more grave.
He couldn't feel guilty anymore. He continued to remember every experience he had with Marinette, and each time he wondered if she would have still lived if they had never crossed paths.

"What are you doing?"

Chat paused as he heard Ladybugs voice in his head. He glanced back at her.
Ladybug stood just behind him, her arms crossing as she reprimanded him.

Chat ignored her, turning his head and jumping as she appeared right in front of him.

"I know what you're thinking..." she murmured, her blue eyes locked on him as Chat simply walked right through her, forcing her to dissapear as a mist of imagination.

Chat extended his weapon, approaching Lila at full force before he placed the weapon at her neck, pulling her close to him as he held her hostage.
Lila gasped, her hands immediately gripping on to his weapon in an attempt to pry it away from him.
Her heart raced at the sound of his cold voice.

She knew what would have happened if they crossed paths again.

"Look..." Chat instructed, edging Lila closer to the edge of the room. Her green eyes glanced down at the drop below. She pressed her lips together as she struggled against him.

"Do you think a fall from that height could kill a person?" Chat asked, his voice remaining eerily calm as he spoke.

"Where's Ladybug?" Lila grunted, squirming in his arms, but also keeping her feet planted to the floor in case Chat decided to push her over the edge.

Chat glanced ahead of him, his eyes fixating on the balcony where he used to spend with his lady.

"She won't be joining us tonight..." Chat uttered out before he ducked his foot beneath Lila, tripping her to the ground. Chat grabbed on to her chest, body slamming her into the old roof. The structure crashed open, sending her flying into the ribvault of the cathedral.