Marinette's Secrets ~ Continued

Chapter 4

  It was about dusk by the time I got home. I walked through the bakery and up to my room, which had been altered so a second bed for Bridgette would fit. I noticed a note she had left, saying that she had gone out on a date with Felix. I grabbed a couple macarons from a cookie jar, then popped open my purse so Tikki and Cynthia could fly out. I handed them the macarons, then laid down.
  My body had just made contact with the bed when an akuma alert sounded I my phone. I groaned, reluctantly rolling out of my bed.
  "Tikki, spots on!" I yelled, a bright light overtaking me for a few moments. Then, as my alter ego Ladybug, I stepped outside onto my balcony and yo-yo'd away.
  When I had gotten to the battle scene however, I realized I was too late. Queen Bee grinned triumphantly as she fist-bumped Chat Noir, yelling "Pound it!"
  Pound it was our saying! I had never felt so betrayed before. They hadn't even cleaned up, the akuma wasn't even cleansed! WAIT! The akuma wasn't cleansed!
  "Time to de-evilize!" I yelled out, catching the akuma in the luminescent white glow of my yo-yo. It had been slightly difficult, since the akuma had already been a good distance away, but I managed. I released it, solemnly whispering "Bye bye, little butterfly". I called my lucky charm, it ending up being a dull gray rock. I rolled my eyes. How ironic that the rock literally described me right now. I tossed it up, saying "Miraculous Ladybug!" Ladybugs swarmed around the city, restoring it to its regular form. I suddenly felt like a one-person clean-up crew.
  I turned just in time to see Chat wrap an arm around Queen Bee's shoulder. I groaned. No matter how many times I had stopped him from doing this to me, I missed it. It should be me Chat's working with, not some yellow and black striped attention seeker. I was startled out of my thoughts when I heard Chat speak up. He looked at the reporters while saying "Queen Bee is the best partner I could ever ask for."
  My heart stopped.
  How had things changed so quickly? Only months ago they had been saying that to each other. Did I not matter anymore? A pang of bitter emotions swept across my body.
  I spun on my heels, yo-yo'ing down the block. Tears burned at the back of my eyes, but I refused to cry. I was Ladybug. No matter what happened, I would always have to be strong. Before, I could tell myself I had to be strong because I was who everyone looked to for reassurance, but now I wasn't so sure. Nobody would notice if I cried just a little bit...
  No. I could not cry. I would not cry.
  I found some random empty balcony, and chose to sit down. Since there was no side railing, I freely swung my legs over the edge. I put my head in my hands, then released a long sigh. Was Chat Noir no longer my partner? Was the only thing I was good for was cleaning up their messes? My earrings beeped once, reminding me that I had to head home soon. I was about to get up when I heard a thump come from beside me. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that it was Chat Noir.
  "What's wrong, M'lady? I hate to see you so sad."
  It took all I had not to let out an unladylike snort. The person who hated to see my sadness was the cause of it. Instead, I turned away, narrowing my eyes at nothing in particular.
  "Go away," I said quietly, yet firmly. Instead of obeying, he stepped closer, putting a hand on my shoulder. A growl rose from my throat and my anger finally boiled over. I slapped his hand off, then whipped my yo-yo around his feet. I jerked it, causing him to land on his side with a squeak.
  "Ow! What was that for?" He yelped. I ignored him, instead dragging him forward until he was hanging upside-down infront if me.
  "Pound it," I say, extending my fist towards him. He looked at it quizzically, then extended his fist. Before they touched, however, I withdrew mine. "Oh, wait. 'Pound it' is only for partners." I said dryly, venom laced into my voice.
  "But we are partners..." he started, his voice filled with confusion. I glared at him.
  "No. No, we are not. I'm no longer your partner, Chat Noir. You've got Queen Bee," I paused, then changing my voice so it sounded slightly like him. " the best partner I could ever ask for."
  Guilt spread across his face. My expressions went from mostly sad and slightly angry to complete anger. Then, I continued, "Well if you are such good partners, then how come you almost let an akuma get away and left Paris destroyed? I had to come in and clean up the mess you two made. But never mind that, I'm just the 'clean-up girl'. Not your partner," at this point, my eyes were ablaze.
  I lowered him down the side of the building until he was a couple feet off the ground, then I retracted my yo-yo and let him drop. He landed on his shoulder with a muffled thump. My miraculous beeped for the second time, reminding me I had to get going. I turned and started to leave.
  "Ladybug, wait!" Chat called after me.
  I spun around to give him one last death glare, then turned back around and started jumping towards home. However, if I would've looked closer, I would've been able to tell from his clouded eyes that he had so much to tell me.
  I sprinted from building to building, racing along the rooftops. It wasn't that hard to remember the not-so-long-ago times that Chat had been racing beside me, laughing joyously at our temporary freedom. Despite the happiness the memories gave me, I had to push them away. No matter how much I missed the old times, things would never be the same again.
  I ran harder, trying to escape the raging emotions that clouded my mind. I ran faster and faster, everything around me blurring and turning into one. I became dizzy, not only from my surroundings, but the feelings that haunted my soul. I truly hoped Cynthia was right. Things could only get better, right?

  Hey guys! Yes, I finally updated. It may or may not be 2:00 in the morning as well. 😅 No, I didn't abandon the book, I've just been really busy with stuff in real life, along with another fanfic I'm writing. I'm devoting so much to my new fanfic, I feel like it's become a project. When I post it, I recommend y'all check it out. It's my attempt at a Princess Marinette fanfic, but with my spin on it. I wanted to shout out a thanks to everyone who saved my book to their reading list! It really means a lot.
  Incase y'all were wondering, no, this book isn't always going to be this negative. Trust me, things will get more positive, just wait a couple more chapters. 😉

  I decided that it would be fun to have something to do with my readers, so from now on, I'm going to ask a question  a the end of each chapter. I'll answer it, and then y'all can answer in the comments if you want!

Question:
If you have any Miraculous for a day, which one would you choose?

My answer:
I would probably choose the Ladybug or the Fox. It's really hard to choose, but if the Fox has the same amount of power that that Ladybug has, I would probably choose the Fox. I just love her outfit and her illusion abilities!

That's all for now! Bug out!

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