Heart and War// Feathers and Stripes Book 2

Chapter 15

                       NOTE- Listen to the Hamilton Burn Instrumental while reading this for the best experience.

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   La Peon took a deep breath, and entered the smoke again, aiming to get Ladybug first, because she had a yoyo that could get the others out without actually having to go in and face whatever emotional state they would be in.

Instead of getting to Ladybug's first, La Peon encountered Chat first. Chat was trying not to cry, but it was obvious that he wanted to, and La Peon didn't know that he could hold the crying in much longer. La Peon went over, and he looked at her. His face turned from sadness to shock.

"A-are you the real-" Chat asked. La Peon nodded, and gave him a hug. He hugged her back only to let out a slight gasp and pullback. La Peon winced as he looked from her face to her stomach.

"Surprise... Tigre and I are having another child" La Peon whispered. Chat nodded.

"Peon, you shouldn't be out here right now! You shouldn't even be transformed!" Chat exclaimed, pacing. La Peon looked to the ground, and then sighed.

"I know, but I couldn't let you guys do all this for yourselves. Chat, there are so many akumatized people and akumas out there waiting to strike. " La Peon admitted. Chat looked at her, suddenly very serious.

"Akumas? As in, the one who akumatize people?" Chat said warily. La Peon nodded. Chat's eyes widened, and he allowed her to grab his arm and push him out of the smoke. She followed.

"Where's Ladybug's smoke circle?" Chat asked quickly as soon as he saw her. La Peon pointed to it. Chat thanked her, and ran to it. With no other distractions now, Peon rushed over to Tigre's smoke circle that surrounded him. She burst into it, and saw Tigre silently crying.

"Tigre!" She whispered, hardly daring to breath. He didn't notice her yet. La Peon saw a akuma getting close. She felt a flurry of panic erupt in her stomach.

"Watch out!" She screamed. Not knowing what else to do, she flung herself at him, knocking him clear of the akuma. She landed beside him when the rolling stopped. Her head was spinning. She carefully got up, and looked at Tigre. 

Tigre was up, and staring in shock at her. La Peon froze, not knowing what to do. He had told her to not transform and put the baby in danger, and yet she had, and even thrown herself into someone to knock them clear of a akuma.

"Peon!" Tigre whispered, his voice sharp and quick with worry. La Peon looked guiltily at the ground. 

"I know, I'm sorry.....aren't you happy I'm here though? I saved you from getting akumatized." La Peon said softly.

"Heh..that's twice I've almost gotten akumatized cause of you" Tigre mused. La Peon's eyes widened, and she felt anger hit her hard and fast.

"Well fine! Get akumatized next time! See if I care. I'm going to go help Ladybug and Chat." La Peon said coldly, her earlier desire to see him and help him fading fast.

"Oh, so it's not ok for me to care about the well being of the baby?" Tigre muttered. La Peon spun around to glare at him.

"I AM CARING ABOUT THE BABY, BUT I WAS ALSO TRYING TO CARE FOR YOU!" La Peon shouted, hurt cutting through her words. She wanted to slap him for all the unnecessary pain he was causing her, but two arms held her back. Chat and Ladybug came through the smoke, and Peon discovered Chat was the one holding her back.

"Don't do it." Chat whispered to her. La Peon let herself shake with all the hurt and anger she felt, and when she had calmed down, Chat let her go. La Peon was steered towards the Eiffel tower.

"I shouldn't have left you to get him alone. I should have known he would be a huge pain in the butt to you about this." Chat said as they walked. La Peon curled her fingers into a fist, and walked faster.

When they got to the point in the Eiffel Tower where the new Hawkmoth was, La Peon was ready to battle. 

"Well, I see one couple got in a fight! And the women pregnant! Wow, what a show." A women's voice taunted. La Peon narrowed her eyes. The new Hawkmoth...was a women. She hadn't expected that.

"Oh, and darling don't worry. Your man is taken care of."  The new Hawkmoth said to La Peon. This caused a quick panic. 

"In what way?" La Peon said, worry increasing by the second. As mad as she was at him right now, he was still her love, and the father of her children.

"Let's just say he's different." The women said, grinning. La Peon warily looked around her. She almost jumped when she felt hands on her shoulders. La Peon wrestled out of the grip, and turned around to see a akumatized Tigre. Her heart skipped a beat.

"No..." La Peon whispered, panic getting at her from all sides.  She had a flashback of burns and almost falling to her death the last time he had been akumatized in high school. This couldn't be happening again. Even worse, she had again been the cause.

"Hello, Peon." The akumatized Tigre  said.