Miraculous ladybug: extremely nice.

Chapter 17

Ladybug and Chat Noir landed in front of the large apartment building where Avery lived. Chat rang the callbox for Avery's apartment. The door opened, without anyone questioning who was ringing the bell. Ladybug and Chat Noir gave each other odd looks as they slowly entered the building cautiously.

The ride up to Avery's apartment was quiet. Ladybug looked over to Chat, who kept a stoic expression on his face. Her eyes went down to his hands, which were clenched into fists. She placed her hand lovingly in his, and the sudden contact spooked him for a second. But his green eyes met her blue ones, and he unclenched as he smiled at her. She squeezed his hand comfortingly.

"You know," she said, "I've never had sex in an elevator before. Sounds kind of fun."

His eyebrows could've shot right out of his mask had it not been attached to his face. Ladybug couldn't help but laugh at how shocked he was, and his face was beginning to turn bright red.

"M-my lady, while I would...love to know what that's like, we're on a mission here," he said, running his fingers through his golden locks.

"Come on, can't I have fun with my boyfriend?" Ladybug flirted, batting her eyelashes innocently.

"Maybe later, but we've got a little sister and her best friend to save right now."

Ladybug sighed and nodded, "You're right. Can't lose sight of what's important."

Chat Noir nodded and the elevator opened up. It took them to the top floor of the building. That's odd. Avery lived four flights down. Why would the elevator take them up? Ladybug went out to hit the down button, and went back in to take them to Avery's floor.

The elevator took them all the way down to the lobby.

"What the hell?" Chat muttered as they exited the elevator, "Is this thing broken?"

Ladybug looked around, "There's no 'out of order' sign anywhere. Maybe no one has used it all day."

"That's impossible. How would people know not to use the elevators when there's no 'out of order' sign?" Chat asked, folding his arms.

Ladybug sighed, "I guess we're just going to use the stairs."

They ran up a numerous flight of steps, but the two superheroes were filled with energy. They finally reached the 8th floor, where Avery lived. When they got into the hallway, it was deathly quiet. There was no one coming down the hall, and there was no sound of screaming children or a television playing loudly or people talking. Chat Noir decided to knock on one of the apartment doors. "Hello? Anyone home?"

No reply.

The two did the same thing with every door on the floor and they were all the same. Every apartment was vacant; not a sign of anyone.

Ladybug rubbed her head. Where could everyone be?

They finally reached Avery's apartment, and Ladybug raised her fist to knock on the door, only for the door to open slowly by itself. Exchanging anxious glances, Ladybug and Chat Noir opened the door. Everything was still in tact. Living room was neat, the kitchen was fine, all the beds were made. There was not one trace of chaos.

So where the heck is everyone?

"Okay, this doesn't make any sense." Ladybug said, "Why are all the apartments vacant? Why doesn't the elevator work but no one has posted an 'out of order' sign? Why was Avery's door open? So many questions, yet no one can answer them?"

Chat Noir turned on the television, where it was set on the news channel. He saw several families outside of the Bourgeois hotel in a long line, "Maybe this will tell."