Prologue: Dark Night

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    LADYBUG WHOOSHED THROUGH THE AIR and past the Eiffel Tower in one big swift movement

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    LADYBUG WHOOSHED THROUGH THE AIR and past the Eiffel Tower in one big swift movement. She proceeded to break the akumatized object, this time it was in the villain's favorite book, and capture the akuma. 

   "Time to de-evilize!", Ladybug yelled. "Bye-bye little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug!", and she threw her lucky charm up in the sky and watched as the miraculous did its magic.

    "Paw-some work, m'lady" Chat Noir said as he approached her. Ladybug rolled her eyes, her usual response to Chat Noir's witty remarks. Chat Noir's intention was to compliment her, but Ladybug never acknowledged his attempt, and only took it as Chat Noir being his silly self.

   "Pound it", the two said in unison. Her earrings beeped and his ring beeped, and they both knew what that meant. Ladybug's face was blank, but Chat's showed a spark of disappointment.   

   If only I could stay with her forever, he thought. It's so unfair. I hate these superhero rules.

   "Ladybug, won't you stay this time? Y'know, we won't have to tell Master Fu if we reveal our identities, he isn't the guardian anymore."

   "Chat, I'm sorry but you know that we can't. Just because Master Fu is gone doesn't mean that his rules are no longer relevant. We can't have Hawk Moth finding out who we are, for our safety and everyone else's. Don't you think that I'm curious too? But, we have responsibilities as superheroes. The entirety of Paris depends on us, for heaven's sake!" 

   And of course, Chat Noir was disappointed, but he obviously wasn't surprised. This was always Ladybug's response. Leadership that, responsibility this. What about love?

   To that, Ladybug swung herself away with her yo-yo, just in time. Although Chat Noir was constantly rejected and ignored, he wasn't ready to give up. He loved Ladybug too much to do that. She loved someone else. That jerk. How could m'lady love him, and not me? I'm as charming as ever, Chat thought. He didn't have the emotional strength to get himself home right now. He let himself de-transform, without anyone noticing. People are blind.

Leaving Adrien Agreste alone to wallow in the dark night.

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