To Catch a Ladybug

Chapter 3

Marinette's POV
Waking up I feel Luka's arm wrapped around my waist, holding me to him. I smile as I start to drift back to sleep. I can faintly hear a phone going off in the background, but I'm to tired to care. "Shit!" Luka mutters as he gets up. "What's the matter?" I ask with a yawn. I'm late for work." He says, changing into his uniform. I grab my phone and check the time. "My parents wanted me to go to the bakery." I say as I change into a new outfit. Grabbing my keys I rush to the bakery.

I open the door to find my parents behind the counter. "Sorry I'm late." I say as I catch my breath. "It's fine. Your father and I want to show you something." My mom says, taking my hand. "We know you always wanted to be a fashion designer so we made some changes to your old room." She says as she opens the door. "This is amazing mom!" I squeal, giving her a hug. "Gabriel Agreste contacted us and said he would like to see some of your designs." My dad says with a look of pride.

I spend a few hours exploring my new workplace and sketching some new designs. I grab one of my old sketchbooks and flip through the pages. One design catches my eye. Grabbing some fabric I play some music and start working on bringing my sketch to life. After a few hours of working I walk down to grab some food. "So how do you like your new room?" My mom asks as I grab some leftover pizza and put it in the microwave. "It's really nice. I started sewing a new outfit." I reply, taking a bite of the now warm pizza.

I open my eyes to find I fell asleep on my desk. "Welcome back to the land of the living, sleepyhead." A voice behind me says. "Hey Luka." I mutter with a yawn. "You ready to go home and get some sleep?" He asks, grabbing my jacket and handing it to me. I'm too tired to respond so I just nod my head and follow him downstairs. Waving to my parents I walk out the door into the warm night air. Luka takes my hand and leads me to the car. He helps me in before driving us home.

???'s POV
Marinette wasn't at any of the places she would normally be at today. I'm walking back home when I pass her parent's bakery. "I guess I'll get something to eat while I'm here." I mutter to myself as I walk towards it. I walk up to the window and see Marinette inside. I watch her as she walks to the door and waves to her parents. I walk over to meet her but stop when I see Mr. Edgy helping her into their car. Watching them drive away I continue my walk home and get a brilliant idea.

Marinette's POV
A few days later Luka and I are running through Paris again. "Why is this one so powerful?" Luka yells as we run from an akuma that's already destroyed half the city. "I don't know! But we need to finish this quickly!" I yell back, turning to face the akuma. I look around but can't spot it. "Where are you?" I mutter as I continue to look around. "Where are you?" I ask again, this time louder. I still can't find the akuma. "Where are you dammit?!" I yell out in frustration. "Right here." A voice says behind me, seconds before everything goes black.

Luka's POV
I can hear Marinette saying something, but I can't make out the words. "Where are you dammit?!" She yells out. I look back and see her fall to the ground. Before I can run to her a figure appears in front of me. "Where do you think you're going?" A feminine voice says. "To my girlfriend." I growl, punching them and running to Marinette. "Are you ok baby?" I ask quietly as her eyes open slightly. "That hurt." She mumbles, rubbing her back.

"I think I fell on something." Marinette says as she continues to rub her back. "Are you ok to fight?" I ask, helping her stand up. She nods and I turn my attention towards the akuma. "Then let's do this." I say, launching into an attack. We fight in unison and drive the akuma back. I can hear Marinette struggling a little bit. I glance over at her, worried she had hurt herself worse than she was letting on. I feel a stinging on my face. "Did you really just bitch slap me?" I ask, causing Marinette to laugh. We advance towards the akuma again and they back away in fear.

Marinette's POV
After the fight we turn to the young lady sitting on the ground. "What's your name?" I ask softly. She looks up at me, her scarlet hair peeking out from under her hood. "Lilith. Lilith Elaine." She replies nervously. "Nice to meet you Lilith. Would you like me to take to home?" I say, offering my hand. "No thank you. I don't live far so I can walk." She replies in the same nervous tone. I'm not sure why but I've got a weird feeling about her. I watch as she walks away, her eyes downcast.

I look over at Luka who's still watching the retreating figure. "Something's weird about her." I say after she's out of view. Luka nods in agreement. With a sigh I use my yo-yo and head in the direction of our apartment. We drop into an alley and transform back. I lean against the wall for a few minutes to catch my breath. "Why the hell was the ak-" I start to complain but get cut of by Luka's lips connecting with mine. After a few seconds he pulls away. "Someone's listening to us." He whispers into my ear.