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Chapter One
“Where are you, stupid cat?” I whisper to myself as I take on last look outside before closing the door, locking it. If he decides he wants in later, that’s his problem, I think.
I hadn’t planned on going to sleep for quite a while since we had made plans so I sighed and plopped down on my gray love seat. Curling my feet underneath of me to keep them warm, I picked up the remote and watched as the TV flickered to life on the wall across from me.
“Shit, the candles!” I jumped up and ran to the bedroom to douse out the dancing flames before I forgot again and burned the house down. Already almost did that twice this month.
When I walked back into the living room, I stumbled towards the couch to grab the remote again and unmute it as I read the newest news headline.
LADYBUG AND CHAT NOIR TRAPPED IN FRONT OF EFFILE TOWER!
“This is Nadja Chamack reporting live from the scene where Ladybug and Chat Noir have just been captured by the latest akuma, Shepherd. He corralled our superheroes in a pen in front of the Effile Tower.”
I couldn’t help but stare at the screen, eyes wide, frozen to the spot. Until they helicopter camera zoomed in on Chat Noir’s face. As soon as I saw the panic in those emerald green eyes, I was running towards the door, barely stopping to grab my keys off the hook where they hung to the right of the doorframe.
I have never been more thankful for the mandatory clearance zones during akuma attacks than I am right now! While my apartment wasn’t far from the largest landmark in Paris, on any other day at any other time it would have taken me almost an hour to get there because of the traffic. Luckily this akuma struck at midnight on a Tuesday so I should be able to get there in a few minutes.
I’ve never gone above the speed limit before, but I didn’t once look down at my speedometer as I floored it, speeding past stop signs and stoplights, with only one thought on my mind. I have to save my kitty!
It was barely two minutes later when I turned and saw the akuma ahead. I didn’t even take the keys out of the ignition as I threw it and park and jumped from my little Mini Cooper. I could hear the akuma victim making a long-winded speech about being the only one able to defeat the famous pair as I crept behind him. The helicopter overhead moved and the spotlight briefly illuminated me, drawing both superheroes eyes to me. Luckily, this akuma was pretty egotistical so he continued talking like nothing was wrong.
I watched as Ladybug’s mouth opened and prepared myself in case she gave away my position trying to “save me”. Chat Noir was faster though and his voice rang out, cutting off both Ladybug and the akuma.
“You know Shepherd, that WHISTLE is really cool!”
“Really Chat, you think now is the best time to be giving out compliments?”
Now is the perfect time for it, I thought as I smiled, happy that he had known exactly what I was here for.
“I’m going to start with removing Ladybug’s earrings and then I’ll grab your ring too Chat Noir!”
Now directly behind the akuma, I lurched forward and ripped the silver whistle from his palm and threw it to the ground, watching as it shattered into a dozen tiny pieces.
“What?” The akuma screamed as the little purple butterfly crawled out from the largest piece of the silver charm and he fell to the ground unconscious, returning to normal. The metal gates that had been keeping Ladybug and Chat Noir held hostage released them and I didn’t spare a second glance towards Ladybug as she opened her yo-yo and captured the nasty bug. I ran straight for Chat and threw my arms around his neck, squeezing him tight as he caught me.
“Chat. Chat. Chat” I cried out. Nestling my face into the exposed skin of his neck, I pressed a kiss to him and whispered, “Adrien.”
His warm breath tickled my scalp as he rested his chin on my head and murmured my name. I knew he wouldn’t scold me for coming as I had just saved him. He knew he would have done the same thing if our roles were reversed.
“You’re so lucky I wasn’t ready to go to sleep just yet. You had me really worried when you didn’t show up tonight.”
“I know. I’m sorry. I was on my way when the Ladyblog alerted us.” He finally let go of you, but didn’t step back far as he reached an arm behind his head and smile sadly. “I should have texted or something. I didn’t mean to make you worry.”
Red erupted all around us as millions of ladybugs flew around, healing all the damage that Shepherd had caused. Ladybug walked towards us, her face unreadable as she took in our proximity to each other.
“It’s okay,” I leaned towards him to whisper in his ear, “you can make it up to me when we get back to my place.”
“That sounds absolutely paw-fect, darling.” His smile was wicked and I couldn’t wait to see that expression again and again in my bed.
Ladybug cleared her throat, cutting me off right before I could tell him just that.
“Thank you for the help, but please, next time, leave it to us. We don’t want civilians getting injured.”
“No promises Ladybug.” I shrugged my shoulders as she set her mouth into a hard line. I knew she had more that she wanted to say, but I didn’t feel up to getting lectured by her. I just wanted to race back home and start my very long evening of no sleep. I turned back to Chat. “I’ll see you later, Chaton.”
He smirked as I winked at him and headed back to my unattended car, hips shaking just a little more than usual as I felt his heated gaze on my backside.
“Who is that?” I heard Ladybug ask.
“My girlfriend.” I looked back and watched the dorky smile spread across his lips. “I gotta go, Bug!”
As I drove home, I watched him catapult himself over rooftops and lampposts, headed in the same direction. As I looked back in my rearview mirror, I saw Ladybug standing where we had both left her, arms crossed and a peculiar look on her face.
I closed the door behind me and smiled at the soft click the latch made as it locked. My smile only grew wider as I heard the soft thud my boyfriend made as he landed on the balcony outside my bedroom window.
“You could’ve just come up the stairs and in the front door like a normal person, you know?”
“Of course I could have, but where’s the fun in that?” His voice was lower than usual as he stalked closer to me, running his nails gently across the wall as I backed myself towards the corner where my bed was. The soft scratching sound set my nerves on fire and I felt myself begin to warm with desire.
“Where is the fun indeed.” Without taking my gaze off of him, I lifted myself up onto my bed and scooted backwards as he drew closer, sliding himself over top of me as my head rested against the tufted headboard.
“I guess I need to thank you for coming and rescuing my sorry ass,” he said as he trailed a clawed hand up my side. It tingled more than tickled and I had to hold back a moan already.
“You do.”
“But first, I think I need to punish you for doing something so reckless.” He nipped at my neck and I couldn’t bite back the soft whimper that feel from my parted lips.
“Yes, you do.”
He kissed up my jaw to the corner of my mouth before skipping over my lips and repeating his trail again on the other side. As I growled, hungry for the taste of him on my lips, he rumbled darkly, purring his contentment.
“If you’re going to do that, you better put that purring to good use.”
I caught another sight of his wicked smile as he poked his tongue out at me, shimming down my body, lower and lower.
“Hmmm,” he purred harder and louder. “You mean I should do this?” As his tongue ran over my panties and his fingers gripped my thighs, I threw my head back.
“I mean exactly that.”
He laughed, the sound bright and warm and I watched as a green glow filled the room.
“Okay, I’ve had enough of this for one night. I’m gonna go watch Netflix!” Plagg was quick to flee the bedroom as he phased through the closed door.
“I know my kitty can purr, but can my Adrien?” I ran my right hand through his blond locks and tugged on the ends slightly.
Large emerald eyes peered up at me from the end of the bed and I nearly combusted from the view of him between my legs. “I guess you’ll just have to stay right there and find out.”