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Ladybug POV
“Chat, no,” I stated for the billionth time.
“But, Ladybug!” His eyes pleaded with me as I refused his idea.
“Why do you want to be Misterbug again?” I raised my eyebrows as he shrugged his shoulders in a too innocent type of way.
“It was interesting, seeing things from your point of view. And you can’t admit you don’t want to be Ladynoire,” His eyebrows wiggled in a suggestive manner as I sighed.
“And if an akuma attacks while we are switched?” I asked in a slightly joking manner. I’m totally not considering it.
“Then, that puts us to the test. To see how well we adjusted with the time of the other person’s kwami.”
He… does have good logic. And, if there is ever a time we somehow switch miraculous, it would be good to know how to use it properly.
“M’ lady?” He asked.
I bit the bottom of my lip before huffing dramatically.
“One week! That’s how long I will allow this!”
“Yes!” He pumped his fist up in celebration as he did a little victory dance I normally would do when I won a game in UMS.
“It still doesn’t mean I understand why you want to switch. Plagg giving you too much trouble?” I teased.
“More like you will be begging me to take him and his stinky stench back!” He laughed evilly as I looked at him slightly unnerved.
“Greeeaat!” I exaggerated as I landed on a roof with a chimney.
“On one condition!” I say before we each go to the opposite sides of the chimney.
“Anything!” He responded enthusiastically.
“No puns for the week!”
“But m’ lady!” He whined dramatically.
“Nope! I said no puns for a week! If I hear even one, I will get the pleasure of knocking your ass down,” I smirked as he did it back.
“Well m’ lady, if you wanted my ass, all you had to do was ask for it.”
I glared at his laughing form as he went behind the chimney.
“Tikki, spots off!” I loudly said as Chat did the same.
“Plagg, claws in!”
“Mar-Ladybug, are you sure this is wise?” Tikki asked.
“What could possibly go wrong,” I spoke the cliche words.
Tikki gave me an unimpressed look as she spoke one word.
“Plagg.”
“Sugarcube! I’m offended!” Plagg appeared in front of us with the ring.
“Knowing you, stinky socks, you are going to cause another city to sink!” She glared as Plagg shrugged.
“It wasn’t my fault! I just had too much cheese.” Plagg sniffed as Tikki scowled.
“Ladybug?”
“C’ mon, Tikki.” I took the earrings out and gave them to her.
“Don’t do anything I wouldn’t approve of!” She shouted as she went to Chat Noir.
“So don’t do anything fun, what do you say Ladybug?” Plagg smirked at me as I shook my head as I heard Tikki growled.
“At least there won’t be a dry moment with you around.” I chuckled as I looked back at Plagg.
“Tomorrow, Eiffel Tower we will give the other person the respective diets our kwamis eat. Sounds good?”
“Affirmative, buga-”
“Not a bug anymore, Chat. I suppose you're not a cat now either,” We both chuckled until Plagg started to whine.
“I’m hungry!”
I knew both Chat and Tikki rolled their eyes as I giggled.
“Here, take the last of your stinky cheese. You won’t be getting anymore till tomorrow night!” Chat said in a satisfied tone as his civilian hand gave me Plagg’s cheese.
“Until tomorrow night?! How am I supposed to survive?!”
“Don’t worry, we have loads of cheese bake goods back at the bakery,” I whisper to Plagg.
He immediately perked up at the mention of cheese.
“Kid, you keep Tikki. I have myself a feast to get to!”
“Plagg! Don’t you dare give Ladybug any trouble!” Tikki and Chat said at the same time.
Plagg ate the rest of the cheese.
“Plagg, claws out!”
“Tikki, spots on!”
We both came out of hiding and grinned to each other.
“Until tomorrow, Ladynoire.” Chat bowed down as I curtsied.
“Until tomorrow, Misterbug!” I waved goodbye as I vaulted back home.
It took a bit longer, but that is to be expected as I landed on my balcony.
“Claws in!”
Both Plagg and I went downstairs and grinned to each other.
“Tikki always said you caused mischief. How much are you willing to help tomorrow?” I asked with a smirk.
“First night with me and you are already plotting. How did we not get paired up?!” Plagg cackled.
“I already have bad luck, I’m pretty sure I would have died the first day with extra,” I chuckled as Plagg did too.
“I know, pigtails. I know.”
“Tomorrow then, night,” I yawned as Plagg came up to bed with me.
“Night pigtails.”
Chat Noir’s POV
Help. Me.
Ladybug has posted on the cat baton of what she and Plagg have been up to. That’s not even including all the pranks Marinette has done today!
I officially want to cry. The only good side is Tikki remaining positive with me through this whole thing. Though something seems off with her, but she won’t talk about it.
“When I get my paws on him, he is going to be begging for my mercy for the next thousand years!” I heard her mutter darkly.
“Poor kids,” I muttered as I rubbed my aching tail bone.
I remember Marinette flashing me a mischievous grin before I got wiped out from Nino and I tried to stand up. She somehow got whip cream and some slick oil on the soles of your shoes, and let’s just say, we basically slid to class.
Then, she managed to rig a contraption that made Lila be covered in glue then feathers. No one could prove it was her, but I saw that satisfying grin she held. When I tried to confront her about it, she played coy and basically said, “I’m innocent until proven guilty.”
I was sneezing for the rest of the day when Lila tried to touch me.
I guess there were some benefits since everyone told Lila gently that she shouldn’t be around me until she takes a few good showers.
“And how are you bugaboy?!”
I yelped in surprise, and I almost fell off the tower before Ladynoire pulled me back.
“What’s the matter, Chat got your tongue?”
I felt my eye twitch as she continued to laugh.
“This is revenge, isn’t it?” I calmly spoke as she walked in a circle around me.
“No idea what you mean, m’ lord,” She flirted again as I bit my tongue hard to not flirt back.
This. Is. Hell.
“How was your day with Plagg?” I growled darkly as she smirked.
“We got into all kinds of trouble. Nothing worth mentioning of course. You?” She was so close, her braid wrapping around my leg.
“Tikki was wonderful and an absolute delight!” I replied haughtily.
“Well, six more days with the absolute delight then,” She grinned as she tossed the bag of cookies.
“That should last you a good month,”
“A month!” I yelled in shock before opening the bag up.
She was right. It practically could last both Tikki and me, a full month.
“Plagg said you don’t get sweets often. I figured you would like this,” She smiled softly.
“Thank you! Thankyou!Thankyou!Thankyou!” I hugged her tightly as she returned it just as tightly.
We exchanged food and started patrol. We learned a lot from each other, and it was nice to hear her joking around more than she would as Ladybug.
Each day that passed, Marinette continued her pranks even though no one could prove it was her.
Tennis balls rolling across the hallways making it so hard for anyone to walk without slipping. Pies being thrown at the most random of times.
I got pie smashed into my face twice.
Somehow, all the guys and girls' clothes got switched up.
I got Marinette’s clothes and that was a tight squeeze. I also was awed as she looked incredible in my clothes.
So many food fights to the point where teachers were stationed on each table.
It still didn’t help.
Lila specifically gets rubber snakes thrown at her.
Her shrieks were heard across the entire city, but no one had proof of who was the person who did the prank in the first place.
Although Marinette was grinning like crazy in a hysterical type of way.
“Ladybug, I am so ready to get Plagg back,” I moaned as I fell onto Ladybug’s lap.
“What got you so dead?” She chuckled.
“I have been pranked beyond belief. Tikki, she’s optimistic, but I miss Plagg’s sarcasm.” I sighed as Ladybug brushed through my hair.
“I admit, I miss Tikki’s sweet words. She always knew what to say and actually helped me with my problems. Though, food isn’t a bad idea.” We both chuckled as we rested.
“Ready to switch?” She asked softly.
“Yea,” I stood up as she did too.
“Claws in.”
“Spots off.”
“It was nice living with you, Chat Noir.”
“And you too, Tikki,” I smiled as she went behind to Ladybug.
“Kid! Did you miss me?” I laughed as Plagg grinned back at me.
“Surprisingly, I missed you a lot. I even missed the stinky cheese smell.”
Plagg softened for a slight moment before smirking at me.
“Well, it's a good thing you are stuck with me for the rest of your superhero life.”
“Yea, I guess I am.”
“Chat Noir, you transformed?”
“Claws out!” I yell in response as I walk out to see Ladybug’s new outfit.
“I wanted to try something,” she shrugged as she turned around.
“How does it look?” She asked me.
“Amazing as always m’ lady.”
“Nooo! Not the puns!” She wailed.
“I seem to recall a certain cat doing the same lines I would have done this week!” I pointed accusingly at her as she grinned coyly.
It looked a lot liked…
“Marinette?”
Well. That explains a lot.
After I said her name, there was a lot of freaking out and shouting.
Overall, though, a good week.