Helloooo

So I realise that it's been fucking ages - sorry!

Summary: Chat Noir didn't know what to do - he just felt so helpless. Ladybug was… was not ladybug and Tikki wasn't here anymore and all he wants to do is give up.

Pairing(s): Chat Noir x Ladybug/Adrien x Marinette

Word count: 1030

Warnings: OOC-ness and mild violence

Disclaimer: I don't own miraculous ladybug

Enjoy!

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Time unfroze-

It's over she's never coming back

-And Ladybug screamed.

Chat didn't know what to do - what could he do? So he just stood there - helplessly - as Ladybug screamed and screamed and screamed.

The sound grated against his ears and chilled his heart to the core. she was screaming as if there was nothing else she was capable of - as if her entire essence had been condensed into this one exhalation of pain and desolation.

Ladybug sunk to her knees, tears streaming down her face like rain and jaw unhinged to make way for the endless, horrible scream.

The purple gooey bubbles that took away the akuma transformation flashed around her ankles, then her arms. Spots of purple and black mixing in with the off-red of her suit. Chat Noir backed up against a beam, staring unblinkingly at the scene before him.

The movement must have caught her eye because suddenly - he didn't even see her coming - there was a tightness around his throat, crushing his airway and it took him a moment to realise it was Harmonia Axyridis' -or Ladybug's -or Marinette's he just didn't know anymore.

She had a crazed look in her eye - the outer irises flaring purple every so often and he was sure he could see more white than eye. Chat Noir's heart lurched. Her mouth was pulled into a grimace, full of clenched teeth and desperate determination.

"What… what do I do?" she whispered, so softly he almost couldn't hear.

A pink outline flickered around her face like a dying flashlight.

"The Miraculous…" she murmured, her stare glazing over.

Chat couldn't breathe. His mouth was opening and closing like a fish out of water but she took no notice, just staring at a spot just above his head with a wistful almost-smile.

She shook her head, wistful look disappearing. She looked at Chat Noir and then her hand around his neck like she couldn't make the connection, then, she drew her arm back like it was burnt and shuffled away, staring at her partner in horror.

Chat hit the iron floor on his hands and knees, taking in a deep, shuddering breath before falling into a coughing fit. Never had he been so glad to just breathe. He righted himself so that his back was up against the iron beam and he was staring at the girl he was sure - it had to be - Ladybug.

"I'm sorry… I'm sorry," she was whimpering, grasping her hand and staring at Chat Noir with horrified eyes.

He opened his mouth to say something, then closed it. She was shaking - trembling, even. His lungs burned like boiling water had been poured down his throat.

Ladybug collapsed, hands fisted in her hair and he didn't know if she was Ladybug anymore.

Why isn't it working Tikki said it would work!

He wanted to scream, but he had heard enough for a lifetime. He wanted to cry, but he had no more tears left. He wanted to give up, but there was no way he would. Ever.

"Ladybug…" he ventured, crawling slowly towards her. Foot first, then hand, languidly, slowly towards her.

Her head jerked like she'd been tased. Purple eyes filled with tears turned to meet his gaze. Fear was radiating off her and he couldn't help but let the anxiousness bubble over for a second.

Only a second.

A second of worry, fear, anger, desperation and sorrow-

And then he stopped. He stopped and used his head, instead of letting his heart determine his actions.

The girl in front of him was a mix of both Harmonia Axyridis and Ladybug, and seeing as Ladybug was still in there, there had to be a way he could save her.

Then she looked at him. She looked at him with such agonising hopelessness that all his resolve crumbled. Neither of them knew what to do.

So he did the only thing he could - he crawled closer to her, ignoring the twitches and jerks and glares she threw his way in between the tears and the soft smiles and their tightly woven fingers. He wrapped an arm around her and pulled her towards him until they were a tangled mess of limbs, looking out at the shimmering lights like they had so many times before.

Chat Noir let go of her hand to tace her jawline lightly, staring at her pale lips and refusing to meet those purple eyes. Ladybug leaned up slowly and pressed their lips together, slowly, as if they had all the time in the world despite knowing they didn't.

It was only a matter of time before Harmonia Axyridis came back to haunt them.

Ladybug pulled away and Chat Noir's heart dropped to his feet. He was out of ideas. If Ladybug was gone then-

Suddenly they were kissing again. He pulled away - albeit reluctantly - and stared at her.

She smiled, cobalt blur eyes flashing in the city lights.

She smiled. Her eyes were blue.

"You… what?" he gaped, unable to form coherent sentences.

"It makes sense I guess," she said without answering his question, "I mean, I did stop you from being akumatized once by kissing you, but that was mainly because the villain was centred around love I think? Maybe Tikki did something? What if Hawkmoth's powers aren't as good for people who wield the miraculouses? What if-"

Chat Noir wrapped his arms around her neck and kissed her. He didn't care about the reason. He just cared that she was back.

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Yes I realise what I just wrote is thE BIGGEST CLICHE EVER and I'm sorry to all those who saw it a mile away -_-

Thank you for reading all the way to the end and please tell me what you thought!

As always,

Thornsword