Miraculously Unrequited

Ladybug POV

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"One..."

Tikki flew around my head trying to stop me, "Marinette! If you just wait a little bit, Sir Noir will come back to get you!"

"Two..."

She tugged at my hair and waved her hands in front of my dizzy eyes begging me not to do it again. But I had to get out of here without using my powers if someone saw me I wouldn't be able to keep being Ladybug. She tried pleading, "please Marinette, no matter how many times you try it's not going to work in your civilian form!"

Blocking out her words I screamed to myself, "three!"

Bracing myself for the worst bruises to come the next morning, I ran as fast as I could into the other side of the glass box. But to no avail did it break, instead, it moved at least three inches forward from where it was.

"Marinette, are you alright!"

Screaming into the air from my curled up position on the floor, a tear rolled down my cheek revealing how much it hurt to physically run into a problem. I couldn't help feeling helpless as I trembled at hearing the screams of the citizens around me and the fight going on above me between Street Fighter and Sir Noir.

"Tikki, I can't take it anymore! Thinking I could break out of here alone was a stupid thought to even have." I stayed on the floor as I heard Sir Noir jumping around and yelling for backup.

I need to helo him! Whatever it takes this time, no one will see me anyways, everyone's probably too busy watching the real action.

Tikki flew up to me as I rose up from the ground and tucked my hair behind my ears to reveal my earrings, "No! Marinette, you can't turn into Ladybug! If anyone were to see you, you'd have to give up your Miraculous, just like Adrien!" She tapped on the glass and anxiously stuttered, "m-maybe if you hit the glass hard enough, someone will hear and come to get you!"

"Tikki..."

"You can't! I don't want you to lose the Miraculous, there's nothing I can do for you if you're caught!" I've never seen her so anxious before but I can't just sit here while my partner is fighting alone up there!

"I know that this is scary for you, but no one is up here, we'll be fine. I need to help Sir Noir and get rid of the Akuma. I can't do anything as Marinette."

She sighed dejectedly and took a deep breath, "it seems you're a hero even when I don't want you to be."

We exchanged a small laugh and solemnly agreed to transform. Tucking my hair behind my ears I said, "Tikki, spots on!" I twisted in the air determined to help defeat Street Fighter and escape without causing alarm to anyone. When the red and pink lights disappeared, my eyes adjusted to the golden light from the sun falling from the sky.

Without another moment to lose standing around, I whipped out my yoyo and broke the glass surrounding me. When the shards fell to the ground, I dodged as much of the shards as I could and hid behind metal pillar. Looking up, I saw that Street Fighter had jumped down to my level and was obviously not happy that I'd escaped.

Screaming and stomping his feet, the big bad wolf- I-I mean Akuma threw a tantrum when he didn't see 'Marinette' anywhere on the tower. Before I ran away to find Sir Noir, another miraculous hero came into view and attacked Street Fighter from behind.

"You think you can just run away from us, Street Fighter?" The new hero was decked out in a scaley red and green suit with a tail that whipped through the air like a sword slicing through a bamboo tree. A jar dangled around his waste that shimmered shifting from red to green to gold.

"Who...?" I watched as the two brought the battle back to the top of the tower without Sir Noir anywhere in sight. Backing away to the side of the tower, I get ready to swing up there and help the newcomer but feel someone looking at me.

Backing up, I turn around to see no one, "I think I hit that glass one too many times..." Swinging my yoyo, I turn to go back over to the ledge but see a black cat standing in my way.

He didn't say anything but frankly didn't have to, "Sir Noir! Who is that fighting Street Fighter?! Actually, that doesn't matter right now, have you found out where the Akuma could be hidden?" I motioned at Street Fighter and noticed him knocking down the new miraculous holder. "We have to go help him!"

I tried to swing my yoyo to jump up there but Sir Noir knocked it out of my hand and grabbed my shoulders. Looking into his eyes I noticed that he was shivering.

No, he's not shivering. His face was pulsed as his veins looked like they could pop through his black mask while his grip around me got tighter and tighter. His face was bright red and his eyes, though so familiar led me to believe I'd never seen them before.

He tucked my hair back behind my ears and whispered a name I 'd never thought I'd hear from my new partner in crime. I can't believe I was trying to do the right thing but still screwed