PROMETTRE ▹ agreste

twenty eight.

Chat Noir's cheeky smirk disappeared as he caught sight of his cursed lover's face. It was his fault.

But there was no use fretting about it now. What mattered at this point was that he needed to get his Yuna back. No matter what.

So, he hopped down from his position on the lamp post, reluctantly bringing out his staff to distract the ballerina. A sad frown made its way onto her face, causing a tug at his heart and a sudden desire to forfeit the battle.

But he held strong. He would not let Hawk Moth win, not under any circumstances.

Until her pretty, black-painted lips parted, and her precious voice reached his ears.

"Will you watch me now?"

"Yuna," Chat Noir's hold on his weapon faltered as his eyes became glossy. "I don't want to hurt you."

"You already have."

Strangely, with a wave of the girl's hand, his lips sealed shut and his body became stiff. He began to walk towards her unwillingly, his movements like a danseur.

"Won't you dance with me, Chaton?"

How could he resist his ballerina's pleas?

Ladybug watched from a further position. This was not the plan. Chat was supposed to distract Yuna while the spotted hero found a way to identify the akuma object and destroy it.

Yet, Marinette couldn't help but be in amazement as she observed the Korean girl's graceful dance. She had heard that Yuna was once a famous ballerina as a child, but her level of skill impressed her immensely.

Chat Noir held his breath as his own body was controlled to dance along with his girlfriend, stiff yet fluent, robotic yet elegant. He couldn't help but watch in awe as Black Swan twirled and danced, each movement more graceful than the last.

Then his eyes set onto the locket hanging by her neck. One he recognised from long ago, one he didn't remember until now.

His mother's locket.

His childhood best friend's necklace.

Adrien couldn't say anything in hopes to trigger her memories, for Hawk Moth was using her eyes and ears. He just had to get that locket and break it as soon as possible, even if it hurt him to do so.

Black Swan lifted her hand, placing it on the hero's cheek. He froze under her touch, not sure if it was from her control or his own instincts. Her dainty fingers trailed from his face to his shoulder, then down his arm.

"Now, Black Swan! Seize his Miraculous!"

The ballerina flicked her wrist, aiming to snatch his ring when suddenly, her hand was cast aside from a hit of Ladybug's yo-yo. "I don't think so, missy!"

"Why do you always have to get in the way?" Yuna cried, while the audience began to applause at the climax.

It was then that Marinette was struck with realization. She was the cause of Yuna's akumatization. It was her fault that Adrien had missed the recital, and a misunderstanding had been created.

The two Miraculous heroes stood side by side, Chat Noir now having broken from Black Swan's hold. They braced each other for battle, both reluctant to fight the girl they both loved.

And so, it began.

Both Ladybug and Chat Noir advanced, reaching out to take the necklace from the ballerina. However, each move was blocked as Black Swan easily deflected their attacks with high kicks and quick turns.

Yuna weaved between each attempt to take her necklace, dancing as maneuvers and defenses. Then, she began to attack. Being both a ballerina and an agent improved her ability to fight without mistake, just as she had learnt from Natasha Romanoff herself.

She pirouetted briefly before jumping into a high leap, using the tip of her pointe shoes to kick Chat Noir away. The force of her attack caused him to fly back against the memorial.

Then, Black Swan front flipped and stretched out her hand, catching onto the wire of Ladybug's yo-yo. Using her momentum, she was able to swing the spotted hero from under her feet. Marinette grunted as she was thrown against a pole.

"Cataclysm!"

Yuna whipped around, grasping Chat Noir's wrist with her slender fingers. A dark force bubbled at his palm as his eyes began to widen in panic. The ballerina began to move his hand toward her tear-stained cheek.

The audience gasped.

"Are you going to kill me, Chaton?"

"Yuna, stop!" The blonde desperately cried out, using his other hand to push back his empowered one. Yet, she was still stronger, inching the cataclysm towards her face. "Please! God, please stop, I'm begging you!"

A gasp fell from Black Swan's lips.

Her tear stains began to crack from under her eye, as if she were a broken porcelain doll.

"Yuna!"

The ballerina lifted her hand to her bare neck.

As she turned to face Ladybug, her snapped necklace clinked against the tiled floor.

Chat Noir moved quickly, slamming his palm against the locket, shattering the charm with his Cataclysm.

"Time to de-evilize!"

AUTHOR'S NOTE

wowzers.
4th day in a row we goin strong boys
altho technically its 12am here so i missed a day
ANYWAYS WOW WASNT THAT INTENSE?
i WAS going to make adrien confront yuna but i figured it would be more meaningful if he were chat noir bc he cant say certain things or his identity would be revealed
also i imagine that the dance yuna makes him do with her is the one above the start of the chapter bc thats when the prince is seduced by odile (black swan) while odette slowly dies as her lover falls in love with someone else n yea :(
next chapter we will see the aftermath of yuna's akumatization AND adrien will confront her abt their childhood sooo
UNTIL NEXT TIME
- seriphiaa