What Now?

After the two adults were placed in cells and everything had been settled, court dates made, we all went outside.

"Pound it?" I ask sticking my fist out.

"Pound it!" Everyone says as we do a six way fist bump.

Then a round of beeping goes off, so I walk Rena, Carapace, and Viperon to two separate allies, while Cat and Equina go to a different one.

I wonder if he's going to show her his identity?

"Couldn't we all reveal ourselves?" Rena asks.

"I know you want to see who we all are, but you can't, in case something happens and we need to protect Paris again. It's still not safe. Sorry."

"No, it's ok. I understand. Thanks for letting us help all these times!" She replies.

"Thanks for doing it, we couldn't have done this without you guys!"

They both smile and detransform, giving me their miraculous.

I only have less than a minute left, so I detransform, give Tikki a cookie from my purse and transform again to go collect Viperon's miraculous.

"Hey. Thanks for your help, I need your miraculous back now." I say.

"Oh yeah, anytime." He says in his calm voice.

I smile and watch as he detransforms and hands me the bracelet.

"Thank you."

"Sure thing, Ladybug. I'm happy to help."

I smile and ask if he needs help getting home.

He declines so I walk to the alley Cat and Equina went to.

"Are you two back there and transformed?" I ask.

"Yeah, come on." Cat says.

I walk in and say hi.

"Hi Ladybug!" Y/n says.

"Hey. I just want to thank you for helping us."

"Oh yeah, it was kinda fun. Thanks for letting me!" She replies.

"Sure. Cat, do you want to come with me to um, put away the miraculouses or what?" I falter, not wanting y/n to know about Master Fu.

"Uh, no. I'm gonna walk y/n home." He replies.

I'm not surprised, I guess I just wanted to talk to him about everything.

"Okay." I try not to sound disappointed, but this is possibly the last time we'll be saving Paris together, and I thought we might could do something.

But he's about to detransform anyway, he'll probably just be going home.

Y/n gives me her miraculous after saying thanks to Kaalki, and her and Cat say goodbye and walk away talking.

I feel a weird sensation in my stomach, I don't know what it is.

The thought comes from nowhere.

What? It couldn't be, why would I be jealous?

I don't like Cat, I never have.

Adrien has always been the one for me.

Cat doesn't even like me anymore.

Wow.

A new self low for me.

I only realize I like him when he moves on.

There's no way I could tell him now, a couple weeks ago it'd be a good thing to know, but not now.

He and y/n are probably going to end up dating before he leaves tonight, or something of the sort.

Is that the only reason I'm attracted?

Because I don't want to be with him, but at the same time I don't want anyone else to either?

That's a despicable reason.

Surely I'm not that bad?

I'm at Master's house now, he probably stayed up to wait for us.

That thought makes me stop.

I kind of feel like I've been hit.

He won't call me his lady for a while now, depending on how long he and y/n are together.

Kind of upsetting in itself, but not nearly so much as the fact that he'll call someone "his lady".

No I didn't, I wanted him to stop flirting with me, and I got it.

I should be happy.

He's my partner, he always will be.

But just my crime fighting partner, as it should be.

That's all I've ever wanted him to be.

Isn't it?

No.

I think I do like him, I like Cat Noir.

But I still love Adrien.

And then there's Luka, who I haven't even considered, much.

So what do I do?

And I do just that.

Why I'm following this weird voice in my head, I'll never know.

I go home, detransform and when Tikki tries to talk to me, I take my earrings off.

Because I don't want to talk.

I just need to think. =============================Cat pulls you into the alley, after everyone else went off to give back their miraculous.

"Can't we all give them back together now? Since Paris is safe?" You ask.

"No, since the need may arise to use them again." He replies.

"Oh, ok."

"But, I guess could see me." He suggests.

"No!" You refuse, causing a skeptical look to place itself on his face.

"Why?"

"Umm, I kinda like the mystery of it. I sorta want to figure out who you are on my own." You reply sheepishly, somewhat embarrassed at the oddness of the request.

"Oh, ok. That's fine. Do you have any theories?" He asks.

"It's pawsible." You say with a wink.

He laughs and asks who.

"As if I'd tell you right away! I gotta get some evidence first!"

"Ok ok," He says with a chuckle.