How?

Surely there is someone besides me upset at the fact that Cat Noir is dating some random girl.

I can feel it.

This miraculous makes me feel even more powerful than the ladybug, even though I know the ladybug holds more power.

But it holds good and pure power.

This holds dark, polluted power.

I feel it, coursing through my being.

I can also feel unrest.

There's more than me that holds resentment for the new couple.

Foremost, I can feel some who wanted me and Cat to end up together.

I can definitely get behind them.

Others, who wanted to be with Cat themselves.

There is plenty willing to help.

I open the top of the cane and out comes a snow white butterfly.

It comes to my hand, and I cover it, as the dark magic flows into it.

"Go, akuma, and do what I need."

It flies out the trapdoor to the balcony, and I watch it disappear.

I think.

The voice asks me.

The akuma finds its target, and I feel the connection between us.

"Hello, Love Thief. I'm Lady Butterfly, and I'd like your help." I tell the girl.

"With what?" She asks.

"Stealing the love from the hearts of Parisian couples of course. Especially one in particular."

"If you mean Cat Noir and that then I'd be glad to." She says with venom.

"I do mean them. So, are you up for it?"

"Yes, Lady Butterfly."

She allows the darkness to enter her, and I know she goes on her way, destroying couples as she moves.

Y/n and I are still in the park, just hanging out, when a sight I'm used to, but wasn't expecting comes tearing through the streets.

It's an akuma, shooting at any two people who seem to be together.

After getting hit, they start yelling at each other, then storm away.

"What?! Is that an akuma?!" Y/n asks, confused as I am.

"Looks like. You better get outta here, I guess my retirement was short lived!" I say as I get up.

She laughs, but scolds me for making jokes at a time like this.

But before she can hide, or I can even start to think of a plan, the akuma sees us and runs over.

She has what looks to be a bracelet she's using to shoot with.

I notice the ladybug and green paw print pattern she's mostly decorated with, it's on her outfit, and when she shoots, it's them fused together as a heart, but with a break between them.

"You!" She growls at us, no, at y/n.

"Me!" Y/n says back.

"Not the time for sarcasm!" I tell her, but she just tells me I do the same thing, which I can't argue with.

"What do you want?!" I yell to the akuma.

"I want my ship to sail!" She yells back, reminding me of what Alya said earlier.

Y/n laughs, and I know she's about to repeat what she told Alya, but the reactions will be much different.

"Y/n, don't say that!" I whisper to her."

"Ugh, fine."

"You, girl, are the reason it's all messed up! So, I'm going to steal the so called love you have!" The akuma says.

"I don't think so. You're not touching her!" I say as I jump and extend my staff, trying to hit her away.

But she dodges and shoots a beam at y/n, who ducks under it.

When she stands back up she looks very angry and I know what's about to happen.

She's going to try to defeat the akuma without any powers.

So, before she can even try to throw a punch, I pick her up and run.

"Caaatt, put me down!! I wanna help! Ladybug isn't here, so you need me!!" She complains, but I keep running, while the akuma follows, but she's busy blasting people.

"No, y/n. You dont have a miraculous, and I'm not letting you throw yourself into danger!"

"Then get Kaalki back for me!!"

"I... I can't." I say with a sigh.

"What? Why?"

"Ladybug didn't take the miraculous to our hiding place when she left last night. I can't find her, nor the miraculouses she had."

"Oh. Well, can't you track her? You said that's how you found Hawkmoth."

"Tried that, her miraculous isn't active."

"Wow. Hope she's OK."

"Yeah, me too." Even if I don't love her like before, I still care about her.

I really hope nothing bad has happened.

"Where are you?! Don't hide from me!" The akuma yells.

"Y/n, promise me you'll stay here, safe." I plead.

"But I-" Before she can finish I cut her off.

"Y/n, please. I can't fight if I'm worried about you." I say, hoping she'll understand.

"Fine. But be careful!!"

"I will. Cat's honor." I say and wink, then quickly hug her, and run towards the akuma.

"Ah, I see you've dropped your extra baggage!" She taunts.

"Don't call her that!" I yell defensively.

"Now, who sent you?!" I ask her.

"Lady Butterfly, of course." She says, as if it's the most obvious thing ever.

"Does this Lady Butterfly want my miraculous?"

"No, she just wanted me to break up you and that civilian nobody."

"She's not a civilian nobody!!" I yell, and lunge at the akuma.

But what does that mean?

She deflects and tries to shoot, but I flip away from it.