pop star ! mary
warnings: explicit smut, so much fluff, cunnilingus, squirting
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you scream along with the fans, cupping your hands around your lips to amplify the sound. mary is flushed and grinning, and you can tell the happiness radiating off of her is genuine. she looks around the sold-out stadium and meets your gaze. her expression softens into something tender, and you feel a wonderfully warm ache ignite in your chest.
in a room of over 100,000 people, she looks at you like you’re the only person she’s capable of seeing.
you rush out of the vip tent, making your way backstage. on the way, you spot mary. despite her 9-inch heeled boots, she’s running at you at full-speed. you have just a second to spread your arms wide before she slams into you.
wrapping your arms around her, you press soft kisses into her curls. “you were so good, baby.”
she pulls away just to lean back in for a kiss. her lips are warm and soft, and you melt into it. the fans scream from their seats, but you don’t care. you don’t care about them. your hands slide into her hair, tangling between the thick locks.
vacantly, you step back, not letting go of mary as you fumble along the wall behind you for the entrance to backstage. you stumble inside, shutting the door and slamming mary against it, deepening your kiss. the screams of the fans dull to a muted roar.
mary pulls back, gasping for air. her lips are flushed and red, lipstick smudged. her chest rises and falls at a rapid pace, and you’re not sure if it’s because of the kiss or the show. her brown skin is shiny and slightly damp with sweat, and her curls are an absolute mess. she’s beautiful.
“come with me to my changing room,” she says abruptly, slipping away from the door. her fingers wrap around your wrist and she tugs. you follow her mindlessly, willing to do anything for her, completely pliant.
you don’t know how she even has the energy to walk after the show she put on, how her throat doesn’t ache, and how her feet don’t drag, but she seems as energetic as ever. she pulls you into the changing room, immediately picking up where you left off, except now you’re the one pinned against the wall. perhaps she’s even more energetic.
she kisses you with urgency, her tongue exploring your mouth like a woman on a mission. you moan, the sound catching between her glossed lips.
her leg slots between your thighs, knee-high boots rubbing against your skin.
“fuck,” you mumble into the wet cavern of her mouth.
your hands slide down the length of her body. from her hair, to her shoulders, to her collarbones, to her chest. she’s wearing a pink mini-dress, with a heart cut out at the center of her chest. you feel along the exposed skin, fingers making themselves at home inside her cleavage.
your fingers slide along the sweat caught between her breasts, reaching inside the cloth until your hands are beneath them, cupping the soft flesh.
she bites down on your lip as you squeeze. shakily, and with a mounting sense of want, you remove your hands, feeling along her dress until you reach the zipper on the back. as you fumble to unzip it, her mouth detaches from yours, trailing down your jaw.
the zipper slides down and you press your hands against her warm back, engrossed in the feeling of her skin. her heartbeat is pounding so strongly you can feel it flutter beneath your palms. you tug on the dress, letting it fall to the floor.
her lips slide to your neck, kissing and biting at the sensitive skin.
your fingers undo her bra, throwing it to the floor. you reward yourself by grabbing at her chest with both hands. her nipples are two hard points stabbing into your palms.
her knee jolts as you circle her nipples, pushing against your throbbing clit. you’re so wet you can feel yourself seeping onto her leg.
you pinch a nipple between two fingers, and her lips quiver against the heat of your throat. you gently pull at her head until she lets go. she looks at you with wide brown eyes, cheeks shimmery with glitter, and her hair tousled. you push her back until she falls onto the sofa.
never breaking eye contact, you push off her boots and slide her lacy panties onto the floor. they’re fully soaked through and make a squishy sound when you toss them aside.
“you’re so—” mary cuts herself off with a moan, throwing her head back as you bite down on her nipple. using your hand to twist the other, you suck. her fingers ease into your hair, pulling.
you kiss the soft skin of her breasts, trailing kisses down her stomach. you grab onto her hips, sliding lower and lower until you’re on your knees, lips just above her core. her curly pubic hair teases your chin. you slow down the speed of your kisses.
you lower your lips down to her thighs, slowly inching towards the center of her legs.
her breath is shaky and ragged, legs twitching the closer you get.
when you finally make your way to her cunt, it’s glistening wet, throbbing with desire.
you press a soft kiss to her folds and her legs fly together, thighs squeezing your head. you’d be willing to suffocate here, if it meant dying between mary’s thighs. to be perfectly honest, you’re tempted to.
she releases a breathy moan as your nose bumps against her clit.
pressing the tip of your nose on it harder, you lick your way between her folds, collecting her slick on your tongue.
you lap up her wetness, letting it coat your tongue and paint your lips, drip down your chin. you devour her pussy like a starving woman. she tugs on the strands of your hair, her thighs twitching around your skull, drowning you in her softness.
you thrust your tongue into her hole, and you hear her throw back her head with a dull thud. you dig your nose against her clit harder.
you can taste the excitement of the day in her pussy, feel it in the way she pulls on your hair with fervor.
“you taste so good, baby,” you mumble, lips rubbing against her folds.
she whimpers at your words.
“my delicious princess.” you thrust your tongue again, and again, and again, slamming against her walls. she cries out, pulling one hand out of the mess of your hair to muffle her screams.
she’s unsuccessful, but you don’t care. let the crew hear her scream your name, let the fans hear her sob with pleasure as you make her come.
she grinds forward, pubic bone slamming into your face. you swirl your tongue inside of her, reaching up to pinch her clit between your fingers. she releases a high-pitched moan. “fuck, i’m gonna come.”
“come for me, baby,” you say, words drowned inside her pussy.
your fingers circle around her clit, tongue exploring her insides. a constant string of whimpers and moans fills the air as she releases. she coats your entire face in her cum, squirting against your lips. you open your mouth to catch it, letting her shoot it down your throat.
looking at her though your clumpy, now wet lashes, you swallow it all. her pussy twitches at the sight of you.
“fuck.”
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Fly Away: Episode 7, Theatrix
Ao3 - First - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6
(Féline Sombre & Paon Lilas designs)
Summery: An AU where Adrien never went to in-person school, not getting the cat miraculous, and found the peacock miraculous. - The school holds an audition for a play and Chloé is determined to sabotage Lila's audition. It goes about as expected in terms of akuma-creation.
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The black box theater was small. Assorted students unfolded the bleachers of the theater seats. Chloé watched Marinette and her gaggle of friends in the theater crew chatter while they set up the theater room. She hummed as she stood on the edge of the stage.
“Quaint,” Chloé rolled her eyes, “This better not be where we’re actually holding the play, or I’ll have to talk to the manager of this whole mess. Sabrina, did you remember my costume?” She asked, looking at her nails.
“Oh… no… It’s only a school audition. Do you need it?” they said. She held the script and a makeup bag against her chest.
“I need it to get into the role! The mind of the character! You know that!” Chloé huffed, turning to look at them with crossed arms.
“Oh-oh sorry! I’ll go get it!”
“Go! Go! Hurry, we only have half an hour before I’ll be on stage!”
Sabrina squeaked and scrambled out of the room. They narrowly avoided crashing into Lila. “Sorry!”
Lila smiled, “Don’t worry about it,” she waved as Sabrina raced out of the room. She walked up to Chloé. “Fancy meeting you here. Auditioning for the role of an extra?”
Chloé huffed, “Of course not, I will only take a starring role, of course.”
“Oh really? I mean, keep your hopes up high, right? I’m sure the teacher would want the most experienced actor, unfortunately for you.”
“Ha! I’m sure he’ll know talent when he sees it. Besides, I know about professional acting from my best friend, Adrien~ I’ve even helped him in some of his photo shoots.”
“Of course, of course…” Lila rolled her eyes then tilted her head, “Oh, speaking of Adrien, what are you going to do about that book Marinette stole?”
“Yeah yeah, you told me about that weeks ago. Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous. Fun fact, I don’t care about what you say!” Chloé smiled sharply, “You’re just jealous that we’re friends with Adrien and you’re just another one of his little fans. Alya told me Marinette lost it and was intending to give it back. They even went back to look for it. Alya isn’t my favorite journalist but she knows how to get the truth.”
Lila hummed, “Of course. It’s not like Alya couldn’t be lying to protect her best friend,” she sighed, “I’m just looking out for him.”
Chloé frowned and folded her arms, “Right, because you’re sooooo sweet.”
“Aw, I’m glad you think so,” Lila smiled. Chloé glared at her.
“I have your costume!” Sabrina cheered, holding the outfit against her chest. “Er…” They glanced between Chloé and Lila. She grabbed Chloé’s arm, pulling her away, “Let’s go get you ready!”
Chloé maintained a glare as she was dragged away. They walked into a back room, and Chloé huffed. She took the outfit from Sabrina. “I’m going to destroy her chances at getting any role in this play.”
Sabrina grimaced, “Chloé… you can’t solve everything like this-”
“I can too!” Chloé scoffed, “Eliminating her will even give me an upper hand in the audition. If Lila wants to be the center of attention she’ll be the center of attention,” Chloé walked out from behind the dressing screen and spun in the dress, “Come Sabrina, I have a plan.”
They frowned, “I’m not going to help you.”
“Huh? Why not?"
"It's going to hurt her feelings. There's plenty of spots in the play, you can get the lead even with Lila in the running. You need to be the better person."
"...I’ll let you borrow my new scarf?”
Sabrina shook her head, “Sorry Chloé, but I can’t help you.”
Chloé blinked. She huffed, “Fine, I don’t need your help.” She turned on her heel with a flick of her hair.
They watched Chloé storm off and glanced at the floor. Something sharp threatened their heart. She shoved it down, racing to follow her best friend.
Something moved behind the curtains when Lila got onto the stage. ...And no trace of Chloé. Sabrina frowned. She wasn't seriously going to sabotage Lila still... was she? They slipped away from their seat and up to the backstage.
Chloé glared at Sabrina from her hiding spot. As if to spite her, she maintained eye contact as she slid a banana peel under the curtain onto the stage. Sabrina frowned and glanced towards Lila. Gasping, they lunged forward and grabbed the banana peel before Lila could step back into it.
She giggled awkwardly as Lila turned, looking at her. She glared, clearly assuming she was the one planting the tripping hazard. Sabrina inched backwards, back behind the curtain. Chloé frowned. She glanced at the lights and raced for them as quietly as possible. Sabrina gasped and raced after her.
Getting into the light booth, Chloé glanced at the buttons to see which one would help her ruin Lila's audition. The booth door slammed open.
"Chloé, don't," Sabrina whispered urgently.
"I'm not listening to you ex-best-friend. Just don't get in my way and I'll think about taking you back as my best friend."
Sabrina gasped, taking a step back. The sharp thing came back, digging into her heart. "Chloé, please."
"Hm? Who said that?" Chloé taunted. She pressed a button to turn off the lights. The crowd in the theater murmured to each other.
Sabrina surged forward and flipped the light back on. Instead of returning to normal, the lights grew intensely bright. The theater teacher was glaring at her, and Chloé was already making her way down the steps casually. As if she had nothing to do with it.
"The lights are prohibited to students right now! Get down here!" The instructor called. Sabrina squeaked, scrambling out of the booth.
Blinded by the sudden light, Lila stumbled, hair flopping into her face as she caught herself. Her shoe slipped off and was flung into the rafters, stuck. A ruckus of giggles echoed from the students watching the performance.
Lila stood up, flushing in mortification.
The teacher wasn't even watching her. Too busy telling Sabrina why she wasn't allowed in the light booth. She glared at the redhead, then to the giggling students. Well. She wouldn't give them the time of day. Let alone the satisfaction of seeing her embarrassment. She marched out the door. Fists clenched and face burning.
Lila fumed all the way to the courtyard. A purple butterfly fluttered down from the sky. Lila turned, face to face with the purple butterfly. She stared at it. She'd never been akumatized before, but she'd seen plenty. The chance to gain power was far too enchanting. She raised the crumpled script in her hand, and it disappeared into the paper.
“Theatrix, I am Hawkmoth.”
Paon Lilas kicked his legs against the edge of a roof, humming to himself. Yet again, his father was gone all day. Marinette, Chloé and Sabrina were at school for their play and Kagami was busy at a dinner party with her mother, so he couldn't hang out with any of them to fill the empty space in his heart. There was no trace of the book to occupy his time chasing. So instead he was on a roof, taking in the feeling of being someone not Adrien. A pair transformed into someone a little more whole than either half alone.
He glanced in the direction of the school with a wistful sigh. He tilted his head. A red curtain covering the building. Fluttering over the building. Whatever was that? He stood, eyes wide. Leaping to the building, he circled the curtain. He reached out to touch it, and a small red blur flew out of the curtain. He stumbled backwards.
The kwami looked up at him, gasping. “Paon Lilas.”
“Sugercube, did you find the exi- oof!” A black kwami bumped into the red one, shaking his head and frowning, “Well if it isn’t Big Bird.”
“Wait… You’re not Ladybug and Féline Sombre’s-”
“We are. I’m Tiki and this is Plagg,” the red kwami introduced, gesturing. She zipped up towards Paon Lilas’s face. Her eyes narrowed at him for a moment. Seeming to weigh her options, the kwami very seriously pointed back inside. “Our holders are trapped inside. You must stop the akuma yourself so that Ladybug can cleanse it.”
“Ladybug and Féline? How?”
“They fell for some cheap theatrics and illusions,” Plagg sighed, waving a paw, “Look kid, we couldn’t get to them without being caught. So I guess it’s up to you, Feather Fluff… Oh well! Got any Camembert by chance?”
“We will attempt to assist however, right Plagg?” Tiki huffed, paws on her hips.
"Yeah yeah, but some cheese before we go would be nice," Plagg said with a sigh.
“I don’t have any cheese…” Paon Lilas shook his head and geared up to run inside, “Alright, let’s go then-”
“You can’t dive in head first!” Tiki exclaimed, pushing back on his chest.
“Why not?” Paon Lilas and Plagg asked at the same time. Paon tilted his head at the black kwami, confused. One minute he’s trying to get out of coming with, the next he’s anxious to get going?
Tiki sighed, “You need a plan. The entire school is shrouded in an illusionary world. We need to be cautious.”
Paon Lilas huffed, “Okay, uh, I’ll figure it out when I get in there.” Paon ran into the curtain, Plagg close behind. Tiki sighed as she followed them.
The lights were blinding, as if a spotlight was pointed at him. He looked around past the light, as he was far too used to doing. The room was a grand stage, with a graded wooden floor and endless rows of empty seats beyond the stage.
He could feel himself automatically changing how he walked. Less of a heroic stride and more of a model’s purposefully casual sashe. The one that he’d practiced so often it became second nature. Far too Adrien Agreste while he was Paon Lilas. An intense feeling surrounded the realization, shaking him to his core. Yet, even with his powers to help, he couldn’t quite place what that feeling was. His heart squeezed, like a spasm in his chest. Like he’d been dunked in ice-cold waters.
He grit his teeth in determination and focused on the emotions around him. He couldn't sense the emotions of the kwami to his surprise. Maybe that was to hide their holders from anyone with this power. He glanced around. Hints of people's emotions were everywhere. But he didn't see anyone. "Weird," he muttered. "Ok I can… tell people are here but, I don't see anyone..." He doubled over with a hacking cough.
“Woah kid, are you okay?” Plagg said, zipping in front of his face.
He nodded, "Fine. Just… I've been ill, don't worry about it."
Tiki hovered over his shoulder, "Try to pinpoint the Akuma if you can."
Eerily cheerful music twinkled around them, coming from nowhere in particular.
"Well hello," a familiar voice sang, "Well, where were you now?" Sabrina was suddenly across from him, spotlighted. They wore a historical suit, accented in purple and blue flourishes, and a masquerade mask that looked like it had been paper crafted. They walked towards him with a light bounce, as if she was about to break into dance. “We’ve been waiting for you~ Welcome to the show!” She spun, grabbing his arms. They continued with a cheerful sounding song, dragging him along into a dance;
“We’ll have singing and dancing for you, /Oh yes, ever the hero, /Come with us, birdy, fly the coop! /You don’t need to worry, no”
Tiki hovered over his shoulder, “Don’t listen to them! The singing is what created the illusion!”
“Here in this land of dreams come true! /You’ll be happy here, you know. /We hope you can join us too, /Welcome to the show!”
Paon Lilas tugged away from their grip, shifting into a fighting stance, glaring as they continued to twirl around him. “But... Sabrina’s not the akuma, is she?”
“No, of course not!” Plagg called out, looking at the teen with more concern than Paon expected.
Sabrina bowed with a welcoming gesture and was joined by several other students in masquerade style outfits, in a grand finale of their opening song.
“You’ll be happy, yes /Unless you try to escape /Our leader demands success! /We wouldn’t want to cause a mess, /You see, this is no rescue, /It’s just the beginning though, /We’ve been waiting for you, /Welcome to the show! /We’re pleased to introduce our noblesse, /We’re sure she will impress, /The grand stage’s greatest actress, /Please welcome Theatrix!”
A light burst onto the stage in front of him. Paon Lilas shielded himself and the kwamis with his fan from the brightness. He slowly lowered the fan as a hypnotic voice vocalized to the growing music.
“Well, well, well,” Theatrix sung. She had bright red hair, pinned back loosely with a white rose clip. She wore a white suit with long floor-length coat tails, which rolled up like a scroll. Her suit collar had a large black bow. She wore a white masquerade mask accented with lines of writing. She practically shimmered in the light as she smiled at him. “Welcome to my show.”
The lights immediately went out. Paon Lilas strained to make out where everyone was in the sudden dark. He knew how to walk on a dark stage well enough. Familiarizing himself with the incline (there was surprisingly none), he kept a cautious distance from the edge.
The light faded in again and Theatrix was next to him. She propped an arm on his shoulder. Everyone else was busying themselves with various tasks, around what now appeared to be a dinner hall. She was mostly calm, but anger and embarrassment boiled under the surface. She must’ve been the second calmest akuma he’d met…. After his own father.
“So,” she said, uncomfortably close, “Here to nicely hand over your miraculous? Where’s your friends?”
Paon Lilas threw her off, shifting into a fighting stance, “...They’re not… they’re not my friends. I’m by myself.”
“Oh?” Theatrix tilted her head, “So you’re all alone~” she sung, “All by your lonesome.” Music trickled back in, gentle and quiet… dark.
“Oh don’t start-” Paon huffed. He raced forward with a swing. She jumped out of the way, and beckoned Sabrina and Chloé forward as the pair began to harmonize with her.
“So you’ve come to save the day, /Without a friend to aid you~ /Your heart calls out to me, /Lonely darling, come with me,”
“I’m not lonely,” he interrupted with a glare.
Plagg zipped around from one hiding place to the next, looking up at Sabrina. Trying to figure out how to release them from the akuma’s hold.
“You’ve been wishing, /Wishing for a friend, oooh, /Darling let me guide you-”
Paon Lilas shook his head, “Get out of my head!” His voice came out sing-song, matching Theatrix’s haunting voice. She smiled. He looked around frantically. He needed to find a way to ignore her song properly. He spotted a boy with headphones loosely hanging around his neck.
“I can heal the hurt, /Just come and stay with me, /Forever~”
He ran up to the boy and snatched his headphones. Nino turned on him, grabbing his wrist.
“Stay,” he sang in tune with Theatrix.
“Don’t fool yourself, /We can be your friends /Forever~”
Paon Lilas twisted himself with a grunt, escaping Nino’s grip, “Not like this, not ever,” he sang, and pulled the headphones over his ears. It muffled the music, and the scene faded, revealing the school courtyard. Theatrix glared at him and pointed. "Get him."
The idle students turned towards him. Paon's eyes widened as he was tackled. He yelped and struggled to keep them off.
"I've got to find out how to release everyone from her hold! Any ideas would be great," Paon harshly whispered, trying to spot the kwamis in the fray.
Tiki zipped up to him "Everyone's lure song was different. If you can figure out why, maybe you can release them!"
Paon Lilas huffed, barely blocking a tackle from Marinette, stumbling backwards. "Okay, okay."
"You can dive deeper into people's emotions and get some surface reasoning!" Plagg said, "Just focus."
"I can?" Paon Lilas kicked his attacker's legs from under them, coughing.
"You can. Your powers work similarly to Hawkmoth. You can do this, I believe in you!" Tiki cheered.
He leaped up to the second floor of the building now that he could actually see it. With a frown he paused and focused on the dulled emotions of the first person he saw, Sabrina.
The emotions felt slippery, as if he was trying to catch water with his bare hands. Fear, abandonment, concern, duty. He closed his eyes, trying to focus on the why.
Behind his eyelids, he saw it. Sabrina reached out to the retreating figure of Chloé, expression outright heartbroken. He opened his eyes. "Her," he pointed the redhead out to the kwamis, "Sabrina. Did either of you guys hear her song?"
Plagg waved a paw lazily, "Some boring ditty about being used and being left behind."
Paon Lilas frowned, "I have an idea… It's dangerous. But if I can confirm it I should be able to make a sentimonster to free everyone."
"Careful," Tiki whispered.
He leaped down and grabbed Sabrina, who shrieked. With gymnastic grace, they twirled in his hold and kneed him in the gut. He sputtered on a cough, but kept her grip on them. He was quickly surrounded, and he struggled to fight them all off while keeping Sabrina in his hold.
"I'm trying to help you!" Paon shouted, frustration mounting.
The headphones were ripped off his head. Theatrix dangled them from her finger, humming.
"What do you want, /What do you really want, dear /What is in your heart, /This is your brand new start!"
Paon let Sabrina slip out of his hands. He covered his ears, brows furrowed.
"Just tell ussss. /What do- /You want~ oh ooh-oh! /Just give me your heart's song /I'll give you your heart's wants, /All I need is a heart song, /Open your soul, dear. /Give it to meeee, /What do- /You want~"
Tears streaked down his face. The song just bubbled up in his chest before he could stop it. Theatrix echoed him, smiling and drawing closer, like a circling shark.
"I want a lifeee /Impossible to reach. /I want people /Who I'll never see /Nothing will give me, /What I need. /Nothing could be, /What I truly want. /Deep down, I know /My heart still bleeeedss- /For someone, /I'll never see!-" He choked as a hazy silhouette of his mother blurred in his vision. "Again…"
He twisted his eyes shut and shook his head, he spoke, "She's gone, an illusion won't bring her back..."
"What do you want, /It will be easy for me," Theatrix continued, gently touching his cheek, "soft as a dream, /Real as can beeeee~ /But only if you, /Give your miraculous to me."
The two kwamis made sounds of alarm.
Paon Lilas looked down at the brooch and clamped a hand around it, "No."
"...No?"
"You won't take him away from me too. I can’t get her back, but I can still hold onto this!"
He threw off the few remaining people holding him in place and grabbed Sabrina. She tried to throw him off again, but expecting it, he hoisted them into a fireman carry. He leaped up out of immediate reach, yelping as Theatrix followed close behind. He deposited Sabrina on the roof and held her arms.
"Listen to me. You're worth so much, Sabrina, just break free. You're smart and kind and generous. Please, be generous to yourself and break free. Chloé won't leave you, you're her best friend. Trust me."
"...How do you know? How do you know I won't be alone?"
"You're never alone. You… you have family. You can even make new friends! I'll even be there if you need me, I promise."
"Paon...Lilas?" They said, cautious, tilting their head, "...When did you get here?"
He chuckled uneasily, "Not too long. Are you with me? No more illusionary world?"
"Illusions…" Sabrina gasped, "Oh no an Akuma?!"
"It’ll be okay! I...have it handled. Mostly. But… I need a little help. Can you release the rest of the people Theatrix captured?"
"Of course!" Sabrina exclaimed. She gasped and pushed him out of the way, "Lilas watch out!"
He coughed as he tumbled down the slope of the roof. Theatrix was fuming. He couldn't see where Sabrina went.
He latched onto her clear determination, her drive to help, and quickly plucked a feather from the fan, "Fly Away little Amok, and give them a helping hand!”
"You're done for Birdy! You're ruining everything! It was nearly perfect!" Theatrix shrieked.
"Purrfection is impossible to strive for, didn't you know that?" Paon Lilas called back. Theatrix growled and flung herself at him.
The feather landed in Sabrina's glasses. A floating mirror appeared in front of her and an image of herself smiled back at her, waving. She stared at it, shocked.
"I need you to show Mirror Me to everyone you see and convince them to leave their illusion like I did with you! It should show you what they're seeing and the song they were lured with." Paon Lilas said over their telepathic connection.
Sabrina snuck back down and harshly whispered "Plagg?!"
The kwami zipped over to her with a teary giggle, "Oh, don't do that again."
They smiled softly, cuddling the kwami against their cheek, "I won't. Come on, Plagg, Claws Out!"
Féline Sombre looked up towards Paon Lilas struggling to keep Theatrix at bay. She frowned, focusing on the students and friends trapped in their illusionary worlds.
“Oh, to no longer live in a world so secret, /Close to friends, close to family, /Nothing to take it all away in a minute. /Oh, to be open and free /Who would care I’m a klutz, /When the world is happy. /Safe and carefree,” Marinette sang as she flitted around the bakery with the hazy “casual” form of Féline Sombre. “Oh! To no longer live in a world so secret, /No more lies, no more cries, /Nothing to take my friends too quick.” She giggled as Tiki and Plagg zipped past, openly, stealing away with a bag of cookies.
“Oh, to be open and free, /Who would care I’m not strong enough, /When the world is happy. /Safe and carefree.”
“Listen to me!” Féline Sombre’s voice called out, “I know it would be nice for us to be safe, but we’re not until we defeat Hawkmoth. This isn’t real.”
Marinette tilted her head, then looked around at the cheerful world, “But it looks so…”
“Paon Lilas needs our help… Er, I need your help.”
Marinette blinked and her hazy “casual” Féline Sombre, solidified into the masked version. She sighed at the loss. “One day...” she whispered. They held out a hand and she took it.
Féline Sombre smiled at her, as Marinette looked around the courtyard. Several other students were moving around, trying to talk to their friends. “Try to release as many of your friends as possible, Paon Lilas made a sentimonster that can help you know what their illusions are.”
Marinette nodded numbly.
Paon Lilas fell through the roof with a panicked yell, and thudded onto the ground. Theatrix landed on him, knee pushing against his chest. He sputtered painful coughs, struggling weakly. Féline Sombre gasped and raced forward. Theatrix rushed to meet her, kicking their legs from under them. Tiki zipped over to Paon Lilas and placed her paws over his chest, on the peacock miraculous, a frown flickering on her small face. She glanced up to spot Marinette and gasped.
Marinette ran in the opposite direction, trying to find a good spot to hide. She ducked into the bathroom, opening her purse “Tiki! Sp-” she sputtered to a stop. Her heart leaped into her throat. The kwami wasn’t there. “Tiki?!” She looked around, “No, no, no, Tiki?”
Tiki phased through the door, “I saw you get released from the akuma’s control but you ran so fast!”
Marinette laughed in mild hysteria and relief, “Ohmygoodness, you’re here, oh thank goodness.”
“I’m always here for you. But right now, we need to help them Marinette!”
Marinette nodded in determination, “Tiki, spots on!”
Paon Lilas hadn’t moved. Féline Sombre was fighting Theatrix and the remaining students under her control. Paon Lilas still hadn’t moved. He laid on the floor, curled in clear pain.
“Lucky Charm!” Ladybug called, figuring she didn’t have a second to lose. The charm produced a gauze. “Oh no-” She glanced towards Paon Lilas, who struggled to stand up, his miraculous beeping incessantly.
She ran towards him. “Let me help-”
His eyes were wide with panic. Bracing an arm against his chest, he ran. She saw the flash of light from the detransformation just as he opened the door to a classroom. Pushing the desire to follow him out, she refocused on Theatrix and Féline Sombre.
“Ladybug! I’m pretty sure the akuma is in the mask! It’s the one consistent thing in her and her minions,” Féline Sombre called, “But I can’t reach it because she keeps moving!”
Ladybug nodded, and glancing at the gauze and Theatrix, she leapt into action. “Kitty, cataclysm now!”
“You got it, Bug! Cataclysm!”
She twirled her yoyo to capture Theatrix’s arms, and created a loop with the gauze to stop her from thrashing her head. She strained to keep her secured as the remaining students still under her control tried to grab Ladybug’s arms and pull Theatrix free.
Féline worked faster than the controlled people, luckily. The paper mask turned to ash in the cataclysm, and the purple butterfly fluttered out. The illusion fell.
Ladybug took a moment to sigh in relief before capturing and purifying the pesky butterfly. She raised a hand for Féline Sombre to high-five.
“Miraculous Ladybug!” she called, throwing the gauze into the air.
Lila looked up at the pair with a remorseful look. “Oh- oh what happened? Why am I here?”
Féline Sombre leaned down and offered a hand to help Lila up. “You were akumatized…”
Ladybug looked around, noticing the sentimonster had disappeared. A spike of urgency pricked in Ladybug’s mind. “I need to get Paon Lilas!” Ladybug exclaimed, racing to the classroom the boy had detransformed in.
Adrien kept his back to his door, taking harsh, crackling breaths. “I need to get out of here,” He muttered towards Dusuu. The kwami looked at him, eyes wide and tearful.
Between gasping sobs, he said, “Adrien, the miracle cure didn’t even help, you need to start being more careful...”
He nodded, “I will-” he coughed, and the door moved against his back.
Ladybug knocked urgently, “Paon! Let me in.”
He stood up, bracing the door closed. He exchanged a worried look to Dusuu, “Dusuu, spread my feathers!” He raced forward to the window and Ladybug managed to open the door just as he started climbing through the window. They both stopped, staring at each other.
Ladybug raised her hands like he was a skittish animal, “Are you alright?”
“Fine,” He wheezed out, he swallowed, leaning out the window and looking down.
“Wait- please, just tell me who you are! Just… let me explain.”
He closed his eyes, listening to her footsteps slowly come closer. She was worried. But that didn’t mean she was worried for him. She was frustrated too. She was definitely frustrated about him.
Her footsteps were getting too close. He snapped his eyes open and jerked back. She took a step backward. He coughed, and shook his head, “Sorry.” He leaped out the window and left her standing alone. He didn’t look back.
Tiki paced through the air as much as a floating creature could pace.
"Usually I'm the one freaking out, what's wrong?" Marinette asked as she finished her Paon Lilas doll.
"The peacock miraculous... it's broken," Tiki said, frowning, "I... don't know how."
"It didn't look broken? ...Does it being broken hurt you guys?"
"Yes, and our holders," Tiki said, eyes wide. Terrified. "We need to find them and we need to fix the miraculous."
"...How do we do that?"
"The spellbook."
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