Cat's POV

I look at my baton, and see the caller ID.

Ladybug, calling me back.

I answer and say hello.

"Hi Cat. Why did you call me?" She asks.

"I have some... unfortunate news." I say, it's not really bad but neither of us want to do this.

"Oh no, what is it?"

"Nadjia Chamack wants us to come on her show."

"Ugh. Doesn't she remember what happened last time?"

"Yeah, but she says it'll be ok now because Hawkmoth isn't around. That's actually why she wants us to, so we can talk about that."

"Did she say how long it would take?"

"I made her promise no more than thirty minutes."

"That's good at least. When is it?"

I sigh, and tell her tomorrow.

"Tomorrow?! That's so last minute though!"

"I know, I told her that too. But she wants to as soon as possible."

"Did you tell her we definitely would?"

"No, I said I had to ask you. But I doubt it'll make much difference what you say. They're already making the commercials for it."

"Seriously?"

"Yeah that's what they were talking about as they left."

"Wow. I guess we do owe it to the Parisians to assure them that they are completely safe."

"Mmhhmm." As I say this, y/n opens the door, but doesn't say anything.

"Ok, well I'm supposed to call them back soon. What do I say?" I ask.

"That we'll do it, I guess."

"Alright. Want me to text you the time?"

"Nah, I'll probably see it."

"K. See you tomorrow."

"Yeah, see you then."

I hang up, and turn to y/n.

"Who was that?" She asks.

"Ladybug. I called her earlier and she didn't answer, so she was seeing what I wanted."

"Oh. Who are you supposed to call back soon?"

"The news station. Ladybug and I were asked to do a segment tomorrow about finding Hawkmoth." I say and rub my eyes.

"Are you going to be ok with that? It won't be too upsetting for you?" She asks with a worried look.

I smile and her concern and reassure her I'll be fine.

"Because if it'll be bad for you I won't let you go." She says with a definitive nod.

"And what would you do to stop me?" I laugh.

"I would catnap you!" She says.

"I don't think that'll be necessary." I say, still laughing.

"It might be!"

"Either way, thanks for looking out for me. What would I do without you?"

"Gosh, I don't know. You'd be in a real mess."

"That's for sure." I say and chuckle.

We both laugh, and decide to stay outside so her parents won't hear us.

"Oh! I have to call those news people!" I exclaim.

"You better get on that before it's too late."

"Yeah!" I say and call them.

"TV75 studio. How can I direct your call?" A voice answers.

"Hello, this is Cat Noir. I need to speak to Nadjia Chamack."

"Ok. Please hold." They say and I pull y/n from her spot beside me into my arms.

She looks at me with a confused look, so I say, "What? They told me to hold, but didn't say what. So, I'll hold you!"

She laughs, and Nadjia comes on.

"Yes, Cat Noir?" She asks.

"Yeah, I was just calling to say Ladybug and I accept. We'll be there tomorrow. What time?"

"Great! The show will go live at seven, so be here by 6:55."

"Will do. And no questions that could reveal our identities, ok?"

"Of course. Thank you!" She says and hangs up.

"Well that's settled." I say.

"Yep. So, what time will you become a TV star?" Y/n teases.

"7 o'clock, be there or be square!"

"I definitely don't wanna be square, so I guess I'll watch."

"You better. How would it look if my favorite fan didn't watch my interviews?"

"Absolutely preposterous!"

"I'll say!"

~~~~~~~~The Next Evening~~~~~~~~

"I can't believe you're doing this. Last time was a disaster! We had to work!" Plagg complains.

"I don't exactly want to."

"How about we just not show up?" He suggests.

"That would be rude." I reprimand.

"Who cares?"

"Everyone who wanted to see it."

"I guess, but they'd get over it."

"Whatever Plagg. It's time to go, claws out!"

Fully transformed, I take off through the window.

Making my way to the studio, I arrive just before 6:55.

I go in, and ask where I'm supposed to be.

"Through that door, on the left." A man at what I assume to the be the services desk tells me.

I follow the directions and see it's the same room as last time.

Hopefully that's the only similarity.

Well, one more wouldn't be bad. I think as I see the refreshments cart has made a reappearance.

I get there while Nadjia is looking away, so I help myself to quite a few chouquettes.

"When did you get here?!" She suddenly exclaims.

I look up, mouth full of food, trying to quickly chew and swallow.

"A minute or so ago. These are good, by the way." I say, gesturing to the considerably less full plate.

"Um, glad you like them! Where's Ladybug?" Nadjia asks.

"Don't know. She'll be here soon, I'm sure." I say and and get a few more chouquettes.

Just then, at almost time to start, Ladybug hurries in and sits on the couch beside me.

"Sorry for being so late. Again." She says.

"It's fine, at least you're here now. Good evening, Paris! I'm here with Ladybug and Cat Noir for an exclusive interview about how they defeated Hawkmoth!" Nadjia addresses the camera.

It pans to us, so we both wave.

"Well, how was it, finally stopping him after so long?"

"It was nerve wracking, to say the least. But, we are both so glad to have finally put an end to his reign of terror on the Parisians." Ladybug answers.

"And did you have some of your superhero friends with you?"

"Yes. Even a new hero!" I say, eager to bring y/n up.

"Wow! Who were they?"

"Equina, she uses the horse miraculous and has the power of teleportation!" I continue.

"Very interesting. Now, how do you feel about knowing who Hawkmoth is?"

"I was very shocked to say the least. Especially since he had been akumatized." Ladybug replies.

"Yes. Who would've thought Gabriel Agreste would've been the supervillain of Paris. I know many people enjoyed his fashions." Nadjia says, seemingly trying to sympathize with his fans.

Not that he still has any.

"How were you able to find him?"

Ladybug and I share a look.

"We found a way to track him." Ladybug eventually says, clearly hoping that doesn't reveal too much.

"Interesting. And how was the battle?"

"Surprisingly, easier than some of the others with him." I respond.

"That's good. So, now that Paris is safe what are your plans?"

"To continue making sure everyone is safe from any type of danger. Be it supervillain, or a runaway bus." Ladybug says, as I nod.

"And on behalf of all of Paris, I thank you for that. I think some of these Parisians would like to ask some questions now! We've had them sent in beforehand, so let's take a look!" Nadjia says and swipes on her tablet.

A question from Chloe comes up first, of course being why she didn't come.

"We didn't have time to find you, Chloe." Ladybug says.

Since Paris is safe now, will you reveal your identities? Asks someone else.

"I'm sorry, but no. Even though Hawkmoth is gone we can't risk it." I reply.

What was that random akuma after Hawkmoth was defeated?

I notice Ladybug seems to pale, before quickly stating, "It must've been a butterfly Hawkmoth had sent out before he was captured."

"Wow. I just hope that was the last one." Nadjia says.

"Me too." I reply.

Ladybug is clearly hiding something, from all the fidgeting she's doing.

"Ok, only a few more questions, we wouldn't want to keep you too long!" Nadjia says, at least she's keeping her end of the deal.

Why did Hawkmoth do it?

"For his wife." I answer simply, not wanting to get into all that.

Will you be superheros forever?

"We hope so!" Ladybug says.

"Alright, last question." Nadjia says, and puts it up.

Are you going to start dating now?

I feel my eyes widen as I shake my head.

"No! No, we are not." I say.

"Really? Why not? Wasn't that the reason why before, you didn't want to because of Hawkmoth? He's gone now, so what's stopping you?" Nadjia presses.

Ladybug mutters something unintelligible, probably about y/n.

"We just don't feel that way!" I look directly at the camera, and insist that we are not dating.

"Cat Noir, you seem very adamant that there's no chance of being with Ladybug. Care to divulge on that?"

Could I say it?

We have already told the Ladyblog.

And walked around together, clearly being a couple.

Yeah, it's ok.

"Because I have a girlfriend." I state.

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