Lucky charm.

No not the cereal but Ladybug's most powerful weapon.

Of course it required some thinking but Ladybug was almost always ready to use it for the most part.

When she had first started out as Ladybug, she had no idea what to do with the random items her power granted her.
It wasn't until Adrien suggested that it was just part of the answer that she realized that her lucky charm was just a piece of a puzzle she had to put together.

Overtime Marinette was nearly a pro at putting the puzzle pieces together.
After all, her lucky charm was usually something simple, like an everyday item.

So it was no surprise to Ladybug the moment she glanced down at the spotted roll of duct tape in her palms.

"Duct tape?"Ladybug mused, her brow furrowing as she picked off the tacky edge, subtly pulling it off the roll. "What am I supposed to do with this?"

Chat Noir stumbled backwards, his weapon blocking the sharp shards of glass that came flying his way.

He wasn't too thrilled that Lila had put him first in her death note book. It wasn't a pleasant feeling, he figured he deserved it.
In the past he went full on Lila, stopping at nothing until he knew she was dead.
In a way, he got a sour taste of his own medicine.

Chat grunted, pain radiating through his wrist as a shard of glass vibrated against the edge of his weapon.
The feline rolled towards his lady, his ears flickering at the sound of Lila moving to a different location.

His green eyes shifted towards the roll of tape in her heads and he chuckled, not expecting any less.

"I guess you're supposed to duct tape her up. Put some over her mouth, we won't ever have to hear her voice ever again." He teased.
His smile immediately faltered the moment he saw a few shards of glass hurling straight towards them.
The hero instantly began to block each shard with ease, sending them straight back towards Lila who dodged them.

"Maybe I should tape your face up." Ladybug whined, moving the tape towards his face in a threatening motion. "I'll keep you quiet."

Chat Noir stood up straight, laughing gently as he glanced back at his love with an obnoxious smile.
"I mean, a kiss would definitely shut me up. It'll give you enough time to figure things out."

Ladybug giggled, shaking her head.
It was funny to her that in the past, his taunting and flirting always annoyed her.
But now she certainly didn't want to have it any other way.
To not have a flirty Chat Noir during a fight, didn't feel like a normal fight at all.
"Mmm....touché... " the heroine gave in. She poked his cheek softly, before she leaned up and pressed a gentle kiss to his lips.

Lila glanced up, her eyes rolling at the couple.
"Gross..." she muttered under her breath.
Ladybug subtly pulled away, her blue eyes bouncing off a few items in her path.
"Oh..." she breathed glancing down at the roll of tape in her hands.

"I think I know what to do with this."

Chat Noir wiggled his brows playfully.
"Did my kiss help?" He asked. "I get told my kisses can cause revelations."

Ladybug stared at him blankly.
"No. Just....shut up." She shook her head with a light laugh. "When I say go...I need you to use you cataclysm on the street. But we need to lure her closer to the subway. Understand?" She asked.

Chat Noir stepped back, politely bowing to her.
"My lady wishes. My lady gets!" He spoke softly before he faced Lila who was just about ready to lace more shards of glass in her knuckles.

"Hey!" He exclaimed, waving his arms. The gesture grabbed Lila's attention.
Her main focus was to take Chat Noir out. The brunette wasted no time, she immediately began to flick shards straight at the cat.

Chat immediately dodged as many as he could, his body rolling in the opposite direction before he landed on his feet.
His heart raced almost painfully as he began to run towards the only subway he knew.

Ladybug took off after him. She rounded herself on a lamp post and leapt on to the rooftop of a building.
She thwipped from rooftop to rooftop, keeping her yoyo in her dominant hand as she attempted to glide past her partner.
Ladybug paused, her blue eyes shifting between at the lamp posts in the center. A wide smile spread across her lips as she hurled her weapon, forcing the wires to wrap around each of the poles before she tugged.
She breathed in, trying not to put too much weight in as she was pregnant. She didn't want to put too much strain on the baby.
The bug paused before she tugged one last time. She grunted, forcing the poles further down on to the ground the moment Chat Noir was in place.
The black cat waited, using his weapon to block each shard with meticulous attention.

His ears perked up the moment he heard the groan of the lamp posts all around him.
He glanced up, his brow furrowing as Lila landed in front of him.

"It was great seeing ya!" The black cat bowed. He stood up straight, his eyes sought out Lila's who glared back in confusion. She reached up to begin picking the shards from her earrings to start shooting them again.

"Thanks for the lesson. I won't be forgetting what you've taught me anytime soon..."Chat continued, emotion dripping off of every word in his sentence.

Ladybug immediately tugged harder, the lamp posts now falling all around them.

Lila dropped the pieces of glass from her hand.
"What the-" she grunted as she held her hands up, holding the lamp post and preventing it from landing on top of her

Chat pushed his weapon into the street, leaping backwards and jumping out of the circle of fallen lampposts.

"Chat! Now!" Ladybug instructed as she released her yoyo and then began to wrap the duct tape around her hands.

Chat landed a few feet back.
Listening to his lady's words, he called his cataclysm.
The hero very carefully pressed his palm on the spot in front of him, crumbling the pavement instantaneously.

Lila gasped unable to move as if she did, she would be crushed.
The female immediately fell through the crack in the ground, her legs dangling into the ceiling of the subway below her.

"No!" She called out, her eyes then shifting over to Chat Noir.

She wanted to put an end to him. She was so close.

"Chat!!" She called, rage brewing in her voice as he turned his back.

Ladybug leapt, her tiny frame pummeling towards Lila.
The heroine twisted her body, her hands holding out to her ears as she was just about to grab her earrings by sticking them on to the tape.

Chat Noir kept his gaze away, the sight of her plummeting becoming too much for him as he quite remembered the fate she had once before.
He put his full trust in her and believed that she was going to get things done.

And she never disappointed.

"Whoo!!" Ladybug exclaimed, glancing down at the earrings and the shards of glass that stuck to the tape, preventing her from being poked.

Ladybug shivered, not entirely too fond of the memory of being under Lila's control again.

"I got them!" She smiled, glancing at her kitty who just about climbed over the heap of poles with excitement.

"I knew you could. Wasn't able to do this without you..." Chat smiled.

"High five?" Ladybug suggested, holding one of her palms out.
Chat grinned as he was about ready to smack her palm but paused the moment he saw the shards of glass caught into the tape.

"Uh...erm. Perhaps...you should release the akuma first." He chuckled, offering her a sheepish smile.

Ladybug blinked, immediately pulling her hand away.
"Oh...right... a little help?" She asked, offering the back of her hands to her partner.

Chat Noir laughed, reaching down to pull the tape off of her hands. The earrings plopped to the ground underneath the tape.

Ladybug smiled glancing up at Chat briefly.
"Thanks, kitty." She murmured before she stomped down on the earrings, releasing the akuma.

Chat watched in awe as she released the purple butterfly. She captured it very quickly and then she set it off.

Ladybug grabbed her roll of tape and then she threw it into the air.

"Miraculous Ladybug!" She exclaimed, her smaller ladybugs swarming around the city, restoring what once was

Chat Noir closed his eyes the moment he felt the bugs swarm around him.

The memory of her death wasn't completely erased, but the heavy feeling in his chest all but vanished.

Lila sat on the ground awkwardly. The brunette held on to her head, blinking as she felt like she was just pulled from a daze.
"Huh? What happened?" She asked.

Chat kept his distance, his ring beeping. He kept his gaze off of Lila as he still felt a bit uncomfortable around her.

Ladybug crouched down, knowing full well that Lila most likely wasn't too fond of her.
"You were akumatized..." she explained. "But you're alright now."
Ladybug gently grabbed her hand, helping the female to her feet.

Lila blinked, standing to her feet as she attempted to comprehend everything.
"Adrien...?" She breathed, her brow furrowing as she remembered him storming out, but she couldn't remember much after that.

"Where's Adrien?" Lila gasped, running her hand through her hair.
"I need to talk to him. Have you seen him?"

Ladybug blinked, wondering what she should say.
"H-He's fine..." she stammered. "I think it's important that you get yourself home and rest. It's been a long few days..."

Lila sighed, shrugging Ladybug's hand off her shoulder as she looked away.
Without a single Thank you or care in the world, Lila turned her back, ushering herself back to the modeling studio where she hoped to catch Adrien.

Ladybug watched her leave, a grimace on her face as she crossed her arms.

"Some people won't ever change..." Chat murmured from behind her. "But you did the right thing." He continued as he approached her.

Ladybug nodded, eventually sighing in defeat.
"Yeah...we should get going. I'm assuming Louis is a nervous wreck...." she turned to look at him.

Chat smiled, gently grabbing her hand and pressing a small kiss to the back of it.
His green eyes flickered up briefly before he stood up straight.
"Looks like we've got company...."

Ladybug furrowed her brow, she lightly pulled her hand away from Chat, her eyes widened the moment she saw the herd of reporters approaching them rapidly.

She thought that she would be used to this by now.

The bug stepped back, bumping into Chat as she tried to blink away the flashing camera lights and the bombarding questions.

"Ladybug! Ladybug!" Nadia called out to her. "Is it true that you and Chat Noir are officially a couple?" She asked.

Ladybug rolled her eyes, almost half expecting the questions to be more general rather than personal.

"I should have expected that..." the bug muttered under her breath as Chat Noir tenderly grabbed her waist.

"Is it okay?" He asked, leaning his head on her shoulder. "Please?" He asked, nudging into her.

Ladybug chuckled, lightly shaking her head in disbelief.

"You really are an insatiable kitty..." she joked.

Chat smiled, a hopeful fluttering feeling in his chest. "Is that a yes?" He asked, perking a brow.

Ladybug playfully pursed her lips, knowing how extra Chat was.
"Alright kitty. Just this one and last time okay?"

Chat grinned, he didn't have to be told twice.
His hand immediately reached for hers.
In a swift motion he twirled his lady into his arms. He glanced down at her, feeling her hands on his chest.

And in front of everyone, the hero leaned down and pressed a gentle kiss to her lips

Ladybug closed her eyes, ignoring the loud clambering around them and the obnoxious camera lights flashing all around them.

Chat pulled back, a deep blush on his cheeks.

The entire world knew that Marinette Dupain- Cheng was the one Adrien loved...

And now the entire world will know that Ladybug was the one Chat Noir loved.

Either way, she was and will always be his lady in any way shape or form.