26: Visit

You opened your eyes, the world around you blurry, a blue tint to it all. Your eyes adjusted and you blinked away your smeared vision. You looked around, realizing you were in the same room as before, but this time, you were the one tied up.

You let out a laugh, rolling your eyes. You could pass through the ropes easily... You tried to turn back into your intangible form. However, it didn't work.

Panic rushed through you. You had your akuma, so why wasn't it working?! You could turn into your whispy form, but it was still solid, and it took effort. You turned into it, struggling to keep the frame, but eventually letting go when it got too hard to hold. Just from a few seconds in that form, you were exhausted!

You looked around, noticing the blue tint was actually smoke. You raised an eyebrow and looked around, finding the source in the corner of the room.

A beautiful blue flower in a glass cage. It resembled a dahlia, but it emitted a thick dark blue mist that gently rose to the ceiling, the mist thicker there than at the ground.

You recognized the flower. You had seen it somewhere before... Where was it again? Oh, right! You had one in the kitchen! Though, you hadn't been taking care of it recently... A while before the first Akuma, you had completely forgotten about it. When it was over, you tried to take care of the plant again but forgot about it once more. There were also a few outside of the factory. You ignored them, of course.

Yours, of course, didn't emit a blue mist, nor did the ones outside. So why was this one doing it...? And was the plant what was weakening you?

You heard the door creak and quickly whipped your head toward it. Chat Noir stood there, a smirk on his face. He didn't look weakened... Were the plant's effects only for you? You glared at him sharply.

"What's going on? What's wrong with me?" You asked. Chat shrugged, leaning on the doorway with a smirk.

"Ohh, you know... I just got an anonymous tip~"

"Eh?"

"The flowers. They weaken you, according to the note... I had no other way to contain you, so I tried it, and since you're still here... I guess it worked." He grinned, swinging his belt-tail around.

"Yeah, yeah..." You sighed. What was with this flower...? You felt tired, but it was impossible to sleep, overfilled by a sense of drowsiness. "Well, what now?"

"Cure Ladybug." He spoke with a sharp glint in his eyes, standing up straight.

"And why would I do that??" You spoke, your head feeling light.

"We'll keep you here until it happens."

"Yeah, whatever." You rolled your eyes. He grit his teeth and left, leaving you in the foggy room.

~*~*~The mist around you left you feeling drowsy and confused. Chat entered the room again, and you tried to focus again.

"Y/N, please..."

"No."

"W-Wait. I didn't even ask--"

"No."

"Why are you being so stubborn?!" He yelled angrily. You stiffened at his volume but showed no other signs of discomfort, determined to stay defiant. "Fine! I'll get someone you talk to!"

He stormed out, leaving you confused as ever.

"W-Wait, what's that meant to mean?!" You yelled. No answer. "Chat! Chat Noir! Hey, come back!"

This was boring...

You were hungry, tired and bored. You were still in the same place. You had no lunch.

The door opened slowly, and various people entered the room. Your vision swirled for a moment before focusing. 

The whole class was there.  

Even Chloe. 

Adrien gulped.

"Chat Noir told us that you'd be here..." Adrien gulped after a short silence. You stared at the group, no emotion on your face, before you let out a quick huff which turned your expression into a smirk.

"Wow. Really? I can't believe Chat Noir starved me for . I haven't eaten all day! No entertainment, either. I didn't even treat Ladybug this badly." You laughed. You could reveal Ladybug's identity right there, but... You didn't feel like it. You had no idea why. No one talked.

"Look, Y/N..." Max started once he realised no one else would talk. "We don't know how you got this way, but--"

"Hey, where's Chat? Ladybug? Oh, and that , Jaku, too. Where's he?" You asked, your eyes sharpening at the mention of Jake.

"...Ladybug's resting. Chat Noir is. uh, helping out, and Jaku... Well, he's not replying to any of our texts." Adrien said. You nodded, and the crowd all uncomfortably shifted and gulped.

"So now what? Are you going to let me go? Come on, I don't like this place. The air is weakening me and I feel like I'm on the merge of having a migraine, but I never have one. Someone, at least remove that stupid flower...!" You groaned. No one made eye contact. Rose then quickly walked over to the corner where the flower was placed, but Adrien caught her arm.

"Don't. Y/n needs to stay here, if there's no flower, there's nothing to stop her." Adrien said, his voice sharp.

"Huh? Come on, Adrien. Weren't you on my side?" You laughed humorlessly. Your voice sounded weak. "I don't want to leave anyway. I just want that dumb flower out of here, it's making me so... Drowsy..."

"Maybe we should remove it, Adrien..." Alya gulped. You noticed she had no camera out. Yay, your privacy was respected.

"No, don't... She's dangerous." Kim added. You rolled your eyes.

"If I were dangerous, I'd be out of here already..." No one made a move. "Ugh, fine. Don't get rid of the flower, I don't care. What do you want?" You said, glaring at them all. They relinquished eye contact, reverting back to their awkward state.

"Look, Y/N, please, just let go of your Akuma. Or at least, help Ladybug! Please!" They begged. You laughed.

"So this was Chat Noir's plan. A pretty dumb one, to be honest." You sighed deeply, leaning your head on the back of the chair. You stared at the locks of mist. They danced and intertwined, dispersing and combining into one. "Just leave. If you're not gonna let me go, leave."

"B-But Y/N-"

"Go away."