Secrets and Betrayals

Chapter 12: Search And Ye Shall Find

A/N: And now the moment we've all been waiting for... CHAPTER 12! *takes a bow* As always, before we get to the story: Thanks to all of you lovely reviewers, especially the guests whose reviews I cannot respond to; Sayuri would appreciate more reviews (I'm saying this now because there will be no A/N at the end); and I hope you enjoy this chapter! And I hope you have a great day!

P.S. I typed this pretty fast, ignore those little typos I'm sure are in here ;)

Chapter 12: Search And Ye Shall Find

Ladybug raced across the rooftops, running as fast as her legs would take her. She could hear Tikki in her mind, telling her to slow down and be more careful. She didn't care. She was blindly rushing towards the Agreste mansion, misplacing her feet and stumbling occasionally. It was probably only her good luck that kept her from being seriously hurt.

"Ladybug! You're going to hurt yourself!" Tikki reprimanded the red and black clad heroine.

"I'm sorry Tikki, but what if Chat's going to hurt Adrien!" Ladybug answered out loud, flinging her yoyo at a fire escape and using it to swing to the next rooftop.

"You won't be able to help him if you have a broken leg!" the sensible kwami reminded her. Ladybug ground her teeth together, but relented and slowed her speed.

"Okay, okay," she muttered. She hopped over the last couple of rooftops, and finally, to her sheer relief, she could see the very top of the Agreste mansion in the distance. "Nearly there!"

Ladybug tossed her yoyo a few more times, and then landed squarely on top of the mansion. It had a huge roof, due to the fact that the mansion was HUGE. She looked around. There was no one here, and no sign of anything strange, suspicious, trap-like, or anything else.

Suddenly, a rooftop door slammed open and a man that she immediately recognized as The Trapper bolted out, slamming the door behind him. Ladybug was on him in an instant. She tackled him to the ground, slamming her knee into his gut and then twisting his arm and forcing him to land on his stomach and stay there.

"Where is he?" she hissed angrily, twisting his arm perhaps slightly more than necessary.

"I don't know what you mean!" The Trapper answered in a slightly gruff voice.

"DON'T LIE TO ME!" she practically yelled into his ear. The man trembled beneath her.

"Ladybug, pay attention to him! It doesn't sound like he's lying!" Tikki called in her mind. "I know you're angry but you need to slow down and examine the facts!"

"I'm not lying! Please! I can't remember anything! One moment I was angry because some park rangers arrested my father, and the next minute some crazy guy in a purple suit was yelling at me, and then you attack me!" the man sounded confused and desperate. Ladybug took in a deep breath, exhaled, and released him.

"Hawkmoth," she muttered. Of course he would have something to do with all of this! She should have known!

"Hawk what?" the man asked. "Hey, you're Ladybug!"

"Thank you, Sherlock," she responded. She instantly bit her tongue in regret. She had been doing that a lot lately. Why did she always get sarcastic when she was emotional...? "I need you to try and remember what happened to you! Please! Anything!" she begged.

"Um, everything is kinda blurry and mixed up... Like I could see what was happening, but I couldn't remember it. Let me think... there was...a boy! Yes, a boy!" the man announced triumphantly. Ladybug's breath hitched in anticipation.