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Chapter nine

Marinette applied some ointments on the timid and meek leopard on the bed. It's been about a week since they rescued Mylene from that dreadful auction. It left quite a huge mental scar on the poor leopard, who only accepted her mate and surprisingly Marinette for company. Marinette bit her lip, closing her yo-yo that contained healing ointments for animals. No emotion could describe the discovery she felt for her yo-yo being more than a taser. It literally happened out of the blue when Marinette had this powerful need to heal Mylene. Then, like her yo-yo could read her mind, it opened up with many colorful ointments to the imagination.

So throughout the week, she used the ointments for the leopard's sensitive skin and to many others who needed it as well. As for ever running out, it seemed Marinette didn't have to worry because there's always a replaceable batch when she re-opened it. She's grateful for this helpful power, but also a bit disappointed for not it being available to aid Chat with the full moon problem. They only had two weeks left, which brought a daunting feeling throughout the pack. With the two betas and Chat a bit disgruntled from the rescue mission, they had to wait and rebuild their strength to venture out again.

The best idea Marinette could think of without another arduous fight was to go on a wild goose chase. Marinette knew whoever gave her this special gift, must have been the guardian of miraculouses and granted her to talk to animals couldn't be a coincidence. She knew they must track him down, also the yo-yo could still maybe have a lingering scent of the man and she still remembered the area where they first met. Yes, she knew the prospect sounded ridicules to her own ears, but it's the best lead they have for now. However, to persuade Chat of the idea, she knew most definitely would be hard. A heated blush formed onto her cheeks, when a naughty advantage of what he could do to sway her idea down.

They haven't done anything that extreme like in the bathroom. In fact, it's been completely PG rated, with the whole holding hands and innocent pecks on the lips in private. He's always initiated their physical contact together, even though she really wanted to hold him and kiss him senseless. She's never been this openly vulnerable to someone before, besides her friends and parents of course, but that differed when it came down to romantic feelings. Marinette liked Chat more than she should from the little time they knew each other. Although, there's this connection she couldn't ignore, almost like a cheesy Hallmark card saying: 'Hello there, I've been looking for you... forever'. A laugh bubbled into her throat when she thought of Chat improvising it with cat pun cliches.

"If you have that radiant smile, you're thinking of your mate, yes?" A sweet voice piqued with humor, which snapped Marinette out of her reverie.

"Huh?" Marinette replied stupidly, which earned a laugh from the blonde. Her honey brown eyes twinkled with mirth as she gazed upon Marinette's face.

"It's the same how Ivan and I first got together. We met at the Paris theater, where we both worked behind the scenes, and his way of flirting was putting anonymous notes in the props I worked on. I didn't know it was him, cause he could be quite… intimidating." Marinette nodded at this, knowing firsthand how scary he could be, and felt amazed of Mylene seeing live performances through her very eyes.

At the tip of her tongue, she wanted to ask if Mylene had a hand with the costumes of the performances, but she held off her questions for Mylene to continue opening up without any stray distractions. Which thankfully, Mylene did.

"I also knew he was like me, by the sense of smell, which made myself fear him more. However, he warmed himself into my heart, by being so gentle and considerate towards my feelings. After awhile, I didn't fear him anymore, and soon after he introduced to others like us. Chat's pack, which thankfully, wasn't run by Nino's brother anymore." Mylene's small; yellowish/brown ears furrowed at the horrid memory.

"Whatever happened to the brother and the ones who didn't follow Chat? All I know is something about them going rogue…." Marinette questioned, but then froze at Mylene's queasy look.

"Marinette, we may be partly human, but we're still wild cat breeds. Chat had to kill Nino's brother, in order to become alpha, and as for the supposed rogue one's. In custom, the ones who followed Chat, were ordered to hunt and kill them like they're prey. I'll never forget Ivan's face when he actually took pleasure of hunting them. Sometimes, I find myself blessed with this inheritance, but most of the time it can be frightening." Mylene confessed while Marinette paled at this revelation.

Marinette almost threw up her lunch she had earlier, but refrained herself from gagging. She felt claustrophobic, also the scented candles around the hospital ward, made herself very dizzy. In a daze, she clumsily got off the armchair and bid Mylene a quick goodbye. Mylene's pleas to come back fell on deaf ears towards Marinette as she bolted back to their quarters. She almost stopped herself for a moment, from now thinking of Chat's quarters as hers as well. However, she quickly dismissed the thought, and focused herself on more important matters.

Once she reached the bedroom, she sighed in relief when Chat wasn't occupied in there at the moment. Taking off her shoes, she slowly walked towards the luxurious bed and laid her back on it. Without thinking, she pulled a fluffy pillow under her chin and tried to calm down her frantic heartbeat. Mylene probably thought she frightened Marinette off by how savage Chat could be. In a sense yes, but for why she fled out of the ward like a mad woman, is a whole other thing. Marinette has seen Chat let the wild panther within himself be consumed, but she never found herself afraid of it because she knew a part of him was in control. Now, with the daunting full moon at the rise, Chat has no control whatsoever and for the pack mates as well. They would follow their alpha, even to the point of madness and they would take absolute pleasure with vengeance. She shivered at image of sweet and timid Mylene being something she doesn't want to be.

A fierce determination hummed throughout her body, knowing she couldn't dawdle and twiddle her thumbs anymore. Marinette knew she had to go back up to the surface, alone, since Chat and the betas were still too weak. She would sneak out when everyone is asleep, except for one jaguar who could help her with this mission. As to why for only asking this inherited cat for help, she could make herself and anyone invisible during the night.

Do you guys have an idea who this Jaguar is, I do, but can't say. Thoughts and Thanks for reading:}