A story I was inspired to do after doing the story "The Ladybug, The Cat, And The Crow" for VinnieStokerLover and after working on "Ladybugs, Cats, And Aliens" with Redbat132. :)

Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir belongs to its respective owners. I only own Emma.


The Rare Miraculous

Chapter 1: The Bracelet

A sixteen-year-old girl was waiting patiently for the crosswalk signal to indicate she could cross the street as she held a book in her arms. Seeing as there was a lot of traffic for a Paris afternoon, she opened the book to read, keeping an ear open for the signal to beep.

Many would wonder why a young girl was reading a college text book, but what they didn't know was that the young girl, who stood 5' 5", had long dark purple hair plaited into a French braid, green eyes, wore a long-sleeved black shirt, dark purple pants, and dark purple sneakers, was a college student who had graduated high school at age twelve, something that seemed impossible, but not to her.

Her parents had encouraged her to learn as much as she could and read as many books as she could. In doing this, she had surpassed all the high school classes and the local college was pleased to have a young, smart student attend their school.

She heard the sidewalk signal beep and walked across the street, still reading the book in her hands, but paying attention to the street. She then heard her phone ring and saw it was her mother's number. Smiling, she answered it. "Hi, Mom," she said.

"Hello, Emma. How are you, sweetie?" He mother asked.

"I'm good. Just on my way to the college," Emma replied.

"Alright. Do good in class today."

"I will," she replied. "How's the business trip?"

Emma's parents were public-speaking teachers and traveled everyone to teach others about public speaking and were currently on a trip in the southern part of France.

"We're doing good, honey. Are you ready to give your speech today too?"

"Oh, you bet," Emma said. "I've been reading up about the words they used in the old days and how much they've changed or how other words have now taken their places. Like 'ye' means the same as 'you' and such."

"And knowing you, you have a list of words that you'll demonstrate in your speech," her mother said knowingly.

"Yeah," she said before feeling a bit down. "Mom, how is it I can give speeches to a room of people but I can't seem to find a friend?"

Her mother was quiet a moment. "Well, you are rather quiet, honey," she said gently. "Has anyone approached you to try and be a friend?"

"No," Emma said. "They look at me and whisper how I'm such a bookworm and that I'm not normal. But I love to read and I don't want to give that up just to get a friend."

"And you shouldn't," her mother said. "Don't worry, sweetheart. I'm sure there's someone who will want to be your friend and will perhaps have the same interests you do."

"I hope so," Emma replied before seeing she was at the college. "Okay, I'm at the college now. Talk to you later. Love you."

"Your father and I love you too, sweetie. Talk to you later."

As she put away her phone and her book, the purple-haired girl skipped up the steps before she stopped at seeing a man in what looked like a karate gi standing over a man who was half his height and had a cane. "Come on, old man! Think you can take me on?!" The larger man taunted.

Emma didn't like that he was picking on an eldery man and she marched up to them, unafraid. "Hey!" She said, getting their attention as she stood between the old man and the bully. "Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" She asked, glaring at him.

He laughed. "What are you going to do about it, freak?!" He asked, glaring back at her.

She took a moment to think while he laughed and noticed something that gave her an idea, along with remembering that she had read a book on Ninjitsu and was currently reading a book on Kung Fu. She knew how to defeat the bully without touching him. She looked up at him. "I bet this eldery man can stay on the steps without losing his balance," she said. "Can you do the same?"

He scoffed. "Just watch me, freak," he said and began heading down the stairs, doing all sorts of flips and tricks and running a bit. Emma cocked an eyebrow, smirking now, having a feeling the bully was about to lose his balance.

A moment later, he landed after doing a spin jump and promptly lost his balance. His arms spun as he tried to keep his feet moving to stop himself, but continued tripping over his feet and just able to keep himself from faceplanting on the sidewalk but in his haste, he crashed into the side of a bus that had parked next to the sidewalk at the bus stop.

Everyone was shocked and Emma began laughing, amused that the jerk had fallen for the trap. She now decided to make him see what a fool he made of himself. "Hey, jerk!" She called out, getting his attention and everyone else's attention. "I didn't say 'where' on the steps! Nor did I say he'd be doing tricks!"

She laughed again and everyone else began laughing too, realizing what had happened. The bully growled and walked away, his ego bruised, along with a black eye.

Giggling, Emma turned to the old man, sobering as she hoped he wasn't injured. "Are you alright?" She asked.

He chuckled. "I am," he said, smiling at her. "That was very clever on your part."

"Thanks," she said. "But I just wanted him to leave you alone."

"And you defeated him with wit instead of fists," he said. "Out of curiosity, may I ask why?"

She smiled. "I've read some books on Ninjitsu and Kung Fu," she said. "But those books have also suggested that surprising your enemy or tricking him into making a mistake is often the best defense without striking a single blow."

The old man smiled again. "You are wise then," he said.

"Thank you," she said before noticing the time. "I'm sorry, I have to run to class or I'll be late."

"Of course," he said understandingly. "And thank you for helping an old man."

"You're welcome," she said before dancing up the steps and into the doors, hurrying to her class.

Master Wu smiled. "She has a good heart like Marinette and Adrien," he said to himself.

His Miraculous Kwami peeked out from his hiding spot. "She would make a good hero, if we had another miraculous for her," he said, saying the last part regrettably.

"I know," Master Wu said. "I was thinking the same thing."


Later that afternoon, after class...

Emma was thrilled. Her speech had been well received by the class and she had been awarded the honor of making the dean's list. She couldn't wait to tell her parents when she got home.

She passed by some shops and decided to go in and have a look around before heading home to do her homework. She entered a little thrift shop that sold all kinds of things. As she glanced around, something dark purple caught her eye. She picked it up and found it to be a dark purple skull bracelet. "Wow. I've never seen a bracelet like this before," she said.

She carefully opened it so that she could slid it on her wrist and she tested it to see if it fit, careful not to close it yet. To her delight, it was a perfect fit and she decided she'd buy it and wear it all the time. It matched her pants and black went with anything.

Slipping it off, she carefully closed it and looked around a bit more before deciding that she'd just get the bracelet. She went to the counter and placed the bracelet down on it. "How much for this bracelet, please?" She asked politely.

The lady behind the counter looked at it. "Oh, wow. I didn't think anyone would buy this," she said. "We've had it for almost a year now."

"Really?" Emma asked in surprise.

"Yeah," the lady said before smiling. "You like skulls?"

"Skeletons, actually," Emma replied. "But I like the color and the skulls do look pretty cool."

The lady nodded. "They do," she said.

"How much for it?" Emma repeated her question politely.

"Ten cents."

The sixteen-year-old was surprised, but gave the lady a dime. "Thank you," she said, putting the bracelet in her purse and then heading for home.

But little did she know, there was more to the bracelet than she realized.


Hmm. What is it about Emma's new bracelet? Stay tuned to find out! :)

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