Chapter One –
"Why couldn't I capture the Akuma?" Ladybug said looking at the little Akuma resting on the shoulder of the teenage girl who had been Razor Water moments before. Every time she went to capture the Akuma it popped right back out and fluttered to the girl again. Chat Noir stood beside her with his hands on his hips as he watched the Akuma as it fluttered its wings. Crossing her arms over her chest she watched the Akuma as well, then she noticed something. "The Akuma is turning white," she crouched down and looked at the whitening Akuma as it turned into the usual white butterfly. She jumped back as the white butterfly was engulfed in a white ball of light.
"What's happening?" Chat Noir said as the white ball of light vanished a little Kwami appeared resting on the girl. It looked like a tiny Otter with a little brown body, a long thick tail, a big head, tiny ears, and long whiskers coming out of its cheeks. The girl murmured softly and rolled over onto her back clutching the small Kwami.
"A Kwami?" both Chat Noir and Ladybug said in shock. "You know what a Kwami is?" they said in unison in again looking at each other.
"Of course I do, she—her—it is what gives me my powers!" Ladybug said stuttering. Looking down at the girl she noticed a bar in one of her ears beginning to turn brown. "That's where it'll be…" she trailed off thinking of how to get answers. "I need to see the healer, he'll know what to do," she muttered to herself.
"See the who?" Chat Noir asked arching an eyebrow at her. The beeping of his ring distracted him. "Oh I need to get going before I change back. Stay here I'll be right back," he said running off.
Ladybug heard her own earrings beeping. "I need to go too…" trailing off she looked down at the girl on the ground. They were on a bridge that went over a river. Looking to both sides of the bridge she noticed a little shack on the other side close to her. Carefully picking the girl up she ran as fast as she could to the shack. Laying her down on the floor she quickly locked the door just as she transformed back into Marinette. Tikki popped out of her earrings and landed on a box next to the girl. Marinette reached into her bag and gave her something to eat. "Have any idea why the Akuma turned into a Kwami?"
Tikki looked down at the girl holding the tiny Otter Kwami. "A very long time ago Kwamis came from white butterflies who once had a strong connection with a person or could tell a person was pure of heart. She must have a very pure heart."
She thought for a moment and nearly jumped out of her skin when someone knocked on the door. "Ladybug," Chat Noir said. "You said something about a healer?" he said knocking on the door again.
"Uh…yeah!" she looked at Tikki for something to say.
"His Kwami should have told him about Master Fu," Tikki said looking at the door where Chat Noir stood behind.
"Then what should I tell him? Master Fu knows who I am and Chat Noir might find out," she said looking at her worriedly.
"Master Fu has been around for 186 years, he knows how to keep a secret believe me," Tikki said finishing her cookie. "Now we need to transform so we can get this girl to him."
Marinette sighed and stood up. "Tikki! Spots on!" she shouted. When she was fully transformed she gently picked up the girl and her Otter Kwami. Unlocking the door, she nearly smacked into Chat Noir. He grinned at her and she rolled her eyes. "Take her and be careful," she said zipping off on her yoyo.
"This indeed is very rare," Master Fu said looking down the unconscious girl. The little Otter Kwami was laying on top of her curled into a little ball. "She and the new Kwami are healthy, but being Akumatized and taking a new form took all their energy away," he looked down at the girl and studied her. "Go and find her parents, they need to know what happened to their daughter."
"But I thought normal people couldn't know about what all this is," Ladybug said gesturing to her and Chat Noir and the little Otter Kwami.
He shrugged. "People can, it's just preferable that people don't know because it complicates life and puts the lives of the Kwami holders at risk. Besides this girl's parents are probably worried sick about their missing daughter, they need to know."
Ladybug bit her lip and looked to Chat Noir who seemed to be thinking something over. "Chat, go and find her parents. I'll stay here with Master Fu and the girl."
Chat Noir nodded and ran out of the Dojo. After she was certain that he was gone she transformed back and Tikki popped out. She went to hover over the girl. Wayzz popped out from behind Master Fu and hovered beside the little Ladybug Kwami. "When was the last time something like this happened?" Tikki asked looking over to Wayzz.
He rubbed his chin with his stubby little hand. "Brumble was the last one to be born, so he is the youngest of us all. He would know why this happened, but we can't wake him until Master Fu has found his next holder."
"So what does Master Fu think we should do?" Tikki said looking at the old man.
Master Fu thought for a moment and then got up. "Marinette will look after this girl and her Kwami. She'll also bring her and the Otter Kwami to the Dojo to learn what it means to be a Miraculous. When she has learned enough Ladybug and Chat Noir will begin to bring her out on missions with them."
Marinette looked to him and back down to the girl. "Alright," she nodded and looked down at her watch. "Oh no! I've got homework to do before tomorrow! I completely forgot!"
Master Fu chuckled. "Go ahead and run along, Chat Noir should be here any moment now with her parents."
"Thank you! I'll be back to check on her tomorrow!" she bowed and ran out the back of the Dojo. "Tikki! Spots on!" she said just as the door closed behind her and just as Chat Noir came back into the Dojo with two frantic adults.
They rushed into the room Chat led them to and quickly began to fuss over their unconscious daughter. A little squeak startled them back into cushions on the floor. The Otter Kwami had woken up. "Wh-where am I?" he said looking around. Her eyes landed on the Turtle Kwami. "Wayzz where am I?"
"So he was born knowing all about Kwamis and what we are," he said under his breath. "Could that be a link to the White Butterflies…" he trailed off rubbing his chin with his stubby hand. Crossing his short arms over his chest he floated over to him. "You are in Master Fu's Dojo. Your host didn't wake up after Ladybug crushed the object her Akuma was in. What you were in," he looked him up and down. "Now why did you transform into a Kwami?"
He looked around uncertain what to say. "Katelyn was my person," he looked down at her. "She rescued me from being crushed on the road when I was just a little caterpillar. After that she nursed me back to health and helped me grow until I went into my cocoon. When I hatched out as a butterfly she was there waiting for me. She told me how she waited and watched over me as I developed. Even after I was fully grown into my butterfly form and when I could take care of myself, I still stuck around her house in the garden. I couldn't leave her. I owe her my life and I'm devoted to her."
Wayzz looked over to Katelyn's parents. "Is this true? Did she help him grow into a butterfly?"
They were too stunned that the little sprite was talking to him. It took them a couple moments to remember where they were. It was her dad that spoke up first. "Katelyn…Katelyn always had a soft spot for anything that was alive. People, Animals, Plants, and Bugs; whatever it was she took care of it. She couldn't stand seeing anything in pain. So naturally we didn't question it when she brought in a sickly looking caterpillar."
"She loved that little caterpillar," her mother picked up. She looked over to the little floating Otter. "She loves you very much, but what happened? Why are you able to talk to us?"
Wayzz looked over at him. He looked down at the ground trying to think. "All…all I remember is a sweet sounding song and flying into a window that had a butterfly on it. Everything after that was blurry until he, I can't remember who, called me to take over someone. I tried to fight when I was ordered to take over Katelyn, but I was forced to. Then I was here, sorry I can't tell you guys much more."
"No need to worry," Wayzz floated over to Master Fu. "What do you propose we do?"
Master Fu scratched his chin thinking. "We need to continue with what I told Ladybug," he turned to look at her parents. "Your daughter is now a Miraculous, what Ladybug and Chat Noir are. Because of this we need to train her to become a Miraculous."
"But she can't. She'll be getting into dangerous situations that could kill her," her mother said grabbing her father's hand for comfort.
"I understand why you say that. Katelyn will be under my wing and under the protection of Ladybug and Chat Noir while she trains. However, she will not be allowed to actively fight with them until she has proven to me that she completely understands my teaching and she is able to protect herself. I, Ladybug, and Chat Noir will not allow any harm to come to Katelyn," he said bowing to them.
Her parents looked at each other unsure of what to say until Katelyn muttered, "Noe…" she reached up feebly for the little Otter Kwami. Hearing his name, he whizzed straight for her hand. Nuzzling under her hand he looked up at her worriedly. "Noe…" she muttered softly rubbing her thumb lightly over his head before falling back asleep.
Seeing this exchange moved her parents. Her father nodded and bowed to Master Fu, her mother soon followed suit. "Please teach and take care of our daughter."
Master Fu smiled and bowed his head. "We will take care of her."
"So I am a superhero like you and Chat Noir?" Katelyn said sitting up in Marinette's room with her legs crossed under her. She couldn't quite believe what Marinette had told her. She knew that she was really Ladybug and after much panicking on Marinette's side, Katelyn had promised never to tell a soul about her alter ego. After all she had never broken a promise in her life. A content Noe sighed in her lap as he slept.
"Eventually you will be, but until then you need to learn what it is to be a Miraculous and how to harness Noe's abilities. Right now, just in his Kwami form, he's able to levitate and go through objects. What do you think his abilities are in Miraculous form?" Marinette said sitting cross legged in her desk chair.
She thought for a moment looking down at Noe. "My best guess would be to say his abilities has something to do with water. Since he looks like a miniature otter with a big head," she looked over to Tikki who was sitting on Marinette's shoulder eating a truffle. "The Ladybug Kwami is able to create things while the Cat Kwami is able to destroy things."
Marinette gave her a look. "Where'd you learn that?"
Katelyn grinned sheepishly. "Master Fu gave me a book to read in my downtime. Also," she looked down at the ground. "I'm a huge fan of Ladybug and Chat Noir. I was ecstatic when my parents told us, my brother and I, that we were moving to France."
"You weren't born in France?" Marinette knew hardly anything about this girl, but over the past two weeks she had grown to trust her. She was very much like Alya, but not as outgoing as she was.
She shook her head. "Nope, I was born in the United States of America. Well more specifically I was born in New York, on the outskirts of the city. We moved here because my dad got a better job as a translator and helping people new to France learn the language and culture. I've been living here for little over two years now and I honestly think I'll never go back to the USA. I love it here," she was looking down at Noe when she said that.
Marinette smiled. Katelyn was bound to become a new best friend and then she thought of something. "Hey would you like to meet my friend Alya Césaire?"
"Sure, I'm good to go whenever you are," Katelyn said getting up. Noe grumbled waking up and went to float beside her shoulder.
Getting to the door in the floor Marinette looked up at her. "Remember to keep Noe hidden, no one else must know what we really are. I usually keep Tikki in my bag or when she needs to hide quickly, she zooms under my shirt. It doesn't matter where you keep him as long as no one else sees him. Also my parents and Alya don't know who I really am so don't mention it. Alya is a huge Ladybug fan so play it like you're a fan as well."
Katelyn nodded and opened a little pocket on her pants for Noe to zoom into. Once he was in Marinette opened the door and walked downstairs. Seeing that her parents weren't home she got a key off the keyboard and locked the house up. Pulling out her cellphone she called Alya. "I was wondering if you wanted to meet up?" she waited as Alya talked and then smiled. "Sure and I have a new friend that I wanted to introduce you to," she laughed at something she said. "Alright I'll meet you there," she hung up the phone and turned to look at Katelyn. "She wants to meet us at a local café near the Eiffel Tower, hope you like coffee."
Katelyn smiled and followed her to get a cab to the café.
"Plagg, what am I going to do?" Adrien asked rubbing his head as he sat at his desk. It had been two weeks since the very unexpected arrival of the new Kwami and his holder. Adrien, or should he say Chat, had been more than ready to welcome the new duo into the Miraculous group. However, he was still puzzling over everything that had happened. He just found out about Master Fu who was 186, was a Kwami holder, and knew all there was to know about Kwamis. Then Katelyn and her Otter Kwami, Noe, appeared and would soon be going on missions with them when she was ready. She also knew who he was under the mask. Master Fu had called him into the Dojo a week ago and revealed his identity to her. He had been petrified, but Katelyn bowing over to him caught him off guard. She had also sworn to keep his identity a secret and promised to carry it to her grave if he so wished.
"That may have been a bit dramatic," she said rubbing the back of her neck. "My dad is a linguist and studies cultures so I grew up around people from different backgrounds. He would always have someone from a different culture. Not to mention my aunt, his sister, is married to a man who had been born and raised in Japan. She also taught me Japanese culture and what it meant to honor a promise and an oath."
Master Fu chuckled. "Your family raised you well. You're a very well rounded young girl."
Katelyn blushed and rubbed her neck again. "Thank you Master Fu."
"Adrien…Adrien!" Plagg shouted throwing his Camembert at Adrien. He shook his head and looked at the little cat Kwami. "I said not to worry about it. Katelyn is a good person, I should know. We know if a person is pure of heart or not. Trust me she is," he floated down to pick up the Camembert.
"She's just a new Miraculous, what…what will that do to Ladybug's and my relationship?"
Plagg rolled his eyes. "I don't know if you've noticed, but she doesn't exactly think you're Romeo material," he flipped the cheese into his mouth and flew over to get another one. "Besides, I doubt Katelyn will try anything. For one, I don't think she likes girls that way and she just doesn't seem like a Chloe type of person."
Adrien smirked thinking of his over dramatic and spoiled classmate. "You're right."
"I'm always right," he said burying his face into the cheese.
"Alya!" Marinette hissed trying to cover her blushed face.
"So that's why she had all those pictures up of that blond haired boy with the green eyes," Katelyn covered her mouth to hide a grin when she looked over to Marinette. "You're obsessed over your classmate and a male model? Although I have to admit he's pretty cute. Bet you wouldn't mind having him up in your room," she laughed as Marinette tried to tackle her. "So what was his name again?"
"Oh I love you already!" Alya laughed leaning over to hug Katelyn's shoulders. "His name is Adrien Agreste. The man who has captured Mariette's heart and other things," Alya howled with laughter as Marinette attempted to lunge over the table at her. "Chill out girl, it's no big problem."
Marinette groaned and thumped her head on the table. "Please don't tell anyone."
Katelyn chuckled. "Your secret is safe with me," she patted her head. "Will it make you feel better to know I have a crush at my school as well?"
Marinette and Alya looked over at her. "Who?" both of them said in unison.
"You may of seen him in magazines and modeling with Adrien," she grinned waiting for them to catch on.
They both thought for a moment. Alya's eyes lit up and they darted to her. "Girl don't tell me it's Leopold Connolly, the dark skinned Adonis from Ireland," Katelyn's look made Alya scream. Several other people in the café looked over to her. "No way! Have you managed to do anything?"
"There may have been a kiss in a closet..." Katelyn snorted with laugher at Alya and Marinette's looks. In truth it had been at a classmate's birthday party where she and Leopold had been dared to spend seven minutes in heaven in the closet. Both of them had come out with very red faces.
"Tell us! Don't leave out any details," Alya squealed.
Katelyn laughed some more. "Well it was at night and we were both at a classmate's party when it happened," she leaned forward and told them the story.