Hello everyone and welcome to my first fanfic! SO EXCITED! If you have not seen the recent Miraculous news, (SPOILER ALERT!) you don't know that Chloe (yes, CHLOE) becomes Queen Bee and Alya (YESS! ALYA!) becomes the TRUE Volpina! So, this fanfic shows the cause of this and what it leads to. Hope you love it just as much as I do!

Chapter 1 - The Rise of Chenille

Part 1 - Nooroo

As Ladybug crushed the akumatized compact beneath her foot and cleansed the butterfly, the window on Hawkmoth's lair began to close. "NO!" He shrieked, as it echoed back to him in the empty room. After regaining his composure, he stated, "Nooroo, wings closed." As the hungry kwami fell to the ground, he continued, with fire burning in his voice. "You have failed me for the last time, Nooroo. Why must you be this weak?" The neglected thing attempted to speak, but stopped. Nooroo knew if he did, he would be punished. He didn't want to tell his master he was dying. He wanted to plummet into starvation, leaving Hawkmoth powerless once again. But to open his mouth would be to give it away.

Hawkmoth snarled at the kwami. "Make me more powerful!" As a maniacal look spread across his face, he continued, "Or should I drop you off the Effiel Tower? After all, you are indestructible. Too weak to fly, and you still feel pain." He laughed at his cleverness.

"M-master, You con-j-jure a-a-..." Nooroo stuttered. "TELL ME!" Hawkmoth shrieked at the kwami. "A-Akumaa 'sista-n-nnt…" He trailed off.

"Yes… This might work…" Smiled Hawkmoth maliciously.

Part 2 - The Kwami Disturbance

As Tikki happily munched on a cookie, Marinette smiled. Another akuma had been defeated, and it only took an hour! She also got an interview with Alya for the LadyBlog. She even managed to mess up Chat and his flirting.

Marinette closed her eyes and laid down for a quick nap. It was December and she had never been particularly fond of the cold weather. Her pink blanket was so soft… If only I could lay here forever… She thought to herself.

After what seemed like a short time, she heard Tikki moan. "M-Mari…" She said in a barely audible tone. "Help…. Please…" Marinette shot out of bed like a rocket and picked up Tikki, rushing her to "Master Fu", the man who made her Ladybug. 'He will know how to fix Tikki.' She decided as she ran out the door.

At Adrien's house, he was having a similar situation. But Plagg was not taking it seriously. "Need… Cheese…" The cat kwami sputtered. Adrien grabbed as much as he could find and gave it to his kwami, who ate it happily. When this failed to work, Adrien let the kwami rest as he ran to his school bag in search of the book. 'Come on… Where is it?!" He said to himself frantically, flinging his stuff all over the room. Since it was clear he lost it, he decided to retrace his steps. Adrien explained the situation to the kwami then left, heading for school, the last known place he had it.

The sidewalks were starting to coat over with ice, but neither of the worried teenagers seemed to notice… Until they collided into each other. "A-are you okay, M'Lady?" Asked Adrien, still dizzy from the fall. "Totally, Chat." Replied Marinette, before realizing what just happened.

Adrien whirled around, staring right into Marinette's shining blue eyes. "Wh-what's a 'M'lady?" Stuttered Marinette, turning bright red as she attempted to stay calm. Adrien shifted uncomfortably as he replied, "Oh, my foreign girlfriend. She lives in a different part of France! I call her M'lady, cause… well, she's my lady! …..Why'd you call me Chat?" Marinette looked at the ground awkwardly.

Adrien has a girlfriend, why didn't I guess that?! He's never been available, and probably has had her this entire time! Why did I think I could change that? I'm ME. Plain, simple, boring Marinette.

She finally spoke up and lied, "You're wearing all black, and I guess you looked like a cat so…"

Did she just say a sentence to me without stuttering? Wow… Truth be told, Adrien had always wondered why Marinette always seemed to be frightened around him, and just wanted to be her friend. She probably hates me even more now, for running into her. He thought his suspicions were proven when she looked down at her feet awkwardly. In reality, she was trying to let her bangs hide the blush creeping across her face. She stuttered a quick 'Bye' and took off in a sprint across the still icy sidewalk, sliding into a tree.

Adrien stifled a giggle as Marinette tried to compose herself. When she was finally out of sight, he turned around, noticing she dropped a large, brown book. His book. THE book. The kwami book. He opened it and discovered there were new annotations everywhere. From information about "Master Fu", to information on Ladybug and the Miraculouses scribbled in the margins.

As Adrien walked home, his inner debate began.

One part of his brain ran wild, questioning, "Why would she have this?! How does Marinette know so much? Could she be Ladybug? Maybe working for Hawkmoth? Maybe she IS Hawkmoth!

Another part of him laughed at the thought. "Please! Marinette as Hawkmoth?! She doesn't have the pin! You've been to her room!

Yes, but she's so clumsy, and Hawkmoth doesn't fight! Marinette is a huge clutz! That's why she'd make a great Hawkmoth!

No way! She's nice, kind, sweet, sophisticated, and let's not forget beautiful! The bluebell eyes, the black hair, it reminds me of a poem. Your hair black as night…

Your pretty bluebell eyes…

Everyday we see each other…

I hope that you'll be mine…

Together, our love so true...

Won't you be my Valentine?

When both sides of his mind recited his poem on the superheroine, it snapped him out of the debate in his head. She is like M'Lady…

But she's clumsy!

And not at all confident!

Besides, a lot of people look alike!

There is no way she's Ladybug!

Both sides of him chimed in for the last part, ready to snap the boy out of his apparent daze. It could be the fact he didn't want to believe the girl who 'hated' him was Ladybug, or just stupidity in general, but he decided to drop the thought and let it go.

Part 3 - New Recruits

Marinette rushed into Master Fu's studio, interrupting his meditation. "SIR! What's wrong with Tikki?!" She cried. Master Fu examined the pale kwami thoroughly before coming to a consensus.

"Nooroo, the kwami belonging to Hawkmoth, must be dying. When a kwami dies, the others feel its effect. So, until Nooroo either regains health or completely dies, Tikki will remain this way. So will Plagg, Chat Noir's kwami."

"Thanks!" Replied a downcast Marinette. Tikki, you'll be okay! I'll make sure of it! Marinette promised herself, but subconsciously, she knew the truth.

"Since you and Chat will be weak, you might need a new member. Her theme is a bumblebee so don't freak out, like you did with 'Volpina'." Master explained as Marinette's cheeks burned pink. "Goodbye, Ladybug." Master Fu stated calmly as Marinette exited.

Alya was filming a report on the snow and whether it would affect their heroes, as she saw Ladybug leaping across rooftops, and knew she had to get this on video.

Screw the snow! I'm chasing Ladybug! Alya was determined, and was not to be stopped from potential footage by a lousy bit of ice.

I hate running on ice! No friction! The reporter grumbled. She was one of the best runners in Paris, and began to pick up speed, trying to keep up with the red and black heroine. "LADYBUG!" Alya shouted. "LADYBUG!"

When Marinette turned around, she saw Alya lose control with too much speed to stop. The icy sidewalks only fueled her problem, as Alya flew towards a large, traffic coated street. "HEEEELP!" She cried. Ladybug jumped off the roof, and grabbed Alya as she swung them halfway across Paris, in hopes of keeping Alya away from finding her home, which was where she was going at the time.

"That was dangerous, Alya!" Scolded the heroine. "You can't keep putting yourself in these situations!" Alya however, was too ecstatic with meeting Ladybug to listen to the yelling. "I just want a clue, Ladybug! A clue about who you are! I won't stop until I get a few, so please!"

From personal experience, Marinette knew she wasn't going to sway Alya. "Fine. Close your eyes and don't open them until your phone timer goes off. She snatched the phone from Alya's hand and put a timer on. She wrote in the nearby snow and then left, without the reporter to watch where she was going.

When is that DAMN PHONE finally going to go off?! Alya questioned. It had only been a few minutes, but Alya knew Ladybug left. You get one more minute, phone…

The 'damn phone' finally buzzed about a minute later. She looked down at the snow before her, and it read, "I am 15 years old." Alya immediately began to film, live streaming this to her blog. After she concluded, she climbed down the fire escape, and began walking.

On her way home, she saw Chloe walking in a big, lumpy brown overcoat. It was too good. She stopped to laugh and take a video, making Chloe despise Alya even more.

I HATE ALYA! Chloe thought to herself. As she continued on, she saw an old man shivering in the snow. Well, I might as well give this disgusting coat to him… She thought. "Here, Sir. You seem cold. Happy Holidays." She stated briskly, then continued on, as Master smiled from beneath the brown coat. 'You too… Queen Bee.' He thought with a smirk. 'Won't Ladybug be oh so happy for the help?'

I hope you liked it as much as I do!