Disclosure: I do not own any of the characters of the Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir Series. This fanfiction takes place after episode 26 when Marinette meets Master Fu as the Guardian of the Kwamis. Please enjoy and feel free to leave any comments or suggestions as to how would you like the story to progress.

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CHAPTER 1: REVELATIONS

"Huh? Master Fu? You're… you're the guardian?" Marinette asked bewildered as she stepped inside closing the door behind her. Master Fu nodded smiling and motioned for her to sit.

"It is great to see you again, Ladybug" he smiled as Tikki flew over to him and nuzzled his cheek, "ah, you too Tikki… It has been a while"

"Indeed it has Master" she replied as she looked behind him and saw the other Kwami, "you too Wayzz… you look well"

"I am" he replied.

Marinette was confused at all this. Tikkis interaction with Master Fu, another Kwami floating nearby, him knowing who she was… "I'm sorry… but… I don't get it… Who are you?"

"Do not worry child, I will answer all of your questions but first" he smiled extending his hand, "May I please see the book?"

"Oh sure" she replied as she handed the book and watched as he carefully opened it and gasped.

"Indeed, it is the one we have been searching for all these years" he said as tears came to his eyes, "you have both done well"

"Um… excuse me, but… what's going on?" Marinette asked confused at the situation.

"My apologies… but before I answer your questions, we need to wait for one more guest" he replied as he looked over her shoulder and smiled.

"Huh?" she was going to ask whom they were waiting for when they all heard muffled conversations coming from the hallway and then someone opening the door. She turned and gasped.

"Plagg I swear if this is one of your pranks…."

"Relax kid, I swear this is the place"

Adrien opened the door and gasped, "Marinette?" he asked nervously as he saw her sitting on the floor gawking at him and then he glanced at Plagg who was still floating by his side.

"Adrien?" she couldn't believe the love of her life was standing in front of her, "But… what are you…" then she panicked as she glanced at both Tikki and Wayzz still floating next to Master Fu.

"I can explain" both cried at the same time then stared at each other.

"Ummm" Adrien scratched the back of his head trying to come up with something.

"Adrien… I" 'what am I going to say? I'm Ladybug, crazy huh?' She was in total panic at this point.

Both were broken out of their misery by the chuckle coming from Master Fu.

"It's quite alright you two" he gestured to Adrien to sit down and he did sitting next to Marinette who only blushed harder.

"It's good to see you too… Cat Noir" Adrien blinked at Master Fu, then was brought out of his shock by a certain someone's cry, "WHAT?"

'Uh oh' Adrien sighed as he closed his eyes.

"Ladybug, the time has come for both of you to know who each other is" Master Fu took into both of their shocked faces as they stared into each other, "you will need to trust each other even more than before in order to face the new challenges that are headed our way"

"Marinette?... You're… You're Ladybug?" Adrien, staring at Marinette, asked bewildered at this new revelation.

"Adrien… I" she bowed her head and Adrien could see tears forming in her eyes, "Marinette?" he whispered and she just turned her back to him.

"I'll go prepare us some tea… we have much to talk about" Master Fu stood and signaled the Kwamis to follow him.

"Is it ok to leave them alone like this?" Tikki asked worriedly.

"Yes… they need this time to finally heal the wounds in their hearts… Only then can they be strong enough to face the upcoming battle

"I hope your right"

They both sat in silence for a while. Adrien still couldn't believe that Ladybug… Marinette… where one and the same, 'How could I have been so stupid?' he smacked himself internally, 'It's so obvious' he sighed then took a glance at the girl sitting next to him. She still had her back towards him and occasionally, he could hear her sniff, 'guess she didn't like the idea of me being Chat Noir' he though sadly as he approached her.

"Marinette? Please, look at me" Adrien begged as he placed a hand on her shoulder, but she just shook it off.

Hurt, Adrien sat back down glancing at the floor, "Do you really hate me that much?" he whispered.

"NO!" Marinette shouted causing Adrien to almost fall to the floor at her sudden burst.

"Adrien… I'm… I'm so sorry" she apologized and pulled her legs in, wrapping her arms around them and resting her forehead on her knees.

"It's ok" Adrien smiled, but then frowned at her current state. He got closer to her and cupped her face so she could face him, "Marinette? What's going on?" he said as she glanced at him, new tears in her eyes.

"I don't hate you Adrien" she replied as she lowered her head causing Adrien to lose his grip, "I… don't hate you… In fact, I… I've fallen in love with you since the first day we met"

"What?... Really?" Adrien was shocked at this revelation, but decided to shake it off since he wanted answers, "Why didn't you say something?"

"How could I?" she replied facing him as tears came down her cheeks, hands flinging in the air, "you're this high class, gorgeous model, cool guy that everyone admires and would give anything to be near you… and I'm" she stopped her motions and stare at the floor, "I'm just this clumsy girl who can't even make coherent sentences to talk to the guy she likes… I'm nothing worth looking at"

"MARINETTE!" she was startled at his angry tone causing her to stare at him.

"Don't you dare say those things again" Adrien grabbed her by the shoulders, an angry expression on his face.

"Adrien" she was shocked for she has NEVER heard him talk like that before… not even as Chat Noir.

"You're nothing like that… I should know" he said as he pulled her against him wrapping his arms around her causing her to blush furiously, "Marinette…M'Lady" he whispered, "Do you remember the first time we met as Ladybug and Chat Noir?" feeling her head nod he continued, "that same day I swore to myself that I would only love that girl not caring who it was beneath that mask" he heard her gasp and he continued, "you see" he grabbed her chin to force her to look at him, "with or without the mask… you are still the most loving, caring, selfless, determined and" he grinned, "most stubborn person I have ever met" she giggled and he smiled, "traits that you can't just find in anybody except you Marinette… and I'm" he sighed as a sad expression took on his face, "so… so sorry that I didn't figure it out sooner" he finished as he looks into her eyes, "please forgive me bugaboo?"

"Oh Adrien" she smiled as tears came down her face as she turned and threw her arms around his neck and in return, he wrapped his arms around her waist placing his head against her neck and taking in her scent.

"If you can forgive me kitty" she whispered and he chuckled, "guess we are keeping our nicknames, huh?" he felt her chuckled and he held her even tighter, "you do realize that you're stuck with this cat, right?" he said as he pulled her back to see her blush, "as long as you're ok with simple old me" she whispered unsure of herself.

Before she knew it, Adrien face was inches from her face and she gasped, "Adrien?" she was muffled by Adrien's lips claiming hers. She was startled at first, but then returned his kiss. Growling with her response, he deepened it for a few minutes before they both broke it off in need of air.

He smiled at her expression and gave her a quick peck on the lips, "trust me… I wouldn't want you any other way". She smiled.

A few hours later…

"So, you see… it will only get more challenging from here on out… so you both must be prepared" Master Fu finished as he took a sip from his tea.

"Wow… I had no idea Hawkmoth could be that powerful" Marinnette replied thoughtfully at the complications of this new information.

Glancing at Marinette and then at Master Fu Adrien asked, "Master Fu, what do we need to do?"

Placing his cup on the table, he looked at both of them, "I need to train you both in the ancient arts" he said as he stood and motioned them to follow, the kwamis floating close behind.

Glancing at each other they both stood, Adrien helping Marinette up of course, and followed the Master down a corridor that led to a double wooden door with a lock on it. As Master Fu unlocked the door and opened it, both Marinette and Adrien gasped as they took in the contents of the room. A lot of ancient Chinese artifacts were displayed across the room. From weapons to armors, all from a distant past were displayed and both took in them in as they continued to walk down the room until they came upon an altar that had the miraculous symbol on it. Master Fu walked up the alter and took a necklace with a black and red medallion that was floating in the middle of the altar. Coming back down, he split the medallion in two pieces which also caused the necklace to split as well. He gave them each one half of the medallion and instruct them to face each other. Marinette had the black side of the medallion, while Adrien held onto the red one. Now with both medallions in their hands, Master Fu placed one hand on top of their and the other one underneath them. Closing his eyes, he started singing an incantation. Soon, the room was covered in a golden glow as he continued singing. Both Adrien and Marinette were in awe as they saw their respective necklaces floating in their hands and taking in some of the golden glow. As the song ended, both necklaces rested back in their hands and Master Fu opened his eyes slightly exhausted.

"MASTER FU!" Marinette cried as Adrien caught him before he hit the floor, "Are you ok?" Adrien asked as he steadied him and placed his arm around his waist.

"Yes… I'm fine" he smiled, "It's been a while since I blessed charms so I'm kind of a bit out of shape" he chuckled.

"Blessing charms?" Marinette asked as she stared down at her medallion.

"Yes" he instructed them to return to the main room where they first where.

As they settled down, Master Fu instructed them to face each other once again.

"Each of you have a medallion that represents the others powers" at their confused look he held up his hand so he could continue to explain, "Marinette you have in your hands the medallion that represents Chat Noirs powers… same as you Adrien… you hold the medallion that represents Ladybugs power"

"Wow"

"What is the reason Master?"

"You see… your current powers are not the only ones you possess. In order to truly utilize your powers, you need to first understand your partners… For example, Ladybug you have the power to heal and Chat Noir has the power to destroy… Now, what would happen if Chat Noir tries the healing technique?"

"Wait… I can… I can heal things too?"

"Yes… that is where the medallion come into play for you see… your medallions hold the others power in it"

"How can we use them"

"That's when training begins" Master replied as he looked outside and noticed it was dark, "for now, you kids better head home… we will meet in two days at the same time" he replied as they stood and gather their belongings to head out.

"Remember, always wear your medallions. Do not take them off. They will keep you safe" he called after them as they waved goodbye.

"Will do Master Fu"

"Yeah… See ya tomorrow"

And with that, they started to walk up the stairs towards the main street.

"Wow, what a day" Adrien sighed as he had both hands behind his back taking in the night sky.

"Yeah" Marinette whispered as she glanced at her medallion.

Glancing down at her, he frowned dropping his hands to his side, "Is… everything ok m'lady?"

"It's just that… everything that has happened today… I mean… what do you think we are going to face?" she replied glancing at the streets watching people walk by, "what if we fail"

"Hey" Adrien took her hand in his and used the other to make her face him, "whatever happens… we will deal with it together, kay Princess?"

She smiled and placed her hand on his, "yeah"

Grinning he grabbed her hand and continued walking towards the bakery. Once in front of the door, he pulled her against him and gave her a quick peck on her lips causing her to blush, "I'll see you tonight m'lady?"

"Ok" she smiled just in time to see his limo pull in to pick him up, "see you kitty".

Smiling he waved back and got into the limo.

More to come I assure you, hehe… but in the meantime, tell me what you think of the story so far. Make sure to leave any comments or reviews to keep me pumped to continue developing this story… thank you so much and until next time… Bug Out! ^_^