(A/N: Okay, I know that some of you might be waiting for a new chapter of my other fanfic Dreams Come True, but I've been wanting to write this one. Also some things migh tbe different like if Nathaniel still got feelings for Marinette or not, since it's not 100% clear in the original. Also, because we don't know much about Volpina yet, I'm going to go with my own headcanons. Hope you would like this, enjoy~)

"Bye bye, little butterfly."

Ladybug lets the white butterfly go, whereto it flies, she doesn't know. Maybe it returns to Hawk Moth? It was his after all. As the butterfly disappears out of sight, she throws her lucky charm into the sky.

"Miraculous Ladybug!"

Everything turned back to normal, even their wounds have healed. However, they still felt exhausted. It had been a heavy battle. After vanquishing Volpina, Hawk Moth villains were growing stronger and stronger. It was as if he was becoming really desperate to put his hands on their miraculous.

She took a deep breath and walked up to her feline partner, stretching out her arm, her hand clenched into a fist. He did the same and they smiled at each other as they bumped their fists together. "Pound it!"

Ladybug and Chat Noir walked towards the confused akumatized villain. He had turned back to normal, with no wounds and no memories of the fight. They asked if he was alright, but instead of answering their question he got really excited meeting the two superheroes of Paris.

"Seems like he's purretty fine now." The kitty laughed and Ladybug rolled her eyes as she heard the bad pun. Their moment together got interrupted with the beep of their miraculous, telling them time was running out on their transformations. They parted, each going their own way.

Meanwhile, an elderly Chinese man saw the news and, of course, the superheroes fighting the akumatized villain. He stroked his goatee, thinking about the fights he had seen till now. His turtle kwami flew next to him, looking worriedly at the screen.

"Wayzz." The old master said, very seriously and thoughtful. The kwami turned his head from the screen to his master, paying full attention to what came next. "I think we need a new miraculous wielder. Ladybug and Chat Noir alone are no longer up to it."

Wayzz nodded, agreeing on his master words. Master Fu stood up and walked to the door without a miraculous box in his hand. "Master, don't you need to take the miraculous with you?''

Master Fu eyed his kwami who flew after him, but he turned to the door. "No, that's not necessary. I want to give a suitable miraculous to the right owner, it depends on that person. I can't take all of the miraculous with me, that's too dangerous."

Of course that made sense and the kwami apologized for asking such a dumb question. His master laughed it off, replying dumb questions didn't exist and that his kwami shouldn't worry about it. Both of them left the house, to search in the big city for a new miraculous holder.

xxx

Nathaniel walked out of school, wondering if his crush was alright. He knew that he had been akumatized, but he couldn't recall anything. However, even at the confusing situation of being in Chloé's room, when he saw Ladybug up close he noticed something. Ladybug resembled Marinette. He had drawn the both of them and so realized, they were actually one and the same person. Both of them are brave, kind, sweet, beautiful, confident, ... girls and his list still goes on. He could never be her hero, if she's a hero herself. He's not needed, no one actually cared about him anyway. No one ever noticed him in class, until that one moment when the teacher interrupted him drawing Marinette. And of course, Chloé made it even worse. The next day Marinette did come to him and gave him a belated birthday present, wishing him a late happy birthday. He apologized for drawing her, but she didn't seem to mind and told him he could made her seem more beautiful. The appraisal made him happy. But it upset him that she didn't interact with him later on.

He sighed and decided to go to the park, sitting and drawing the comic featuring his proper hero. Sitting by himself on a bench reminded him often how lonely he actually is. Unlike the rest of the class, he didn't really have best friends. Well, Alix, didn't really seem to have best friends either, but she just hangs out with everybody. Even with Kim, although, they mostly challenged each other. And Nathaniel? He got no one. Once in a blue moon he hangs out with his classmates, but that was all, no real interacting.

There were moments he wished to be like Adrien, being social to everyone and treating everyone as a friend. Not to mention that he got a best friend and happen to hang out with Marinette, Nino and Alya. But after the comic incident, he dared not reveal his feelings to Marinette. And maybe that was for the best.

He took a deep breath sighing loudly. He closed his sketchbook, inspiration had dwindled to the non existing point. He just stared in front of him, searching for a positive vibe, a cheerful moment, anything but the depressing feelings he had right now.

He noticed an old Asian man, wearing a bright red Hawaiian shirt with a white flower pattern. It was quite unusual to spot people wearing such an attire this time of year. It was amusing to catch elderly persons sporting one and it cheered him up, even if he might be a little impolite. He caught the old man scrutinizing his surroundings as if he was searching for something or someone. He put his sketchbook loosely in his bag and walked towards the senior.

He stopped when eying a couple walking towards this fellow, thinking that maybe he was searching for them. However, the male just bumped into the old man's arm and didn't even turn around to see if the person he crashed into was alright. No, they just walked on, ignoring the gentleman stumbling to the ground. Nathaniel ran towards the fallen and crouched down to pick up his cane and hand it over to him.

"Are you alright, sir?" He asked worriedly, holding his hand out helping the elder stand. Because he had been running and shaking his bag a lot, he hadn't notice that his sketchbook had fallen out.

Not until he noticed the man staring at the pages spread open on the comic that he crossed out and the cover with Ladybug, and all those little hearts at the bottom of that page. With a red flush on his face, he grabbed the sketchbook and quickly put it back in his bag.

He sighed softly and turned his attention towards the senior again. "Sir, are you alright? Are you hurt?" The health of this man is more important than his childish drawings, so he should just forget about them.

The man smiled at the boy, telling him he was all good. "Thank you for worrying about me. Those were some nice drawings, young man." He pointed to his bag and smiled kindly at the red haired boy.

Nathaniel blushed again and rubbed the back of his head, feeling quite flattered. "T-thank you."

"Do you wish to be a hero like Ladybug and Chat Noir?" The old man asked what made Nathaniel look to the ground.

"Yes... But there's no need. Ladybug and Chat Noir are already doing a great job saving Paris. I'd... I would only be in their way if I'd became a hero too." He forced a smile on his face, not really understanding why he was so open to this stranger.

The old man detected sadness and loneliness in his eyes, it reminded him of someone else. He wanted to reply to the boy, only to get interrupted by a loud cry of a child. Nathaniel turned around to the sound, noticing a young girl about seven years leaning on the edge of the fountain, with tears in her eyes. He worried that she might fall in, so he ran quickly towards her.

"H-hey, little girl. What's wrong?"

The girl looked at the boy and pointed at the fountain, trying to wipe away her tears with her other hand. "M-my drawing..." She told him with a trembling voice.

Nathaniel scrutinized the fountain and saw a drawing floating on the surface. He rolled up the sleeve of his jacket and took the sheet of paper carefully out of the water, trying not to let it rip apart. He placed it on the edge of the fountain and perused the drawing. It appeared to be a girl holding hands with Ladybug and Chat Noir. Maybe she was a fan of those superheroes.

He petted the head of the girl and smiled at her. "If you leave your drawing dry in the sun, it will be alright. You know what, I'll give you something nice. What's your name?"

"Sophie." The girl said softly and wiped away her last tears. Sophie tilted her head on one side and looked curiously at the sketchbook Nathaniel took out of his bag. He drew something quickly and ripped the page out, to hand it over to the girl. "Alright Sophie, here you go."

The girl studied the drawing and her eyes were ablaze with happiness and amazement. She smiled brightly, showing her teeth as she held the drawing close to her chest. "This is so pretty! Thank you, sir!"

She gave the red haired boy a hug and examined the drawing again. It was a sketch of Ladybug petting her head saying that Sophie was a great artist and Chat Noir holding his thumbs up, commenting that her drawing was beautiful and she should keep practicing. It was a small comic, but it looked really amazing in the kid's eyes.

"I want to be as great as you!" She squeaked with shining eyes, as if he saw stars in her eyes. He smiled and petted her head again. "If you keep drawing and practicing, I'm sure you will."

She thanked him once more and lifted her drawing off the edge of the fountain, but as it was still wet the paper ripped. Her eyes teared up, but she wipes them away quickly. Nathaniel wanted to comfort her, but she already smiled at him. "I will draw another one! I will keep practicing. Thank you mister."

She left the tomato boy behind as she saw her parents ready to pick her up, she showed them his drawing and then waved the boy goodbye. He waved back and felt really happy to bring a smile to a young girl's and her parent's face. He always tries to make people happy with his drawings, because it wouldn't only bring him joy but others as well.

He remembered the old man and turned his head, seeing he was already gone. Nathaniel wondered if he was alright, he didn't even get the chance to check if he really was. But since he's already gone, he could walk without to much trouble.

Nathaniel looked at his sketchbook and smiled, finding in Sophie the necessary motivation to keep on drawing.

xxx

Of course Fu witnessed the scene where the boy comforted the little girl. He nodded with a satisfied look on his face and returned to his house. As soon as he returned, Wayzz came out of the pocket of his tan capri pants. "Master, would he be the new miraculous wielder?"Fu opened the big miraculous box, coming out of its secret place and nodded. "I know he would be a great hero, even if he denies it."

He took out the miraculous and put it in the same box as he did with Ladybug's and Chat Noir's miraculous. He was ready to place the box in that boy's room just like he did with the other two.

xxx

Nathaniel noticed that it was getting darker and watched the clock. It seems he'd been drawing for a long time. He yawned and rubbed at his eyes, putting his sketchbook back into his bag. His eyes got tired once he was done drawing, but that made sense spending all these hours gazing at his paper. He'd drawn a little comic about him and that little girl, he being a super hero to her. He chuckled when he thought about it. "Yeah right, me as superhero."

When he got home he went to his room right away. It was then he remarked the little wooden box on his desk. It was a unique casket, nothing he ever saw before. It couldn't be from his parents, they are on a business trip together.

He opened the box and saw a golden necklace, then he got blinded with a bright light in front of his face. He closed his eyes as it was far too bright for him to look at it. Slowly the light diminished and he peeked with one eye to see what happened. Surprisingly there's some weird creature in front of him. He jumped on his bed, his back against the wall to take a big distance from what seemed to be fox like creature.

"W-what are you?"