Hi...so I've been a part of this fandom since the PV came out but I only released that they actually made a show so I've been following the show for sometime now and I am currently watching the English version here in the USA.
This is my first Miraculous Ladybug fic so I apologize if I didn't capture the characters as good or if the dialogue doesn't fit their characters. Just don't attack me, criticism is welcome but no hate on how this story sucks that I won't take.
This story is Marichat, but I will have LadyNoir. Trust me, this has been fun so far and I just know I will fangirled so many times as I am writing this, doesn't that happen to anyone else or is it just me?
So without further more, here is the first chapter to Winter Wonderland.
The night in Paris, France was alive and well. The night clubs were opened with people coming in and out, living up to the fact they still had hours to go before dawn. People who wanted to be home to escape the night quickly walked to their destination, hoping they won't get tangled up to the nightlife.
Young couples were also enjoy the beauty of the night sky and the full moon. Some walking by the famous seine, while others strolled by the historical Eiffel Tower that drew in thousands of tourists each year.
Usually, it was during the daylight where most of the population of Paris were wide awake. Even so, people were still active during the night. Meaning their emotions still ran just as high as it does during the day.
It was one of these nights when a young couple decided to go out on a date. The girl was excited to be with the man she loved, while the boy wasn't as excited for he had some words that he's been wanting to say for sometime now.
When it was time to pick up the girl, his heart sunk when he sees how dressed up and gorgeous she looked. Her blonde hair in a lovely braid that flowed down her back. Her makeup done to perfection and she wore a beautiful blue dress that was accompanied by a heart shaped necklace he had given her months ago.
Both walked hand in hand around the city, eventually stopping by the Eiffel Tower to relax their throbbing feet. The girl rested her head on his shoulder, signing in awe.
"Isn't it just beautiful?" She asks her boyfriend, holding his hand as they sat on the bench. "I love the night. Don't you, Julien?"
Julien nervous chuckled, rubbing the back of his head. "I guess. Look we need to talk, Hazel."
The girl, whose name was Hazel, looks up at Julien. Now feeling her heart rate go up as soon as he spoke those words.
"W-what is it?"
Julien untangles his hand from hers and stands up. Shaking his head when she stood up and slowly sits back down. They stare at each other for what has felt like hours, but he finally takes a deep breath and begins to talk.
"I don't think I'm feeling it anymore." He confesses, his palms now sweating from thinking of what her reaction would be.
She blinks, "W-what do you mean?" She asks, not understanding.
"I mean that I don't think I see you in my future anymore. It's been to much for me and we will be graduating in a couple of months also. I'm going overseas and you're staying here to continue supporting your family. Which is great! Don't get me wrong now, but I don't think I can handle the long distance."
The tears began to appear, now understanding where this conversation was going.
"Are you breaking up with me?" She whispers, now shaking even if there was no wind tonight to make her shiver.
Julien slowly nods to confirm her words were true. "I'm sorry, Hazel. I really do love you."
"If you do love me, why don't you take the chance?" She shouts the last word, standing up to meet look even more deeply in her eyes. "Is it because I am not from a wealthy family? Is it because I am not beautiful enough like your cousin, Chloe? Or is it-" she stops when she remembered the blonde girl who was a sophomore student in their high school. Her mother was Julien's aunt and she wasn't the kindest person around. She never liked Hazel for reasons she'll never know. Maybe, just maybe she was the reason Julien was breaking up with her.
"It's because your mother is making you, isn't it?" Julien doesn't say a word. That's when Hazel finally snaps. "God dammit, Julien! You shouldn't let your mother control your life! Everything you do is because your mother tells you to do it. Do you even want to break up with me? Do you even want to go overseas?"
"I-of course I do! It's a once a lifetime opportunity. I thought you would support me."
"I do, but I can't support the idea of you leaving if it has to do with your mother wanting to separate us. I know you love her, but you can't do everything she tells you to do. You just-"
"Enough!" Julien shouted, interrupting Hazel and leaving her speechless. They've been dating for two years and he has never shouted at her. Not even when she was being rather annoying, he loved her to much to even tell her to shut up.
"Hazel, I love you so much that it kills me to see you this way, but I have to follow my mother's orders. If it means she'll leave you alone." He gently pulls her to his arms, kissing the top of her head. "I'm sorry, I have to go now."
Hazel held him tighter. "No..stay. Please?"
Julien slowly removes himself from Hazel and doesn't say a word. He feels himself crumbling inside when he sees her sobs echoing. Then he feels something hit the back of his head.
"You're cold! You're cold as ice!" Hazel runs away from he can even turn around and pick up the necklace she had thrown at him. "And you can forget about the stupid King and queens nominations for the winter formal!"
Julien froze, completely forgetting about the winter formal that would happen at their school next weekend. As seniors, they were nominated to be king and queen and Hazel was over the moon. She even saved up her money to pay for a customized dress she asked a sophomore girl to make. Now she will be arriving to the dance heartbroken and dateless.
He runs his fingers through the ruby jeweled necklace he gave her. The tears falling on top of it as he continued to make his way back home. Where his mother would most likely laugh at his misery.
"Ah, yes the first love being thrown away like unwanted trash. My akuma will just love the dark energy it will find." Hawkmoth darkly laughs, the large window to his lair being opened to allow the moonlight in.
Beautiful white butterflies flew around, all trying to escape Hawkmoth's grasp, but he held out his hand and one flew to only land on his palm. He covers it as it begins to turn into the color of black and purple.
"The love a girl holds for a boy is strong, but the hate a child has towards their parent is even stronger."
Ricky arrived home at exactly ten o'clock like his mother had asked. He was greeted by the butler, but he ignored him as he went to the dining room to tell his parents he has arrived.
When walking into the grand dining room, he was annoyed when he sees his uncle Mr. Bourgeois and his cousin Chloe seated on the table, with his parents. Just his luck.
As much as he loved Chloe, she sadly shared the same ideas as his mother, Marie. Like the once queen of France, Marie Antoinette, his mother was obsessed with branded clothing from all over the world. She wore crazy amount of makeup, to the fact that her foundation sometimes didn't even match her skin. Her lips were always painted pink or red, making her look more a female villain a Disney film.
His father, named Henry, sees his son by the door. Smiling widely.
"Ah, Julien! You came home rather early." He says, looking at his watch. "You should've brought Hazel! We just ordered the maid to bring us hot caramel latte, her favorite if I remembered."
Unlike his wife, Henry loved Hazel as if she was his own daughter. He didn't care for her social status as he saw her as an equal and thought she was a wonderful candidate to be Julien's wife. When he sees the sadness in his son's eyes, he knew something bad has occurred.
"Are you alright?" He wonders, glancing back at his wife who was smirking wickedly.
Julien shakes his head, leaning against the wall. "I broke up with Hazel." He mutters, but Chloe perfectly heard him.
"You broke up with, Hazel?" She clapped her hands together, giggling. "Finally! You have finally opened your eyes to notice just how worthless she is and that you deserve better! I think you should go for the models, I can have my Adrien introduce you to a couple of girls who I know will be just your match!"
"Adrien isn't even your boyfriend, Chloe." Julien coldly reminded the blonde girl. "He doesn't even like you."
Chloe gasps. "How dare you?! I know for a fact that Adrien has his eyes only on me and me only. He wouldn't dare look at a lower classed girl like you did."
"Chloe!" Mr. Bourgeois barked, making his daughter jump from how loud he had called her name. "That's enough for today." He smiles sweetly, whispering across the table that if she doesn't utter a word, he'll buy her the new Chanel purse she wanted.
Marie agreed with her niece. Adding more fuel to the fire that was slowly burning. "You deserve better, Julien. I told you that girl will only bring you down and it would be just a waste of time to wait for one another when you go overseas."
"No, I wanted to make it work with her, mother! I love Hazel and you know I don't want to go overseas. Why can't you understand?"
Marie frowns, taking a sip of her tea. "I just want what's best for my son and she isn't the best for you. You'll thank me later." She promises, but he shakes his head in disagreement.
"I will never do such a thing, because unlike you I found someone I love because she's true. Not because of the bank account. You're nothing but the ice queen."
"Julien Alexander you get back here right now and apologize!" His mother ordered, but he was out the door before he can even say something.
Henry rubbed his temples, annoyed by his wife's behavior and his son. "You didn't bribe him or threaten Julien to break up with his girlfriend right?"
Marie held a hand over her heart, shocked that he would accuse her of such a thing. "I would never!"
"Could've fooled me, Marie." He says, excusing himself from the table to go to his studies.
The lady of the house looks back at her guests. Sighing in annoyance, she pretends that nothing has happened and composes herself. "Will you still join me for tea?"
In Julien's room, he sat outside in his balcony. Staring at the necklace Hazel had thrown at him.
"I am so sorry, Hazel." He whispers, feeling the tears once again. Then, a strangely dark colored butterfly landed on the necklace.
"Sorry you say? Sorry is just a word that can mean nothing after you forget what you're sorry for. I can feel the coldness that surrounds your heart, the same coldness your mother has but can't feel. Rise, Cold Stone."
Julien, now Cold Stone, stands up as the akuma slowly transforms him. His skin was now icy blue, sharp icicles decorated his shoulders, elbows, and on the back of his biceps. His once blonde hair was now pure white and slick back. The suit he was still wearing was now navy blue, with snowflake designs covering it.
"My name is Hawkmoth and no one can understand the heartbreak you are going through. Some could even say your heart is turning into ice. No one will know true coldness your mother has unless you freeze their hearts. Bring me the miraculous of Ladybug and Chat Noir and you can get revenge on your mother as well as win back the heart you lost."
Cold Stone grinned, jumping out of the balcony. "You have a deal."
Across from where Julien lives, there was a bakery with an apartment right above it. A sixteen year old girl was struggling to make up a design for the winter formal coming up. She spent hours and hours trying to think of something, but the inspiration was coming from nowhere.
She sighs in defeat, dropping her head on her desk. "This is horrible, Tikki!" She cries to her red kwami, Tikki.
Tikki lands on her hand where she held her pencil. Giving it a slight push.
"Don't give up just yet, Marinette! You struggled with the derby hat design, but you made it through! You even won the contest and Adrien got to wear it for the fall collection."
Marinette looks at her wall and blushes when she sees the image of Adrien wearing her hat. He was dressed like a classic mobster from the 1920's, wearing his father's designed suits and her hat on his gorgeous sunshine hair. She had a fangirl moment when she saw the magazine and nearly fainted. Adrien wearing her hat was a dream come true.
"True but I was inspired by feathers, remember?" She reminds her kwami and she sighs in defeat. Tikki thinks back and remembers how Marinette saw the birds flying around Mr. Ramier and took inspiration from the playful group.
Hazel is nominated for ice queen while Julien is nominated to be ice king. It was clear that they had this in the bag, as they were the school's golden couple. Anybody who didn't know them or did can tell just how much they loved each other, by the way they looked at each other in the eyes. Which put even more pressure for Marinette as she was making the dress for Hazel to wear to the formal.
The theme for the formal was, obviously Winter Wonderland. The Senior class were working their butts off to make the dance as successful as possible. As it would be the Juniors who were planning prom for next semester. The two classes had always butted heads, always in tight competition on who can organize and plan the best school dance. From all of the advertising and the fact they had a Winter royalty court, this dance looked for promising. Even Marinette looked forward to it, despite not having or date or even having the guts to ask Adrien to the dance. Well she almost did, but like always she froze and he had to leave for a photoshoot. It was a sad day for her.
Tikki thinks for a moment, wanting to ease Marinette's mind for awhile. She still had this weekend and next week to make the dress. She'll be able to get it done if she takes a small break.
"How about we go get some air? Maybe it'll clear your mind up." She suggested, flying towards the opened doors of the balcony.
Marinette looks at her designs and back at Tikki. Maybe going out for awhile and checking out the city will calm her mind.
"Yeah, you're right. Tikki, spots on!"
As soon as Marinette transforms into Ladybug, Paris beloved hero, she jumps out the balcony and quickly goes up the roof. As Ladybug, Marinette has abilities that were far from anyone's wildest dreams. She was faster, stronger, and can jump higher. She wasn't old clumsy Marinette that everyone was so used to. She was Ladybug.
Ladybug stands on top of the building, looking around to make sure the city was free from danger. It was rare for akuma's to attack during the night, but they can never let down their guard completely. Even though for the past few weeks, there hasn't been any reports of akuma attacks and even if there were, it would only be the typical ones. Someone getting upset over their career, relationships, schools, anything really.
"Well, if it isn't, Ladybug? Did you miss me so much you came to think of me in our meeting rooftop?"
Ladybug rolled her eyes, a faint blush on her cheeks. "Chat Noir, I didn't think you would be out so late."
Chat Noir, Ladybug's partner, greets her by kissing the back of her hand. She frowns when she quickly removed her hand away as soon as she felt his lips. He can be such a flirt.
"It's barely eleven, my lady." He looks over the city. "I couldn't sleep so I came out in hoping that I would get tired, but instead I found you. Much to my luck. What about you? Shouldn't you be in bed also?"
Ladybug shakes her head, "I was working on something and I needed to clear my mind."
"What were you working on?" Chat Noir couldn't help but ask, now interested.
One of the unspoken rules Marinette has mentally written was to never say to much to Chat Noir. It's been a year since they've been working together, but her biggest fear was that she will say to much about her other life. She never talked about school, only complained about the amount of homework she has gotten. She never mentions the bakery, even though Chat knows where Marinette lives after he protected her from Evillustrator. They talk about their hobbies, their likes and dislikes, anything that crossed their minds. That was about it actually. Nothing else that could accidentally reveal who they were behind the mask.
Maybe it wouldn't hurt to tell Chat what she was working on. It's not like he'll figure out who she is if she tells him she's designing a dress.
"I was working on a dress for a friend of mine at school," she admits. "It's for a formal we will be having and she asked me to make a dress for her."
Chat Noir tapped his chin, remembering the fact that he also had a formal in his school next week. "Huh, what a coincidence. I also have a formal happening next week. Must be because the first semester of school is ending."
"True, but this dress has to be perfect! I came up with so many designs and ideas, but none seem to fit properly. It's starting to become a huge-"
"Icicle?" Chat laughs when Ladybug playful shoves him away. Grinning as well.
"Not funny, Chat."
"Then why you smiling, my lady? Has my charm finally gotten through to you?"
"Don't even dream about it." She pats his head, jumping onto another rooftop.
Chat shakes his head, smiling as he watches the heroine jump away. "You'll fall for me eventually, Ladybug."
Both heroes scanned all over Paris, making sure no crime was being committed. They ended up on top of the Eiffel Tower, a perfect view of the beautiful city they lived in.
Chat Noir sits down, patting the space next to him to encourage Ladybug to sit down. She hesitated at first, but she decided that sitting down wouldn't hurt at all.
They didn't talk for awhile, enjoying the peace of the city that could be taken away so easily.
Ladybug's partner couldn't help but look over at her. Always awed by her beauty, especially when the moon is reflecting her eyes and blue hair. He lost his big moment to declare his love for Ladybug on Valentine's Day. All thanks to Dark Cupid, Kim's akumatized personal. Since then, he hasn't made the effort to declare his love for his lady.
It's not that he didn't have the guts, it was the rejection he was most afraid of. He knew that Ladybug cared for him, she has told him so many times, but the idea of being rejected by the one he loved scared him.
"What are you thinking about, Chat?" Ladybug ask, realizing her partner was miles away.
Chat pulled on his collar, suddenly feeling hot from his leather suit. "Nothing important." He lies to her.
"Oh? Are you sure because you seem- Did you see that?" Ladybug stands up immediately as soon as she sees the trees and grass being covered in snow.
She looks up at the sky, but it wasn't snowing. It was wintertime in Paris, but it was yet to snow. This was the work of an akuma.
"M'lady," Chat Noir points to a blue figure that was hovering over a few couples that were walking by the Eiffel Tower.
"We need to go!" She grabs Chat Noir's waist to bring them down from the tower with her yo yo.
Meanwhile in the park, a couple were enjoying their evening when a strange looking man appeared before them. He stares at them in disgust, making a gagging noise.
"Couples like you shouldn't be happy! You shall freeze in misery!" With a swipe of his hand, he strikes the couples chest with a bolt of ice. Not to kill them, but to freeze their hearts.
Immediately, the couple fall to the ground. Hugging each other to get the warmth they had lost, as they felt the world get colder and colder.
Cold Stone laughs, using his ice powers to make a coaster of icicles to run on. As he made his coaster and ran to find more victims to freeze, his balance was thrown off when something hits his ankle. Cold Stone falls out of his coaster, no longer creating it resulting in it to melt quickly into water.
He falls face flat onto the hard cement, but thanks to his new abilities, it didn't hurt one bit.
"You need to chill down, Jack Frost." Chat Noir teases, earning a groan from Ladybug. "Didn't your mother tell you that if you run out at night, you can catch a cold?"
Cold Stone stands up, smirking when he sees the ultimate couple that deserve nothing but coldness in their lives.
"Ladybug and Chat Noir, I've been expecting you." He shots a snowball at them out of his palm. Cursing when they manage to dodge it. "And the name is Cold Stone, not Jack Frost!"
Chat and Ladybug dodge as many snowballs Cold Stone threw at them. Ladybug thought of what they can do to stop him and figure out where the akuma was hiding.
"Any ideas?" Chat asks Ladybug, taking out his staff and hitting each snowball as if it was a game of baseball.
"Don't get struck!" She yells, wrapping her yo yo on his waist and pulling him back, when one second of distraction nearly cost him his life.
Chat Noir gets thrown farther to the other side of
Cold Stone stops firing, standing in mid air above Paris beloved heroes.
"It's no use, Ladybug. You're no match for me."
Ladybug looks up at him, suddenly realizing the heart shaped necklace on his neck. She has only seen that necklace on one person or one girl actually. It was strange to see the akuma wear it, but she now realized who she was fighting.
"Julien?"
Cold Stone pauses from what ever was going to do when he hears his name. How did Ladybug know his true name?
The miraculous, get it now! Hawkmoth shouted in Cold Stone's head.
"Right!" His hand begins to glow pure white, blinding Ladybug. "It's about to get chilly!"
Ladybug felt her feet froze, Cold Stone's ice surrounding her. Leaving her stuck on the ground. What scared her even more was she heard her earrings beep for the last time. Her identity was at stake. It was all over for her now.
She closes her eyes, waiting for Cold Stone to strike her.
"Ladybug!"
The heroine opens her eyes in time to see her partner jumping between her and Cold Stone. Right as he unleashed his power, he struck Chat Noir with a bolt of light. Knocking him out in front of Ladybug.
"Chat Noir!" She cries out, not being able to reach him as she was stuck to the ground.
Chat Noir's miraculous, get it now! Hawkmoth orders, but Cold Stone wouldn't listen.
"He has twenty four hours, until his heart is completely frozen." He tells Ladybug, ignoring Hawkmoth's shouts. "If his heart freezes, his a goner."
And he disappears into the night. Ladybug calls out Lucky Charm and is given an ice pick. She quickly breaks her way out of the block of ice and quickly goes to Chat Noir's side.
He was wrapped up like a ball, hugging his knees and shivering violently. Right as she got close, she can feel her transformation peaking its end. She needed to get him to her apartment and fast.
"Chat Noir," she whispers, kneeing down and pulling him close to her body. "You're cold as ice." She puts her head on his chest, sighing in relief when she still hears his heartbeat loud and clear.
Chat looks up, seeing Ladybug. He buries his face on her stomach, as she brought so much warmth.
"S-s-s-o warm," he stutters, slowly trying to get up but falling to his knees again.
"Woah, slow down kitty." She quickly puts him over her shoulder. "Hold on Chat Noir, I'm going to get help from a friend."
You probably have an idea to where they're going but if you don't then you'll just have to wait for the next chapter ;)
Most likely this story will be four chapters or three, but probably three so it's a short fic
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