Well hey there! I'm here with my debut in the Miraculous Ladybug fandom, and my debut as an author in general. I told myself I wouldn't post Thisbe yet, but it's summer now and I got excited! So I'll keep most of my rambling for the end of the chapter!

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not have the immense joy of owning Miraculous Ladybug.

Time is a thing that goes on forever. It will on long after we have all passed, stretching on infinitely. It never really began, either. It has just existed. Humans, however, are temporary creatures. They have a day where they come into existence. They also have an expiration date. Or, rather, a death date.

So while the Ladybug and Chat Noir have always existed, they have not always been Marinette and Adrien. Their looks have changed, their personalities, who they are as a person. Time has been kind to them on some occasions, but very cruel on others. But they have always existed. For where there is one, the other will soon follow.

o~O~o

The Prehistoric Era

"So Tikki, what was the first Ladybug like?" Marinette looked over at Tikki from her desk. She'd been doing her homework as quickly as she could, but now that she was done she wanted to talk to her new kwami.

Tikki flitted over so she hovered above Marinette's computer. "The very first Ladybug?"

Marinette nodded. "Yeah, the very first one. Tell me the story of how Ladybugs and Chat Noirs all started.

Tikki sat on the computer, knowing the story would take a while. "Well, I don't think the story of the very first Ladybug and Chat Noir is quite what you expect. Would you like to hear it anyway?"

"Of course, Tikki," Marinette trained her bluebell eyes on Tikki. "I'd love to hear it!"

"Well okay then!" Tiki chirped. "A very, very long time ago, there was a girl born to two loving parents..."

o~O~o

Ladybugs didn't always begin strong. In fact, with the first Ladybug, her parents were worried for her, since she seemed so weak. Her skin was pale unlike their strong, tanned skin. Her arms were frail, unused to working for food every day. Her hair was red, and it reminded them of the fire that kept them all warm. When she opened her eyes, they were as blue as the sky. As the months passed they would become green like the grass she loved to play in.

She began to cry as her parents stared at her in wonder. Her mother, still in pain, held her close to her chest. Her father touched a strand of hair that resembled his own red hair. Their daughter would grow to be strong just like them.

The mother smiled soothingly at her baby. Her hand met her daughters, the tiny fingers instinctively grabbing her mother's warm hand in the chilly afternoon. The mother said something else that would be unintelligible to us now. But if we had been there and understood it, the translation would have been, "My little Ladybug."

o~O~o

Many years passed and Ladybug was around the age of thirteen. Back then, they didn't know how long each other was in years. They knew that their little Ladybug was growing though because she had just reached her first blood. It was an important time for her as a woman, but she still saw herself as a girl. She hated all of the attention she was getting.

So Ladybug decided to take a break. She left the cave that day, going out into the meadows. There wasn't often a lot of food in the area, her parents went out with some of the neighbors early in the day to search the faraway places for food. Running into a creature that could eat her wasn't likely.

Naturally, her luck had her running away from some huge thing not long after she left the cave. The sun had hardly moved at all; it was still close to midday. Ladybug prayed that the sun god would save her. Or maybe the fire god. Really anyone at all would be fine, because oh gods it teeth were the size of her head!

Her breathing was ragged due to her tiring out. She was a female, and they didn't have to go out hunting. Her mother chose to, as it kept her with her beloved husband for more of the day.

A scream ripped its way out of her throat as she felt one of its claws rip into the back of her calf. Tears stung her green eyes. She wasn't ready to die, not like this!

Her feet continued to pound into the grassy meadow, her eyes frantically searching for a getaway point. She looked over her right shoulder and immediately regretted it. The thing was closer than ever, and her adrenaline had given her a much-needed boost, but how far would that really get her?

She was so distracted that she didn't even notice that something else was coming up beside her until it rammed into her side. Ladybug tumbled head over heels through the field, her momentum keeping her going. She finally came to a stop, dazed and confused. What had shoved her over like that? And where did the beast go? A shadow landed on her legs. Terrified, she flinched and looked up.

The black hair of her savior seemed to gleam in the sunlight. The light made it seem lighter than it probably was, but she was still positive that his hair was black. She couldn't quite see the color of his eyes, as the sunlight was shining directly into her own eyes. He looked lean, but still quite muscular. And oh gods was he handsome. All of his features seemed to perfectly fit his face. She especially loved how white his teeth were! That was almost impossible to her. Her own parents had teeth that were yellowed and broken, and even hers weren't that beautiful. But they gleamed in the sunlight, contrasting against the black stubble on his jaw.

He was the most beautiful boy that Ladybug had ever seen.

o~O~o

Chat Noir was confused by this girl. Sure, he had saved her from the Saber Tooth Tiger, but why was she still staring at him? It made him kind of uncomfortable, and her hair hurt his eyes with how it was shining in the sunlight.

"Are you okay?" he asked finally.

She finally seemed to snap out of it. "Yes, d-did you kill the thing?"

He grinned the sneaky grin of a cat. "I sure hope I did. He got a good scratch on me, right here," he showed her a cut on his left side. It was bleeding, but not heavily. "So in return, I nailed him right in the eye. I think my blade went all the way through his skull, so he's probably dead."

The girl nodded, still shaking slightly. "T-thank you…"

He extended a hand to help her up. "It's no problem, really. I'm Chat Noir. What's your name?"

"I'm Ladybug," she grabbed his hand and stood up. "It's very nice to meet you, though I wish we had met in better circumstances."

The fated pair headed back to the beast. It had indeed been stabbed in the eye, and the sharp bone of the blade could be seen sticking out the back of its head. It lay in a pool of its own blood, but the blood on its claws belonged to a certain boy with black hair.

Chat Noir slowly reached a hand out to retrieve his blade from the head of the creature. It made a noise that sickened both of them, and he made a face as he dragged it on the ground to get the blood off.

The first encounter of Ladybug and Chat Noir was a success. They had a bond now that no one could break. But really, it all worked out in the end for them.

o~O~o

Ladybug was 18 now. Her birthday.

Her looks had matured over the years. Her red hair had been cut recently so that it brushed the tops of her shoulders in loose waves. The ends were a bit jagged, but she liked the look. It was hard to maintain her hair, anyway. It often got tangled and she had to rip through several knots with her fingers. Her face had grown thinner and more mature. Her green eyes had a different light to them also. Her once smooth and pale skin was now dark, and had several small scars scattered across it.

But all of that just made her all the more beautiful to Chat Noir.

The two of them had found a good friend in each other ever since he saved her on that fateful day. She found him to be a good friend, and he found her to be…

"Really, really pretty…" he murmured to himself, stroking her hair.

"Huh?" Her wide green eyes looked up at him curiously. She had never seen him quite in that way. She could sometimes seem strangely quiet around him, but he understood that she just got that way sometimes. He didn't understand, but he was really just glad that they were good friends. (If only they were a bit more…)

He brushed a strand away from her face. "Nothing, Ladybug. I'm just talking to myself."

She smiled up at him, and he offered a gentle smile in return. This was the only thing he would lie to her about. Just so he could spare her feelings. He didn't want to force her into anything. Chat Noir could never do that to his Ladybug. He loved her so much.

He finally stood up, extending an arm for her to get up as well. She did so and he briefly relished the feel of her hand in his and how well it seemed to fit before letting her go.

She smiled at him, her pink lips so lovely in the sunlight. "I'd better go get ready for tonight," she said, takin a step back. He hadn't realized how close they were. "I'll see you later, Chat."

Ladybug began to turn away, then hesitated. She turned back and stepped closer again. He watched as she got up on her tiptoes and brushed her lips across his cheek.

"Um-bye, Chat," she waved, backing away, "see you tonight!"

He waved back, his other hand reaching up to hold his cheek.

o~O~o

Ladybug sat on the floor of the cave her family called home. It was nothing special at all, just someplace that she could call home. After changing into a different set of clothes, she had just sat down where she slept. A couple animal skins laid out for her to lay on with a couple more to cover up with.

Why would I do that? Kissing him on the cheek was dumb. He obviously looked flustered and uncomfortable afterwards... I just messed everything up! Ladybug flopped backwards onto the bed. "My life is a disaster," she groaned.

Her mom entered the room. "Honey, don't forget that tonight is the last night you're allowed to sleep at home. You're 18 now, it's time for you to find your own place in this world." Her mother sat down beside her.

"I know, mom," Ladybug leaned her head on her mother's shoulder. "And like I told you, I'm leaving this area for a little while. Chat and I-"

Her mother got a certain twinkle in her eye. "Oh, you and Chat Noir, huh?"

She rolled her eyes. "Not like that, mom. He doesn't like me like that."

"So," her mom gave her a look, "does that mean you like him like that?"

Ladybug froze. "You-that's not fair! You tricked me!" she protested as her and her mother laughed. She crossed her arms and leaned back against the wall.

Her mother silently handed her a comb made of the bone of an animal they had killed recently. She'd never had one of her own before, it's why her hair often got so messy. She'd use her mom's, but since she was leaving tomorrow...

"I figured you'd want one of your own. Your hair is so pretty, anyway..." her mother touched a strand of Ladybug's red hair. "And once it's brushed, you can put it in your hair as a hair decoration."

Ladybug threw herself into her mother's arms. "Thank you," she whispered gratefully. "For everything."

Her mother wrapped her arms around her daughter gently. "It's what a mother does best, my little Ladybug."

o~O~o

Ladybug sat around the fire beside her parents with a few of their neighbors. Chat Noir hadn't shown up yet, and she thought that was weird. He was always there on important days like these.

She made do without him for a little while, visiting around with the few other people her age. Most of them had already turned 18, but they had made the decision to stay here. Chat Noir was 18. But he was waiting for her. He always did.

Oh gods, he made her heart flutter. They'd go off together. Be together.

Oh gosh, she thought to herself as she continued to visit around. I'm completely and helplessly in love with my best friend. The thought hit as hard as that time she wasn't paying attention and walked straight into the wall of a cave. Okay, so maybe she was thinking about Chat Noir at the time, but that's totally normal. Right?

"Lost in thought, Bug?" She whipped around, caught completely by surprised at the voice that whispered that right by her ear.

She blushed a fierce scarlet almost as red as her hair. "Yeah, but it's no big deal..." she trailed off as she realized how close they were. His face was a mere inch from hers. If she wanted to, she could just lean forward a little more and...

Ladybug stepped back. She couldn't. Feeling something resembling disappointment, she grinned at him. "You ready to join the rest of the party now?"

She turned to go back with the others, but his hand on her wrist stopped her. "Wait. Can we talk?" his face betrayed an emotion that she could only define as desperation. That confused her. What would he be desperate about?

Her feet began to move before she even said anything. "Of course," she grinned as she moved back towards the party.

"No, you're not understanding me," he whispered. "We need to talk alone."

Her mouth went dry. She froze. Her tongue ran over her lips quickly. "Yeah," Ladybug began to head towards one of the caves. "That'd be fine."

Chat Noir let go of her wrist but grabbed onto her hand instead so that their fingers were entwined. He led her over into the cave she had been aiming for originally.

His hand left hers as soon as he stepped into the cave, and Ladybug stepped further in, noting that no one could see them anymore. "Chat-"

He came out of nowhere, his mouth landing squarely on hers. She stood there, panicking. Her hands flew up, but they didn't touch him at all. His mouth moved gently on hers, but she still didn't respond.

Chat Noir broke away after a long moment. "I-I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that..." he ran a hand through his dark hair that she loved so much.

"Chat..." she put an arm on his shoulder. He looked down at her and that's when she made a split-second decision to kiss him.

One of his hands went to her waist while the other went to the middle of her back. They brought her closer to him, and she put her hands on his chest. This time she kissed back, and their mouths worked together in a way she didn't even know was possible. Her eyes fluttered closed and she could have sworn she saw sparks. They kissed and the whole world didn't exist anymore. They could be the only two people left on earth and neither of them would care.

The finally pulled away, gasping softly. Chat gave her a weak grin. "Would now be a good time to tell you that I love you?"

"Only if I get to say it back," she ran a hand through his hair tenderly.

His fingers danced down her spine, making her shudder delicately. "Well go ahead, my Ladybug. I'm waiting," he pressed his lips to her forehead. "I'll always wait for you."

"I love you, Chat Noir."

"And I love you, Ladybug."

o~O~o

The next day Ladybug had her bag packed before dawn. It held everything she could possibly need on her trip, especially because she didn't know when- or if- she'd come back. She only needed one more thing, and then she'd be ready to go.

"Bug, are you ready to go?" His voice was right behind her once again. This time when she turned and they were face to face, he pressed his lips to hers in a quick peck.

"I'm ready. Have you got everything?" She gently tugged in a strand of his hair.

"All I need now is you," he smiled. She melted a little more, still in shock about what had happened the previous night. It was better than she ever could have imagined it. It was perfect. He was perfect.

He leaned down so that his forehead was touching hers. "Just remember, I love you no matter what."

"I know. I love you too."

They headed out hand in hand, each holding a back of stuff for their journey. Ladybug cried when she said goodbye to her parents, Chat Noir cried when he said goodbye to his mom. They said goodbye to a few other in their clan before coming back together.

The sun began to rise over a distant mountain. They grabbed each other's hand again. The fated pair began to walk away from everything they'd ever known.

"We'll be fine, right Chat Noir?"

"Of course, Ladybug. As long as we're together."

"Forever and ever."

"Always."

o~O~o

Marinette had moved to her chaise at some point during Tikki's story, and stared at her with wide eyes for the duration of it. "Tikki, that was a great story! I really liked it, but... neither of them had a miraculous. How can they still be Ladybug and Chat Noir?"

"Oh, silly Marinette!" Tikki giggled. "They didn't need a miraculous o be Ladybug and Chat Noir! They were the first Ladybug and Chat Noir, but they didn't have a miraculous. In fact, on their journey the two of them helped create the miraculouses!"

"How could they have created the miraculouses? Don't they have godlike power?"

Tikki nodded. "They do! And they didn't create all of them by themselves, they had help! This pair is just remembered by us kwami because they made the Ladybug and Cat miraculous. The power of creation and destruction, the first manmade symbol of the yin and yang."

Marinette flopped back so she was laying down on her chaise. "Wow. That's completely insane! But how on earth did they manage to make the miraculous?"

The ancient kwami gave her a wise smile. "Love, Marinette. It was their love that was able to help them create the miraculous."

"What's the story behind that?" Marinette asked eagerly.

"That," Tikki chirped, "is a story for another time."

o~O~o

The first Ladybug and Chat Noir might not have been what anyone was expecting, but they were the start of something that would surely last forever. They didn't need a suit or magic to make them Ladybug and Chat Noir. They were Ladybug and Chat Noir simply by the fact that they began a legacy.

So our heroes started a long time ago. They've changed a lot since then. But Ladybug and Chat Noir have always been there. Since the beginning of time.

And there's the first chapter! I really hope you enjoyed it, and please leave a review if you read this. Here's a few of my future plans for the story:

1. I will not have a schedule. I can't keep up with it, my life is too unexpected for me to have one. That's not to say that I won't do my absolute best to post as frequently as I can.

2. This story is definitely not over. I have about fourteen story ideas, and I'm fully open to suggestions.

3. I'm also open to creating a 2nd story based off of this one that includes scenes you guys want to see that I didn't write. I'll only do it if it's requested though.

Thats about all I have so far. So again, please read and review, and I hope to be back soon with the next chapter!