This is a really weird idea, but I'm gonna see if I can make it work.

How could I have been defeated again?! Evillustrator thought as he was paused in mid-air, watching Ladybug casually walk towards that stupid, arrogant five-year-old person he had to obey. That was how. He had been controlled by a child.

I will return, Ladybug. Even if I have to rip Nathaniel apart to do it! He thought angrily as she caught the butterfly in her yoyo, released it, threw up her power strip and yelled, "Miraculous Ladybug!" And then Evillustrator just... Disappeared. Not completely, but he was gone, for now. Dormant, but he'll awake when the time comes.

A few weeks later

Marinette heard a soft thump from behind her. She turned around to see Nathaniel, and he had slammed his sketchbook closed, and his hand was still on it, and his eyes were closed. He let out a deep breath, and opened his eyes. Marinette hastily turned around again, and looked at the teacher writing on the board. It read: Ladybug and Chat Noir: Villains. Marinette wondered what that meant.

"You will be doing a pair project on the villains that Ladybug and Chat Noir have had to face. I will only allow you to do villains from this class, okay?" Mrs Bustier said. "And I will be choosing the pairs, so. Sabrina and Max, Alya and Kim, Nino and Rose, Adrien and Juleka, Chloe and Ivan, Mylene and Alix, Marinette and Nathaniel. Now, you will sit next to your partner for the next week, as it is a school and a home project. So, Chloe and Max, swap places. Kim go to Marinette's spot. Marinette go next to Nathaniel, Adrien and Rose swap, Ivan move next to Chloe, and that's it. Now, you will be doing you in the villains, and Marinette and Adrien, since you haven't been akumatised, you and your partners will have to do more. Is that fine?"

"Yes, Miss Bustier." They replied.

"Now, I will hand out a staple, and this contains information about each villain." She said. She handed Max and Sabrina, Vanisher and The Gamer. She gave Nino and Rose, Princess Fragrance and The Bubbler. And so on. When she gave Nathaniel his, he jumped slightly, like someone had zapped him.

"Are you ok?" Marinette asked softly. He nodded slightly, but he was still slightly pale. It had the black circle with the three primary colours in it, and a black mask. She opened it, and it read: Contents. Appearance... 1, Description... 2, Abilities... 3, When... 4. Then someone had added in a black texta, Goal... 5, Rubric... 6, Marks... 7. What did when mean?

"And you may start. I will need a full description of whatever is in your booklets, plus what was akumatised, and for Adrien and Marinette's groups, a labeled diagram of that akuma. There is a section on what you will be marked on! Read it!" Marinette turned to the When page. She and Nathan read it, and it said:

The Evillustrator was the 10th akuma, and he was akumatised on the 26th of September. He was akumatised for the whole day, and some people saw him flying away from Marinette Dupain-Cheng's window. That night, he was stopped.

But a few weeks later, on the 14th of October, Puppeteer was akumatised, and she could transform any person back to their akuma form, if she had the dolls. Evillustrator happened to be one such doll, and he was akumatised from inside the Louvre. Later that evening, inside the Kidz TV building, Puppeteer was stopped, so every other akuma, Lady Wifi, Rogercop, Evillustrator and Chat Noir, was stopped.

Nathaniel whinced. Why did they have to do their own akuma? No offense, Nathaniel thought, but that's a stupid idea. He gripped the edge of his table tightly, and then turned to the Goal page. It read:

You have been asked to do an information text about your akuma forms. Here's what I expect:

1. A detailed description in your own words!

2. A detailed description of their abilities, in your own words!

3. For you, a labeled diagram.

4. Bibliography.

5. When they appeared.

6. How you felt doing this.

Good luck!

Marinette peered at Nathan again. His knuckles were white as he gripped the table.

"Are you sure?" She asked him. He looked up, startled, and tilted his head.

"About what?" He asked quietly.

"Being okay." Marinette replied. He nodded, and turned back to the page. She asked Mrs Bustier if they could have some lined paper to write down information. She gave them a piece, and Marinette started to put down information. Meanwhile, Nathaniel started to put little notes for the diagram. Some were tiny details, such as tablet on right arm. They hadn't read it yet, so Marinette was pondering how he knew until she mentally imaged Alya faceplaming. He was the akuma, so he should know, and Nath is left-handed. She thought. Nathaniel's teal eyes looked up at her, and he blushed ever so slightly. Was it possible to have teal eyes? Marinette wondered. Why am I thinking about his eyes? Wait, I can see both of his eyes. Aren't I normally only able to see his right eye?

"Is everything okay, Mari?" He asked quietly.

"Um, yeah, just thinking about having to babysit tonight." She replied. She was only half lying, she did have to babysit.

"Oh, ok." He replied, he turned a page in his sketchbook and started to absentmindedly draw. She watched him draw a large circle just under halfway down the page, and he drew three smaller circles inside. He was reading the booklet, so he didn't even see what he was drawing. Next he drew a butterfly-shape. Sort of. It looked more like a mask, and the person's eyes were closed. That's when he noticed his drawing, and slammed his book shut again, scaring Marinette.

"Sorry." He apologised. "Don't want to startle you. Just, it's... never mind."

"It's okay. Do you remember?" She asked. He looked puzzled, then realised what she meant. He shook his head, and Marinette was confused. How come he was drawing it, if he didn't remember?

"I heard you close your book earlier, before Mrs Bustier decided to move us. Why?" She asked.

"Oh, just, I've been drawing this thing that's been giving me nightmares ever since the puppeteer incident. A black circle, with three smaller circles inside, and they were the primary colours, and a black butterfly mask, the wearer having their eyes closed. They also had a silver pen, but I never have enough room." He explained. "And I haven't been able to draw anything else. It's weird."

He's a lot more social than normal, like the Evillustrator. Wonder why? Marinette thought.

"Um, Nath, can I show you something? And don't freak out if you say yes." She said. He nodded slowly. Mari took a deep breath, then closed the booklet, and showed him the front cover. A circle with three smaller circles, and a black butterfly mask. Nathaniel jolted, like someone had poked him while he was asleep. He opened his sketchbook to around three quarters through, and pushed it silently towards her. She looked at it, and it was a rough sketch, but you could tell that that was it.

"That was the night Ladybug defeated Puppeteer." He explained, looking at Mrs Bustier behind her desk. "I couldn't remember much, as it was faint." He turned the page. "Then it began to get clearer and clearer, and now it's burned into my brain." And flipping through, Marinette could see that. "Now my hands draw it automatically." And remembering earlier, she knew that he was right.

Must be frightening, having your villain's trademark symbols stuck in your head, and you don't even know why. Marinette worried.

"Just, let's get this done. I don't really want to have to spend more time on it than we have to." He said, rather quickly. "Wait, I mean, it's nice, having you here, I mean, just, it's an assignment, right, so, we probably shouldn't get distracted." He stuttered.

"No, of course not, Nath, you're right." Marinette said.

Later that afternoon

When she got home, she thought about how strange Nathaniel had been acting. Not drawing anything other than his villain's symbols, slamming his sketchbook closed when he realised what he was drawing, being more direct and social, and Marinette had seen that his hair had been more out of his face today.

He's acting a lot more like his alter ego, the Evillustrator. Why? Marinette thought as she face timed Alya.

"What's up, girl?" Alya asked.

"Nothing, just, have you noticed Nathaniel? How he's been acting?" Marinette replied. Alya shook her head, puzzled.

"No, why? What's been happening?" She asked.

"He's been drawing the same thing over and over again, and he's been a lot more social than normal. Have you realised?" She replied.

"No, but it helps that your his partner, so you'll be sitting next to each other all of this week!" Alya said. "Be quiet!" She yelled at her sisters in the background. "Sorry. Had to babysit."

"That's ok, I have to in an hour." Marinette smiled. She wasn't alone. "Just, his hair hasn't been in his face as well. I could see both of his eyes."

"That's new. I'll see if I can spot anything different tomorrow. Like if he starts wearing something different. What does he normally wear?" She asked, and got a notepad and pencil. Marinette rolled her eyes before answering.

"A red Magma shirt, with a grey jacket with the sleeves rolled up, purple jeans with the bottoms rolled up, black shoes with white where his toes would be."

"Girl, how do you know all this?" Alya asked, laughing. "I can barely remember anyone's last names, let alone what they wear everyday."

"Well, it helps that I've been to this school a lot longer. I mean, me and Nath have been in the same class since kindergarten." Marinette replied. "Chloe only started to bother me in year three."

"Wow. Wonder how long he's had a crush on you." She replied, smirking.

"Alya!" Marinette hissed. Alya just laughed.

Nathaniel felt uncomfortable. Not physically speaking, either. Like something was crawling all over his rib cage and was trying to mess with his brain. He tried not to show it during school, but it was hard. He's had to close his sketchbook fifteen times. He noticed, however, that the one he'd draw a second ago was tiny. Like it was begging him to add a body.

He sighed, and started to work. He got the basic outline, and when he got started on the hair, his hands seemed to stop obeying him. They added a hat, and made the hair look like the ends of paintbrushes. When he started colouring, what he did seemed strikingly familiar. Orangey red hair, that faded to purple at the ends, a black striped white skin tight suit that gloves their hands, a square on his right arm that he had no idea what to do with, the tops of his legs were a deep purple, almost black, that faded to red at the bottom. He decided to colour the square a dark navy colour. And why not make him grip a pencil in the other hand? His stomach lurched as his hands write on the drawing.

I am coming whether you like it or not, Nathaniel. And I am here to stay.

I don't know how this is gonna turn out, so leave a review! If you like it, then tell me! Ples no harshness though. Although this isn't my first, this is purely a tester.