Chapter two -
"So what will be Noe's thing to go into when I need to transform?" Katelyn asked sitting crossed legged on a cushion in the Dojo. Beside her was Mariette and Tikki who was floating over Marinette's shoulder. She had wanted her parents to come with her, but Master Fu had told her not to. It had been little over a month since the events that turned her into a miraculous happened. Her parents were slowly beginning to accept it and even starting to ask her when they could come with her. Her father really wanted to see her first transformation. Where her parents were excited for her new life, her brother didn't really care. If it didn't involve sports or soccer, he wouldn't have anything to do with it. So he knew about it, but he could care less about it.
Master Fu pointed to his upper ear and she reached up and touched the bar that she had gotten when she was younger. Taking it out she noticed it had turned brown, like the color of Noe's slick fur. She noticed how it had a small, barely noticeable, black strip on it. "That will be Noe's holder when you transform. Now Hawkmoth, once he knows about you, will probably try to get that at any cost. You must keep it safe while on missions and keep it with you when you aren't. When you aren't in your Miraculous side, Noe will stay with you wherever you go. Any questions?"
"Yes, what will I say when I need to transform?" Katelyn asked looking at the bar earring. "Ladybug says spots on and Chat Noir…" she looked to Master Fu. "He says something else when he needs to transform."
Marinette gave her a look, but decided not to say anything about it. "It all depends on what the key phrase is. Since Noe is in the form of an Otter, his phrase might be related to that. Like Whiskers Out or Fangs out," Master Fu said.
"Do Otters even have sharp teeth?" Marinette said looking at the little Kwami.
"They indeed do. Got bit by one when I was 40, took three people to get it off of me," Master Fu said.
Katelyn looked at Noe and stuck her pinkie in his mouth to see little sharp pointed teeth. "He looks like a little demon with those."
"Hey!" Noe said crossing his little arms.
"Well you do have demon teeth," Katelyn grinned. Putting her bar back into her ear she thought for a moment about what her key phrase would be. When she had raised Noe she had kept him in her bedroom where she could always keep an eye on him. While there he would eat, grow, watch her move about the room, and eventually go into his cocoon. Whenever she would come into the room she would greet him and whenever she left the room she would say goodbye and love you. "What about my greeting?"
"Your greeting?" Marinette said with Tikki on her shoulder.
"Whenever I would come into the room I would greet him. I'd usually say 'Hello my slunce'. It means sun in Czech. I know a few different languages, perks of being the daughter of a linguist," she felt a twitch in her ear. Reaching up to touch the bar in her ear she felt it twitch again. "Did you feel anything Noe?"
"I felt a warm tingle go through me," he said floating to her. "Say it again."
"Noe! My slunce!" she said with more urgency. Without thinking she waved her arm by her ear and Noe went twirling into the bar in her ear. She threw her head back and smiled. Running her hand over her eyes a brown and black mask covered her eyes making them brown. Throwing her arms out tiny brown hexagons cascaded down her arms and legs. White hexagons covered her cheeks, neck, and upper chest. Varying shades of brown covered the rest of her body before stopping at her feet which were replaced by shoes with webbed toes. When it was over she made a stance with her hands on her hips. Marinette had covered her mouth to keep from grinning and Master Fu was smiling proudly. "Well my dad's going to be mad, he wanted to see my first transformation."
Marinette got up and hugged her. "Tikki! Spots on!" she squealed. Tikki zoomed into her earrings and instantly she was standing beside Ladybug. "Oh! Let's go see what skills you have!" then she remembered. "Can we go see what skills she has?"
Master Fu chuckled remembering how he had reacted when he had first become the holder of Wayzz. "Go on, be careful not to attract the attention of Hawkmoth. Go somewhere you won't make anyone mad or sad," he said walking them to the front of the Dojo. "Take some pictures, I want to see."
"Yes Master Fu," they said in unison bowing.
"Amateur photographers have captured Ladybug," Adrien's head snapped up hearing the news reporter on the flat screen in his room. He had been working on homework with the news on when it had come on. "With a mysterious new heroine. On lookers suggest that this new heroine has come to give Ladybug and Chat Noir help in protecting Paris. What does this mean? Will more heroes begin popping up in Paris? Does this mean more danger is coming our way? More at eleven," he got up and clicked the news off.
"Well looks like someone got the hand of their new powers," Plagg said floating up beside Adrien as he flipped some more cheese into his mouth. "Guess that means we can get a break now and again—"
"Plagg! Claws out!" Adrien shouted.
"Nooo…just as I was finishing my Camembert!" he yelled annoyed as he zoomed into Adrien's ring.
Moments later Chat Noir was bouncing across the rooftops towards where he thought Ladybug and Katelyn might be. Stopping on a tall building he looked around trying to find them. Feeling his ears twitch he caught sound of them way past the Eiffel Tower in a secluded park where no one usually went. Jumping across buildings and streets he found them laughing at each other as Katelyn tried to get a hang of her powers. She charged forward and fell over trying to knock Ladybug over. She came over and bent over Katelyn's head. Katelyn grinned up at her before wrapping her arms around her neck and yanking her down to the ground. Ladybug laid there a moment before putting her hand on her forehead and laughing, Katelyn soon joined her. Chat Noir smiled and slid down the roof a little bit more. "Oh I love her," he said softly before jumping backwards when he felt something sharp on him. "What the—hell!" he screeched as Katelyn yanked him off the roof.
"Grapple claws, neat," Chat Noir landed with a thump in front of her.
"You know," he said getting up and stretching his back. "You could have asked first."
"Oh it's more exciting this way," she grinned retracting the claws back into her hands.
"Besides I fling you around on missions," Ladybug said coming to stand between them.
"That's an entirely different matter."
"What? Because you like being strung up by her?" Katelyn wiggled her eyebrows making Chat Noir blush. "To feel the rope digging into your skin—hey!" she shouted as she ran off before he could grab a hold of her. Laughing she ran circles around him, keeping just out of his reach.
Ladybug chuckled sitting down on a bench watching the two chase each other. She would stop for a moment letting him get close and just as he would reach for her she would run off again. Moments like this is what she lived for. Where she could be in her alter ego and not have to be off somewhere saving someone or fighting an Akuma. She and Chat Noir would often take turns patrolling Paris, making sure that no one was in danger or anything. On occasion they did appearances on talk shows and the news, giving everyone an update as to what was going on and how they are handling things. Looking at the small pond she watched the fish swim peacefully, until Chat Noir caught her and shoved her into the pond. "Chat Noir!" she scolded him. Getting up she walked over to the pond where Katelyn was floating easily on her back.
"I'm an Otter, I was meant to be in water," she said crossing her legs and putting her arms under her head. She floated there for a few moments before sinking under the water. She heard them looking for her and wondering where she went. Grinning she waited for a few minutes before lurching out of the water to yank Chat Noir under the water.
He squirmed around and swam to the surface haphazardly. On the grass he hissed and spit at her as he shook the water off much like a wet dog would. "Now that was rude."
Katelyn popped her head out of the water laughing. "You're just mad because I thought of it first."
Chat Noir stood and gave her a look. Then a thought crossed his mind. "If you're so clever, let's see how fast you keep up with us," reaching over her wrapped his arm around Ladybug's waist before using his polearm to propel him over the building. "Come on Otter brains."
She stood there for moment looking at the spot where they had vanished. "Oh it's so on," she flung her arms backwards loosening the claws. Spinning her left arm around she flung the claws out and latched onto a building. Pulling it tight it yanked her forward. Before hitting the roof, she retracted them to run across the roof. Jumping between the buildings she caught sight of Chat Noir about to jump onto another roof. Looking across the way she saw the Seine River and grinned. Running away from them she jumped and latched herself across the buildings and roads until she came to the last building where she flung herself off the roof and dove for the Seine.
Chat Noir, seeing this, ran for the river where he thought she had flung herself to her death. Ladybug held onto him watching. He was torn between his skin burning where Ladybug clutched him and finding the new Miraculous. After a few moments of watching he saw her jump out of the water her smooth white skin soaked and her brown hair soaked. She was giving him a nasty grin and a rude gesture before jumping back into the Seine. "That little weasel," he muttered shifting Ladybug onto his back. "Hold on m'lady. This is going to be a bumpy ride."
"You mean Otter," Ladybug quipped grinning.
He rolled his eyes. "Just grip my waist like you were making love," it slipped out before he could catch it. His face and his shoulders reddened under his suit.
"Maybe I will," Ladybug retorted trying to control a blush.
This woman is going to be the death of me, he thought his shoulders reddening more. He jumped off the roof and used his polearm to gain speed on Katelyn.
She was swimming rapidly through the Seine when she jumped out of the water and caught sight of Chat Noir. Ladybug was on his back and slightly bumping up and down as he jumped between buildings. He was ahead of her by a few feet. "Not for long," she muttered under her breath as she sunk back into the river. Pumping her body like an Olympic swimmer she began to speed through the water like a small motorboat. Jumping out of the water she about collided with a ferry before she jumped on board. Several small children squealed and chased after her before she smiled at them and jumped off the back into the river. Spreading her webbed shoes, she swam quicker. The next time she jumped out of the water, she grinned wickedly seeing that she was ahead of Chat Noir. Pumping her body quicker she rounded the corner and landed on the bridge that led to the Eiffel Tower. There was Chat Noir standing next to her grinning like he had just got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
She winked at him and sped off down the bridge. He dropped Ladybug off and went down on all fours. Catching up with her it was soon a head to head race. Within a few feet of the Eiffel Tower he pulled ahead of her and won the race. "Ha!" he cheered under the Eiffel Tower. "You may be quick under the water, but you can't beat the Chat Noir," he gloated with a grin on his face.
"This is just my first time! Give me three months and I'll be able to beat you to the edge of town and back," she said poking his chest.
Chat Noir crossed his arms over his chest and leaned in close to her. "You're just a sore loser," he stuck his tongue out.
Ladybug came up to them and slapped them upside their heads. "Enough behaving like children. I need to get her back to the Dojo and you need to go wherever you go."
He rolled his eyes and bowed. "Till we meet again m'lady and her handmaiden," Katelyn gave him a look. He laughed and ran off.
Wrapping her arm around Ladybug's neck they walked away from the Eiffel Tower. "So what would you say my first transformation was like?"
"I'd say it was pretty good," she said looking around for a spot to transform back. "You're a quick learner. It took me longer to learn how to use my powers."
Katelyn shrugged. "I was always a fast learner. It's what happens when you observe and watch—Oi," she grunted when she ran into someone. The person grabbed her arms out of reflex. "Hey sorry about that…" she trailed off seeing who it was. Leopold stood there staring at her a few inches above her head. 'Sorry about running into you. Wasn't watching where I was going.' she signed blushing a little bit.
He stepped back a soft smile spreading across his smooth dark skin. 'It's alright,' he signed back then a thought donned on him. 'How did you know I was deaf?'
She scratched the back of her neck looking at Ladybug. She shrugged and motioned her to continue. 'Call it intuition. Understanding is one of my skills.' she winked making him blush and look down at the ground.
'What can I call you?' he asked.
Katelyn hadn't thought of what she wanted to be called. Thinking for a moment she tried to quickly think up a name. 'Call me the Water Dog, like in Celtic folklore. Can I call you something special?' she flirted.
"She's almost as bad as Chat," Ladybug groaned walking over and pulling her tail. "Wrap it up, we need to get you back to the Dojo."
Leopold blushed deeper and rubbed his arms. 'You can call me Leopold.'
'Such a sweet name for a…' she paused as she signed to jump when she felt Ladybug step on her tail. 'I have to go. Catch you later!' she signed as she ran off with Ladybug.
"Did you really have to step on my tail?" Katelyn said walking out of the Dojo with Marinette with her. They were heading in two different directions, but she stayed with her until they reached the bus stop. "To be honest I'm surprised I have feeling in that. It isn't a real tail."
"Because you're just as bad a flirt as Chat Noir is," Marinette stopped to let some people cross in front of her. She looked both ways and then continued on walking. "Chat has feeling in his and he absolutely hates it when I step on his. I use it whenever he annoys me," she winked and she laughed. Opening her bag, she checked on how Tikki was doing. The little Ladybug Kwami was laying there lazily eating while slowly falling asleep. Tikki smiled up at her before she closed the bag again.
"You are a devious person Marinette. Keep at it," Katelyn check in her pocket to find Noe curled up in a small ball as he slept. She had offered him something to eat and he had swallowed it whole before quickly falling asleep. Transformations seemed to ware down the little Kwami. "Noe really passed out soon after I transformed back. Do you think he'll be alright?"
"I'm certain he'll be alright, Katelyn. He's probably really tired because he isn't used to doing that. Just let him sleep for a little while and he'll be back to his same old self," Marinette stopped at the bus stop and she waited there with her. A little thought occurred to her. "So you and Leopold. He was pretty cute."
A blush ripped across Katelyn's face. She looked down at the ground and rubbed her neck. "He is pretty cute. I just wish he knew I existed," they had two classes together and even sat next to each other, but he was often busy with something else or talking to some of his friends. She wished he would notice her more often.
Marinette smirked. "That's how I feel about Adrien. He's my ideal man. Perfect in every way and the kindest person I've ever met."
"Two hopeless romantics," Katelyn chuckled. She held up her fist. "Here's to one sided crushes."
"Right on," Marinette fist bumped her just as her bus pulled her into the station. "Text you later, goodbye!" she called getting on the bus.
Adrien laid in his bed that night thinking about the events of the day. His mind kept going back to the way Ladybug's legs felt around his waist. His cheeks heated up and he bit his lip as the sensation creeped back into his mind and made him tingle. Looking down he covered his face with his arm embarrassed that she could make him feel that way. "One sided romances…"
"More like one side and a stick," Plagg quipped startling Adrien. He chuckled. "Not very impressive, but Ladybug might beg to differ."
"Oh what would you know about romance?" he groaned covering his groin with a pillow.
"It's sweet, smooth, and sultry," he whispered flipping a slice of Camembert into his mouth.
Adrien gave him a look. "Food doesn't count."
"It should because this is making me feel good in all the right places," Plagg cooed at the new slice before taking a bite out of it.
Adrien groaned flinging himself back down on his bed. Covering his eyes with his arm visions of Ladybug danced before him. He couldn't get the girl off his mind. "I really wish I knew who the girl was under that mask," he muttered looking up at the ceiling.
"Yeah you and half of Paris," Plagg said.
"Do you have a snooze button?" Adrien looked over to him.
"Do you have more Camembert?" Adrien groaned and opened the nightstand. Plagg dove straight into the nightstand.
((AUTHOR'S NOTE: I deleted the other chapters so I could make some corrections and change Katelyn's Miraculous name. I wanted to change it because I didn't really like her name in the first place and I couldn't think of a good one. So I looked up Otter Mythology and apparently in Celtic Folklore Otters were called 'Water Dogs' because they were often characterized as a friendly and helpful creature. Despite Otter Fly, or now as you'll know her, Water Dog being flirty and sassy she's a very kind and helpful Miraculous. She wants to help as much as she can with Ladybug and Chat Noir.))
