Hello, it's the author! Sorry about how late this came out and for the shortness of this chapter. I had a bad case of writer's block, so I couldn't come up with anything. I also updated and revised some of the chapters so if anything seems different that's why. Miraculous belongs to Thomas Astruc and my OCs belong to me. Anyway, without further ado, here's chapter three!


Kana's POV

In all of my visions before tonight, I had never seen this outcome happen so soon. How unlikely was this? And it's all my fault for stupidly referring to Adrien's mother in the past tense. I was planning on revealing that much later, after he and Ladybug knew each other's identities, so he could have her to support him. Chat, no… Chat Noir (he didn't know me well enough yet for me to call him that, even in my thoughts) was giving me a hard stare. I made the room inaudible so people outside couldn't hear us. I had the feeling that things might get loud in here, and I didn't want Mayura or Hawkmoth to know about me yet.

"Well?" he said. His voice was eerily calm, but I could see the anger in his eyes. I involuntarily shivered. This is real. It's not a vision, where I can wake up eventually, and find a way to stop it from happening. This is REAL. And I'm terrified.

"Tell me the truth," Chat Noir demanded, "Where is my mother?"

"I… Chat Noir, please don't do-"

"Wrong answer," he said, and put more weight on his baton. I gasped from the added pressure, and he seemed shocked for a second, like he hadn't meant to hurt me. Then he recomposed himself, and he continued, "Where could your Miraculous be? It's not a bracelet." His gaze studied my arms, then my hands and my neck. "Or a ring, or a necklace. Could it be…." He brushed aside the hair covering my ears with his foot. I tensed, knowing my ear cuffs were very visible. "There they are. Now, I'll give you one more chance. Where. Is. My. Mother?" He pushed down a little harder on every word, and by the time he was done, there were tears in my eyes and I was seeing spots. I had been waiting to use my fei zhua (my flying claw weapon) until Chat Noir was actually going for my Miraculous, but now… now I could barely breath. I should have done it much sooner, but I hadn't wanted to hurt him unless it was absolutely necessary.

"Chat Noir, I can't tell you that," I gasped.

"Why!?" he yelled.

"Because I can see the future, and it never ends well!" I burst out. No, no, no, no, NO! I can't believe I just told him that!

Chat Noir stared at me and lifted his baton from my stomach in shock. I took a giant breath and leaped to my feet. Now's my chance! I was about to throw my fei zhua onto the window, when Chat Noir said, "So, she's dead, then?" The question hung in the air begging me to contradict it, to tell him that he was wrong, that it wasn't true. Instead, I dropped my gaze to the floor, not daring to meet his eyes. The silence was enough of an answer though. I looked up to see Chat Noir had turned away from me. He was shaking.

"I'm sor…" I couldn't finish that sentence. I'd heard them so many times five years ago; They'd never helped that awful numb feeling that seemed to eat away at your entire being, until you were a hollow husk of what you used to be. "Chat, it's going to be hard for a while. But just know, it gets better, even if that seems impossible now. There will be more trials ahead of you, but there's still hope. Don't forget that."

"Stop it," Chat said, still turned away from me, "Stop pretending you know what it feels like to lose someone you love. Just leave me-"

"Chat, I lost both of my parents when I was ten."

Chat turned around in surprise. Unfallen tears glistened in his feline eyes.

"If you want me to leave you alone though, I'll go." I said and turned to leave.

"Lynx, wait," he said. I froze. He'd called me Lynx. He had called me Lynx. He continued, "I'm sorry. I didn't know. I-"

"It's okay, Chat… Chat Noir." I secured my grappling hook on the window, and tugged the rope to bring me to the opening. "I'll let you be alone."

"You can call me Chat," he said. A strange thrill rose in me when he said that. I didn't understand why; All of my plans were in pieces and I'd messed up everything. A dull throbbing began in my head, signaling that a vision was incoming. I needed to get out of here quickly.

"Thank you, Chat," I said and paused, hesitating, "Can I come see you again another day?"

He nodded and said, "See you then, Lynx."

"Goodbye, Chat." I swung my grappling hook out the window onto the nearest building, tugged, and then I was gone.


Adrien's POV

I watched as Lynx disappeared into the night. I feel... empty. There were so many emotions going through me, that they all seemed to cancel each other out, leaving me numb. I always knew Mother might be dead, but actually knowing was... I don't even know what I'm feeling.

"Claws in," I said. Plagg shot out of my ring and looked me straight in the eyes.

"Adrien, are you okay?" he asked, worry creeping into his voice.

"No." I walked over to my bed, Plagg right behind me, and considered just going back to sleep. No, I can't go to sleep. Not after all of this.

"Can I do anything to help?"

"Geez, Plagg, you actually sound concerned about me for once."

"Adrien, I care about you," he said. I turned around to see hurt in Plagg's eyes. He continued, "I thought you knew that."

"I do. I'm sorry, Plagg. I say things I don't mean when I'm angry." I said, remembering what I'd said to Lynx. That's why she was so familiar with me. If her Kwami gives her the ability to see into the future, then she must have known me in the future. Will know me? How does that even work? Anyway, I felt awful for what I'd said and done to her. I couldn't imagine losing both of my parents. Father's strict, but at least he's there. Father... after that trip to Tibet, he told me Mother wasn't coming back. Then, he refused to tell me anything else. Could he have... known? It explains why he called off the searches for her so early on, how he grieved, is grieving, like he's lost her forever. I always thought that he just missed her, but this… makes sense.

Plagg interrupted my thoughts, "It's okay, Adrien. What are you going to do now?"

"I need answers," I said, walking toward my bedroom door, "And I know where I can find them."

"Kid, don't do anything reckless." Plagg warned.

"Plagg, I need to do this." I said, then pointed to my pocket for him to hide in. Plagg hesitated, but hid after a few tense seconds.

I opened the door and went to Father's room. To my surprise, he was already awake.

"Adrien?" he said in surprise when he saw me, "What are you doing up this late?"

"Father, tell me: why did you lie to me about Mother?"


And there's chapter three! I hope you guys liked it. Also, I'm planning on including the Zodiac Miraculouses in this story, so if you guys have any ideas for attack names, superhero names, or transformation phrases, please tell me. Please review, favorite and/or follow! No flames please!