A/N: I'm back! I know, it's been forever. I should probably explain.
It started with the flu, then I got the role of Jane Banks in the Mary Poppins school play, and then my family and I moved to Arizona! Also, I wanted to see more of Mayura's powers, and now we do!
So sorry this chapter is shorter and has a time-jump…forgive me? I'm not my now-homeschooled sister, I have a life.
And I am again using one of my sister's OCs, this time it's the blind Roxas Sommers! No superpowers though. The Sommers family exists, but no powers.
And the official term for Mayura's feathers is "Amok" so…thumbs up.
Chapter 7
In the months that had passed since Style Queen, Adrien had learned of many things. Such as Mayur's monsters were called sentimonsters, and he also came out onto the field from time to time.
Ladybug had seemed very pleased with the Tenshis he sent her. He wanted to tell her his secret identity, but knew that it was a bad idea.
Nino was again with him as he sent out a Tenshi. His DJ best friend was by far his greatest human support—other than his father, because Gabriel was getting sicker and sicker as the days went by—and loved to draw designs for him to use. Nino practically lived at the mansion, and also delivered him to an interview with Nadja Chamack.
The story was that Chat Noir got hit by a bus from behind as a civilian, because bus drivers around here were known for hitting people without the superhero assistance. The Butterfly Miraculous was being used by someone else, but was letting Chat borrow it for that night to make things easier to explain.
Adrien also had to bless Alya, who went to talk to the mayor and got handicap assistance installed in the school, so he could get around on his own.
Lila still scared him after she tried to kill him, but she still kept flirting! She even tried to say he cried over an A- on a math test so she could snoop around his room. God bless Natalie for having 'scheduled' time with his father. Since Gabriel was so sick, there was no scheduling, but Lila didn't need to know that.
The thought of his ailing father made Adrien's mood darken. He had been getting so much better, but then he just collapsed and Dr. Winston revealed his illness was getting worse and he had to be on bedrest for the most part. Gabriel still insisted he was fine, but the pale complexion and coughing betrayed him.
"Adrien!" Marinette came over a few minutes before the bell rang, "My parents and I were making croissants yesterday and I made some extra for you." Marinette was also much more comfortable around him. From time to time, he would see a guilty expression on her face, and he didn't know why, but she was no longer stuttering around him.
"Thanks Mari!" Adrien took the croissants. Marinette smiled warmly, and Adrien could feel Lila glaring from the backseat as the baker spoke,
"Adrien, you love my baked goods so much, my parents were wondering if you wanted to come over this weekend and we can teach you how to make it yourself." Adrien brightened,
"That sounds awesome! Let me just ask my Dad." Miss Bustier came in, with a teenage boy behind her,
"Class, I have great news. We have a new student."
The boy had bright blue eyes and golden blonde hair. His hair was spiky, as the front concentrated the spikes on the right side of his head as if windswept, while the back was smoother and more flaky. He wore a black, high-collared jacket over which he wore another jacket, this one unzipped and white, with a grey hem on the end of each sleeve. This jacket's collar was red and pleated and folded back. He had dark blue jeans, and his shoes were colored in shades of grey and black, and had red straps in place of laces.
His most memorable feature was his violet eyes, which were clouded over. He smiled and waved sheepishly,
"Hello everyone. I'm Roxas Sommers. This is my first time in public school. It's nice to meet all of you!" Everyone greeted him and Miss Bustier grinned,
"Okay, Chloe, can you move to the back with Lila?" Chloe glared.
"Why? Need I remind you who my Daddy is?" Miss Bustier opened her mouth as though to explain, but Roxas's panicked expression made the teacher shut up. Alya raised a hand,
"I'll go sit it in the back so Roxas can sit next to Marinette." She said, "Besides, Marinette is one of the best people to be with when you're new."
"Thank you." Roxas said, and Adrien noticed he was touching the desk almost in guidance, but still stumbled on the step. While kids in this class used to laugh at kids who tripped, Adrien's handicap got that out of them, so Nino just got up and helped the new student.
"Hey bro, I'm Nino." Roxas brightened,
"Hello Nino!" Lila stepped down and picked up the book Roxas had dropped,
"Braille?" She gasped in fake pity, "You're blind?" Everyone gasped in shock except Adrien. Roxas bowed his head,
"Yeah, I'm blind, does that disappoint you?" Adrien scooted closer to Roxas and put a hand on his shoulder,
"Nah. So what if you have vision issues? Doesn't make you any worse than the rest of us, just different." Roxas looked really happy and had a teary expression.
"Mom was right, this will be fun. I'm glad to be in a class with you guys."
OoOoO
Lunch came, and Adrien went to go search for Roxas, to ask if the new kid wanted to join him for food. The new elevator made this so much faster and he could do it on his own.
Instead, he saw Roxas arguing with a girl.
The girl had bright blue eyes and a curvy build, with chocolate brown hair that she draped across her left shoulder, rosy cheeks, and pale, pink lips. She wore a white dress that ended at her thighs in an embroidered lace pattern, a grey cardigan, grey leggings, and light blue sandals decorated with yellow flowers.
"Aelin, please!" Roxas begged, taking his backpack, "I can do it myself! Just because I can't see like you do doesn't mean I can't do what you can! I want to help people just as much as you do!"
"I know…" Aelin said quietly, "But Dad asked me to look out for you."
"I don't need to be protected! I'm not using the stupid cane either!" He stormed off and Adrien followed, relieved at electric wheelchair #2 having some speed to it.
"Roxas!" Roxas turned,
"Adrien? What is it?"
"My friends and I were wondering if you wanted to join us." He looked to where Aelin was watching, "Who's the girl?" He assumed she was Roxas's sister, but he didn't want to assume.
"She's my twin." Roxas replied bitterly, "But I don't want to talk to her right now. What did you say about lunch?"
"Oh, Mari brought food and we wondered if you wanted to join."
"I'd like that."
They made it back to the group, and Marinette started up conversation,
"You said you wanted to help people when in History." She said, "How would you help?"
"Well…" Roxas rubbed the back on his neck, "I really want to help people who are disabled. I hate how people like me are treated like we're helpless when society doesn't often do anything to make us any less so. I don't know how I would do it, but my life goal is equality between us all."
Adrien's heart warmed, "I understand how you feel. Since you're new, you probably didn't know, but I've been paralyzed for almost a year." 347 days he had been paralyzed, yet it felt like an eternity, "And there are still people who treat me like I'll shatter at any moment. I want to help you." If there was anyone worthy of a Tenshi, Roxas was that person. Maybe he would start using him instead of defaulting to Nino when in doubt.
Then the ground started to rumble underneath them.
Meanwhile
"Sir, please reconsider." Natalie begged as Gabriel tried to get out of bed, "Emilie can wait, you're still recovering!"
"No…" Gabriel coughed up some blood into a tissue, "I need those Miraculouses, Natalie. I've reached the point where I'm not going to recover. I need to do this. Please Natalie…help me walk." Natalie let a tear fall down her cheek, knowing there was no dissuading him. So she put an arm around her shoulder and helped him to the observatory.
"Duusu…transform me…" Gabriel transformed into Mayur and stood tall, smiling to Natalie, before hopping out the window.
Mayur hopped from roof to roof, looking for someone to Amokitize, eventually settling on a child crying about not getting some sort of dragon toy.
Shit. If he did this, it could push him past his limits. But then again, a dragon plus Mayur himself could get the Miraculous! It was worth it. Emilie would be back and things would be okay.
He plucked a feather from his fan, "Fly away my beautiful Amok." He sent it off and a giant dragon appeared and started setting things on fire. He made sure to send an order to it to not go near Adrien or places Adrien could be. Then he used his fan to call the Gorilla to send Adrien back home. He learned his lesson with Style Queen, and wasn't going to risk it again, especially with an actually dangerous sentimonster.
He sighed, "I hope this works."
OoOoO
Adrien was plopped onto his bed by Gorilla, who ran off. Nooroo and Plagg emerged,
"How about Roxas?" Nooroo asked, "He seems worthy!"
"Couldn't agree more." Adrien said, wheeling over to the window, "Nooroo, wings rise!" He transformed and looked down at Plagg—who was sitting on his leg—"What should I do for Roxas?" Plagg flew over to Nino's file of drawings, relieved his kitten was adjusting to his new life, and was safe from direct harm.
"How about this?" Papillon nodded in approval, and sent a Tenshi to Roxas, touching a ring on the blind boy's hand.
"Phoenix, I am Papillon." He said, "I will give you the power to help others, and in return you must help Ladybug protect Paris from the Sentimonster."
"Deal!" Roxas transformed and flew off. Papillon smiled,
"Go my champion, protect my lady, protect your city!"
A/N: I promise there won't be another months long hiatus. But remember to review if you want it to be sooner!
