I was out of that class the second the bell rang. Piling everything inside my locker, I slammed it to reveal Marinette's glowering face.
"So. You're the transfer." She growled.
I nodded, sinking into my jacket. Oh no.
"You think you rule this place?" She took a step forward.
"No." I whispered.
The blonde girl who made fun of my name came up next to her. She scoffed.
"Then why are you-" She flicked my nose, "Hanging out with my Adrikins?"
"I-I need to go." I whispered, and turned on my heel.
"Hey! You come back here!" Marinette shouted. I was already around the corner.
Back in Seoul, I was a 100 and 300 meter sprinter and hurdler. In other words, I was fast. I skidded into the courtyard, and the janitor was cleaning the floors. I easily scaled over him and collided into Adrien.
"We really need to stop meeting like this." He joked.
"Yeah. Agreed." I muttered, pushing his hands off me and getting to my knees. Adrian held out his hand and I took it, having him help me to my feet.
"That was a wicked jump." He complimented me.
"And it's not much. I do-oh." I looked back and there was dirty water all over the floor. Marinette and the blonde girl were lying in the middle of it.
"Girls! What is the meaning of this?" Professor Damocles, the principal, scolded them.
"He-He pushed me!" Marinette lied, pointing to the janitor.
"Yeah! You're fired!" The blonde girl ordered.
"A-Chloe- is that-" Professor Damocles hesitated.
"I'll tell daddy." Chloe half threatened, half whined, waving her phone.
"Ah- no. There's no need to disturb the mayor." He turned on the janitor. "For your rude behavior to these two girls, you will take a leave of absence. Forever."
"But-but I didn't!" The janitor cried.
"Professeur Damocles shook his head and pointed to the door.
The janitor hung his head and brushed past Adrien.
"Ew! This water is dirty!" Chloe screamed. "This is ridiculous. Utterly RI-diculous." You'll pay for this, Ren-See-hugo!" She wizzes past me.
"You need to pick your enemies. I am NOT a good one." Marinette stomped up to me,
"Marinette." Adrien rolled his eyes. "Don't you think you're being a bit-well, a bit mean?"
"I- ah- um- uh-" She began to studded."Um, yeah. You're being being mean- no I'm being meant-mean. Sorry."
She walked by me, hitting me in the shoulder. I caught, "This isn't over," and then she was gone.
"Sorry, Marinette's not been herself these past months. See, she was this huge Ladybug fan and after she changed, Marinette changed as well. She ditched her friend Alya and started rubbing elbows with Chloe."
Adrian opened the door to the car for me.
"She was really nice. I could've even liked her. But now… I guess this is her. Home, please."
He was quiet for a moment, staring dreamily out the window. The way the light shines on him made him look like an angel.
"Have you heard about the new superhero?" He sighed.
"No." I lied, twirling my hair around my finger.
"Dragonist. She's majestic and smart and pretty… she's a lot like the old Ladybug, but she feels more-whole. Don't tell anyone, though. Nino would torch me."
I nodded slightly, even though I didn't have any idea who Nino was.
"Tomorrow, I was wondering if-"
Something slammed into the car, throwing it back a few feet. I was flung against the side of the car and onto the floor at Adrien's feet.
"We need to go now." He opened the door and we both jumped out just as the car was flung to the side.
"I am the Detective, and you will be punished for your lies!"
The janitor, as I expected, was akumatized. Adrien realized that now.
"Ren, you need to get home now. Just run along this street and you'll find it."
Adrien ran one way and I ran the opposite. Sliding into an alley, Blaise flew out of my shirt.
"You're not following lover boy's advice, are you?"
"No. And, don't call him that. He doesn't like me and I don't like him. Blaise, wings unfold." The warm feeling spread over me and I pulled out my whip.
"Okay. From the brief evaluation I had, the victim is the janitor and the Akamai is in his keys." Blaise thought. "Now, you're probably going to have to work with some other kwami-"
"No! Why?" I whined, coming out into the street I left Adrien.
"Shut up and listen. Oh, wait. Incoming cat."
Looking up, Chat Noir was coming in hot. Oh, God. Looking around, I hooked the whip around his foot and jumped to a rooftop. I swung it around so the whip wrapped around the lamppost. I jumped down to say hi.
"Why, we meet again." Chat Noir teased, spinning around in a circle. "I've only met you once and I'm already falling into your-"
"Oh, is there a new couple in Paris?" The Detective must've found us.
"Maybe it's time you let us in on your secrets you've lied to keep."
"Chat Noir, run." I yelled, untangling him with a snap. Chains shimmered in the Detective's hands and he threw them, narrowly missing my wing.
"The keys at his waist!" I shouted. "And where's Ladybug?"
"She got- um- stuck. On the side of a building." We rolled behind a car.
"Come on, now. Let's see what lies you've told." A chain broke through the window and threw the car against a building. We were exposed.
"Got any plans yet?" Chat Noir gulped.
I looked around. I could wrap him in his own chains. Going on a guess, he undos chains with the keys. But what about keeping him still? No time. I just hope I'm fast enough. But, maybe I could use Chat Noir. There would be a better chance of this even working.
I looked at Chat Noir and I could tell that he knew that I had a plan.
"Chat Noir! What are you doing?" Ladybug was crouched on the rooftop. No, not now. This is bad. Really bad.
"Ladybug-you-"
"Had to detransform, yeah. I kn-oof!" She was trapped in chains.
"L-ah!" Both of them now. Dang it, Ladybug, you messed up.
"Now, we'll start the interrogation now. Then, your miraculouses will be mine. Now, for the truth. Ladybug, Chat Noir! Have you lied to keep your identities a secret."
"Yes!" Both of them shouted.
"Um, hello. I think you forgot about me." I teased, waving my hands from the side of the building. "The one with the lungana."
I ran to Chat Noir since he was the closest.
"Talons!" I shouted and blue tendrils of smoke wrapped around my fingers. I racked my hand down the chains, turning them to particles that trailed back to my claws.
"Chat Noir! Staff! Now!" Chains flew at us and wrapped around our staffs.
"On the sides and pass yours to me!" We sprinted around.
"Batter up, Draco!"
"Across the plate, Chat Noir!"
We traded chains and the momentum finished the wrapping process.
"Remember the keys!" I shouted.
"Cataclysm!"
I saw his hand glisten as though it was glazed over and black particles shoot out of it just before he touched the keys. They turned rust colored and broke into pieces as the akuma slid out.
"Excuse me, little akuma." I caught it between my hands.
"But it's time to take a little nap." I kissed its head and it was petrified: frozen in time forever.
"Woah. That's cool." Chat Noir rapped his claws on a wing, sounding like glass. "But would it happen to me?"
I shook my head.
"Good. Then our first kiss won't be my last." He leaned in, but I already turned away to release my dragon. It was oddly satisfying to watch it fix the destruction.
"Pound it?" He offered.
"No, that's a really bad idea. And Draco? What's that about?" I asked.
"You don't like it?"
No, it's fine. Just a little… weird I guess."
"No, this is not happening." Ladybug fumed. "You're not going to show up and take my place."
I shrank away, not wanting to be in this conversation.
"She was doing what she felt right." Chat Noir put his hand on my shoulder, looking deep into my eyes.
"Ladybug, I think you need to cool down." He said slowly.
"Cool down? Me? Talk to the lizard!" She shouted.
"This isn't fair. Ever since that one akuma attack a few months ago, you've… changed."
"No I didn't! You're the one who's changed. Listen to yourself! She's- she's brainwashed you! She- she's Hawkmoth!"
Chat Noir shifted his attention to his feet.
"Ladybug, I'm breaking up this partnership."
She reeled back. "No! You-you can't! It's against the rules! By ourselves, we'll destroy everything in our path. You are destruction!"
"You will. I think I already found my new partner." He looked at me with hopeful eyes. No. This is not what I came here for. Please, before it's too late.
Chat Noir's ring beeped.
"I need to go. Don't take this personally, Ladybug. It's me, not you." He left, bounding over rooftops.
"You! You did this! You know what? I'm done. I'm done being under appreciated. Lucky charm!"
She tossed her yo yo into the sky and a black dotted red cloak fell down. On the back was an akuma. She pulled it on and started digging at her ears. She slapped a pair of earrings in my hands.
"Take them. I'm done."
Her ladybug cloak turned black and she ran away. I need to contact Chat Noir. I think I know why Ladybug is like this.