Chapter 8

Master Fu paced back and forth in his living room impatiently waiting for his phone to ring. Wayzz followed his pattern sensing the nerves of his master put him on high alert as well. When the phone finally rang both were startled, but Fu reach down to his small table and picked it up.

"Hello Ellen?" He asked in English.

"Fu? It's been such a long time" The voice of a woman that has been withered by time responded.

"Why didn't you tell me your descendant had moved?" The usual kindness that lingered in his voice was gone.

"I don't want her to live the life I did, that her father did. I wanted her to have a happy ending away from all this magic." Ellen responded honestly, her voice a little stronger than before.

"Well she's appeared. My miraculous holder has approached me about a new hero and she was concerned." Ellen didn't respond. "I can't tell her the truth she would be devastated."

"I'm sorry. I didn't think she would use the charm. I gave it to her for protection, her powers appeared later than most I thought the charm would give her better control. She is led by her emotions" Ellen explained worry seeped through her tone.

"What is her gift Ellen, we have a villain now that will try and take advantage of her. Her charm should protect her from that though as long as she wears it." Fu's voice held slight worry as well but maintained better control of his concern.

"I can't say for sure she showed signs of a few, and you know my family has had several mixed breeding so there is a handful she could appear with, but she showed the most signs in the garden with nature growing the plants, pulling the water from the air to feed them. I was quite shocked when I caught her in the garden the first time."

A younger Helena sat on the mulch her hands playing with the sprouting daffodils. She giggled as they grew under her fingers. Ellen walked around the corner of her house and saw Helena working with the plants and she gasped.

"Helena!" She shouted with excitement. "You've done it! Your powers have finally come out, oh little star I told you they would appear!" Ellen ran to Helena and sat besides her, giving her a big hug.

"That's not all grandma look what else I can do!" Helena motioned her hand in a circle through the air and slowly a little bubble appeared. It took Ellen a minute to realize it was a little bead of water. It must have taken a lot of Helena's energy to create because she gasped for air as the bubble reached marble size and with a subtle motion it floated to the newly grown plant landing in the soil at it's stem. Helena's shoulders slumped forward and she took a few deep shaky breaths.

"I'm not very good at that yet, but I keep practicing" She said breathlessly.

"Oh Helena be careful! If you use to much energy it can hurt you." Ellen said rubbing the small girls back softly. "I don't want you to get hurt, this magic isn't worth you life."

The memory faded only to be replaced by another.

Helena was on the phone in her grandmother's kitchen.

"I understand mother, maybe I'll see you next month then. I love you, good bye" Helena hung up the phone, a look of devastation falling across her face. "Mother can't make it tonight, she has an important meeting" Her tone was emotionless.

"OH Helena I'm so sorry." Ellen tried to console her but Helena walked out the kitchen door saying nothing.

Helena wander out back into the garden, her safe place. She sat down beside the hydrangeas and hugged her knee's, a sob wracking through her body. She put her face down on her knee's and closed her eyes and cried. She questioned her life, why her mother didn't love her, why her father was gone, why she felt so alone all the time?

It wasn't until Helena felt something falling on her that she opened her eyes and picked her head up. The site before her made her heart drop. A blood curdling scream erupted from her. She stood up but wobbled feeling dizzy.

Ellen came running around the corner but stopped eyes wide at the sight before her. Every plant in the garden was black and withered to death. The petals from the flowers all laid on the ground brown and rotting.

Helena succumbed to her dizziness and crumpled to the ground unconscious. Ellen was still frozen, the garden, the whole garden was dead and the only possible explanation was that Helena had used her magic to do it somehow. Finally Ellen found it in herself to move and pick up the child and take her to her bed. Ellen felt her forehead and couldn't believe that Helena was cold, absolutely frigid. Usually when someone over exerted their power they would be feverish but she'd also never seen someone kill something like that. Ellen rushed to get a heated blanket from the hall closet and quickly covered Helena plugging it in and setting it to high. She prayed that Helena would be okay.

It was four hours later when Helena opened her eyes and spoke. "What happened?" She asked trying to sit up, but fall back down her head still spinning.

"Oh Helena, are you okay? How do you feel?" Ellen asked in a rush putting her hand to Helena's forehead, she still felt cool but not nearly as cold as she had been.

"I'm so tired and my head won't stop spinning. What happened grandma? I was on the phone with mother and then I went outside but I don't remember coming in her." Helena's voice was weak with exhaustion.

"You fainted darling, you'll be okay. Just stay in bed under this blanket okay, I'm going to get you some hot broth and juice" With that Ellen stood up and left the room.

The memory faded leaving Ellen unsure whether she should tell Fu or not.

"What else is it Ellen? I know you're holding back" Fu said with impatience.

"Well there was another instance in the garden. She didn't remember it afterwards so I never told her." Ellen explained her memory of the dead garden. Fu gasped.

"Ellen could she hold the power of life?" Fu asked seriously, his voice filling with concern.

"I doubt that, it only ever happened one time I think it may have been something else" She admitted. "I didn't let her go back outside for ages. I felt a dark presence around after that. It's why I warned her mother that I think another like her had found her." Ellen explained sounding disappointed. "They left for Paris not much longer after that"

"Why would another like her try and find her? Don't most of the families left still communicate?" Fu didn't understand why the woman was so concerned.

"It's true a handful of us are still in contact, but there are others out there who want our children to continue the breeding of the past. Most of us have put many miles between the families so we can let our children find love, not power." She explained seriously.

"So these other… What do you call yourselves again?" Fu asked unsure.

"The name has changed so much over time right now we don't even have a title we're just trying to fit in" Ellen explained

"Okay then I'll call you Blood Miraculous" Fu decided.

"That actually sounded pretty accurate" Ellen agreed letting herself smile for the first time since she'd dialed his number.

"So these other blood miraculous are trying to take the children to… um mate with them and produce children" Fu felt a little uncomfortable with his explanation.

"Pretty much, it's happened to both men and women of other families. Catherine ran with Helena hoping to get her away from these monsters"

"Exactly." Ellen said simply.

"Well, we have our own monster here. Someone found one of the miraculous and he's using it to try and get his hands on the others. I will have my chosen ones do what they can to keep Helena out of this." Fu Promised.

"Well Helena is pretty head strong and she has a love of helping things so I doubt it will work" Ellen nearly laughed. "Fu, what is she called?"

"I believe my chosen said she called herself Colibri Soiree, the Evening Hummingbird" Fu responded softly.

Ellen was silent for a moment. "Hummingbird, like my grandmother" She spoke tearfully, Fu knew she was proud. "And evening like her father" Her voice was shaking now.

"I'll try and keep you updated on her okay. If you want to know what is happening with our local villain though, you can look up the Ladyblog online. We have a fan who always keeps up with the latest news. Depending how my chosens do with your granddaughter you may even see her appear." Fu laughed a little.

"Thank you Fu, you've given me the best news even though it isn't the best situation" Ellen said her voice still shaking but the crying had stopped.

"You're welcome Ellen, I'll talk to your when I hear more" With that they both hung up.

Meanwhile

Easton approached the gate of the Agreste estate pushing the button on the security monitor.

"Can I help you?" A female voice called.

"Hi I'm here to speak with Gabriel Agreste. My name is Easton Dowon." He spoke in a formal tone.

"I'm sorry sir but you're not on our list of appointments" The woman spoke again.

"Oh I'm sorry, I think I got the name wrong. I'm here to speak with Hawkmoth." His tone became cold.

"One minute" There was a long pause, but the gate opened for him.

Easton chuckled darkly shaking his head. He approached the door but it opened before he could knock. A woman with dark hair and a formal suit on had opened it. As he entered he saw non-other than Gabriel Agreste standing back at the base of a stair case.

"Come with me, we will chat in my office." Gabriel spoke coolly turning and walking up the stairs. Easton followed him wordlessly. With a couple weaves and turns Gabriel opened a heavy wooden door revealing a large formal office. Gabriel sat in the chair behind his desk setting his elbows on the table weaving his fingers together leaning forward on them, while Easton sat in the chair on the opposite side of the desk.

"So what brings you here?" Gabriel asked curiously.

"I'm looking for someone, and I think you've taken an interest in her." Easton said sitting back comfortably in the chair, showing no signs of intimidation of the man before him.

"If I had, what would it matter to you? What makes her so special." Gabriel prodded, he didn't like that this man was so comfortable in his presence It was uncommon.

"I can get you what you want" Easton responded looking Gabriel in the eye, with a glint of mischief.

"The miraculouses? What do you really need from me?" Gabriel asked his interest was piqued now.

"I want Helena. In any way you can give me her" .

"The miraculouses? What do you really need from me?" Gabriel asked his interest was piqued now.

"I want Helena. In any way you can give me her" His became cold and serious. "But she has to be unharmed."

"and how does a child like you expect to get the miraculous?" Gabriel asked with a taunting tone.

"There are people born with magic, that are much more powerful than your precious miraculouses" With that Easton got up and left, leaving Gabriel shell-shocked.