Disclaimer: I do not own Miraculous Ladybug or the characters.
All OC's in this story are owned by me.
However, the character of Matthew Bell as well as his Akumatized persona were created and submitted by Liz The Sweet Writer, so a special thank you to her.
Nathanael, with each pounce he rushed through the city, holding Juleka in his arms.
She looked up at him, still amazed at the revelation of Nathanael, her own friend, was a superhero.
She kept her gaze on him, not looking away for a moment, Nathanael in turn would sneak glances, unnoticed by her thanks to his mask.
Looking at her as the wind blew her hair back, revealing her eyes to him which her rarely saw.
"She's so beautiful." He thought before turning his sight to Juleka's home.
"This is the place." she said.
Nathanael angled his jump to land safely on her balcony, setting the girl down to unlock the window and let them both in.
Nathanael made a quick study of the room, it wasn't much, a small bed in the back corner, the walls decorated with posters and a lone mirror hanging on the back wall.
"It's not much, but it's home." She said.
Juleka took a seat on her bed as Nathaniel leaned against the wall opposite her.
"So…" Juleka tried to start the conversation.
"Maybe I should start." Nathanael offered.
Juleka nodded yes and Nathanael began retelling his experience from the start.
From the man dangling from the building who turned out to be Master Fu, to receiving Trixx and having the honor of being chosen as a Miraculous wielder, down to his work as Rev Rogue.
"Wow." Was all Juleka could say.
"Yeah, Ladybug and Chat Noir can handle akumas, but I wanted to do something more, I wanted to help people, protect them and take on regular criminals as well, like in the comics." Nathanael expressed.
Juleka smiled a little at his enthusiasm.
"One more thing." Juleka said, getting up from the bed.
"What's that?" Nathanael asked.
Juleka made her way towards Nathanael and wrapped an arm around him before kissing his cheek.
"A thank you for saving me, I'm sorry if I've been on your case lately." She thanked him and apologized.
"It's alright, don't be, honestly you had every right to, the way I acted and the way I looked coming into class every day, anyone would've been concerned." Nathanael told her.
Juleka wrapped her other arm around him, pulling him into a hug which he gladly returned.
"So, I guess this means I've got a big secret to keep, huh?" Juleka says.
"Yeah, still, it's kind of nice, having someone know." Nathanael said.
Juleka looked at him as he transformed back to his usual self.
"Would it be okay if we tried hanging out again?" Nathanael asks, nervously.
Juleka smiled once more with her response, her mind ecstatic for their second chance.
"I'd love to."
Meanwhile.
On the opposite side of the city, a large garden had grown into a masterpiece.
While flowers bloomed in front of the house, the backyard is where his personal accomplishments stayed.
His name was Matthew Bell, a new face in Paris on vacation with his family.
They'd rented out one of the vacant homes, it wasn't much, but it was perfect for Matthew.
He had plenty of gardening space for his prized vegetables, the most important being his tomato plants and to his luck, he had managed to score an audition to become an apprentice chef at the Grand Paris Hotel.
All he had to do was ace the audition for Mr. Bourgeois and he would be set.
"He should be arriving any minute." Matthew thought.
A half hour later, a limousine finally pulled up to the front of the house.
"A little late, but I've got this, don't be nervous." He thought, trying to calm himself.
The limo door opened and walking out was a blonde girl he didn't know.
"Can I help you?" He asked.
She looked at him and groaned in disgust.
"Let's just get this over with, I'm Chloe, my dad is the mayor, he's busy right now so he sent me to check out your food." Chloe said with disinterest, not looking away from her phone.
Matthew nodded in understanding, leading her to the backyard to check out the garden.
"This is it." He said with a smile.
"You're kidding right?" Chloe said.
"Where's the real food?" Chloe asked.
Matthew's expression immediately changed, feeling insulted by her claims.
"My garden is full of some of the best tasting fresh grown food, here, try one." Matthew said, offering her a tomato.
"Eww, get that out of my face!" She said, slapping it out of his hand, then stomping on the tomato.
"Hey!" Matthew said.
"I don't have time for this." Chloe said.
"So, you're one of those." Matthew said.
"One of what?" Chloe asked, clearly annoyed.
"Just another spoiled rich kid, who doesn't care about anyone but herself, don't worry, I don't care what you think of my food, I'll just present it to your father myself." Matthew said, mocking her.
Chloe gritted her teeth, stomping away, getting back into her limo.
Dialing the number on her phone, she called Sabrina.
"Chloe?" Sabrina said.
"Yes, we've got work to do, bring the dogs." Chloe said.
An Hour Later.
Matthew had returned from the market, buying utensils to prepare his dishes for Mr. Bourgeois.
"I'll show her." He thought.
Upon arriving at his home, he set down the grocery bag, grabbing a spatula and went to collect his ingredients.
Opening the door to the backyard, with one look, he began to feel ill.
He fell to his knees at the sight of the damage.
His beloved plants were destroyed, torn from the ground, squashed, mangled, torn apart in every way.
"No." He whimpered.
His sadness quickly turned to anger, as a scowl took form on his face.
"That spoiled little…" He grunted.
Of course, flying close by was an akuma, ready to give him what he needed to take his revenge.
With Hawkmoth.
"Perfect, phase one is complete." Hawkmoth said.
The strange glowing akuma flew to his side, waiting to take flight.
"Now my little friend, let's begin phase two."