Answer to Waterfire: JJ is bi. She's attracted to both guys and girls, but she's never taken initiative or has liked someone.
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Chapter Fourteen
Glimmering buildings, the amazing smell of food, and people laughing and bustling around…
"Wow…" Marinette said in awe.
"Aren't you Chinese, Mari?" Alya asked.
"My mom is, yes. I'm half and half."
"Like me." JJ muttered.
They were taken to a beautiful hotel that reminded her of Chloe's dad's hotel. They went upstairs with two huge suites, one for the girls and one for the boys. The suite had triple bunk beds, which was nice. She immediately claimed one of the top bunks, where Marinette got the middle and Alya got the bottom.
"I don't like this place, JJ." Yunan said in her mind. Her voice was displeased. JJ opened the bag and pulled out her box, opening the top a little bit to see her annoyed face.
"Why?" she whispered.
"It feels strange…" Yunan replied. "There's a weird energy here."
"I'm sure it's nothing."
"JJ?" She jumped and capped the box and looked down.
"Yes?" Alya raised her eyebrow.
"Come on down, weirdo. We're doing a tour of the place."
"Right, right. Coming." Yunan flew into her shirt and she slid down the ladder.
"This hotel was built on a burial place where it was thought to be the burial place of some of the greatest legends of China."
"Isn't that sort of disrespectful?" Adrien asked.
"Thought, dear. Thought to be." The tour guide said, a bit irritated that her tour got cut off by the question.
"Still disrespectful." JJ said. "Even if it's thought to be the burial site it's still disrespecting the ancestors."
The tour guide's eyes narrowed.
"I remember you. You were the most impertinent child I have ever met."
"Still am, thanks." JJ said, crossing her arms. "Continue with your tour, ma'am."
"Psst, Yunan…" Yunan lifted one of her eyelid's open, looking at her tiredly.
"Yes…?"
"You were right."
"Of course I was."
"Let's go explore, Yunan."
"This place is incredible…" JJ said in awe as she walked down the spiral stairs. "Who knew that this was here?" Yunan shrugged, sitting on her shoulder and looking around.
"It's strange. The tour guide said it was thought to be the burial site but there's not one tomb down here." She got to the floor and looked around, shining the flashlight on the walls.
"What are these?" She muttered, going to her left. The wall was covered in pictures and engravings that looked like a mix between Chinese paintings and Egyptian hieroglyphics, telling stories of some sort.
"Wow…" She said, pressing her fingers to an image of what looked like Ladybug. Suddenly the images lit up in white light, making her stumble back and bump into the opposite wall. On the ground symbols that looked vaguely familiar lit up as well, going all the way down and fading into the distance. JJ looked at Yunan, who simply shrugged but gestured excitedly.
Together they headed down the hallway.
Eventually they came into a circular room, eight images on the walls. A book pedestal was in the middle of the room on top of a yin and yang symbol, with the same symbol as the Miraculous book.
"Another book?" JJ asked, looking at Yunan.
"I have no memory of there being a second book." Yunan replied.
"Hmm…" She said, walking up to it. She laid her hand on it before it shone brightly, making her cover her eyes and step back. She blinked rapidly to recover and looked before her, gasping and falling back, her flashlight turning off in the process.
"Hello, JJ. It's good to finally meet you."
"What is going on?" The principal asked grumpily as he came in.
"I'm so sorry to have bothered you, sir, but one of the student's is missing." Mrs. Bustier said.
"What do you mean?"
"I was doing a bed check and found that one of them is missing."
"Who?"
"JJ Nakamura." The principal sighed, scratching his beard.
"Okay, everyone get into pairs. Take your flashlights and look around the building. Where could she have possibly gone?" Adrien shyly raised his hand.
"She might just be exploring. When she's in a new environment she likes to explore. I caught her in my basement one time at my house."
"You make her sound like a dog, Mr. Agreste."
"Nah, more like a cat than anything else." He replied. As people got into their groups, he looked at the pairs. Alya went with Nino, Juleka and Rose, Chloe and Sabrina… Pretty much everyone had their own pair.
"I-I guess it's just you and me…" He looked over to see Marinette standing there, blushing vibrantly and twiddling with her thumbs.
"Guess so." He smiled. "Let's find her, okay, Marinette?" She smiled and nodded.
The building was pretty gorgeous. Outstanding Chinese paintings, gold and white walls with gold pillars, tall ceilings and elegant doors leading to other suites.
"So… What do you think of JJ?" Marinette asked.
"She's cool, smart and funny, and sarcastic. Not to mention she makes a lot of puns."
"What do you see her as…?"
"A sister more than anything. She took care of me after all. Not to mention she has two older brothers."
"Really?"
"Mhm." Marinette smiled a little bit.
"Did she tell you she hit on me the other day?"
"Whoa, wait, what?" He asked.
"Yup. Is she…?"
"I don't know. I would've thought asexual, considering she's never liked anybody."
"True…" He sighed.
"JJ, where are you?"
"Y-Y-Y-Y-You're Ladybug!" JJ squeaked, scooting back a bit. The woman-no, ghost-smiled. When she pictured a ghost, she pictured Star Wars; blue ghosts with facial features.
"You are correct." Ladybug replied. "Like I said, it is good to finally meet you. I have watched over you, the present Ladybug and Chat Noir in your endeavors to fight Hawkmoth."
"Yeah? And how are we doing?"
"Quite good. It's lovely to see you three fight again."
"Hm…" She replied, pulling herself to her knees and taking in Ladybug's appearance. She was absolutely gorgeous.
Her hair was colored the same as Marinette's, dark black hair that looked blue, magnificent blue eyes exactly like Marinette's, light skin and light freckles… She looked like an older version of Marinette. Her outfit was nothing like Ladybug's body suit, though. Her outfit consisted of tight red capris with black spots, a mini skirt, and a tight top that showed off her curves and chest really well. The back was lowered, showing off her upper back. Her hair was styled in a high ringlet bun, held together by a beautiful clip that went into two ribbons. She didn't have a mask, which was odd and nice at the same time.
"S-So, what is this place?" JJ asked.
"It is a place dedicated to the saviors of China." She sighed. "The past heroes were spread out amongst the earth to protect it, but… After I died, everything vanished. The shrines, the prayers…" She shook her head. "It vanished quickly."
"You were worshipped?"
"The Egyptians and Chinese were very similar. They believed that the woman and man protecting their city were gods sent on behalf of their sins."
JJ gagged, making Ladybug smile.
"What?"
"I don't mean to be rude, but that's stupid…"
"Many believed so. There was one Chat Noir that was a woman. And one Ladybug was a man."
"Oh?"
"Mhm." Ladybug sighed. "I miss those days of being in the battle."
"The Ladybug now is amazing. She's smart and brave, and beautiful. So pretty… Her eyes are like the sky." Ladybug smiled.
"I'm glad you find her pleasing. I hope Tikki is teaching her well."
"I have a question…"
"Yes?" She took a breath, softly stroking Yunan's forehead as she fell asleep, obviously not in the mood for this conversation.
"Do you know who the next heroes will be? I mean like for the Fox, Bee and Turtle Miraculous. The Peacock Miraculous is missing, and obviously Hawkmoth has the Moth Miraculous, but…"
Ladybug smiled.
"In fact, I do."
"Ugh, where is that girl?" Marinette said, closing the door to the kitchen. Adrien scratched his head, shifting his feet.
"Like I said, maybe she's exploring. Maybe she went to get a late night snack. She usually does that."
"How come?" He shrugged.
"She eats when she's stressed, overthinking something or doing homework. Sometimes when she's onto something she never stops eating."
"And she doesn't gain weight because of that?" Adrien laughed.
"Oh man, you don't know her morning routine."
"And what is that?" Marinette asked, looking inside a lounge room, shining her light in it. "What, does she do twenty pushups and sit ups?"
"Actually one hundred pushups and sit ups. And lunges, stretches, weight lifting and-"
"Okay, okay, I get it."
"She's amazingly flexible." Adrien said. "She slightly reminds me of the way Analyzer moves."
"Oh? And how do you know?" Marinette asked.
"I've seen her in action." Adrien replied smugly.
"Oh, have you now?" Marinette giggled.
"Oh, yeah."
"Okay, one last question."
"Ask away, my dear." JJ took a deep breath.
"Why is there a second volume of the Miraculous book?" Ladybug smiled.
"It's not a second volume, actually. It's exactly the same as the one you have, just with an appendix."
"Appendix…?" JJ asked. Ladybug picked it up, which was surprising, and handed it to her.
"Why don't you see for yourself?"
"I-I'll look for it when I get home…" Ladybug nodded, watching JJ stand and lay Yunan in her cleavage, making her yawn and stretch, before cuddling up against her skin.
"Thank you, Ladybug."
"You're welcome, my dear." JJ begin to head out, before stopped and looking over her shoulder.
"W-What is your actual name." Ladybug smiled.
"Marianne Dupain-Cheng."
To Be Continued...