Adrien's POV
We've been driving around for forever. Ladybug kept telling me to go down streets that ended up being wrong. Because of that and because I wouldn't drive very fast that we drove for about an hour. At some point I tested her sense of direction. My little comment triggered her and it quickly became a very heated argument. It ended with her giving me the silence treatment except for the occasional "turn here" (and although I would never admit it, it ended with her victory).
The house we finally arrive at looks like any other house in the city. It has a few cheap vases with some plants in them and a welcome matt at the front door. Ladybug is at the door quicker than I can blink of an eye, knocking at the front door. I make my way up the stairs. We wait for a few minutes, and there is no answer.
"Uh, ladybug. I don't think he's home." I say. She ignores me and rings the doorbell. I sigh. We wait in silence for another few minutes. Ladybug looks as determined as ever, but I was seriously getting bored. We could be looking for everyone right now, but we're standing at the door of some stranger's house who might not even be here. "Okay, Ladybug. You can stay here if you want, but I'll be in the car if you need me." I say. I'm halfway down the stairs when I hear a click from the front door.
I turn around as the door squeaks open. There, at the door, was a little old Chinese man in a red and white flower printed Hawaiian shirt. He wore a big smile on his face and put his hands behind his back.
"Ladybug. It's good to see you again. How is Tikki doing?" He asks.
"She is doing marvelous." She replies. She gives him a warm smile.
"And, Chat Noir, it seems that you are also doing well. I was wondering if you ever did get better after you got hit by Master Electro." He says.
"Oh, you know, I wasn't really told what happened that night except that I died, and lovely Ladybug here brought me back to life." I say.
"Oh, well, I did bring you back to life, but I also brought you to Master Fu, who so graciously used some sort of Miraculous power to heal your broken rib bones from when I did CPR. I take that since you were not taken by Hawk Moth that you are also a Miraculous holder?" She asks. I'm dumbfounded. One, because I didn't know I broke my ribs, but two because I could not imagine this old man could turn into a crime fighting machine like Ladybug and me.
"Yes, your observations are correct. I am the miraculous holder of the turtle miraculous. I have the ability to heal people and Kawami. My name is Master Fu, it is nice to finally meet you on these, somewhat better terms." He says and extends a hand for me to shake. I hesitate for a second, but I accept it.
"Alright, now that we're acquainted, would you both like to come inside?" He asks. He extends his arm to invite us in.
"Yes please." I say. Master Fu enters back into the house and Ladybug and I follow suite. The interior of the house was much different on the inside than on the outside. He decorated in a Chinese theme. There were some sliding folding room separators with either dragon designs or a spring cherry tree design. There were a few red dressers here and there, each of them having a small wooden vase with a small tree in each (I never did learn what they were called). The floor had a bamboo carpet that lined every inch of the floor. Basically, if you think anything Chinese, it was there.
After following behind a bit I whisper to Ladybug, "Are you sure we can trust him?" I ask.
"Why shouldn't we? He's just like us." She replies.
"Well, it's just that he looks so old." He says. I jump when I hear Master Fu's voice.
"I am not old! I am actually in my prime years. I only just reached turning one hundred eighty-six years old. I have much more to go." He says. My jaw drops.
"You're one hundred eighty-six years old? Are you even human?" I ask.
"Of course I'm human. It's just that miraculous holders can live up to two hundred and sometimes three hundred years old." He says casually. I'm losing my head, but my mouth was super casual about it.
"You hear that ladybug? We're going to be together for centuries." I wiggle my eyebrows up and down. Ladybug scoffs and continues to walk down the hall. He leads us into a more spacious room that takes up the theme of the rest of the house. There was a large gong on the far wall, and right next to it was a dresser with a few cloths poking out from the creeks of the main door. In the very center of the room there was a coffee table with three cups with some warm, steaming liquid in them. On the ground around the table were three mats.
"As you can tell, I was suspecting you." He says. Okay, for what I have seen so far, I can take a guess that he is lying. He probably was, but I can tell he wasn't 100% ready for us. The tea (at least that's what I think it is) is hot, which means that it was just made, which is why it probably took him forever for him to open the door, and the messy closet in the corner was most likely quickly packed with the few things that he found on the floor. The house was very nice, but a few details here and there lead me to believe different than what he's saying. What a queer man.
Master Fu sits on the mat closest to the back wall and invites us to sit on the mats right on the other side of the table. I awkwardly sit down and put my legs into a cris-cross position. I look at how Ladybug and Fu who are both kneeling down, hands on their knees (is that how they sit in china?). I quickly correct myself in a frantic gesture, earning a weird look from Ladybug and Fu. I cough awkwardly.
After waiting for me to get comfortable, Fu passes out the cups. "Here, drink this. I've made it for the both of you." He says. I look at the cup he's given me. The tea looks different. It looks like watered down lemonade. I take a sip. My eyes go wide as the flavor circulates my mouth, stimulating my taste buds. As I swallowed, I felt energy radiates through me.
"This tastes super good. What is this?" I say and take another sip. I watch him look.
"It's my Kawami's waist matter." He says flatly. It's a good thing I already swallowed because I would have spat it right in his face (I kind of wish I had). Ladybug immediately spits the drink back into her cup and hangs her tongue out and starts to wash it thoroughly with the back of her hand. I feel like I'm going to throw up, but I only gag. Suddenly we hear Fu laugh hard. He laughs for a good while as we stare at him confused.
"Oh, you two are too much. Don't worry. I'm only kidding!" He says. I glare daggers into his eyes. So much for a good impression with this guy. He only wanted to play with us. I officially say that I don't like this man.
"Then what is it really?" Ladybug says.
"Oh, it's just a remedy I made up when I was in my eighties." He says. "It will help you both gain energy. Ladybug, I recommend that you drink this often because after you used Flutter Light you lost a lot of energy. I'll teach it to you so you can make it at home." He says and drinks his tea. I look at my drink again, not appetized to drink it.
"So, do you both know each other's identity's yet?" Fu asks. Ladybug and I look at each other. She answers for the both of us.
"Well, I know who Chat is, but I refused to tell him who I am. You see, we're playing a game. I gave him clues and he has to connect the dots." She says. Master Fu smiles.
"Oh, and what would those clues be?" He asks.
"The first one was that I'm best friends with the person who adores me the most," Ladybug says. "then I told him that I work with sugar, that I like batman movies, and that I know him really well outside the suite." She says. Now it's my turn to speak.
"Don't you see how hard she is on me? Those clues are impossible!" I say.
Master Fu scratches his chin, "They make sense to me. In fact, one of her clues completely give her away." He says. I cannot believe that he's siding with her. I fold my arms and look to the side, not wanting to look at either of them.
For the next while Ladybug and Fu talked about how to make the drink and what it did to the body. I got so bored, I was about to go to sleep, but then the subject changed.
"You both are probably wondering how you're going to take down Hawk Moth, am I correct? I'm going to guess that you both didn't come over to just talk about tea." He says.
I finally give him my full attention.
"Yes. Tikki said that you knew how to stop him and get everyone back." Ladybug says.
"Yes, I do, but it won't be easy." He says and fidgets with his cup.
"It doesn't matter what we have to do, just please help us." She says.
"Alright. First of all, you would both need to drink this tea very often." He starts. "For what you need to do, it will take a lot of energy, and Chat, you will need to know how to activate Black Combustion." He says. It takes a moment for me to understand what he just said.
"B-but…" I say, unable to form a word.
"Yes, yes. I know. It is not a pleasant power to have, and it's much worse to use it, but if used properly, it can also help in this situation." He says.
"But won't his power be sapped out after he uses it, like mine did?" Ladybug asks.
"Yes, but don't worry. Once he uses it, the problem will be solved." He says, a little bit darkly.
"Woah, we are not going to kill him are we?" I burst out. Fu realizes what he said, and his eyes go wide.
"Oh, oh no. Of course not. I'm sorry, let me explain better." He says franticly. He clears his throat.
"Ladybug, if you use your Flutter Light, and Chat, if you use Black Combustion at the same time, you guys can destroy a miraculous." He says.
"But, wouldn't that kill the Kawami?" Ladybug asks. Fu ponders on what she said.
"For me to really explain, I would need to get into the whole talk about how all of the miraculous's were made. Long story short, Nooroo, Hawk Moths butterfly Kawami, won't have another miraculous holder for about one century." He says. "This would be the best thing for Nooroo."
"A question that has always bugged me was how Hawk Moth got his Miraculous anyway." Ladybug says. I was going to say that he most likely stole it, but Fu answers first.
"He got it because I gave it to him." Fu says. We all fell into an awkward silence. Fu refused to look at us, and I can see that he was upset.
After a while, I speak up, "Why?" I ask. Fu scoffs.
"Well, believe it or not, he was a good man. He passed the same test I gave both of you. In fact, he had it for about three years." He pauses. "He didn't get to use his power for as much as you two though. He would only use his power to go against criminals. I didn't think I would even need to give anyone Tikki or Plagg because Paris was safe with Dark Dagger, that was his name long ago. About one year ago though, he faced a major adversity. He fell into a great amount of despair and depression. He liked to ask me about miraculous history, so, as a way to help him better, I gave him a gift. I gave him the Miraculous book."