CH. 22
The other week Louis was hanging in the corridors of school. He just did some of the homework with Olivia, helping her out with Lithuanian language. Of corse, after that her allarm had to ring and she had to run to her orchestra.
Though he was glad he could have some extra time with her, he still was sad he couldn't go over himself and be confident around her. Of course, when he was trying to help her with some subjects, he could talk a little easier, but he still stammered. But maybe this was for good? When he was thinking more about somethimng else besides Olivia, he was better, so if he thought about being close to someone else near him insted of Olivia, he could normally speak to Olivia too? I should totally try this, he thought and then he stopped.
Through the corridors he heard orchestra playing something lyric and Louis couldn't resist, but go closer. He stood near the music classroom. There was a little window on the door where he could clearly see the teacher and a few students playing their instruments. It took around a minute to finally find Olivia. She was sitting closer to the school window and the teacher was standing excatly between her and Louis.
Suddently the teacher cut the song. He looked a little mad. It was a tall man around fourty-years-old. With really dark short hair and unshaved beard. He wore a white shirt maching with his black jeans. He was one of the best teachers in the school, because students didn't feel scared of him like most of the teachers but respected him. Louis had a music lesson once a week, so there wasn't much he could say about him, though.
"The next month we perform in the Saint Ona's church and what you do is wery slow improvement" the man sighed. "I really believe you can do much better, guys. I just need to know what's wrong. Elena, I know you're only the first year in gimnasium, but during the audition you played way better than now. What's wrong?" the men talked worroed looking at the girl with a flute.
"I'm sorry, I don't know. I'm trying my best" she whispered.
"Do yoi practise at home? You know that most of the work is individual, because every of you is an individ and your instruments has to show who you are through the song you play. I want you to feel the music, to feel the notes, to express them with your heart, but the only of you doing this is Olivia. Of course, she do some mistakes as well as everyone, but she's the most improving of all of you,"
Louis smiled hearing Olivia's name but he felt pretty sad hearing the teacher talking like this. Of course, the tacher didn't want to hurt anyone, and Louis thought the team sounded amazing together. But Louis could agree with the teacher that the true music comes from the player's heart and soul. He could say this because he played a piano himself and his dad's lessons tought him the same.
The teacher stood a little thinking. The group waited for whatewer he was going to say. Finally he sighed and told to Elena:
"You know what? You should go home and practice there. I want to see your improvement but until that you shouldn't be there. You'll only join us when you're redy" he sighed. It was hard for him to say it but he thought it would be for the best for all the group. He steped backwards. Elena and everyone else were speachless staring at him. "I hope you understand."
Elena stood up slowly. Louis understood she was about to leave, so he ran away as quiet as possible, so the girl leaving the class wouldn't see him.
When she closed the door she sat on the ground. She stared before her for a while but then Louis saw her teers slowly running down her face. It wasn't right just to stand there and wach when a girl was crying, meanwhile the whole orchestra was practicing without her. Louis didn't want to stand and wach it, because it was hurting him too. So the boy went to Elena and kneeled near her.
"Don't cry, it's not the end of the world" he said but it was too late. He was too much concentrated about Elena feeling better, he didn't see the blue feather flew in tne flute.
The girl didn't look at Louis as she was hearing Plunksna's voice. All she heared was that woman.
A moment passed and a giant note apeared. It had an qute big eyes, simple legs and arms out of its body. The note looked like a child's drawing, except it was real. The note grabed the flute and played it a little. A couple more simmilar looking notes appeared. They smiled to each other and started playing more making more and more soldiers.
Louis gasped seeing them all smiling and going away from that place. Though the sentimonsters looked pacefull, it was going to make a huge chaos.
Louis stood up and ran away leaving the girl in shook. Just before he was gone, he noticed her running somewhere too, but he didn't care. He had to transform to his hero-self. He went to the boy's bathroom knewing there shouldn't be anyone, because this place was most of the time empty and when the school was over, there was even less chance to meet anyone inside.
"Tikki, spots on!" he yelled and quickly transformed into the Mister Bug.
When he got out, the corridors were empty and quiet. Superhero heard only the orchestra playing. The boy sighed from relief knowing the strange momsters didn't go there and left those pupils in piece. He wass relieved Olivia was safe. That she felt safe at that time.
The boy looked through the window thinking the creatures might have got outside. And he was right. He clearly saw a few note-like creatures chasing a student. Mister Bug didn't know who that person was but was sure he saw that pupil during class breaks.
Hero turned around and ran outside.
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Olivia felt sorry for Elena. This girl was her age and the teacher just compared them both. Olivia didn't like to be compared to someone. She wanted to be an individ, different from others. And she was though she had an almost identical sister. Maybe this was the reasson she wanted to be different.
But though Olivia was better at music it didn't mean Elena had to be the same. They both not only played different instruments, but also wete thought in different ways and their passion for it was different.
Olivia had talked to Elena several times and she knew that girl was playing music only as a hoby while she started doing it because her parents wanted her to. At that time Olivia wasn't forced by anyone. It was her life, her passion, her dream. She wanted more of course. She wanted to play music for a bigger audience, she wanted to teach others how to do the same. And being in the school orchestra was one of the step closer to her destination.
When Elena left the teacher asked the group to play the song again. Though her team was playing it as loud as always, she was sure she headt the flute outside the room. It distracted Olivia a little, because she heard the wrong and not synchronical notes. Was she the only one hearring it? Olivia closed her eyes trying to not pay attention to it. Maybe it was only her imagination. Though she was thought to be able to hear such things she wasn't sure that was one of the times. Elena jist left and Olivia couldn't possibly hear a flute, right?
And then it stopped. She heard only her violin and other orchestra teammates instruments. There was no flute there. Olivia slowly sighed comming back from her imagination and opened her eyes. But when she did with a corner of her eye she saw something unusual. Lika a strange shadow or something. Olivia looked through the window and saw strange but cure note beings.
Olivia jumped of a strange sound hear her ear. She looked at the class, but everyone were staring at her. Olivia turned red relising she was the one torturing her instrument.
"Are you feeling alright, Olivia?" the teacher asked.
Olivia was almost saying she was just perfect, but then she thought that this was the best oportunity to sneak out and go help her partner and save the citizens.
"Honestly, I feel like my stomack is like a bomb. I think, I need some medicine" she said her face all red. "I think I should go home."
"Of course. Get some rest and I'd apreciate you to practise at home a bit, OK?" the teacher asked Olivia and ahe nod.
"Absolutely" she said shortly and almost ran out of the class.
"Stomack like a bomb, huh?" Plagg giggled from her bag.
"What else did you expect me to say? That was the first thing getting into my head!" Olivia rolled her eyes and hid under the steirs where she said her transformation words.
Outside the school there were more note creations then Cat Noire could count. She gasped from surprise and confusion. She froze not knowing what to do. She saw a few people running away, but all she could do was stare.
Suddently one monster noticed her and ran after her. Its expression turned from cute smile to evil crazy one. After that one, more and more turned to her and ran towards her. Only when the first note touched her she got herself together and threw the mote away. Then Cat Noire took her baton and using it fought the rest of them going towards her.
Though they weren't strong, there were too many of them and Cat Noire hardly could fight them all.
What was worse, her baton started ringing. Cat Noire sighed but didn't pick up. She was too bussy fighting. If she picked up, she'd be cought and the creatures could take her miraculous. She wouldn't be able to defend with one hand.
Finally it stoped ringing but after a few moments she heard whistling. She looked up, where it came from and saw her partner. As she was a little distracted it was enough for the notes. They finally reached her and huge amount of them managed to clinb on her and grab ber hands.
Cat Noite couldn't handile the sudden heigh and fell on her knees. All she could see was black note bodies. She felt them trying to take her baton but she held it like it was part of her. She felt something wrapping around her leg and a huge strenth got her out of the note trap. Cat Noire blinked a few times seeing the light again, though the sun was already going down. She was waving in the air, Mister Big held the string of his yo-yo which was svirled around Cat Noire's leg.
"Oh, what a purr-fect timing, Bugaboy!" the girl said. "I was already worried you needed a hand or a claw. But turned out I was the one needing it" she giggled.
"Yeah, you really did" he agreed.
Cat Noire finally got up where her partner was. The boy took his yo-yo back and looked down at all the notes.
"I think we should find the source of this" Mister Bug said.
"Yeah, before they filled all the town. They only look cute, believe me" Cat Noire said.
"Luckily, I know which object is amokatized. But I couldn't track down from where the note having it went. The new notes are comming from everywhere" Mister Bug said. "And as it is getting worse, I'll need your help."
"Strange fact is, you always need me" Cat Noire smirked putting her arms on her hips. Mister Bug sighed and looked around.
"I think we should go that way" he said showing the side from where came mote creatures. Cat Noire nod and went after Mister Bug.
It took a while until they managed to find the flute. But it wasn't enough. The instrument was guarded by hundreds of note monsters and there were more and more of them. Slowly the place was filled of them with less and less space for them to stand in.
Meanwhile heroes hid carefully waching the situation. They were a little surprised how many of them were there and couldn't process that even more of them were outside that area.
"Wow, I didn't imagine there are so many notes out there. They're clearly purr-tecting the flute" Cat Noire said.
Mister Bug glated at her for a moment. But didn't coment her pun.
"That's why we have to come up with a plan how to get it" he said and went a litle further. There he threw his yo-yo in the air saying "Lucky Charm" quet enough the creatures wouldn't hear. A little sketchbook fell in his hands.
"Aww, please don't tell me your Lucky Charm wants to tell you to draw me?" Cat Noire giggled of her own joke.
"Even if it meant this, I don't have a pen" Mister Bug said back when an idea came to his mind. "Of course! I need red and black paint! Can you get it to me, Kitty?"
"So you're going to draw yourself?" the girl put her hands on her hips and smirked.
"I have no time for jokes, Cat Noire" the boy glared and bumped his yo-yo into her head.
"Ow" she blinked if surprise. He never did thes before. It didn't hurt much, like a plain tenis ball droping on the top of head, but it was distracting. "Keykey, I'll try!" she said and jumped down from the roof.
Mister Bug looked at his sketchbook again. Then he sighed and teared all the papers out. Then he put a few papers away and cruched in his hands. He made a little paper balls and waited.
After a minute Cat Noire came back holding a little box of painting.
"You have no idea how willing to help our citizens are" Cat Noire said giving the box to her partner. Mister Bug just nod and quickly took the red painting and colored two paper balls. Then he asked his partner to make a little black spots on them.
"Your claws will meke them not as huge as my nails" he added.
The girl draw a few dots on both of them while the boy made a straw.
"Redy?" he asked then.
Cat Noire nod and they both got back to the place from where they spied the note creatures. This time the one having flute didn't play it. The leader was just wawing it and jumping in joy. They looked so pacefull and childish again. Nobody could guess they were actually bad. Maybe could bring some harm, but not on purpose. Like a real children.
But the heroes knew the truth. Those notes could bring a huge dissaster to the city or maybe the whole country. Worse, they actually were dangerous.
Mister Bug's earrings beeped warning he had only three minutes left before detransforming, but he didn't pay attention and looked closely where to shoot. Then he took uncolored paper ball and shiot it through his straw. He sighed in reflief when the ball fell inside the flute and the notes didn't notice it.
Then he put the two colored balls into his partners palm.
"You have to distract them with those fake earrings. Meanwhile I'll take care of a flute holder" he said.
Cat Noire nod taking all courage she got. Those creatures weren't a child's play. Especially when there were so many of them. She knew that when she'll show up, the whole army will try to take her miraculous and the fake earrings. Though she was fighting some of them bafore, the difference between the amount of armies was huge.
Cat Noire took Mister Bug's hand. She gave him a weak smile to him and said.
"Be careful" she watched how confused he got. He looked so cute like that and this made her fell for the boy even deeper.
"Y-yah, sure. You too" he said getting back to himself.
The girl let her partner's hand go and they both ran into the different sides. Cat Noire jumped a bit lower, so she'd be clearly seen by the creatures.
"Hey, wanna these?" she shouted and showed the paper earrings. All the army looked at her and ran towaerds the girl. She jumped on the ground and ran away, hoping the notes will follow her.
Unfortunatelly, some creatures came from in front of her and Cat Noire had to use her baton to fly above the monsters. She wasn't sure if they were getting closer to her or not, she wasn't sure where she was running or what she was going to do latter. She couldn't run the entire time until Mister Bug relised amok. What if he needed help?
The girl saw a river. She was running excatly towards it. She had to choose whitch side she was going to go but then she thought of something. She hoped this would work.
When she was close enough to the river, she looked around and when she saw a bridge he huge smile brightened her face. She got onto it and climbed a bit higher, so the creatures wouldn't reach her.
She wawed the fake earrings in front of her again.
"I still have them! If you want it - go, take it" she yelled and threw it to the land. The whole army forgot about Cat Noire and ran after the easy pray.
Meanwhile the girl jumped back from where she came and cataclysmed the bridge, leaving all the creatures on the other side. Cat Noire knew those creatures could come back using other bridges and that not all of them tried to catch her. Therefore the girl was rady to face a few more notes.
But soon she relised it was better to run on the house roofs - it saved time and notes couldn't reach her from the ground.
When she got back, her partner was fighting a few more notes including the leading one. The leader tried to make more of them but nothing came out. Obviously the paper was still stuck insede the flute.
Cat Noire stood on the roof behind facing her partner. She sighed of how charming he looked to her but shook her head and threw her baton into the leading creature. The note got the hit to its back and fell. The flute got out of its hands and droped in front the boy's feet. Mister Bug quickly noticed it and steped of the flute crashing it. As the blue feather flew out all the note monsters dissapeard.
"No more evil playing for you, little amok" he said turning his yo-yo into a net. "Time to de-evilize" the boy yelled and cought the evil feather.
Cat Noire landed next to Mister Bug and took her baton. When he relised the feather she smiled and came closer. She was happy this was over and felt even better when he stood so close. She wanted to kiss him and congratulate with one more awesome fight. But controled herself. He loved someone else, not her.
Mister Bug grabed his straw and threw it into the air.
"Miraculous Mister Bug" he shouted and both heroes looked how little ladybugs flew away to fix all damage caused by the creatures and the bridge Cat Noire destroyed. Also, the painting heroine took from the supermarket was brought back and there were no sighn left of skechbook's existence.
"Pound it" they both said in unison bumping their fists.
Though she managed to stay herself until he left without telling her feelings, she knew there were two things she had to do. First, she had to break up with Noah. Their relationship was going to the end anyway. It was only a matter of time before one had to make a mowe to stop this.
Another thing - confess her feelings to her partner. She was falling for him deeper with each day and therefore she couldn't concentrate when he was close. She had to do this even if he rejected her. A broken heart might will help her to forget her feelings and help to move on.
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Well, it starts getting pretty clear we are going closer to the end of the first book, but before that we still have a few things to clear. And this includes not only Noah and Olivia's end of relationship, her confess to her partner, but also a few reveals, including Plunksna's identity. Are you redy for that? I'm sure you are.
Anyway, I'd love to read your thoughts or even guesses of how the first book will end. Each favorite/follow/review make me feel much better, because then at least I know someone is really reading this and is waiting for the final as much as I. I honestly hope you enjoy this story though it's far from perfect.
Thank you for reading and until the next chapter!