A/N: Back at it again! I honestly have no idea when i'll be able to update again but i'll try my best to not leave this story unfinished. Enjoy!
The next morning, Natsu had to check if the night before was a dream. So, ignoring his kwami's warning, he shouted out his transformation followed by the usual bright flash of light. And there he stood, cloaked in familiar leather patterns, grinning to himself like an idiot.
It was real.
Last night he became a superhero! He couldn't wait to brag to Gray about this! Just imagining the shock that his rival would go through put an even wider smile on his face. He de-transformed, running around his room in search of his uniform.
"Whatever stupid thing that you're planning on doing, stop." Happy deadpanned, an unamused frown growing on his lips. Natsu scowled at his new companion. There was no way he actually knew what he was planning-
"It's not too hard to guess when you smile like that."
Had he said that out loud?
"Yes."
"Shut up Happy."
After throwing on his uniform, grabbing his bag, and stuffing a protesting Happy into his scarf, Natsu ran down the stairs that connected his room to his family's main living space. The smell of delicious breakfast wavered under his nose teasingly as he made his way towards the kitchen. He took another longing sniff of the food before walking into the scene of Igneel and Grandeeny talking over morning coffee. Which also smelled very appealing.
"Mornin'!" He chirped, dropping his backpack and sitting down at the table. He eyed his food for only a second before digging in.
"Good morning." Grandeeny smiled.
"Good morning." Igneel repeated.
"Natsu." Wendy growled. He flinched. When did she get there?
"Is something wrong Wendy?" Igneel asked cautiously. The girl cleared her throat guiltily, looking around with a flush.
"I'm sorry. I just didn't sleep well last night."
"Oh, Do you need to stay home today?" Grandeeny peered over at her, the worry eminent in her voice. The blue-haired girl waved her hands around in protest.
"No, no I'm fine really! Um...Natsu," Wendy looked at him shyly. "Are you ready? I'd like to get to school early today." She pleaded innocently. But there was an edge to her voice. One that sounded almost threatening and one he most definitely did not want to mess with. So he nodded, and pushed himself out of his chair, to his backpack, and out of the door.
Once they stood outside of the small bakery, Wendy sent her brother the harshest glare that she could muster and trudged forward. Natsu audibly gulped but followed nonetheless. His sister was a kind girl that rarely ever got frustrated, especially with him. But when she was, she would form a grudge that could very well last until his late twenties.
"W-wendy…"
"Natsu." She sighed, stopping her feet and turning to look at him. Her expression was less frustrated than it was earlier and she… smiled? Uh oh-
She giggled.
What? Did she just giggle? Why? Natsu wasn't sure but he was terrified.
"Did you even listen to a thing that your kwami told you?"
Ah- so she was making fun of him. Natsu looked to the side, blushing. "I did at first…! But he kept going on about fish and even had the audacity to play a prank on me!"
"You're just so gullible Natsu!" The cat snickers, flying from his cover in Natsu's scarf to where Wendy stood.
Speak of the Devil.
"And he shall come." Another voice finished from inside of the blue-haired girl's purse. That must be Wendy's kwami then. Happy's big eyes lit up with wonder and delight.
"Charle!" He cried, rushing over to the kwami's side. She glanced over at him for a moment, barely acknowledging his presence. But the furry blue creature was unfazed by this behavior. Natsu and Wendy sent each other questioning glances before shrugging.
"C'mon." Natsu walked over to her, gesturing ahead so that they could continue their journey to prison- school. "What's got you so frustrated?" The girl watched her feet move, silently gripping her backpack straps.
"If you want to be a hero," She began after a while. "Then you need to take it seriously. I know you, and I've seen you when you're focused and concentrated. I know that you can do this but… Charle" She looked down at her purse sadly. "Charle said that if we ever found out each other's identities, then we'd have to give our Miraculous back…"
The two siblings quietly stood at a stoplight. Wendy glanced up at him nervously every now and then. His expression was one that she was familiar with. His eyebrows furrowed, mouth pursed into a firm line. His eyes were focused on something in front of him, but she knew he wasn't really looking. He was thinking.
"Why?" He asked a moment later.
"What?"
"Why do we gotta give our Miraculous back just cause we know who each other are?"
"That-" Wendy looked around in confusion as the light turned green. They crossed. Why did they have to...? "B-Because Master said?"
"Exactly." The elegant voice of her white cat agreed, flying out of the purse and on Wendy's shoulder. Happy followed. "Because the Master said so."
"Well that's stupid"
"Natsu!"
"As much as I would love to disagree with male cat's infuriating owner, I'd have to agree." She sent Natsu a pointed look. "But watch yourself boy." Natsu nodded his head meekly and turned to his sister. Once again his lips curled up into a devious smile. He was plotting something.
"Uh oh," He heard Happy whisper. Wendy agreed as she tugged on the sleeve of his uniform. "Natsu whatever your planning, stop."
The pink-haired teen scoffed. What was with everyone and telling him that today!? "I ain't gonna do nothin' stupid! I just think that we should pay this Master dude or whatever he's named, a visit"
"That-" Charle glanced over at a random building by their school and shrugged. "That might not be a bad idea." She nodded her head in silent confirmation. "Yes. We should all go and see him today."
"Aye!" Happy cheered, waving a small fish around excitedly. Where did he…?
"Oh, but what about the doggy?"
Wendy tilted her head in confusion. "Doggy…?"
"OH!" Natsu popped a fist into his open palm as if he had just figured something out. He snapped a finger in Happy's direction. "The blond chick right?" Happy nodded.
"I thought so!" He grinned. "Don't worry 'bout her, I'll take care of it." Wendy sent him a doubtful look.
The two walked through the doors of their nearly deserted-looking school. It was still fairly early so almost no one was there. Wendy waved Charle into her purse, and Natsu made a grab for Happy. The kwami, having sensed this coming, flew and hid inside of Wendy's purse with his cat companion.
"How are you supposed to do that?" Wendy asked.
"Donno." Wendy gave him another look. "It's fine Wen!" He laughed, proudly throwing his hands on his hips with a cheeky grin.
"I'm gonna see her today, I can feel it in here." He pointed to his stomach which took the moment of attention to loudly rumble. Natsu sheepishly rubbed his neck.
"I meant my gut…"
As for Lucy, well her day really sucked so far. She woke up drenched in water and blinking up at the angry face of her father's new assistant, Aquarius. That was a normal occurrence save for the fact that it was 5:00 in the morning. That was when she realized she had a photoshoot until six which would throw her behind her own schedule by half an hour.
Of course, she was too tired and ended up falling asleep during most of the shoot. Even better, when she got home, she found a wonderful surprise that went by the name of Mr. Mare. Apparently, her goat-like tutor had shown up because her father threatened to fire him. Eventually, he left and Lucy had a few minutes to get dressed, throw on her brunette wig and zoom out of her door… er-window.
Which brings her to now. Wandering around unfamiliar streets mindlessly because, yep, she's lost.
Lucy groaned, kicking a rock in frustration. She had begun to question exactly how small Magnolia really was. Somehow she'd ended up in a park. Was the school that she was looking for next to a park? Not that she could remember! Geez, everything had been going terribly wrong ever since she got a Miraculous.
"Puun!" Her white kwami spat, his eyes scanning over hers in offense as if he could read her mind. Maybe he could...Good to know.
"I didn't mean anything by that." The blond, newly made brunette, waved him off dismissively. The doggy huffed and flew back into the pouch on her side.
Ok. Back to the situation at hand. Lucy was lost and 3 hours late for her first day of school… where to go from here? She could ask a passerby if they knew where the school was, but she was already late enough. Maybe she should just go home for today… Ugh, this was so embarrassing! She could try google maps but she left her phone at the mansion so that her father couldn't track her.
The girl sat down on a bench, gripping her hair in frustration. Lucy has never been to a public school, or a school in general. Ever since her mother's death, Jude heartfillia began to lock himself in his study, neglecting his work and his daughter. Almost a year later he snapped out of his grief and decided out of nowhere to mix Lucy in with his business. That's why she was a model. That was why she couldn't go to school. That was why, according to him, she wasn't normal.
Commotion from above interrupted her racing thoughts. On her left, teenagers in uniforms were running around in a panic. To her right, cars were smashed, people were hidden, and smoke was everywhere. And to the sky… A man with long, dark, spiky hair glared down at a couple hiding behind a tree. He had piercings practically suffocating his face, and as he lifted up his arm, it converted into… METAL!?
What was going on? How did he-
Lucy gasped, realization smacking her hard in the face. This was a villain created by the wielder of Aries! If that was the case then she had to transform! The metal man swung his arm back, attempting to jump down and crush a poor couple. But before he could even lift a foot, fire hit his side, knocking him off of his footing and off of the roof. Fire?
The blond girl gasped. Salamander!?
"Get out of here! Now!" The boy yelled, dressed in a white spandex suit decorated with patterns of fire. The couple whimpered, pressing themselves further against the tree. They completely ignored his warning, watching the fight happening before them with wide eyes. Sooner or later, they could be caught up in the fight. That wouldn't be good.
"Did you not hear him!?" Lucy screamed, snatching their attention. "He said to run! So why the hell are you still here!?"
"R-right!" The man stuttered, scrambling to his feet, snatching his girlfriend's wrist, and running off in the opposite direction. The blonde sighed in relief. Good, now she had to transform-
"Miss!" Someone called out sweetly. Lucy searched around the area, attempting to find the owner of the voice. It was soothing, maybe belonging to a child 12 or 13 years old. The voice was helpful with setting her rapidly beating heart back into its usual pace. It felt almost… familiar. Like she was being hit with a small breeze of wind. One that flew around her heart and wrapped around it with protection. This was…
"Draco…?"
A blue-haired heroine finally dropped down in front of her, studying her face with confusion. After a moment her eyes grew wide before she shook her head and took a hold of the brunette's hand. Weird…
"Miss we should get you out of the open." She began running towards Kardia Cathedral, glancing around every direction in concentration. "So you can get to safety." She muttered quietly. Lucy sighed, silently cheering herself for not being so recognizable.
"Right…"
It took an incredibly stressful 5 minutes for Lucy to finally gain enough composure to join her teammates in the fight. (No, half of the time was not spent worrying if her now blond hair color would return brown.) Draco was very understanding, even giving her a thumbs up and a small smile to assure her that she understood. Salamander on the other hand…
"Well well well, nice of you to show up." He had grumbled as the villain hit him back and onto the roof of a building. Lucy growled jumping around the villain as a distraction.
The giant man said nothing, only growled in agitation, and aimed to attack once again.
"Well not everyone can handle this much excitement!"
"Whatever." He sassed, dusting himself off and turning to glare at the girl. "Just do something about this villain would ya?"
"Wha-" Lucy sputtered, throwing her hands unto her hips. "What do you mean!? That's gotta be your job- did you listen to anything your kwami told you!?"
"No!" Natsu dogged an iron rod. "Because he's unreliable!"
"Salamander!" She growled in frustration. "Follow me, we're going to regroup!"
The boy sighed in exasperation, pulling his fist back to attack the villain once again only to be kicked back by a metal foot. Salamander groaned as his back hit a building, coughing up the debris in his mouth. He growled, jumping up to attack again before Draco grabbed his fist, piercing him with an expectant glare.
"She said, Regroup!"
"Yes ma'am!" Salamander soluted, giving the villain one last glare before jumping to the next building, following the bright blond of Lady Celestia's hair. She stopped near his high school, jumping up onto the roof of a very familiar church and hiding behind a random piler.
Salamander placed himself next to her just in time to catch her place her right hand over her heart. She took in a large gulp of air, releasing it with shaky uneven breath seemingly unaware of his presence beside her. The pink-haired hero patiently allowed her a moment to calm down, taking this short break to check on his sister.
Wendy- or Draco crouched right beside him, silently catching her breath, blue pigtails covering her face. "Draco, you ok?" He asked.
The girl looked up at him, smiling gently in affirmation. "Yeah, i'm fine."
He turned his attention to the blond. "What about you, Lady spectacle?"
"That's not my name!" She snapped, growling in annoyance as Salamander shrugged his shoulders, nonchalantly putting an arm around Draco.
"Not my fault your name is difficult to pronounce." He mused.
"Not the point." Lady Celestia growled, pinching her nose and taking another deep breath to calm herself. "Salamander," She began. "What information did your kwami actually tell you?"
Salamander held his chin in thought. "Um… that I have the power of fire and that there was a villain on the loose."
This time it was Draco that sighed in exasperation. "I think our kwami's should have done a better job at explaining this. How are we supposed to defeat the villain!?"
"I'm more worried about how he hasn't spoken once since he's transformed." The pink-haired boy mused. "Tin-can over there can't seem to keep his mouth shut when we're in class-"
"Salamander! Stop revealing your identity so casually!" Lady Celestia scolded as Draco shook her head.
"We'll talk about your big mouth later. But you're right, that is weird… what do you think this villain wants?"
Salamander stood up, grinning wide and slamming a fist into his open palm. "Well, why don't we go find out?"
"Na- Salamander wait!" Draco cursed, sprinting after the boy as he naively charged back into battle.
Lady Celestia facepalmed, picking herself up and running over to Draco. The three 'heroes' could only defend themselves and hope for some sort of instruction on what to do. Lucy had concluded that if they somehow failed and the wielder of Aries's miraculous succeeded in whatever their evil plans were, it was 100% the guardian of the miraculous' fault.