Hello to the world of Fanfiction. This is my first FanFiction I am making and I hope you all enjoy it. Know I am open to criticism on my work. Enjoy!

Correction: This is future me! Hi, I have rewritten this chapter to be closer to my current standard as the quality of chapters greatly increased from chapter 1 to say chapter 9 so I wanted to revamp my older ones and as such tadaaa, hopefully its okay, hope you enjoy.

"Marinette! Get downstairs now." Sabine called from downstairs, a hint of disbelief in her voice. "Your going to be late for school."

"That girl." She whispered to herself. "Why is she always to tired?" Sabine made a mental note to ask Marinette about it when she got home.

Marinette came tumbling down the stairs two minutes later, an absolute mess. A small chuckle escaped Sabines mouth at the absolute disarray Marinette's hair was in

"Mornin' mama." escaped Marinette's lips, a lengthy yawn accompanying it. It was clear she'd barely slept a wink.

"Good morning, dear." Sabine replied kindly, stopping herself from questioning her daughter on her lack of sleep. There'd be time to ask when she wasn't minutes from being late to school.

Marinette shuffled on over to the door and picked her bright pink school bag off the floor. She then shuffled back on over to the table and poured herself some cereal. Sabine shot her daughter a questioning look but got no reply. Sabine would swear Marinette was half asleep with how quick she was moving. A snail would seem fast compared to how fast she ate.

Marinette finished her cereal and went to do her teeth. She soon returned, once again tumbling down the stair, accompanied by another small chuckle from her mother. She grabbed her bag and waved her mum a quick goodbye. She walked down to the bakery where her dad was talking to an early customer. "Morning Papa."

"Morning sweetie! Have a good day." Replied Tom, too focused on the his work to do much else, the bakery was a very busy place somedays, and this seemed to be such a day. .

"You too." Marinette released as she stepped through the bakery door to the outside.

Marinette stepped into the bright light of the street and took a deep intake of fresh air. To her delight the extra oxygen gave her some energy, like a splash of water to the face. She was still clearly tired but it was a bit more bearable now. Marinette had been having trouble relaxing lately. It's been 3 years since she first got her miraculous, and met Tikki and Chat Noir, when she 14. It has also been three years since Hawkmoth appeared and they hadn't really got any closer to finding him or his secret identity. Not that that means they hadn't done anything. They had, for years, protected Paris against Akumas and normal crimes. It's just sometimes these things get to you. Their whole mission as superheroes is to protect Paris along with getting back the peacock and butterfly miraculous.

"Tikki?" Whispered Marinette, careful so that nobody could overhear hear her conversation with the magical entity of creation.

"Yes Marinette?" Tikki replied in her light voice. Tikki had noticed her chosen had been rather distracted recently. Ever since Hawkmoth's attacks had become more regular the heroes have had very little time for pleasures such as sleep or relaxing, and it worried Tikki. If they were tired then when it came to fighting it was more likely they would slip up in battle. No doubt that's why Hawkmoth had quadrupled his efforts when it comes to creating super villains. What makes it worse is that Marinette being so tired meant she was more susceptible to be influenced by negative emotions, and therefore to be influenced by Hawkmoth himself. If that happened all of Paris would be at his mercy.

"Do you believe we'll ever defeat Hawkmoth?" Marinette sighed. "It's just that recently, it seems, that our struggle against him will never end."

The question took Tikki a bit by surprise. Marinette normally remained fairly confident in her abilities as a hero these days. Tikki had thought that Marinette knew that no matter what they would win. No matter how long it took, whatever the cost.

"Ohhhh, Marinette." Whispered Tikki empathetically, "Of course I do. While it may seem hopeless sometimes, you can never give up. One day an opportunity will arise and we will defeat him! I believe in you, as does the rest of Paris." It was a lot for a teenager to hold on their shoulders but the Kwami truly believed that Marinette would succeed.

"I know Tikki, but when? Chat and I are constantly saving the city, so much so that our civilian lives are suffering because of it! I wish there was a way for our civilian struggles to disappear, but noooo. We have to lead a double life, constantly looking for a fight while also keeping our identities to ourselves. It's just too hard sometimes." Marinette was in a bad state of mind, and while she wasn't yet upset in a way she could be akumatized, that could very quickly change.

"I'm really sorry Marinette but you were the only viable candidate for the earrings. One day Hawkmoth will be defeated and our mission will be complete. Then your duties as a superhero will be a lot less stressful. Until then you must soldier on. Just try and stay calm and remember I'm here for you."

"Thanks Tikki, your the best" Marinette felt the enormous weight on her back lighten just a little. Tikki was right. Paris needed her. She couldn't give up. She would always have her friends like Tikki, Chat, Alya, Nino and Adrien.

"Well I better hurry over to school, I don't want to be late." And with that, Marinette broke into a sprint and headed towards the school, thoughts on her role as ladybug still rolling through the back of her head.

-End Chapter 1-

Thank you so much for reading my first fanfic. I hope you enjoyed the start, though it is a bit slow. It should pick up speed in the later chapters. I intend to put all my imagination and creativity into this fic. I don't know how often I will be able to post being in high school with studying and stuff but no matter what I will finish this story from start to end. Once agin I thank you for reading my first chapter of my first fanfiction EVER! I'm so excited. Alright I hope to hear from you about how I can improve and can't wait to finish the second chapter. Bye!