Hi, this is my first fanfiction! Well, this is the first thing that I'm posting, I've written a few already, hopefully I'll post them soon. This thing is gonna be really long, and I had a lot of fun writing it! I'll aim to publish a new chapter maybe once a week? Actually, just whenever I can, I don't do deadlines. Also, I'm writing this mega thing with anonymousfriend27 (she's sitting next to me right now). Go read her stuff! (after reading this). We're also on Fiction Press :)

I'm also at school right now, and definitely not supposed to be doing this- library computers are for homework only and all that. But I couldn't resist. So I keep having to glance at the teachers to make sure they aren't watching me. A few minutes ago, this teacher asked me what I was doing, and I was like "Uhhhhhh, ummmmmm… English?" And she looked at my word document and was like "You didn't write all that!" and I was like "Yes. Yes I did."

"Plagg!"

Oh, HELL no! Screamed Nathalie in her head.

"Claws out!"

Nathalie gaped. Adrien, no, Chat Noir (what the frick?), yelled "Cataclysm!", shoved his hand upwards, and turned the massive block of stone previously trapping both him and Nathalie to black dust, which was carried away by the wind, then sprung away out of the crumbling building to where the letter, the akumatised object, had landed on the road after Ladybug's yoyo had wrenched it from the villain's clenched hand.

He ripped it in two, probably more violently than necessary, releasing the fluttering akuma, menacingly gleaming violet. Ladybug purified it with that fricking annoying dance and way too energetic voice that always made Nathalie's head hurt whenever she witnessed it, waving goodbye to the butterfly, now pure white, which flew upwards, no doubt back to an annoyed Gabriel. Nathalie stood frozen in place, lips slightly parted. A strand of her vividly crimson coloured hair had come loose from its usual tight bun and flapped over one eye, but she paid no notice. Her brain was still trying to process what she had just seen.

The crowd which had gathered to watch the fight dispersed gradually back to their daily lives- students to school, adults to work, including one crazy dark haired teenager with glasses who had just filmed the whole scene, even through the pavement around her being ripped apart. Nathalie was pretty sure that she was the girl who ran the Ladyblog which so many people were obsessed with for the live streams of Akuma attacks, though this one was probably a little shaky due to the earthquake which the akumatised person had caused.

"Pound it!" Ladybug and Chat Noir exclaimed, bumping fists, though Chat Noir's voice sounded strangely subdued, clashing against Ladybug's cheerfulness, the contrast made it even more obvious. Ladybug's eyebrows furrowed, but she didn't question why Chat Noir sounded that way, couldn't question it, as her earrings started to beep signalling she had little time before she detransformed. "Bug out, I'll do the Miraculous cure once I fetch the lucky charm from the roof!"

Ladybug's voice carried on the wind, getting quieter as she swung away on her yoyo string. Her voice betrayed confusion, a need to know the truth which had always made things difficult for Hawkmoth and Mayura, a ferociousness that was so frustrating whenever Ladybug on rare occasion actually saw the two, normally when Gabriel tried something desperate that never worked, or when Mayura went on her own excursions to get the miraculous by herself, often ending in being overpowered and saved by an annoyed Hawkmoth. Ladybug's tone also made it obvious that the next time the superheroes met, Ladybug would be asking Chat Noir more than a few unwanted questions. But Nathalie knew perfectly why Chat Noir spoke with forced cheerfulness, why as soon as Ladybug left, his smile that didn't quite extend to his eyes drooped, he sighed, shoulders slumping, gaze trained on the floor, but also unfocussed at the same time, just staring at nothing. Chat Noir turned and scowled at Nathalie, who was still lurking in the shell of the broken building. When she realised he could see her, she stepped out cautiously. "You shouldn't have seen that." He leaped away propelled by his extended baton while the swarm of red, the Miraculous cure restored the city to its original state.

Gabriel's not gonna be happy when he finds out who Chat Noir is, thought Nathalie. Wow, that's an understatement. Then it hit her, she staggered as if hit by a physical object and grabbed a newly repaired wall to steady herself.

I, as Mayura, have been fighting against Adrien. For two years. Sweet, kind Adrien who never complains when Gabriel or I force him to do something. Adrien who is almost like a son to me. I must have hurt him so many times over the years. Oh sh-SH*T! Nathalie could not hold back her emotions.

I am a bad person. I'm a monster. When Gabriel finds out Chat Noir is ADRIEN. Oh Sh*t! He would never do any of what he's done if he knew it was Adrien.

Or would he? Does he even care?

Of course he does! Adrien's so much like Emilie, he would never risk losing him. Gabriel's getting too desperate, like a caged animal. Trapped in his sorrow. Unable to escape the overwhelming grief caused by his wife's fate. Nathalie's mind was a swirl of unwanted feelings.

I'd better calm down before I go back to the mansion in case Gabriel reads my thoughts or something. Ugh, I hate it when he does that. She shuddered and hurried away, relying on muscle memory to guide her feet, to lead her to her destination, because her eyes were blurry, although she didn't know why.

Thank you for reading and please leave a review! I'll upload the next chapter soon :)

~Speckle