Diclaimer: I do not own Miraculous Ladybug or Hetalia. All rights go to their creators.

Chapter 1: Stripes

Kiku Honda-Wang groaned as he got up for his first day of 12th year at Geukan Hetalia high school. The alarm blared and the Japanese-Parisian turned it off with a hit to its surface. Kiku rubbed his eyes.

He'd had a crush on Arthur Kirkland, stepson of famous fashion designer Francis Bonnefoy, for the past two years. He still hadn't had the courage to tell him despite pressuring from Alfred. The loud and boisterous American-Parisian wanted him to work up the nerve to talk to him.

Kiku did write him a haiku for Valentines Day 11th year but didn't have the courage to sign his name.

Kiku was a quiet and shy otaku. He'd rather be alone reading manga and sketching doujinshi. He wanted to write his own manga one day. But he couldn't work on his doujinshi all the time.

He didn't want to be late so he got up, washed up and put on an oversized sweater and jeans.

Just then he heard his cell phone ring."Oooh you're going to see Arthur today right? Did you dress up?" Kiku's friend Alfred said on the phone. "Probably not, we might have different schedules." "You're such a downer. You might have first period with him." He said in a saucy voice with a hint of teasing. "Alfred lets be realistic ok?" Kiku said feeling his face heat in embarrassment. "I am! I just don't want you to lose confidence. You've liked Arthur long enough, you gotta do something my dude." "Why can't he do something?" "He barely knows you! Felix is more in his face than you. He's got all these girls and guys hurling themselves at him, can he really focus on one guy in particular? You've gotta make yourself known so you can get over him." "Get over him!?" "Yeah bro! Move on, Arthur doesn't seem interested in anyone, he would've been on a date by now. It's our 12th year, we're going to be applying for college soon and there's no time to still be hung up on a high school crush." "I guess you're right." He said a little downtrodden.

Downstairs his dad Yao was cooking breakfast. He ran a Chinesefood restaurant below our apartment. "Have fun on your first day, and no boys. I want you to focus on your school work Kiku." "I will Otosan." Kiku said eating the eggs and rice he prepared. "Are you still drawing those mangas? I don't want you to get too invested in those you know." "I won't, I promise." Kiku said finishing his plate and putting it in the dishwasher.

Get over Arthur? Kiku thought as he walked to school. Kiku's had a crush on him for so long. He just assumed that one day he'd be brave enough to tell him his feelings. He rejects everyone's cards in a polite way, but they still come after him. Kiku gets it; Arthur's rich, famous, and a model. He has tons of admirers, but that's not why Kiku likes him. Kiku likes that Arthur's humble about his fame, wants to be a normal kid, and has a heart of pure gold. And… he's cute… Kiku slapped his steadily warming cheeks.

Just then an explosion comes from the bank. An old style criminal comes out draining the bank of it's money and color. His earrings beep to alert him of an Akumatized villain. People walk out as lifeless zombies drained of color. "I'm going to be late for school again!" Kiku said digging his red, black-spotted mask out of his pocket and running into the nearest alleyway.

Kiku takes off his school uniform revealing a red suit with black utility belt. He had a ladybug symbol in the middle of his chest. His gloves and boots were black while black polka dots covered the rest of the suit. Lastly he put on his red wig to further hide his identity.

"Stop right there!" He said throwing his grappling ladybug clip. The criminal tugged the arm that Kiku's clip had caught. "Ladybug! You're no match for me, Stripes!" "That is what they all say." "Keep him busy my henchmen!" Stripes says as the colorless henchmen run toward Kiku. Stripes breaks free of his clip. He dodged their touch, fearing to become as lifeless as them. Kiku swings his clip around, using it as a shield to push through the surrounding black and white henchmen. I've lost track of Stripes, hopefully Kuro Neko– screams break out on a nearby bus as it speeds past. Kiku swings to a nearby street lamp, as a bus speeds down the street toward the Eiffel Tower.

"Should I be worried?" Kiku jumps at the sound of Kuro Neko's voice. "Well a villain who has the power to drain the life and color of anything he touches is heading for the Eiffel Tower," He said flatly. "Alright then," Kuro Neko says grabbing his clip and hurling it toward the light pole ahead of the bus. "Hey!" Kiku exclaimed. He grabs Kiku's waist before jumping off the light post, swinging toward the bus. "Hell yeah this is travelin' in style!" He yells, a mischievous glint in his eye. Kiku rolls his eyes, exasperated with the cat themed superhero.

They land and Kuro Neko takes off. Using his claws to open the roof of the bus, he leans down. "Ello! You guys happy to see me?" He received a grunt in response. "Cat Noir, nice of you to join us, but I believe this is your stop." Stripes said jerking the bus to a halt, and sending us flying forward off the bus. The duo tumbled into a parked car. "We've got to stop meeting each other like this Love Bug." He said with a smirk, eyes half lidded. During the fall, Kiku had ungraciously fell on top of Kuro Neko. They were nose to nose, Kiku narrowed his eyes at him and got up.

Stripes was heading toward the Eiffel Tower at a great speed. Kiku aimed his throwing stars, and threw them straight at the back tires. The bus stops.

"You pesky heros! I'll have to get rid of you now!" Stripes said getting off the bus as the duo were approaching.

Stripes sent his henchman, from the bus.

Kiku spins his clip and creates a shield for them both. Kuro Neko gets out his retractable baton. They fight the swarm of colorless people. Stripes tries to make a grab for Ladybug's earrings.

"Ladybug!" Kuro Neko yells pushing Stripes away, turning in a colorless and a lifeless zombie in the process.

Kiku gasped getting out his Katana.

"Argh! But I could get his ring!" He said reaching for it. Kiku sliced open the man's bag of money. "My money!" He exclaimed scrambling to collect it all. An outline of a purple butterfly appeared on Stripes' face.

Kiku grabs a check inside saying "void" ripping it up. A black butterfly, Akuma, escapes and he catches it with his clip. The white moth is free again. Stripes turned back into a bank teller. "Ladybug? Oh no I got Akumatized! Thank you for saving the day!" He said. Kiku nodded.

Kuro Neko was still a colorless zombie. "Hey! Can you say "Hota?" Kiku asked the zombie cat. "Hota." He mumbled.

The color was restored to Kuro Neko, and he blinked his blue eyes. He looked around seeing the other zombies and the meek bank teller. " Do your thing." Kiku said. "Alright." Kuro Neko takes out his magic wand, "Hota!" His eyes glowed white, before bathing the city with that same light. Drained from using magic he faints.

Kiku scrambles to catch Kuro Neko as he faints. He peaks one blue iris open, "Definitely the best part of the job." I drop him on the ground with a sigh. "Do you ever get tired?" "I could never get tired of you poppet." He says now standing. "But why? We've been doing this for 2 years. Can't you take a hint?" He raised an eyebrow. "But that's our thing." "Can't you just be serious for once in your life!"

I don't know why I was taking it out on him, he didn't do anything wrong per say. It's just the pain of longing for someone for so long and never telling them was weighing on him. He'd come to the realisation that maybe Arthur didn't like him at all and it was foolish to keep idolising him. He was mad at himself for never being brave enough to tell him either.

"What's going on Ladybug?" The cat had his head cocked to the side. "Nothing." "Oh now don't give me that shite." "It's just, have you liked someone for so long that you wonder if it's even worth it anymore?" "Uh yeah actually…" His cheeks were dusted red. "And it pains you because you never told them how you felt. You've just been hoping for some miracle." I continue. "But that miracle hasn't come and you're thinking that maybe it never will." Kuro Neko finishes. "Yes exactly. What would you do?" "I-I–."

At that moment Kiku's watch buzzed. "I'm going to be late!" They screamed in unison.

He ran in the opposite direction as Kuro Neko.

A/N: Hello! This is my first story dealing with Miraculous Ladybug! I got into the show last year and was inspired by the image "Miraculous Hetalia" by tealilte on Deviant Art to make this story.

Changes:

I first thought Marinette's Yo-yo was a grappling clip and I'm too lazy to change it for this story.

Kiku and Arthur are in their Junior Year (11th) of High school in America but its 12th year cause the setting is still France and in England its that way.

There are no Kwami's and Ladybug's "Lucky charm" was too complicated for me so I didn't do that either. There's no "Cataclysm" also.

Hawkmoth is the exact same but just no Kwami.