Miraculous Trio

In the Air

DM Notes: I don't mind Marc. I have seen plenty of Tomboy characters in shows and games, but never any … feminine guys ( I don't know the correct term, because of how uncommon it is). I find it interesting. Especially when you take into account that Marc has been revealed to be… shoot, forgot the term… a guy who has a high feminine hormone count. Which explains why Marc looks feminine. Props to the creators, they actually implemented some scientific knowledge. Unfortunately, half the time you hear about these unfortunate men, they end up taking their own lives because of very high pressured bullying. (Potential plot point?)

However, I do not see Marc as anything more than that. So take those hateful comments (and disgusting pairings) out of here.

Also, I have plans for these chapters, so many of your stupid pairings will be "Shot Down", so to speak. We are going by the canon, with one exception. I will talk about this exception later. On with the chapter!

Nathaniel Kurtzberg, #1 Ladybug fan boy, was seated as his desk, doodling as usual when Chloe Bourgeois walked into the room. Chloe stared at the redhead for a bit before the bell rang, shacking her from her thoughts. She then went to her desk quietly. Behind her in the doorway was Marinette, on time for once this month. The blue-haired baker took a step into the classroom and looked to where the blonde was just a moment ago. She then looked at Chloe, curiously.

It was almost like Chloe was worried about Nathaniel. Given their history, Marinette was curious as to why. And she wasn't the only one. Marinette was about to walk to her seat when Adrien stopped her. "Pst, Marinette." Adrien whispered.

Marinette was still a bit focused on Chloe, so she wasn't as nervous as she normally would be. She turned to face the model. "Yeah?"

"Do you know what's up with Chloe?" He asked. "She seems to be acting a bit less like herself today."

Marinette put a hand on her chin and looked down. "So I've noticed."

"I know there was an Akuma recently, but I don't think it could have caused Chloe to act like this." Adrien stated.

The Akuma in question was the one that affected Marinette's dad. And although debris had fallen from the thorny prison, the Akuma really didn't give her father anything that would be considered a "super power".

"Speaking of," Adrien stated, causing Marinette to be snapped out of her thoughts. "I heard the Akuma was at your place. Not that it's any of my business, but what happened?"

"I- It's a- uh, it's a long story." Marinette stuttered. "A bit embarrassing too, if I'm completely honest." She added, pushing her two index fingers together in embarrassment.

Adrien chuckled. "Well, I don't want to force you. Maybe when you're ready." He said.

Marinette gave a small smile before taking her seat. Alya then nudged Marinette's shoulder. "Good job, girl." She whispered.

"Huh?" Marinette asked.

"You actually had a normal conversation with Adrien." Alya replied. "I want all the dets."

"We were just talking about Chloe." Marinette whispered back before the girls turned their gazes onto the mayor's daughter. "She's acting…. Like a normal person."

"How?" Alya asked, puzzled by this turn of events.

"She looked at Nathaniel as if she was concerned about him." Marinette replied.

Alya tapped her Miraculous on her lips. "Now that is odd." She replied, thinking back to the other day.

[Rena Rouge]

It was shortly after Marinette's dad was Akumatized. Alya saw the giant rose stem rise up from her spot on a street corner. She was on her way to a date with Nino when it happened. Thankfully, on goers were fixated on the newest work of Hawkmoth, so Alya was able to slip away unnoticed.

In an alley nearby, Alya opened her purse to let Trixx out. "Another day of crowd control, Alya?" the kwami asked, ready for some action.

"You bet. Trixx, Let's Pounce!" Alya replied.

As Alya transformed into Rena Rouge, a tuft of brown hair and part of a red jacket disappeared back into the street outside of alley.

After the transformation was complete, Rena Rouge leapt onto the roof of the building close to where the crowd had gathered. "Alright people!" Rena called out, earning the crowd's attention and a few gasps of surprise. "Let's start moving away from the area. We wouldn't want anything to happen to our fellow citizens, now would we?" She stated, pointing in the opposite direction of the giant stem.

There were several nods from the crowd they started moving in the direction the hero pointed towards. Jumping down, Rena Rouge did her best to usher the people in the correct direction. That's when a familiar face came up to the fox heroine, Lila Rosse. "Oh wow! You're Rena Rouge!" She said, acting all fangirlly. "I am such a fan."

Rena blinked for a moment, a bit surprised to see Lila again. "Oh, hey. You're that Lila girl, right? I saw you on the Ladyblog."

"Oh my gosh, you saw that? I'm so embarrassed." Lila stated.

"Don't be, girl. I heard what happened from Ladybug. Everybody has probably told a fib like that once n' a while. She still feels bad about how she reacted." Rena replied.

Lila giggled. "Yeah, so she told me. I'm just honored to have been saved by Paris' two greatest heroes. And now I get to meet the Rena Rouge. You're suit looks amazing, btw."

Rena smiled. "Thanks, I wish I had a choice in its design. It reminds me of your outfit when you were Volpina. Hope it doesn't open any old wounds."

Lila gave a wave of dismissal. "Nah, I don't even remember my time as Volpina. Which is so odd."

Rena chuckled. "I know, right. I think the Ladyblog has a chat section for anyone who was under Hawkmoth's control, trying to piece together what happened during their time as a villain. Maybe you could check it out. I'm sure there are some great people you can talk with."

Lila's eyes lit up. "Really? Oh, thank you! I've been hoping to get a few things off my chest. You have no idea how hard it is to have such guilt weighing on you. I could have hurt so many people!"

Rena put a hand on Lila's shoulder. "Hey, don't worry about it. We all have done things we come to regret. You just need the right type of help to get through it. Now, I think we've delayed enough. Why don't you get going. I don't know how stable that structure is. It could collapse at any time. It's been nice talking to you!" She said before running off.

[Carapace]

She wasn't the only one who noticed. Nino was working on his music when he saw the rose stem appear. Nino looked to Wayzz. "You ready, little buddy?" He asked.

Wayzz gave Nino a nod. "I am always ready."

"Wayzz, Shields Up!"

[Queen Bee]

The only person who was unable to take notice was Chloe. She was a bit tied up with a tutor. Why a tutor? After the aftermath of Queen Wasp and Malidictator, Chloe wanted to become a better person. And she decided that the first step was to not use Sabrina like a doormat. She was Chloe's friend after all. So she started doing her own homework. But, as soon as she started to do so, her grades started to drop. So here she is in front of the only person the school recommended for this situation, Ms. Bustier.

Not that Chloe could complain. She actually did like Ms. Bustier. She was one of the only people who was nice to her. However, Chloe's focus began to drift from the lesson. Not that it wasn't important or even boring, it was just something Chloe did by default.

That's when something caught her attention and caused Chloe to make a double take. The giant rose stem in the middle of the district. Noticing her lack of concentration, Ms. Bustier cleared her throat, snapping Chloe from her daze. "Chloe." Ms. Bustier stated. "I know this isn't ideal, but you were the one who came to me to help keep your grades up."

Chloe's face twisted into one of disgust. "Well, I'm sorry if-" She sassed before stopping.

Chloe then shrank into her seat, blushing with embarrassment. "S-sorry. I-it's just out of habit. I-I'm still working on it."

Ms. Bustier gave Chloe a small smile. "It's alright. It's a process and you seem to be improving." She stated before looking out the window. "It seems like there's another Akuma attack. Not the first time one has used nature as their choice of power. But, nothing we can do here. We'll just have to wait for Ladybug and Chat Noir to do their job and hope for the best."

Chloe slowly nodded. "Y-yeah. It looks like it's centralized in that one spot." She replied. "So this one may be easy to control."

"Well, even so," Ms. Bustier stated. "I think we can end this lesson here for today. I hope to continue this with you again tomorrow, Chloe."

Chloe smiled at Ms. Bustier. "Thank you. Same time tomorrow?"

Ms. Bustier smiled. "Of course."

Chloe then grabbed her things and walked out of the class as fast as she dared. When the door closed behind her, her kwami, Pollen, flew out of her hand bag. "A bit close for comfort, my queen." Pollen stated.

"I know. I hope Rena and Carapace don't have their hands full."

[Rena Rouge/Carapace]

Actually, things were going rather smoothly with crowd control. Because of how tall the stem was, Carapace recruited Max to calculate an estimated radius if the stem were to collapse. With these measurements, Rena and Carapace divided it into three equal sections and got to work with evacuation of the area. Within 3 minutes, Rena's communicator went off. Upon taking it out, she saw that it was Queen Bee. "Hey girl, just started working on evacuating the area. Would you like for me to send you the estimated area?"

"Sorry Rena, I got caught up with studies. Yes, I'll need whatever it is you and Shelly came up with. I think I'm already inside the right area, my trompo shows where you two have already started." Queen Bee stated.

"No sweat, girl. We all have our priorities. I'm sending you the estimated radius if this thing decides to go down. I recognize the building from a show Jagged Stone was on. The girl who lives there is Marinette Dupain Cheng. I believe you know her."

Queen Bee scoffed. "Yeah, we're… acquainted."

Rena Rouge rolled her eyes. "Well, according to Mrs. Dupain Cheng, her husband became Akumatized after a mishap involving Marinette and Chat Noir. Marinette is nowhere in sight, so we can assume the Akumatized victim is keeping her hostage."

There was a pause before Queen Bee responded. "That's… odd. Whatever, we don't have time to get involved with petty affairs. Let's stay focused on the evacuation."

"Roger that, Bee. Rena out."

[Queen Bee]

Things actually went smoothly with the evacuation, all things considered. Queen Bee had actually started from the back of her designated area and worked her way forward with the evacuation. Though it seemed slowly, those who were closer to the front of the action would be able to warn any stragglers in the back who did not get notified to get clear.

It was when she was halfway through that it happened. What sounded like thunder roared from above before boulder-sized chunks of plant debris fell from the sky. 'Oh no!' Queen Bee thought.

Queen Bee then grabbed her trompo and used it much like Ladybug did her yo-yo and swung herself through the street. That's when she saw him. Nathaniel Kurtzberg leisurely walking towards the center of the action, and not even paying attention. The Queen stopped and saw the a piece of debris was going to land with the next few steps the artist was about to take.

To top it off, Kurtzberg was on the other side of the road. Thankfully, he was about to step right in front of an empty alley. Queen Bee took action and flung her trompo so it latched onto a light post. She then swung herself forward, towards Nathaniel. "Hey! Look out!" Chloe called out.

[Nathaniel]

Nathaniel was on his way home from a long day with his friend and partner, Marc. The two had just started their second issue of the comic they were working on. So far, they had gotten the idea for the plot and possible scenarios they could illustrate.

In fact, Nathaniel was currently drawing a third possible cover for the issue. In this option, the clear interpretation of Ladybug was hiding behind a pillar as her transformation began to fade away. The basic idea was to give their version of how Ladybug became the heroine she is today.

Nathaniel's eyes narrowed as he chewed on his pencil. He had actually been torn on how he wanted to have Ladybug's civilian form look. He could always make up a character just for the comic. 'Or I could make it look like M- … No, no. Don't be stupid. If you did that, she'd be easy pickings for an Akuma.' Nathaniel thought as he began erasing parts of Ladybug's civilian attire that looked fairly familiar.

"Hey! Look out!" Someone called out to Nathaniel, snapping him out of his thoughts.

Nathaniel suddenly stopped and noticed he had been blanketed by a dark shadow. Looking up, he saw the plant debris falling towards him. Nathaniel dropped what he was holding and cowardly shielded his face with his arms instead of moving out of the way.

Then, something smacked into him from his right and he suddenly didn't feel the ground underneath him. He instead felt a light breeze rush pasted him. "Hey Kurtzberg!" came a somewhat familiar, female voice.

Nathaniel opened his eyes to see that he was indeed off of the ground and was being held by someone. "Lay off the pizza will ya?!" The voice called.

Nathaniel turned his head to where he could make out half of Queen Bee's face. "Q-Queen Bee!?" 'Why is Chloe saving me?'

"Give the tomato a prize!" Queen Bee stated. "What's a smart guy like you ignoring me and my clearly obvious warnings that this area is dangerous!?"

Nathaniel blinked in confusion. "I was busy!"

Queen Bee rolled her eyes as she landed at the far end of the alley. "You know, if you didn't have your cute nose stuck inside your sketchbook, you might actually have a girlfriend by now." She stated, releasing Nathaniel and reeling in her trompo.

Nathaniel, who was now starring at Queen Bee, looked at her in a very confused manner. "Cute nose?"

Queen Bee paused and thought about what she said. Realizing her wording, she blushed so hard you could almost see steam coming of her ears. "Y-you know what I meant!" She stammered. "You could have gotten yourself hurt! Or worse!"

Nathaniel blinked for a moment, he himself blushing. Then he smirked. "Aw, does the mayor's daughter have a thing for me? Is that why she's concerned about my safety." He teased.

If this was a cartoon, this would be where steam would be coming out of the heroine's ears. "Baka!" Queen Bee stated, turning away from Nathaniel and crossing her arms. "In your dreams! Besides I am not who ever the mayor's daughter is. I am Queen Bee."

Nathaniel raised an eyebrow at this. Clearly she was lying. "If you were in my dreams, Chloe, you would have been the one who was nearly crushed by a boulder-like object."

Queen Bee was now a bit agitated. "I don't know who this Chloe is you speak of, Kurtzberg. But I am most certainly not her. You are being ridiculous. Utterly ri-" She replied before realizing she was using her civilian catchphrase.

Nathaniel smirked, his eyes narrowed. "Uh -huh. Utterly, what, again?"

Queen Bee pinched the bridge of her nose and gave a sigh. She then threw her hands up in defeat. "Fine, you caught me." She said before quickly turned back to the fanboy and pointed at him. "You better not tell anyone about this, got it?"

Nathaniel threw his own hands up in defense. "No one would believe me." He stated. "Why would Chloe Bourgeois ever want to save my 'cute nose'?"

Queen Bee's face flushed again. "H-hey, you never know, there might be a girl out there who has a thing for noses."

"Oh? Like you?" Nathaniel teased.

Queen Bee growled. "That cute face of yours is looking more punchable right now, Kurtzberg."

Nathaniel chuckled. "Oh, so now I have a cute face, do I?"

Queen Bee's eye twitched in annoyance, her face beat red. Nathaniel's chuckled then became more of a laugh. That's when the bee themed heroine did something rather unexpected. Queen Bee grabbed Nathaniel's shirt collar with one hand, shutting him up rather quickly. With one swift yank, Nathaniel was pulled closer to Queen Bee before being given a kiss on the cheek.

Queen Bee then released Nathaniel. "Stay here and don't move until the coast is clear. Got it?"

Nathaniel was now the one with the beat red face. "Y-yes miss."

Queen Bee then took off, going back to whatever she was doing before hand.

Nathaniel just stood there, dumbfounded. What was a more believable story: getting saved by Chloe Bourgeois, or kissed… by Queen Bee? Nathaniel sighed, blush still dusting his cheeks. "Alix will not let me live this down."

[Lila]

In the back of the room, Lila Rosse was also eyeing Chloe, but only to get her mind off of her jealousy for Rena Rouge. From what she has gathered, Chloe Bourgeois is Adrien's childhood friend. Any other day, the priestess of lies would not dream of taking on the mayor's daughter. Queen Bee however, Lila thought before grinning from ear to ear. That is an entirely different affair.

-Hero's Day-

After setting into motion Hawkmoth's master plan, Lila had returned to the school to watch the carnage unfold. Upon seeing some of the most powerful victims overcome their feelings, Lila sank into the shadows to hide. About a half an hour later, she heard Ayla and Nino start talking. Not that big of a deal. Though having Lady Wifi and the Bubbler would increase the chances of Hawkmoth's success significantly. Before she could fabricate a plan, Lila's worst nightmare appeared; Ladybug. And much to Lila's surprise, the heroine presented two small boxes to Ayla and Nino. When Alya opened one of the boxes, she took out the Fox Miraculous. Lila sneered, but kept herself hidden. Alya was Rena Rouge, the holder of the Miraculous that was rightfully Lila's. And Nino… he took out the Turtle Miraculous, revealing himself to be the shell fighter, Carapace. Lila's sneer warped into a ssinister grin. So many gears began to turn inside Lila's head. So many possibilities for if Hawkmoth's plan fails.

-Weredad-

After seeing Ayla transform in Rena Rouge again in the alley before their "heartfelt" chat, Lila knew that there was now another permanent thorn in Hawkmoth's side. But, it meant that she could also move forward with one of her plans.

[Now]

Lila turned her gaze to Nathaniel, the Evillustrator himself. The redhead artist was too busy with his drawing to notice much else. From what Lila knew about him, Nathaniel has feelings for Marinette and a crush on Ladybug. A curious thought for sure, eyebrow raising even. Lila may have to tread lightly around him. His partner, Marc, however, may be a considerable candidate. Reverser was a powerful foe for Ladybug and Chat Noir.

Lila then looked to her phone, which was laying next to her on the bench. The tab that was currently open was the Ladyblog. Specifically, the chat page where previous Akumatized victims talked with each other and organized meetings.

Lila's eyes narrowed and her lips curled into a sinister smile as a message popped up replying to her own message.

Volpina: I know this may sound weird, but after hearing about the things you've done or were able to do thanks to Hawkmoth, did you ever feel like a part of you was missing? Like, did you feel like there was a part of you that wanted to be that person again?

-: No, no! Not at all! I felt the same way, like 3 weeks ago. It … felt kind of odd to think about it. But I totally know what you are talking about.

-: Would… you like to talk about it?

Lila knew exactly who the message was from and looked over to said messenger, Sabrina Raincomprix, the Vanisher. Sabrina also recognized Lila's username and looked over her shoulder to look back at Lila. The exchange student was still smiling as she gave her reply.

Volpina: I would actually. I would like that very much.

DM Notes – Yeah… so I'm going to be using the Clonath pairing as the headcanon ship for this AU. Fight me.

I don't know what it is about these two, but I just can't get over how solid of a pairing this is. Just about every single piece of evidence you try to used to destroy it just makes the foundation of it stronger. I have tried to find a big enough hole in this pairing to cause it to come down like a house of cards (like most pairings), but nothing works! If Chloe never got her redemption arc of episodes, there is no doubt that this pairing wouldn't even be a thing. In fact Alix, Nathaniel's best friend, would be a better candidate for Nathaniel.

You saw Reverser! Those two are close.

Anyway, I like Clonath. However, I am not going to just throw these two straight into a relationship. No, no, no… I'm going to do this right. As right as a guy who has no experience in dating can get.