Chapter 5: The second entry: Frozen Fury

The next day, you walked happily to school. You were checking the newest comments and how more and more people were on your side. You couldn't wait to show it to Luka!

It was then that you heard screaming and looked wondering up. A man in a glider seemed to have lost control over it!

Not only did you gasp or cried out in fear for the poor man's life, but the other people around you also did it so. But you all didn't need to worry.

Ladybug was already there and saving the man from his destiny of becoming a pancake. She lands them both safely on top of a building.

Cheers erupt around and you sign in relief.

That was close.

You looked at Ladybug, who was checking on the poor man, and noted how tired she seemed.

Must be because of yesterday.

She now knew what an asshole her supposed partner was. You would be done with the world too…and yet she still fulfilled her duty as Paris's guardian.

Your admiration for her grew, but at the same time, you felt bad.

Maybe you should have shown Ladybug first the video, so she would be prepared for it, but you were so angry at Chat Noir and wanted to see him suffer for his action, that you just made the blog without thinking about how Ladybug would feel.

You should probably talk to her.

Explain your reasons and say sorry that you didn't give her a heads-up.

Your feet moved from alone and you looked for a way to go up the building. Luckily for you, there was a fire escape ladder, so you started to go up.

As you were climbing the ladder you heard how the cheers suddenly turned into boo calls and jeers.

"What do you want, you alley cat?!"

"Leave Ladybug alone!"

"Go back where you came from Shit Noir!"

"Give your ring to Ladybug!"

That and similar things were called.

As you pocked your head slowly over the rooftop, you weren't that stupid to show you now, you saw Ladybug and Chat Noir standing there.

Chat Noir looked like the innocent himself with the flower in his hand, meanwhile, Ladybug was stiff and one of her hands was on her Yoyo.

Fast as you could you started to record with your phone the confrontation that was clearly about to happen. You had a feeling, this would be important!

"Chat Noir.", she said with a cold voice. "What do you want?"

He had the nerve to look all cutey and sorry as he present her with the rose.

"Bugaboo, sorry that I'm late, but it seems our dear people of Paris didn't want that I reached you to help. They stopped me with anything they could. Someone even threw a bottle at me.", he whined.

You and Ladybug weren't impressed. He had a super suit on, what could a flimsy bottle do to him?

"But now I'm here. So what seems to be the problem?"

"Already cleared, not that you care really. You never did.", hissed Ladybug with such fury in her voice that even you started to shake. "And I told you a thousand times, don't call me Bugaboo!"

She was angry, alright.

Chat Noir really seemed to hear only what he wanted to hear from her because he said happily: "Oh that's wonderful, then we can have some time for ourselves. Here for you, M'Lady."

Like some kind of knight or gentlemen, which he definitely wasn't, he kneels before Ladybug and presents her with the rose.

How far up his own ass does he live? Well, he was a spoiled rich brat, who probably got everything he wanted, no wonder he couldn't handle no's.

Ladybug was shaking and gripping her Yoyo hard. She was sick of him, which you could clearly see.

Fast like a snake she swung her Yoyo and trapped the rose in it. Then with a flourish, she twirled it around and let the rose fly off the rooftop.

You were so impressed and cheered silently for her.

That was badass!

Chat Noir just looked like a dummy after the flying rose.

"M'Lady what-"

He couldn't even finish his sentences, since Ladybug gripped him by the bell on his suit and hosted him up in the air!

You always had a little crush on Ladybug, who wouldn't she is amazing, but be seeing this turned it up more.

Damn, that's a woman you want to step on you, and thank her for that!

"Now you listen for a goddamn minute to me, Chat Noir. I'm having enough with your games, with your nicknames, your love proclamations, and you never taking anything seriously. I saw the video from Syren and what you did. I ignored a lot, I ignored that you harassed me for the good of Paris because I believed you wouldn't do your job, but you don't do it period. So I'm done with you. Don't come ever again near me or I beat you so up that even your supersuit can't protect you from broken bones, are we clear?", Ladybug promised him.

Then like he was nothing she throw him to the right side of the building.

"But…but…Ladybug…", he stutters and seemed confused. "Why are you like this? Is it because of the boy you like? If it weren't for him, you would see that we are meant to be."

Furious Ladybug turned to him and stomped her feet.

"There you go again with this. Yes I love another boy and that's why I said before I wouldn't date you, now I wouldn't date you because you are a piece of shit and don't deserve to be a hero. Get your act together or give the ring back, but don't expect me to forget what you have done!"

With that Ladybug took her Yoyo and swung away.

You stopped the recording and let out a little breath.

That was intense.

You could use a cup of [Favourite Drink] to calm down.

In disgust, you looked at how Chat Noir made a face like he was the victim here, and the urge to punch him got stronger.

But for now, you decide to leave him be.

You needed to go to school and upload this new video to your blog.

"Look at all these comments, Luka.", you said to your best friend and stared in awe at your phone screen. "Our second entry goes off like a bomb!"

You both were back from school and hanging out at the Liberty. Luka was playing his guitar, while you managed the blog beside him.

"Well, I have to agree with this one comment.", he said looking over your shoulder. "Chat Noir really seems to only think with his dick, if he still doesn't realize that Ladybug is done with him. I wonder why she didn't just take his ring, she could have done it easily."

Here you started to feel the guilt.

You know that Ladybug probably had to talk first with the mysterious Chinese man who had giving Chat Noir the power-ups, but you couldn't tell him that.

Same with Chat Noir being Adrien Agreste.

Even if you know Luka was 100% trustworthy, you were scarred if he got akumatiez, he would out this information on Papillion.

Adrien deserved to at least get a kick in the nuts but handing him over on a silver tablet to a supervillain was not okay. That would you put you on the same level as him.

And, most important, you had a feeling that Papillion shouldn't absolutely know that there was someone helping Ladybug.

It was already risky you knowing that. Now you have to be even more careful with your emotions, you wouldn't put this burden on Luka's shoulders too.

You would protect your best friend, as he did always with you.

So you just shrugged your shoulder and continued to manage the blog.

There you missed the look Luka was giving you. He had a feeling you weren't telling him anything, but he would wait till you were ready to talk.

That's when you heard footsteps nearing you.

Curious you looked at who was coming to your part of the Liberty and had to stop a gasp.

It was a pretty girl with pigtails and eyes of blue!

The pretty girl seemed sad and crossed her arms over the railing of the Liberty. The wind played in her midnight black hair and the Seine reflected itself in her eyes.

You felt how your heart beat faster.

God, she was beautiful, you couldn't take it.

You elbowed Luka in his stomach. The poor boy let out a hiss, but it didn't stop him from playing with his guitar.

"Who is this angel among mere mortals like us?!", you demand to know.

Luka blushed.

Wow, you haven't seen this in a long time.

He was hit by her beauty too, it seems.

"That's Marinette.", he mumbled shy. "I told you about her."

Your mouth formed an O shape.

So that was the famous Marinette!

On the day of the music festival, you were sick, so you hadn't been there, but Luka told you later anything. From the Captain's being akumatized to his crush on a girl named Marinette.

You had only one thing to do now.

You gave him a headbutt!

Luka hissed in pain and rubbed his hurting head.

"What was that for?!", he whisper-shouted at you offended.

"You asshole!", you whisper-shouted in the same tone. "You didn't tell me she was my type! Why had you the luck to meet her first? Now I can't ask her out on a date."

The last part you whined. This was so unfair!

Luka deadpanned.

"You could try, but I don't know if Marinette likes girls."

Now you felt bad that you gave him a headbutt and gave him a kiss on the head.

That Luka was confused, was an understatement.

You, with your ever-changing emotion, were sometimes hard to follow along with the way you thought.

"You are so sweet, did I tell you that I love you? But you knew her first, you should be also the first to ask her out."

"That sounds too straight for me and we both aren't that.", he reminds you.

"I'm trying to be a good best friend and winggirl.", you argued back.

Quietly you stood up from your chair and hide behind some of the boxes that were lying around the ship.

It was a wonder that Marinette still didn't take note of you guys, but you wouldn't complain.

"Come on, go get her, tiger!", you encourage Luka quietly.

Luka rolled his eyes and shook his head.

You were really a special girl, alright.

But that's why he liked you so much.

He wouldn't waste the chance you gave him with his crush and also he sensed that Marinette needed someone to listen. You been there would make it harder for her for sure since she didn't know you.

So he played what he heard in Marinette's heart.

"Do you feel kinda like this?", he called out to her.

She turned surprised around but nodded after a few seconds.

"Personally, I think a girl like you deserves to feel more like this.", he told her.

Luka walked over to Marinette and sat down beside her on a box. He changed his tune into a happier one.

Marinette sat down beside him and listen to the music with closed eyes.

You, behind your own boxes, had to cooed at them.

Luka and Marinette looked so cute together!

Still…you wouldn't mind being part of that.

Most people already thought you and Luka were a pair and something about Marinette just draw you to her.

She was beautiful, no question, but you had a feeling there was so much more behind these pretty bluebell eyes of her. You so wanted to know more about her.

"And whoever made you feel this way is nothing but a...", said Luka and played a different tune.

How cute! He used his music for a curse word. You were cooing more and Marinette laughed.

"Thanks, Luka."

She had a pretty voice too you found. Marinette was a gem, you felt it in your gut.

Luka played a bit more on his guitar.

"Say, are you free tomorrow?", asked Marinette and you had to stop the gasp that wanted to leave your mouth.

Not only pretty but courageous? She had asked him out on a date!

"You lucky bastard.", you grumbled, but were happy for your best friend.

Of course, Luka said yes and wanted to know more details. That's when the whole world stopped and you swore your heart nearly leaped from your chest.

"It's a doppel date with Adrien and Kagami. Do you remember Adrien? Adrien Agreste?"

This.

Couldn't.

Be.

True.

That…that fucker was a friend of beautiful Marinette?

Oh dear god, this other girl Kagami was in his clutches?

Luka would be near him?

And nobody but you know what a bastard, in reality, Adrien was?

No, no, no, you had to make them see the truth or the last you needed to be there to protect them.

So you did something you prayed Luka would forgive you later for. You came around from the boxes and waved cheerfully at them.

"Hey baby.", you called out to Luka and he already looked confused at you. "I'm back from the toilette, and what is this about a doppel date I heard?"

Before he could say anything or Marinette could wonder who the heck you were, you took Luka's guitar from his hands and sit down on his lap.

That was normal for you two still. Sometimes you sat on his lap or he on yours. Then you wrapped your arms around his shoulder and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.

Still, that was normal for you two, Luka just wonder why you had called him Baby and were acting like a couple. You guy's did this sometimes if someone wouldn't leave him or you alone.

But that couldn't be it, right?

"I'm so sorry. I know you are confused.", you whispered in his ear. "But please play along! It's fucking important, I will tell you anything later, promise."

If one thing could be said about Luka Couffaine is that whoever had his trust, he trusted blind and you had earned his trust and friendship many years ago.

Of course, he would play along, even if he didn't know why you did this.

"Wha-Wha-What?!", stutter Marinette and looked at you two with big eyes.

She didn't understand, what was going on?

"Oh, hi, you I'm [Y/N] or you can call me Harmony if you want.", you introduce yourself. You took Marinette's petit and limp hand in yours and shook it. You wanted so badly to swoon over her soft skin, but you had a mission! "I'm Luka's girlfriend, nice to meet you!"

"Girlfriend?", Luka hissed in your ear and wondered what kind of situation this was that you needed to act like his girlfriend?

Did you not like Marinette?

No that couldn't be, not after you proclaimed you wanted to ask her out on a date too, but what made you react this way?

What did he or Marinette do?

…Wait, you only came out after Marinette told him that they would go on a doppel date with Adrien and a girl named Kagami…

It was like he was struck by lighting!

No, what he thought couldn't be true? Right?

But blonde hair, green eyes…

Did he mishear a heartsong again or better did he hear the same heartsong two times wrong?

"Girlfriend?", repeated Marinette surprised, and felt a pang in her heart.

That was weird, she normally felt that with Adrien and other girls around him. What could that mean?

"Yeah, his girlfriend, but don't worry we are poly!", you proclaimed. "I'm sure Luka was about to tell you that, right, baby?"

Luka just nodded along. He needed to talk to you alone to check if his apprehension was true!

"Poly is that whenever a lot of people date each other?", asked Marinette wondering. She only had read about it online and had never met people like this.

"Excatly, me and Luka are in a polyamorous relationship, it means we date each other and can date other people too. I heard that you asked him out on a date and I'm okay with that, but I wanted to know if I could tag along.", you said and patted your eyelashes at Marinette.

You wanted to do a little victory dance seeing how she started to blush. Seems like she wasn't that straight.

"Huh?", could Marinette only say.

She got even more confused. Where you flirting with her? Never ever had a girl flirted with her, she felt strange but hot at the same time. It was…not unwelcoming.

How weird…

"Well, you see my Luka-Honey talked a lot about you and I so wanted to meet you. Now I see what a pretty girl you are and I just can't resist. Would you make this doppel date of your's a three and two date so that we can get to know each other pretty Marinette?"

Then you reached out and caressed her cheek.

The first time in her life Marinette turned red like a tomato because of a girl and felt a lot of emotion she normally had around Adrien.

What was going on?

The skin you had touched burned hotter than the sun, Marinette swore and she felt shy but wanted.

Is it because you are a beautiful older girl and looked at her with the same kind and loving eyes as Luka?

In Marinette's head and heart was a storm of brand new emotion and she didn't know how to handle them.

So she did, what she could do best.

Totally losing control over her tongue and talking nonsense.

"You-Me date, what, I mean, mean we-we three? Is-is-is that okay, is that allowed? I don't know anything about dating girls! But-But-But I'm not against it? I'm honored? I'm so confused? What? You are so beautiful and I'm so meh against you! What? You both want to go out with me? Me? What?"

"Marinette, Marinette, calm down!", both you and Luka called.

You stood up from Luka's lap and kneeled before Marinette's lap. You patted her knee in comfort, meanwhile, Luka put a hand on her shoulder.

"You are not meh, you are one of the prettiest girls I know. With beautiful midnight black hair and bluebells eyes that make real bluebells look like trash.", you cooed at her. "Never say you aren't beautiful!"

"Marinette you are good and kind and always there for your friends. It's not weird that people want to date you, you are precious.", added Luka. "Or want to get you to know better, like Harmony here."

Marinette, still red, looked from you to Luka and back. Shy she dropped her head, but you could see the small smile she had on her pretty pink lips.

"Oh…thank you…I think I wouldn't mind…having a date with you two…", she mumbled, but you heard her alright.

In your head, you cheered loud, hah you got your date, but you couldn't forget why you played the fake-relationship card with Luka.

And seeing the look in his eyes he would demand answers.

"I still can't believe it!"

"I know, Luka."

"Did I get tone deaf? Why didn't I hear it before!"

"The metaphorical earplugs, remember?"

"I tell you, Harmony, this isn't normal! It's, it's like the whole universe bends itself in his favor!"

"I believe the universe or whatever is self inserting itself in Adrien so he is never wrong, never faces consequences, and never learns. It wants to live out his fetish fantasy with a 14-year-old half Chinese half french girl, because a woman like that said nope to him."

"That sounds like what pathetic straight white men in his forty would do that never learned that girls don't like him if he is that clingy and forceful. A nightmare!"

"And someone would think that it would be a great TV show and mark it wrongly as empowering girls."

"Thanks, you made it worse."

"Always welcome, baby."

Luka rolled his eyes at you but gripped your hand in his hold harder. He needs any comfort he could get for this day.

You guys were on your way to the ice rink, Marinette said she would meet you there since she had an appointment before the three-two date, so sadly, you couldn't pick her up, like Luka and you wanted.

After you and your best friend were alone yesterday you came clean with Chat Noir identity.

Luka wasn't that shocked like you thought he would be, he kinda had guessed it after you put on the whole polyamorous fake-dating spiel for Marinette so you could participate in the doppel date.

Needless to say he was still shocked.

He thought of Adrien as a friend. A good kid, with a terrible strict father but nothing more. They had played at the music festival together.

Knowing him and Chat Noir were the same person…it was like his whole world was flipped over.

Luka didn't trust anymore his talent at hearing heart songs, but you said it could be Miraculous related.

Maybe the ring hides the identity and the real intentions of his holder. That was the only logical conclusion you came up for, that Adrien could still do as he pleased with the mask off.

No one in their right mind would think gentle, polite Adrien was the lazy, sexually harassing fallen from grace hero Chat Noir.

What a trainwreck.

Anyway, you and Luka agreed that you needed to get Marinette out of her crush on Adrien and help this other girl named Kagami too.

No one should date this piece of shit, if he didn't accept a no when you weren't together he would never accept a no in a relationship.

What a horrifying thought.

So you had to play lovers.

Not that Luka or you were uncomfortable with this, you pretty much acted like a couple apparently, but it didn't sit well for both of you to lie to anybody, especially Marinette.

Sadly that was the only way you had thought about yesterday to insert you in this former doppel date, so you had to continue.

You prayed, even so, more for Luka, Marinette would understand after you would explain to her anything. Luka deserved to have a real change with her.

…And you wouldn't mind too.

Okay, you shouldn't probably open that can of worms right now.

Once when you and Luka were like 12 you had the biggest crush on him, too bad that he had his first boyfriend that time around. After they split, you were already dating your first girlfriend and had forgotten about your little crush on your best friend, but now…all these old emotions seemed to reappear.

Nope, you will not think about it more!

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, Marinette was in Master Fu's massage parlor. She finally had the time to visit and discuss with him what they should do about Chat Noir.

For Marinette it was clear, that she needed a new partner, she wouldn't work with Chat Noir anymore after her eyes were opened.

How she wished she had taken his ring yesterday, but she needed the Master's okay. He was the one who choose them, he would know what was best for them and Paris.

So she kneeled before him and the little table with their cooling teas and waited for him to finish watching not only your video but also Nadja Chamack's news broadcast.

The Master had a grim expression on his face.

He also didn't seem to like what he saw.

Nervous Marinette looked around the room. Tikki and Wazyy were drinking their own tea, but you could see that the Kwami were tense.

This was probably a situation that no one wanted to happen.

"Marinette.", called Fu for her attention.

"Yes, Master?", she answered and gripped her knees hard.

What had he decided?

For the first time since she know him, Master Fu looked really like the old man he was. He seemed tired, about done with this world.

"It seems a did a mistake.", he said with a strained voice. "Again. I thought I had chosen the right candidate for the ring of the black cat, but these videos showed me, how wrong I was."

"No, Master, please, you aren't at fault here.", cried Marinette. "I should have told you about how Chat Noir was sexually harassing me! I told you to trust him!"

But the Master shook his head and hold a hand up to stop more of her apology.

"Marinette, you are a formidable Ladybug. I'm sure people will talk about you in legends one day. You aren't here at fault at all. You were a victim and still keep carrying on even with Chat Noir's unwanted affection. But please tell, why didn't you tell me this?"

Ashmead Marinette stared at her knee and felt the tears in her eyes.

"First, I only thought we were joking around, I only know since Glaciator that Chat Noir has feelings for me. But even after I told him that I couldn't recuperate his feelings…he just didn't stop to flirt. He became worse. He knows I don't like to be called Bugaboo and yet he still calls me that. Yesterday he again tried to flirt with me, even wanted to give me a rose, but I told him I was done with him. I endure this all for Paris. I thought if I would at last play along a bit he would do his job, but the video of Syren shows he never does it period. He isn't a hero. He…he…he is a piece of trash!"

The last part she shouted. Tears were now falling from her eyes and she hunched over. Her tears made little plitsch-platsch sounds, like rain, as they fall on the tea table.

"Oh Marinette.", she heard Tikki cooe at her.

Her trusted Kwami was snuggling and kissing her cheek.

"Marinette, now listen to me.", begann Master Fu. "The only one at fault here is me. I kept watching over you and Chat Noir in the dark and saw all these problems, but I thought you would surpass them. Outgrow them. But your partnership is in disbalance and I only see it now. And for that, I'm deeply sorry."

Marinette sniffled and looked at her master. She saw the deep sorrow in his eyes.

"In the end, I never was a full fledge guardian, but I acted like one. I should have talked with you both, learned more about you, and not just taken one flimsy test as proof that you would make good heroes. With you, I had the luck that you are a good person in and out, but Chat Noir only seems to act like a good person when he knows it will benefit him or when people are watching."

Tikki was still snuggling her cheek, as Wazyy came up to her to give her a handkerchief. She thanked the kwami and stared at her Master.

He seemed to be showing his real age of 186 and a half. Someone who had seen so much worse, who self had done a lot of terrible mistakes, who would suffer under them for the rest of his life.

"Master…"

Again he hold his hand up and shook his head.

"No Marinette, this is my burden, not yours. I'm so sorry that you had to endure so much.", he apologized.

The girl swallowed. She didn't know how to feel about all this. She needed time to think it over.

But that would come later.

"Master, what are we going to do about Chat Noir?", she asked finally.

"We need to get the ring back, the only problem I see is if Chat Noir gets akumatized he could tell Papillion all about me. We need a way to prevent that.", explained Fu.

"How are we going to do this?", asked Marinette curious.

Master Fu stood up and took the tablet with the contents of the Miraculous Spellbook in his hands.

"I seem to remember reading here about a potion which could be of use for us."