Part 12: Seam-ingly Super

"Hello, Kat," Mrs. Dupain-Chang greeted. She smirked at the timid form of Nathaniel walking away. "Did you have a nice time with Nathaniel?"

"Y-yes," Kat giggled and blushed. Nathaniel really did seem to make her days better. She jogged up the stairs to find Marinette deep in a conversation with Tikki.

"I don't know, Tikki," Marinette was saying.

"Give her a chance, Marinette. Having someone to talk to is a good thing." Tikki didn't exactly like that Kat knew, but she was determined to make the best of it.

"All right," Marinette sighed. "I'll do it. For you."

Kat silently slid down the steps and made a little more noise when she came up. She didn't want to mess this chance up by making Marinette think she was eavesdropping. She had been, of course, but it was unintentional.

"Hi, Marinette," Kat said. She almost giggled at the somewhat frazzled looking Marinette, who was sitting at her sewing machine. "Hello there, Tikki."

"Hi, Kat," they both replied.

Marinette gestured to a pile of cloth next to her. "Wanna help?"

"Sure, I'd love to. What should I do?"

"Do you know where to put the pins?"

"Along the cutout line, right?"

"Yep. Make them as straight as you can, please."

"You got it."

They sat and worked in a companionable silence. It was quite nice for the both of them. After they finished, Kat decided to ask Marinette to help her with what she had been planning.

"Marinette?" Kat uncomfortably shifted from side to side.

"Yeah?"

"Uh, well, I had this idea, and...I want to know what you think."

"Sure," Marinette smiled. "What is it?"

"Well, you might not like it. Or you will, I don't know. Just hear me out."

"O-kay."

And Kat told her about having another superhero. She sketched stuff out in a notebook, and showed her the list (see part 9). When she finished explaining, she fidgeted with the hem of her shirt. Marinette remained unmoving in her chair for what seemed like forever. She finally nodded slowly.

"It's a good idea," she began, "Tikki, what do you think?"

The kwami hmmed and cocked her head to the side. Then to the other side. Then, thoughtfully, "It sounds like it might work."

"I'm glad you like it," Kat gushed, "do you think you could help me make the costume?"

"That actually sounds like fun," Marinette said.

And so they began. A few minutes passed. Kat paused for a moment and pulled out her phone.

"I'll be right back, Mari. I just need to make a call."

"To Nathaniel?" Marinette asked in a teasing way.

"No. To Adrien. I just want to check up on him."

"Why?" Marinette's eyebrows furrowed. Something wasn't right.

"I just want to check up on my baby brother. It's not like I need a reason." Marinette sighed and continued sewing.

As you know, dear reader, Kat did indeed have a reason, but confronting Mr. Agreste with Adrien in the room was extremely different than telling other people about it. She just wouldn't feel right if she said anything. If it got bad enough, she'd call child protective services, but until then, she wouldn't say anything. In other words, it's one thing to help deal with someone's problem, and a completely different thing to tell other people. Kat did not want gossip going around about anyone, let alone Adrien. She went out onto the roof thing (I don't know what to call it) and called Adrien. She spoke with him for a moment and made sure he was okay and then returned to Marinette's room. Marinette had worked fast, and had the top half of the new superhero suit done.

"Did you have an animal in mind, Kat?"

"I don't know," Kat replied, "a raven or a panther? Wait, nevermind about the raven. Panther."

"Are you sure about that? Raven would be pretty cool."

"Well...no, no. I'm sticking with panther. Adrien's allergic to feathers and I don't want to make him have an allergic reaction to me."

"I guess that makes sense."

They went back to sewing and pinning. It didn't take long for them to finish the suit itself. Okay, now, this might be boring, but I just really want to describe what the suit looked like, so...here goes.

The entire outfit is black.

The shirt looked like a form-fitting vest, meaning turtleneck type thing and covering most of the shoulders. Basically, imagine a vest, make it shirt material (one layer), and no zipper/buttons. It is not form-fitting for aesthetic, it is form-fitting because it needed to fit underneath a regular shirt.

The jacket is reversible, so the inside is blush pink (this is a very light pink). Kat can wear it at school and just reverse it if she needs to leave.

The pants are jeans-like, but stretchy enough to kick someone in the face, or do the splits, both of which Kat plans on doing. The pants have no seams, unlike jeans, and there is actually a secret spandex layer on the inside to avoid chafing and overall uncomfortableness.

The shoes that she will eventually get will be well thought out and created by Kat herself. They will be thigh-high boots like Chat's. Actually, just think Chat's boots, but up to mid-thigh. There will be reinforced joints and whatnot so they're super sturdy, but they will also remain pliable enough to sit cross-legged or on the knees without trouble. The reinforcements in the boots (which include springs) will help her jump considerably higher than the average person. They can be converted from heels to flats, which helps hide the fact that they're superhero boots. The can be easily put on thanks to the zip up back. In order to hide them more effectively, Kat begins to wear a knee-length blush pink skirt that matches the pink of her reversible jacket.

Instead of a mask, Kat decided on face paint. Black, of course. She can carry a bottle of it in her pocket and just smear it on to cover her eyes. Kind of like the masks Ladybug and Chat wear, but messy and hastily applied. It's also easily removable.

All right, I hope that wasn't too boring for anyone. I just really really wanted you guys to accurately imagine the suit, and I'm terrible at full on descriptions unless I just list off what it's like. I feel like I need to make it clear that I have full confidence in your abilities to imagine things as a reader, just not my abilities to describe it accurately. Anyway, hope you like this part :) There'll probably be more action in the next part.