"Anytime Blue!" Panda Mime landed in the park moments before Princess Debut. The 'hero' was dressed in a lavender princess dress with a silver crown. The crown had a lavender gem in it's center that acted as a laser. Anything hit by the laser was changed into a pretty princess. Half the city had been princess-aifed.
"How dare you interfer with my ball!" Princess Debut ranted. "Don't worry, I'll give you a pretty pretty dress so you can come to the ball."
Panda Mime cringed at the thought. Well it wasn't a dangerous ability, but he still didn't want to be princess-aifed. "Can we discuss this?"
"Welcome to the ball." Princess Debut pressed two fingers against her crown to activate the laser. A lavender beam shot out. Panda Mime got ready to dodge, but didn't have to. A fan knocked into the crown, knocking it off. The beam hit a tree instead of Panda Mime.
"Sorry, your ball's been cancled." Blue Jay picked up the crown and tossed it to Panda Mime. He used Pandamuim to destory the object. Seconds later a drum set fell from the sky, crushing the crown.
Dark blue energy engulfed Princess Debut, returning her to a normal girl.
Emi's POV:
"Nice work." Panda Mime high-fived me as we watched the girl, formerly Princess Debut, leave. "We're getting better at this. We didn't even have to use our powers."
He's right. Ever since our final battle with Grey, we've gotten better at defeating fauxs. Of course it helps that we've been getting alot of practice. There's been about three-four fauxs attacks. Most of them have been more annoying than dangerous.
"What do you say to hanging out?" Panda Mime suggested. "It's been awhile."
After I apoozied for our arugement (refer to season 1 chapter _) our relationshop went back to normal. That includes emailing and occialy hanging out after patrol. This consisted of eating ice cream sometimes and talking. Nothing speial, but it's fun.
"Sorry, I've got a lesson to get to." Uck, these lessons are necassry yet annoying. There's a reason I perfer using a camara.
"I understand." He gave a disappointed smile. "You've been busy alot lately. Don't over do it."
He didn't know the half of it. "Don't worry I've go it under control. Gotta fly~" I gave a salute, than jumped and let the air current take me away.
"Your singing from your thoart to much." Grand Master Xi stated for the fourth time. "It needs to come from your stomach." She pressed her hand against my stomach and the other on my back, forcing me to stand up straight.
"Do I have to do this?" I let out an exshuated sigh. "Isn't there another way?"
Grand Master Xi, or Lady Xi as Ekko calls her, crossed her arms over her chest. "We've been over this Emi. Improving your singing is the best way to learn how to control Jay Song."
Jay Song is a new power/ability I gained during the battle with Grey. Jay Song uses sound waves through the use of song and singing to ampfiy an ability. Using it once completely zapped both me and Pixie of energy. It was deicded that it's to powerful and draining to use in battle for right now.
Lady Xi has been giving me singing lessons for almost a month now. She says this is the best way to learn to control Jay Song, since I can't practice it.
"It might be useful to allow the young bird a chance to use Jay Song, at least once." Ekko said from his spot on the shelf. Ekko (Echo) is the kwami for the bat mircalous, a pin shaped like two bat wings. Lady Xi always wears it on the purple headband she wears. "Giving you both a chance to see if the lessons are paying off."
Lady Xi was quiet for a moment. I haven't known her long, but I've around her enough to know what that look means. She's giving careful thought to Ekko's suggestion. Lady Xi can be stunborn, but she values Ekko's adivce and imput. It's werid seeing another's interactions with their kwami. Come to think of it, Ekko is the second kwami I've met. He's so different from hyper sugar loving Pixei. Ekko is calm and quiet. He mostly observes and rarely speaks without being spoken to first.
"You have a point Ekko, but it's to risky." Lady Xi finally said. "We also can't just have her using it without a reason. You know how powerful Jay Song is."
"Yes, my lady. There's a reason the power was sealed away." Ekko looked away from us. He appeared uncomfortable.
"Sealed away?" That peeked my curiousity. In the month I've known Lady Xi, I've discovered several things. The most important being, she's the one who gave me and Panda Mime our miraclous. She's a Grand Master, not just a Guradian of the miraclous. I'm not sure what a Grand Master is. Every time I try to ask, something interrupts us. It's the weridest thing.
"It's nothing you need to worry about." Lady Xi walked over to the small coffee table near the window and poured herself a cup of tea. "Just focus on your singing."
"Um, no." I refused to let this just be brushed aside. "I'm the holder of the blue jay miraclous. I deserve to know. I'm the one who passed out after using it once."
She sipped her tea, than dantly lowered the cup. "That reminds me, you'll want to increase your stamia. That'll help." She took another sip of tea.
"Forget it Emi." Pixie landed on my shoulder. "When she gets like this, you won't get answers out of her. She'll tell you everything, you just have to wait."
"Knowing now will only increase your questions, not answer them." Ekko flew over. "Just know that Lady Xi has been doing this for a long time. She rarely makes mistakes."
"Execpt that one time in-" Pixie began, but Ekko covered her mouth.
"We don't talk about that." He glanced over to Lady Xi, who was still sipping her tea. "At least not now."
"Fine." I huffed. "Let's get back to singing."
Lady Xi shook her head, "No. We'll continue during our next lesson."
I glanced at my watch. "We still have another hour." Why an I protesting? Please let me out early. It'd be nice to have sometime to myself for once. Or to actually hang out with Calex.
"You've been busier in these last few weeks." Lady Xi is oddly prective. During our first encounter at the resturtant, the day she gave me my miracolus, she said she's blind. That's not entirely true. She is blind, but has a seventh sense. In her shop, she effortly moves around, as if she could see. This could be because she lives and works here. But it's something else. She'll know or sense things before I tell her. "Get some rest, your going to need it."
With that, she sent me off.
"Sorry Ems, I can't today." Calex said through the phone. "I've got a shift today."
"No prob. I'll come help. We can hang out once your shift ends." I'm currently in the park, trying to make plans with Calex since Lady Xi let me out early.
"Still can't. Sylive asked me to help her with something." Calex stated.
Okay, things happen. Calex has other friends besides me he hangs out with. "What about tomorrow? It's Saturday."
"To be honest Ems, I'm busy for the next few days." He answered. "You've been so busy lately, well..."
"I understand." Can't say I'm not disappointed. Calex and I use to hang out everyday. We practically live at each other's houses. Barely seeing each other is werid. We've spent periods of time apart, not seeing each other for almost a week. But even than we still talked on the phone just about everyday. It's been hard not seeing my best friend much. "Some othe time?"
"For sure." He made some lame bird joke, than hung up.
I left the park and headed home. Unsurpisingly neither Airi nor Keyn were home. Completely alone, I made my way to my room.
Pixie zoomed out of my jacket to snatch up a chocolate maccroon. "Why don't you call one of your classmates?"
I rolled over on my bed to look at her. "Can't everyone's busy." I began counting off on my fingers. "Devin's out of town, Floral and Ania are helping wiht Floral's parents' play performance this weekend. Hanging with Zoey would involve being around Mara or Chole. Issac's working on the Blue Joural with Alya. Mason's showing Lyla around. Calex is helping Sylive. Aero is Aero. And Illya is spending time with his family."
"What about Alexei?" Pixie asked.
She noticed I intensely didn't mention him. "I don't pay attention to him or his schudle."
Pixie finished the maccroon and grabbed another one. "What's your relationship with him?"
I rolled over to my side, wanting to aviod this conversation. "Guess I'll use this time to update a few games." I climved out of bed and went to my computer. I spent the rest of the night working on my games."
Alexei's POV:
"It's been strangly quiet these past few nights." I sat a top the Effel tower done with patrol for tonight. "Should we call it an early night?"
"Might as well." Ladybug answered. "If something happens, we'll know."
With the increase in faux and akuma attacks we decided to add nightly patrols. One person from each team goes out each night. It's suppose to be Blue Jay and Ladybug and me with Chat Noir. One night the girls patol, the next us guys. The switching allows at least two of us to get a decent sleep every other night. That's how we had planned it, but...
"If this keeps up, we might be able to decrease our nightly patrols." I let ot a yawn.
Ladybug gave me a concerned look. "Let Blue Jay go out tomorrow. Going out every night isn't good for you. Are you even getting enough sleep?"
"Yes." My answer was uncovinicing as another yawn came out. "Look, Blue Jay's been really busy these past few weeks. Adding bi-nightly patrols will be to much."
"I don't think it's a good idea to know so much about each other's personal lives." Ladybug stated. "What about you? Blue Jay wouldn't like it if she knew how exshutated you are."
She's right. Blue Jay agreed to me patroling on her days and continuing mine, as long as it doesn't affect my health. Funny, I chose to do this to help give her a break. "I'll be the first to admit when I can't do this anymore and need a break."
My answer seemed to calm her. Ladybug gave her signature smirk. "Take tomorrow night off. I know a certain cat will be happy to see me. Bug out!" She tossed her yo-yo and disappeared into the night.
"Popp, Climb Down." The words dropped the transformation, releasing Popp from the watch. I now stood in my room as my regular self.
Popp flew over to the basket we made into bed for him. "Your in no condiction to patrol tomorrow night. Listen to Ladybug and take the night off."
"Fine, but only because I'll be able to sleep in this weekend." The clock flashed tweleve am, signaling I got home a whole three hours early. Instead of sleeping, I sat at my desk and worked on some new music. Noble's last album sold well. Our manger wants to start working on the next one. Until than, he's got other work lined up for Knight and Royal.
Popp eventually fell asleep while reading. The panda kwami has a thirst for liturature. That's why he wonders off sometimes, he looking for something to read. We go to the library every week just for him. Popp can spend hours in the library, well until it closes. Sure there's other things I'd rather be doing, but I'm just glad he's not bored. I know he's not suppose to be seen by anyone. But that doesn't mean he shouldn't have hobbies or be entertained. Espcailly when I'm in school all day or at Miracle Entertainment..
As the clock chimed three, a new email from Blue Jay arrived.
Programer Gal: Don't know if your asleep. I can't sleep, so I'm writing this. Normally, I'd have fallen asleep watching movies with my best friend. Who was busy today. So here I am at three am writing a random email.
Young Actor: I'm awake.
Programer Gal: I can tell. Why are you awake? Shouldn't you sleep after patrol?
Young Actor: It's been quiet the last few nights. We decided to end early tonight.
Programer Gal: Doesn't explain why your still awake.
Young Actor: Would you believe I'm a night owl?
Programer Gal: No. That offer to hang out still open?
I glanced over at Popp. He's snuggled under his blanket deep asleep. Be ashame to wake him. I'm half tempted to do it. On second thought, no. I don't want to deal with him complainging if I do.
Young Actor: Would love to, but can't. He'll get mad if I wake him up.
Programer Gal: Really? Mine just fell asleep. Must've been all the sugar she ate finally wore off.
Young Actor: Sometimes I think he's more cat than panda. He's either eating, sleeping, or roming off.
Programer Gal: Don't forget that mine talks a mile a mintue on a normal day. Give her sugar and I can't understand her, she speaks so fast.
Programer Gal: I've got an idea! We could watch the same movie and email comments while watching. I've done it before with friends.
Young Actor: What movie?
Programer Gal: How about Space Race? It's directed by the couple Faure. Their pretty big in Hollywood.
My stomache lurger. Faure is my family's last name. Both of my parents are famous directors in Hollywood. I don't get to see them very often since they live in America and I live in France. They didnt' want me growing up to be a spoiled brat (cough *Chole* cough *Mara*) who gets what they want all the time. So they sent me to live with their best friends, which happen to be Illya's parents. Do I miss them? Sometimes. Honestly, I feel like I have more in common with Illya and his family than my own. Even if the entire family is very talented. My parents will allow me to move in with them when I turn fifteen, if I want. Something about being mature enough to not be swayed by money or what not.
Will I move? Mostly likely, not. My parents are nice and all, but they have high hopes I'll follow in their footsteps. Working in Hollywood like them, more specifically as an actor. Perfect job for someone with stage fright.
Young Actor: What about Dancing Waves? It's so bad, it's funny.
A few years ago, I lived with my parents for a year and a half. They'd recommended me for a movie role. During that time, I discovered people will act fake when they learn your family's either rich or famous. That experience taught me the importance of keeping my family's name, Faure, and my parents' job a serect. At school, I use my mother's maiden name. I've taken things a step further and refuse to see any movie my parents have worked on.
Programer Gal: Okay.
Good, she agreed.
Programer Gal: Just know, if it's bad. Like actually bad. I'm going to tease you about it.
Young Actor: Wouldn't have it any other way.
