Hello, my wonderful readers! I apologize for my month and a half of absence, but I haven't been feeling the writing bug until now. In truth, this is actually a rewrite of my first fanfiction story, which I wrote in collaboration with my sister, WhatASurprise. Here is the link to the original story:

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Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Chat Noir. Is owned by Zagtoon, Method Animation, and Thomas Astruc. I own nothing but my own OC.

It all started with two letters.

Gabriel Agreste looked at the letter in his hands. It was from America, and he recognized the town as the one where his brother lived. He and Tomas had fallen out long ago, though both had visited to allow their sons to play together when they were younger. Perhaps Tomas was trying to rebuild their own connection. He opened the letter.

"Dear Mr. Gabriel Agreste. We regret to inform you that your brother Tomas Agreste and his wife, Jessica Agreste, were killed in a boating accident. In their wills, they have named you as the one to care for their son, Matthew Agreste, age 13. You will be responsible for his wellbeing until he is a legal adult.

Sincerely,

Adam Calente, Attorney"

Gabriel sighed as he looked over the letter again. After Felix had stolen his ring and caused akuma victims to attack Adrien, he was wary of his own family, whether they were related by blood or were his in-laws. However, as he turned to look at the portrait of his wife behind him, he came to a decision.

Emilie would want this. She'd want him here. Tomas and Jessica would do the same for Adrien, if the roles were reversed. Besides…

Breaking out of his thoughts, the fashion designer called for his assistant.

"Nathalie!"

Nathalie stepped into the room. "Yes, sir?"

"I need you to make preparations to bring my nephew here."

Nathalie blinked. "You want to bring Felix-"

"No. My brother's son Matthew. He's not like Felix."

"Are you sure, sir? Having him here-"

"Emilie would have wanted me to take care of him. I think that it would also do Adrien some good to see him again."

Nathalie nodded. "Yes sir. I'll see to it immediately." She exited the room, returning to her desk to arrange for transportation. Gabriel watched her go, before looking back at Emilie's portrait. I know that you never understood why I didn't get along with my brother, Emilie, but regardless, I'll honor his wishes.

-ML-

"Marinette! Come downstairs! There's a letter for you!"

Marinette heard her parents call her name and stood up from her desk.

"I'll be right down!"

As she walked towards the stairs, a small red-and-black-spotted being whizzed over to her. This was Marinette's Kwami, Tikki.

"What do you think the letter is, Marinette?"

"I don't know, Tikki. My friends would have just sent me a text, I haven't ordered anything recently. It's a mystery."

As Marinette reached the bottom of the steps, Tikki hid in her purse, to avoid being seen by her parents.

"Marinette, there you are. Do you know who sent this? It's all the way from Tibet."

Immediately, Marinette realized what the letter must be about. She fumbled for an explanation.

"Oh, uh, it's, it's a, uh, it's a thing for school! We were assigned a pen pal from another school in another country, and my pen pal is in Tibet!"

Her father chuckled. "Oh, alright, that explains it. You'll probably want to read what they have to say, don't you?"

He handed the letter to her, and Marinette returned to her room. Tikki flew out of her purse as she did. The two of them looked at the seal on the back of the envelope.

"Why do you think the guardians at the monastery want to talk to me, Tikki?"

Her Kwami didn't reply. Marinette had a feeling that Tikki was just as confused as she was. Opening the letter, they began to read.

Dear Marinette Dupain-Cheng,

Shortly after we were brought back after the defeat of the sentimonster, Master Fu contacted us, telling us that he planned to make you a Guardian in the event that something happened to him. As this has come to pass, we write to you to inform you of something that Fu may not have known. There are still Miraculous users in the world, working from the shadows to protect the world. One of these heroes, the holder of the Wolf Miraculous, recently lost his life. We recovered the Miraculous, and humbly ask that you pass it on to a new holder, as the Miraculous cannot be out of circulation for too long. It is up to you.

Sincerely,

The Order of Guardians

Marinette set down the letter, surprised. Noticing a bulge in the envelope, she tipped it over to find a small box, perfect for carrying a Miraculous.

"So you need to find a new holder for the Wolf Miraculous, Marinette?"

"Yeah, it looks like it. What can you tell me about the Wolf Kwami, Tiki?"

Tikki, bowed her head in thought, before raising it again.

"Well, his name is Scruff, and he's very sympathetic. If someone is feeling bad, he'll try everything possible to cheer them up. He's also pretty serious and doesn't get distracted that easily." Marinette frowned, before setting the box in her desk drawer.

"It's going to take a while to find a good holder for this, Tikki. From what the letter said, it sounds like I'll need to let the holder keep the Miraculous all the time, like Chat Noir and I do."

Tikki nodded. "You'll find the right person eventually, though, Marinette. I believe in you."

"Thanks, Tikki."

-ML-

Halfway across the planet, a thirteen-year-old boy sat outside of an office. He had blonde hair and green eyes, though they were red from crying. As he sat, he played with the strap of a camera hanging around his neck. The boy looked up as the office door opened.

"Good news, Matt! I just spoke to your uncle in Paris, and he's agreed to take care of you.

Matthew blinked in surprise.

"Uncle Gabe?"

"Yes! He's arranging for you to be flown to Paris tomorrow evening. You'll need to make sure that you have everything that you'll need before you go. I'll drive you back to. Your house so that you can get started." Matthew Agreste nodded as he turned back to his camera. He remembered the fun times that he'd had with his family in Paris. He hoped that he could have that again someday.

And that's a wrap on chapter 1. An issue that I have with writing this story is that my sister had her own OC that was also involved with the story at this time. Maybe eventually, her OC will be introduced, and until then, I'll make sure that this story is good. Please review or PM me with what you think of this chapter. Until the next chapter!