Okay, so I've only seen episodes one through four of the new season, but WOW I love it so much!
But you're not here to hear me gush about that. You're here for the next chapter! Also, sorry for the slight delay for the update, I totally forgot to post it an hour ago XD
Cierr and Holly had decided to wait until the end of the week to transform. Paige had informed her that she would be out that night with a couple of friends, and her parents would likely be wiped out from work, so she wouldn't have to worry about them. That way, she could sneak out and see if she could find Ladybug and Chat Noir on their patrol.
Other than that, Paige and Holly mostly tiptoed around each other, careful not to overstep in their conversations like at lunch on their first day. Holly continued to have her lunch in the library, but Nathaniel didn't really talk to her as much as he did that first day. Holly also noticed that the librarian she had met wasn't there, and when she asked Nathaniel about it, he mentioned that the man was only a substitute.
Sooner than she could imagine, Friday night came. Just as she had suspected, her parents were half asleep on the couch, struggling to stay awake to watch the news. Paige had already left, so all she needed to do was lie.
"I'm going to be in my room for the night," she told her parents. She was dressed in her pajamas already to sell the lie. "I'm just going to be writing, so please, no distractions." Those were her code words for "don't bother me at all," but they worked pretty well.
"Alright, sweetie," her mom yawned. "Have fun." Her dad's response was only a snore, at which both mother and daughter smiled. "We're probably going to go to bed soon anyway."
That was easier than expected. Holly closed her door soundly, giving a fleeting grin to Cierr. She had compromised with Cierr the other day that if she wasn't going to socialize much as herself, she may as well get to know Ladybug and Chat Noir so she could assimilate well into their team. That meant socializing with them, but if it was for defeating Hawkmoth, she was all for it.
"Are you ready, Holly?" Cierr was grinning from ear to ear- er, antenna to antenna. "This is so exciting! I haven't helped someone transform in ages."
"I'm ready if you are, and I've got a stash of trail mix for when we get back. Hopefully it won't be too late." Holly stood in front of her mirror, wanting to see her new outfit immediately. "Cierr, buzz on!"
Holly watched as Cierr was sucked into the miraculous. The hair comb itself gained more stripes, and Holly felt her hands moving of their own accordance, moving across her face with a bright yellow light. Her arms stretched out next, the light racing down from her shoulders to her fingertips. Next, she watched as the light traced down her hips and legs, noticing that she had spun to get a better glimpse of it. A disc like the one Cierr had described appeared on her side.
"Whoa," she breathed out, examining her outfit. She leaned in close to her mirror, looking at the yellow-gold mask on her face. It really only covered her eyes, but she could see perfectly without her glasses, like Cierr had predicted. There was even a honeycomb pattern on it.
The rest of her outfit was just as nice. It stretched from her neck all the way to her feet, including her arms down to her fingers. It was mostly yellow, but with two black stripes circling her stomach and a black stripe circling her upper arms. The bottom of her suit, by her feet, was black as well, and she was surprised to see that she wasn't wearing shoes but her feet still felt protected.
"This is amazing," she smiled, reaching a hand to her hair. While her hair normally didn't have anything in it, now it had the comb as well as yellow ribbons threaded in it, accenting her syrup-brown hair and making it look more honey-colored. She took the disc off of her side, placing it in her hands and spreading it out to make it bigger. "Perfect." Laying it on the ground, she stepped on it tentatively, waiting for it to slide out from under her, but it stayed in place, unlike Paige's skateboard.
She had left her bedroom window open, and lucky for her it was large enough for her to get out of. She just had to hope nobody would see her.
Really, feeling the wind in her hair, flying on the disc felt a bit like riding a bike, just without the work. She got the hang of it pretty quickly, and was zipping above Paris's houses and streets.
Of course, she wasn't expecting a yoyo string to tie her up, making her lose her balance. The disc flew out from under her, landing a few feet away on a rooftop. She soon crashed down with it onto her side, her arms tied tight against her body. The good thing was that the most she would probably have from this. . .incident, was a few bruises tomorrow that she could easily play off as from gym class. Her family knew by now that she was a magnet for flying objects.
Four feet landed on the roof next to her, two in black and silver boots and the other two in a red and black material like her own suit. "Um. . . hi?" Honey Bee said hesitantly, trying for a smile. She couldn't really see from this position, but she had to assume that the two next to her were Ladybug and Chat Noir. "Is there a particular reason you tied me up?"
"Who are you?" The person she assumed to by Ladybug yanked her yoyo string, bringing Holly into a seated position. Her hair was now a bit knotted, partially in her face. Using a puff of air, she blew it out before responding.
"My name's Honey Bee," she introduced, remembering the name Cierr had told her a couple days ago. "I'm here to help you, assuming you guys are Ladybug and Chat Noir."
"Look at that, milady, she knows about us!" Chat Noir, who she could see clearly now, grinned. His golden blonde hair reminded her of someone, but she couldn't really place it. His staff was secured in his hand, and his arms were crossed, though he was in a more relaxed position than Ladybug.
Speaking of Ladybug, she did not look happy. Her sparkling blue eyes were giving her a death stare, and her blue-black hair, tied into pigtails, was whipping around in the slight breeze. "Are you an akuma? Where's your miraculous?"
Honey Bee blinked, looking at Ladybug and then Chat Noir. "Um, no, I'm not an akuma. My miraculous is in my hair comb. What's with all the questions?"
Chat Noir rolled his eyes playfully. "C'mon, Ladybug, do we really need to interrogate her? There was already one akuma this week; I don't think there'll be another."
"One, that has happened before. Remember the Vanisher and Antibug? Those two happened on the same day," Ladybug argued, turning her glare to her partner. "And two, yes we need to interrogate her, especially after the Volpina incident!"
He shrugged, looking apologetically at Holly. "Maybe we should give her a chance to talk, at least? Then we can make a decision."
Ladybug thought about this for a moment before sighing, resigned. "Fine. Let's hear your story."
"A couple days ago, I found a black box with red detail in my bag. I opened it and saw the comb that I have in my hair, and then there was a flash of yellow light. After that, my kwami Cierr showed up and told me that the guardian thinks I can help you two take down Hawkmoth and his akumas." She nodded in the direction of her disc. "That's my disc. I can use it to ride on, as a weapon, and to call or locate the two of you. Tonight's the first night I've transformed. And that's the absolute truth."
As she finished, she noticed Ladybug and Chat Noir having a silent conversation with their eyes, but it soon turned audible. "She knows a lot more about this than Volpina did," Ladybug reluctantly admitted.
"Yeah, but who's this guardian she was talking about?" Chat Noir asked, seeming genuinely confused, as well as a little hurt that he'd never heard of him.
"I'll fill you in later." She shot another glance at Honey Bee. "Do you think we should trust her?"
"Well, it sure would bee nice if you did." If this was any regular day, she would have slapped herself for making a pun, but since she was Honey Bee now, she supposed she could make an exception. In all honesty, she thought it was quite funny, just the kind of thing she and Amelia used to laugh about for hours on end, even coming up with puns of their own.
Chat Noir grinned at her before turning his attention to Ladybug again. "I say we trust her."
She stared at him, her eyes holding more than a little exasperation in them. "You would trust anyone who uses puns, though." Thinking a little, she sighed. "My kwami did mention something a couple days ago about something like this. Maybe she was talking about Honey Bee."
At this point, she would try anything. "I vote you bee-lieve me." If puns were the way to Chat, and Chat was the way to Ladybug, well. . . it was worth a shot.
". . .Fine. Looks like I'll have to get used to more puns," Ladybug groaned, ignoring Chat's victorious expression.
"Well, milady, looks like we've got ourselves a new friend!" He bent down to untie her, allowing Ladybug to retract her yoyo before helping Honey Bee up.
A small smile appeared on Ladybug's face at his excitement. "Looks like it." She held a hand out to Honey Bee. "Sorry that I was so skeptical. There was just an akuma impersonating a miraculous holder a few weeks back, and she nearly won, so. . ."
Honey Bee smiled back, taking her hand. "It's alright, I understand. Truth is, I would've acted the same way."
"Now that we have this settled," Chat interrupted, "how about we show our little Honey Bee the ropes for patrol?"
Honey Bee playfully shoved him. "I'm not that much shorter than you two, ya know." Two new friends, under a mask; this was the kind of socialization she could handle easily.
"She's got you there, chaton," Ladybug laughed, giving Honey Bee a high-five.
Chat sighed, his eyes still filled with excitement. "And now I have two beautiful women ganging up against me."
"And one of them is not interested," Honey Bee stated, her voice matching his level of excitement.
"Make that both of them," Ladybug added with a wink. Honey Bee had to keep herself from snorting at that statement; it was so obvious to her that Ladybug felt something for him, after she had binge-watched all of the videos of them on the Ladyblog the other night. "Don't mind him," she directed at Honey Bee. "He's really harmless."
Shaking her head and laughing, Honey Bee retrieved her disc. "I know the type." From books, but still, she knew the type. "It's fine. So, shall we finish this patrol?"
The two superheroes grinned at her. "First to the Eiffel Tower wins!" Chat Noir shouted, sprinting across the rooftops. Ladybug and Honey Bee exchanged a grin before taking off into the cool night after him.
Like Chat said, now he has two women ganging up on him! It was only a matter of time until Honey Bee met her fellow miraculous holders (apart from their civilian identities, of course). And just an FYI, I don't really plan on Honey Bee using more puns than absolutely necessary in case you were wondering.
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