Ch.2 The Friend
Gabriel Agreste had been found dead in an old abandoned warehouse last night. The corpse had no stab wounds inflicted on it, and it appears he was burnt. Today we mourn over the loss of one of the most successful fashion business manager. His son, Adrien Agreste has also left a few words regarding the incident.
"Although we never spoke, I know he cares a lot about me, and I do for him. It is a tragedy that he left like this. Maybe it was due to the sudden… absence of my Mother three years ago, but ever since then the gap between us only grew. But despite this, father if you are there, if you-if you can hear my voice, or anything, I'm sorry… I'm sorry that I couldn't have been a better son to you."
The tragic event happened a week after the attack on Marinette. The girl was shaken up, but still went back to the school. She didn't see Chloe that day, nor for the entire week. Alya had became one of Marinette's closest friends that week, but there was always something mysterious about that blogger. But the most mysterious one of them all had to be that boy. Adrien Agreste. The was something, familiar about him, but Mari couldn't put her finger on it. Maybe it was the fact that his face was littered everywhere in all of Paris, or the fact that he is the son of the famous Gabriel Agreste.
It has been a week since, and no sign of Chat Noir, Volpin, nor Chloe (Mari was glad about her though). Marinette knew something was definitely off about it. Marinette now had time to herself as she got home from school. So many things happened that week. For starters being attacked, having her parents as hostages, her mysterious heroes, and the sudden death of . Marinette had been crying over the death of her inspiration. She wondered why something so… awful had happened to him. But the more she thought about it, the more she speculated if his death involved the animal wearing super-ehh-people? And what the heck was that mysterious ball of light? All she knew was it-her name was Tikki…
"Marinette dear! A friend named Alya has just come to see you about a project of some sorts?"
'oh yeah Alya and I decided it be best if we worked on the project today!'
"Oh call her over!" Marinette responded.
Alya gets up through the trap door of her room.
"Hey girl ready to work on that buddy interview?" Alya asked
"Yeah!" Mari responded
"Alright, lets' take notes on each other." Alya suggested.
"H-hey Alya, before we begin, can I take to you about something…"
"Well I'm listening." Alya responded.
"You know Gabriel Agreste?"
"Well yeah, who wouldn't! Especially since that Adrien guy is his son! Poor guy though, not only losing his Mom, but also his dad too…" Alya took pity for the boy.
"I know this might sound crazy, but…"
Alya just looked at the bluenette with a look that said 'go on'.
"I-I think I might have an idea on how he died…" Marinette finally spoke her thoughts out.
Suddenly the blogger's eyes lit up.
"Do tell…" Her curiosity was beginning to eat her away by the second.
"Right, well, this is a long story…"
"If this is a long story, allow me to get comfy." And Alya quickly laid on her belly on future-designer's bed.
Marinette takes a deep breath before she starts.
"Well, remember when I had to take the restroom on the first day?" Marinette questioned.
Alya just nodded.
"Ju-just promise not to tell ok, I just needed this out of my chest." Marinette pleaded.
"Mari you know I won't tell, now spill the beans!" the blogger in her emerged immediately.
"Alright… Well when I went to the bathroom… I was…" Her voice trailed off. Marinette realized it was a lot harder to tell someone of the incident, even Alya.
"I was attacked… by Chloe…" Marinette finally spoke. Something in her chest finally felt lighter. Man she really needed to tell someone about it.
"W-what!?" Alya practically screeched. Marinette quickly jumped out of her chair, and smashed her hands into the blogger's mouth.
"MMMMMMPPPPHHHH!" Alya panicked.
"Shhhhhhh! I'll tell you how it went down if you shut up and not tell anyone!" Marinette whispered-screamed.
Alya nodded.
"Good…"
And for the next 30 minutes, the blunette explains to the ambered- haired girl of what had happened that day.
"W-wait, so a crazed-lunatic dressed as a bee tried to kill you with a spinning top?" Alya clarified casualy.
Marinette could only nod.
"Well, then… wait was she someone who you know?" Alya inquired, almost as if she were testing something with that one question.
'Crap! If I tell her, she's going to try and fight her! I won't allow it, she'll only hurt herself. Plus I get the idea that if she knew, I'd just be involving her in soo much trouble…" Marinette was now lost in her own thoughts.
Alya had an interesting look. It was almost as if she'd been expecting something from her, but not what you think. The bluenette took not of her bff's face and questioned it.
"What's with the look?"
"Oh- uhhh- um you know waiting for you to tell me if you knew them or not…" Alya clearly looked as though she were formulating a plan.
"No…"
"Oh ok… Hey Marinette something wrong?"
Before Marinette realized it, she shed a single tear from her left eye. Alya wiped the tear away with her index finger, and spoke in a soothing tone.
"There there Mari…" Soon enough the Blogger was hugging her best friend in a deep embrace. Marinette started to bawl out her eyes.
"I-I was soo scared Alya! M-My parents could've just died! If it weren't for- for …" The sudden memory of Chat Noir, his messy blonde hair waving in the wind. His mysterious green- cat-like eyes glowing in the shadows. His voice…. So too familiar…
"Marinette?" Alya asked in concern.
Marinette remained silent in the arms of her BFF. The stayed like that way for 5 minutes to be exact.
"Well Marinette, I got to go home, I gotta babysit my brother and sister, see you tomorrow." And with that Alya went home, while Marinette still had a lingering thought after taking about the events that took place.
'Just who are you?... Please whatever you do, don't accept Tikki…'
"Just what did he mean by accepting Tikki? Who or what is Tikki? Is it that ball of light?"
"Chat Noir where are you ? " Marinette muttered to herself. What she never noticed was the mysterious ball of bright red light floating above the Dupain-Cheng bakery as though it were a second sun. It was getting pretty late, so Marinette decided to get ready for bed. She managed to go to bed, and within seconds she was out.
She was in a dark room. She could only see herself, but in a shade of light pink. Marinette looked around the room, expecting someone, but didn't know who. At last a ball of brilliant red light had entered the room, making it shine in that same vibrant light. Marinette blocked the light from her eyes with her forearms.
"You've been chosen as the next Ladybug Marinette…" The familiar voice spoke in a cheery tone.
"Wh-what-I mean who- wha…?" Marinette was only baffled at the being that had just invaded her dream.
The light only giggle like a little girl, and then spoke once more.
"It is your destiny to become Ladybug, Marinette…" She spoke again.
'Don't accept Tikki…' Chat's warning rang in her mind.
"Are you Tikki?!"
"Yes, my name is Tikki, I'm guessing your knight in shining leather told you about me?"
"H-He told me not to…"
"Accept me?"
"Y-yeah how did you know?"
"Oh dear, this is going to be a long story…"