Chat Spots, Chapter 5: Jealous, Dorky Kwamis
A/N: Hello musical readers! So, as I stated in the end of last chapter, Alya x Nino is now official! We still, however, need our other two pairings together (both here and in the TV show) and I wanted to finally get Tikki and Plagg together, just because I figured it was time to do it. Enjoy!~Aqua
The summary: Tikki was pissed. Plagg brought up another girl and was a little more than enthusiastic. Tikki was not. When Plagg realizes his grave mistake, in his human form, he sets out to find her. And when they do reconcile, things take a turn when they realize that being 11 might have perks! Especially when jealousy takes a play!
Disclaimer: I don't own Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir. All rights go to their respective owners.
"Hey Tikki-"
"WAA-wha, w-what now Plagg?" The spotted Kwami asked startled. She was half asleep due to sleep, or lack thereof. She looked at the black cat-like Kwami looking at her weirdly.
"You okay? You look beat." Tikki shrugged.
"Couldn't sleep."
"Thinking of me, huh?" He grinned at the Kwami, who rolled her eyes and flicked his forehead.
"You wish. I was just thinking...there might be more of us. You know, like…" She trailed off. Plagg looked at her seriously, knowing she had a point.
"I'm sure there is. I know Hawkmoth definitely has one."
"Really?"
"Yup. And it's a girl…" He trailed off, hearts in his eyes. Tikki rolled her eyes, turning a little to hide her clear jealousy. Wait…
Jealous? Of Plagg liking another Kwami?
No way.
She wasn't jealous. Shut up. She just happened to be a little upset that she had known Plagg for a while, and he's goo-goo eyed over another Kwami. Yeah, that's it. She had been pouting for so long, and silent, that Plagg took notice and smirked. She noticed.
"What?" His smirk grew wider.
"Are you jealous?" Her eyes widened.
"O-Of course not! Anyway, how do you know?" She said, changing the subject. He shrugged.
"I've never met him, but I do know he's a Butterfly Kwami. But I've never seen him. I know because Hawkmoth always uses butterflies, so yeah." Tikki nodded, still a little upset, but then whipped her head to face him.
"WHAT?! IT'S A GUY!"
"Probably. Not sure." She huffed in annoyance. Plagg grabbed the Kwami's waist.
"Aww, you know I only have eyes for you. Besides, I've never even SEEN her/him. So, why are you upset?" She pushed away from him and frowned.
"Because I don't want Marinette and Adrien to get hurt because you're flirting with the enemy if we ever meet her. If it is a her." Plagg looked at her and was about to say something, when Marinette called for her. Tikki sighed.
"I gotta go. Bye, Plagg." She zipped down without a word more, leaving Plagg confused, upset, and a strange feeling he couldn't describe, but it was there. Tikki zipped down to Marinette, who noticed and was about to say something, but saw the pleading expression on Tikki's face that looked as if to say, 'Take me home. Please.' Marinette understood immediately and bid Adrien goodbye, and raced home and immediately after taking a shower and changing into pajamas, she interrogated Tikki, who was looking at the ceiling dejectedly.
"I know for a fact that you have never looked dejected after your meets with Plagg. What's up?" She shook her head.
"You wouldn't get it. And anyway, it'll sound silly." Marinette stared at her.
"I've got time." Tikki sighed, knowing she wouldn't get out of this one.
"Oh fine. You're nosey." Marinette smiled.
"If being concerned is being nosey, then yes I am. Tell me." The spotted Kwami rolled her eyes.
"Fine. Plagg and I were just talking about something, and I was half asleep, he noticed and asked if I was okay, told him I couldn't sleep, he asked if I was thinking about him, I said no, that I was thinking that there are more Kwamis other than us." Marinette's eyes widened, but motioned to continue.
"So, he told me there probably was, and that Hawkmoth definitely has one, and as soon as he said it was a girl, he got hearts in his eyes, and looked like…like he was in love. Anyway, I asked him how he knew, he said he had never met her or seen her, but he knew she was the butterfly Kwami but he also didn't know if it was a girl, 'cause he said it could be a boy. He said Hawkmoth always uses butterflies, so it made sense. Then he looked at me and said 'I only have eyes for you', asking me why I was upset, WHICH I WASN'T, and I told him I didn't want you and Adrien to get hurt because he could potentially flirt with the enemy, if it was a girl. Then I left. That's all." Marinette looked at her knowingly.
"Tikki, I think there's more to this than you're letting on. Are you jealous of Plagg potentially liking another Kwami?" Tikki looked at her incredulously.
"Of course not! What do I care who he likes, that's his business! Just because I'm a bit upset that he cares more about a girl he's never met more than his partner and our mission, doesn't mean anything! I-" She looked like she would break down, but kept a front up. "I could care less who he likes. That's h-his problem, not mine, as long as you and Adrien don't get hurt." Tikki grabbed one of the human sized dresses that Marinette designed for her, and went to the bathroom without a word. As soon as she locked the door, she closed her eyes and a bright red light emitted from her body. When she stopped glowing, she was a 11 year old girl with tan skin and red eyes (her human appearance). She put on her red spotted dress and her black flats, and grabbed her red purse, which had her red and black yoyo, and her red phone, to communicate with Plagg, Marinette and on rare occasion, Adrien. Her hair was dark brown which faded to red halfway. She only ever used this appearance for emergencies, or for situations like this when she just needed to patrol or distract herself without Marinette. She walked out of the bathroom and zipped for the ladder to get her to the roof.
"I'm going to patrol. Call me if you need anything." Marinette was about to say something but she was already on the roof, jumping from building to building, until she arrived at a spot on top of the Louvre, which had a ledge that was about a little more than half her height. She sat down in a corner and just looked at the stars. She sighed to herself.
"Oh, who I am kidding? I'm upset he likes another Kwami. It's just upsetting that he cares more about a girl he's never met, more than me, his partner… He probably doesn't even like me." She started to get sleepier, and ended up falling asleep, only to wake up ten minutes later with nightmares of Plagg and this other Kwami, as a girl. Oh, she was crushing on him. Badly.
With Plagg
"…Plagg…Plagg…PLAGG!" The cat Kwami fell off the bed he was laying on.
"Ow! What what what?!" He looked at Adrien who looked concerned.
"What's going on, Plagg?"
"N-nothing. I'm just…thinking about stuff that's all." He said halfheartedly.
"Plagg, you are a terrible liar. I know something's up. Tell me what." He rolled his eyes.
"Fine. It's Tikki. I think I pissed her off. I mentioned Hawkmoth having a Kwami that was a girl, even though I don't even know if it's a girl and I guess she was angry. But I don't know why!"
"Plagg, did you get hearts in your eyes when you mentioned the girl?" Plagg smiled sheepishly.
"Maybe?" Adrien facepalmed.
"Dude, you screwed up. She got upset because you mentioned another Kwami, who was a possible girl, and got all goo goo eyed mentioning her." The cat Kwami was still confused.
"What's that gotta do with anything?" Adrien sighed annoyed.
"Plagg, Tikki likes you." Plagg immediately looked at him incredulously.
"No way! You don't think…"
"Yes, Plagg."
"But I'm not sure she does! Heck, I keep getting this strange feeling when I'm around her and I don't know what it is. And whenever I'm in human form and we're patrolling but on a break, some guys will come up to her and try to impress her and I feel…"
"Annoyed? Pissed? Ready to kill?"
"Exactly! And the way her eyes would sparkle at a given moment and I'd notice it, and the way her smiling just kills any bad mood I'm in. She just makes me feel…Strange." Adrien smiled. His poor Kwami was crushing on Tikki. Badly. But pretty much pissed her off by mentioning another girl.
"Plagg, there is a very simple fact to understand: you're crushing on Tikki. Badly. And from the sounds of it, she really likes you, but you just pissed her off. Go find her. Go in your human form." Plagg thanked him quickly. Like Tikki, he only used his human form for emergencies or when he needed to patrol without Adrien. He went to the bathroom and closed his eyes and a green light emitted from his body. When he stopped glowing, he was a 11 year old with black hair, tan skin, and lime green eyes. He put on a black shirt with a black hoodie over it, black jeans and green and black sneakers. He made sure his black phone and retractable staff was in his shirt pocket in the bottom front big pocket, concealed by his hoodie. He ran out of the bathroom, and checked the time. 6:00. Maybe he would find her in time. He jumped from place to place until he found a girl in a red dress. Tikki. He walked up to her and she was just staring at the sky. He tapped on her shoulder and she turned around, scared, but relaxed in seeing that it was Plagg. She turned back towards the sky. Plagg frowned. She was ignoring him. He sat down and looked at the sky.
"Beautiful night, isn't it? But it's not as beautiful because I made my best friend upset with me." She looked at him.
"Plagg, if this is about that other Kwami, I don't care. You can like who you want, who am I to stop you. Besides, we don't even know if it's a girl." Plagg leaned in close to her face, making her blush.
"What if I didn't?"
"P-Plagg?" He put a hand on her cheek, and saw her wince a bit, and he smiled softly.
"Tikki, I realized that I might be the biggest idiot in the world. Wanna know why?" She blushed harder.
"W-Why?" He leaned in a little more and whispered,
"Because I didn't realize how hard I fell for you." He brushed his lips onto hers. She was shocked, yet doing cartwheels all the while. She put her arms around his neck, and he moved his hands down to her waist, making her shiver. They stayed like that for a while, until they pulled away, flushed. Plagg gulped. He was about to say the three words he thought he'd never say.
"Tikki, je'taime." She smiled, tears threatening her eyes.
"Je'taime, Plagg." They kissed again, but it ended as soon as it started. Plagg looked at her.
"You know I meant it when I said I only have eyes for you, right?" She grinned lovingly.
"As do I for you." He checked his watch.
"Well, it's only 6:30, let's do something." He helped her stand up. She dusted herself off.
"Like what?" He grabbed her hand and they jumped on buildings until Plagg found their destination. They jumped down and luckily no one saw them and they arrived in the front.
"Karaoke? Plagg…" Tikki warned.
"Hey, I've actually been here once. It's next to a school so don't worry. Put your glasses on, and if anyone asks, what's your name?"
"Isabella."
"Okay, mine's Santiago. I came up with it last minute so no judging." She giggled.
"'Course not. Are you sure about this?" Plagg grinned down at his girlfriend.
"When haven't I been sure, cookie?" She rolled her eyes and smiled nervously. They walked in and immediately saw…kids their age! Talking, laughing, and there was a stage in the middle and there were adults moderating. A boy with brown hair and a blue t-shirt walked up to Plagg and high-fived him.
"Santiago, dude! Where've you been? And who's the lady you brought this time?" Plagg grinned.
"Hey, Carlos. I've been super busy, but I came today with my girl, Isabella." The boy smiled at Tikki.
"Hey Isabella! Carlos is the name. First time here?" She nodded.
"Don't worry, as long as you stick with your man and cause no problems, you'll be fine." Carlos led them to a table. At that table were 7 kids. One was a boy with dark brown hair, brown eyes, and lightly tan skin. Then, there was a boy with blond hair, blue eyes and light looking skin. Then, there was a boy with black hair, light brown eyes and dark skin. Another was a boy with brown hair, brown eyes and peach looking skin. Also, there were 3 girls, so one appeared to be missing. One had light brown, almost blond hair, gray eyes, and porcelain peach skin. Another had brown hair that had light brown-blond tips, brown eyes, and light skin. Lastly, there was a girl with jet black hair, regular green eyes, and slightly darker skin than the last. Carlos introduced them.
"Crew, you all remember Santiago, right?" They nodded, staring more at Tikki.
"Well, this time, he came with his girlfriend, Isabella. Isabella, meet the boys Chris," He pointed to the boy with light brown eyes. "Ryo," He pointed to the boy with brown eyes and peach skin. "Anthony," He pointed to the tan looking boy. "And Michael." He pointed to the blond. They smiled and waved to her. Santiago aka Plagg looked at them.
"She's new to all this, so treat her like you treated me. Also, keep in mind, she's not only my best friend, but my girlfriend. Hurt her and I will cut you." They nodded, smiling, and he smiled back. Carlos continued with the intros.
"Now for the girls. There's one more boy, Andre, but he's helping the DJ. Now, meet Adriana," He pointed to the gray-eyed girl. "Alai," He pointed to the black haired girl. "And Hana." He pointed to the brown-eyed girl. They waved at her. She smiled.
"There are other girls, Ayumi and Summer, but Summer's stuck somewhere. Where's Ayumi?"
"She's trying to find a song for karaoke. Oh hey, Isabella, do you sing?" Alai asked. Everyone nodded curiously. She blushed.
"A-A little." The girls smiled.
"Come sit!" They said excitedly.
"O-Okay! Whoa!" Plagg smiled at her deviously.
"Have fun!"
"I hate you!"
"Love you too Bella!" She got pulled to another table, and the guys looked at him playfully and nervously.
"You got a good one. She really is as amazing as you described. I'm jealous!" Michael said. Anthony rolled his eyes.
"Oh please, we all know you're crushing on Hana. And he's right. You know Sasha's going to be upset, right?"
"Oh my god, Santiago! You're back!" A girl with black hair and brown eyes and porcelain skin walked up to Santiago/Plagg. Oh, this would be a long night.
With Tikki
She immediately got pulled to another table, and neatly sat down next to Alai and Hana, Adriana on the far end. The girls smiled warmly.
"So, welcome to our karaoke spot! There's not much you need to know, just have fun and try to avoid any problems. So, you sing? Will you sing in the karaoke competition?" Adriana asked. Tikki smiled nervously.
"Maybe. Umm, I'm feeling a bit thirsty, do you know where the drinks are?" Hana smiled.
"I'll lead you there. Want anything?" She asked referring to Alai and Adriana. They shook their heads no. Hana walked Tikki to the place where the drinks were. They sat on stools and Hana noticed that there was a girl next to Tikki. She had bright hazel eyes, brown hair with two streaks of lavender faded to light blue. Hana shrieked.
"Ayumi!" The girl turned and smiled upon seeing Hana.
"Hey! Sorry I wasn't with you guys. You must be the new girl! I'm Ayumi. Nice to meet you! Love the hair." Tikki smiled.
"I'm Isabella. Nice to meet you and thanks! So, what could I possibly sing anyway?" Ayumi smiled.
"Well, you're Santiago's girlfriend right? Congrats, by the way."
"That I am, and thanks. What's that gotta do with anything?" Hana and Ayumi smirked.
"Summer!" They left Tikki to go find this "Summer" and immediately after that, she politely asks for water, and looks around and spots Plagg…and another girl that was way too close to him to be a friend! She growled and was about to go over, when someone came up behind her.
"Hey, new girl. Why's a pretty flower like you growling?" She turned around to see a boy with brown hair and eyes, and light skin. She blushed embarrassed.
"Oh, it's nothing. Uh, would you happen to know who that girl is?" She pointed to where Plagg was. He smirked.
"So Sasha's still going after him? Geez. Wait, why do you care?" Tikki frowned.
"I'm his girlfriend." She stated simply. He gaped slightly.
"Really? I'm sure you could do a lot better."
"Um, trust me, I'm happy with him. Now, who is she?"
"Sasha. She and her two goons are people you want to avoid. Well, one of her goons. The other one's nice. Damion, what do you want with Isabella?" Ayumi said from behind Isabella/Tikki. Damion grinned.
"My little Harajuku flower. I was just getting to know the new girl." Ayumi growled.
"DON'T call me that. And the new girl is going back with us. Come on." He grabbed Tikki's wrist and she winced at his grip. Plagg looked over and growled, attempting to push Sasha off of him.
"No, I want to spend time with this cutie." He leaned close to Tikki's face, and she smiled innocently, before kicking him behind the legs, making him release her.
"I didn't want to be mean, I was just defending myself." Hana and Ayumi laughed and dragged her away from there.
"See, I like her! She's no doormat!" Ayumi laughed.
"So do I!" Hana smiled. Tikki smiled, but then frowned upon seeing a girl on her CLEARLY UNCOMFORTABLE boyfriend's arm.
"Are you here alone?" Plagg rolled his eyes.
"No, my girlfriend's here." She leaned closer.
"I don't see her."
"Turn around." Sasha turned. She looked at Tikki in disgust.
"And who are you supposed to be?" Her friend laughed, while the other one shook her head. She was blond and had slightly sunny orange tips and blue eyes. Hana whispered to her.
"The one shaking her head is Summer. She's nice. The other one is Rosa. She's not nice. Summer's a friend of ours." Tikki nodded then smiled politely at Sasha.
"I'm Isabella. Santiago's girlfriend, so now you see her." She said politely.
"I don't see much." Sasha said snidely. Isabella/Tikki frowned.
"Hmm, well, why don't you get off of my boyfriend, who is clearly uncomfortable, and go prepare for karaoke." Sasha smirked.
"You really shouldn't talk to me that way, so no."
"Let him go."
"No." Tikki was boiling at this point.
"That's cute, you think I was giving you a choice. Let him go." She smirked.
"I'll let him go after he performs and you beat me in karaoke. If you don't, I stay with him the entire night. Deal, or are you scared?" Tikki would've slapped her, but she knew better, and just prayed Plagg wouldn't kill her.
"Deal. Scurry off." Sasha huffed flipped her hair and went off to prepare, Rosa following and Summer introducing herself.
"Hey, I'm Summer!" Summer greeted. Tikki introduced herself. She then started to panic.
"What'll I sing?! I refuse to let her steal my boyfriend!" Alai and Adriana found them and Adriana piped up.
"Just sing what makes you comfortable. Oh, and people are requesting that you duet with Santiago, so have fun with that!" She was then pushed to a side of the stage, and she looked at Plagg, who winked at her, and the DJ quieted everyone.
"Okay, we're getting a performance from an old friend, Santiago!" The kids cheered. Plagg smiled.
"Hey! SO, I'm actually here with my girl Isabella, who's gonna sing with me! Lets go!" He pulled Tikki and she whispered furiously.
"I don't know what we're doing!" He smiled comfortingly.
"You'll know it." The track began to play and Tikki recognized it immediately.
"Social Casualty"
Both: La la la, la la la da da
La la la, la la la da da
(Woo!)
[Tikki:] Just a kid, it's all the same
Growing up, it doesn't change
Who are they to try and put us down?
Had enough of what they say
Sick and tired of all their games,
Stand up and sing it with me now
La la la, la la la da da
La la la, la la la da da
[Both:] So save me from who I'm supposed to be
Tikki: Don't wanna be a victim of authority
Plagg: I'll always be a part of the minority
Both: Save me from who I'm supposed to be
So tell me, tell me, tell me what you want from me,
I don't wanna be another social casualty
(Social casualty)
The crowd was cheering as Plagg looked at Tikki, who winked right back. They were truly having fun.
[Plagg:] Just a girl who turned eighteen
She ran away to chase her dreams.
And they said she wouldn't make it far.
She took a chance and packed her bags
She left town and didn't look back
So tired of wishing on the stars (wishing on the stars)
Plagg looked at Tikki and winked when he sang this part. The crowd was amazed.
La la la, la la la da da
La la la, la la la da da
[Both:] So save me from who I'm supposed to be
Tikki: Don't wanna be a victim of authority
Plagg: I'll always be a part of the minority
Both: Save me from who I'm supposed to be
So tell me, tell me, tell me what you want from me,
I don't wanna be another social casualty
Tikki was truly having fun and singing her heart out. Alai, Adriana, Ayumi, Hana and Summer looked at her proudly. She was amazing.
La la la, la la la da da (go)
La la la, la la la da da (scream)
Both: So save me from who I'm supposed to be
Plagg: Don't wanna be a victim of authority
Tikki: I'll always be a part of the minority
[Both:] Save me from who I'm supposed to be
So tell me, tell me, tell me what you want from me,
I don't wanna be another social casualty
La la la, la la la da da
(Social casualty)
La la la, la la la da da
They ended it and Sasha stormed somewhere, knowing she didn't have a chance to win, but no one cared. Tikki looked at Plagg who winked and they took a bow. The DJ smiled.
"So, are you coming back again, Isabella?" She smiled.
"Of course!" The crowd screamed at that. Plagg wrapped an arm around the girl's waist and they walked off to get ready to go. After Tikki hugged her newfound friends, they exited into the night again. Tikki checked the time.
"Oh wow, it's 9:30." Plagg looked at her.
"Really? Hmm. Did you have fuuun?" He asked teasingly. She rolled her eyes and smiled.
"Yeeesss. Thank you, Plagg." She kissed his cheek, which he accepted. They ran across buildings laughing until they got to Marinette's house. Tikki walked in through the roof door, Plagg trailing, just to check if Adrien was there, which he was. They smiled at the two.
"Well, where were you? And are you together?" Marinette asked. They smiled and held up their joined hands. Adrien smiled.
"See, I knew it'd work out. Well, Mari, it was fun hanging out, but we gotta get home and get some sleep. Later!" They quickly hugged and waited for the newborn couple to change back. Plagg whispered to Tikki.
"Later, mi cheri." She hugged him and Adrien left. Marinette interrogated her a bit, and they laughed a little, and then Marinette told Tikki to sleep, which she happily did, reliving her first date with Plagg.
A/N: Five words. I. LOVED. Writing. This. Chapter! So, Tikki and Plagg are finally together, and I know you're all wondering when Mari and Adrien will get together. Two words. Be PATIENT! It will come, so stay tuned! Follow and favorite, Read and Review. See you in the next chapter of Chat Spots! Oh, and Happy March! Bye Bye!~Aqua Bailarina 15
Translations: Mi chéri= Dear, Darling, Sweetheart, Je'taime= I Love You