Chapter 9: Beilleh, Paoni and Alopeke

Marinette screamed and stumbled backwards, into Chat's embrace.

She pointed a shaking finger at the cat as Chat caught her. »Y-you just...she talked!«

She looked from Plagg to Tikki and back to Plagg again. »What the hell!?« She shrieked.

Suddenly Plagg spoke, angrily. »Keep it down, will ya? She was going to explain.« He growled.

Chat almost dropped Marinette and quickly put her back on her own feet as he comprehanded what was going on. »You two talk.« He barely got out.

Tikki sighed looking at Marinette and Chat. »Yes we do, but that is because we are not ordinary animals. We are kwamis, godlike creatures with different tasks and purposes in this world. Our purpose is to bring good and bad luck. From time to time we find two people who are meant to fall in love, who are for each other what yin is for yang and yang is for yin, they complete each other. That's when Plagg starts acompanying his kitten and I my little ladybug. Do you understand?«

Marinette furrowed her eyebrows and asked. »Why are you a cat and a dog? What are you two?«

Plagg sighed. »Humans. We are magical beings. I am bad luck and she is good luck. I am a black cat and she is a ladybug. Together we are all the luck in the world, good or bad.«

Chat looked from Plagg to Tikki. »But you're a dog and she's a cat.«

Plagg sighed again and this time Tikki decided it was her turn to explain. »We can shapeshift into different animals so that we can stay in disguise. Plagg prefers being a dog and I a cat. We can shapeshift into almost any animal.« She turned into a red parrot, covered in black spots and then back into a cat. »You see? The only downside is that we still kind of resemble a ladybug or a black cat no matter what we are. That's why I have such strange fur and Plagg such strange eyes.«

The couple gaped at the kwami's transformation before slowly nodding their heads. »So what's your natural form? As in a kwami form. Do you have that?«

Tikki slowly nodded as did Plagg. »We'll show you.« The cat said as green and pink light engulfed them. When it died down two small creatures were floating above the ground. One resebled a giant ladybug-like creature and the other a black cat. »These are our pure kwami forms. But we can't use them in public. Humans have used kwamis for wrong doings in the past and we mustn't get into the wrong hands. Are you two okay?« The kwami looked at the two, concerned.

They slowly nodded their heads and Marinette was the first to speak. »Are there more of you?«

Tikki smiled at her and Plagg sighed, putting his head on his paws, expecting a long speech. »There are! There aren't any in pairs, like me and Plagg, but they have their tasks and abilities too. Nooro, the papilion kwami can help someone find their hidden talent. Then Wayzz, the turtle kwami can find someone loyal and worthy to be keeper of kwami charms and train that person. Beilleh, the bee kwami can find and help naturaly born leaders. Paoni, the peacock kwami can be a companion and friend, she can lend her strenght to anyone in need of it, sometimes she settles with one human for a while and I remember that she is a real show off sometimes. And lastly there's Alopeke, she's the fox kwami and she helps young mothers with their children, she helps at births and with deaths, she's really protective of small children and helps them if there is any viloence in a family. I think that's everyone. They're all amazing, I hope you can meet some of them sometime.« Tikki grinned at Marinette and Chat who have been listening to her speech intently.

Chat shook his head, as though clearing it and blinked. »Wait. Nooro, Wayzz, Beilleh... Are Tikki and Plagg even your real names?«

Tikki giggled. »They are. You may have named us when we meet but you didn't come up with the names. They were told to you by your charms. Your earings Marinette, the same ones you recieved the day you meet me, those are my ladybug charm. And your ring, Adrien it connects you and Plagg, it's Plagg's charm. The charms connect kwamis with their chosens and help them stay close. We can always find you because of those charms and you know our names automatically because of them. But because some kwamis can't stay with a person for longer, Wayzz's chosen keeps their charms safe. If used correctly the charms can control kwamis, which could be dangerous, especially if they land in the wrong hands.«

When she was finally done explaining Plagg got up and stretched. »I don't know about you all, but after all that talking I would like some camembert.« He got up and looked at Marinette. »Tell me you have some.«

Marinette looked at him for a second and then slowly nodded. »I'll get it from the fridge. Chat, go sit on the couch. All of you, go sit on the couch.« She got up and walked to the kitchen as the rest obediently sat down on the couch.

When Marinette came back with a plate of cookies in one hand and a plate of camembert in the other, she saw that Plagg and Tikki had transformed back into a cat and a dog. She put the plates on the floor and watched as the two went to eat them, both muttering a quiet thanks.

She sat next to Chat and sighed, closing her eyes.

Adrien chuckled from besides her. »Told you we had strange animals.«

She giggled and opened her eyes, turning to him. »Yeah. Half of what my cat SAID is still sinking in. We need to talk though.« She emphasized the word said.

He nodded, turning towards her, searching her blue bell eyes with his green ones. She spoke first. »Can you please tell me your real name?«

He sighed. »Adrien Agreste. Google it when I leave, I don't wanna watch you do it.«

She nodded slowly, never breaking their gaze. »We're both on vacation.«

»What does that mean?«

»That in two weeks I'm going to go home.« They both looked at each other.

»Well keep in touch. I mean we can't be that far from each other, we both live in Paris, right?«

She nodded. »That's a good idea. We can exchange phone numbers, meet in the city in a café.«

»I'd love that, Princess.« He leaned closer to her.

She giggled at the nickname. »We won't have a choice anyway, our kwamis will drag us together just to see each other.«

»You're probably right.« He glanced at the clock and almost fell of the couch when he saw how late it was. »Sorry.« He apologised as he got up. »I really need to go. It's getting late. Plagg!« He called the dog, no wait kwami?

Plagg lifted his head from where he'd been curled up with Tikki. »Yeah?«

»We've got to go home.« He told the dog, raising an eyebrow.

The dog sighed. »Nah. I'm staying with this little angel tonight.« He gestured to Tikki with a tilt of his head. »I'll see you in the morning. Besides, I wanna see her expresion when she googles you.« Adrien knew he meant Marinette.

At this Marinette grunted angrily. »What the hell am I gonna find out on google for all of you to keep bringing it up?« She put on a pout and Adrien kissed her gently on the forehead. »We're just teasing Princess. Don't worry about it. I'll see you tomorrow.« He waved as he let himself out the front door.

Marinette walked to her room, getting her laptop, before going back to the living room and siting on the couch. She looked at Plagg and Tikki as they were happily curled up together on the floor, waiting for her laptop to power up. After five minutes she finally opened google and typed in Adrien Agreste. As soon as she found an article she opened it and read aloud. »Adrien Agreste. Famous model and son of Gabriel Agreste, one of Paris' top designers...« She trailed of and flew through the rest of the article silently, her mouth opening and closing like a fish.

When she was done she looked up and her mouth dropped open.

A.N:

I really liked this chapter! It was so fun making up names for some of the kwamis, don't worry their names are related to the word for their animal in some language (Paon means peacock in French and so forth). I'm planing to include some of the other kwamis in next chapters.

Are the names Beilleh, Paoni and Alopeke good names for them? I don't know but I hope you liked how I explained or reinvented them.

Please review, I really want to know what you think of the kwamis. Tell me what you think of the changes, I love to read your reviews, I soak up the words. ;)

See y'all in the next chapter, Dream on!

Timisa