The Return of Ladybug and Cat Noir

I stared at my cousin. He looked agitated and nervous; his eyes constantly darting around.

I rolled my eyes and leaned forward and whispered in his ear. "Calm down" She whispered to him. "You're going to get Nathalie suspicious"

Adrien whipped his head around and glared at me. "I am calm" He stated stubbornly.

I raised my eyebrow and stared down at his clenched hands which were shaking slightly. "Uh-huh" I said calmly before standing. "I have school to get to; I'll see you around Adrien"

Nathalie was standing by the dining room doorway, my book bag already in her hands.

"Thanks Nathalie" I said grasping it and slinging it over my shoulder.

"The car is waiting for you Annette" Nathalie said.

I thanked her and walked away. My smile slipped from my face as I did so. Back when I lived with my parents I walked to school all the time, and even when I started to live here, my aunt Vivienne had always walked me to school herself.

But ever since Auntie Vivienne had disappeared everyone had insisted I start taking the car to school.

I couldn't exactly blame them; they could have pulled me directly out of school. Yet Gabriel hadn't. (I highly expected that the reason for that was because of the will that had been found shortly after my parent's death, I had never seen the contents, but apparently one of the stipulations was that I continue going to school, otherwise the money would immediately be redacted).

I smiled at my bodyguard Cynthia. She had dark blond hair and green eyes and was in a pantsuit similar to the one that my cousin's bodyguard had.

She opened the door and I slid inside it. "Thank you miss" I told the woman. The woman nodded once before getting into the front seat herself.

Cynthia was a badass, and rumors had gone around that she knew six different ways to kill someone, with her pinkie.

I had no idea if it was true or not, but it was incredibly cool none the less.

"I may have sign ups today after school" I told Cynthia as we approached school. "So don't panic if I'm not out as soon as the bell rings"

"If something happens that should mean your delay, I do not see why you can not use you're cellphone to contact me" Cynthia said emotionlessly.

"I am" I told my bodyguard. "I am telling you right now that I may be delayed leaving school" I told her. "I am saving myself the hassle of having to do it later"

"Am I to assume that your uncle knows about this?"

"I had Nathalie tell him" I said. "And she's given me no inclination that he was against it" I said before waving goodbye. "I have class I must go" I said before waving and saying goodbye.

"I see you're still being rational" I smiled and turned to see the resident Queen Bee staring at me a mocking smirk on her face.

"I see you're still a bitch" I turned to see Chloe. Chloe snorted. Had anyone else been stupid enough to say and do to Chloe half the things I say and do to Chloe, they would have

been in serious trouble with her father Andre Bourgeois the mayor of Paris. But Chloe and I's friendship had gone back years.

Sabrina was right besides her looking nervous and unsure of herself.

"Seriously though, I don't understand your aversion to being driven" Chloe said.

"And I don't understand your aversion to walking"

Chloe rolled her eyes.

"Sabrina on her way?" I asked.

Chloe looked down at her phone. "She texted me while I was in the car, she'll be here soon, speaking of 'on the way' why isn't Adrien here?"

"He unlike me, doesn't have actual permission to be here, he has to sneak out, any luck though he'll be here soon"

"Hey, Chloé, Hey Annette" A girl with orange hair and glasses ran up to us.

"Hey Sabrina" I said with a smile. Chloé pretended to inspect her nails. "Hey Sabrina" Chloé said.

Sabrina looked around "Where's Adrien, didn't he enroll?" She asked.

"Yeah, but no one knows that" I said my voice hushed. "So he has to sneak out, He should be here soon."

"We should probably go save him a seat," Chloé said put her phone in her purse.

I nodded and wrapped an arm around both Sabrina and Chloé shoulders and we walked together in Class.

"Chloe" I said my voice low and warning. "Please let's not"

"I want to sit close to Adrien" Chloé argued.

"But she's been sitting there for four years," I said. "Come on, it's not like Adrien's just going to up and abandon you, you were at our house just yesterday, and you have a

standing invite in our house, come on we can go sit in the back"

Chloé pouted. I sighed and walked up to Marinette.

"Hey Marinette" I said softly. She looked up at me her expression indifferent.

"Hey Annette"

"My cousin's coming to school today and Chloé, Sabrina and I were kind of hoping you would be so kind as to move so we could have this seat."

Marinette looked around wearily. I couldn't really blame her; I had always been the one that had run interference with Chloé and while most knew that I never approved

of Chloé's methods. They never liked that I was essentially doing her dirty work. Most would agree that my methods were kinder then hers though.

"Your Cousin?" Marinette asked. "Who?"

"Adrien Agreste" Chloé cut in, I sighed. This wasn't going to end well. "The son of Gabriel Agreste, the creator of the Gabriel Line?"

"Chloé" I said softly. "Don't make a scene"

Marinette eyes shone in understanding. "Oh yeah, your related to him?"

I couldn't exactly blame her for not knowing that. It wasn't something I advertised, and she and I didn't speak to each other all that often. "Yeah, you'll have seen Adrien's photo's all over the town, Adrien models for him sometimes."

Marinette eyes cooled a little. I inwardly winced. Millionaire model, yeah that didn't scream arrogant asshole at all.

"He's not bad" I said. "Just socially awkward he's never been to school before, doesn't really know anyone, and since we know him…" I left the sentence hanging trying to figure out how to finish it when Marinette stood up.

"Ok" She said softly.

"Thanks so much Marinette" I said smiling gratefully. "I owe you one"

Marinette looked tired but gave me a soft smile. "No problem"

"You could sit next to the new girl" I said motioning toward the girl who sat at front in the left row. "She doesn't seem to have anyone here" It's only when the words left my mouth that I realised how it might have sounded. "Or you know, don't, it's up to you."

By that point Chloé and Sabrina had sat down. I glared at the two of them but sighed and walked further upwards to sit beside the red headed Nathaniel.

"All that work and you still get upstaged" Nathaniel muttered to me a half smile on his face.

"Have a problem Kurtzburg?" I said with a raised eyebrow. "Why don't you say it?"

"You totally could have just told Chloé off" Nathaniel said. "You did basically state that you wanted to sit with Chloé and Adrien and now you just moved up two rows to sit beside me"

"Hate me that much?" I asked slightly amused. "Besides Class is about to start in two minutes and there aren't any more seats, and I don't have time to ask someone else to move"

Nathaniel looked away. "You do realize that your reputation, is only slightly better then Chloé's right?"

I raised an eyebrow "Yeah?"

Nathaniel shrugged. "You always try to accommodate everyone; pretty soon you're just going to end up burned."

I already was in more ways than one. "Well until that day, I'll just have to do the best I can" I said with a sigh. "Nice Lady Noir by the way"

Nathaniel put a hand over the picture he had been drawing; a girl with black hair wearing a leather cat suit, her hair was pulled high in a ponytail with with a black ribbon the tips of the bow poking out of her hair like Cat ears. Her mask was black with red sclera and slightly darker irises. Her suit was jet black and her gloves were curved with extended nails that appeared to look like claws.

The mask she wore was black with red eyes "She's cool"

I kept my face straight ahead forcing myself to not show any emotion "It's been 3 years since her last sighting and she only appeared a few times"

The actual number of Lady Noirs appearances was two, but I couldn't actually say that.

Nathaniel shrugged. "She saved my life" He said softly. "I can't just forget that"

"Don't you think that maybe she… wants to be forgotten?" I asked.

"Annette and Nathanael do you have something to say to the rest of the class" I jumped in my seat as did Nathaniel.

"No Madame" I said as the class giggled. My eyes turned to the front of the Class, I could just make out Nino's head but the front seat was empty. I put a hand to my eyes. "He was caught" I whispered. "Damn"

My phone started to vibrate on my desk.

Got caught on the steps, was dragged back home I'm sorry.

I breathed out through my nose but made no move to respond until I was sure the teacher wasn't looking.

Shoot, well better luck tomorrow right? :) I texted back quickly while the teachers back was turned.

"Kim!" I heard Ivan shout just as the bell rang to signal the end of Class. My head shot up to see what was going on. Ivan had one hand fisted ready to strike Kim while his other held a note. It didn't take a genius to figure out what had happened.

"Ivan what is going on?" Madam Bustier exclaimed.

"It's Kim!" He tried to explain. I saw Nathanael, Sabrina, and Chloe walk out of the class while I stayed behind. "He's so going to get-"

"Ivan to the principle office, now"

I inwardly breathed a sigh of relief and headed off to PE.

Monsieur D'Argencourt was a strict PE instructor. But was exceedingly fair. Though I was a little biased as his class was one of the few I excelled in.

"Ahh Annette Agreste" He said to me. "Are you trying out for the fencing team this year?"

He had seen my fencing skills once and ever since had been trying to get me to join. I had turned him down 4 times already, but for the sake of tradition, he had to ask me again this year too,

"You ask that every year, Monsieur" I said to him. "I am not interested; the Agreste family line does not need another fencing protégé." He was one of the only few who knew of Adrien's gift with a blade.

D'Argencourt frowned dejected. "Ahh it would be so nice if you could"

"I already have other commitments, other teams I wish to join" I said. "No"

"Like the gymnastics team?" He hardly hid his distain, but Gymnastics would be one of the things I would fight him on. Gymnastics saved my life in ways he would never understand.

"Yes, and the swim team, and the martial arts team, and modeling," I told him. "I'm sorry no"

D'argecourt stopped his complaints and I headed to the middle of the gym.

That's when everything went to hell.

"So this is officially the worst day ever" I said as I watched a giant rock monster leaving the school.

"You act like you're used to this" Chloe said with a laugh.

"Think we should do something?" I asked. "I mean, if anyone's capable it would be us right"

Chloe laughed. "Oh yeah, my knives would be of total use here"

I rolled my eyes. Sabrina behind me shook. "And I'm not a good fighter, like you are Annette"

I sighed.

"Think rationally, what can we do, against two tonne rock?" Chloe said.

I pulled out my iPhone (A giant monster ransacking Paris, someone was live streaming somewhere) and looked for the rock monster.

Nadja Chamack was reporting on the monster and her whereabouts.

My eyes widened when I saw Ladybug and Cat Noir jump into battle.

"What the... who are they" I said Chloe and Sabrina looked over my shoulder to see what I was looking at.

"They look like ladybug and Cat Noir" Chloe said. Misunderstanding my shock.

Ladybug and Cat Noir were heroes that had been around until 2 years ago.

"I guess they came out of the wood work." Chloe said. "Wonder where the other team members are?"

I decided not to bring up the fact that the previous heroes had been taller than these two and looked much older... safer that way.

I decided to watch the new Ladybug and Cat Noir fight... they were clumsy and out of sync with each other. And it was apparent that Cat Noir had no idea that his powers were only a one time deal.

I sighed and put a hand to my head. It wasn't like I wanted those powers, but... those two seriously needed more training. Like maybe another 10 years' worth.

Ladybug and Cat Noir finally were able to revert the monster back into Ivan. (Something that shocked me).

It had been strange. They did it by ripping up a note that Ivan had been clutching. And a small purple butterfly flew out of it and away.

Wait a second... butterfly?

No way.

No it couldn't be.

I swallowed my panic. Just because it appeared to be a butterfly did not mean that it was what I thought it was. Besides Nooroo's butterflies were usually white.

But just to be on the safe side I should make a visit to Master Fu.

"Ahh, Annette" The old Chinese man stated to me with a smile.

"Hello" I said to him tilting my head. "You know why I'm here"

"Indeed, child" Master Fu said. "And yes it is what you think it is"

My eyes widened and my hands fisted. "But the butterfly miraculous was lost 10 years ago"

"Apparently it has been found again" He said eyeing me. I knew that look. "And until he makes his motives known I can't tell you more, I'm sorry Annette"

"Not even who the newbies are?" I said. "You should have chosen them a year ago" I continued. "Throwing them in the middle of battle like that was reckless and stupid"

Master Fu sighed. "I shall remember that for next time, Annette" He told me. I could sense the end of this conversation. I shouldered my backpack and walked out the door. I had had to go out of my way to avoid Cynthia and no doubt she was circling Paris searching for me.

"Annette" I turned to look at 186 year old man.

"I am dreadfully sorry" He said.

I swallowed in my attempts not to cry. "There's nothing to forgive" I said walking out the door.

NO POV

Master Fu gazed at her retreating figure sadly. "Not that you don't see". He said.

"It was the only thing you could do master" Wayzz said compassionately.

"She won't see it that way" He told the green kwami. "And I'm afraid of what will happen when she does"

(A/N Before anyone says anything about how I just remade the cat noir suit for Ladynoir... yeah, but to be fair black comprises of like ¾ of their uniform combined, and while the suit in color appears to take after cat Noir, in design it's all Ladybug with the exception of clawed fingers)

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