Felix slowly opened his eyes. He felt as if he had just fallen, hard and fast towards the ground, his vision swirling. He discovered he was lying flat on his back, as white glitter touched his face. It felt soft and wet, cold as it melted against his skin. Ah, it's snowing..

Nimbus jumped on top of his chest. "You finally woke up."

He grunted in pain, swatting at his forehead with his left arm as he winced. He tried to pull himself up, burying his face in his hands. "God, what happened?"

"That's what I was just about to ask you."

Felix closed his eyes and sat for a moment, trying to recollect himself. "I can't… remember anything."

As he swiped his hands away from his face he glanced back at the black ring. He fiddled at it with his fingers. Why can't I remember what happened? He could remember everything up until one point. He remembered coming face to face with the Akuma, and then everything went black. Felix stared vacantly across at the space where the battle had taken place. It was already evening.

Nimbus could see the confusion in his expression. "You went inside the Akuma."

"I did what?"

Nimbus gave a little nod. "That's the power of that ring."

Felix balled his hand into a fist, furrowing his brow. "Nothing is making sense. Why can't I remember then?"

"Hm, it might be the power of Ladybug's miraculous. Or maybe you need to become stronger."

"No, something's not right."

He couldn't quite place his finger on what. He barely understood the rules of the fight he was embarking on. All he knew was now he was a… superhero. At least sort of, even if just temporarily. There were a billion questions buzzing inside of him and he eyed the cat suspiciously. She tilted her head slightly, scratching at her ear. Just exactly who was this cat?

Felix got to his feet and began to walk away, alarming Nimbus. "Where are you going?"

"Home."

Nimbus trailed behind him. Felix walked at a brisk pace. "Are you angry?" she asked.

Felix didn't reply straight away. He was still trying to make sense of everything that had happened. The sky had already completely clouded over, the snowflakes softly falling and melting against his clothes. He shoved his hands into his pockets. "No, I just have a lot of questions."

All he wanted was to go back to his room, to remove the ring and find the white gloves. When he reached the entrance of the mansion, Nimbus stopped at the gate. She stared solemnly up at him but he ignored her. She watched his back as the gate closed behind him, sitting behind the bars.

He ignored Nathalie as he walked past her in the hallway. She told him dinner had been set an hour ago but Felix didn't speak. He was too busy thinking. When he reached upstairs he glanced at the door to Adrien's room. It didn't appear that he was home.

"What's that brat up to?" Felix muttered. He almost twisted the handle to Adrien's room but stopped himself. Ever since they were kids he had never entered Adrien's personal space. He couldn't understand why, but that had always been something between them. Although the two had lived as close as brothers could they had grown up in entirely different environments. He let his fingers graze the handle before falling back to his side, turning away to go to his room. Adrien opened the door, appearing shocked to see Felix standing outside. Felix's eyes widened as he tried to awkwardly sneak away but he realized it was too late.

"You're finally home," Adrien said. He looked tired. Felix figured it must be from all the afterschool activities his father had enrolled him in. "Where did you go after lunch break?"

"Uhhh, I went for a walk. Yeah, a long walk." Felix backpedaled. He hadn't really thought of what to say when asked just yet. If it had been Nathalie the normal response was just to ignore her. But when Adrien asked he felt afraid of lying. Adrien always stared at him with such honest eyes. He reminded him terribly of their mother when he looked at him.

"Oh." Adrien replied. Oh? He seemed preoccupied by something.

Felix noted his brother's apprehensiveness. It wasn't aimed towards him, rather he didn't appear to be thinking much of Felix at that moment. He was staring at the floor, deep in thought. Felix was too tired to question Adrien but found himself speaking without meaning to. "Something bothering you?"

Adrien jolted back to his usual expression. His hands flew up as he did. Felix noticed the glint of the gold ring Adrien always wore. That strange ring. He put his ringed hand back into his pocket, not wanting Adrien to notice it. He was still trying to figure out why the ring was in the pair of gloves. He didn't take his eyes off the gold ring, suddenly intrigued by it.

"N-No, everything is fine!" Adrien chimed. His voice almost hurt Felix's ears as he grimaced, backing away. Yeah, everything is totally not fine if you're acting like that, kid. Felix knew his little brother well enough to notice when he was lying, even if Adrien laughed and tried to switch the topic.

Felix didn't pester him any longer, as he felt a raging headache coming on. He could focus on Adrien later. He still thought of the gold ring as he turned away, but his thoughts quickly went back to the Akuma attack. What had happened exactly? He wondered if Nimbus was still around. Of course she had to be. He felt guilty for ignoring her earlier when she was really the other person—err, cat—that he could talk to about today's events. There was still a lot that she needed to explain to him. He wondered if he should go out and look for her.

"Whatever," Felix shrugged his shoulders. He wasn't sure who he was saying that to. Adrien let his defenses fall, appearing relieved.

Back in his room, Felix picked up the still wrapped box from Adrien. He slowly unwrapped it, finding a snow globe inside. Weird gift choice. Yet when he examined it closer he noticed something peculiar about it. "Wasn't this Mom's?"

A/N: Hi all! I have a very important job interview coming up along with a ton of assignments for school, so I may not be able to update as much as I want until after Valentine's Day. I really can't wait to write more about Felix's powers! :) I'll still be updating more this week but can't make any promises for next week. ^^ Hopefully you're enjoying it so far!