Fang, the tiger hero, and Boarusk, the pig villain, had stopped fighting. You really had to when you saw the symbols of heroism, Ladybug and Cat Noir arguing with each other to the side of the actual battle.

Ladybug shook by Cat Noir by the shoulders before yelling annoyed, "The people come first! You don't just leave people to fall into rivers or hope they get away from the fight."

Cat Noir shoved her hands away, "The sooner I stop the villain, the sooner you do the Miraculous Ladybug to fix everything."

"So saving people is wasting time!"

"I'm saying I'm saving more people by stopping the threat sooner."'

Ladybug screamed silently as she and Cat Noir continued arguing.

This wasn't their first disagreement, they had tense arguments before. They just got more frequent after the Shattered Akuma. Cat had become more focused on stopping the villains rather than saving the people, at least in Ladybug's opinion. Which concerned Ladybug greatly, she had seen those glimpses of a kind and caring hero when they started. She took time to talk to victims on occasion, she made that drawing for her, and she always came to Ladybug's rescue.

It drived Ladybug insane and really put a strain on the heroes' partnership. Cat Noir was a great hero but seemed only to due the bare minimal of heroing now, only showing up to stop the akuma or villain and leaving.

Boarusk, being the very impatient teenanger he was, ignored Fang's looks of 'don't do it' and walked over to the heroes and yelled,"I'm trying to fight you! Hello?!"

That earned him a double kick in the stomach from the heroes as they yelled in unison, "We're talking!"

Boarusk groaned loudly and Fang walked over. Well that worked she thought as she looked at the still fighting heroes. The tiger hero sighed shaking her head, and she leaned down to take back the pig miraculous but was pushed back suddenly as a flash of blue landed next to her.

Cat Noir and Ladybug immediately turned and looked at the blue figure.

The three heroes stared in shock as they recognized who this must be. It was a girl probably their age with the peacock miraculous. Unlike the last peacock user, this one was a more normal looking super outfit, with boots and gloves and a mask, all the usual super outfit things.

The only interesting bits were the peacock colored feathers in her dark blue hair and the cape she had that was maid of peacock colors.

"Mayuri?" Boarusk asked as Fang braced herself for a fight.

The peacock user looked at Boarusk with a look of distant before flicking the fan in her hand creating an eagle amuk that picked the up and took them away while the heroes only looked on in shock.

Fang looked at where the villian had been then at Ladybug and Cat Noir, "What the fuck…"

….

Mayuri looked at Boarusk as he sat up still in pain, "Next time I, Luna Moth, or Cobra have to save any of you, your miraculous is being taken and your back on the streets. Clear?"

They both transformed to civilian form and the boy looked sadly at the pig kwami in his hand, "Crystal, Bridgette."

….

Tsubasa Yoshino's best friend was Louis Agreste. They had met in his cousin Kagami's fencing class and immediately bonded. They were there for each other and will always be.

That being said Tsubasa was really very close to hitting his friend in the face.

For the last month Louis had begun spinning a weird conspiracy involving his girlfriend, Sophie Léon, and his estranged older sister, Emma Agreste. Honestly, Tsubasa was losing his patience with this.

The asian boy stopped in there exercises and looked at his friend, "Louis, I seriously doubt that your sister and girlfriend have this pinning romance happening behind your back."

Louis lunged with her sword but Tsubasa easily parried, "I know I seem paranoid but I just...they are so close! And they've just known each other since November. "

"That's called friendship," Tsubasa replied as he went to strike his friend but his sword was blocked, "I know you and your sister do not have a good history but Louis I doubt she is actively trying to steal your girlfriend."

The other boy sighed and took off his mask, "your right. I mean, Sophie isn't like that. She's probably just helping Emma with all her issues and being a good friend."

"Cause you refuse to be there for your sister?"

There was a beat a silence between the two before Louis looked at his friend and deadpanned, "You strike hard and fast in any arena I see."

Tsubasa smirked satisfied, "You want to end here? We can grab dinner?"

Louis shook his head, "I want to go a couple more rounds. Your cousin is getting ready hard on us in class."

As the friends laughed at that and continued practicing, never hearing the buzzing of Louis's silenced phone.

…..

Tikki looked at her crying charge as she threw her phone across the room. After the fight, Sophie had made sure to see that Emma was alright and had found the girl dripping wet but walking home safe.

Sophie was relieved and had returned home and decided her day couldn't get worse. Apparently she was wrong. Tikki heartbroke for Sophie as she cried and explained what it had said. Her father was going to meet her lunch on her birthday next month, with his new family.

The blonde had broken down crying not believing her father had replaced her with a new wife, a new son, and a new daughter. He hadn't even invited her to the wedding!

The kwami had tried to comfort her but it was no use. Sophie grabbed her phone and tried to call her mother but she was out of town with Sophie's grandmother at the moment. Sophie had then tried Louis. Her boyfriend would make her feel better. But alas he never answered.

With that Sophie chucked her phone away and buried her face in a pillow.

Tikki floated over to the phone and flipped it over. She couldn't stand this. She needed to get help and she could only think of one person at the moment.

…..

Emma pulled on a red shirt and then her glasses and looked at Plagg, "No more diving into water."

"Agreed," The kwami muttered as he sat on Alice eating camembert.

The girl sat down in her chair and grabbed her phone shooting a text to Zacharie that she was fine and then another to one of her American friends, "Seriously though. Mayuri? Lame name. We have got to start getting those Miraculous back."

"Again not arguing with you."

Her phone buzzed and she looked down expecting a text from Zach but instead saw Sophie's name. She opened it and felt her face fall.

Sophie: Come over quickly. Please. I need you. I don't have anyone else.

….

Sophie did a double take when she looked up and saw Emma enter the room, "Em?"

The older girl crossed the room and took off her jacket and dropped it in a chair, "You okay?"

The blonde didn't know why the girl was here but glad, "I...I just...I don't…"

Tears came back full force into the eyes of the distraught teen. Emma sat on the bed next to her and put an arm around her. Sophie found herself pulled into a hug. Her head now placed on Emma's chest. Her head resting on her breasts, remembering this Sophie will blush but right no she was happy for the comfort.

"You can tell me or don't it's okay," Emma explained placing her chin on Sophie's head.

Sophie would tell her later that night about her father, their strained relationship, her mother and Louis not answering her calls, and the lunch that was to come. But right then all Sophie would think about was the sound soft of Emma's heart beat and how she loved the sound.

And how she may have been lying to everyone. She may like Emma.

Plagg ruffled off water, "ugh. Welcome to Tikki Facts."

Tikki giggled, "still wet?"

"Shut it."

"So, Zacharie looks a lot like Juleka," Tikki noted, "I'm surprised. Isn't he Rose's son though?"

Plagg curled up in a blanket, "He is biologically Rose's son but I heard that Luka's is his bio dad. He donated so Juleka could share dna with him."

"Oh. That's neat," Tikki noted and looked at the blanket's Plagg was hiding in, "Plagg?"

The only response was soft snoring.

Author's Note

Thanks for reading, and thanks for the feedback! Please Review and all that jazz! It makes my day!

I had this chapter labeled as Mayuri in my plot outline. I just knew it would be her first appearance, that's it. I wrote the outline in November so a lot of changes have happened. The chapter also was slightly inspired by Futari wa Pretty Cure, just a little.

Next time! Episode 9: The Choice- The birthday dinner arrives as we meet Sophie's father and see how he approves of Louis.