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XY’s Muse
The date is finally here
uploaded on 04/10/21
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Chapter 10
Waiting for Marinette in front of her parents’ bakery made XY feel nervous. He felt like a thousand red ants were crawling all over him and they were ready to bite him as soon as he messed something up.
He shook that thought out of his head. He was not going to mess this up. He did not have a breakdown over this date for nothing.
I got this, he repeated in his head, I got this
I will not mess this up.
I am XY, one of the most popular musicians in all of France. A small date with a gorgeous girl should not make me this nervous.
I got this.
I got this.
I got th-
XY gulped. He does not “got this”.
In front of him was Marinette in all her glory. He felt like he couldn’t breathe. Marinette was wearing an off-shoulder black and white polka-dot dress that went just right above her knees. Her hair was down and wavy. She looked like Aphrodite in disguise.
“Woah” he managed to say, “You look great.”
“Thank you.” Marinette gave him a soft, pretty smile. “You look amazing as well.”
“Did you make that dress yourself?” He couldn’t help but ask curiously.
She gave him a shy nod, “Yeah. I did. A small friend of mine actually helped me pick this.” Her dark blue eyes twinkled with delight, “I was really nervous that you would think that I looked bad.”
He stared at her in shock. “You could never look bad in anything.” He sincerely said, before smirking at her red face. XY liked it when he made the pretty dark-haired girl blush. “After all, you’re the only person I know who can pull off pigtails.”
Marinette pouted, making XY’s heartbeat beat a little faster. How can someone be this adorable? She playfully hit his arm. “So, where are we going today? Xavier.”
He turned away from her so that she couldn’t see his face heating up. She knew the effect she has on him and the way she says his name proves it. But XY knew he had the same effect on her. The blush that was on her face a few minutes ago proved it. He narrowed his eyes and smirked, their blue eyes meeting. Two can play at that game. “Follow me, princess.”
He gently grabbed her arm and pulled her away from the bakery, not bothering to look at her face. From the random noises she was making, he knew that she was flustered. It was one of his favorite traits about her.
XY ignored the people staring at them. He would normally be annoyed but this time he understood why they were all staring. Marinette looked absolutely breathtaking. He honestly didn’t know whether to smack the boys in her class or thank them.
How could anyone let a beauty like her stay single? He mentally scoffed, I guess Adrien isn’t the only blind person at that school.
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Whenever Marinette was nervous or flustered, she couldn’t form words correctly. It was like there were a million things that she wanted to say but she couldn’t bring herself to say it. It made her jumble up her words, making the things that came out of her mouth as ‘nonsense.’
She didn't know whether she felt relieved or annoyed when Xavier let go of her arm. Marinette was glad that she could get her mind to calm down so that she could speak properly but she missed the feeling of his hand on her body. It made her feel warm. It made her feel safe.
“So,” she heard Xavier ask nervously. “What do you think?”
Marinette was confused. “What do you me-” She glanced at their surroundings and it was like she forgot how to speak. It was beautiful. “Woah. This is- Woah.”
Xavier let out a small laugh that made Marinette’s stomach fill up with butterflies. “I’m guessing you like it?”
Marinette nodded in excitement. “I love it!”
Xavier led Marinette to a beautiful garden. There was a small stream flowing through the side and there were bushes covered with roses. White butterflies were flying around and landed on the flowers. It was absolutely breathtaking.
“I’m glad you like it.” he sheepishly said. “After everything you told me about the drama that you’ve had to deal with, I felt like you needed a peaceful getaway.”
Marinette’s face started to heat up. “You didn’t have to do all of this, you know. A simple movie date would’ve been fine.”
He sent her a bright smile that would have made any girl's knees buckle, “I know.” he said. “But I wanted to. You deserve nothing but the best after all.”
He held out his hand and she gladly took it. Xavier led her to a casual red and white checkered picnic blanket with a basket in the middle.
The date hasn’t even started and Marinette already wanted to kiss him.
Instead, she looked around. Noticing the lack of people, she couldn’t help but ask “Where is everyone? A beautiful place like this should have more than two people in it.”
“Oh, yeah,” Xavier said casually. “I paid the owners of this garden to make sure that no unwelcome guests arrive.”
Marinette wasn’t sure whether she wanted to hit him for wasting his money on her or hug him because it’s the sweetest thing that anyone’s ever done for her. So, she let out a small “Oh.” instead.
That caused her date to pause. “Is it too much?”
“No!” Marinette panicked, not wanting him to think that she hated it. “It’s perfect. I just wish you didn’t spend this much money on this date.”
“Oh,” Xavier said in realization. “If it helps, maybe you could think of it as me not wanting the paparazzi to interrupt my date with a beautiful girl.” He patted on the empty space next to him. “Now come on. If we wait any longer, then the food will get cold.”
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XY had no idea how long his date with Marinette lasted. In his opinion, it wasn’t long enough. He could spend all day listening to her ramble about anything.
He liked her so much. He couldn’t remember the last time he felt like this. It was like he could fly and touch the clouds. There was something about Marinette that just pulled him towards her. He felt like they instantly clicked.
He was walking Marinette home and he couldn’t help but notice the way she glowed underneath the moonlight. She was absolutely breathtaking.
He loved how they could never run out of anything to talk about. It was a breath of fresh air from the usual arguments XY always got himself into.
Whenever he was around her, he felt at balance. He didn’t know how to explain it. It was like she was good luck to his bad luck.
Marinette stopped walking and looked at him with her bluebell eyes. “We're here.”
“Yeah,” he muttered, a bit disappointed that he couldn’t spend any more time with her.
“I had a lot of fun today. Can we maybe do it again?”
His eyes suddenly met hers and he grinned. “Yeah!” he said excitedly. “Whenever you're free. I would love to hang out with you again.”
She sent him a bright smile before she leaned forward, kissing his cheek. “Great.” she hurriedly said, her face bright red. “I think I hear my parents calling me. I-better-go!” she rushed inside as XY stayed frozen in shock.
He hesitantly touched the cheek that she kissed. “Best day of my life.” he couldn’t help but whisper.
Deleted scene:
Marinette stared at Tikki, she was about to open her mouth when her kwami interrupted her. “No Marinette,” Tikki sighed in annoyance. “XY is not Chat Noir.”
“How do you know?”
“Cause I literally know who Chat Noir is.”
“Exactly!” Marinette exclaimed. “You could be lying.”
Tikki glared at Marinette, crossing her tiny arms. “For kwami’s sake, Marinette. You’ve been asking me this ever since your date ended with Prince Charming.” Before Marinette could reply, Tikki yelled. “Just let me eat my cookies in peace!”
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XY’s Muse
The date is finally here
uploaded on 04/10/21
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Chapter 10
Waiting for Marinette in front of her parents’ bakery made XY feel nervous. He felt like a thousand red ants were crawling all over him and they were ready to bite him as soon as he messed something up.
He shook that thought out of his head. He was not going to mess this up. He did not have a breakdown over this date for nothing.
I got this, he repeated in his head, I got this
I will not mess this up.
I am XY, one of the most popular musicians in all of France. A small date with a gorgeous girl should not make me this nervous.
I got this.
I got this.
I got th-
XY gulped. He does not “got this”.
In front of him was Marinette in all her glory. He felt like he couldn’t breathe. Marinette was wearing an off-shoulder black and white polka-dot dress that went just right above her knees. Her hair was down and wavy. She looked like Aphrodite in disguise.
“Woah” he managed to say, “You look great.”
“Thank you.” Marinette gave him a soft, pretty smile. “You look amazing as well.”
“Did you make that dress yourself?” He couldn’t help but ask curiously.
She gave him a shy nod, “Yeah. I did. A small friend of mine actually helped me pick this.” Her dark blue eyes twinkled with delight, “I was really nervous that you would think that I looked bad.”
He stared at her in shock. “You could never look bad in anything.” He sincerely said, before smirking at her red face. XY liked it when he made the pretty dark-haired girl blush. “After all, you’re the only person I know who can pull off pigtails.”
Marinette pouted, making XY’s heartbeat beat a little faster. How can someone be this adorable? She playfully hit his arm. “So, where are we going today? Xavier.”
He turned away from her so that she couldn’t see his face heating up. She knew the effect she has on him and the way she says his name proves it. But XY knew he had the same effect on her. The blush that was on her face a few minutes ago proved it. He narrowed his eyes and smirked, their blue eyes meeting. Two can play at that game. “Follow me, princess.”
He gently grabbed her arm and pulled her away from the bakery, not bothering to look at her face. From the random noises she was making, he knew that she was flustered. It was one of his favorite traits about her.
XY ignored the people staring at them. He would normally be annoyed but this time he understood why they were all staring. Marinette looked absolutely breathtaking. He honestly didn’t know whether to smack the boys in her class or thank them.
How could anyone let a beauty like her stay single? He mentally scoffed, I guess Adrien isn’t the only blind person at that school.
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Whenever Marinette was nervous or flustered, she couldn’t form words correctly. It was like there were a million things that she wanted to say but she couldn’t bring herself to say it. It made her jumble up her words, making the things that came out of her mouth as ‘nonsense.’
She didn't know whether she felt relieved or annoyed when Xavier let go of her arm. Marinette was glad that she could get her mind to calm down so that she could speak properly but she missed the feeling of his hand on her body. It made her feel warm. It made her feel safe.
“So,” she heard Xavier ask nervously. “What do you think?”
Marinette was confused. “What do you me-” She glanced at their surroundings and it was like she forgot how to speak. It was beautiful. “Woah. This is- Woah.”
Xavier let out a small laugh that made Marinette’s stomach fill up with butterflies. “I’m guessing you like it?”
Marinette nodded in excitement. “I love it!”
Xavier led Marinette to a beautiful garden. There was a small stream flowing through the side and there were bushes covered with roses. White butterflies were flying around and landed on the flowers. It was absolutely breathtaking.
“I’m glad you like it.” he sheepishly said. “After everything you told me about the drama that you’ve had to deal with, I felt like you needed a peaceful getaway.”
Marinette’s face started to heat up. “You didn’t have to do all of this, you know. A simple movie date would’ve been fine.”
He sent her a bright smile that would have made any girl's knees buckle, “I know.” he said. “But I wanted to. You deserve nothing but the best after all.”
He held out his hand and she gladly took it. Xavier led her to a casual red and white checkered picnic blanket with a basket in the middle.
The date hasn’t even started and Marinette already wanted to kiss him.
Instead, she looked around. Noticing the lack of people, she couldn’t help but ask “Where is everyone? A beautiful place like this should have more than two people in it.”
“Oh, yeah,” Xavier said casually. “I paid the owners of this garden to make sure that no unwelcome guests arrive.”
Marinette wasn’t sure whether she wanted to hit him for wasting his money on her or hug him because it’s the sweetest thing that anyone’s ever done for her. So, she let out a small “Oh.” instead.
That caused her date to pause. “Is it too much?”
“No!” Marinette panicked, not wanting him to think that she hated it. “It’s perfect. I just wish you didn’t spend this much money on this date.”
“Oh,” Xavier said in realization. “If it helps, maybe you could think of it as me not wanting the paparazzi to interrupt my date with a beautiful girl.” He patted on the empty space next to him. “Now come on. If we wait any longer, then the food will get cold.”
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XY had no idea how long his date with Marinette lasted. In his opinion, it wasn’t long enough. He could spend all day listening to her ramble about anything.
He liked her so much. He couldn’t remember the last time he felt like this. It was like he could fly and touch the clouds. There was something about Marinette that just pulled him towards her. He felt like they instantly clicked.
He was walking Marinette home and he couldn’t help but notice the way she glowed underneath the moonlight. She was absolutely breathtaking.
He loved how they could never run out of anything to talk about. It was a breath of fresh air from the usual arguments XY always got himself into.
Whenever he was around her, he felt at balance. He didn’t know how to explain it. It was like she was good luck to his bad luck.
Marinette stopped walking and looked at him with her bluebell eyes. “We're here.”
“Yeah,” he muttered, a bit disappointed that he couldn’t spend any more time with her.
“I had a lot of fun today. Can we maybe do it again?”
His eyes suddenly met hers and he grinned. “Yeah!” he said excitedly. “Whenever you're free. I would love to hang out with you again.”
She sent him a bright smile before she leaned forward, kissing his cheek. “Great.” she hurriedly said, her face bright red. “I think I hear my parents calling me. I-better-go!” she rushed inside as XY stayed frozen in shock.
He hesitantly touched the cheek that she kissed. “Best day of my life.” he couldn’t help but whisper.
Deleted scene:
Marinette stared at Tikki, she was about to open her mouth when her kwami interrupted her. “No Marinette,” Tikki sighed in annoyance. “XY is not Chat Noir.”
“How do you know?”
“Cause I literally know who Chat Noir is.”
“Exactly!” Marinette exclaimed. “You could be lying.”
Tikki glared at Marinette, crossing her tiny arms. “For kwami’s sake, Marinette. You’ve been asking me this ever since your date ended with Prince Charming.” Before Marinette could reply, Tikki yelled. “Just let me eat my cookies in peace!”
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XY’s Muse
The date is finally here
uploaded on 04/10/21
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Ao3 // Wattpad
previous II next
Chapter 10
Waiting for Marinette in front of her parents’ bakery made XY feel nervous. He felt like a thousand red ants were crawling all over him and they were ready to bite him as soon as he messed something up.
He shook that thought out of his head. He was not going to mess this up. He did not have a breakdown over this date for nothing.
I got this, he repeated in his head, I got this
I will not mess this up.
I am XY, one of the most popular musicians in all of France. A small date with a gorgeous girl should not make me this nervous.
I got this.
I got this.
I got th-
XY gulped. He does not “got this”.
In front of him was Marinette in all her glory. He felt like he couldn’t breathe. Marinette was wearing an off-shoulder black and white polka-dot dress that went just right above her knees. Her hair was down and wavy. She looked like Aphrodite in disguise.
“Woah” he managed to say, “You look great.”
“Thank you.” Marinette gave him a soft, pretty smile. “You look amazing as well.”
“Did you make that dress yourself?” He couldn’t help but ask curiously.
She gave him a shy nod, “Yeah. I did. A small friend of mine actually helped me pick this.” Her dark blue eyes twinkled with delight, “I was really nervous that you would think that I looked bad.”
He stared at her in shock. “You could never look bad in anything.” He sincerely said, before smirking at her red face. XY liked it when he made the pretty dark-haired girl blush. “After all, you’re the only person I know who can pull off pigtails.”
Marinette pouted, making XY’s heartbeat beat a little faster. How can someone be this adorable? She playfully hit his arm. “So, where are we going today? Xavier.”
He turned away from her so that she couldn’t see his face heating up. She knew the effect she has on him and the way she says his name proves it. But XY knew he had the same effect on her. The blush that was on her face a few minutes ago proved it. He narrowed his eyes and smirked, their blue eyes meeting. Two can play at that game. “Follow me, princess.”
He gently grabbed her arm and pulled her away from the bakery, not bothering to look at her face. From the random noises she was making, he knew that she was flustered. It was one of his favorite traits about her.
XY ignored the people staring at them. He would normally be annoyed but this time he understood why they were all staring. Marinette looked absolutely breathtaking. He honestly didn’t know whether to smack the boys in her class or thank them.
How could anyone let a beauty like her stay single? He mentally scoffed, I guess Adrien isn’t the only blind person at that school.
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Whenever Marinette was nervous or flustered, she couldn’t form words correctly. It was like there were a million things that she wanted to say but she couldn’t bring herself to say it. It made her jumble up her words, making the things that came out of her mouth as ‘nonsense.’
She didn't know whether she felt relieved or annoyed when Xavier let go of her arm. Marinette was glad that she could get her mind to calm down so that she could speak properly but she missed the feeling of his hand on her body. It made her feel warm. It made her feel safe.
“So,” she heard Xavier ask nervously. “What do you think?”
Marinette was confused. “What do you me-” She glanced at their surroundings and it was like she forgot how to speak. It was beautiful. “Woah. This is- Woah.”
Xavier let out a small laugh that made Marinette’s stomach fill up with butterflies. “I’m guessing you like it?”
Marinette nodded in excitement. “I love it!”
Xavier led Marinette to a beautiful garden. There was a small stream flowing through the side and there were bushes covered with roses. White butterflies were flying around and landed on the flowers. It was absolutely breathtaking.
“I’m glad you like it.” he sheepishly said. “After everything you told me about the drama that you’ve had to deal with, I felt like you needed a peaceful getaway.”
Marinette’s face started to heat up. “You didn’t have to do all of this, you know. A simple movie date would’ve been fine.”
He sent her a bright smile that would have made any girl's knees buckle, “I know.” he said. “But I wanted to. You deserve nothing but the best after all.”
He held out his hand and she gladly took it. Xavier led her to a casual red and white checkered picnic blanket with a basket in the middle.
The date hasn’t even started and Marinette already wanted to kiss him.
Instead, she looked around. Noticing the lack of people, she couldn’t help but ask “Where is everyone? A beautiful place like this should have more than two people in it.”
“Oh, yeah,” Xavier said casually. “I paid the owners of this garden to make sure that no unwelcome guests arrive.”
Marinette wasn’t sure whether she wanted to hit him for wasting his money on her or hug him because it’s the sweetest thing that anyone’s ever done for her. So, she let out a small “Oh.” instead.
That caused her date to pause. “Is it too much?”
“No!” Marinette panicked, not wanting him to think that she hated it. “It’s perfect. I just wish you didn’t spend this much money on this date.”
“Oh,” Xavier said in realization. “If it helps, maybe you could think of it as me not wanting the paparazzi to interrupt my date with a beautiful girl.” He patted on the empty space next to him. “Now come on. If we wait any longer, then the food will get cold.”
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XY had no idea how long his date with Marinette lasted. In his opinion, it wasn’t long enough. He could spend all day listening to her ramble about anything.
He liked her so much. He couldn’t remember the last time he felt like this. It was like he could fly and touch the clouds. There was something about Marinette that just pulled him towards her. He felt like they instantly clicked.
He was walking Marinette home and he couldn’t help but notice the way she glowed underneath the moonlight. She was absolutely breathtaking.
He loved how they could never run out of anything to talk about. It was a breath of fresh air from the usual arguments XY always got himself into.
Whenever he was around her, he felt at balance. He didn’t know how to explain it. It was like she was good luck to his bad luck.
Marinette stopped walking and looked at him with her bluebell eyes. “We're here.”
“Yeah,” he muttered, a bit disappointed that he couldn’t spend any more time with her.
“I had a lot of fun today. Can we maybe do it again?”
His eyes suddenly met hers and he grinned. “Yeah!” he said excitedly. “Whenever you're free. I would love to hang out with you again.”
She sent him a bright smile before she leaned forward, kissing his cheek. “Great.” she hurriedly said, her face bright red. “I think I hear my parents calling me. I-better-go!” she rushed inside as XY stayed frozen in shock.
He hesitantly touched the cheek that she kissed. “Best day of my life.” he couldn’t help but whisper.
Deleted scene:
Marinette stared at Tikki, she was about to open her mouth when her kwami interrupted her. “No Marinette,” Tikki sighed in annoyance. “XY is not Chat Noir.”
“How do you know?”
“Cause I literally know who Chat Noir is.”
“Exactly!” Marinette exclaimed. “You could be lying.”
Tikki glared at Marinette, crossing her tiny arms. “For kwami’s sake, Marinette. You’ve been asking me this ever since your date ended with Prince Charming.” Before Marinette could reply, Tikki yelled. “Just let me eat my cookies in peace!”
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uploaded on 05/29/21
Alya and Ladybug talk.
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Chapter 12
If Alya told anyone that she wasn’t scared and confused when she walked home after that battle, she would be lying.
Never in her life has she ever seen Chat Noir, a hero of Paris, act that way towards anyone. Especially not Ladybug.
At least she didn’t believe so.
But after replaying that encounter in her mind over and over again, Alya felt like someone tore off the rose-tinted glasses she wore whenever she looked at the superhero duo of Paris and stepped on it. Shattering the glasses in millions of tiny pieces.
Now, whenever her mind flashed to an interaction between both Ladybug and Chat Noir, she felt a cold pit settle on her stomach. There were so many red flags!
It was like the whole Lie-la situation again.
Sometimes, Alya couldn’t help but wonder if being a reporter is the right job for her.
A reporter is someone who investigates a source to make sure that it’s the truth and presents them to the public.
The Ladyblog was a trusted news source when it came to the news of akuma attacks that happened in Paris. Millions of people check the blog every day.
Millions of people have read her articles.
The same articles that talked about how Ladybug and Chat Noir were meant to be together. That they were soulmates.
Alya felt disgusted with herself.
Because of her, everyone in Paris probably wore the same rose-tinted glasses that she once wore when it came to Ladynoir. The famous ship name between the duo.
She failed Ladybug.
Alya felt her fists tighten. Never again. She vowed to herself. I won’t fail Ladybug again.
As she scrolled through the Ladynoir tag on her blog, Alya contemplated what her next move should be.
She heard a faint tap.
Alya quickly rose from her seat and opened the window, immediately engulfing Ladybug into a hug. “Are you going to be alright?” she quickly asked.
The dark-haired heroine hesitantly nodded. “I will be.”
Alya frowned at that answer but nodded anyway. “Okay.”
“Look Alya,” Ladybug sat on the edge of her bed and patted the space next to her, gesturing for Alya to sit down. “You can’t tell anyone about what happened between me and Chat.“
“What?” Alya’s voice rose, anger evident in her tone. “Why? He-”
“I know what he did.” Ladybug interrupted. “I just can’t risk it right now.”
Alya’s eyebrows furrowed, “What do you mean? Are you scared that people won’t believe you?” she asked, “Cause I have evidence. They have to believe you.”
Ladybug shook her head, defeated.
It scared Alya just how much Ladybug looked like Marinette in this position.
She was right. It was like the whole Lie-la situation again.
Maybe Lila and Chat Noir exchanged notes on how they manipulated the people around them so perfectly that it took such a dangerous situation for a person to realize what had happened.
Those two were spawns from hell. They were perfect together.
And who knows, maybe they could form a poly relationship with Adrien Agreste.
“I just need you to act like everything’s fine.” The tone of Ladybug’s voice broke Alya’s heart into two. Why does she sound so much like Mari right now? “I can’t- I can't risk Hawk Moth believing that I and Chat are at a disagreement right now.”
Alya forced herself to hold in her snort. Disagreement my ass.
Nevertheless, she nodded in agreement. She could read between the lines. Ladybug didn’t want to risk Hawk Moth getting Chat Noir on his side. That would put Ladybug at a big disadvantage.
“Do you have a plan though?” Alya wanted to smack herself because of how meek her voice sounded. She wasn’t a kid anymore. At Ladybug’s confused face, Alya elaborated. “I mean, do you have a plan on how you can get Chat Noir’s miraculous away from him?”
A small smile engulfed Ladybug’s features. “Actually, I do.”
Alya met Ladybug’s blue eyes, asking a silent question.
Ladybug only sighed in amusement, “I’m not telling you the plan.” she stated.
Alya pouted, “I understand. Just stay safe, okay.”
Ladybug’s features softened and she nodded. “I’ll try my best.”
They sat in comfortable silence for a few minutes before Ladybug spoke up.
“Alya.” Her features tightened as if considering whether or not she should finish her sentence. “Tikki said it would be healthy for me to tell someone and-” Ladybug took a deep breath and Alya tilted her head in confusion. Tell someone what? “Actually, it would be easier to show you.”
“Ladybug, what are y-”
“Tikki spots off.”
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Note: Sorry for the long wait. Finals were coming up and because I'm starting to drift away from the miraculous fandom, I just put off writing this chapter. Sorry if it kinda sucks.
Good news though, school is finally over. So that means that I now have a lot of free time. And my goal is to finish writing this fanfic before summer break ends.
XY’s Muse
uploaded on 05/29/21
Alya and Ladybug talk.
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Chapter 12
If Alya told anyone that she wasn’t scared and confused when she walked home after that battle, she would be lying.
Never in her life has she ever seen Chat Noir, a hero of Paris, act that way towards anyone. Especially not Ladybug.
At least she didn’t believe so.
But after replaying that encounter in her mind over and over again, Alya felt like someone tore off the rose-tinted glasses she wore whenever she looked at the superhero duo of Paris and stepped on it. Shattering the glasses in millions of tiny pieces.
Now, whenever her mind flashed to an interaction between both Ladybug and Chat Noir, she felt a cold pit settle on her stomach. There were so many red flags!
It was like the whole Lie-la situation again.
Sometimes, Alya couldn’t help but wonder if being a reporter is the right job for her.
A reporter is someone who investigates a source to make sure that it’s the truth and presents them to the public.
The Ladyblog was a trusted news source when it came to the news of akuma attacks that happened in Paris. Millions of people check the blog every day.
Millions of people have read her articles.
The same articles that talked about how Ladybug and Chat Noir were meant to be together. That they were soulmates.
Alya felt disgusted with herself.
Because of her, everyone in Paris probably wore the same rose-tinted glasses that she once wore when it came to Ladynoir. The famous ship name between the duo.
She failed Ladybug.
Alya felt her fists tighten. Never again. She vowed to herself. I won’t fail Ladybug again.
As she scrolled through the Ladynoir tag on her blog, Alya contemplated what her next move should be.
She heard a faint tap.
Alya quickly rose from her seat and opened the window, immediately engulfing Ladybug into a hug. “Are you going to be alright?” she quickly asked.
The dark-haired heroine hesitantly nodded. “I will be.”
Alya frowned at that answer but nodded anyway. “Okay.”
“Look Alya,” Ladybug sat on the edge of her bed and patted the space next to her, gesturing for Alya to sit down. “You can’t tell anyone about what happened between me and Chat.“
“What?” Alya’s voice rose, anger evident in her tone. “Why? He-”
“I know what he did.” Ladybug interrupted. “I just can’t risk it right now.”
Alya’s eyebrows furrowed, “What do you mean? Are you scared that people won’t believe you?” she asked, “Cause I have evidence. They have to believe you.”
Ladybug shook her head, defeated.
It scared Alya just how much Ladybug looked like Marinette in this position.
She was right. It was like the whole Lie-la situation again.
Maybe Lila and Chat Noir exchanged notes on how they manipulated the people around them so perfectly that it took such a dangerous situation for a person to realize what had happened.
Those two were spawns from hell. They were perfect together.
And who knows, maybe they could form a poly relationship with Adrien Agreste.
“I just need you to act like everything’s fine.” The tone of Ladybug’s voice broke Alya’s heart into two. Why does she sound so much like Mari right now? “I can’t- I can't risk Hawk Moth believing that I and Chat are at a disagreement right now.”
Alya forced herself to hold in her snort. Disagreement my ass.
Nevertheless, she nodded in agreement. She could read between the lines. Ladybug didn’t want to risk Hawk Moth getting Chat Noir on his side. That would put Ladybug at a big disadvantage.
“Do you have a plan though?” Alya wanted to smack herself because of how meek her voice sounded. She wasn’t a kid anymore. At Ladybug’s confused face, Alya elaborated. “I mean, do you have a plan on how you can get Chat Noir’s miraculous away from him?”
A small smile engulfed Ladybug’s features. “Actually, I do.”
Alya met Ladybug’s blue eyes, asking a silent question.
Ladybug only sighed in amusement, “I’m not telling you the plan.” she stated.
Alya pouted, “I understand. Just stay safe, okay.”
Ladybug’s features softened and she nodded. “I’ll try my best.”
They sat in comfortable silence for a few minutes before Ladybug spoke up.
“Alya.” Her features tightened as if considering whether or not she should finish her sentence. “Tikki said it would be healthy for me to tell someone and-” Ladybug took a deep breath and Alya tilted her head in confusion. Tell someone what? “Actually, it would be easier to show you.”
“Ladybug, what are y-”
“Tikki spots off.”
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Note: Sorry for the long wait. Finals were coming up and because I'm starting to drift away from the miraculous fandom, I just put off writing this chapter. Sorry if it kinda sucks.
Good news though, school is finally over. So that means that I now have a lot of free time. And my goal is to finish writing this fanfic before summer break ends.
XY’s Muse
uploaded on 07/01/21
Alya’s surprised. But then again, could you blame her?
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Chapter 13
Alya didn’t know whether she was gonna jump in excitement or cry because of exhaustion.
Marinette Dupain-Cheng is Ladybug.
Marinette is Ladybug.
Her best friend is Ladybug.
Oh my fucking god.
Marinette chose Alya to be Rena Rogue.
Marinette trusted Alya with a miraculous.
Without even thinking about it, she threw herself at her best friend, giving her the tightest hug she could. God knows that Marinette needed it.
“Alya,” Mari gasped, arms flailing. “I can’t breathe.”
Her face turned sheepish, “Oops.” she apologized, “I just thought that you needed another hug.”
Marinette gave Alya a reassuring smile, “It’s fine. Just try not to kill me next time. Please.”
The word kill and next time we're running around her head dangerously. Her eyes flashed with anger and Alya’s pretty sure that something showed in her face because Marinette tensed up.
Alya glared at her friend, “Sit.” she commanded, her voice had her listen-to-me-or-i'll-make-you-regret-it-tone.
Marinette followed with no hesitation. She knew better than to challenge Alya when she was in this type of mood.
Which is good. Really good.
Because Alya was mad. Fire was roaring through her ears and all she could see was red.
First, Chat Noir hurt Ladybug. Her hero.
And now she finds out that Ladybug was Marinette this whole time. One of the sweetest girls that Alya has ever met. Alya’s best friend. Due to common sense, that meant that Chat Noir also hurt Marinette.
Alya was going to burn that cat, chop him into pieces, slice his throat open, and ruin his reputation so hard that he would never recover. Not necessarily in that order.
Alya scoffed as if the mangy alley cat would even survive. He wouldn’t get a chance to fucking recover.
He hurt someone Alya cared about.
This meant war.
She glanced at Marinette. The poor thing was staring at Alya like she was going to explode which was… fair. But Alya wasn’t going to explode at Marinette. She was going to explode at Chat Noir. There was a difference. A big difference.
She forced herself to calm down. As much as Alya wanted Marinette to know her step-by-step plan of ruining Chat Noir, she also knew that her best friend didn’t need any more stress in her life.
Alya sat next to her once again, gripping Marinette’s hand in order to comfort her. “Is there anything you want to talk about?” she couldn’t help but ask. “Not as Alya and Ladybug, but as Marinette and Alya.”
Marinette was hesitant, but she still nodded, causing Alya to inaudibly sigh with relief. She might not be able to physically help Marinette with her problem with Chat Noir, but at least she could help mentally. And sometimes, that was what mattered the most.
They sat in a tense, yet somehow comfortable silence for a few seconds before Marinette spoke up, her voice quivering as if she’s scared that Alya would judge her for what she would say.
Alya couldn’t do anything but give her hand another reassuring squeeze.
Marinette took a deep breath, “Sometimes I- sometimes everything just feels like it’s too much. With the whole thing with Hawk Moth, then Lila, and now Chat Noir. The only time I feel like I get to relax is whenever I'm with you or Nino and Xavier.”
Alya raised an eyebrow at the last name, “Who’s Xavier?”
Marinette blushed and Alya’s never seen her so… red. Not even for Adrien. Which was good. Cause that little musty ass bitch can go to hell.
She’s still really mad at how he played everyone. Alya thought that Adrien, Nino, Marinette, and her would stay friends forever. Even if Marinette was a little awkward around the model, she always thought that Adrien found it endearing.
Maybe even cute.
But now she knows that it was just another one of his many masks to fool people. To manipulate them.
If anything, he probably made fun of them behind their backs.
“Xavier is um-” Marinette’s eyes drifted to her feet so that she didn’t have to face Alya. “It’s XY?” she suddenly exclaimed.
“You sure?”
Marinette winced, “Yes?”
“He lets you call him Xavier.”
“Yeah.”
“Why didn't you tell me that you were dating someone?” Alya teased.
Alya didn’t think it was possible but Marinette turned even redder, “We’re not- it’s not, I don’t think it’s like that.” she finished lamely.
“We’re going back to this conversation later,” Alya informed her best friend.
Her mind was going to combust with all the new information but she still couldn’t help but smile.
The internet’s been going crazy over the supposed new golden couple of Paris.
It was honestly a bit of a catastrophe and Alya hates it because Marinette is getting so much hate over it online. Maybe Alya can get Max to hack into Instagram so that she can find out who exactly is sending her friend hate. Then get their address and set their house on fire.
She can put it on her to-do list.
Chat Noir first, then Lila and Adrien, and then the people hating on Marinette.
And in between, she’ll help Marinette gain more confidence, have XY and Mari officially become boyfriend and girlfriend. Help break the internet because she’s introducing them to Paris’s new power couple, smack Lila (again), and then get some sleep.
She and Marinette talked a bit more and when it was time for Ladybug to leave, Alya immediately grabbed her phone and asked Nino to grab her a coffee.
She had her work cut out for her.
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if you have any ideas in what I can do for this story, please tell me. I'm running out and I need inspiration.
XY’s Muse
uploaded on 07/01/21
Alya’s surprised. But then again, could you blame her?
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Chapter 13
Alya didn’t know whether she was gonna jump in excitement or cry because of exhaustion.
Marinette Dupain-Cheng is Ladybug.
Marinette is Ladybug.
Her best friend is Ladybug.
Oh my fucking god.
Marinette chose Alya to be Rena Rogue.
Marinette trusted Alya with a miraculous.
Without even thinking about it, she threw herself at her best friend, giving her the tightest hug she could. God knows that Marinette needed it.
“Alya,” Mari gasped, arms flailing. “I can’t breathe.”
Her face turned sheepish, “Oops.” she apologized, “I just thought that you needed another hug.”
Marinette gave Alya a reassuring smile, “It’s fine. Just try not to kill me next time. Please.”
The word kill and next time we're running around her head dangerously. Her eyes flashed with anger and Alya’s pretty sure that something showed in her face because Marinette tensed up.
Alya glared at her friend, “Sit.” she commanded, her voice had her listen-to-me-or-i'll-make-you-regret-it-tone.
Marinette followed with no hesitation. She knew better than to challenge Alya when she was in this type of mood.
Which is good. Really good.
Because Alya was mad. Fire was roaring through her ears and all she could see was red.
First, Chat Noir hurt Ladybug. Her hero.
And now she finds out that Ladybug was Marinette this whole time. One of the sweetest girls that Alya has ever met. Alya’s best friend. Due to common sense, that meant that Chat Noir also hurt Marinette.
Alya was going to burn that cat, chop him into pieces, slice his throat open, and ruin his reputation so hard that he would never recover. Not necessarily in that order.
Alya scoffed as if the mangy alley cat would even survive. He wouldn’t get a chance to fucking recover.
He hurt someone Alya cared about.
This meant war.
She glanced at Marinette. The poor thing was staring at Alya like she was going to explode which was… fair. But Alya wasn’t going to explode at Marinette. She was going to explode at Chat Noir. There was a difference. A big difference.
She forced herself to calm down. As much as Alya wanted Marinette to know her step-by-step plan of ruining Chat Noir, she also knew that her best friend didn’t need any more stress in her life.
Alya sat next to her once again, gripping Marinette’s hand in order to comfort her. “Is there anything you want to talk about?” she couldn’t help but ask. “Not as Alya and Ladybug, but as Marinette and Alya.”
Marinette was hesitant, but she still nodded, causing Alya to inaudibly sigh with relief. She might not be able to physically help Marinette with her problem with Chat Noir, but at least she could help mentally. And sometimes, that was what mattered the most.
They sat in a tense, yet somehow comfortable silence for a few seconds before Marinette spoke up, her voice quivering as if she’s scared that Alya would judge her for what she would say.
Alya couldn’t do anything but give her hand another reassuring squeeze.
Marinette took a deep breath, “Sometimes I- sometimes everything just feels like it’s too much. With the whole thing with Hawk Moth, then Lila, and now Chat Noir. The only time I feel like I get to relax is whenever I'm with you or Nino and Xavier.”
Alya raised an eyebrow at the last name, “Who’s Xavier?”
Marinette blushed and Alya’s never seen her so… red. Not even for Adrien. Which was good. Cause that little musty ass bitch can go to hell.
She’s still really mad at how he played everyone. Alya thought that Adrien, Nino, Marinette, and her would stay friends forever. Even if Marinette was a little awkward around the model, she always thought that Adrien found it endearing.
Maybe even cute.
But now she knows that it was just another one of his many masks to fool people. To manipulate them.
If anything, he probably made fun of them behind their backs.
“Xavier is um-” Marinette’s eyes drifted to her feet so that she didn’t have to face Alya. “It’s XY?” she suddenly exclaimed.
“You sure?”
Marinette winced, “Yes?”
“He lets you call him Xavier.”
“Yeah.”
“Why didn't you tell me that you were dating someone?” Alya teased.
Alya didn’t think it was possible but Marinette turned even redder, “We’re not- it’s not, I don’t think it’s like that.” she finished lamely.
“We’re going back to this conversation later,” Alya informed her best friend.
Her mind was going to combust with all the new information but she still couldn’t help but smile.
The internet’s been going crazy over the supposed new golden couple of Paris.
It was honestly a bit of a catastrophe and Alya hates it because Marinette is getting so much hate over it online. Maybe Alya can get Max to hack into Instagram so that she can find out who exactly is sending her friend hate. Then get their address and set their house on fire.
She can put it on her to-do list.
Chat Noir first, then Lila and Adrien, and then the people hating on Marinette.
And in between, she’ll help Marinette gain more confidence, have XY and Mari officially become boyfriend and girlfriend. Help break the internet because she’s introducing them to Paris’s new power couple, smack Lila (again), and then get some sleep.
She and Marinette talked a bit more and when it was time for Ladybug to leave, Alya immediately grabbed her phone and asked Nino to grab her a coffee.
She had her work cut out for her.
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XY’s Muse
The plan is finally in action
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Chapter 14
The plan was a bit far-fetched, even by Ladybug’s standards. It was sloppy and rushed but she hoped that it would work.
If not, then everything good that’s been happening to her for the past few weeks might just crumple beneath her fingers once again.
And she refused to have that happen.
Her talk with Alya calmed her nerves for a little but now they were back in full swing. It was as if someone poured a bucket of ice-cold water on her in the middle of winter.
Ladybug shut her eyes, counting to ten as she did the breathing exercises Master Fu taught her.
She unclenched her fists and forced her whole body to relax. She’s got this.
If she can face akumas ten times her size alone then she can face Chat Noir.
Right?
She shook her head, “Stop it Marinette.” she scolded herself, “Those types of thoughts will only set you back. Remember what Xavier told you?”
Ladybug felt the corners of her mouth twitch at the mention of the musician. “You got this,” she whispered once again. “You’re gonna defeat Chat Noir and then you’ll defeat Hawk Moth and then you’ll finally tell Xavier that you’re ready to date and then you’ll punch Lila in the face.”
She grabbed the picnic basket, clenching on it tightly as she took one more breath in.
“You got this.”
Throwing her yoyo at the closest building, she began to swing and make her way towards the Eiffel Tower. The same tower where she knows that a certain cat would be waiting for her.
She felt the wind blowing in her face but instead of the exciting rush it used to give her, it only made the knot in her stomach continue to tighten.
It only took her a few minutes to reach the top of the tower.
Ladybug took in her final deep breath. She wished that it took longer.
“M’lady.” a voice said behind her, “I knew you would come to your senses.”
Ladybug didn’t have to turn around for her to know that Chat was smirking. She shut her eyes for a few seconds before gathering up enough courage to turn around.
Chat Noir licked his lips the moment her eyes met his and the way he was looking at her made Ladybug feel like she was nothing but an object to him. An object that belonged to him.
Where did everything go wrong?
Chat Noir, the one person in the world that she thought she could trust with everything, was nothing but a monster deep down. He was worse than Hawk Moth could ever be.
With Hawkmoth, at least she knew that he was a villain. She knew what he wanted and the lengths that he would go to get it.
But with Chat, Ladybug didn’t know.
He was manipulative. He would make you feel special with his words in order to sink his claws into your brain, hoping that with enough flattery, he could make you do everything he wanted.
He was a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Chat Noir walked closer towards her, each step purposely louder than the last.
His eyes stared at her deeply. As if she was a snack that he couldn’t wait to eat.
She forced a smile onto her face, “Hey, kitty.”
“Hey, bugaboo.” Chat cupped her face, tracing her jawline with his claws.
Ladybug froze and this time she couldn’t hold back her shudder. She saw Chat smirk and he pressed his fingernails even harder against her skin. If he pushed it an inch deeper, he would draw blood.
She could see the threat for what it was. One wrong move and he could tear her skin open.
Ladybug let him have this ‘victory’ for a few more seconds before leaning away, gently taking her hands off her face. “Let’s eat first, shall we, Chaton?”
She purposely made her voice lower, more seductive, when she said the last word. She needed his guard to be lowered.
“Whatever you want, m’lady.” Chat smirked and for a few seconds, she felt her heart stop.
That was the same smirk he used whenever he told a bad pun. The same smirk he gave her whenever they outsmarted the akuma. The same smirk that used to give her comfort now made her feel like ants were crawling all over her body.
She felt his cold hand tightly gripping her wrist.
It was a warning and a reminder.
She gave him the brightest smile she could muster, “Lead the way.”
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XY’s Muse
The plan is finally in action
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Chapter 14
The plan was a bit far-fetched, even by Ladybug’s standards. It was sloppy and rushed but she hoped that it would work.
If not, then everything good that’s been happening to her for the past few weeks might just crumple beneath her fingers once again.
And she refused to have that happen.
Her talk with Alya calmed her nerves for a little but now they were back in full swing. It was as if someone poured a bucket of ice-cold water on her in the middle of winter.
Ladybug shut her eyes, counting to ten as she did the breathing exercises Master Fu taught her.
She unclenched her fists and forced her whole body to relax. She’s got this.
If she can face akumas ten times her size alone then she can face Chat Noir.
Right?
She shook her head, “Stop it Marinette.” she scolded herself, “Those types of thoughts will only set you back. Remember what Xavier told you?”
Ladybug felt the corners of her mouth twitch at the mention of the musician. “You got this,” she whispered once again. “You’re gonna defeat Chat Noir and then you’ll defeat Hawk Moth and then you’ll finally tell Xavier that you’re ready to date and then you’ll punch Lila in the face.”
She grabbed the picnic basket, clenching on it tightly as she took one more breath in.
“You got this.”
Throwing her yoyo at the closest building, she began to swing and make her way towards the Eiffel Tower. The same tower where she knows that a certain cat would be waiting for her.
She felt the wind blowing in her face but instead of the exciting rush it used to give her, it only made the knot in her stomach continue to tighten.
It only took her a few minutes to reach the top of the tower.
Ladybug took in her final deep breath. She wished that it took longer.
“M’lady.” a voice said behind her, “I knew you would come to your senses.”
Ladybug didn’t have to turn around for her to know that Chat was smirking. She shut her eyes for a few seconds before gathering up enough courage to turn around.
Chat Noir licked his lips the moment her eyes met his and the way he was looking at her made Ladybug feel like she was nothing but an object to him. An object that belonged to him.
Where did everything go wrong?
Chat Noir, the one person in the world that she thought she could trust with everything, was nothing but a monster deep down. He was worse than Hawk Moth could ever be.
With Hawkmoth, at least she knew that he was a villain. She knew what he wanted and the lengths that he would go to get it.
But with Chat, Ladybug didn’t know.
He was manipulative. He would make you feel special with his words in order to sink his claws into your brain, hoping that with enough flattery, he could make you do everything he wanted.
He was a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Chat Noir walked closer towards her, each step purposely louder than the last.
His eyes stared at her deeply. As if she was a snack that he couldn’t wait to eat.
She forced a smile onto her face, “Hey, kitty.”
“Hey, bugaboo.” Chat cupped her face, tracing her jawline with his claws.
Ladybug froze and this time she couldn’t hold back her shudder. She saw Chat smirk and he pressed his fingernails even harder against her skin. If he pushed it an inch deeper, he would draw blood.
She could see the threat for what it was. One wrong move and he could tear her skin open.
Ladybug let him have this ‘victory’ for a few more seconds before leaning away, gently taking her hands off her face. “Let’s eat first, shall we, Chaton?”
She purposely made her voice lower, more seductive, when she said the last word. She needed his guard to be lowered.
“Whatever you want, m’lady.” Chat smirked and for a few seconds, she felt her heart stop.
That was the same smirk he used whenever he told a bad pun. The same smirk he gave her whenever they outsmarted the akuma. The same smirk that used to give her comfort now made her feel like ants were crawling all over her body.
She felt his cold hand tightly gripping her wrist.
It was a warning and a reminder.
She gave him the brightest smile she could muster, “Lead the way.”
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XY’s Muse
Adrien knew that his plan would work.
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If Adrien knew that it would be this easy to get Ladybug to go on a date with him, he would’ve threatened her a lot sooner.
At first, he thought that she was one of those girls who preferred someone who was charming. Someone who she believed would drop anything to help her. So he became that person. Chat Noir played his golden boy persona to the max.
But Ladybug…
She was playing hard to get. And he didn’t mind it. He loved a good chase.
Don’t get him wrong, it was fun to play with the girls that he has wrapped around his fingers. It made his heart pound with glee to know that if he wanted them to jump off the top of the Eiffel Tower, they would do it.
His mom was one of the world’s most talented actresses and his dad built his fashion empire with nothing but papers, pencils, and his own brutality.
They carved out a path of success for Adrien, and he would be an idiot to not take advantage of it.
Ever since he was a kid, he learned how to use his looks to his advantage. Every smile, laugh, and look he made was calculated to create the persona he wore to this day.
At the age of fifteen, Adrien Agreste was one of the world’s most well-known models. His face was power. A furrow of his eyebrow could cause businesses to go bankrupt. With a snap of his fingers, he could ruin anyone’s future.
A single smile from him could cause so many girls to faint.
Chloe, Lila, Marinette, and so many more were trapped in the web of lies he designed. They were nothing but entertainment for when he was bored.
It was so fun watching people like Marinette trip over themselves
But with all her flaws came a few good things.
She was hot, for one. After he had Ladybug under his control, he might go after her next. She was a bit shy but those Instagram pictures she posted a few days ago made him appreciate more of her physical assets.
Marinette was also a wonderful designer. His dad was impressed with her designs. With enough time, he could convince her to sign a contract with Gabriel.
Her designs would be world-famous… it just wouldn’t be under her name.
Adrien was chosen for the cat miraculous for a reason.
He was destruction to the core.
His smile grew sharp in the dark as he led Ladybug to their spot.
She looked exquisite tonight.
Her skin-tight suit hugged her body in all the right places. With enough patience and time under his control, Adrien’s hands would be able to roam against her skin whenever he wants.
He wanted to laugh, this game was so simple. He’s done it so many times.
When they were both seated in the blanket he laid out, he made sure that his body language was open and friendly. He needed Ladybug to believe that she was safe. With him.
“What did you have in that basket of yours, m’lady?” he purred, purposely making his voice deeper.
Adrien watched with satisfaction as Ladybug’s face flushed. Red really was her color.
When they became the power couple of Paris, he would make sure to fill her closet with that color. He couldn’t have a girlfriend who embarrassed him, after all.
He had an image to play.
But right now, Adrien was sure that Ladybug wouldn’t mind if he kept their relationship a secret. She wasn’t the only good-looking girl out there.
Someone like him couldn’t stay with only one girl.
With his looks and his talents, Ladybug should be lucky that he even paid attention to her.
He might’ve liked a good chase but sometimes the chase goes on longer than he wants.
And he hated it when he didn’t get what he wanted.
Ladybug wants one thing. She wants to save Paris.
Akumas are one thing, but without Chat Noir, Ladybug would never be able to win against Hawk Moth.
It was the perfect thing to exploit.
“O-oh, uhm. I just got us a bunch of sweets.” Her voice was soft and when she gave him a sheepish smile, he had to hold himself back from pinning her down and forcing their mouth together. “I thought that we could talk. Just like what we used to do.”
Adrien could work with that.
He brushed his hand against her thigh, “That sounds like a splendid idea.”
Ladybug’s eyes brightened, and if he was anyone else, he would’ve done anything to keep them like that.
But he wasn’t just anyone else. He was the Adrien Agreste.
And he wanted to diminish that light. To break his lady down so bad that she would be forced to rely on no one but him. He would make her believe that no one else could make her happier than he could. Make her believe that she couldn’t live without him.
He took the cookie from Ladybug, taking a small bite as Ladybug’s melodic voice filled the air.
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Adrien knew that his plan would work.
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Chapter 15
If Adrien knew that it would be this easy to get Ladybug to go on a date with him, he would’ve threatened her a lot sooner.
At first, he thought that she was one of those girls who preferred someone who was charming. Someone who she believed would drop anything to help her. So he became that person. Chat Noir played his golden boy persona to the max.
But Ladybug…
She was playing hard to get. And he didn’t mind it. He loved a good chase.
Don’t get him wrong, it was fun to play with the girls that he has wrapped around his fingers. It made his heart pound with glee to know that if he wanted them to jump off the top of the Eiffel Tower, they would do it.
His mom was one of the world’s most talented actresses and his dad built his fashion empire with nothing but papers, pencils, and his own brutality.
They carved out a path of success for Adrien, and he would be an idiot to not take advantage of it.
Ever since he was a kid, he learned how to use his looks to his advantage. Every smile, laugh, and look he made was calculated to create the persona he wore to this day.
At the age of fifteen, Adrien Agreste was one of the world’s most well-known models. His face was power. A furrow of his eyebrow could cause businesses to go bankrupt. With a snap of his fingers, he could ruin anyone’s future.
A single smile from him could cause so many girls to faint.
Chloe, Lila, Marinette, and so many more were trapped in the web of lies he designed. They were nothing but entertainment for when he was bored.
It was so fun watching people like Marinette trip over themselves
But with all her flaws came a few good things.
She was hot, for one. After he had Ladybug under his control, he might go after her next. She was a bit shy but those Instagram pictures she posted a few days ago made him appreciate more of her physical assets.
Marinette was also a wonderful designer. His dad was impressed with her designs. With enough time, he could convince her to sign a contract with Gabriel.
Her designs would be world-famous… it just wouldn’t be under her name.
Adrien was chosen for the cat miraculous for a reason.
He was destruction to the core.
His smile grew sharp in the dark as he led Ladybug to their spot.
She looked exquisite tonight.
Her skin-tight suit hugged her body in all the right places. With enough patience and time under his control, Adrien’s hands would be able to roam against her skin whenever he wants.
He wanted to laugh, this game was so simple. He’s done it so many times.
When they were both seated in the blanket he laid out, he made sure that his body language was open and friendly. He needed Ladybug to believe that she was safe. With him.
“What did you have in that basket of yours, m’lady?” he purred, purposely making his voice deeper.
Adrien watched with satisfaction as Ladybug’s face flushed. Red really was her color.
When they became the power couple of Paris, he would make sure to fill her closet with that color. He couldn’t have a girlfriend who embarrassed him, after all.
He had an image to play.
But right now, Adrien was sure that Ladybug wouldn’t mind if he kept their relationship a secret. She wasn’t the only good-looking girl out there.
Someone like him couldn’t stay with only one girl.
With his looks and his talents, Ladybug should be lucky that he even paid attention to her.
He might’ve liked a good chase but sometimes the chase goes on longer than he wants.
And he hated it when he didn’t get what he wanted.
Ladybug wants one thing. She wants to save Paris.
Akumas are one thing, but without Chat Noir, Ladybug would never be able to win against Hawk Moth.
It was the perfect thing to exploit.
“O-oh, uhm. I just got us a bunch of sweets.” Her voice was soft and when she gave him a sheepish smile, he had to hold himself back from pinning her down and forcing their mouth together. “I thought that we could talk. Just like what we used to do.”
Adrien could work with that.
He brushed his hand against her thigh, “That sounds like a splendid idea.”
Ladybug’s eyes brightened, and if he was anyone else, he would’ve done anything to keep them like that.
But he wasn’t just anyone else. He was the Adrien Agreste.
And he wanted to diminish that light. To break his lady down so bad that she would be forced to rely on no one but him. He would make her believe that no one else could make her happier than he could. Make her believe that she couldn’t live without him.
He took the cookie from Ladybug, taking a small bite as Ladybug’s melodic voice filled the air.
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So we finally have a chapter with Adrien’s perspective. He’s a bit conceited, don’t you think. What can I say, like father like son.
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XY’s Muse
Adrien knew that his plan would work.
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Chapter 16
The night could not last any longer.
Every minute, his skin would find a way to brush again hers and they felt like fire, ready to burn her alive. his hands couldn’t leave her body.
Ladybug wanted him to stop.
But she’s had this conversation with him enough times to know that he wouldn’t listen.
Even when she thought that he was on her side, he never did. Every argument she makes would always fall deaf to his ears. No matter how loud she says it.
It was only recently that she realized how toxic their partnership was.
While akuma battles were hard to handle without Chat Noir, they were a blessing in disguise. If he kept up his cruise, Ladybug would’ve kept falling for it. And she wasn’t confident enough to say that she wouldn’t have gotten together with him.
Chat could be very persuasive when he wanted himself to be.
Because as ugly as his personality might be, his looks were the complete opposite. And the cat knew it.
A hand rested around Ladybug’s waist as Chat Noir pulled her closer towards him. Her skin was smoking and it took everything in her to stop herself from shivering in disgust. She couldn’t stop her stomach from sinking.
He leaned forward and she could hear the thumping of her own heart as he whispered, “I knew that you would make the right decision m’lady.” He gave her a thorough once over before smirking, “You always did.” Before she could blink, two of his fingers were on her neck. “I can feel how fast your heart is beating for me. I knew that you always loved me. You were just too stubborn to admit it.”
Before things could escalate, she gently pushed him off, awkwardly smiling. “Yep,” she managed to steadily say. “You know me too well.”
He licked his lips, “Of course I do.” he said, lowering his voice. “We are soulmates after all.”
Ladybug’s gaze lowered.
This was a topic that Chat always brought up. The two of them represented creation and destruction. They were good and bad personified. Yin and yang. They meant to be together.
But Ladybug didn't believe it.
She couldn’t.
There was no way her soulmate could be someone disgusting. Someone who invaded her personal space and had no value for her feelings. Chat wanted to control her.
Ladybug had to believe that it wasn’t true.
Cause even she knew that she deserved better.
After a long minute, Chat Noir leaned back. He pursed his lips before giving her a smile that was probably meant to look sexy. Instead, it did nothing but make her blood freeze cold.
“You know, m’lady” Chat started, his voice sounded way too innocent for her liking. You’ve obviously changed your mind about our relationship and made the correct decision. So don’t you think that we should reveal our identities to each other now?” He lifted her chin and purred when their eyes met. “We wouldn’t want to start our relationship off on the wrong foot now, don’t we?”
Ladybug shook her head, “No,” she said. And even though her words were quiet, she could hear them echoing throughout Paris. “We don’t want that to happen.”
She tried her hardest to keep her voice from sounding defeated but from the way Chat smirked at her, his eyes glinting with glee, she knew that she failed.
Of course, Chat knew that she wasn’t in love with him. She had no choice but to arrive. Not if she wanted to get rid of his ring. She shouldn’t be surprised that he was twisting everything around, painting himself as the knight in shining armor.
“But,” her voice faltered. “Do you think we can wait until we finish eating? I just- I don’t-”
He interrupted her with a brush on her cheek. “Are you nervous, bugaboo?” he teased. “Don’t worry, even if your face doesn’t live up to my standards, your body does.” She felt one of his hands travel down her back and for the millionth time, she wished that her uniform wasn’t so skin tight. “And when we decide to fuck, I’m sure that we can hide your face somehow.”
Her cheeks flushed and he laughed.
“I won’t- I- We’re still so young.” She tried to defend herself, not knowing why. It’s not like he would ever get the chance to do those types of things to her. “I don’t want to do that type of thing just yet.”
He ignored her protests, his hand stopping at her buttocks. “Would I be your first, m’lady?” he asked, his eyes maliciously staring down at hers, “Were you saving yourself just for me? How sweet.” When she doesn’t answer he continued. “You have until sunset to reveal your identity to me.”
He says it like he’s doing her a favor. She hates it.
If her distaste shows on her face, he ignores it. “That should give you enough time to gather up the courage to show your face.” he tilts his head as he gives her another once-over that makes her feel absolutely filthy. “Though, I'm sure you aren’t that bad looking. You are my soulmate, after all.”
She nods. “Thank you,” she says, relief plain in her tone as she carefully grabs two macaroons from the display. “Are you still hungry?” she asked, tilting her head in the way she knew he liked.
He took the offered dessert, “What type of boyfriend would I be if I didn't eat all the food my girlfriend gave me.”
She carefully ate her macaroon, discreetly watching as Chat ate his.
This moment reminded her of how things were before. After patrol, Ladybug would bring them something to eat and the two of them would sit at the Eiffel tower together, enjoying each other’s company as conversation flowed through the air.
She remembered feeling relief. Relief that she had someone to share the burden of saving Paris with. Happy that she wasn’t alone. That she had someone that understood her.
Now-
It was the complete opposite.
Now all Ladybug feels is dread as the two of them ate through the assortment of food. She couldn't bring herself to talk, only nodding as Chat listed off everything that he had planned for them.
His hand reached for his beverage and something in her loosened. It was almost over.
Chat opened his mouth but before a word could escape, his body fell on the metallic floor. She waited for a few minutes, her heart gradually beating once again.
What if it was a trick? What if he caught onto her plan and was playing with her head?
She waited for a few minutes before sighing with relief, even though the tightness never fully went away.
Chat Noir was unconscious in front of her and all she had to do was to pull the ring off of his finger.
It was right there, a few steps away. It would be so easy.
So why did she feel like something was about to go wrong?
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I swear, the more I learn about ML, the more I wondered how exactly things this poorly written was allowed to be aired in the first place.
look, there's a point where things can be realistic for a teenager, and things that can only be explained by how dumb everyone had to be, regardless of context.
"B-but Lila is supposed to be a master manipulater-"
Look there's a difference between "Lila can outsmart people using her lies and manipulation" and "Lila can come up with the dumbest lies ever and everyone immediately believe her because they're holding the stupid stick everytime"
I am the only one who think the other Miraculous characters are just….boring or plain?
Is like, they don’t do that much in the series, if they do, is not really good or is just plain
Like
The classmates for example
They don’t do to much in the series, the only thing they do right now is just be Adrinette shippers and only that
It’s not that is just one of them been akumatized or just appear as superhero’s
Speaking of superhero’s
They are just so bland, forget about the fact is some of them have a cool suit, they’re just boring
Even in their debuts doesn’t feel any special, is only “look this character! Is gonna be a new superhero! Aren’t you exited!?” I would if they were more interesting, but guess what?, they’re not
When they appeared I was just like “oh right, those guys exist, for what?”
Look Juleka, it was cool when she transform and her suit is awesome (one of my favorites but the way), but after that, she doesn’t really do that much, she is just another “yes man” to Ladybug
The only thing they do is just follow Ladybug’s orders, they don’t make their own decisions on battle or opinions about the situation, they just…there
Unironically THE only heroe that I feel ALOT of emotions and did have more going on was not other then CHLOE!
How ironic isn’t?
The mean character, the one the creator hates so much, the one a lot of people say she didn’t deserve be a heroe….was the most interesting character of all of them
You know when the mean character end up being the most interesting of all the other characters than the ones that are “we” supposed to root for, says ALOT
You know you did something wrong right there
And how funny how the only heroe I did care about is replaced with another character who like the others, she doesn’t really matter
I mean, c’mon, I need more than that
The other thing I hate about the characters is that fact, or they are only “good good” or “bad bad”
All of them are sickly nice or just pure evil
Like, morally grey people doesn’t exist in this series or what!?
I need a Neutral character please
If there’s one, please tell me! The only one a can think right now is probably Nathalie
I mean, Emilie could be perfect, she not been a perfect sweet angel but not really that bad
But nope! She is just another good sweetheart who did nothing wrong
The kwamis could be perfect for that too, like not evil or good, they’re neutrals creatures doin whatever their wilders do
But no, they just so sickly nice or just acting like babies…..um….how old are they again?
The only kwamis a I like and care about are Pollen, Trixx, Plagg, Nooroo, Duusuu, Wazzy and Sass
And kinda Tikki but like the others, she is just “Your the best, I love you!” “OMG new holder! 0w0”
Also, can the adults characters have more brain cells please! Why all of them are so freaking idiots!? Dang, that would explain the kids behavior in this show
What is wrong with the parents in this show!?
Like, Gabriel I can excuse him to been terrible, because he is the bad gay-I mean bad guy anyway, if is this his job? well, he does a good one (me no trying to ignore whatever happens in the leaks)
But like, Marinette parents are just those types of parents who let their kids whatever they want, sure, they’re not terrible people but they’re not perfect, but the series paint them as “The perfects parents”
Andre could be a perfect example of a father who fails to their kid but tries to better but doesn’t know how
But nooo, he throw his biological daughter like trash to her abusive mother and replace her with another kid?
What lesson is this?? Throw your kid like trash if they don’t behave like you want and blame them for that when you were the one who raise them!?
Fuck Andre, I hated you before and I despide you now, I hope you paid for this and get karma after that!
Ugh
Ok thinks that’s all
People have to understand when this topic come to Chloe and Zoe
Good person≠ Good character
-Be a good person doesn’t mean is a good character, they need to have more than that
-Be a bad person also can coexist with being a great character
Look Belos from The Owl House, he is the villain and he was way to far to be a decent human been and was an asshole to the end and he was an awesome character
And Luz is a sweet person but she have more character than just being nice, her character development with the other cast was brilliant
Miraculous doesn’t have ither of that
Chloe was so wasted, she has more character and charisma then the whole cast and then got replaced with another goody goody nice girl because god forgive this show to have a neutral character that is not an angel but ither a demon
Because seriously, all the characters are annoyingly nice that is make me sick
Zoe is nice and then? What else?
Her problems were solved in one episode and in the next one she become the new bee miraculous
And that’s another problem I have
Does so called “character development” only last one episode and is just another “they were good a along 🥺”
Chloe’s development feels more genuine because it wasn’t just one episode, it was more, almost the whole second season
If you like Zoe that’s fine
If you don’t like Chloe that’s also fine
But please, you have to understand that if a character is a good person that doesn’t mean is automatically a good character 🐝💛🖤
Honestly after all of this
Adrien and Mari shouldn’t be a couple
The Love square condemned this show
Is with Starco the worst ship I have ever seen
This show wasted so much time in this ship in so many years and this is the result they give us???
So many episodes wasted in unnecessary Love square plot that could have been about interesting lore or character development but no, they decided to waste everything
The worst part is I used to like the Love square (Marichat to be specific) but now…I don’t want to see them together in anyway
It’s not cute, healthy or wholesome, is toxic in so many ways
I hate it
I’m glad I wasn’t the only person who had issues with the powers of the peacock miraculous
First of
The power is kinda the same as the moth miraculous, heck, even the presentation is the same
“A random person is sad so send an random akuma or feather, corrupt the item the person has, evil monologue and then BOOM new villain”
And what a huge coincidence is that both miraculous that has to do something with emotions has to be found by the bad guy
But the question is….what does the concept of “Emotion” has to do with creating living creatures, in fact, the concept of emotion works much better with the moth miraculous, but transmission still works too
The moth works better because the akumatized villains are created by what are they feeling, in fact, is like the villains in their designs is like a way to let out all of the emotions they are feeling right now
So then….what about the peacock? Why do we need two miraculous who has to deal with the emotions of a person?
Like, at least one of them is mostly about let the person get release all of the emotions they are feeling and they transform
You may say that to create a sentimonster you need an item and it’s created by the persons emotions, like love, hate, happiness, etc
But that topic comes to another problem with this power…look how I say a lot to of times create before and right now
create
create
CREATE
What miraculous HAS not only that power BUT also that specific concept?
THE LADYBUG MIRACULOUS!!
Why the heck the peacock is allow to create living beings BUT no the ladybug?
Like, why the ladybug is only allow to create random items but no living beings, it’s literally the concept of creation but also LIFE, the ladybug miraculous should be the one with that power, it’s work and match a lot better than with the peacock, because again, what does emotion has something to do with create a creature?
Can someone explain that, did I miss something???
I know it would make the ladybug miraculous more overpower than already is but at least it would make more sense, like imagen it’s like a power up, that could work
Anyway, that’s kinda all I wanted to say about that issue
What power would you think could worked with the peacock miraculous
I say before I did have two ideas, one spying people around mirrors and the other one was to with the feathers if anyone looked directly to them, they would be blinded by them
So, what do you guys think, do you agree with me or not, let me know
Talking with a Miraculous s fan from Twitter is like talking with a rock
They don understand and would still act like the series doesn’t have problems
And I feel I just insulted a rock because is more productive to talk with it
Sometimes this fandom forgets that somethings in this show are to move the plot forward
Like Gabriel wasn’t forgiven for everything he did Because at the end of the day he’s a fictional character used to drive the plot and transitions it into the next season or whatever comes next
Not everything can be blamed on the creator some of it maybe but not everything
This show was also originally targeted towards a younger audience so some of the plot is gonna be crap
And Chat Noir being in the final would have been preferable but we have 2 episodes dedicated to why he can’t be there and even if it’s lazy writing to you that’s the reason and it can’t be changed
The first arc is done but if you’re just gonna complain about every little detail about the show then why watch? You can’t exactly change it and your complaints won’t exactly be heard because I’m pretty sure they could care less about our opinion
Some of theories in this fandom are so out of pocket or have some really crappy evidence to support it
Like Lila and Marinette being half sisters
like where tf did this come from??? And don’t say the wiki because the miraculous wiki is so inaccurate because it literally says Batman is Marinettes dad
And Chloe being based off a real person in Astruc life like I want evidence because “just a feeling” or it “looks like it” is not evidence
Also Adrien being a sentimonster is just something I struggle to believe but if you have evidence from the show I would like to see it because I would love to understand it
Theories are also really cool and I would like to understand some of them better but it’s hard for me to see without some evidence
Edit: I have realized that I confused some cannon things with theory so if you notice any more mistakes feel free to correct me