Ladybug and Chat Noir Part 2
~~N.K~~
The two figures looked up at the looming structure that was the Agreste’s house, or as they found out, the Agreste Mansion.
Nathaniel has only ever seen buildings this big or grand when they were historical, for education or were supposed to house more than 50 people. Yet this building supposedly houses only two family members and a couple of servants and bodyguards.
The red headed boy gaped at the mansion in surprise and awe while Master Fu simply glanced at it with determination, holding the box containing the Cat miraculous in his hand.
“I…I didn’t know that the guy was THIS loaded…” Nathaniel whispered, still unable to get over his shock at the sight. Compared to his friends and the others in his class while he wasn’t the richest, he was considered pretty well off in terms of money, even with the situation going on with his parents. The display before him however? proves that this family beats even the Bourgeois’s, who have a leading figure in the political world and a famous magazine director.
He would of never had pegged Adrien as a boy from such a rich family with the meeting they just had. He had been nice and polite, if not a bit shy and socially awkward, just like him. His only experience with kids from the higher class were through his parent’s business meetings that he had attended, he always felt so exposed and vile when going home from all the gossip and backstabbing that went on within the gatherings.
They made him glad that Chloe was the only one within their school, she may be a bitch but she was nowhere near that extreme.
“It’s one of the reasons why I chose him.” Master Fu spoke up, turning to the Nathaniel. “A young boy from with a wealthy upbringing not letting his life of privilege cloud his opinions of others around him. A boy kind to those who need help and is willing to put his wants aside to keep others out of harm’s way. The characteristics of a hero.” He smiled as he recalled what he had observed earlier today and discovered just now.
“Uh Huh. How long did it take you to think and rehearse that? Master, you don’t watch TV, let along read trash magazines or keep up with news. There is no way you would have known or thought about all of that just after the first encounter.” Nathaniel teased, laughing when the older man let out a insulted noise at his mockery. He squatted down and opened his bag, rummaging through it after gently pulling the mini cake box out.
“That being said, I’ve never met him until today and from what I have seen he’s a good choice. You’ve got no objections from me. Plagg is going to drive him up a wall in a week though.” Nathanial added the last part with a small laugh, feeling sad but also finding humour in leaving someone with the pesky cat Kwarmi. He finally found what he was looking for, a red bandanna with the fire bending symbol on it and a black and red box similar to the one Master Fu was holding. Opening the box revealed the orange thumb ring inside.
Just moments after opening the box, the ring flashes and a bright silhouette appears before him. The glow slowly vanishes to reveal a small, flying creature just above the ring and box. It had different shades of orange decorating its body and was sporting a comb on its head, along with a few feathers for a tail. The small yellow beak completed its rooster like resemblance.
The Kwami of the Rooster Miraculous, Orikko, opened his eyes and let out a happy squeak before rushing to hug Nathaniel’s face, pulling a surprised laugh out of the boy.
“Well hello to you too. Come on, I saw you two days ago, it’s not like I haven’t seen you in months.”
“Don’t Care! I missed you!” Orikko chirped, clinging onto the redhead’s nose with his arms and legs until he was gently pushed off. Nathaniel grinned as he held his little friend back with his fingertip, letting out a laugh when the Kwami tried to bypass it to get back to his face.
“Well we can hang out later, I need you to do me a favour first.” Nathaniel told him, pulling back when he felt and saw his friend settle down. Picking up the bandanna, he took Plagg’s box from Master Fu, who had been silently watching the exchange with amused eyes and balanced it within the centre of the strip of fabric. Tying the ends into a bow, he showed off the handmade carrier bag to Orikko.
“I need you to deliver Plagg to his new holder’s room within the mansion just behind you.” Nathaniel said, nodding to the building in question. He turned to the box of mini cakes and opening the lid to take out one of them. It was vanilla based with sickly yellow and greyish white chunks inside and icing on top, two triangles representing ears stuck out from the sides. It Reeked.
“He can also have his cupcake that was for later, no one sane would want to eat it anyway.” Nathaniel added with a grimace, balancing the cupcake on top of Plagg’s box and covering his nose with the sleave of his jacket when the smell finally hit him. No matter how many times he has been around the disgusting cheese, his sense of smell refuses to get used to it.
“OK.” Orikko cheers, floating forward to grab the cloth by the knot, sinking a little from the weight before adjusting himself. “Which room is his?”
“Ah…not sure.” Nathaniel admitted, taking a step backwards to look back at the towering house.
“All the windows are open, go look through them. Try and find a room with posters or maybe a video game console, Adrien is bound to have something like that if he is an actual teenager.” He suggested in the end.
“And make sure to drop those off without being seen. In and out.”
Orikko gave him a solute with a “Yes Sir!” before turning around and slowly floating upwards, bandana, Plagg and a cupcake in hand as he moved towards the mansion. Repacking the treats, the two parties observed the Kwami as he approached the first window and proceeded to move on to the next one after peering in after a few seconds. They continued to watch in silence for a few more minutes before the younger broke it with a sigh.
“Are you sure about your decision Master? There is still time.” Nathaniel wasn’t referring to Master Fu’s decisions in miraculous holders and when the elder man turned to face him, placing a hand on his shoulder, he could tell the other knew what he was implying.
“I have made my decision, I’m going to stick with it.” Fu tells him, his voice offering no room for second guessing or regrets as he offers Nathaniel a smile and a pat.
Nathaniel could only give a shaky smile at his master’s confidence in his decision, unable to offer up his own concerns on the matter before the small figure of Orikko was racing back towards them now empty handed. Nathaniel offered a hand as a surface of rest, which Orikko immediately plops done onto with relieved puff of air.
“Fwu! I found it! It was on the second floor, no one was there so I placed Plagg and his cake on the table in front of the TV. It was so cool! There were loads of those big video game boxes, you know those ones that were near the claw game in the shopping mall? He also had a rock-climbing set and a library!” Orikko rapidly started explaining what the other boy’s room was like with stars in his eyes. Nathaniel, seeing a distraction from his previous worries, emersed himself with Orikko’s discovery, also finding himself in awe (and slight jealousy) as the Kwami continued. At some point though he found himself eyeing the other in suspicion, felling like something was missing.
“We should head back to my place, now that the new heroes have been chosen, we must make the other change official.” Commented Master Fu, putting an ended to the other two individual’s small geek out. The older man turned away from the pair to start walking in the direction of his home.
Nathaniel nodded with an eye roll, again being left behind. Sliding the bag back over his shoulder and catching up to Master Fu so he could walk beside him. Orikko let out a small whine when the red head brought the Kwami up to his hidden jacket pocket, saying how he wanted Nathaniel to continue holding him or at least let him sit on his shoulder.
“Sorry Orikko, it’s the pocket or back into the box. We are about to pass a pretty busy part of the city and you know the drill. It won’t take too long, then you can have your treat with the others. Actually, speaking of the treats. Where is my Avatar bandana I gave you to deliver Plagg and his?” It finally dawned on him why he felt like something was missing. Orikko came back too empty handed.
While Nathaniel did love the bandana, he wasn’t too fussed about losing it when comparing it to one of his books or art pieces. Hell, he had been eyeing a newer one while online shopping a few days ago. He would be lying however if the thought of leaving the fabric within the Agreste manor didn’t make him anxious. He’s not sure if it would happen but he doesn’t think it’s impossible for Adrien or anyone in there to track it back to him with a DNA test.
A buzzing in his hip momentarily pulled Nathaniel away from his inner thoughts and the Kwami’s wave of apologies, who had now escaped his hand and was flying rapidly in circles around his head. Reaching into his pants pocket, he pulled out his phone and turned it on to see the new notification.
“No point worrying about it now Orikko. Master, we chose a good time to start heading back.” Nathaniel stated, holding the phone out in front of him so the elder man could see it, Orikko paused in his laps to also see the phone as Nathaniel clicked on the link provided for the full announcement.
It was a City-wide warning for all civilians to go home and stay indoors due to a stone creature roaming around and damaging property in what appeared to be a fit of rage. Under the announcement were 3 live videos, one was from a helicopter camera which was viewing the raging monster from above, another was from what Nathaniel can assume to be a news van which was following from a distance, the other one was a shaky camera and it was filming a group of policeman.
Master Fu hummed as Nathaniel pulled his phone back when another notification popped up.
“It would seem Nooro’s current owner is already making their move. They work fast.” Fu mused, narrowing his eyes in thought. He had not expected all of this to happen so quickly.
“Let’s go to my house instead. My dad’s not home and we can watch the news on the TV rather than my phone.” Nathaniel suggested, opening his messages app to see one new text from his friend Jukeka.
Darkness Incarnated – Where are you? A rock monster came out of nowhere from within the school and is now rampaging around destroying everything. The class has been evacuated and no one has seen you.
Nathaniel smiled at the concern is friend was showing. Getting halfway through his own reply, a sudden rumble from the ground had him and Master Fu stumbling and quickly trying to regain their balance. Orikko let out a sound of worry as another tremble followed along with an inhuman yell. Looking towards the noise, Nathaniel spies a car flying into the air and barley missing a helicopter. The shock waves on the ground continued and the redhead could now see the monsters head peeking over some of the buildings. Nathaniel marvelled at the fact that the mini earthquakes were being made just by the creature walking before quickly finishing and shooting off his text.
Future Hentai Artist – I’m near the Le Grand Paris. I wasn’t at school today cause I had to run errands. I just received the city-wide notification and saw the thing Yeet a car at a chopper, are you and everyone else ok?
Darkness Incarnated– I’m ok and as far as I know, our class is fine. Rose and I have made it to my house and we are watching the news now with my family.
“I think that is our que to leave. Your house is definitely more desirable in this instance. Good thing I bought the Miracle box with me.” Master Fu agreed to the boy’s earlier statement, managing to stabilize himself against the shaking ground. Having already gotten use to trembles, Nathaniel looked away from his phone to hiss at him through his teeth, directing a glare to the elder man for talking so casually about the ancient item out in the open after it was just confirmed Akumas have been released and were now effecting people of the city. Even with everyone distracted by the monster, they shouldn’t take any chances with the possibility of Nooro’s new user hearing them through their butterflies.
Looking to find his own Kwami, who was still freaking out in the air, he opened his jacket to expose his hidden pocket once again, an unspoken order in his eyes. Orikko didn’t take long to see this and wasted no time in flying over to slip into the pocket, out of sight. Another notification went off from his phone, yet another message from Juleka.
Darkness Incarnated– Stay where you are and hide. The monster is heading towards where you are, Luka is rushing to grab his bike keys now.
Future Hentai Artist – No, stay inside. I can see the police blocking off the area, Luka won’t be let in. I can make it back to my house without crossing paths with it.
Slipping the phone back into his pant pocket and gripping tighter onto his bag, he looked to Master Fu and raised an eyebrow. A silent challenge.
“Think you can run all the way there?” The boy asked, bending his knees and getting into position to run. Master Fu huffed at him, adjusting his hold on the staff so he wasn’t leaning on it.
“I may be 186 years old, but I wasn’t Wayzz’s holder for nothing.”