DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN MIRACULOUS TALES OF LADYBUG & CHAT NOIR!

I say Ladybug you say Chat Noir! Ladybug! Chat Noir! Ladybug! Chat Noir! If I say Chat Noir you say Ladybug! Chat Noir! Ladybug! Chat Noir! Ladybug!

We're so close to the premiere of this show here in the states! Almost a good portion of my friends know I am going crazy over this series even when it's not yet showing on TV and I've been going crazy over ladybugs and cats. I hope everyone's ready for this update as well!

I apologize in advance for any missed spelling and grammatical errors!

"She's...She's late," Marinette whispered as she continued to look out into the streets for her cousin. Alya was by her as Nino and Adrien stood a bit away from them waiting for Bridgette to show up.

While her cousin had invited Alya and her to lunch, she had promised Adrien to at least allow him a chance to learn how Bridgette knew his most recent acquaintance Felix.

Marinette sighed as she glanced over to Alya who was fiddling with her phone, "Alya, do you think she got sick after this morning?"

"I don't think so Marinette," Alya gently laughed and stopped as she studied Marinette's face, "Uh...Has...Has she ever got a cold from a splash?"

"Well...Unless she got splashed a second time while coming here," Marinette sighed before gasping, "Oh no, what happens if that were the case! What if she did get splashed over again!"

"Marinette I'm sure nothing bad happened to her," Alya patted her on the shoulder, "Besides, how about you take this time to maybe talk a bit to Adrien?" Marinette froze as she looked over where the two boys were and immediately shook her head as she stared at Alya, "I-I d-don't know...I mean he's um only sticking around to ask Bridgette about uh the guy who rides the motorcycle."

"Well this is a good opportunity to dig a little deeper about it then," Alya patted her on the shoulder again and draped an arm, "Take it from me Marinette, you can use that topic and then change the conversation to get to know about Adrien! It's a chance girl!"

Marinette bit her lip as she glanced over at the boys again. By now Nino had taken the helmet Adrien had been force to keep from that morning and studied it with a curious expression. The helmet looked like a normal motorcycle helmet painted black which matched the bike, but there was an odd symbol in the back that she couldn't quite make from her distance from the two boys. Adrien looked confused as Nino pointed to the symbol and just shrugged, maybe she could actually talk to him a bit.

The note passing in class had fueled some confidence in her that maybe she could actually speak to Adrien without making an awkward sound and actually string a proper sentence together. Also, Alya was right! Even if Adrien wanted to know more about Felix like she did from Bridgette it didn't necessarily mean their interaction had to end on that common link. She could try to talk to him more about...About anything!

And she could learn more about him!

"So, what do you say?" Alya grinned as she noticed the smile that had finally come up onto Marinette's face, "You wanna try?"

"Yeah! B-Besides, if Bridgette doesn't make it in the next few minutes then...Then maybe we could go get lunch with Nino and A-Adrien."

Her friend gasped and she giggled lightly as the blogger enveloped her into a tight hug and squealed, "Oh look at my Mari! Thinking and being all grown up!"

Marinette just shook her head before slowly taking a few steps forward towards the boys as Alya took the lead by a few inches ahead.

"It seriously looks like an alien head."

The two boys were still studying the odd symbol on the back of the helmet as the girls came closer and she glanced at the mark Nino pointed at before raising an eyebrow. The mark was a shade lighter than the black coat of the helmet, almost a gray shade yet not too light to be noticed. It was a circular like shape, but there were two little points sticking up near the top of the circle. Three faint lines were coming from the top between the two points and the other two coming from opposite sides of the circle yet not too close to the bottom. Marinette could make out what looked like a shape of a tail, much like a cat's, slightly detached from the circle yet she had a feeling it wasn't a cat.

It was a very odd design and for a moment she wondered if the mark was meant to be an animal's head or at least a symbol that was connected to an animal of some sort...

"I don't think it is an alien head though Nino," Adrien lightly chuckled before taking the helmet back, "But I feel like...I've seen something close to this shape. I just can't figure it out though."

"Hm, well maybe if I look it up and research it we might find an answer," Alya spoke up finally alerting their male classmates on their presence, "Thought you guys might need some more people to talk to."

"B-Bridgette's running a little late so," Marinette spoke up and she felt her cheeks slightly burn as Adrien glanced her way, "S-So we uh can wait a little longer for her before we can all um...G-Get lunch." She was certain that Alya had a wide grin as she managed to successfully blurt out a sentence in front of the boys, specifically with Adrien's presence.

Marinette was certain if they weren't in front of them the blogger would be squeezing her as tight as she could while showering her with praises.

"That's cool, I'm actually curious what your cousin looks like," Nino replied as Adrien smiled to his friend, "They actually look a bit alike," he informed his friend, "Though I think Marinette's cousin is a bit shorter and her hair's longer."

"And eyes are totally different," Alya quickly added as she lightly used the tip of her index finger to gently tap at Marinette's temple, "I think Marinette's eyes are a lot lighter than Bridgette's actually." Marinette gulped loudly as Adrien seemed to lean in a bit to study her irises before grinning, "Hey you're right! Wow...Marinette were your eyes always such a clear blue?"

"I-I uh w-well," Marinette quickly let out a nervous giggle as she forced herself to stand tall, how badly did her knees wanted to buckle at how close Adrien was leaning to look at her. Her face must have been bright red because she could feel herself begin to sweat a bit as he stared at her.

"Quick! Quick! Say something you idiot!"

"T-That guy F-Felix he s-sorta reminded me of you!"

"Brilliant, compare him to another guy."

"Felix?" Adrien leaned away from her and a frown came to his face as Alya picked up on the conversation, "Oh yeah! From what I saw about him he did sorta look like you...I mean, different eyes and build since he's older. You both have blond hair, but I think she's going on about presence maybe. I mean, from a distance if you looked at you two you'd think you were brothers or something."

"I saw him a bit too," Nino added and patted Adrien on the shoulder, "You know, just from first glance he sorta had this air around him that kinda is like yours. Especially when you first got here."

"R-Really?"

Marinette felt her blush reside as she took note to how suddenly Adrien looked pleased at the idea he and Felix seemed to share something in common. In all honesty she herself would think Felix was Adrien's relative had it already been known the Agreste family only had two members everyone knew about and that was Adrien and his father. She smiled a bit as she studied at how those green eyes seemed to light up and that light pink on his cheeks making him glow even more as he chuckled.

Her admiration was cut short as she heard something very familiar off in the distance.

Turning around she spotted a black motorcycle just turning the corner into the street just across from the school. The driver and passenger on the bike making her heart stop as she took in the sight.

Felix was driving the bike much faster than that morning and without his helmet allowing his blond hair to blow wildly in the wind as the bike jerked itself back upright onto the paved street from his sharp turn. His eyes were wide and she could faintly see his lips moving as he zoomed by the school and any passing cars earning a honk as he sped down the street. Her eyes were fully trained on the passenger who briefly glanced her way.

Bridgette's twin tails were blowing in all directions as Felix drove and her clothing looked rumpled from not only the wind, but hinted that her older cousin had been doing something physical that didn't fit her clothing well enough to be proper attire. The expression on her cousin's face was one that she hadn't seen very often, fear.

Her older cousin seemed to be afraid of something and that something had appeared just moments after the two adults zoomed by them.

An Akuma dressed as a circus ringmaster flew right by them, the sounds of a whip cracking in the air that made her shudder as she realized why Felix had been driving so fast.

"They're being chased by an Akuma?!" Alya cried as she dug into her bag, most likely for her phone, before glancing to Marinette, "Your cousin and that Felix guy are being chased by an Akuma!"

"I know, oh my god Alya! This is horrible!"

And it was.

An Akuma seemed to be targeting her cousin! And she was most definitely not going to stand around!

She quickly patted around her pants, attempting to look for something before gasping.

"Oh no, my cell phone! I-I must have left it in my locker!" Turning on her heel she ran up the steps, "I need to call my parents!" Alya called out her name and she could faintly hear Nino's voice along with Adrien's, but she ignored them and quickly pushed open the door into the school and ran into the nearest empty classroom before opening her purse to see Tikki blinking up at her in confusion.

It seemed her kwami had been taking a nap, probably from all of the cookies she had consumed that morning, and was only now waking up from all the commotion she must have heard from inside the safety of her purse. Tikki quickly shook her head to rid of her sleepiness and allowed her head to poke out from the clasp, "Marinette what's wro-"

"Tikki, transform me quick! Bridgette's in danger!"

"B-Bridgette's in danger?! Y-Your cousin?!" The kwami cried out as she flew out of the purse, "An Akuma is going after your family member?!"

"Yes, Tikki! I need to turn into Ladybug and help her!" Marinette could feel her throat tightened as she watched Tikki's face shift to one of fear as she nodded, "We do need to hurry!"

"Spots on!"

"Marinette!"

Adrien watched as the girl ran up the steps, her face once slightly pink had instantly turned pale after catching sight of her cousin and Felix being chased. He could feel his own stomach clench in worry as he thought about Felix.

The man had done him a huge favor and had been nothing, but kind to him since they first met.

Never had anyone quite cut off his father and the man had actually made him smile that day with that simple ride to school. Judging by how Marinette had scolded Felix and him that morning after soaking her cousin, he could understand her feelings of fright upon seeing her cousin in danger. A part of him wanted to rush after her to assure her that things would be fine, but he couldn't.

He needed to go transform and find Felix and Bridgette before the Akuma actually caught up to them.

"Oh man, she looked so terrified," Nino whispered beside him before letting out a short gasp as Alya began to run in the direction they had seen the motorcycle go in. The girl's phone was carefully held in her hands and Adrien could only refrain himself from sighing as he knew what this would lead to. His friend was more open to expressing his feelings as he let out a few stutters before yelling after her, "Where are you going?!"

"I have to follow after them!"

"I don't think that's a good idea!"

Adrien watched as Alya began to sprint, her fingers already pressing something on the screen of her phone as Nino sighed loudly before smacking himself in the face with his hand, "That girl is going to get in more trouble at this rate."

"You're one to talk," Adrien lightly teased before shaking his head a bit, this wasn't the time!

He glanced around before placing a hand onto Nino's shoulder, "Nino, you go after Alya," he quickly told his friend, "I'll go in and try to find Marinette. We'll try to catch up with you guys later. I want to make sure she's okay."

Nino frowned, but nodded in agreement, "Yeah. Marinette's already got one person to worry about, I don't think she'll need to worry about her best friend getting caught up with this too." His friend quickly ran in the direction Alya had gone off to, yelling the girl's name as Adrien took a couple steps back before heading up the stairs of the school in a sprint. His hands pushed open the door and he glanced around, letting out a sigh of relief upon seeing no one before finding a little corner by the front door to hide in.

Taking one last glance around the area he opened his shirt to allow Plagg to come out and quickly patted his pockets for the piece of cheese he had for his kwami as he began to speak, "We don't have a lot of time Plagg. So you're gong to have to make do with the cheese I have and-

"This isn't the time for cheese! In fact there's no time!" Plagg suddenly flew right into his face making him bump his head against the wall, "Transform now! We can't waste anymore time!"

The blond boy blinked at his kwami's sudden change in personality and the urgency in his voice as he began to float in a motion that resembled a person pacing back and forth. Usually he would have to bribe Plagg with cheese or give him some in order to get a quick transformation. Adrien forced the questions into the back of his mind before nodding, "Right, c'mon Plagg!" He quickly lifted his hand and formed a fist, "Let's go! Claws out!"

Plagg disappeared inside his ring and as soon as the transformation was complete, Chat Noir ran out of the school quickly.

"We need to hurry!" Plagg's voice spoke to him as he began to leap up from the ground and began to use the street lights in order to gain some ground, "You're oddly urgent today Plagg," the superhero remarked as he quickly landed onto the ground and sprinted.

"H-He was nice to you!"

Chat Noir raised an eyebrow as he stopped, perching on top of a cafe's roof as he tried to find out which direction to head off to. Plagg was never the type to be concerned about other people unless it was to tease Adrien for his own amusement. Felix must have made quite a good impression if his mischievous kwami become serious although he himself was just as concerned on finding the two adults as soon as possible.

From a distance he could faintly hear the sounds of cars honking and immediately took off in that direction. Having ridden with Felix he had learned in that short span of time that the man enjoyed speeding and had very little patience in waiting behind cars. He personally almost felt like they were going to crash, but he had faintly heard the man's quiet chuckle as he revved up the engine and sped off.

The man had something about him that Adrien admired instantly.

It was as if the man knew more than he had let on when he had cut off his father and took him away from the dining room that morning. Like Felix already knew the scenario before him and was breaking him out of it, extending his hand and offering him a chance to run away from the stifling atmosphere in that room to enjoy himself with something wild that made him feel free. Being on the motorcycle with Felix was similiar to that as when he was leaping on rooftops as Chat Noir.

Freedom.

Felix's presence and offer to ride his bike a chance at freedom. It was a far fetched idea that Felix might have had the same upbringing as Adrien where he was restricted and had to put up a front in order to please someone, but Adrien felt that the man had a sense of understanding that freedom was something he sought for often.

Chat Noir halted in his advances as he spotted the Akuma and widened his eyes as he caught sight of Felix holding Marinette's cousin close in his arms as the possessed victim made his way over to them.

"Hurry Adrien hurry!" Plagg cried out and he immediately took out his staff before leaping up into the air.

"Shit!"

Bridgette let out a cry as he was forced to hit the brakes on his bike as a car flew over and landed right in front of them. Luckily there had been no one in the vehicle much to his and Bridgette's relief. Unfortunately his sudden stop had made him lose balance on his bike and he and Bridgette were sent flying off the seat at an awkward angle and into the street. His arm immediately wrapped itself around Bridgette's petite form as they attempted to catch themselves into the fall.

They had landed on their sides much to his relief as his back still felt sensitive and Bridgette pressing against him as they rode didn't help much in terms of pain and...Slight discomfort.

He slowly sat up, his arm hugging Bridgette close to him as she let out a low groan of pain, "You alright?"

"Are you alright Felix?" the woman in his grasp asked as her head snapped up towards his face, "Your back, I forgot all about it and I was squeezing onto you for dear life a-and oh my god, you didn't hit it did you when we fell?" Her frantic tone and panicked face made him roll his eyes and shake his head, "Stop worrying over me and worry over yourself."

"I won't. You're very dear to me."

Those words made him tense up and he swore for a second he could hear another voice overlap that sentence, "You're too dear to me kitty. Don't ever say I shouldn't worry about you."

Felix closed his eyes and inhaled sharply as he felt Bridgette's hand rest on his back, "I'm...I'll be fine Bridgette," he managed to whisper as her fingers trembled against the mark, "As long as you were safe, that's all that mattered."

"Stupid man," she whispered before gasping as a laugh came from in front of them and his eyes shot open as he again tightened his hold on Bridgette as the Ringmaster clapped before taking slow steps towards them, "Ah young love. Perhaps the only thing that can capture everyone's attention especially from a performance that I've spent months perfecting! You young couples think that the world is your stage! Well guess what, it's not! Stop trying to steal the spotlight from me!"

Felix narrowed his eyes and his mouth twitched a bit at the Akuma's words. So the man became possessed because some couple in love seemed to steal attention from his performance? Now that he thought about it when he had been waiting for Bridgette at the bakery there had been a tiny crowd down the street and he had faintly heard cheers in that direction. When he spared a glance over his shoulder he had seen a man on his knees and a woman crying as he slid a ring onto her finger.

The amount of bitterness the man held towards the very feeling to love between two people was undeniably shallow.

"We're not a couple."

His chest suddenly clenched painfully as he could feel Bridgette suddenly squirm a bit in his arm as she stared towards the Ringmaster, "We're not a couple." The way she had spoken her words sent a chill down his spine. If anything it sounded unnatural for Bridgette to sound so...So empty. Even her eyes that were earlier sparked up with determination had instantly dimmed upon the Ringmaster's label towards them.

It hurt even more when he was aware that part of that pain she was emitting...Had been caused by him.

"Nonsense!"

They stiffened as the Ringmaster yelled at them, "Don't try to fool me! That boy risked his life for you and you risked your life for him, no one does that without some meaning behind it! And that meaning causes everyone to focus on you and no one else!" His arm was raised and Felix instinctively brought Bridgette close to him again, not quite ignoring the obvious grunt she made in protest of being pulled close to him.

Then there was an odd sound.

The sound of metal striking pavement and a blur of black hurling itself right at the Ringmaster. The man didn't even have a chance to react as he was sent flying off to the side and crashed into a flower shop's display.

"That was a bit too close for my liking," a voice sighed before Felix stared up at the person in shock, "Hey are you two alright? Need a paw to get up?"

His jaw fell open just slightly as he took in the sight in front of him.

Black leather suit, black cat ears with a tail to match, and a large gold bell attached to the zipper of the front of his suit. Blond hair that was slightly unkempt and those eyes...Felix squinted as he took in those eyes. While he had been Chat Noir his eyes had taken on a more unnatural bright green color thanks to the visors within the mask as well as the transformation's magic, but this boy's eyes didn't have an odd glow to them. In fact it seemed the green was only enhancing his eyes. He swallowed down the lump in his throat as the boy came closer, so this boy was his successor...

"C-Chat Noir?" Bridgette's shaky voice brought him back from his daze as he shook his head as the teenager grinned at them, "Oh ho! So you heard of me!"

"O-Of course," his voice had finally come out as he watched the teenage hero help Bridgette up to her feet, "We heard all about Paris' famous superheroes back home. We do have internet you know."

"Me-ouch! Way to hurt me sir," the boy laughed as he offered his hand to Felix, "You didn't get hurt did you?"

He refrained from rolling his eyes at the slight puns the boy was throwing. Was it a common trait for all the Noirs to do that?

He lightly arched his back a bit trying his hardest not to wince as he opened his mouth to answer the boy's question. "No-"

"He did. He took a hit from that man's whip," Bridgette spoke up before quickly taking hold of Chat Noir's hands, "I think what...Whatever is making him do these bad things, it's in his whip."

Something in her gesture sparked something in Felix's memory, but it was faint and he instinctively placed a hand on the woman's shoulder, "I'm fine. It was only one hit."

"One hit?!" Chat Noir's tail seemed to spring up, but Felix noted that his ears remained still. Now that he was much closer he took notice to how different the suit looked than when he had been the cat hero back in London. For one the boots, much shorter and the tail and ears weren't as realistic in appearance than his had been. He shook his head a bit and flinched as Bridgette scowled up at him, "It wasn't one hit and walk it off Felix," she gently pulled his hand down, "You got hurt."

Beside her he could faintly see Chat Noir's eyes narrowed up at him, "She's right."

The boy glanced over to where he had flung the Ringmaster before tensing up and shifting into a position in front of them as his staff extended out longer to which Felix grasped Bridgette's hand and pulled them away a few steps.

The Ringmaster was snarling, despite the flowers draped all over his hat and shoulders, as he uncoiled his whip and snapped it into the air. "You might want to run," Chat Noir told them before charging on ahead. Felix took a step forward before forcing himself to step back. He wasn't Chat Noir anymore, this boy was.

"Felix, we have to go," Bridgette urged and began to tug at his arm, "That's Chat Noir...He can handle it."

"Not without Ladybug."

The words came out so easily and he didn't even realize what he said before he faintly heard Bridgette let out a quiet giggle behind him. "What's...What's so funny?" he questioned and he allowed himself to study the fight raging in front of them.

Chat Noir was a blur just as he was when he had swooped in to save them.

His staff skillfully being used to deflect the whip and his body quick to dodge any attack the Ringmaster threw his way. Felix couldn't help being a bit envious of the boy as he moved so fluidly against the Akuma. Had he still have his powers...Perhaps he could have managed to get him and Bridgette out of park faster when the Akuma had emerged.

He forced himself to suppress a sigh as he raised his free hand to touch his lips.

"She's on her way."

He dropped his hand and glanced towards Bridgette who seemed to stare off towards a certain direction. "Ladybug will never leave Chat Noir alone."

Felix stared at her before lifting his head up and allowing his jaw to drop as he caught sight of a young girl jumping off the ledge of the roof. Her bright red and black polka dot suit instantly filling his head with memories.

"Lady..."

Bridgette's fingers seemed to tightened around his as Ladybug stared at them.

Pretty long chapter huh?

Well da dahhh! Past meets the present! I chose for Marinette and Adrien to use the catch phrases they use in the English translation in order to distinguish themselves from their older counterparts. I hope you all enjoyed this update!

What will happen next?! Until then~!