Look What You Made Me Do

Plagg to Jason "You Belong With Me"

(A/N: Ladybug explains herself and Jason realizes some things. Like how long it's been since some one has needed something from Jason Todd and not Red Hood.)

Jason starred as his brain was still trying to process what had just happened. What on earth could Ladybug need Jason Todd for? Not that it would make any more sense for her to need something from Red Hood. But even though it didn't make sense he kind of liked the idea of someone needing something from him as Jason rather than Red Hood.The last time someone wanted something from just Jason was when Bruce....nope! He was shutting down that thought right there. Still, it felt nice to pretend he could do something like this. "Look I'm not sure what you are doing here but I seriously doubt I can help you." he sighed.

Ladybug smiled at him, and Jason couldn't explain that smile made him feel like everything would work out. He didn't know how....but it was a good feeling. "To explain I need to start at the start. In this world there is a group of small gods, each born when a new idea or concept comes into being. The first was Tikki, the kwami of creation, this is the kwami that gives me her blessing to become Ladybug. But she is one side of a coin, with her comes Plagg the kwami of destruction. You can not have one without the other because that leads to disaster."

Jason didn't have the heart to tell Ladybug he had already heard all this. Well that and it would give away his identity as Red Hood. Jason pushed down the bad feeling at that thought. Ladybug had no idea who she was talking to. He pushed the thought away and focused on the story.

"In every generation there is one soul born who is a true holder for one of the miraculous jewels, who are the perfect match for their kwami. I am the true holder of the Ladybug miraculous and Tikki is my perfect match. Your soul is a match for Plagg, Jason you are the true holder of the Black Cat miraculous.

Jason felt like he had been punched in the gut. Ladybug had come to him because he was the perfect match for the god of destruction? Yeah that sounds about right

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Ladybug could see that Jason was hurt and confused, so she hurried to explain. "Jason in you is the potential power of destruction. It is easy to assume that this is a bad thing. But you take that darkness inside you and control it. You do not let it consume you. You do all you can to help others."

"Look I'm not a hero or anything." Jason interrupted "I hurt people."

"Yes. But what people forget is sometimes the important thing is not what you do but why you do it. You have made Crime Alley the territory of your criminal empire." she began noting that Jason wouldn't meet her gaze. "But since you've taken over the crime rate has gone down and less innocent people get hurt. You visit the orphanages and bring the children food and clothing. For those poor children who don't trust the system you try to look out for them as well. You even look out for the sex workers on the streets. You have a destructiveness in you Jason....but you help protect the innocent."

He was looking at her in amazement. "You.....you know who I am?" he asked. "About being Red Hood, and you still want my help? Lady are you crazy?!" Ladybug couldn't help but laugh at his outburst.

"I see the good in you Jason, even if you don't." She could see that he didn't know what to say she decided to move on to the next part of her plan. "Jason I would like you to meet someone. This is Plagg, the kwami of destruction."

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Jason was in a state of shock. He had assumed that Ladybug had made a mistake and was just waiting for her to realize it. But instead she told him that she knew all about him, the good and the bad. He knew he was a crime boss, that he had killed before, and she accepted that with grace and a smile.

His eyes widened when Ladybug held out a ring that soon glowed bright causing him to squint. When he opened his eyes again he stared at the creature floating in front of him. "Is that a bug....a cat.....a bug cat?"

The small black bug cat made an insulted noise while Ladybug giggled. "I said something very similar when I met Tikki, my kwami." she smiled.

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Plagg glared at his potential new holder. "I am not a bug cat! I am a kwami, the god of destruction! I have been here since the beginning of existence!"

"Sorry little guy....it's a little hard to keep in mind when you look like a little girl's stuffed toy." Jason explained.

"Don't judge a book by it's cover....aw man I sound like Sugarcube" he groaned. "Well I don't know.....ask me about the worst disaster in the world and I bet I can explain it."

"Where did the Lazarus pits come from?" Jason asked.

Plagg groaned. "Seriously? Man that's such an embarrassing story." Well he had agreed to give an honest answer. "Well....it started when I decided to eat some meat that I found outside....one thing led to another.....and I got sick to my stomach."

"What the fuck?!" Jason shouted. "You are not fucking serious?!"

"Um....what is a Lazarus pit?" Ladybug asked, looking confused.

"It was the result of bad life choices." Plagg answered.

"It's a pit of weird green liquid that has the power to bring back the dead." Jason scowled. "But dead is dead and that's how it should stay!"

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"I said I was sorry." Plagg whined as Jason glared at him. Ladybug shook her head. They were getting off topic. But that did explain how Jason had been able to help her that night. They had both been touched by Plagg's magic.

"Jason can you do something for me?" she asked sweetly, holding out Plagg's ring. "Can you put on this ring and then say Plagg claws out for me?"

Jason looked at her in confusion as he put on the ring. "Uh.....Plagg claws out."

(A/N: Cliffhanger! Sorry, not sorry *miniacal laughter*)