𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐔𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲𝐛𝐮𝐠

━ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐈

INTENSE LICKING ON HIS FACE STARTS TO MAKE HIM GAIN CONSCIOUSNESS, squirming around and felt his hand touching the snout of the cat.

Groaning awake, he flicked his eyes open only to see the red creature staring him down with guilt, "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to scare you!"

Matteo was about to faint again when his furry friend bit him on the arm, making him cry out in pain. "Lala! That hurts you know." He softly glared at the cat, watching her tilt her head sassily with a ding of her pink bell. Turning his yellow eyes hesitantly to her big blue ones, he gulped.

"S-So, what are you exactly?" She bowed her head with her puny hands infront of her, "My name's Tikki, the kwami of creation. Or as you can say, Ladybug's former Goddess." His mouth was agape as she said her introduction, former of Ladybug's?

"Wait, so what does 'kwami' do with the superheroes? And what good deed did I do to get you inside my bag? Does Chat Noir have one? What happened to Ladybug? How do you know my name? Oh, I have so many things to ask you--"

Tikki never knew she could get tortured by harmless but a bunch of questions from the boy, who's eyes shines everytime she answers, she thought she was seeing galaxy in his eyes.

Turns out, after hearing the details in this past few months, Hawkmoth had found Ladybug's identity, and was forced to be separated for her safety-losing her memories in the process. Matteo felt really bad for her, she's been saving Paris for 3 years now, and the Butterfly villain just had to get stronger as he was desperate for their Miraculouses.

He find the heroes cool, with their strong suits and fighting skills, but not being a hero in reality. See, he's the clumsy one in the family, thanks to his getting-blurry sight. Even with the glasses, he still makes things worse and chaotic once he took interest in it.

And look at him, pacing around his room as Tikki tell him about the powers that Ladybug has, and him explaining the things he had done in his life, the bad ones.

"And I say I don't want to. Because I'll just upset Chat Noir, worse if the people see my messy actions, they'll vote me out!"

Tikki stopped following beside him, an annoyed look on her face. "Saving an old man isn't a messy action, Matteo." He cracked his neck towards her, eyes bulging.

"And how do you know that?" He pointed, yet the goddess pushes it down with a sigh. "Look, everyone makes mistakes, but people like you would learn about them. To help people, think about them as your family, I'm sure your instincts would react right?"

The boy wanted to retort her words, though sliding it away as soon as she gave him a look, similar to his mother.

Thinking it through, he gave up making excuses and aggressively messed with his head, missing the happy look she was giving to the air. Turning to meet the kwami again, he suppressed the excuse he made up down his throat, finally letting his head down in disappointment.

"I'll accept.."

She squealed, "You won't regret this Mat!" and started to zip around him. He was confused, maybe it's the sugar running through her body after giving her a strawberry flavored chocolate.

"Mind you, that this will only be a trial. You agree, yes or no?" Tikki pouted, "But you're the person who--"

"No, no more talking. You made me do this, so I think it's fair to have a condition, isn't it?" Sighing sadly, she gave him the best puppy eyes that Marinette never regretted her ideas for her plans, which worked well since he has a soft spot for cute things.

And besides, he would be meeting the Cat Hero in the fight, who wouldn't be excited to that?

Warming up his arms and legs, he softly glared at her then his cat, who's both expression all lively and sparkly. He was slightly glad that he had an emo phase, the earrings went through easily at his old piercings. Sighing for the millionth time, he stood tall before pushing the trigger.