A Petty Defeat

Chapter 2

Gabriel, right after Jillian leaves

At last a rental car pulls up; he storms over to the car and hops in.

"Hello Mr. Agreste, where would you like me to take you?" said the AI

"The Mansion," he snapped after today's disaster all he wanted was to get home and try once again, to get Ladybugs and Cat Noirs Miraculous.

Several hours later in his lair

He pulls off his scarf, and notices that something doesn't seem right he looks closely at his chest. The butterfly broach is gone!

Jillian

Its dinner time by the time Nooroo finishes explaining about the miraculous.

"Are you hungry?" I ask standing my kwami nodded and I headed to the kitchen. "What would you like to eat?"

"Fruit would be good."

I grab a handful of grapes and put them in a bowl and set them on the counter. "Anything else?"

"No this should be good." Nooroo said mouth full. I turned on the hot water kettle and pulled out a cup of ramen, I grabbed a pair of chopsticks. Sat at the counter, and watched Nooroo down the grapes.

I poured the boiling water in the cup on instant noodles before I turned back to Nooroo. "Would Gabriel send a sentimonster after me? Or would he wait for me to make an appearance first?"

Nooroo swallowed his new bite before answering "He'd send a sentimonster after you."

"So why hasn't he? I mean don't get me wrong I grateful that he hasn't but why wait. He rarely ever waits during akuma attacks." Just then the broach flares, it stings just enough to get my attention.

"I think we know why he hasn't done anything yet." Nooroo says

"Really? It took him what" I glance at the clock, "three hours. To figure out his miraculous was stolen."

Nooroo shrugged, "He's having a bad day. Maybe he got distracted?"

"How long do you think it will take him to come after me?"

Nooroo frowned, "An hour most likely, right now he's too angry to think straight."

"Good I have time to eat dinner before we have to leave so he doesn't destroy our apartment." I opened the noodles, steam billowed out, and I start to eat.

Dinner cleaned up and bag packed with extra food to be on the safe side, I was ready to leave. "Ready?"

"Ready."

"Wings Rise!"

Nooroo spirals into the broach. The broach grows four wings, I spread my arms and magic runs over them and travels down my body I run my hands over my face and a mask appears I'm now incased in a purple glowing outfit, a cane comes out of the sky I grab it my outfit solidifies, I look at my new outfit, I'm wearing a purple skin tight suit it has grey silver linings and looks amazing. I run to the bathroom wondering what my face looks like. A grey sliver mask lies on my face my hair was magically lined with purple and silver highlights it looked similar to Cat Noirs hair style. I run out of the bathroom and open the door to the balcony; I go through the door locked it behind me.

I put the cane on my back then jump the railing and land on the roof of the next building. My heart pounds with excitement as I jump over the roof top's crossing ten feet gaps with every leap. I stop when I'm miles from where I started, I wasn't even tired. I dropped into an alley, checked for cameras and pedestrians before I said "Wings Fall."

Nooroo spiraled out of the broach; he fell into my open hands. I opened my bag and pulled out a grape I handed it to him he immediately started to eat it.

"That was awesome." I breathe

"Were you spotted?" Nooroo asked after he finished his snack.

I shrugged,

"If I was, I was going too fast for them to get a good look and besides I didn't hear any screaming or an akuma alert. What should my name be? Painted Lady, Purple Bird, or maybe... I wonder is a Shadowmoth an actual butterfly if it is I could base my name off that."

I did a quick search on my phone I frowned,

"Nope a Shadowmoth is not an actual butterfly, all that comes up is theories about our Shadowmoth. Out of the two names which one was better?"

"I don't know which one do you like better."

I sighed "That's not helpful. In the bag you go."

I walked out of the alley and looked around; I was near the Dupain Cheng bakery maybe I could get some fresh bread for lunch tomorrow. I went into the bakery and was met by a teen girl who looked about my age.

"Hi," she said smiling "How can I help you."

"One loaf of bread, please."

Nooroo pulled my hair near my ear, "What are you doing?" I whispered in alarm.

"That girl I think that she's the guardian."

"Hide Nooroo" I hissed as the girl turned to me her body was tense, eyes glittering, my eyes land on the girls ears, and she's wearing simple black earrings.

"You're Shadowmoth."

It wasn't a question, "No, I am not. What gave you that idea?"

"You said Nooroo, that's one of Shadowmoth's kwami's."

I studied the bakery's layout, and made an escape route before I answered

"What?" I looked at the girl as if surprised,

"No one is supposed to know that except for Shadowmoth and the heroes." I said slowly, "So either your Shadowmoth or Mayura" The pieces fell together, accusing me of being Shadowmoth, the earrings and Nooroo said that she was the Guardian.

The girl studied me. "If no one's supposed to know about Nooroo, then how do you know about it Shadowmoth?"

"Nice try," I said getting ready the girl had tensed so I was ready for her attack.

"My friend lived in Tibet for years, and he told me about the Miraculous, the kwami's and the order." She lunged with surprising speed. I dodged and bolted running as fast as my legs would carry me. Today was not a normal Thursday that's for certain I thought as I ran. 

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