The Cat And The Snake

Chapter 94 - Silence (Marinette/Ladybug)

I let Kaalki be with the holder she picked. It was her wish. I worked with Pegasus for a couple of hours, he's already good at the job. I trust him to take care of Kaalki. I know she'll take care of him.

I want that for all my Kwamis one day. I have many of them left, and I know that each and every one of them would want a holder to call their own. Just like Kaalki found hers.

Sass has Luka, Roaar has Juleka, Trixx has Alya, Wayzz has Nino, Pollen has Chloe, Plagg has Adrien and Tikki has me. I would most likely do the same thing I asked Kaalki to do with the other Kwamis, tell them to go out and choose their holders to avoid me knowing their identities.

I know I'm supposed to know, but I already know the identities of all my friends, having more identies to balance would be too much. I don't need to know who Pegasus is because I'll only need him when it's really necassary.

I went through the Miracle Box and one Miraculous caught my eye. The Miraculous of the Monkey. The jewel was a circlet. I thought about the Kwami; Xuppu. I had a feeling there was someone out there who could match his energy.

I already gave out Kaalki... maybe I should start to give out the others. One at a time. But I was going to wait a little bit, of course. I'll only give them out when we really need them.

Like if we were going to have a final battle with Hawk Moth, that's when I would send my Kwamis out to choose their holders. I opened up the little spot where Xuppu was being held.

"Marinette? What is it? Do you need me for something?" I shook my head. "It's not concerning Xuppu. I just thought about what would be best for you and the others." I said.

"Best for us?" Xuppu repeated. I nodded. "If you haven't noticed, Kaalki has been missing for a few days." It seemed like that was the first time Xuppu thought about it.

"It did seem oddly quiet in the Miracle Box without her... but she is safe though, right?" I could see the concern in his eyes. "Yes. Kaalki is perfectly safe. She has her own holder now, and I'm letting him keep her perminantly."

Xuppu's mouth fell open. "Kaalki has her own holder? She spent hundreds of years talking about how she's always wanted one. That was her biggest dream. On behalf of myself and the others, we thank you for making Kaalki's dream come true." For some reason I thought Xuppu would be jealous that Kaalki was first, but the Kwamis must not get jealous.

"I was happy to see her happy. Kaalki won't be the only one who will get a holder. I won't give you out all at once, but during this time I am going to pick one Kwami to send out to choose a holder. This week I am choosing you, Xuppu. You will come to School with me and everywhere I go, that way you have many choices. I will do this every week until there are no Kwamis left."

Xuppu was speechless. He could hardly believe I was letting him tag along with me to find himself a holder. "Starting tomorrow. My first location will be School, I don't mind knowing if it's someone who goes to my School, but I just don't want to know exactly who it is. Going to other locations might make it harder to figure out who you pick and that's what I want." I took out Xuppu's circlet and placed it in a small box.

I put it in my Schoolbag so it was there for tomorrow. I didn't have room for it, Tikki, and Xuppu in my small purse. Xuppu still didn't know what to say to me after telling him that he can pick a holder for himself.

I changed into my pijamas and climed into my bed. I patted my pillow for Xuppu to join Tikki. "We have a long day tomorrow, get some rest." I said.

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"Ready?" I opened my purse and Tikki flew inside. I nodded to Xuppu and he also flew inside. I clipped it shut and headed downstairs. "Have a good day, sweetie." I waved goodbye to my parents and left the bakery.