Mariposa

Chapter 2: Visiting Master Fu

Back in the class room, Adrien and Nino were wondering what was taking Alya and Marinette so long .

"What do you think's taking them so long?" Adrien asked in a whisper to Nino.

"Dunno dude," Nino said pretending to pay attention "But must be somthing either really bad, or really important for the both of them to miss almost the whole lesson."

"Yeah... But what?"Adrien asked thinking hard, trying to think of why Marinette would have run off like that.

"Adrien, can you answer this question please..." Ms Bustier asked making them look to the bored.

"Um..." Adrien said about to read the question, when the screen turned off, and changed to a video presented by...

"Lady Wifi?" the class said surprised.

"Heyo peeps, Lady Wifi here, bringing you the greatest and best news ever direct from Paris..." she said saluting them. "I am here with Mariposa, the Princess of Akuma's and she has some words to say..."

With that Lady Wifi turned the camera towards a new Akuma, who was standing tall and grinning.

"Marinette..." Adrien whispered, eyes wide not believing that this was happening.

"Thank you Lady Wifi," Mariposa said nodding turning to the camera "People of Paris, I Mariposa, am Hawkmoth's newest Akuma, and he has giving me the power to turn all those who have been pawns to him before back into their Akumatized states." she began, explaining this to everyone out there, her face on every television screen Paris had.

"Chat Noir... Let me be the one to tell you right now, that Ladybug will not be coming to help you in defeating me. And I will change another victim every morning and evening until you come and meet me at the Louvre to hand me your Miraculous.'

"You heard her folks," Lady Wifi said switching the camera back to her "Will Chat Noir do as she says and come to meet her at the Louvre? Will he make us suffer for a few days? Or will he be too afraid or weak to try anything because his Love Bug's not there to bail him out?" Lady Wifi asked each question hitting Adrien hard in the chest.

As soon as the video was cut off, the class began to talk over what was going on.

"What do you think she meant when she said Ladybug won't be coming to help?" Alix asked everyone.

"My guess," Max said pushing his glasses up "Is that Ladybug's already been defeated, which is why she only told Chat Noir to give her his Miraculous."

Needing space to think this over and to talk to Plagg, Adrien put up his hand.

"Miss, may I be excused, I have a photo shoot in a few minutes and I can't be late for it."

"Yes of course Adrien, but be careful out there..." Ms Bustier said letting him leave.

Grabbing his bag, Adrien got up and rushed outside and went over to the park sinking onto a bench not believing any of this.

"How could Marinette have been taken over by an Akuma?" he asked as Plagg came out and took a seat onto his knee.

"She must have gotten really upset about something," Plagg said munching onto his cheese.

"Yeah but what?" Adrien asked trying to rethink that morning "I've seen her get upset and mad before, but nothing near as enough as to letting her guard down to let an Akuma come to her."

"Well..." Plagg said in a thinking voice "What were you talking about when she asked to speak to you earlier?"

"She wanted to tell me that she loved me," Adrien said remembering "But then I told her that I loved someone else."