Unravel- Miraculous Ladybug AU [discontinued]

10~ Alix

You can probably tell who enters in this chapter due to the title.

I was originally going to give this certain role to Plagg, but then Alix crossed my mind when I started the chapter and I thought of a new (and much more fitting) role for everyone's "favorite" little Kwami.

I hope y'all enjoy!

(I also had waaaaaaaay too much fun writing Alix)

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Later that afternoon Adrien was pulled from the café shift he decided to pick up, Tom returning and telling him to go meet Marinette in the house.

He did so without any complaint, taking off the apron from his waist and leaving to meet his friend.

"It's finally stopped raining, get your bag." she said, meeting him at the door, "We need to get you a mask."

Adrien did as he was told, picking up the backpack that he'd discarded there earlier.

He followed Marinette out onto the streets of Paris, still slightly confused with why he would need one.

They entered the metro that was still running, going on a line that led away from the damaged tracks that they were currently repairing.

It was quiet, yet the car they were in still had other people. Soon enough the small crown slowly thinned, leaving the two of them on the underground train as they made their way from the 7th arrondissement of Paris to the 1st.

It wasn't that long of a ride, but the station was close to deserted by the time they arrived — except for the middle-aged man running a small convenience stand — which was to be expected. It was currently 6 p.m, and the area was known to be empty and dangerous at night, ghouls often attacked here.

"This way," Marinette called, leading Adrien away from the filthy public transport and into the early October heat.

It was almost eerie how quite it was. They were near the center of the city, shouldn't there be more people?

They walked for a few minutes, cutting through several small alleyways and passing several places that'd seen better days.

"The shop is around here," said Marinette, and the two of them rounded a corner into an alleyway, a grime-covered staircase at the end, a small wooden sign with Mask Tailor scribbled in a font of cursive was hung above it. "I know, it looks sketchy, but at least it wards off most people."

Adrien nodded, not sure what to think about anything.

They made their way down the stone steps, taking extra care to not step in any of the water that managed to pool up, despite the metal drains tucked along the cold cement walls. There were traces of graffiti that Adrien noticed while walking down, a few initials, one or two gang signs, and around five mask silhouettes that Adrien spotted.

The door was simple, and had a black curtain covering the thick glass of both the door and the small window beside it, a simple sign in the corner of the glass read Open, though the appearance made it seem as if it wasn't.

Marinette opened the door, heading into the air conditioned building with Adrien close behind.

The room was dim, and the colors of black and violet were prominent around the small shop. Several small tables littered the floor, upon each one sat the head of a mannequin wearing a mask, the style ranging from elegant and fancy, to something you'd see the villain wearing in a superhero movie. A few of them had white sheets covering them, which led Adrien to believe that they were either empty of any mask, or a work in progress. He noticed that there was a pair of roller blades lying by the door.

"Alix, you here?" Marinette called out into the seemingly empty shop.

When there was no reply Marinette looked crestfallen, and Adrien made his way to one of the sheet-covered stands, his curiosity overtaking him as he gently lifted the fabric and-

"Boo."

Adrien shrieked, stumbling back and falling to the ground.

A loud laugh filled the room, and a girl with pink hair and a snake-print leather jacket jumped off of the table. "Priceless! Hey Marinette, who'd the newb?"

Adrien's classmate sighed, her hand making contact with her forehead and causing a small smack to resonate throughout the room.

"We came to get a mask for my friend, Adrien." Marinette said, crossing a small distance to help the half-ghoul up.

"Well, nice to meet you!" Alix laughed, pulling what appeared to be a small eyeball from her pocket and popping it into her moth as if it were a piece of chocolate, "The name's Alix, but I'm known as Time Breaker by the doves, ya heard of me?"

"Umm..."

"Stop messing around, Alix, you know how dangerous it can get here at night."

Marinette's words caused the girl to laugh again, "Chill out, I'll make him a mask, don't worry."

Adrien's wrist was suddenly in an iron grip, Alix dragging him across the room to where a tall stood stood next to a counter with a cash register. She pushed him onto the chair, going behind the counter and emerging with a long tape measure as Marinette sighed and leaned against the wall.

Alex dug into her pocket again, bringing out a second eye that matched the first, "Snack?" she offered Adrien, who shook his head and turned away the "food".

Alix popped the eye into her mouth, folding up the tape measure before taking out a sharpie and scribbling something on her wrist.

"Right, I have your measurements, any requests for the design?"

"A cat, maybe?"

Alix wrote down a few more things on her wrist, before pulling down her sleeve and walking to the door and pulling it open as she flipped a switch by the door. A small light outside flickered on.

"'Kay, it should be done in about a week, but in the meantime y'all should probably get going. It's getting late."

Marinette nodded, "Thanks, Alix."

"Oh yeah, Marinette," Alix said, rushing back to the counter and emerging with a small paper bag, "I fixed your mask," she tossed the bag to Marinette, who caught it easily.

"Thanks Alix, come by the café later and I'll pay you?"

"Sure, now leave before people start wondering around. It doesn't usually end well for a normal high school girl walking alone."

"Noted."

Marinette took Adrien's hand, leading him out of the shop and back onto the street as the sun was beginning to set.

They retraced their steps through the alleyways, slowly crossing the 1st arrondissement to the metro.

The train ride back was quiet, and the two of them didn't speak as they headed back to the 7th arrondissement.

By the time they made their way back onto the streets above the sun had set, and Marinette quietly walked with Adrien until she saw that he was safely at his mansion.

It was when she was walking home on her own there was a shuffle in the alleyway beside her.

Marinette sighed as the dark figure made its way out of the shadows. His dark hair was messy and his gray, translucent-like skin caught in the moonlight and his green eyes glowed as they cut through the dark shadows and his twisted mask. He was wearing a short leather jacket, though it did little to cover his bare chest, scars evident even in the faint light.

"What do you want, Plagg?"