Miraculous ~ Trip to Malibu [FANFIC]

Chapter 17

The chapter (some) people were (probably) waiting for!

Once the trip was over, Mrs. Bustier took everyone to the beach. She felt the awkwardness and wondered what exactly happened between her students. She shrugged it off, focusing on tanning to show off to her colleagues at work.

Hopefully my ships don't sink. Mrs. Bustier thought.

Back at the shore, Marinette was the first to speak up to break the awkwardness. "Anyone got a beach ball?"

Adrien took one out from his swimming trunks pockets and blew it into a ball. He passed the ball to Marinette who then passed it to Alix. The kwamis snuck off from their owners and flew close to a nearby forest to transform into humans. 

"Okay so how do we break the awkwardness?" Plagg asked.

"Well, they should be fine by now," Pollen said looking at her vest.

"They're still shook and can you please stop looking at your vest? We still exist," Wayzz said rolling his eyes. "I swear it's like you can't see anything at all."

"Same applies to you," Pollen rolled her eyes. Trixx, Plagg and Tikki groaned, knowing where this was going to go.

{Humans}

"Um, Chloe you're putting too much sunscreen on my back," Nathaniel said. 

"It's better than having a sun burn," Chloe kept applying sunscreen on Nathaniel's back. She then stopped and put sunscreen on herself. 

"Hey just wondering...were you friends with Marinette before you bullied her?" Nathaniel asked.

"Yeah. Long story short, I got jealous that she got attention from her parents and that's why I hated her." 

Just as Chloe finished her sentence, the sea started to rumble. Chloe stood up and walked over to the water to have a closer inspection. Just when she looked closer, something blasted her into the water. She floated on the water and wiped her face. She tried to swim back but she felt that something was grabbing onto her ankle. Chloe looked down and saw a tentacle grasping her left ankle.

"Nathaniel, can you please help me out?!" Chloe said. Instead of seeing a tomato run to her aid, she saw a girl with blue hair and pink eyes and realised that it was Duusu.

"Hold on, I've got this," Duusu ran over to Chloe and smacked the tentacle with her fan. She took Chloe's hand and took her back to shore, where she reunited with Nathaniel.

"Chloe! I was so worried," Nathaniel said as he hugged her. Duusu cleared her throat and the two pulled off. 

"Chloe, I'm going to have a word with this tomato-haired boy here," Duusu said and Chloe left the two to talk.

"So.."

"Um...I'm Duusu and you might not b-believe me but you're a Miraculous h-holder..." Duusu said covering her face in embarrassment.

"I am?" Nathaniel asked. Wait a minute...is she talking about Ladybug and Chat Noir and those types of heroes?

Duusu leaned closer to his ear and whispered, "My friend and I escaped my abusive owner. She wouldn't let us eat or do anything as a matter of fact. I noticed that you always have a positive energy, even though Marinette friend-zoned you."

Nathaniel's face slightly grimaced. It was embarrassing but he was more happier about the fact that he let it out than the fact that he had been hiding it from Marinette. 

"So I personally think that you are the rightful owner of the peacock miraculous. I need to find a way to get the brooch off of the nasty hag though."

Nathaniel noticed a woman with blonde hair and green eyes walking on the beach. He tapped on Duusu's shoulder and pointed towards the woman. Duusu and the woman made eye contact and both of their eyes were wide.

"D-duusu?"

"Emilie?"

Some notes if things in here didn't make sense.

1. The reason why Duusu stuttered in front of Nathaniel is that she has only just begun to regain her confidence. She's already confident around Chloe and others but because she has never met Nathaniel before, this is why she stutters.

2. Emilie (according to the Miraculous Wiki) is Adrien's mother's name.

3. The tentacle may be part of an akuma...

That's all! Bye!

- Kangarou and ~ Butterfly