A Miraculous Tail

Chapter 10

Marinette's POV
There is absolutely no way that really mean guy could be the son of my all time favourite designer! That was the first time I had ever liked any designs, as all the ones in the kingdom were too.....dressy.....I guess...I am not even sure how to describe them. They were monotonous, with the same colours and with a slight change in each design. Unlike the designers in the palace, Gabrielle Agreste had a variety of fashionable clothes that inspired me to design more.

I realised that this guy was the son of Gabriel Agreste after Alya showed me his picture in a magazine. He was obviously modelling for his father.

I was really angry. So I decided to turn my head away from Adrien and listen to miss Bustier. Although I was trying to my best to listen to the teacher I ended up day dreaming. Suddenly I started thinking about the Akuma attack. I was starting to get worried of me being Ladybug as one splash of water and my identity is revealed.

-Time Skip-

After class, everybody hurried outside glad that the long hours of torture (for some) were finally over.

" Marinette, can we go swimming?" Alya asked hopefully.

"Not now...I....umm....have to help Nikora at the hotel." I lied.

I just really was not in the mood. It's not like I didn't want to talk to her or anything.....well technically...it was..since..I didn't want to talk to anyone but the point was that It wasn't her in particular.

"Hello? se-.....I mean umm...earth to Marinette?" Alya was about to say sea, but she quickly changed it so others won't get suspicious.

"Huh, oh um..so yeah I will see you later." I realised that I had zoned out in the middle of our conversation.

I started to head home, thinking about how risky it was for me to be Ladybug.

- Time Skip -

I was sitting in my room thinking of turning on the tv, when my phone buzzed. I looked at who it was.

You have received 2 messages from Alya

Hey girl, have you finished helping Nikora yet?

If you have, can you come to the beach? I am going right now.

I replied:

No not yet but You can go without me.

I felt bad lying to her like that but I really wasn't in the mood of swimming or talking to anyone. I was too depressed about my situation.

"Marinette! Why do you keep lying to Alya like that. Are you okay?" Tiki asked, concerned.

"Yeah..Yeah, I'm fine."

"No you are not. You are never like this. Tell me what's wrong." Tiki demanded.

I realised that I should tell Tiki the truth, about how I think that me being Ladybug is a huge risk.

"Tikki, I don't think it is safe for me to be Ladybug."

Tikki looked at me with a confused expression.

"My identity can revealed when I touch water. Not to mention I'm clumsy and I never do anything right."

"But Marinette, you were able to defeat Stoneheart. You did a great job. You just need to believe in yourself. I know you can do it."

I just smiled. Although listening to Tikki's reassuring words made me feel a bit better I always knew that I was a klutz. Defeating Stoneheart was just a fluke. It didn't mean anything.

I turned on the tv to see the news.

"Many people all over Paris are turning into Stoneheart. Will they stay like this forever or will they go back to their normal forms. Only time will tell." Informed the news reporter.

"Tikki, what's going on? Didn't I defeat Stoneheart?"

"Did you capture the Akuma."

"What has that got to do with the duplicates of Stoneheart."

"If the akuma isn't captured, the akuma can multiply." Tikki explained.

"It's alright Marinette it was only your first time. This time you can do it right." Tikki assured, probably after seeing my depressed expression.

"Tikki, I already told you it's not right for me to be Ladybug. One drop of water and I will be,locked in a science lab. Alya will probably abandon me for not telling her that I am Ladybug. Also I am a total klutz. It will just be better for you, for me, for Chat Noir and most importantly all of Paris. Chat Noir will have to do without me."

"The akuma cannot be purified without Ladybug." Tikki said not sure what I was going to say next.

"Then........find another Ladybug...I'm sorry."