Reunited (A Miraculous Ladybug Romance)

28: Kitten

8/26/18

 "Not again!" Izzy shouted, angrily shoving all the books of her desk to the ground - her eyes transfixed on the child sized black bean bag chair sitting in the corner. "How does Adrien keep saving her? He keeps showing up even when he isn't supposed to be around! I thought Chat Noir was supposed to be unlucky, so why does he keep having such good luck?"

"Don't ask me." Nooroo drooped on the bean bag with eyes lowered in quiet gloom."The only miraculous holder I've ever known with such good fortune was Ladybug."

"Ugh!" Izzy groaned, throwing her head back and burying her hands in her hair. "Don't even get me started on Ladybug."

Not only had she failed at eliminating Marinette, but the article she wrote trying to draw out Ladybug had been a bust as well. If only she had the power of the miraculous when she had taken that picture, she would have gotten rid of Ladybug in that instant. But she had been powerless, and bashing her good name was the best she could come up with.

Once she found the butterfly miraculous, her plan had been to get rid of Marinette in secret; before Ladybug and Chat Noir could find out. Then, she would create a real, devastating akuma to take out Ladybug when Adrien was too emotionally overwhelmed to help her. Sure, losing two girls he had been in love with would break the poor boy, but it was nothing Izzy wouldn't be able to help him recover from. She would be the one to glue them together, better than ever before. She would be the one to create an unbreakable bond between her and the doleful blonde. Izzy would be the most powerful woman in the world, and she would be dating the son of the previous Hawkmoth.

Her vision was beautiful. No one would ever be able to betray her - not like they did in the past. No! This time she would be in control, and she would become even better than her all-time idol, Gabriel Agreste.

But so far, nothing was working. For some reason, she couldn't even manage to kill that stupid Marinette! She really was lucky - almost as lucky as that disgusting Ladyb-

Wait. A crazy thought stormed into her head. But almost as quickly as she had thought it, she dismissed the idea. There's no way things would be that easy. Izzy sighed, catching a glimpse of the clock sitting on her nightstand.

"It's time," she softly spoke, spinning around to stare at the plump little creature who had spoken before.

"Isabella," Nooroo gently whispered, abandoning his position on the bean bag chair to speak with his charge face to face. "You don't have to do this."

"Why shouldn't I?" Izzy sharply responded, snatching the tiny kwami out of the air.

"My powers are supposed to be used for good! Not evil!" Nooroo squeaked, gasping for breath.

"I am using you for good!" Izzy spat. "I'm trying to get my own happiness. What is wrong with that? Those girls who I sent to jail deserved what they got. That's called justice!"

"No!" Nooroo shoved one of Izzy's fingers away, mustering up all his courage and strength to shout. "That's called vengeance! And how can you justify killing Ladybug and Marinette? At least the last guy didn't want to kill anyone. Compared to you, he was a saint. You're just insane!"

Izzy tightened her grip, making Nooroo falter. "They are both in my way! You know I won't find happiness until I'm with Adrien. Their death is an necessity so I can fulfill my plan."

"I won't help you," Nooroo barely managed to say.

Izzy snarled, "Well, it's a good thing you don't have a choice. I'm done playing games. There will be no more simple mind controlling - this time I'm going to create a terrible akuma. I will draw out Ladybug, and kill Marinette." She turned towards the window, rubbed the butterfly brooch pinned on her black headband's side and said with a voice dripping with ice, "Nooroo, dark wings rise."