I'm Sorry Chaton

Chapter 15

Adrien and Plagg silently leapt from rooftop to rooftop on their way to Master fu's house. Their dark outfits allowed them to blend in with the night sky and conceal themselves in the shadows.

"We're here." Plagg motioned towards a shop with a sign that read Fu's Massage Therapy.

Adrien looked skeptical. "Massage therapy? This is where the all-powerful Miracle Box is being held?"

"What did you expect? A neon sign that said 'Miracle Box Here!'? It's supposed to be hidden, remember?" Plagg released an exasperated sigh. His owner took a while to catch onto things.

Without another word, Plagg flew towards the house, but he didn't notice the pair of wide eyes watching him and Adrien.

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Gabriel Agreste was growing concerned. His assistant had yet to return with the Miraculous. Growing frustrated, he dialed up Nathalie.

She answered and Gabriel got straight to the point. "Have you taken care of the body?"

Nathalie quickly replied. "Yes, sir. It took longer than expected, but it has been done. I have the earrings as well."

"I knew you wouldn't fail me."

"Never, sir. I will be back with the earrings within the next few hours." Nathalie ended the call and sighed in relief. That would buy Tikki and herself some time, but she still needed to get some fake earrings to give to Hawkmoth.

Nathalie turned to face the kwami. "Maybe we should split up. I could grab some fake earrings from a toy store and you could locate this Master Fu person and do whatever you have to do."

Tikki contemplated this for a moment. "Okay. That sounds like a good idea. We won't have any way to communicate if something goes wrong, so let's just agree that nothing is going to go wrong."

Nathalie laughed. "Deal. Nothing is going to go wrong."

They both went their separate ways and Tikki soon found herself approaching Master Fu's apartment. She heard some rustling in front of the building and flew behind a bush to hide. She peeked out to see what was going on. Tikki gasped when she saw Plagg and Adrien akumatized. An akumatized kwami was something to fear, especially if the kwami happened to possess the ultimate power of destruction. A part of her heart worried for Plagg. Tikki would never say this out loud, but she loved that cheese-eating kwami with all of her heart. They were two opposites, yin and yang. Each one complimented the other perfectly. Luckily, she knew Plagg's strengths and weaknesses and could use them to her advantage.

Plagg often rushed into things, so she knew he wouldn't check the back entrance before he entered the Master's house. Time wasn't on Tikki's side, so she flew as fast as she could through the back door to warn Master Fu.

When Master Fu saw Tikki a wide smile appeared on his face. "Ah, Tikki. It's great to see you. To what do I owe this pleasure?"

Tikki wanted to catch up with him, but there was no time. "I'll explain later. Grab the Miracle Box and meet me back here. We need to leave now."

The smile quickly vanished from Master Fu's face and with a small nod, he rushed into the adjacent room to grab the Miracle Box. He returned seconds later, Miracle Box in hand.

"Follow me," Tikki directed.

Tikki rushed out the backdoor and Master Fu quickly followed. Despite the anti-aging powers being a Guardian gave him, Master Fu was getting old and he couldn't move as fast as he used to. There was no way he could outrun Adrien and Plagg.

Tikki recognized this and whispered to Master Fu, "Master, we need to hide. Why don't we shelter behind that bush over there." She pointed to a large bush ahead of them.

"Alright. Tikki, lead the way!"

Both of them crouched behind the bush and held their breath when they heard footsteps approaching. The footsteps soon faded away and Tikki let out the breath she was holding.

"Master Fu, I need to ask you something." Tikki was nervous, but she continued on. "I need to learn how to use my healing powers. Could you teach me?"

"Of course. I believe you are ready."

Tikki was grateful for having a Guardian that helped her, no questions asked, because he trusted her. "Thank you, Master!" She gave a respectful bow to the old man.

"Whatever you need this power for, I'm sure it's important, so let us begin." Master Fu instructed Tikki. "You need to find your inner peace. If you are not healed, you cannot heal."

Gently lifting up a torn leaf she found on the bush, Tikki took a deep breath and closed her eyes to concentrate. She focused all her energy on fixing the leaf and when she opened her eyes, she saw that the tear had been erased. "I did it!" Tikki squealed with excitement and did a little celebration dance.

Tikki quickly composed herself. "I must be going now, Master. Thank you for everything."

Tikki flew away, leaving Master Fu alone to protect the Miracle Box. She could always come back for him later. Right now, her top priority was healing Marinette. Paris needed Ladybug right now and Tikki needed her as well. Marinette was her closest friend and meant a lot to the little kwami. This was why Tikki was determined to do everything in her power to heal her owner... her friend. 

A/N: I know this was kind of short, but after my really long chapter last time I was struggling to find a lot to write about. It will get better. I promise! Plus, I think I might upload another bonus chapter, kind of like the Funeral chapter I uploaded earlier, either tonight or tomorrow (depending on if I fall asleep or not). Bye for now!!!