Whatever It Takes, (Sequel To No Matter What.)

Chapter 6

Marie's POV
Blossomer stares at me for a second before laughing. "Wow, a little brat like you thinks she can defeat me?" I laugh a little as I stare at her in disbelief. "Bro we're probably around the same age."
"Whatever." She flips her hair. "Sorry but I don't have time to chat. I need you to give me your miraculous!" She leeps at me, grabbing for my earrings. I dodge and try to look for where the akuma is.
I notice that her headband, a blue band with a star on it, stayed the same. (That's where it is.) I think to myself, wondering how I'd get it from her. She looks at the students under her spell.
"Get her!" She cries, pointing at me as they run at me. My eyes widen and I quickly use my yo yo to swing up and out of the way. "Please Blossomer, your classmate didn't mean to hurt you!" I call as I avoid one of the students, trying to grab my leg as I fly over them.
"Oh of course he didn't." She laughs, her eyes cold. "They never care if they hurt me, never!" She screams the last word at me, shooting a couple flowers my way. I move to the side again to avoid them, trying to think of a way to get that headband. "I know he's sorry!" I try to reason with her but she shakes her head and keeps attacking me.
I leep at her, swinging up and over her head, almost getting the headband but missing by less than an inch. (Frick.) I think. (So close.) I keep trying but she moves too quickly. Landing on the ground, I take a deep breath. "Ok lets try this." I say.
"Lucky charm!"
I cry out. A moment later, a hook falls into my hand. "A hook? What am I supposed to do with this?" I ask aloud. Blossomer laughs at me. "I don't think a little hook will help you any." She smirks. I start to think, still having to move around and fight as I do. (What do I do with this?) I think, looking around, then down at my own yo yo.
"Oh!" I say, realizing what I could do. I swing up and on to a ledge above Blossomer, tying the hook to my yo yo. She looks up at me but I make sure she doesn't see what I did with the hook. "What are you going to do now," She begins but I cut her off, staring toward the school as if I see someone, making myself look scared. "James no run!" I scream.
Blossomer's eyes widen and she smiles a cold smirk as she turns, wanting to go attack my brother who I'd made her think was there. When she begins to run forward her headband hooks on to the hook which I hung down behind her while she'd been busy looking up at my face, wondering what I was planning. I pull it up to me and quickly smash it, letting the akuma fly out.
"Your evil doing's finished little akuma.  De-evilize!" I trap the akuma in my yo yo, then let it go again.
"Bye bye little butterfly." I say, smiling as I watch it fly away. "Miraculous Ladybug." I throw my yo yo up into the air as everything goes back to normal around me. The students who had been under Blossomer's spell woke up and Blossomer herself had returned to being Julie. She sits up and rubs her eyes. "Where am I?" I set a hand on her shoulder and smile down at her. "You're alright now, there's no need to worry. Also, I am sure your classmate didn't mean to hurt your feelings earlier and probably feels aweful about it." She looks up at me with sadness in her eyes.
"He hates me just like everyone else." She says softly. "People don't hate you, just try talking to them with kindness and they'll do the same." "But what if they won't? I know they won't." "They will, just try it." I smile as I straighten up and turn to leave. "Wait, you're different. Where's Ladybug?" I turn back around and smile down at her.
"I'm new." I say before swinging off on my yo yo.
Time skip
I wait outside the school, leaning against the wall with my eyes closed and headphones on. I was just listening to music while I waited for James. Mom wanted us home right after leaving school since we got out early because of the akuma attack today so we were just going to walk home together. I hum softly to myself as I listen to the music playing in my ears, feeling more calm as I listen.
I feel someone flick my arm and jump. "What the frick?" I cry as my eyes fly open to see my smirking brother. "Jerk." I mutter, punching him in the arm. "Ow! What?" He cries. "You scared me." I say, pushing myself off the wall and begining to walk. "Well then you shouldn't have had your headphones on." He says as he walks beside me, rubbing his arm. "I didn't hit you that hard." I say.
"You do hit hard." He wines and I laugh a little. "Sorry." "Yeah yeah. I may not be able to use my arm anymore because of you." "Oh shut up, quit wining. There's no way I hit you that hard." I tell him, giving him a look. "You sure about that?" "Very sure." I answer, rolling my eyes.
I felt kind of guilty as we walked home. I had the Ladybug miraculous while my brother, who wanted to be a superhero more than anything, didn't have a miraculous. It would hurt him to know that Mom didn't want him to have one, or didn't think he was ready. I wondered about her reasons for not giving him one. Yes, my brother could be a little immature and irresponsible at times but he could be serious and very trustworthy. I thought he could have a miraculous. I thought he could do it but apparently Mom didn't think he was ready yet or something.
I hated it because if he knew that Mom didn't think he was ready it would really hurt him. I was afraid to tell him about how I was the new Ladybug. People had been talking for the rest of the day about the new superhero with the ladybug earrings. They were all trying to figure out who she was.
I noticed that James was kind of quiet next to me and I turn to him. "Hey what's wrong?" He sighs a little. "So are we going to talk about you having Mom's miraculous or not?" He asks, making me jump. "What?" "Stop Marie, I knew it was you." James looks down as we walk, speaking low so other people won't hear us.
"You're my twin sister, I knew it was you." I look down then, feeling even more guilty. "I'm sorry James, I really didn't know Mom was going to give it to me." "I know you didn't, you would have told me about it before hand if you did." That was true, James and I told each other pretty much everything. I nod and look at him. "So guess this means Mom doesn't think I have what it takes." "No." I say, shaking my head.
"You don't know that." I tell him, touching his arm. He shrugs and looks at me. "This kind of shows it." He sighs. "But that only means I have to try harder." I smile at my brother. "I'll help you." "Thanks Sis." He says, ruffling my hair as we walk toward our front door.
I open the door and see both Mom and Dad waiting inside. "Hey Mom hey Dad." James greets them. "Hi Mama hi Daddy." I greet as well. Dad comes to us as James closes the door, kissing me on the forehead and James on the top of his head. Mom hugs us both and smiles a little.
"I'm glad you're both ok." She says to us. "Me too." James says. "Sorry I kind of set off an akuma at school Mom." He says, grining sheepishly. Mom sighs and laughs a little. "What did you even do Sweetheart?" We move into the living room and sit on the couch.
"Well," James starts, putting a hand on the back of his neck and looking down. "I kind of said some mean stuff about her when I didn't think she was listening but she was actually right behind me." "What?" Dad asks, surprised that James would do something like that. "He was angry." I defend my brother. "What about?" Dad asks James. "I thought she did something to Laura." He answers. "I heard you guys talking this morning."
"Oh Honey, Julie isn't the whole reason Laura moved classes." Mom says, putting a hand on his shoulder. "And I get how that would upset you since you and Laura are friends but you still shouldn't have said things about Julie." "I know, I'm sorry Mom. And I'm going to appologize to her tomorrow before class." James says. Mom and Dad smile.
During this whole conversation, I was wondering why James hadn't brought up the miraculous. I thought he was going to talk to Mom or something but he didn't. We hung out downstairs for a while with Mom and Dad after that but he still never brought it up. (It's his thing to talk about, let him do what he wants with it.) I tell myself and get myself to let it go for now.
James's POV
I lay on my bed, staring up at the ceiling. (Why don't you think I can do it?) I think sadly as I remember watching Marie from a hiding place as she fought Blossomer. I wanted to help her so bad, wanted to help people, but I couldn't.
I had always wanted to be a hero, both me and Marie had. Watching our parents, knowing what they did for Paris, what some of their friends did for Paris as well, we both really wanted to do the same. Now Marie can but I can't.
I wasn't going to bring it up to Mom because I know she feels bad about it. She'd never want to hurt me and she knows how much being a hero means to me so it must have been a hard choice for her not to give me a miraculous. I won't make it harder by showing her even more how it hurt me.
(I'll try harder and show her I'm worthy of a miraculous.)
? ? ? POV
I gaze out the window, wondering about what had occured today. A new girl, younger and smaller than Ladybug. Who was she and why did she have the miraculous now. Many questions spin through my mind.
I begin to laugh as I realize my luck. This girl is younger, less experienced. It will be far easier to get the earrings from her. "Besides," I say softly to myself, fiddling with the brooch. "With a new Ladybug, it will only be a matter of time before a new Cat Noir follows." I laugh again, many possibillities in my mind.
My wish is closer now. "Soon she will be mine." I say softly.
"Soon she will be mine." 
A/N: Hello fellow humans I has returned and I bring you another chapter!
Sorry it took me a little longer to finish this than I planned because I was  trying to get a part right.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Let me know what you think and I'll see you all in the next one.
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