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Yang waited patiently for Marinette to come back home. Today's villain was tricky, but thankfully Ladybug was able to handle it. Yang didn't expect Hawkmoth would sent someone with that type of power. In general, no one saw the danger but in reality, this isn't something to take so lightly.
Yang sensed the danger and watched in the distance what happened. Everyone from Marinette's class including herself holding a poster, were gathered around these two specific ones, preparing for a race. A small girl, pink hair on roller blades versus a bigger guy, a red sweater on and down on his knees with running shoes. Yang had noticed the pink haired one gave something to Alya before she handed to Marinette, until she dropped it. Adrien managed to catch it but Chloe snatched it away. That's when she felt that potential energy of a possible akuma. The blonde one dropped a patch watch, just in time when for the girl on the roller blade raced across it, breaking it on the impact. And of course this wasn't left unnoticed.
The race ended, and the pink haired girl left, a broken gift in her hands. Then she was akumatized.
Ladybug was the first to come into battle before Cat Noir came later. And Timebreaker was quickly on the move. Whoever was touched by her hands froze in time and space, losing all their energy and faded away. This gave Timebreaker the power to head back into the past, claiming that she will regain her watch. Yang wasn't worried nor surprised by the villain's power. She had faith in the heroes, but this wasn't the first time the enemy had the ability to control time. It's something best to avoid, not much good will come out of it.
The guardian watched as the two heroes danced around Timebreaker, dodging all her attacks while moving with cautious. Until that unfortunate mistake, Ladybug had stumble and Timebreaker took the opportunity to charge right at her.
And there goes Cat Noir sacrifice.
In her honest opinion, Cat could have simply pushed Ladybug out of the way or use his baton to make Timebreaker stop in her tracks. But in quick movement, he chose to sacrifice himself.
And Ladybug was far from okay.
Yang prepared herself as time twisted. Timebreaker speed up to go back, not until Ladybug latched onto her, going back as well. They were back right when Chloe grabbed the watch from Adrien. But this time, Ladybug shouted and caused Chloe to drop it once more. The watched broke again and another Timebreaker came force. But she must say, today was a horrible tragic, but the only bright thing about it was the double Ladybugs. Two is better than one, especially for a certain feline who was blooming in joy.
So here she was now. Yang left knowing they would succeed in battle and waited in Marinette's room. She was curious on how she could be feeling on the accident.
The quiet room was slowly disrupted when the sounds of footsteps came up and the trapdoor opened.
"Oh, hi Yang." Marinette greeted, followed by Tikki.
"Good evening Marinette. How was the race?"
Marinette was holding a piece of cookie for Tikki and gave it to her when the little kwami went up to her bed. "An akuma showed up! My friend Alix got really mad when her birthday present got destroyed. It was a pocket watch, a special one. But really, it was all Chloe's fault. If she just handed back to Adrien, it wouldn't have broken in the first place.
"Hm. And, can I ask you a question? Are you alright?"
Marinette stood beside her desk moving objects around before looking up, confused on Yang's question.
"I don't mean to make this sound weird but I was there. Before and after the race and during the fight with the akuma. I'm asking, are you okay? After what Cat did?"
"Y-yeah, I'm fine."
"You sure?"
"Yes. I just... really wish he hadn't done that."
"But you managed to save the day once more with him still by your side."
"I know, it's just..." That quietness came back, removing any small noises. Marinette looked back to what happened today, on what Cat Noir had done. The way he jumped in front of Timebreaker and taking the hit instead of her. The way he held her close and willingly gave up his life to save her's. The way he was slowly fading away in her arms and she couldn't do anything to stop it.
"No... No! It wasn't okay! That stupid cat put himself in harm's way just to keep me safe! I mean, he could have done something different! What if, what if I made a mistake and couldn't bring anyone back? Couldn't bring him back? What if it stayed that way? Everyone gone even after I used Lucky Charm? That dumb, stupid cat! Thinks he can just throw away his life like it didn't mean anything." Marinette had moved away from her desk and walked around her room complaining today's event. Tears had already started forming in her eyes as she continued to shout. She walked towards her lounge chair and brought her knees up to her chin. "Yang! What if I couldn't safe him?"
She already seen this many time. She and he, a man and a woman, was Yin and Yang. A Guardian, a spirit, a protector. She's not human and she has lived many years witnessing all the heroes take life and watched them to the end.
Marinette placed her head down, leaning on her knees. She felt an arm followed by a warm body sitting next to her. She glanced up to her right to where Yang was sitting, noticed that she went back to an older woman, no longer the younger teenager.
"I am sorry for what happened and I do see why you're upset about it. Don't think about the 'what ifs'. You may be safe but Cat Noir is safe as well. He's still with you, alive and well. Just like yesterday and today, and from tomorrow on and forward into the future. He's not gone, neither are your friends who were trapped by Timebreaker's power." The arm that was around Marinette's shoulder moved up to her head and patted her, trying to smooth out her worries. "Today had ended, you shouldn't look back to what happened. It, has ended."
Marinette sighed and brought her knees down as she leaned into her. It's funny, Yang felt like a sister she never had and another mother. She didn't want her identity reveal to anyone in fear they could be in danger, so she couldn't tell her own parents the struggles she have every now and then. She was glad Tikki and Yang were here with her.
"Hey, Yang, do you remember the Pharaoh?"
"You mean the day your friend found your textbook and almost found out who you were, yes." Yang chuckled.
"Heh, yeah, that day. Tikki said to me that was something important inside the museum hidden within this scripted wall. They showed a lady, dressed as a Ladybug. Was there really a Ladybug and Cat Noir around for 5000 years?"
"Yes, that's correct. Myself, Tikki, and all the other Kwamis have been around even longer than that. Ever since we were first born into this world."
"All the other Kwamis?"
Tikki finished with her cookie and went down stairs, joining the two and sat down on Marinette's lap. "You and Cat Noir aren't the only ones. Right now, there are four Kwamis that are awaken. You and Cat Noir are two halves fit together, creation and destruction. Then there's the other five; The Bee, the Peacock, the Turtle, the Fox and the Butterfly. Two already have their holders, three of them still sleeping and waiting for the day they may have a holder as well."
"Are the ones with Kwamis also heroes?"
Yang pondered on the thought before answering. "Somewhat, no. A friend of mine, one of the two, is on our side thankfully. However, he's reached a certain age where he's unable to do much action due to his current state. He has grown a bit... old, per say." Yang gave a slight chuckled to that before she went serious again. "The other I'm afraid, belongs to Hawkmoth."
Marinette immediately looked up to this new found information. "Hawkmoth has a kwami?"
"That's right. So long as he holds onto the miraculous, he controls the kwami within it. You know how he uses an akuma to make someone a villain when they're feeling negative? The same thing can be done if the power wasn't used for evil. Instead, the butterfly miraculous can make anyone who are feeling positive into a helping support, turning them into heroes and aid anyone who needs help."
"How did he get it?"
"I cannot tell you since I do not know as well. I'm still trying to found out who this person is. When you use the power of the miraculous, I can sense the energy from far away. But for whatever reason, Hawkmoth keeps a blurry state and I'm unable to pinpoint to his exact location. Until then, I need you and Cat Noir to purify his akumas."
Marinette felt angry and sad. A poor kwami trapped under a dark man and unable to escape, making all the more reason why she and Cat need to stop him from his evil plans. They went quiet for a moment before another question popped in Marinette. "What kind of kwami does your friend have?"
"He has the Turtle." Yang smiled. "He used to fight alongside with the others in his youth. Heh, looking back now feels very nostalgic. It may have been a few years but it still feels like it was just yesterday."
"The previous Ladybug and Cat Noir? What were they like?"
"Firstly, their genders are opposite to the current ones. A guy had Ladybug and a girl had the black cat."
"Was the previous Cat Noir just as flirty as this one?"
"No actually, it was the Ladybug one." Yang held back her laugh by Marinette's shocked face.
"Were they lovers? Did they get married?"
Yang kept silent, a smile still on her face. Marinette gave a heavy sigh. "So all the Ladybugs and Cat Noirs were in love."
"Well... no, not always. As you know, I'm more than 5000 years old and I have watched over all the heroes. Sometimes, there would be a Ladybug with a Bee. Or partner up with the Turtle. Single, partners, or a whole group of them. There was one time where there wasn't a Ladybug at all. I try to, because the Ladybug is important. And since the black cat is the other half, I tried to get one for that too. As for relationships, yes, there were married couples. I've had some who remained friends and some were family relatives." Yang looked at Marinette with an amused look on her face. "This one time, I had the Ladybug and the Cat as little kids. Another time I had them as twin siblings. They were funny and just so cute!"
Yang gave a small laughter as Marinette chuckled. "So they were always good?"
"Hmm, no. I have had enemies. More than once. A few decade ago, Cat Noir along with the Fox were the enemies and the Ladybug with the Butterfly were the heroes. There was even a rare moment where Ladybug was the villain, hard to take down too but eventually came to an end."
"Even a Ladybug could be evil?"
"It all depends on the person and how they use the miraculous. Which reminds me, Marinette. I'm very thankfully you kept Tikki with you. You may have complain that you're clumsy and awkward and make mistakes every now and then, but I'm proud of you for your courage. You may fall but you get right back up. If there is something wrong, you go out of your way and make it right. There has been other Ladybugs who felt discourage but they didn't accept it. You did, you and Cat Noir and I will always be internally grateful for it. Thank you Marinette." Yang gave one last hug before getting up to leave. "If you ever need help, you and the cat, i'll be around."
Marinette watched Yang vanished in thin air. She didn't feel so down anymore. As a matter in fact, she'll try to be more friendly with Cat the next time she sees him. Marinette glanced down and had noticed that Tikki is already asleep. The sun was heading further down in the horizon as the night was approaching. Changing out of her clothes, she turns out her lights and slept for the whole night, without any troublesome thought.