The Miraculous Kunoichi –

Summary – The war was won... But at what cost? With nothing left after the earth shattering battle, Kurama makes an offer that would change her life forever. Will she accept? Fem!Naruto

Nagisa – I've started Sixth Form people! It's difficult but I'm dealing with it.

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Chapter 4 –

Mari was officially unimpressed with the male blonde who sat a few rows in front of her. A slight cough broke her from her thoughts and she took a glance to the previously empty bench next to and in front of her.

The seat next to her was now occupied by a meek looking girl with dark blue hair and sapphire eyes. The seat in front of her was occupied by a tan skinned girl with redish-brown, ombre hair and brown eyes.

She vaguely recalled reading up on them in the student files she'd… borrowed from the school. These were Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Alya Cesaire, both fairly smart. The pair had become friend not long before she'd joined the school after a bully attempt.

"..i, …Ma…, MARI!" a female voice boomed from right next to her ear and she fell to the side in shock clutching her ears in pain.

"Owie… What's your problem?! That hurt, ya know!" Mari exclaimed as she straightened up, sending an exasperated look in the offender's direction.

Alya just sent her a sheepish smile but before she could speak, a sharp intake of breath drew their attention to the previously silent blue haired girl beside Mari.

"Oh my god, your ear is bleeding! Miss Bustier, Mari's ear is bleeding! Can me and Alya take her to the medical?!" The tone of her voice showed her to be quite the bit more alarmed than one would expect from something so small and Alya could only chuckle at the blunette's behaviour despite being worried herself at the random injury, which she just realised she might have caused.

Miss Bustier look nearly as alarmed as Marinette for a moment before quickly putting on a mask of calm and walking over to the set of girls in the back.

Even as the teacher turned her head to get a better look at her ear, Mari could still see the piercing green eyes boring into her out of the corner of her eye.

The teacher quickly finished up with her small inspection before agreeing that she needed to be sent to the medical office. The three girls then proceeded to make their way out of the room while trying to ignore the curious, slightly concerned gazes of their classmates.

As soon as the door was closed Alya shot her an apologetic smile.

"Sorry Mari, I didn't mean to hurt you. I didn't know that your ears were sensitive. I was just trying to get your attention and no matter how much I called, you were too spaced out to notice me calling so I moved closer to see if I could snap you put of your daze and that still didn't work-" She was cut off when Mari giggled quietly.

After she stopped her small giggling fit she turned to the flustered brunette.

"You're babbling, Alya. It's fine anyway. I didn't even feel any pain after the initial shock from your shouting so it's ok. It isn't as though you did it on purpose. You aren't like that Chloe girl." She replied with a small smile as she watched the girl calm down before she suddenly stopped and stared at her blankly for a few moments.

"You know my name?" She sounded surprised which in turn surprised her.

Raising a brow, Mari shot Alya a confused look.

"Well yes, I don't see why it would come as such a surprise. You know my name and it isn't as if this is my first day." She answered, still confused as to the surprise from the other teen.

It wasn't Alya who answered her unasked question.

"I-I think she is more surprised that someone like you knows her name without her even introducing herself…" Marinette answered only to shrink back as Mari's eyes widened in what looked to be shock before narrowing.

Realising her mistake, Marinette rushed to explain herself.

"I didn't mean someone like you in a rude way! It's just, you are quite famous in Paris so we didn't expect to notice people who don't seem worth talking to." Again realising that also sounded like an insult, she opened her mouth to speak again but snapped it closed when a hand belonging to one confused blonde.

Ruffling the stumbling girl's hair gently, she laughed a little.

"I get what you're trying to say, don't worry. Let's start over from the beginning which we seemed to have skipped over. It's a pleasure to meet the pair of you, my name is Mari Noir." She introduced while the flushed blunette finally calmed herself down.

Taking a deep breath, Marinette went next.

"It's a pleasure to meet you as well, my name is Marinette Dupain-Cheng and this is Alya Cesaire. As you already know, we're in your class with Miss Bustier."

The other two looked at her in shock for a few moments before they burst out laughing. Without realising it and wanting to break the ice between them, Marinette had spoken in an overly posh voice.

Still chuckling, Mari threw her arms over Alya's and Marinette's shoulders and pulled them into a weird half hug.

"And like that, I believe that we will be great friends." She spoke happily while the other two smiled and nodded in agreement, the ice finally broken between the three.

Once again, Marinette caught sight of the blood that has come from her new friend's ear and changed moods in less than a second. Grabbing the blonde's wrist, Marinette began dragging her towards the nurse's office.

Mari quickly grabbed Alya's wrist and the to resigned to their fate of being dragged along by the surprisingly strong, previously shy girl.

After being pulled down some stairs and a few hallways, Mari was finally set down on a chair in the nurse's office.

Sighing, Mari quickly spotted the nurse who asked what the problem was.

"Chloe was getting angry at me for sitting in 'her' seat and when I tried to ignore her she walked right up to me and screamed in my ear. I have sensitive ears you see and her shrill voice seems to have done some damage if the bleeding was any indication."

Alya's eyes widened as the blonde's explanations registered in her brain.

'Why didn't she rat me out?' She wondered as Mari winked in her direction when the nurse turned her back.

As the small examination continued, Mari began to find herself getting rather bored with her situation. She knew her ear ha already healed so there was no reason for her to even be here and yet…! Here she was.

The nurse, who had at one point introduced herself as Miss Lina, turned back to her with some water and painkillers.

"There doesn't seem to be any long-term damage. Take these and have a rest in one of the available beds. You can go back to lessons in the afternoon if you feel ok." She explained and Mari just nodded despite her annoyance.

"I'll see you two later then! Make sure to take good notes, I'll be counting on you to help me catch up what I've missed."

After promising to make good notes and to come back at recess, Marinette and Alya left an annoyed blonde to her own devices.

After settling down in one of the beds, she thanked any possible god out there that the infirmary was free of anyone bar herself.

Tikki decided that now was the time to come out of hiding. Slipping out of Mari's bag, the ladybug kwami flew over to her bedridden foxy friend.

"No need to pout so much Mari, you'll be able to leave by lunch so all you have to do is find something to do. If you can't find anything then I'd be happy to explain more on the ladybug miraculous." She offered as she sat down and leaned on Mari's cheek.

"Hey Ki? Is it weird that, even though you're a ladybug based kwami, I've called myself Lady Kitsune?" She asked softly.

Tikki giggled at the sudden question.

"While it's true that a large majority of my previous holders have called themselves Ladybug, there have been a few that have decided against doing so. You are one of the first who have actually have a valid reason to call yourself what you do, because of your fox features. The others who didn't go by Ladybug did it just because they wanted to be different." She explained and Mari hummed softly in interest.

"Well it's good to know that I'm not the first. So have all of the previous holders of Chat Noir's miraculous been called Chat Noir?" She questioned curiously.

'It wouldn't hurt to learn more about the miraculous he holds since he's my partner… right?' She thought to herself as Tikki began to speak again.

"Just as with the Ladybugs, there were few who chose not to use the name Chat Noir, there reasons though, I'm unsure. It happens a lot more frequently with people who are in possession of my miraculous in comparison to those who hold Plagg's miraculous. Plagg is the name of the kwami that is partnered with the current Chat Noir. There re many miraculous but seven of them are stronger than the rest with two of those seven being even stronger than the other five in that group." She continued and Mari happily absorbed the information.

"The miraculous you hold is the Ladybug miraculous which holds the power of creation which is seen through the use of Lucky Charm. Objects can be created to help with defeating supervillains that show up who want to destroy the peace. The miraculous Chat Noir possesses is the opposite of this, his holding the power of destruction which can clearly be seen in his main attack, Cataclysm, which destroys objects upon contact."

Suddenly, the kwami's face grew darker as anger clouded her expression.

"The miraculous that is missing has the power to create superheros but, in the wrong hands, can be used to create villains instead. The kwami paired with this miraculous is called Nooroo. This is most likely the miraculous that has fallen into the hands of the one who created Stone Heart. Nooroo's miraculous has been missing for a while now so it wouldn't be completely out of the question for some scum to dare misuse the miraculous."

Before anymore could be said, the sound of the infirmary door opening alerted her to the presence of someone else.

Not really knowing what to do since she couldn't figure out who it was, Mari rolled onto her side, facing the door, and pretended to be asleep. Tikki quickly retreated back to her bag on the floor but in her hurry had knocked over one of Mari's shoes which made a quiet bang that the pair hoped the person didn't hear.

Now that she was just sitting there, the names of other kwamis began to frustrate her… Almost as if she'd heard the names somewhere before but she was sure that she hadn't come across the names since she'd found herself in Paris or, as far as she can remember, even before that from back when she was still in the elemental nations.

Her ears twitched when the familiar ring of the bell echoed through the halls. Frowning a little, she sighed for what seemed like the zillionth time that day.

'Already the end of the first lesson, huh?' She mused as the door was closed behind the mystery visitor.

Since the nurse had gone somewhere else, she quickly assumed the person who had entered didn't need the nurse and was here for some other reason.

The curtain separating the beds from the rest of the office gently and Mari finally caught a wiff of the person's scent.

"What're you doing here, Adrien. You don't seem sick or injured. Do you have a headache or something? If not then please leave. I'm trying to get some rest." She said quickly before he had a chance to speak, rolling over so her back was facing him.

Adrien, not realy knowing how to interact much with new people, crossed the space between them before firmly grabbing her shoulder and forcing her to roll onto her back before he placed his other hand on her other shoulder so she had no choice but to acknowledge his presence.

Mari's eyes were wide as they met a pair of surprisingly sorrowful eyes, her body tensing up as she remembered those same eyes which had been cast on her the same day she'd left him three years ago.

"Look, I'm really sorry about the gum on your chair but you have to understand that it wasn't me that put it there! It was Chloe! She did the same thing to another new girl to our class a couple of weeks ago, Marinette. She doesn't want me making new friends for some reason…" Shaking his head suddenly, his drip on her shoulders tightened as he met her gaze only to freeze when he found tear filled eyes staring back at him.

Realising what was happening, Mari's eyes widened and she pushed herself into a sitting position, shrugging off the boy's hands while wiping away the tears before they could fall.

"Y-Yeah, ok. I get it. Thanks for telling me, sorry for being snappy and not letting you explain beforehand." After assuring that her eyes were dry of tears, she turned back to the blonde boy.

"So what are you doing out of class? Recess isn't for another hour yet." She pointed out and the tips of his ears turned red from his embarrassment at being caught out.

Rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly, he replied… but it fell on deaf ears as Mari's attention was pulled to his bag which had fallen down by his feet.

She stared at it blankly for a minute before her intense staring was broken by a flick to her nose.

Squeaking in surprise, the blonde female's hand flew to her face and covered her abused nose, a light blush covering her cheeks as the sound she made registered in her brain.

Adrien just laughed at her reaction.

"So what's got you focusing so intently?" He asked after managing to quieten his chuckles.

To be completely honest, she was a little baffled by the boy's behaviour.

"What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?" He asked teasingly but she just rose a brow at the comment.

"Something in your bag moved. I was simply contemplating what it could possibly be is all." She began before pausing.

"And for someone who doesn't seem very adept at being social, no offence and all, you're being awfully friendly…" Seeing his expression fall, she continued quickly.

"Not that that's particularly a bad thing, I'm just not used to that sort of thing if ya get what I mean…" She trailed off, hoping to everything that she hadn't just offended him.

He nodded in understanding and opened his mouth to speak when…

BOOM!

The television in the corner of the room turned on automatically.

"Breaking news! The supervillain that was supposedly defeated by Lady Kitsune and Chat Noir just yesterday is once again roaming the streets of palace! Multiple being just like the one seen yesterday are popping up as well though none of them seem to be moving! No one is sure what is going on and the being popping up seem to actually be innocent civilians from around Paris. Where are our city's protectors to help us rid Paris of this evil?!"

And with that the broadcast cut off. Adrien got to his feet abruptly, knocking the chair that he'd been occupying over in the process.

"I… eh… Need to go check something real quick! Stay here, I'll be back as soon as possible!" He shouted behind him as he dashed out of the room.

As soon as he was out of sight, Mari snatched the curtain out of the air and pulled it closed.
"Tikki, what's going on?! Didn't we already deal with Stone Heart yesterday?!" She exclaimed.

The small red kwami looked thoughtful for a moment before speaking.

"Are you sure that you definitely purified the akuma that had akumatized Ivan?" She asked quickly and Mari nodded just as fast.

"Then, most likely, whoever is in possession of the miraculous that's causing this filled the same akuma with negative energy again and had it multiply, one going for Ivan and the rest of them transforming random, unsuspecting civilians. We don't have time for this, you need to transform!" She exclaimed, her expression determined.

"You're right. Tikki, spots on!" She muttered and in a flash of light, her outfit had switched and she darted out of the conveniently open window…

All the while unaware of the wide eyes that were staring through a gap in the curtain.

Nagisa – HAHAHAHAHA That was fun to write. I forgot how fun it was to write this story. Sorry that most of it wasn't getting along with the show, I just wanted to add in some character bonding while I'm still relatively early in the story.

I hope more people will join the server. It is always nice finding people who like miraculous and discussing it is always good too.

Hope ya all enjoyed this chapter!

See ya next time , kittens x