Hi everyone! I hope you few readers aren't too upset I took this long to update!
This chapter is very short, but that also means I can start working on the episode ones and those will be longer! Sorry about the grammatical mistakes! Enjoy!
Lucas never felt so free in his life. He jumped around roofs across all Paris and laughed merrily at his speed and agility that his suit gifted him with. If this was a dream, then he didn't want to wake up anymore.
As he hopped from building to building like it was nothing, he started thinking that perhaps this was real. Should he tell anyone about this? Should Lucas warn his uncle and aunt that he has been given a jewel that basically allows him to fight against evil?
He frowned suddenly and landed in a crouched position in front of the Louvre. Bystanders and tourists stopped to look at him, but Lucas kept his mind on the situation. He couldn't tell anyone, could he? Not only they would be in danger, but they just met Lucas after all these years. The Dupain-Cheng family took him in without hesitating and Lucas would be paying back by forcing them to hide his identity?
He hummed, rubbing his chin as he suddenly noticed the panicked looks everyone was started to give him. Confusedly, Lucas looked around him, and every time he took a step, the crowd stepped back.
He decided to cast a friendly, albeit awkward smile, "H-Hello! My name is..." he quickly avoided saying his name, "Furet! And I'm looking for Ladybug and Chat Noir, have you guys seen them?"
There was a pregnant pause.
"AKUMA!"
Everyone immediately scattered away from him as they screamed in panic, Furet was startled by the reaction he got.
"Akuma? No! Wait!"
"SOUND THE AKUMA ALARM!" Furet looked at a policeman that had bravely approached him, he had orange hair and serious, sharp eyes, "Stay right there Akuma!"
Furet, at this point, was done with all the screaming, so he whined annoyedly and whipped out of the scene by attaching his whip on a building's chimney. Hoisting his body up, he ignored the yells from the policeman and ran off, deciding to search for Ladybug and Chat Noir somewhere else.
"Jeez, it seems like there's only space for two heroes in this city," he complained as he landed on Le Grand Paris Hotel, sitting on the edge of the roof and gazing upon Paris. He sighed, "No... don't be selfish Lucas. They have Akumas terrifying them almost every day, it's a natural reaction." he mumbled to himself.
But still, Furet couldn't help to feel dejected. How could he be a partner to Ladybug and Chat Noir if Paris didn't accept him?
There has been an Akuma alert, and classes had been canceled until it was gone.
Marinette and Adrien wasted no time into finding a hidden spot to transform as their classmates evacuated calmly, and when Ladybug and Chat Noir found themselves jumping across buildings on their way to find the Akumatized person, Chat couldn't help but to grin at her.
"Always a pleasure to see you, my lady." he greeted her, with a charming look.
Ladybug smiled back, "Hello to you to Chat Noir, have you spotted the Akuma?" she asked, going direct to the business.
He shook his head as they both stopped hopping across Paris, halting to have a look around in search for any suspicious activity.
"It's... calm?" Ladybug said as she confusedly tried to hear for any sirens.
Chat Noir hummed, "Maybe it was a false alarm?" he suggested.
Ladybug shook her head, "The alarm was given by the police force themselves, it has to be real."
"Maybe it's a really small one?"
It seemed silly, but Ladybug pondered about it.
Meanwhile, Furet was done pouting and he decided to look for his hopefully future partners. And just seconds later, he spotted them talking to each other on one of the roofs. Grinning, he started approaching them quickly.
"Hey!" he yelled at them, announcing himself.
Ladybug was quick to react, startled and defensively, she undid her yo-yo and launched it at Furet, he was hit on the chest by it fell down but thanks to his new skills he was able to land unharmed on top of the building, in front of Ladybug and Chat Noir.
Furet rubbed his chest, wearing a shocked expression.
"Whoa..." he started, "I can't believe I got hit by Ladybug's yo-yo, that was so cool!" he gave them a huge grin followed by two thumbs up.
Ladybug and Chat looked at each other with a confused expression, but then they quickly nodded with a serious one as they jumped to where the newcomer was, each taking his side and standing on a defensive position.
"Who are you? Where is your Akuma?" Ladybug asked, sharply.
"Uh? Oh! No, no! I'm not an Akuma!" Furet told her, but then he quickly lost interest and turned to Chat, grinned widely, "Dude! You are so cool up close! Can I have your autograph?" Lucas knew he was acting like a fanboy but he was so starstrucked that he didn't care.
Again, Ladybug looked lost and Chat Noir tilted his head at the boy, he had yet to take his baton out because his instincts were telling him that this guy wasn't dangerous, at least to them.
"Wait... you're not Akumatized?" Chat asked.
"Nope! I was given a Miraculous jewel!" Furet stated before bowing at them, "Allow me to introduce myself, the name is Furet," then he remembered what Muuri had told him, "Mostly known as the cursed holder, apparently."
"Apparently?" Ladybug deadpanned, not believing him for one second, "If you're a holder, proof it! Shows us your jewel!" she demanded, fearing that this was a trap.
The ferret holder frowned at her, "Fine... no need to show me a mean face though." Lucas didn't know what it was, but being in this suit changed him into a someone he wanted to be, but couldn't. He raised his right arm and showed her his active wristband jewel, and both Ladybug and Chat Noir approached him to look at it with astonishment.
"So, you really are our new partner?" Chat Noir said, smiling at him.
"Why though? D-Don't get me wrong but why didn't you show up when Chat and I did?" Ladybug asked him.
"Well, for starters I only arrived t-"
"NO NO! Don't tell us! You can't tell us anything about your personal life!" Ladybug quickly cut him, panicking.
Chat Noir rolled his eyes, "Don't mind her, Ladybug says that we should keep out identities as a secret."
Ladybug glared at him, "We do! It's for our own good!"
Chat quickly dropped his ears and gave her a nervous smile, "Of course my lady, I was just telling him that! Wasn't I, Furet?"
He got the hint and nodded quickly at her, "Yeah Ladybug, Chat Noir was being a responsible partner and telling me how things work around here."
The two grinned, and Ladybug rolled her eyes.
This was definitely the start of something new.