PLOTBUNNYX: TWIN/COUSIN AU

"Are you trying to sneak out?" The dry monotone voice stopped Adrien Agreste in his tracks. He turns around to see a boy his age. Like him he had blonde hair and blue eyes but his eyes were a grayish blue and he was paler. His hair was a bit more neatly combed and kept a neutral expression on his face. He wears a light gray long-sleeved dress shirt underneath a gray vest, a black tie, dark gray dress pants, and black dress shoes. "You are lucky it was me catching you, cousin."

Adrien sighed. "Sorry, Felix. But I can't spend my life cooped up, like a caged bird. I want to be able to experience the life of a normal teenage boy." Adrien said.

"Famous rich teenage model. Yeah, that's as normal as it gets." Even in his dry monotone, the sarcasm in Felix' voice was evident.

"You know what I mean. I mean, I can't keep going on. Ever since Mom...father has been pushing me to do more, isolating me more and more. I can't keep doing this." Adrien said, sadness clear in his voice.

Felix let out a sigh of his own. "As you know, I could care less about going to school. Homeschooling gave me peace and quiet, away from the idiots and morons that infest this society. But no way I am going to let you do this alone. I am going with you, to make sure you are not embarrassing yourself on your first day."

"Really?" Adrien asked.

"I am not a people person. But between me and Chloé Bourgeois you don't want Chloé to be your example. I am not that much better but...I know how much you need this. And we're cousins, family. It's not like Uncle Gabriel is doing much to look after you, so I, as the most mature of us, am going to take that responsibility." Felix said.

"Felix Graham de Vanily, you're the best." Adrien said as he hugged his cousin.

"I know...Now please let go, you are wrinkling my suit." Felix said.

"You could wear something more casual then a suit..." Adrien noted.

"I like the suit, okay?" Felix answered annoyed.

Marinette was having a nice dream until a loud bang woke her from her sleep, causing her to fall outside of her bed. "Ouch, what the...Bridgette!"

A girl that looked a lot like Marinette came from the other room. She didn't have freckles and her pigtais were longer. From her head, a tuft of hair spiked up that was curled in an oddly heart-like shape. Her attire was similar to Marinette's usual, only instead of a white t-shirt she wore a plain white collared shirt, she wore shorts instead of jeans and the inside of her black blazer was completely white without patterns. "Hello sis. That certainly woke you up?"

"Did you woke me up with an explosion sound? I almost thought you blew up the hobby room again." Marinette said as she rubbed her eyes.

"It worked to get you up on time. And I don't like what you are insinuating, my experiments don't explode...all the time. Look what I made as of late; the booby-trapped box to keep your journal, the new air freshening system and now this alarm clock with explosion sound that is to make sure you'll get up on time in the future." Bridgette said, pouting but a the same time feeling proud of the invention she was showing off.

"How about that time when you tried to fix the magnetron? Or the time you wanted to make a functioning game console out of a toaster. Or that time..." Marinette started to count down her fingers.

"They were honest mistakes. I'm human, I'm allowed to make them!" Bridgette stuck out her tongue immaturely. "But you must know, I couldn't let my little sister be late on her first day of school this year..."

"You're only five minutes older then me!" Marinette said as she crossed her arms.

"Still older, little sis!" Bridgette said as she pinched her sister's cheek. "Don't be grouchy Mari. This year I have a lot of ideas to get back at Chloé, should the rich brat be stupid enough to try something again."

"The last time you said that, we got detention for weeks!" Marinette sighed.

"It was worth it, nobody messes with my sister! Especially not miss 'Wait-until-Daddy-hears-about-this'. So, itching powder in her makeup or bubblegum in her hair?" Bridgette asked.

"Bridge, no!" Marinette said.

"Bridge, yes!"

"It finally happened! Years of spending in Chloé's presence has caused me to go insane..." Felix muttered.

"Chloé is our friend." Adrien wanted to correct.

"She is your friend, and only because she's the only friend you had. To me she is a nuisance and a waste of organic matter. And more pressing matters, I am going insane, I am hallucinating this flying black cat that eats cheese and this floating snake creature, and both can talk!" Felix groaned.

"I told you, we are kwami. You have been bestowed a great honor, in which..." Sass, the snake kwami hissed.

"Yeah, yeah, don't be so stuffy. We guys give you powers, you can become heroes, there is a bad guy whom turns people into minions, you have to defeat them. Now that's out of the way, do you have more of this delicious ambrosia called 'Camembert'?" Plagg asked.

"Actual superheroes?" Adrien said with a star-struck look in his eyes.

"Adrien, we don't know where this floating menagerie comes from, let alone if its safe..." Felix groaned.

"But superhero!" Adrien said. "We can use it to sneak out. We could let loose a bit. We can make a difference." Adrien gave Felix a puppy pout.

"Adrien, I know you are repressed but..." Felix muttered. "No, the eyes are not going to work on me this time."

"I know it is hard to take in, but a great evil has risen and is turning innocent people into his brainwashed minions. He is going to tear down all of Paris to obtain the power he craves. You are both chosen because you both have the makings of great hero." Sass noted.

Felix rubbed his temple. "This sounds crazy...But knowing Adrien he is going to play hero anyways and I'll guess I'll accept too to prevent Adrien from getting hurt too badly. Babysitting him has become something of a full time job."

"Admit it, you think it's cool. And you also want to help people." Adrien said with a smirk.

"I'll admit to nothing!" Felix said. "You take the cheesehead, you at least owe me that I get the cooler looking of the two kwamis."

"Hey, I am plenty awesome! I am a deity of destruction!" Plagg said.

"That would have been much more impressive if you still didn't have cheese stuck in your whiskers." Sass hissed.

"I think I may almost like you." Adrien said to the snake kwami.

"I am so sorry for trying to swat you and calling you a bug-mouse...Tikki, was it?" Marinette asked.

"It's ok. That was far from the worst first meeting I had with a chosen." Tikki said.

"So, you said you and Pollen here and give us superpowers?" Bridgette asked. "That is so totally wicked!"

"Indeed we can, my Queen..." Pollen replied.

"Please don't call me Queen. I am not a leader. If anything, I feel more like a worker bee, with me loving to tinker and all..." Bridgette said.

"Us, superheroes? No, I cannot do this, I'm not anything special!" Marinette said.

"Sis, you are special. You are a real talented and creative girl. So no wonder they would pick you. I'm surprised anyone picked me." Bridgette assured her.

"B-b-but; I'm sure I'll mess up..." Marinette said nervously.

"No! Don't say that about yourself!" Bridgette said, grabbing her sis by her shoulders. "Mari, I believe in you. I can tinker, but you are the one whom can create real magic with your mind and your hands. You stand up for what you believe in. I'm sure you'll make a great hero. And you don't have to do it alone; I'll have your back. Sisters until the end, right?"

"Listen to your sister, Marinette. You have great potential. I was brought here especially for you." Tikki said. "Not only your sister will be by your side, but both of you will also have partners to count on."

"If you really all believe in me, then I think I can give it a shot." Marinette said.

"That's the spirit, Mari." Bridgette said happily.

"I still think you have the makings of a great queen, your majesty." Pollen said. "A great ruler should inspire, and you inspired your sister. Hence I think you should deserve to be called 'queen'."

Bridgette wasn't sure. "Let us discuss titles later. Me and Mari are going to save Paris!"

"Tikki, tell me what I need to do? How do I transform?"

During that time, four heroes have risen up. Ladybug, Chat Noir, King Cobra and Bumblebee were confronting Stoneheart.

"Snake-Eyes!" King Cobra said as he rocked his lyre like Jagged Stone rocked his guitar, as a holographic projection of two snake eyes appeared, the music and the projection mesmerizing Stoneheart, basically immobilizing him with his powers.

Bumblebee looked in awe at how King Cobra did his thing. The way he played that lyre, the movements...he was suave, stylish...he was freakin' hot. "Woof!" Bumblebee said, before she rapidly covered her mouth. "Please tell me no one heard that."

"Sorry, sis. I did." Ladybug said with a smirk.

"Pollen Damnit!"

"Nice try, Hawk Moth, but we know who the bad guy is. Let's not reverse the roles here. Without you, none of these innocent victims would be transformed into villains. Hawk Moth, no matter how long it takes, we will find you, and YOU will hand us YOUR Miraculous." Ladybug said as she jumps up and uses her yo-yo. "Time to de-evilize!" Ladybug uses her yo-yo to make Hawkmoth's image disappear by catching multiple akumas; Cat Noir and the others look at her, astonished. "Let me make this promise to you. No matter who wants to harm you, Ladybug and Cat Noir will do everything in our power to keep you safe!" Ladybug opens her yo-yo, and a busload of purified butterflies come out; the citizens of Paris cheering her on.

Cat Noir looked starstruck. "Wow. Whoever she is beneath that mask, I love that girl."

King Cobra rolled his eyes. "Great, my cousin has just hit puberty."

After the day was saved, Felix and Adrien were standing close to the school gates. They saw Marinette in the distance. "I need to clear things up...I don't want to have her mad at me. Chloé ruined my first impression with her and..."

"Chloé ruins things by existing. Just go to her, clear it up, and everything will be as sunshine and rainbows as it can be in that world behind your rose tinted glasses." Felix said as he pushed Adrien forward, whom awkwardly stumbled towards Marinette. It started to rain, and he opened his umbrella as he walked towards her.

"Hey, aren't you one of the Agreste cousins?" Another voice beside him asked. It was Bridgette.

"Yeah, sure. I'm Felix. My cousin Adrien is now talking to your sister to clear up about the gum. It was not his fault, it was Chloé's. The girl is a walking disaster." Felix said.

"Oh, tell me about it." Bridgette said. "She has been a pain in mine and Marinette's butts for years. Why do you hang out with her anyways?"

"I don't have a choice, our parents and her parents are friends. And she's more Adrien's friend then mine. He was one of the only friends he had aside me growing up. Your sister is a nervous wreck but I hope that he can make it up with her, she'd be a much better example for him."

"Yeah, my sis is a cinnamon bun." Bridgette said with a smile. "I didn't want to say it at first, but since you admitted to not liking Chloé..." There was an explosion in the background and a scream that was recognizable as Chloé's. "My trap has sprung."

"What did you do?" Felix asked intrigued.

"You'll find out soon enough...Oh?" Bridgette turned her attention to Marinette, whom was now blushing and stammering as she was eyeing Adrien. "If you excuse me, I have to talk to my sister, she would need a bird and the bees talk soon. Was nice meeting you, Felix!" Bridgette said as she moved towards her sister.

"It seems Adrien got himself a girlfriend." Felix thought. Then Felix saw Chloé coming out of the school. She was covered from head in toe in gum. Not only that, she had a huge glob of gum covering her mouth, preventing her from making any sounds. She was red in fury but was unable to express herself due to being muted.

"She found a way to shut her up..." Felix noted as he realized it was Bridgette's doing. That girl was his new favorite person because of it. Not that he'd suddenly become a lovestruck teen, even if Bridgette was impressive, clever, a bit mischievous and admittedly cute. He was sure the warmth on his cheeks and the increased heartbeat and transpiration had nothing to do with...oh crud, he was so screwed.

"Hey Felix, I made up with Marinette. She doesn't blame me. She is still nervous, but I think she doesn't hate me anymore and...Felix? You okay?"

"I'm fine..." Felix said. "I think that going to school was not such a bad idea after all." He said as he saw the Dupain-Cheng twins walk away.

ARTIST'S COMMENTS

The first of my Miraculous Plotbunnies, or Plotbunnyx. Several AU ideas that don't work in Miraculous Alliance or my other Miraculous side projects.

Here is this take on my own twin AU. Sort off. There have been AU's before with Bridgette (based on PV Ladybug) and Felix (the original concept of Chat Noir) as twin sister and brother to Marinette and Adrien. But here I have Felix as a cousin. Though he shares his name with the cartoon's Felix, and looks like PV Felix, he is not an asshole. I imagine him as a male version of Raven, troubled but kind deep down and incredibly sarcastic.

Bridgette though is a twin sister in this AU. I imagine her as more outgoing then Marinette though more reckless. Marinette's talent is fashion, but Bridgette's is inventing in this draft.

I wanted the snake and mouse Miraculouses at first, but I liked the idea of Bridgette with the bee more.

This AU needs a second part later down the line, but I am going to try out more ideas down the road first but i hope that this is a good first to start out the Plotbunnyx series.