Hi ZOE! Happy Valentine’s Day! Scarlet Lady is one of my favorite AUs, and I just had to do something for it ^v^ Thank you so much for putting so much love and dedication into this amazing series.
I’ve stayed up until midnight reading @zoe-oneesama ‘s Scarlet Lady comics a few too many times, so I thought I might as well finally turn my ideas into a fic!
Also, this was too adorable for me not to.
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Life just couldn’t give him one day off? Not one?
Apparently not, or else he wouldn’t have to be fighting a giant glob of cafeteria food and compost that insisted on being called “Lunchion”.
You know, Adrien could appreciate the pun if he weren’t covered in banana peels and eggshells, and–was that a hamburger patty? He pinched his nose and extended the baton towards Lunchion’s weak spot, the plastic tray it used as a shield.
You’d think an akuma wouldn’t use their most important object as a deflector, yeah?
Lunchion made a gargling noise and blasted him with another garbage-truck’s worth of compost.
Scarlet Lady–did he forget to mention her?–screeched and jumped backwards, catching herself with the yo-yo she had finally figured out how to use.
“Disgusting! I’m out of here. Call me when you get the akuma!“ she called back to him, swinging away and disappearing in the direction of the Grand Paris. He groaned and pushed himself off of his knees.
“Shtay Awaysh!“ the blob gurgled. “Give me your Miraculoushes!“
“Not a chance, trash can!“ he yelled, jumping just out of shooting range.
“It’sh Lunshion, idiotsh!“
“Yeah, whatever!“
As much as he wished he didn’t, Adrien needed some help. Without Lucky Charm, which he could normally figure out how to use, he didn’t have too much of a plan.
Wait a second…was that a miraculous box?
And so it was, sitting on the ledge of a building. Holy cannoli, he was actually going to have a competent partner for once!
Just who to give it to? He opened the box, and inside was a small comb, in the shape of a bumblebee.
Oh, wait a second.
Which classmate had the adorable, tinkling laugh? Which classmate had the sweet-as-honey smile? Which classmate had he had a crush on since day one?
Ding, ding, ding, it’s Marinette Dupain-Cheng!
“Um, give me a minute!“ he said, jumping as far as he could away from the akuma and running to the bakery. He landed on Marinette’s balcony, nearly knocking over one of her potted plants.
“Eek!“ he squeaked, catching it just before it hit the wood. The last thing he wanted was to destroy her porch.
“Hello?“ Marinette asked, startling him out of the panicked state. “I-is there a reason Chat Noir is standing on my porch, or am I just that lucky?“
“Oh, uhhhh–“ he fumbled the little box out of his pocket, holding it out to her. “–yeah, I need some help, so…“
“No. Freaking. Way. No way, no way, no way! Awesome!“ she cheered, immediately slapping a hand over her mouth. “Sorry.“
“it’s fine. You just transform and let’s go!“
“…how?“
“Dang it.“
Once Marinette had consulted the kwami–after momentarily freezing–she transformed and they looked at each other, nodded, and jumped on building after building, chasing the glob of garbage as it made its way downtown.
“You know, I’ve always hated just sitting around during akuma attacks!“ she said brightly.
“Is that why you get caught up in every single one of them, then?“
“No! I mean, I don’t want to get caught up in them, but it just happens!“
“Sure thing, Marigold. Sure thing.“
“You’re incorrigible, Chat Noir.“ she joked. He chuckled, halting to a stop and sticking out his arm so Marine–Marigold, sorry, wouldn’t fall off the edge of the building.
She slammed into his arm and fell backwards, and fortunately, he caught her.
But, sine life couldn’t even give him five minutes off, they were in the exact same positions as ballroom dancers. And she was blushing.
Dammit, life!
“I’m sorry!“ he said, letting go as fast as he could. Marigold was still looking down, a hint of blush still spread across her cheeks.
“It’s okay,“ she whispered. “It was nice.“
“O-oh. Let’s keep going, yeah?“ he set off again, his heartbeat pounding in his ears. They arrived where the akuma was about to take the top off of a restaurant, swinging their respective weapons defensively.
“Who’sh the bumblebee, pushycat?“
“That’s Marigold to you, Lunchion!“
“Finally! Shomeone getsh the name right!“
They took down the akuma in a matter of minutes, thanks to a well-timed Venom from Marinette and the smart idea to fake a Cataclysm to get Lunchion in weapon range.
“Ugh, now I’ve got to call Scarlet,“ Adrien groaned. Marinette stuck her tongue out and gave him the thumbs-down. He agreed nonverbally.
Scarlet Lady appeared, swinging in from stage right, and landing neatly on the roof ledge parallel from them.
“Ugh, finally. What took you so long? And who’s this?“
Marinette gave him a look that he interpreted as ‘spite Scar as much as possible’. He nodded.
“Marigold’s my new partner! Scar, this is Marigold! Marigold, Scarlet Lady.“
“Let’s hope she’s a good sidekick for my sidekick, so the battles won’t take as long! They’re just exhausting! And that’s Scarlet Lady to you, you mangy cat.“ Out of the corner of his eye, Adrien could see Marinette mocking Scarlet Lady, exaggerating the stuck-out hip and the way she rolled her eyes whenever she could.
He stifled a laugh.
“Look, Scarlet, there’s Nadja Chamack!“ he said, snapping her out of the stupor she was in. She applied a fresh coat of red lipstick and swung off to the ground, casting Lucky Charm and using the Miraculous Cure simultaneously.
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“That was good,“ Chat Noir whispered. “but we’ve got something more important to attend to.“
He pointed at a little boy, who couldn’t be more than eight or nine, sitting on the ground on the verge of tears. The walked over to him and she wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
“Are you alright?“
“N-no!“
“What happened?“ Chat Noir asked gently, landing on his other side.
“My brother got really sick–because of the cafeteria food–and he’s in the hospital, and I’m really scared he’s not going to be okay!“ Marinette exchanged a worried look with Chat Noir.
“Hey, it’ll be okay! The people at the hospital will help your brother, all right? He’s going to be just fine.“
The little boy sniffled. “Th-thank you, Chat Noir and Bee Lady.” She smiled and patted his arm.
“I’m Marigold, okay? Remember that.“
“I will, Miss Marigold.“
“Good,“ Chat Noir interjected. “But we’ve got to get you back to your family. I’m sure they’re worried about you.“
A lady who they assumed was his mom ran up and hugged hum, telling the little boy it would be all right.
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“And that’s why I’m the true hero! See, even you can–“ Scarlet Lady was saying. Nadja cut her off with a shhh noise.
“Hey, it’ll be okay! The people at the hospital will help your brother, all right? He’s going to be just fine.“ a yellow-and-black striped hero said, comforting a little boy.
The little boy sniffled wetly. “Th-thank you, Chat Noir and Bee Lady.” She grinned and patted his arm.
“I’m Marigold, okay? Remember that.“
“I will, Miss Marigold.“ Nadja chuckled at the little boy.
“Good,“ Chat Noir said. “But we’ve got to get you back to your family. I’m sure they’re worried about you.“
She walked up and tapped Marigold’s shoulder.
“Excuse me, but can I get an interview?“ She looked at Chat Noir hopefully. He nodded and smiled, grabbing Marigold’s hand and pulling her next to him.
The cameras swiveled towards them.
“But first, has anyone met my amazing new partner?“ Nadja could hear Scarlet grinding her teeth loudly behind them, but paid that no attention.
After a few questions and some cooing over the two heroes’ banter, their miraculouses beeped and they both looked very startled.
“Sorry to disappoint, but we’ve got to run!“ Marigold said, yanking Chat Noir’s arm urgently.
“If the lady insists! Next time, Nadja!“
“Um…goodbye!“ she called after them, watching the duo swing off into the sunset.
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They landed in front of the rosebushes of Dupont, each of which was covered in pretty blossoms.
They bumped into each other as they landed, stumbling back, leaving them about an inch apart. He took the time to notice the tiny details of her makeup–the way her eyelashes had the tiniest gold jewels on the tips, the orangey sheen over her lips, and the way the sparkly yellow mask framed her eyes.
“So–um–we’re about to transform back,“ she started.
“You’re right, um, I’m going to need that back?“ he said, pointing at the comb. She pulled it out of her hair and handed it to him, Pollen materializing immediately.
“Sun salutations, Chat Noir!“
“You ready to go back in your box, Pollen?“
“Hmmm…not really. Can I stay with Marigold?“ Chat Noir looked to at Marinette with a surprised expression.
“You can do that?“
“Of course, I can!“ Pollen huffed. “Now give the comb back to Marinette.“ He handed the silver comb back to Marinette, who pocketed it immediately.
They stood there in awkward silence for a inute until Chat Noir’s ring beeped again. he dashed into a bathroom, stuffed a wedge of camembert into Plagg, and ran out of the bathroom, back to where Marinette was conversing with Pollen.
“Out of all the 19 kwamis, I had to get the hippie one? Not that I’m complaining, but…yoga? Now?“
“Don’t complain, mine eats cheese 24/7.“
He shook his head and broke off one buttery yellow rose from the bush.
“A pretty flower for a pretty girl,“ he announced, offering her the rose. “Before I go.“
“Friendship,“ Marinette said softly. Wait, did this mean she only wanted to be friends? Shoot. “The rose, I mean. Yellow roses mean friendship.“
“Oh,“ he said, looking down. Double-shoot.
“Unless it’s thirteen of them, though.“ He looked sideways at the bush before Marinette put her hand on his arm.
“Don’t you dare. Those roses aren’t supposed to be picked, you know.“
“Sorry, Marinette. I–um–is it okay if I call you Goldie?“ Marinette smiled warmly.
“Of course, but only if I can call you kitty.“ Adrien felt a warm, tingly feeling in his chest, rising up until he felt like he could float.
“Yeah! Let’s go, Goldie. We’ve got a fanclub to meet.“
They walked the around the building, over to the class, who immediately burst into applause.
“You were amazing!“ Kim cheered.
“Yeah, I’m changing it from the Ladyblog to the Goldie-Noir Blog!“
The trio for @zoe-oneesama Scarlet Lady au
I’ve been wanting to do this for a while now because I love her au so much and I finally got down to actually doing it.
bg photo credits: Nikita Tikhomirov on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/up0KWziQBYQ
How would Emoticon/ Akuma!Adrien be different if this was done in Scarlet Lady au?
ANON…. OMG!!! YESSSSSS
(Scarlet Lady au by @zoe-oneesama)
-In Scarlet Lady au version of this. Scarlet Lady flirting with Akuma!Adrien. (Disgust form being very present)
-Plagg and Marinette team up and we get Chat noir! Marinette. (Or a comp her and chat noir’s miraculous. (Yellow Jacket)
-Marigold going to fu for help while Scarlet Lady distracted an angry Emoticon. (Cause Hawkmoth was ordering him just like his dad does). She gets back up. Recruiting Rena Rogue and Carapace.
- Marinette getting found by Emoticon and him in apparent Pink state. Confessing to her and asking her on an official date.
-Scarlet Lady absolutely furious, blaming his actions on the akuma. And wondering where the heck is Marigold and Chat noir?!
-Marinette figuring that keeping Emoticon calm and Happy was the best way to help him. (She was worried about Chat noir though)
New headcanons of Scarlet Lady AU? Time has passed since the last and the truth is that I miss them
Indeed anon, let me rectify that immediately.
-Scarlet Lady would Totally have a make up line. She would try to sign a contract with the Gabriel Agreste fashion line. Who would only put up with her so he could possibly snag them earrings.
-Chat noir having an insane tolerance to pain because of his constant beat downs, Adrien has bumped into walls and stuff and not even noticed he had been bleeding until someone points it out.
-Marinette would of course help patch him up, so Adrien doesn’t mind.
-Chat noir still makes puns, mostly because they annoy Scarlet Lady. So his puns are out of spite. Until Marigold says she likes them, then they are a gift of joy.
-Tikki leaving crumbs everywhere to piss off chloé
