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Chapter 2 - First day and Canon Starts part 1

n a small apartment above a tailor shop a young girl is seen sleeping in their bed the room itself showing many trophies, awards and medals on its walls as the girl wakes with a yawn their long messy black hair like a birds nest as they get up and head towards the bathroom careful not to trip over their two sleeping cats as they with still sleepy limbs turn on the water and hop in after undressing the shower waking them fully as the get ready for their first day and also the start of the show that they watched in their past life. 

"Ah, that woke me up…still can't believe it's been 14 years since I ended up reborn in this world. Honestly, if only those weebs and otakus knew isekai was real, my old world would have seen an increase in truck accidents." As they say that they tie their hair into a low pony, the long tresses falling to their knees. "Still, this body I ended up in is pretty, and thankfully, I don't feel any gender dysphoria because I never really cared what my gender was back then" After doing their hair and applying light makeup they exit their bathroom and start to get dressed putting on a pair of black leggings and a red crop top with a partial boob window cut near their collar bones. Adding a workout jacket, they slide on their sneakers and go downstairs. The sound of chatter and pans clinking as they see their parents in this life, talking while their mom cooks pancakes, a plate already set out for them alongside their daily protein shake. Seeing their daughter come down, the father says with a smile. "Ready for your first day, Rosalie? It's a new year, and I heard the national gymnastics team is looking for future members." The now-named Rosalie smiles and speaks with a bashful tone. "Papa, please, I'm only 14. Even if I'm slightly talented, the national team is really hard to get onto anyway." "What nonsense, Rosalie! You're a champion gymnast, and those trophies, awards, and medals show it. My daughter is destined to be a national athlete, and no one, not even herself, can deny it!" Rosalie's mom nods as she serves the rest of the pancakes, as Rosalie just shakes her head and eats, having woken early to get her morning jog in before school starts for the day. "Anyway, I'm off for my morning jog. Bye, see you later!" Saying that she puts her dishes in the sink and rushes out the door as her parents shake their heads in amusement at their daughter's rush, but also smile at how lucky they are to have a responsible and healthy child after losing so many others before.

"Alright, today is the day master fu gives the ladybug and black cat miraculouses to Adrien and Marinette. Thanks to my foresight, I know exactly when and where he will run into her, and all I have to do is intercept and make myself look more worthy for it, which shouldn't be hard since I visited his parlor many times for my sore muscles, having convinced my parents to let me go so that I hoped would endear me to the guardian." I speak to myself in my head as I continue my jog and notice the old man in his iconic Hawaiian shirt and khaki shorts about to be hit. I sped up and pulled him away, having beaten Marinette, who, for some reason, arrived late to the scene. This caused her to avoid running into him and therefore not pass his test. Sighing in relief, I look him over, even knowing he was fine to play the part and earn extra brownie points. "Master Fu, you okay?! Thankfully, I was on my morning run and pulled you, or I'd never forgive myself." Master Fu looks surprised yet smiles at me as he speaks. "Thank You, Young Miss Rosalie. I'm afraid these old bones aren't quite what they used to be nowadays." "No need to thank me, Master Fu. Anyone would have helped. I was just lucky to have arrived to do it. Anyway, how is the parlor? Sorry, I haven't come late, but my parents have been forcing me to rest before school starts".

"It's ok, Young Rosalie, I honestly am glad you have been resting since a young girl mustn't stress herself as much as you do." At this, he gives me a look like a scolding grandfather as I sheepishly look away. Suddenly, my foresight activates as I see the stoneheart event happen, but unlike canon, it's me who gets the ladybug miraculous. Smiling in relief, I ask Master Fu if he needs any more help, but he merely shakes his head and looks at me with approval and something else, like pride. "No need, Young Rosalie, I will be fine, but you should hurry, I'd hate for an old man like me to make you late on your first day back." Saying that, master Fu walks off as I look at him before rushing towards the school. Even though I know that I will be on time, I still keep up the act in case he's still watching from some hidden spot.

 Arriving at school, I head to the principal's office and get my new schedule as Mr. Damocles smiles at me and congratulates me on my latest win at the semi-finals of the annual gymnastics competition. Smiling, I thank him, then head to class just in time to see the iconic scene where Chloe and Marinette clash as I watch from the doorway before seeing Alya pull her to sit next to her. I finally walk in as Chloe smiles and rushes at me with a shriek, "ROSIE!" I brace for her tackle, as, unlike canon, Chloe isn't as bad, thanks to me befriending her early and helping her become nice, but she still acts spoiled, which doesn't bother me since she's not a huge bully like in the show. Unfortunately, I never got to meet young Adrien as his father always kept his playdates strictly with Chloe.

Smiling, I hug her back and greet my classmates, who all surround me and ask how my summer went, as Marinette just glares at me, having always been jealous of my achievements, which I didn't get, as I never really interacted with her."It's great to be back, everyone. I'm sorry I missed last year, but the competition had me traveling all across Europe. Plus I have some really cool photos to share if you wanna see them!" Everyone crowds around me as I show the photos.

 "Wow, Rosalie, you're so amazing! Do you think you will make the nationals?" Rose asks excitedly as I smile while adopting a sheepish look and look at everyone with amusement. "Come on, guys, we're still young, and even if I did make nationals, I'd wait till I'm done school so I have an education. Sports isn't everything in life for me after all." After answering a few more questions, I notice our teacher has arrived and quickly tells everyone to take their seats so we don't bother her as she nods at me in thanks. "Good morning,g Class, I'm your new teacher for this year, Mrs.Bustier, and today we will begin class by starting with attendance, and from what I know, we will have two new students in class." She calls people names as I look around and see that Alya and Marinette are eating the macaroons, which causes me to cringe in disgust because those things have fallen on the floor and have who knows how many germs on them. Suddenly, Ivan gets up and angrily walks towards Kim as he gets ready to punch before Mrs. Bustier tells him to go to the office, not even asking for Ivan's side, as I look in disappointment at her actions, noting that I should try to make the teachers actually act like good teachers.

(Timeskip)

I head to the library knowing that the part where Ivan becomes stoneheart has already happened, and wait only to notice how Marinette and Alya whisper while looking at me, which causes me to frown again as I realise that Marinette seems to hate me because I'm friends with Chloe even though Chloe isn't a bully like canon, but apparently because chloe told me that she is annoyed by marinette because she always ends up screwing things with her clumsiness and for some reason seems to always end up running into chloe when she's having a bad day. "She's jealous of you, Rosie, believe me, I know, because I've overheard her say how you're just a show off and that sports aren't as important as fashion. Like, seriously, she doesn't realize how hard you worked for that title and fame. Like, what can she do? Doodle and her designs aren't even good. From what I've seen, her style is so plain and old-fashioned."

"Yeah, and she's always running late, which means she's at the bottom of the class because, despite living right across from the school, she somehow always ends up oversleeping and being late. Like how when you live right across the street from school?" Sabrina says as she backs up Chloe, her personality is much less submissive and far stronger than canon, thanks to my changing Chloe's behavior early on. "Guys, come on, let's just forget about her and talk about how we're gonna spend the rest of the day having fun after classes." I sit and listen as the three talk about Marinette while I look at the screens, waiting for Ivan to show up as Stoneheart, and just as I think that Ivan's voice is heard yelling, everyone freaks out and panics while the announcements tell students to go home as i wave goodbye to my friends and rush out excited to finally get home and find tikki since my foresight already showed me that marinette won't be ladybug in this timeline. Finally, I arrive home as my parents look relieved and tell me to go into my room while hoping the government can stop the attack. Rushing in, I see the iconic box and, prepping myself, open it and see a flash of pink light as I act shocked when Tikki appears and looks at me with joy. "Hello Rosalie, I'm Tikki and you're now my new holder." I act shocked still, and with a fake disbelieving tone, start pestering her with questions as she happily answers them before her stomach growls, and I look at her as she seems embarrassed.

"Are you hungry, Tikki? I have cookies here if you want some, since I'm not sure what Kwami's eat." I say as I hold out a preplanned cookie tin, as her eyes sparkle and she demolishes the poor cookies, not even leaving crumbs behind as i smile before the news shows how stoneheart is moving towards the football pitch as Tikki after eating tells me that to transform i have to say the words Tikki spots on and that to purify the akuma i need to trap it in my yoyo to prevent it from turning more people into Stoneheart. "Alright then, let's save Paris! TIKKI SPOTS ON!" Suddenly, I'm surrounded by light as I transform, and when it's over, I stand in my ladybug form, my hair braided and now filled with red highlights, as my eyes turn into Tikkis' eyes. As I look at myself in my mirror, I'm happy my suit doesn't look like the tacky one in canon. Instead, it seems more similar to that one fan art I saw of Ladybug. "Alright, it's time to save the day!"

 Saying that, I jump out of my window and, using my trained gymnastics skills, easily start swinging through Paris as I also keep a lookout for my partner Chat Noir and speak of the kitty cat himself i land right on his pole as he jumps and nearly falls before i catch him as he looks at my with a red face in embarrassment as i pull him back up. "Careful, Kitty, I'd hate to lose my partner on day one. I'm Lady Luck. By the way, what's your hero name?" I watch as he regains his composure, even as I notice his face is still red as he rubs his head and introduces himself as Chat Noir. "Well, Chat Noir, what did your kwami tell you about your powers and what we need to do?" I ask as I know Plagg never explained anything really because Adrien was too excited, as he froze and looked sheepish. "You didn't listen and just transformed, didn't you, Chat Noir?" Seeing my deadpan, he laughs nervously. "Okay, listen to the kitty. We need to stop the akuma and purify it, which only I can do with my lucky charm, but if we use our powers, since they're one-use only, we have five minutes left before we detransform. You didn't know this at all, didn't you?" "Uh, I do now?. Listen, thanks for telling me, Lady Luck. I honestly get why you seem annoyed, but really, I appreciate you taking time to explain things and not just assume." I watch as he smiles after that, and I inwardly fist-bump at making a far better first meeting than canon between us. "Alright, chat then let's go. "And to the stadium and stop Stoneheart from hurting more people, ok!" "After you, My Fair Lady~" Laughing, we both start jumping and parkouring across Paris as we arrive just in time to see Stoneheart corner Kim before I throw my yoyo and wrap it around him to pull him away from Stoneheart's falling fist as he lands on his butt in front of us. "Chat get him and any civilians away from here, and I'll distract Stoneheart till you see a shot to use your power to weaken him, ok?" "As you wish, my lady~ alright, big gu, let's get you outta here." Lifting a still shaken Kim and also grabbing a resistant Alya Chat Noir bring them away from the field as I start running and jumping around, careful not to hit him and make him stronger as he grows more frustrated.

As I keep avoiding his strikes, I notice that Chat Noir returns and, using a hand signal, tells him to get ready to strike as he nods and avoids Stoneheart's sight. "Stoneheart…I understand you're angry, but destroying things won't help you! You need to calm down." I keep speaking as I distract him as Chat Noir approaches and with a quick slap usescataclysmm, which causes stonheart to weaken long enough to drop the note, snatch it, and rip it apart to capture the akuma and purify it. "Fly high, little butterfly. Lucky Charm!" I say as swarms of ladybugs restore the damage from Stoneheart, and Ivan returns to normal as he looks confused and dazed. Chat Noir approaches me as we both high-five and comfort Ivan. "Hey. You don't know me, but if what this is not said is true, you don't need to be afraid to tell someone you love them." I say be careful not to mention Ivan's name, unlike Marinette did in canon. "Yeah, you shouldn't be afraid to tell people how you feel." I watch as Chat Noir awkwardly comforts Ivan, and I look and notice Alya rushing towards us with her phone, but when I hear both our miraculous beeps, I signal to Chat Noir that we need to go and check on Ivan. We both jump and swing away as Alya arrives and groans after missing a chance to question us. 

 "Well, Chat, it's best we both head home before our time runs out. Wanna meet up at say 10 tonight for a patrol at the Eiffel Tower? We'd best make sure no more akumas are hiding since my kwami told me that the person who caused it may try again to get our miraculous from us." I say as I notice we both have 3 mins left, which Chat Nods excitedly before bowing at me and using his staff to jump and leap over buildings as I also swing back to my own home, making sure I'm not followed or caught by cameras before sliding through my window with a leap just as I detransform.

Sighing in relief, I watch as Tikki reappears and looks at me with pride. "You did amazing, Rosalie! You captured the akuma and saved the day! I was able to see everything you thanks to you sharing my eyes! Honestly, the only other Ladybug bug, or rather, now Lady Luck, that could resonate with me that strongly was my first holder thousands of years ago! You were destined to be my holder, Rosalie, now I'm sure of it!"

 "Well, I'm just glad no one was hurt and that Paris is safe. Though I am worried, you said that the butterfly miraculous can create more akumas? Then until I find it, me and Chat Noir will patrol and protect Paris from harm."

I say even as I know who it is, but because I can't get close and it would alter the timeline too much, I plan to play dumb while slowly gathering evidence on Gabriel to expose him. Though I wonder how he will reveal himself since I prevented the other part of the origins episode from happening. Hearing a growling stomach, I look in amusement at a sheepish Tikki who looks away as I laugh and go downstairs to grab a plate of cookies, as I hear my parents talk about the two mysterious heroes who saved Paris and what their names may be. "Here Tikki, recharge please because we have patrol in a few hours. I need to plan out the routes Chat Noir and I will take." (Timeskip)

As I sit on the top of the tower, I hear the sound of Chat's footsteps as he walks to sit next to me."Glad you came on time, Chat. I made our patrol routes and shifts since Paris is rather big, and well, I'm sure both of us have lives outside hero work." I speak softly as he sits next to me and looks at my drawn patrol plans, as he asks me with a respectful tone if this is the set patrol or if it switches. "It's rotational, but for now, yes, it's set. You know you can make some input as well, Chat. You're my partner, not my sidekick. So don't be afraid to speak." His catlike eyes light up as he then starts talking. "Well, you're pretty amazing, Lady Luck, and I really felt like you've been doing this longer than me, so I guess I just assumed you'd want full control over things." "Chat. I'm just as new as you are to this. I just happened to be a more patient person than most, so I managed to talk about a lot with my kwami. How did your talk with yours go?" At that, he blushes as he shyly admits that his kwami started nagging him about Camembert, and also apparently how he watched everything from his eyes because they have such a high resonance together. "That's true, my Kwami said it's because we are fated to bear their miraculous, and that because we are so similar soul-wise, they can share our senses when we transform."

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