Author: Here is chapter 9, as promised. Chapter 10 will be up soon.
Anyways, enjoy!🙂
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A tired yawn escaped your lips as you walked into school. 'I should have should have just slept in this morning.' You thought to yourself. As you were walking around, you couldn't help but hear a bunch of commotion coming from the locker room. Curious, you peeked in to see what was going on. There was a crowd of students surrounding a brown-haired boy in a red hoodie arguing with a pink-haired girl in skater clothes.
"I'm the fastest runner there is!"
"Oh please! Quit telling yourself that, Kim!"
"You're just jealous because I'm faster than you."
"In your dreams! I can skate faster than your brain can even think!"
"Oh, yeah?! Well then, I dare you to race me tomorrow after school! If I win, you have to give me your rollerblades." Kim challenged.
"Ugh, really? Another one of your stupid dares? Fine! But if I win, you have to stop with the dares! I hope you're ready to lose!"
"Ha! Lose? Yeah right! I bet I'm even faster than Cheetu!"
Your ears burned at the mention of your alter ego. Suddenly, the conversation got a lot more interesting. "Is that so?" You questioned out loud, catching everyone's attention. "What do you want, new girl?" The boy known as Kim asked, crossing his arms. "First of all, the name's (name) and I just wanna know if what you said is true." You replied, stepping closer to him. "Of course it's true!" He defended. "Oh really? Then why don't you race her too?" You challenged, making everyone murmur in interest. "That would be so cool! Do you really think you can get Cheetu to race us?" The pink-haired girl asked excitedly. "Heh, I may or may not be able to pull a few strings." You replied, bragging a bit. "Awesome!"
"Fine! We'll race tomorrow after school. I can beat you and Cheetu." Kim stated. "Actually, my calculations state that the possibility of you beating Cheetu is 0.001%." A dark-skinned boy with glasses stated. "Max! You're supposed to be on my side!" Kim complained. The boy known as Max smiled sheepishly while shrugging his shoulders. "Sorry, Kim. But I'm just stating the facts." Growling in annoyance, Kim began stomping away. "Whatever! Just prepare for a race!"
The crowd dispersed, leaving you and Alix. "So that's Kim, huh?" You questioned. "Yup, all brawn and no brain." The pink-haired girl replied, making you chuckle. "By the way, I'm Alix."
"(Name)." You greeted back. "Anyone who can stand up to Chloe and put Kim in his place is cool in my book." She complimented. "Thanks, standing up to stuck-up brats and putting egotistic meatheads in their place is one of my favorite hobbies." You somewhat joked, making Alix laugh.
At that moment, the bell rang signally everyone that class was about to start. You both bidded each other goodbye, before splitting up and heading to class. "I don't think this is such a good idea..." Purrsia mumbled to you. "What? Going to class? Yeah, I agree with you. Matter of fact, I think I'm thinking about ditching class and sneaking into the movie theater to see-"
"No, I mean challenging those two to race Cheetu. If you show up to that race as Cheetu, everyone is going to figure out your secret identity!" She pointed out. "Aw, man! Curse and my stupid competitive nature! What should I do?"
"You have to call it off. Tell them that Cheetu isn't coming." You groaned in annoyance but deep down, you knew the kwami was right. "UGH! I really wanted to destroy that punk, Kim, in that race but I guess protecting my identity is more important." You sighed heavily in disappointment. "Being responsible sucks..."
~Time Skip~
It was the next day and the race was about to start. "Sup, guys!" You greeted. "Hey, (name)! Is Cheetu going to be here?" Alix asked excitedly as everyone looked at you with faces full of expectation. Sheepishly, you rubbed the back of your neck. "I hate to break it to all but I was just joking with Kim when I said that. I don't really know Cheetu. Sorry, guys." Everyone groaned in disappointment. "Ha, I should have known! You lied about Cheetu just to make me look bad! Looks like the joke's on you!" You shot an irritated glare at the self-absorbed boy. "If you're trying to piss me off, I would suggest you not do that." You threatened menacingly causing him to gulp in fear.
As minutes passed by, Alix and Kim were stretching at the starting line while everyone began gathering by the race track. You and Nathaniel were engaged in a random conversation about your favorite YouTuber to pass the time until everyone arrived. "(Name)!" You flinched in surprise seeing Alya rush up to you. "Wh-what?"
"I heard that you are friends with Cheetu! Can you get me an interview with her, please?!" Alya begged. "Sorry, Alya. I was just messing with Kim when I said that." You told her. "Darn! I was really hoping to get an interview with her for my Ladyblog." She pouted disappointedly. "Sorry about that." You apologized, sheepishly. "It's alright. Where's Marinette? She's supposed to bring the banner."
As if on queue, said girl rushes over to join the group. "I'm here!" She announced, slightly out of breath from running. "Did you bring the banner?" Alya asked. Marinette unrolled the banner, causing everyone to gush and awe at her artwork. "Impressive, Marinette." Adrien complimented, making the blue-haired girl giggle with glee.
"You all picked the wrong side to cheer on. Alix doesn't have the skill to go up against a real athlete like me!" Kim taunted. "Yeah right! I'm going to leave you in the dust, Meat Head!" Alix retaliated. "Oh please! My neck is bigger than your thigh!" Kim boasted, making you roll your (eye color) eyes. "Yeah, because chicks dig dudes with thick necks." You commented sarcastically, causing Alya and Marinette to giggle. "The race will consist of two laps around the fountain. If Kim wins, Alix will have to give her rollerblades to him. If Alix wins, Kim can no longer declare any more dares for the rest of the school year."
"Leave him in the dust, Alix!"
"Yeah! We're sick of all those stupid dares!"
"No more dares!"
"On your mark... Get set... Ready..."
"Hold up!" Alix shouted, causing Kim to trip and fall forward. You along with everyone else laughed at the poor unfortunate boy. "Forfeiting already, Alix?" He taunted. Alix took something out of her pocket and handed it to Alya. "Here, hold on to this for me please?"
"B-but wai-"
"Guard it with your life! It's a family heirloom!" She instructed before rushing back to the starting line. "On your mark... Get set... Ready... Go!" Without wasting another second, Alix and Kim took off. Everyone began cheering and screaming in excitement as the race went on.
"Marinette, can you hold this? I need to record the race for my blog." Alya said as she handed it to her blue-haired bestie. "B-b-but... I have to hold the banner." Marinette stammered as she struggled to hold the said banner. Desperate, she looked in your direction. "(Name), can you hold this for Alix please?" She asked placing the item in your hand. "Why do I have to-" You were about to protest but you stopped as you looked at the pocket watch.
'This is pretty cool. It looks expensive. I wonder how much it's worth.'
"I didn't know you liked pocket watches, (name)." Adrien said. "It's Alix's. Not mine. I'm just holding it for her. I should probably put it in my pocket for safekeeping." Just as you were about to slip it in your pocket, your unfriendly neighborhood Chloe decides to screw up the day. "Ooo, what's this thing?" She asked, swiping the trinket out of your hand. "Give it back, Chloe! It's not mine!" You demanded as you tried to snatch it back but she moved it from your reach. "Oh? Are you admitting that you stole it? I should call the police now then." Chloe accused. "She's right, Chloe. It belongs to Alix. She was just holding it for her." Adrien defended. "Alix? If she owns it then it can't be worth anything. What even is this thing?" Curious, Chloe pressed a button on the pocket watch causing a mysterious bright light to glow. "Ah!" She gasped as it fell out of her hands and rolled onto the track. Before anyone could do anything, Alix skated over it causing it to break into many pieces. Everyone gasped in shock.
Unaware, Alix turned around and gasped at the state of her pocket watch. "Oh no! My old man gave me this for my birthday!" She exclaimed as she scooped up all the pieces. "Did you do this?!" She questioned, looking towards Alya. "Well, I had to record the race. So I gave it to Marinette." Alya explained. "I had to hold the banner so I gave it to (name)." Marinette explained. "I was holding it but then Chloe snatched it from me and dropped it on the track." You explained, glaring at the blonde girl who scoffed in response. "As if! I totally had nothing to do with it!"
"You're all to blame!" Alix yelled before skating away. "Alix, wait!" Marinette called out as she ran after her. Everyone else started murmuring to themselves guiltily. Meanwhile, you shrugged your shoulders. "Well, I guess I'll go home and make a sandwich." With that being said, you started heading home. "Don't you feel sorry for Alix?" Purrsia asked, peeking out of your jacket pocket. "Of course I do but it's not like we can go back in time and save the watch."
"My name is Time Breaker and I'm gonna go back in time to save my watch!" Alix announced in her now akumatized form. You rolled your eyes, while everyone began to scramble away in panic. "Right...I forgot this is the city of magical weirdos..."
While everyone began to scatter around in panic, you took the opportunity to hide behind a wall. Purrsia flew out of your jacket pocket. "Purrsia, time to dash!" Within seconds, you had transformed into your feline alter ego, Cheetu.