The streets were quiet as the clouds gathered and slowly rumbled together. A few rain drops fell then it started to pour a little harder. A young boy with black hair and dark blue eyes looked up at the rain. He thought for a few minutes as he scrunched up his face. He sighed dreamily as he thought about his crush. She was so beautiful and he didn't know how to confess his love for her.

He blushed deeply at the thought of how to tell her. He stopped suddenly then slowly grinned. He quickly ran home and went to his workshop and started to put something together. He was a welder and a mechanic with some art inside him. He put his goggles on and smiled as he worked on his project. Girls liked gifts, right? They sometimes didn't care what it was. As long as you built it and put your heart and soul into it.

He was up all night working on his gift and smiled brightly when he was finally done. He looked at the time and saw it was four in the morning. He sighed shakily and went to bed before he would have to be up in a few hours.

Later he managed to get to school on time but ended up burying his face in his arms as he dozed off. He was so exhausted from working on his project but was excited to show her. He didn't realize he had fallen asleep until he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"You okay Ben?" Someone asked and he slowly looked up at them. Adrien was looking at his friend with concern.

"Ya... I wasuplate..." he mumbled as he slurred his words together.

"What was so important for you to be up that late?" Nino asked as he sat in front of him at his desk.

"Ihad... anidea... to..." he mumbled and trailed off as he fell asleep again. Adrien looked at his friend with concern again then sat down by Nino.

A few minutes later Marinette stumbled in with her friend and blushed deeply as Adrien stared at her. She became a stuttering mess and went to her desk. She stopped suddenly as she saw a boy sleeping there.

"Um... excuse me... excuse me Ben?" She asked nervously. He didn't respond and she bit her lip as she looked at Alya. The young teen rolled her eyes and poked the young man.

He blinked a couple times in confusion then saw the two staring at him. He blushed deeply and stumbled to his feet then became a stuttering mess as he went to his desk behind Chloe.

"Dang... he must be taking lessons from you." Alya smirked as they sat down. Marinette glared at her friend and pouted before staring at Adrien.

Chloe glared at them then huffed angrily as she noticed the boy sleeping behind her. She immediately raised her hand and complained to the teacher.

"Ben." The teacher said sternly and looked at him. He didn't respond as he continued to sleep. "Benjamin Jacobs!" She shouted and he jumped in surprise then looked around wildly.

"I didn't steal the motorcycle!" He cried and blushed deeply as everyone laughed at him. He looked down at his hands and fiddled with his fingers.

"Mr Jacobs, I won't have you sleeping in my classroom." She said seriously and went back to the lesson. He tried extremely hard to stay awake but it didn't work and he kept falling asleep.
Marinette glanced at Alya when class was over then walked over to him. The two girls stared at him then looked to Chloe as she stood.

"Ugh some people have no regard for personal hygiene." She scoffed as she pinched her nose and held her head high. "I can't stand to smell that filth any longer." She snapped then quickly left.

Marinette glared after her then looked at the sleeping teen. He simply smelled like soot, burnt wood and paint. He looked as if he was covered in the said items. She smiled slightly and gently shook him awake. He blinked a couple times then looked at her.

"Marinette?" He asked as he slowly sat up and glanced around. "Oh..." he mumbled. He stood and stared at them then blushed deeply.

"You okay Ben?" Alya asked as she smiled kindly. He blushed more and became a stuttering mess again then quickly walked off. They looked at each other then slowly followed him. Ben sat at the bottom of the steps as he fiddled with his fingers.

He bit his lip as he watched the girls talk and giggle. He stared at one girl intently and smiled a little. She was so beautiful and he felt his heart soar for her. She glanced at him and he blushed as he quickly looked away. Why would she talk to him? He was a loser.

Chloe whispered something to her friend who looked at him and snickered. He felt uncomfortable and figured he should do this now or never. He shakily stood up and clutched his backpack straps as he went towards her. He hesitated as all the girls stopped suddenly and looked at him.

He blushed deeply as he stopped in front of them. Chloe glared at him as he reached into his backpack and pulled out a metal sphere with a ton of holes. Inside was a paper rose made from sheet music. Some of the girls gasped in surprise and looked at each other. He was always a stuttering mess around the girls but spoke fine near the young men. Chloe figured he just had a speech impediment and the rumors spread making it worse for him.

"F-for yo-ou." He stuttered as his hands shook a little. They weren't exactly sure who he was talking to and Chloe smirked cockily as she stepped forward.

"I have so many admirers." She gloated and Marinette rolled her eyes. He frowned deeply and pulled his gift back.

"N-no..." he mumbled and held it protectively. "Y-y-you're a bu-ully and n-no one li-ikes y-you." He said seriously. She blinked in surprise then clenched her fists tightly. He stopped in front of Juleka and she blushed deeply as he held it out to her.

"F-for yo-ou..." he stuttered and she stepped back unsure what to do. He stared at her and started to feel embarrassed.

She just stood there equally embarrassed and stepped back again, unsure what else to do. He hesitated then slowly pulled the item back to him. Chloe smirked cockily and folded her arms.

"Who would ever love a dirty and filthy boy like you?" She sneered and her friend snickered. He frowned deeply and put the sphere away then looked at her.

"I-I'm no-ot dirt-ty or-"

"I-I-I I-I-I-I. No one can understand you stutter bug." She mocked. He hung his head and stared at the ground as she laughed.

"L-Le-eav-ve... M-Me... al-lon-ne." He said as his stuttering became worse. He couldn't help that he was nervous around people. Especially girls.

"L-L-L - L-L-L-Leave m-m-m-me al-l-l-lone." Chloe mocked as Sabrina laughed.

"Knock it off Chloe." Adrien said seriously as he walked over. "You need to stop tormenting others."

"I'm just having some fun." She pouted and looked at him.

"You think mocking others is fun?" He asked as he glared at her. "This is why I have a hard time defending you and telling people that you're a good person." He muttered and turned to leave.

Marinette stared blankly then slowly looked at the floor. Did that mean he liked Chloe? Ben watched them but was too embarrassed to be here. He looked at Juleka and quickly ran off. Chloe and Sabrina laughed as they watched him.

"Ben wait!" Juleka called but he couldn't hear her over their laughing.

He fought back tears as he ran and finally stopped at a bridge. He choked back a sob as he sat with his back to the railing. Why did he have to be such a failure?

He pulled the gift out of his backpack and stared at it then pulled the rose out. He glared at it then tore it up and threw the metal sphere to the other side of the bridge. He hugged his knees and fought back more tears of heart break.

Somewhere in Paris a man stood by a large window and had his eyes closed. He furrowed his brow then slowly looked to the sky.

"Poor Benjamin. Humiliated and heart broken from the ones he called his friends." He said and a moth landed on his hand. He did the normal routine and watched it fly out to find the boy. The purple butterfly went to his sphere and landed on it as he picked it up. He gasped in surprise and stared at nothing in particular as he heard a voice.

"Dark Portal, I am Hawk Moth. You've been humiliated by the ones you trust. Your heart broken by a young girl who doesn't care about you. Take your revenge and make them all pay. But when the time comes I need Ladybug and Chat Noirs miraculouses." He said seriously.

"Anything you say Hawk Moth." Ben said darkly and smiled wickedly. Purple smoke covered him and he transformed.

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First chapter!

Anyway sorry for the typical start... but... anyway it's different then the 'relic' thing. So I don't know how to describe what he had so I'll show pictures.

Bear with me. (If you know these pictures from something else... I'm sorry.)

Benjamin Jacobs.

After transformation.

Metal sphere he made.

Paper rose inside.

Anyways... I'm new to this fandom... so again bear with me.

Also... apparently my phone doesn't understand the word Marinette. Because it kept correcting it to Marriott and Mango.

Enjoy. XD