It Was Always You

Miraculous Ladybug is the property of Zagtoon et al. I own nothing.

BANG!

The man ran away, a cloud of smoke surrounding him and his pistol.

As I'm lying on the ground, I stare up at the green eyes of my partner. But something is wrong with his eyes: they are tearing up.

I manage a smile, despite the pain of the bullet wound in my stomach.

"It's okay, Chat. It doesn't hurt so bad."

I heard a beep. One minute until I transform back into my normal, clumsy self. Chat would finally find out who it was behind the mask. And the weird thing is that I didn't mind. Something about dying really puts things into perspective.

"Ladybug, you're about to transform," Chat said with a shaky voice.

"I know. I don't mind."

"But-but without your miraculous, how will you… how can you…"

"I won't. It's going to be okay, Chat."

Just then, I felt my suit disappear and a huge wave of pain swept over me.

"M-Marinette?" Chat exclaimed in dismay.

Okay, that shocked me.

"How do you know me?" I asked, genuinely curious to find out who my partner was.

Suddenly, a beep went off and Chat transformed into my crush, Adrien Agreste.

All of the cruel irony hit me at once as I realized I had been turning down the boy I couldn't even function in front of as a result of my feelings for him.

A chuckle escaped my lips as I realized all of this.

"So I only realize now that the love of my life has a crush on me as well. Perfect."

"Wait, you like me?" Adrien asked.

"Yeah. I even had our future family all planned out," I replied with a chuckle.

"Well, let's make that family someday. We'll get married and have as many kids as you want. We'll get a dog and buy a house and grow old together. All you need to do is hold on a bit longer."

"Adrien, I'm not going to make it a few minutes."

"Yes you are. You are the strongest person I know. You're My Lady, and I can't do this without you."

"Of course you can." I winced as I felt a jolt of pain and I knew the end was near. I looked up at him, wanting to memorize everything about him. His eyes, his nose, his hair, everything.

"Adrien. Ha, of course it was always you."

"Marinette?"

My vision limited and I stared at the sky.

"I'd forgotten how beautiful the skyline can be in Paris."

Then I closed my eyes.

So this is my second story and the first one I am curious to see the reception for. So reviews would be much appreciated. Also, if you would like me to make this a two-shot, it is an idea I am open to with an idea already in mind.