So I have been addicted to this show for a month now and the other night, I had a dream which lead to this story being written, I hope you guys enjoy this! This is my first fanfic for the fandom.

Summary: After a traumatic experience, Marinette's smile fades into the darkness. In order to help her, Adrien visits her in the day and at night, he visits as Chat Noir. Can he bring her smile back? or will she succumb to an akuma?

Rated M for implied Rape

"Lucky Charms!" Ladybug shouted as she tossed two of her Lucky Charm's into the air, restoring everything that once was before the attack. "Pound it!" the duo proudly announced, "Well my lady, it looks like I bid you goodnight" Chat bowed his head, Ladybug smiled "Goodnight Chat"

With a wink, he left before she could see him in his civilian form. Marinette decided to let Tikki rest, releasing her transformation. Marinette checked her watch, 9:45 pm, the streets were almost empty as she walked back home. She shivered, it was almost winter and she forgot to wear a coat before she transformed.

"I'm beat" she yawned, the red kwami's head popped out from her bag "Same here..." her eyes started drooping. Lights flickered around Paris as the Christmas season slowly came. Marinette still had classes, though only for two more weeks. "What should I give Adrien for Christmas?" she wondered aloud.

She could think of a few things, like a coat, or maybe a beanie? She could almost picture his reaction, his angelic smile as he bends down on one knee and pulls out his gift to propo- her train of thought was disturbed by the sound of a twig snapping. Marinette turned her head and saw no one behind her.

She suddenly felt vulnerable, "Tikki?" she whispered, "Can we transform?" the kwami shook her head. "I'm sorry Marinette, but that last akuma made us use two lucky cha-" she stopped abruptly when she peeked behind them, Marinette grew worried, "Tikki?" "Run."

Without another word, Marinette ran. She could hear the pursuer follower catching up to her, matching her pace. Marinette's heart pounded against her chest, her mind ran a million thoughts on how to lose the pursuer or maybe even knock him out.

Finally registering where she was, she could see the bakery sign. Marinette felt a hand cover her mouth before she could even scream.

Adrien watched as his kwami flew from one corner to the other corner of the room, practically ignoring the cheese platter on the table. Something was wrong, Adrien could tell, he could practically hear someone nagging at the back of his brain to go outside and patrol once more. "Plagg, could Hawkmoth create two Akuma's in one day?"

The black kwami hovered, "Yeah, Remember when Sabrina was turned? Then right after, Chloe had turned." Adrien bit his lip, "Can you feel it too?" he asked his kwami, Plagg nodded, "Cat senses man. They're never wrong." that was enough for Adrien, "Plagg! Claws out!" Plagg didn't even complain.

As Chat Noir, he patrolled Paris the second time tonight, it was 11 pm, most of the lights were turned off so he made use of his night vision. "We haven't checked Ladybug's side" Plagg reminded him. "Shouldn't we call Ladybug and tell her something's wrong?" "No. We're getting closer, I can feel it." Chat could see the bakery from where he stood from the rooftops.

A few blocks away in an alley, he could see an arm behind a dumpster. "Looks like we're too late..." Plagg mumbled, but Chat ignored his companion. He couldn't stop himself from looking, as if something was pulling him closer. When Chat looked behind the dumpster, he felt his heart drop and his blood run cold.

On the ground was a battered, bruised and violated Marinette. Her clothes were torn to pieces, her hair was a tangled mess, her body was covered in purple and swelling bruises, and she bled, a lot in a certain area. "Adrien! Snap out of it! Get her out of here before she freezes to death!" Chat blinked, he bent down and saw that her chest was rising and falling, She's breathing, he sighed in relief.

He took a look at her once more before carrying her in his arms, "Mari" his voice croaked before sprinting towards the bakery. Chat didn't have the heart to just drop her in her room, he had to tell her parents. After a few frantic rings on the doorbell, a small woman came to the door, followed by her husband.

Adrien remembered her as Marinette's mother, he had come to visit a couple of times since they had become friends. She and Tom treated him like family. It took him everything he could muster in order not to break down from the look on both of their faces as they took Marinette upstairs into her room.

Sabine turned around with a frown on her face, Chat finally spoke, "I-I'm sorry Mrs. Dupain-Cheng, if I only found her sooner she-" Sabine shook her head and gave him a hug "Thank you." He felt tears forming "But I didn't make it in time" she released him from the hug and smiled, "You brought her home. She could have died out there if you hadn't found her, so thank you."

Chat bit his lip, he thought of his Marinette, his sweet, bubbly, clumsy friend, his princess... being violated. He clenched his fist, "I swear, I'll find the bastard and make sure he'll pay for what he did to her"

Sabine nodded, tears in her eyes once more. "I don't know how to help her, but maybe you can" Chat's eyes widen, "Me?" Sabine smiled, "She talks about you sometimes and since you saved her, she'll want to talk to you" Chat stared past her, looking at the stairs leading to her room.

"I just want her to be safe" he must have said it a loud since Sabine took out her phone, "Here, give me you're number and I'll update you. You can text me when you're going to visit so that we wont barge in." Chat- no, Adrien stared at her, This woman is a Saint! The two exchanged numbers before Tom came down from the hatch.

"I called a doctor, he'll be here in a few minutes." he turned to Chat and hugged him, "It's not your fault" had he known what was going through Chat's head? had he known that he had been blaming himself for not transforming sooner? for not calling Ladybug to help with the search? for not searching her side first? for not walking her home?

Tom frowned "You may be a hero, but you can't save everyone or anyone." Chat shook his head "Marinette isn't just anyone." he blamed himself to the bottom of his heart. Tom hugged him once more, with last thank yous and farewells, Chat left the bakery.

He wasn't himself, Plagg noticed that much. It was going to happen sooner or later, one of his close friends were going to get hurt and he couldn't do anything to stop it. He entered the same alley and checked for clues, but his tunnel vision only let him see what he wanted to see. Footprints that didn't belong to his nor Marinette's, a dent on the dumpster, and blood on the pavement.

Chat wanted to scream but settled with punching the wall instead of waking Paris. "You're hurting yourself" Plagg grew worried. Chat stared at his red and scratched hand "This is nothing compared to how Marinette feels" he mumbled before rushing to the police station to file in the crime then run straight home, but not without trying to contact Ladybug.

As soon as Adrien finally fell asleep, Plagg hovered over him. "I'll be back" he whispered before disappearing into the night. Unlike Chat's Cat senses, Plagg actually received a message from his beloved counter-part. He reached Marinette's balcony window and tapped on the glass.

A red kwami immediately appeared, he could tell that she was crying. "Plagg" her voice cracked, it broke him inside. "Let me in, Tikki" he pleaded. Tikki opened the small hatch that Marinette prepared for her a year ago, Plagg zoomed in and was greeted by a hug.

"Are you okay?" he knew that it was a stupid question, but he had to make sure. She nodded and flew over her companion, "I'm fine, but it's my fault Plagg" he looked at her and shook her head. "None of this is your fault", Tikki flew to her spot in the bed as Plagg followed her lead "Yes it is, she asked me if I could transform again and I said no!"

Plagg frowned, he really hated seeing her like this, blaming herself for what happened to her companions outside of the suit. "Tikki, look at me" when she finally did, he took a breath. She was just as beautiful as he first met her, "You were tired, she knew that. You know that your body can't stand more than 1 lucky charm and yet you used two back in our fight."

Plagg continued on as he held her in his arms, "Marinette wouldn't hate nor blame you, Tikki. She loves you, I love you. So please, can I have a smile?" Tikki blinked at him before finally smiling. "You're such a gentleman when needed." Plagg smirked, glad to have the love of his life back, "I'll take that as a complement."

Plagg looked back at Marinette, "So his Princess was actually also his Lady, huh." Tikki frowned "Don't tell Chat Noir. Marinette wants to tell him but in her own time" he nodded in agreement, Adrien was sure to be in a surprise. Plagg couldn't handle it anymore and hugged her, "I missed you so much"

Tikki smiled at him, its been years-decades even, since they last saw each other, "I missed you too, Plagg"

The next morning, Adrien already knew what to expect. He checked his phone and saw 15 missed calls from both Nino and Alya, plus messages. In the shower, Adrien's hand hurt, he remembered that he punched a wall last night. When Natalie asked about it, he explained that he accidentally fell and scraped his hand.

School wasn't the same without Marinette. Alya had been quiet for most of the day, her face buried in her phone. Adrien guessed that she was texting Sabine.

He received similar texts, "The doctor came and will come back in a few hours for the results" "Do you want me to text it or say it later when you visit?" he almost smiled, she was already expecting him, he replied saying that he would like to hear it from her tonight.

The teachers didn't mind Alya, they knew that she was having a hard time being at school instead of being with her best friend. Almost the entire school knew about the incident, and everyone wanted to ask if she was okay. Well, almost everyone.

"Really, I mean, who cares about that idiot?" Adrien couldn't bring himself to look at his old friend, he couldn't hit her or punch her for her words. Instead, he tightened his hold on the strap of his bag as he listened to Chloe's rant "I mean, she probably let the guy rape her! What a slut!" Never mind.

"SHUT. UP. CHLOE!" Adrien shouted, almost knocking the table over as he stood up and slammed his fist on the table, luckily lunch break had just started and everyone was wondering if they should visit Marinette or not. Chloe gasped "Are you defending that slut, Adrikins?!"

He glared at her. How dare she?! HOW DARE SHE CALL HER THAT?! "DON'T call Marinette a SLUT, she is my friend and I will not tolerate you bullying her any longer!" he shouted before leaving the room. Alya and Nino followed him out. Nino slapped his back, "Dude! I didn't know you had it in you!" Alya smiled for the first time that day, "Thank you Adrien"

Alya's phone chimed, she read the text quickly before looking back at the boys, "Marinette's awake". Adrien felt his phone vibrate, he quickly checked and noticed that Sabine had also texted him, 'Mari is awake'

Numb. That's what Marinette felt when she tried to open her eyes. What happened? She suddenly remembered the cold air surrounding her, the pain of being thrown against a dumpster and the pavement, the pain when he groped her with his cold hands, the pain when he-

She gripped her sheets closer to her body, trying to shield herself from her memories. She felt a sudden pain on her left arm, but didn't pay much attention to it. The memories didn't go away. Marinette could feel her tears falling down her face, a small hand brushed them off, she looked up only to see an upset Kwami, who looked like she had been crying.

"Marinette, I'm sorry" she whimpered. Marinette took her in her hands and held her close, "It's okay Tikki, its not your fault" her kwami didn't argue anymore, Plagg had already told her how Marinette would react. "How do you feel?" Marinette sat up, well at least tried to.

As soon as she moved her left arm, a jolt of pain shot through her, she gripped her arm and gasped. "It hurts!" she hissed. She pulled up her pajama sleeves and noticed that almost the entire arm was swollen, "A doctor came by earlier, he'll come back in an hour for your results"

She then heard a knock on the hatch, Tikki hid before Tom and Sabine's head popped into view. "Mama? Papa?" The two jumped and hugged her "Marinette!" but the two quickly released her when she flinched in pain. Mumbling their sorry's, the three stared at each other.

Marinette was the first one to break the tension, "I'm so sorry Mama, Papa" she started crying. Both of her parents frowned, they hated seeing her like this. Tom cupped her cheek, her tears didn't stop.

"My little girl, you shouldn't be sorry" Sabine nodded and placed a hand on her daughter's shoulder, "We're just glad that you're safe" Marinette held back a sob, "H-how did you guys find me?"

Tom shook his head "It was Chat Noir, he came here and had you in his arms" Sabine remembered the look on Chat's face "If we weren't there, I'm pretty sure he would have started crying"

Chat had saved her last night, this brought ease to her frantic heart. But Marinette frowned at the thought of her partner in justice, crying. He had never cried during their patrols or their fights, she had seen him sad, but never to the point of tears.

Sabine took her daughter's hand and frowned, "A doctor came to examine you, he'll be back soon but you're going to have to do some more tests and probably get a cast for your arm"

Mari gazed downstairs her bruised arm, "It's broken, isn't it?" The two nodded, Tom spoke up "Chat apparently reported the incident to the police, and they want to ask...questions about what happened"

A shiver ran down her spine, images played in her head as she hook her head frantically, her body shaking in the process. Tom and Sabine panicked, the two tried to reassure her "You don't have to talk to them if you don't want to" "That's right, I'll even use brute force if I have to"

The thought of her dad throwing out the police was funny, but it didn't shake off the terrible feeling. "I-Can I think about it first?" The reply was almost instant "Of course dear"

the doorbell rang, "Must be the doctor, I'll be right back" Tom hurried down the hatch, leaving Sabine and Marinette to themselves. "Mom" her voice cracked, Sabine looked at her in concern "Yes, sweety?"

Marinette made a face of disgust "I feel dirty" Sabine smiled "A quick shower can fix th-" "No. I mean... I feel dirty, used, violated!" She practically shrieked. "It's perfectly normal" the two turned their heads towards the male doctor.

He looked like he was in his early twenties, black hair and brown eyes, "Marinette, great to see that you're finally awake" Marinette stared at the man before it clicked, "Elijah?" the young doctor smiled "Hello to you too" if Marinette wasn't injured, she would have given him a hug.

"How are you? When did you return?" Sabine, Tom, and Elijah couldn't help but laugh. "Mari, let's discuss your health and your broken arm first, and then we can talk"

Alya, Adrien and Nino finally arrived to the bakery, the three entered the shop and noticed that Tom was behind the counter. "Hello, Alya, Nino, Adrien" he addressed the three as they greeted him.

Alya asked in a pleading tone "Can we see her?" Tom, of course knew that the three would be coming today, Sabine had told him to wait for them downstairs while she talked to the doctor.

"That depends on Mari... Let's head upstairs, a doctor is here to see her anyway" he said before flipping the store sign to closed.

Adrien could hear the faint sound of people talking. He heard Sabine but he couldn't recognize the other voice, must be the doctor. He would have to come back later tonight to ask Sabine about the details.

"Make sure she keeps drinking her medicine and I'll see her tomorrow for the cast" he reminded one last time as Tom opened the door to the living room. "Leaving so soon?" Elijah frowned "Unfortunately, Marinette isn't my only patient. I have another appointment on the other side of France" he smiled at the end.

The doctor's eyes traveled from Tom's to the three, "Friends of Marinette, I presume? Oh! Nino, how are you?" Nino smiled and gave him a bro-fist "Eli, dude! Great to see you!" Elijah laughed and introduced himself to Alya and Adrien. "How do you know each other?"

Alya couldn't help but ask, "I used to go to the same school as Mari and Nino, and I would sometimes hangout with Nino's older brother" Nino smiled "I'll tell Milo that you're in town" the doctor beamed "Really? Thanks! I'd love to hangout with him sometime" Nino saluted "I'm on it"

"Well, she's going to need good friends like you three to keep her company, there will be times that she would want space and naturally, you should let her. But talking is the best form of therapy there is for this kind of... Situation."

Adrien winced at the word. The doctor named Elijah shook hands with Sabine and Tom once more before leaving. Sabine gently smiled at the three and gave them all hugs. "Thank you for coming, it would mean a lot to her."

Adrien could see Tom knock on the hatch door and peek his head through it.

As soon as the doctor took her arm measurements and gave her medicine, she felt terrible. How could she save Paris when she was going to be stuck wearing a cast? Luckily, it wasn't her good arm that got injured, that meant that she could still write and draw.

She knew that her mom and the doctor were talking downstairs, she didn't mind it. Marinette sighed as they finally left the room, she didn't know how long she could keep up her bubbly attitude or force another smile. With what happened, how could she possibly think of genuinely smiling?

"Feeling any better?" Tiki flew out of hiding and sat on her lap. "I feel a bit woozy, but it's a side effect of the medicine" her Kwami nodded, both felt terrible for what had happened, especially Tikki.

Marinette sank into her bed, slowly closing her eyes before she heard a knock on the hatch. She could see her dad's head pop out, "Honey, you have friends over. Do you want to see them?"

Mari lazily kept one eye open "Who?" Tom smiled "Alya, Nino, and Adrien" her heart jumped at the mention of Adrien's name. But she couldn't move her body, he can't see me like this! She was still in her pajamas and she still had posters of Adrien up on her wall!

But it would be mean if she turned them away now... Sensing her distress, Tikki gave her a thumbs up. "Okay papa, let them in" as soon as Tom disappeared, Tikki flew across the room, ripping off every picture of Adrien there was.

Alya was the first person she saw. She noticed how her best friend's eyes were red, "Maariiii!" She started crying again as she ran up the small stairs towards the levitated bed. Marinette was able to sit up once more, but not without wincing in pain.

Adrien noticed this when he came through the hatch, the boy felt awful and responsible for what happened to her. "Hey guys, I'm sorry I made you worry" she spoke in such a meek voice that Adrien almost didn't hear her. "You don't have to be, Mari" he spoke a loud, causing Marinette to remember who was in her room.

"That's right, don't worry, we'll get that guy for you!" Nino announced. Alya still had her arms wrapped around Marinette's waist, she shook and suddenly let out a sob. The two boys froze, not knowing what to do to help Alya stop crying. hey watched as Marinette gave Alya the sweetest smile that Adrien has ever seen.

"Alya, I love you. Don't be sad, please? I'm fine. See?" but as she moved to prove a point, Marinette accidentally hit her injured arm on one of her shelves beside her bed, causing her to wince. Alya had let go but glared at her "YOU ARE NOT FINE!" She whipped her head to look at the two.

"We're going here everyday until her arm is healed, okay?" Marinette was about to protest until the two shouted "YES MA'M!" It was a good opportunity for Adrien, now he didn't have to make excuses to Alya and Nino whenever he wanted to see Marinette in his civilian form.

Marinette's eyes started to tear up, "T-Thank you guys" they didn't return to their afternoon class, it was a good thing they had told Lila that they were going to visit Marinette. She and Alix had told the teacher where they were and decided to excuse them. Unfortunately, Lila was busy and couldn't visit Marinette, though she was very persistent in saying that she would cancel in order to see her injured friend.

After the trio left that night, Adrien immediately texted Sabine, 'I'll be visiting tonight, how is she?' he had to sound as if he wasn't there a few minutes ago. He received a reply soon after 'I've made you a nice batch of cookies. Mari smiled today, but I know her too well that she wasn't feeling well. See you soon'

Sabine had told her daughter that they were having another visitor tonight, but Mari couldn't help but fall asleep due to being tired and due to the medicine.

Adrien frowned at the text, was she faking her smile? "Adrien, you're going to visit that baker girl again right?" Plagg asked, the boy nodded "I have to, Claw's out!" as Chat Noir, he decided to contact Ladybug the second time since last night. "My Lady, please, I need you. You have to help me." He pleaded.

I hope you enjoyed this!