"Stop" the akuma screamed. Today the akuma was a girl grieving over her grandfathers death. He had been a soldier and the thing akumatized was his sword. Ladybug understood. She didn't know what she would do if her Nonna died. Her Nonna had already been akumatized by her. She was such a bad granddaughter.

" Ladybug?" Chat Noir said worriedly. She was staring into space again. He didn't want anyone else to be hurt because of this akuma. She was around the city injuring people with her sword. He hoped marinette was ok. Although his heart belonged to ladybug, he couldn't deny that he had a soft spot for that girl.

"Huh? Yeah" his partner snapped back to attention. He realized that there were tears in her eyes. When she realized he had noticed, she quickly turned away and wiped her tears . He came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. "It okay to cry, m'lady."

His soft soothing voice wrapped around her. No! She loved Adrian and only him. "Silly kitty" she pushed him away hoping he wouldn't notice. Notice that she wanted to sob into his arms. Notice that she wanted to kiss him on the spot. Notice that she secretly loved him. It was so complicated. She felt so bad to push chat away. To put him in the friend zone. He wasnt adrian but he mattered. A lot. She didn't want to lose him.

Chat noir was stuck between sighing and smirking. "M'lady, we have an akuma to fight remember."

She looked up with a wistful look on her face. She seemed to be a million miles away. "Sorry". She swung her yoyo and was off. He pushe off and followed her. The akuma was busy forcing people to help build a temple for her grandfather. Time seemed to slow as she shouted….

"Lucky Charm !" Ladybug called. Her hair flew around her as she threw her yoyo up and called for her superpower. A red gauze wrap with black spots fell into her ? Ladybug looked around. Her eyes fell on chat Noir. No! Please no! She didn't want to hear that she had to use it on chat. Her partner. Probably her best friend. The person she trusted the most. Despite her efforts, a tear trailed down her cheek as the miraculous signaled that chat noir would be essential for her plan to work.

"Princess, watch out!" Chat screamed, but he was too late. The akuma struck ladybug in the waist with her sword. Blood dripped. The cut was deep. But, ladybug managed to grab her sword and break it, just as the sun set.

After the akuma was cleansed, and ladybug had done her miraculous cure, she limped over to the top of the eiffel tower and sat down. For some reason, the miraculous cure hadnt fixed her cut. Tears pored down her cheeks as she looked up at the starry sky, knowing she may never see it again. Memories of her in her young age flashed through her mind: Learning to walk, starting school, when she and chloe were still friends…

Seeing his lady cry made him emotional. Cat noir was watching from a nearby roof. He couldn't lose her. He leapt over.

"Chat" she cried. Once he reached her, she dove into his arms. She sobbed there for a few miniutes, buring her head into his chest. He kissed the top of her head lightly. She pulled away.

"Chat, i.." as she opened her mouth a sob escaped." i want you to know i love you. I'm sorry for pushing you away." she sniffed. Chat gaped. "Theres nothing else i want to hear" he smiled at her.

"Good" she replied. She just wanted to make him happy. She looked up to see the confusion evident on his face. "You know i wont see you no more" she whispered. She kissed him lightly.

He knew he went red after that. But he couldn't spend time swooning. "We need to get you to a hospital!" She smiled sadly and handed him her earrings. "Here, you choose." then marinette dupain cheng collapsed in his arms.

He looked down at her, tears running down his cheeks. "But i choose you" he whispered.