Marinette, though she was ladybug who was the epitome of luck, had her fair share of bad days. She was still a clutz, and when her luck went for the worse, there was no stopping it.
Today was one of those days. Marinette had stayed up all night unable to sleep, because nightmares kept her up. Chat hadn't visited her lately, and everyone seemed to be distancing themselves from her, or maybe she was distancing herself from them. She couldn't tell, all she knew was that having a double life was far less manageable when there was an akuma attack three to four times a week.
So Marinette's horrible night just bled into the early hours of the morning when she heard a shrill scream. Marinette immediately woke tikki and transformed into ladybug.
She eventually found the akuma, but there was no chat in sight. She would have to face the akuma on her own, while exhausted.
"I'm the sandman! All shall sleep eternally! Never shall they be awoken by pesky children in the early hours of the morning! All shall be happy again!"
Ladybug sighed, and avidly looked for where the akuma was, while avoiding the sand being thrown at her, which she assumed would put her to sleep. As she finally got close to sandman, he turned and kicked her with such force she slammed into a building across the street. She slid down and groaned, hoping nothing broke, but she was sure she heard something snap. When she stood, her legs seemed steady enough, though she swayed on her feet. She soon found that her left shoulder was the problem area, when she had meant to move it and dealt a pain so strong she almost screamed.
After an agonizingly long battle, ladybug found the akuma was inside the nightcap sandman was wearing, and she finally got it free and forced the akuma out.
"Bye, bye... Little butterfly..."
Ladybug then dropped to her knees in pain, and delicately cupped her shoulder. She then got up a minute after to attend to the confused civilian, whom she discovered was very sleep deprived because his children woke him up constantly in the early morning. Ladybug sent him off to go home, and then slowly went to her own.
She then released the transformation and collapsed on the ground in her bedroom.
"Marinette! Are you okay?!" Tikki asked her worried.
Marinette barely had enough energy but told her, "if fine counts as breaking something in your shoulder, sure. Oh no! It's almost time for school! I can't miss school or people will suspect something!"
"Marinette, you can't go hurt that badly!"
"Tikki I have no way of explaining this injury. The cuts and bruises were easily covered with makeup, but this will be harder. Can you go into the bathroom cabinet? I have some bandages in there."
Tikki then flew into the bathroom and got the bandages, and then helped Marinette bandage the shoulder.
Marinette then ran from the bakery to school hoping she wouldn't be late again, for if she was, she would surely get in trouble. As she ran up the steps, she felt her shoulder throbbing, but was doing her best to not move it.
Marinette jumped into the room seconds before the bell rang, and she let out a sigh of relief. She then walked to her seat, ignoring ChloƩ's usual glares in her direction. She then took her seat, and prepared herself for a horrible day.
Authors note: hey guys! Glad you showed interest in the story! I'll try to post at good intervals, but I do have another story I am managing, so if you want to check that out, do it! It's more of a fluff story while his one will be plot based. Sorry if this is bad, at least I'm trying! Any suggestions, questions, or comments in general are appreciated! Okay bye! 3
