Chat Noir woke up when someone shook his shoulder. He groaned, and wondered where he was. Shouldn't he be in bed? Everything suddenly came rushing back. "Ladybug! Where is she?"
The nurse that had woken him said, "Room 539."
He jumped to his feet, and ran down the hallway. He was in such a hurry that he passed the door twice before finding it. When he finally burst into the room, he saw Ladybug. She had de-transformed, but the doctors seemed to understand that her identity needed to remain a secret, so they had put a mask on her.
"Ladybug!" He ran to the edge of her bed, taking her frail hand in his. "Thank goodness you're okay!"
She smiled sadly. "Chat, there is still a chance I might die..."
He shakes his head. "No. No, you're going to be fine. You have to be." His voice cracked with emotion. "I-I can't live without you. You have to make it!"
She looked away. She was squeezing Chat Noir's hand like he was the one thing keeping her alive. He didn't like that. "Chat Noir...I don't think I'm going to make it..." Tears were streaming down Chat Noir's face. He was about to object when she raised her hand. "Let me finish. I want to die knowing that you knew both sides of me. Take off my mask."
Chat Noir felt his heart drop through the floor. If she was telling him to do this, then she must have given up. "No...no, no, no! These are the drugs talking, M'Lady! You're going to be fine! I...please...please don't leave me..." He began to sob. Ladybug pulled him into a hug. He sobbed into her shoulder, holding her close. "You can't leave me!" He was begging. "You're going to make it! You're going to get better, and we will go right back to running across rooftops, and defeating akumas!"
"Chat," She was also crying. "Take off my mask."
"No!"
"Yes! Chat, I thought this is what you wanted!"
"Yes...but...not like this..."
"I am going to take it off myself if you don't do it," she threatened.
He pulled out of their hug. He looked into her once bright bluebell eyes, now dim and lifeless. This only made him cry harder. But tgen he saw a slight flicker of fire in her eyes. It was the sane fire she had when they were fighting an akuma. Her eyes were flickering to life. She was giving him a look, which was causing her eyes to have that same blue fire in them.
He reached his hand out, and traced the outline of the mask in her face. He put his finger under it, about to pull it off. "M'Lady, are you sure?"
"Yes..." she breathed.
Tears fell from his eyes as he pulled the mask off. "M-Marinette?" There waa a look of surprise on his face before grief settled in. He hugged her tightly, sobbing into her shirt. "No! No, this can't be happening! You can't die! I love you! I love you, Marinette Dupain-Cheng! I can't lose you!"
She rubbed his back the way a mother would. "Shhhh...it's going to be okay."
"No, this is not okay! We were supposed to be highschool sweet hearts! We were supposed to have our happily ever after! But...No! This can't happen! I...I can't lose you..."
He de-transformed into Adrien, causing Marinette to stiffen. She couldn't see him because they were still hugging. "Chat Noir...do you want me to know who you are?"
He nodded. She pulled back, and he let her see his face. A look of shock crossed her face. He tried for a smile. "I guess the cats out of the bag."
She smiled. "Adrien. I'm glad it's you. I...I love you..."
He cried harder. "I love you too! Don't leave me! Please!"
She gave him a sad look. The monitor next to the bed started to go crazy as her heart went crazy. Her face went chalky white, and her eyes turned glassy. "Adrien..." she whispered.
Doctors rushed into the room, telling Adrien to leave the room. "No...no, I can't leave her!"
"She will have a better chance of surviving if we are alone with her. We need no distractions."
Adrien watched anxiously as nurses struggled to keep Marinette's heart beating. "Okay...but you will let me in right after, right?"
The doctor nodded. "Of course."
Adrien walked out of the room. As soon as he was sitting in a chair outside of the room, he began to shake. He cried uncontrollably. He felt like his entire world was falling tto pieces. He was starting to consider comitting suicide if she didn't survive, when a nurse came out.
"I have some good news, and some bad news..." she said.