The night was quiet in Paris, to utter Ladybug and Chat Noir's pleasure. No akumas were on the scene, and civilian life flew its natural way. After all, Monday was unsuccessful time for crimes.

Chat finished patrolling his side of the city and now waited for Ladybug in their usual meeting spot. His thoughts were of Marinette. Chat couldn't wrap his mind around the fact she was going to be a married woman by the end of the week. It all seemed too surreal.

Ladybug landed softly behind him.

"Hey, Chat, what's wrong?"

He looked up at her, trying his best to put on a happy grin on the face.

"Nothing's wrong, my lady, why do you assume?"

"Chat. I can tell something is wrong, don't try to mess up with me. You're my best friend, so I know when you're not alright. What happened?"

He sighed. Well, maybe she could help?

"There's a wedding this Saturday..."

"Whose?" Ladybug interrupted. Maybe it was just a coincidence?

"You know Marinette, right? Her parents own the best bakery in Paris..."

"Yes, she's my friend, of course I know her. I asked you to help her a couple of years ago."

"Well, then you must know what wedding I'm talking about. Are you invited, my lady?"

She thought for a while. No harm in admitting it until she didn't specify who she was.

"Yes, I am. Are you?"

"No, but that's not the point. I... really don't want the wedding to happen."

Ladybug stared at him wide-eyed.

"WHAT?! Chat, why?!.."

"Because I don't want her to marry any other man if he's not me." Chat looked in Ladybug's blue eyes, trying to read her expression. Shock. Confusion. Horror. Disappointment?

She was silent for a while.

"I thought you loved me." She sounded... hurt? Was he even reading her correctly?

"I do. But I can't deny my feelings for her either."

"Chat," Ladybug pressed her lips together. She didn't like the idea of him and Bridgette at all! "Don't you dare ruin the wedding! Unless you're Felix, I'm afraid she doesn't return your feelings. Felix is a great guy, they are a happy couple. I understand it might be painful, okay, it's really hard, but they ARE made for each other. I beg you, if you really have feelings for her, you will let her be happy, because Felix is the one making her feel that way."

Chat looked dejectedly to the side. "My lady doesn't return my feelings and forbids me to love the other girl..." He chuckled sadly. "Only I have that bad luck, I guess."

"Hey, kitty..."

She wanted to tell him he still has her, that she wouldn't be so cruel to him, she wanted to ask how did he know about the wedding, but she was interrupted with the only thing that could get in Ladybug's way.

She never got to finish her thought as the loud crash was heard not too far away, followed by the screams. The heroine exchanged a concerned look with her partner.

"Come on, my lady, we have a nasty bug to de-evilize."

The akumatized victim turned out to be a very furious young woman, who felt overprotective of her son. He stood nearby, trying to calm his mother down, but it was in vain. The lucky duo landed behind.

"What happened?" asked Ladybug.

"Ladybug! My mom refuses to believe sometimes I've already grown up. Today I told her about my girlfriend, and she got very mad. I guess she doesn't like the idea of me being a teenager... It's silly, really." The boy shook his head in disbelief. "The akuma landed on her wedding ring, I think."

"No worries, young man," reassured him Chat. "We've dealt with worse. Thank you!"

The akuma finally noticed Ladybug and Chat Noir.

"I am Mummynator! Give up and hand over your Miraculous, you'll never win!"

"You wish!"

Ladybug tried to tie Mummynator with her yoyo, but the akuma blocked her attacks one by one. Chat attempted to distract her, but she was surprisingly attentive. Maybe it came with skills of being a mother hen. Ladybug was about to call for the lucky charm, but Mummynator won't let her.

"Ugh," breathed out the spotted heroine, "we need a stronger distraction. Chat, I'll take care of her, use Cataclysm to block her somehow!"

"Got it, LB!" He looked around, searching for the suitable object. Hmm... A bus stop. Why not? "Cataclysm!"

Ladybug led Mummynator closer to the stop and Chat tripped her under the broken glass and metal.

"Lucky charm!" Her power decided that handcuffs would be useful. Ladybug didn't give it a second thought before putting the akuma's hands behind the back and locking them. Taking off the ring, she invented a complicated knot with her weapon, which helped her to break the possessed object.

One "Bye, bye, little butterfly" and "Miraculous Ladybug!" later everything went back to normal. The woman was confused, but her son immediately started explaining the events to her, leaving Ladybug and Chat Noir out of the scene.

"Mission accomplished!" they chorused.

"Ugh, even akuma was in the wedding ring. The universe must hate me," groaned Chat. "Wedding themes are everywhere."

"Hey, kitty..." Ladybug was interrupted for the second time this day with the beeping of their Miraculous.

"Sorry, Bugaboo, that's my cat-ch. See you on Wednesday paw-trol!" He winked at her and left the area.

The girl sighed. He was flirting with her even with the broken heart. She hated unfinished conversations, especially those ones that were really important.

"Tikki," Marinette started once she was safely detransformed at home, "what do you think about Chat loving Bridgette?"

Oh, but Tikki knew exactly it wasn't true.

"Well, he said he loves you in the first place, so why do you bother?"

"I don't know... I guess I just realized I don't want him to be in love with someone else... who is not me," Marinette finished quietly. "But! I still love Adrien more. It's just... Chat is important, too."

"Oh, Marinette..." Tikki nuzzled closer to her chosen, offering her a warm tiny hug. "I'm sure everything will work out just fine. I bring good luck, after all."

"Thanks, Tikki," mumbled the girl, drifting off to sleep.

~~Page Break~~

Tuesday was all in a rush. It took Marinette a lot of efforts to help fixing the dress, then organizing bachelorette party and helping Bridgette here and there in between. By the end of the day she was beyond exhausted.

However, Wednesday was much better. Marinette had only one appointment in the morning, and the second half of the day was free. So she didn't miss the chance to hang out with her friends in the park.

Alya and Nino were setting the mood, chatting and laughing all the time. Adrien tried his best to act nonchalantly but his sad gaze was outing him. Marinette couldn't help but notice. What could possibly put him in the bad mood on such a lovely day? Most likely his father.

"Your father is being a jerk again?" she asked pitifully.

"Huh?" he shot her a confused distracted look.

"Something must have put you down, I assumed the problem was your father..."

"No, the problem is you."

It took Adrien two seconds to realize what exactly he has just said. Alya, Nino and Marinette stared at him with a mix of concern and hurt.

The bluenette bit her lip to prevent tears falling down her cheeks.

"Me," she breathed out, the questioning tone dying in the attempt to mask the trembling voice.

Adrien looked at her, trying to put in all the pain in his eyes. He should be supportive, he knew it. But now being near Marinette and pretending her marriage meant nothing to him... It was overwhelming and he couldn't handle it. So Adrien made a decision. He knew he owed all of them tons of apologies later, but it would be later.

"You. Sorry, I just can't... Please don't try to reach me until Sunday, I won't allow anybody. And Marinette?.." She looked hopefully at him, trying her best to stop the tears. "Don't even try to send Ladybug to talk to me. I won't let her in, either."

The girl closed her eyes, and two wet lines ran down her cheeks.

"Why?.."

Adrien was about to run off, but stopped for several seconds to respond.

"Because I don't want the wedding this Saturday to happen. Forgive me for not realizing it sooner. Marinette, you deserve to be happy. And I'm an idiot who realized his own feelings too late."

He took in a deep breath and pulled the girl in a desperate kiss. After all, he had nothing to loose, Adrien reasoned himself.

"I love you," he whispered. "Though I still wish you happiness with Felix, Marinette. See you on Sunday, beautiful."

The blonde was off before either of three shocked friends could stop him.

AN: sorry for the cliffhanger, at least I promise you a quick update. To answer the question why he is not grumpy: I just gave the OCs these names, they have nothing to do with the PV version;)