2 spots left .

Her chest rose and fell with every breath . Two sharp-tipped fingers felt for her pulse .

She was breathing .

Her pulse was steady .

Adri...Chat let out a breath and pulled ladybug closer into his arms burying her head into the crook of his neck , not wanting to risk accidentally seeing her face and focused on regaining full strength to his legs .

A day ago , Adrien would have been wracked with doubt and frustration trying to figure out what to do .

He got up on shaky feet , and made to one of the darker parts of the roof near a wall that was close enough that he should be able to reach it within one minute .

A day ago , he would have imagined that maybe , ... Maybe this was a chance to get closer to the love of his life , a step closer to them having a beautiful future together either as ' until death do us part ' or as 'best friends forever ' .

He kept walking , his eyes fell on his ring which was ...still fully charged ?... Whatever . It was getting dark and the shadows in that part of the building should hid her face if ...NO! ... When she wakes up .

But ...a day ago , he wasn't the son of the power-hungry man who was hunting them and using the people they protect as tools to do so .

But isn't that what all people were to him ? Tools ...either useful or useless .

Eveyone ...including his Own Son .

*beep*

1 spot left .

No .

Adrien ...Chat noir had no doubts about what needed to be done .

It was the ' how to do it ? ' part that eluded him ... But first things first , he needed to get ladybug safe ... and right then , ' Safe ' wasn't with him .

'You're such a useless little ... Shut up . Hurting your own partne...SHUT THE F*CK UP!....'

No .

Not with him .

He's hurt her enough.

With a few steps , he reached the conner where the shadows hid her best and laid her gently on the floor , tilting her head towards the wall and reached to brush her hair back when...

*beep*

Chat slammed his eyes shut as a tiny shimmer of pink light appeared at the periphery of his vision and practically launched himself backwards falling on his behind before scrapping away on all fours in a desperate attempt to get away from the now no-longer spotted heroine .

"Chat noir ..."

He froze .

'That wasn't ladybug '

No . The voice was ...kind . It was gentle and understanding but tired ...so tired . ' Ladybug's kwami ...' he realised 'What was her name again ? ... Tikki'

"...whatever happened...it wasn't your fault ."

A choked sob left his lips as he lowered his head to the ground , eyes shut to make sure he doesn't accidentally turn around and see her , his night-vision would easily make out her form even if he had turned her head towards the wall and away from him .

The kind words caught him off guard . He had fought against taunts and truths , accusations and realisations , ...not ...not ... How could she say that ? How ? After what he has done ? After what his weakness had cost her ?

"Is ..."

His throat hurt but he needed to know .

"...is she ..."

"She's fine , Chat noir ...there is no more dark magic with her ...not anymore . She'll wake up in a few minutes ..."

Chat pushed himself from his on all-fours position and went into a sitting position , keeping his back to them and wiped his tears .

"Do... do you need something? Cheese or..."

"Don't worry . Ladybug carries some extra cookies with her . I'll have that once I find her in this darkness ."

"Um...sorry ?..."

"Don't be . I know you're just trying to protect her ..ah hah !"

The sound of quiet crunching came from behind him bringing his focus to his stomach . Come to think of it , he had skipped tea . He can't really go back to his house because his dad ,...Hawkmoth . Hawkmoth , his father . 'Adrien , I am your father ' , 'nooooo...' Heh ! That's kinda funny . Only , it's not funny at all and if his father is the big bad , then he has to fight him . Wow ! That's going to be great . Maybe his dad will give up peacefully if he knew . Or maybe he'll try to infect him with poisonous dark magic and make him into a 100% mindless servant or suffer mind-break cause what else is he good for ? Oh Wait ! He already tried that ! So , then what ? Does he go back home ? Does he even have a home anymore ? what is he going to do ? He needs to do something . He has to ...

Two warm arms wrap around his neck from behind and a soft but firm body of warmth fall against his back .

His vision was blurry . He had to blink away his tears . He was shaking . When did he start shaking ? So weak . Why was he so Pathetically weak ?...

"Minou ..."

He breath in a short burst of air . She wasn't angry , or at least she didn't sound angry .

'Maybe ,no...Just Maybe , No!'

"...I'm okay ..."

His hands , ...Claws slowly crept up and gently separated her hands and moved them to the front of his face .

Red ...with a single black spot .

She was transformed.

She was okay .

"I need to go ."

The next second he pushed her hands away and pushed up from the ground, ignoring how her body fell away from his because he was a liability and he had to get away .

He can't risk hurting her ... again.

"What ? Chat ?!..."

He couldn't resist turning back for one final glance at his beloved lady who was getting back up on her feet . His eyes greedily took in her pursed lips , her bright blue eyes and the surprise and concern in them ( no hate ! his searching heart screamed , there was no hate ! ) , her hair parted into her signature pigtails and her slim but strong body that had held him and anchored him in the ocean of darkness that had threatened to drown him . He turned to face her as he reached the ledge .

She stared .

He smiled .

"You should get some rest , my lady ...Thank you ..."

Her eyes widened .

His tilted his head and gave a wink and a 2-fingered salut .

"...and Goodbye ."

And he fell backwards into the darkness below .

"CHAT ?!..."

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Ladybug ran towards the ledge but she was still tired . She had never felt so tired when she was transformed before .

But it was past evening and the shadows had began to come and there was no Way she could find him like this .

When she had woke up , Tikki had told her that she only had enough energy for 5 minutes of transformation , but she had seen him .

His shoulders were hunched and his entire body was shaking . He wasn't screaming but she could hear shuddering gasps and she Knew that he had stayed for her.

She knew he didn't see her .

Tikki needed to recharge before they could talk about what had happened so she had planned to reassure him that she was okay , make sure he was okay and separate for the night , then deal with whatever had happened the next day with a clear head .

Then he had pushed her away .

'I need to go '

And when she had gotten up to follow him , he had looked at her like... like he was seeing her for the first time ...or the last .

'... Thank you ...and Goodbye '

*beep*

She had to go .

But she Would see him again and then they Would talk .

But for now , she needed to go rest so she could help her partner properly the next time they meet .

Because , no matter how much her paranoid mind psycho-analysed what had just happened .

This Could Not Be Their Goodbye .

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Chat shot across the rooftops .

His father was ...Hawkmoth . Hawkmoth was his father .This much he knew , ... He Knew ! ...but ...it just Wouldn't Sink In ! It just didn't seem ...real . He landed in an alley way and climbed through a nearby window . He listened around and made sure there was only one other person in the building and released his transformation. The darkness in his head began to buzz louder but he shut it down . He couldn't risk ...risk ...

"Kid ! Don't ..."

Without another word , he walked past the frantic black kwami and pushed open the door to the storeroom he had snuck into and walked straight to the living room where a small , old man sat with a cup of tea in his hands . The guardian of the miraculous stones , Master Fu , put his cup of tea down in front of the place where he was kneeing and looked up with wise eyes at the young model who marched across to stand in front of him .

"Welcome , Chat noir ..."

Adrien stood firm as grasped his ring with his left hand ...

"... Adrien ! Stop !..."

...and pulled it off before tossing it in front of the guardian .

Tears began to form and a chocking gasp escaped his lips as he felt his ring-less hand .

"Chat noir ! What ..."

"My father is Hawkmoth ."

Adrien collapsed to his knees , head bowed and eyes wide as tears began to escape him again , his mouth opened and closed as he tried to breathe in as much air as he could , because ...His father was Hawkmoth .

Telling someone finally made it real in his head .

He was the son of his enemy .

He can't be Chat noir anymore because His Father tried to akumatize him and dark magic was still inside him .

The second he goes back home , he's done for .

And he can't Not go back either because His Face is Freaking Everywhere and He'll be caught in 10 minutes flat.

It's over .

"...my father is hawkmoth..."

It's all over .

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A.N:-

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