Ladybug and Cat Noir's
Secret
Chapter 7:
"Surviving Heartache"
A couple weeks after they got Lani and Felix, Mari was in the bathroom. She was hovering over the toilet. Lani walked in after not seeing her in bed. She had been throwing up a lot lately. They still weren't sure of the cause though. She's had been tired and sore. She needed to use the restroom a lot as well. She had asked for a lot of different types of food. She would yell at everyone for every little thing. She would cry if she didn't see Adrien that day. Once she cried for hours just for getting a stitch wrong on her outfit.
No one knew the reason but Lani had an idea. Lani still hadn't told Felix about their baby just yet, but she was about to.
Mari was finally able to get out of bed. Still tired and nauseous but she managed. She didn't go to school that day because she didn't want to chance getting anyone else sick. Her and Lani walked down from her room to go find Felix. Lani was going to tell him but she wanted the support of her sister. They made their way to the apartment. They only lived on the other side of school so it wasn't that long of a walk. Lani held Mari due to her being so tired so she was supporting her. As they walked passed the school they ran into Alya and Nino.
"Hey girl, you feelin better" Alya asked. Mari smiled and nodded.
"Yea, just tired lately."She responded. Chloe walked past and whispered loud enough for her to hear. "Marinette doesn't come to school anymore because, Adrien turned her down and said that he would never love her." Her and Sabrina started laughing. Mari turned around to face them.
"Shut the hell up Chloe. You only spread gossip about me because you know the truth and your jealous. You know Adrien loves me and that we're a couple. You just can't accept the facts can you" Mari snapped.
Adrien walked up behind her and placed his hand on her lower back. She jumped and turned around ready to hit. She smacked him right across the cheek.
"Opps. Sorry babe" she said kissing his cheek right where she smacked.
"It's okay. I still love you." he said kissing her. Just then the bell rang. " Bugaboo I'll see you after school okay" he said giving her a goodbye kiss and waving.
They arrived at Lani's place and went in. "Felix, I need to talk to you" Lani yelled.
"I'm in the office mi amour." he yelled back. They walked into the office to find him at the desk.
"Baby, I have to tell you something. It's important." she said as she walked to the chair and helped Mari sit.
He turned toward her. "Okay, I'm all ears. Hey Mari how you feeling" he said.
"Good, now listen to Lani." Mari said with a smile.
"Okay, baby I don't know how I'm supposed to say this but… I…..…. je t'aime tellement and I hope that what I'm about to tell you won't change that. We've been together for almost 2 years now a-" she said getting cut off by him. He put his finger to her lips.
"Baby, before you go any further. I went to talk to your parents yesterday for something very important." he said. He turned around and rummaged through a couple things on his desk. When he turned back around he smiled and bent down on one knee. "Shilani Bryn Dupain-Cheng , I've been in love with you since day one. My love for you has only grown stronger from there. I love you and I want to spend the rest if my life with you. I can't see my life without you. I know you're the old fashioned type so i asked for your parents blessing and they said yes. I want to grow old together and build a family with you" he said smiling up at her. " So what do you say. Will you marry me Lani."
She was more than shocked. She was breathless. "Of course I'll marry you" she said jumping for joy. "By the way, your wish is coming true. I'm pregnant" She said pointing to her tiny little bump. She was starting to show.
He stood and picked her up all in one motion. They were so happy. Mari knew that this was going to happen so she recorded it. Due to her being so emotional lately she was now crying tears of joy. She put the ring on and just stared at it. It was breathtakingly gorgeous. It wasn't flashy but it wasn't plain either. The ring had a small heart shaped diamond with and infinity sign made of a gold chain going around the diamond.
A couple weeks later she started to feel better. Still nauseous, tired and emotional though. She was getting ready for school when she wanted to wear a skirt. When she looked in the mirror she seen her stomach. A little bump. She didn't think anything of it. Just her eating too much.
She went to school and had a normal day. She returned home and was starving. She had just eaten but she was still hungry. Her mom made her favorite, Chicken and dumplings, but when she smelt it she ran to the bathroom. She was in the bathroom throwing up when Lani came in and grabbed her hair out of her face. When she was done Lani gave her a towel to wipe her mouth and some water. Mari walked to her sink to brush her teeth when Lani walked right next to her. She dug through her bag and pulled something out. When she handed it to Mari she looked to see what it was.
It was a pregnancy test. "Why did you give this to me" she asked looking confused. Then she realized all her symptoms. Plus the fact that she was late. Way late. She shooed Lani out of the bathroom.
A couple minutes later she called Lani back. She was nervous and wanted her sister there for her.
They both looked down at the test. It was positive. "Lani what am I gonna do. We're still in high school. I'm a superhero, I'll be a horible mother" she cried.
"Calm down Mari, everything's going to be fine. You'll be an amazing mother and Adrien loves you. He'll love you the same when you tell him. I'm not saying you have to tell him just yet. You can wait until your ready. Okay" Lani said hugging Mari.
"Okay, but how did you know" she asked.
"I suspected it since the day Felix proposed. You were acting a lot like me when u first found out but when I seen your stomach yesterday I realized my theory was more than right so I bought the test" she answered.
"Oh ….and do you really think Adrien will still love me." she asked. They walked to her room and onto her bed.
"Of course. Mari he loves you so much it's not even funny. You should see the way he looks at you when your not looking." she said.
Mari slowly started to close her eyes. She was exaughsted. She fell asleep and Lani slowly got up and covered her up with a blanket. Mari adjusted and placed her hands on the lower part of her stomach.
Lani smiled and took a picture to show Mari when she woke up.
Mari woke up to Tikki's voice. She was talking to someone. Her voice was muffled. Mari looked for her around the room only to find her sitting on her stomach.
"Tikki, what are you doing"Mari asked with a smile.
"I'm talking to your little girl."She said smiling.
"I'm having a girl" Mari asked.
"I can tell her gender and speak to her." Tikki said looking at Mari. "She said she loves you and can't wait to meet you, and that no matter what you'll always be her mom."
She placed her hands on her stomach and whispered "I love you my little are my world now. I won't let anyone anyone hurt you. I'll watch you grow up and become an amazing woman. Me your daddy will love you for eternity. That's a promise. You'll always be my baby girl." She was ready to be a mother. This baby was going to be her life.
They heard a knock coming from the hatch leading to the livingroom. Mari glanced at the clock to see it was only 5:00. Tikki flew behind Marinette's pillow.
"Come in." she said loud enough for whom ever it was could hear. Lani and Alya both entered. "I have a doctors appointment tomorrow, do you guys want to come with" Lani asked. "I find out the gender." The two teens nod rapidly. Mari already knows the baby is a girl but she doesn't want to ruin the surprise.
"How ya feeling." Alya asked.
"Lani, you told her didn't you" Mari said glancing at Lani. She gave a smug smile.
"I was really excited so of course I told her. You were asleep so I told her. I didnt tell anyone else though, I promise" Lani said.
Alya nearly flew through the air as she got up to Mari's bed. "Your pregnant" Alya said excitedly.
"Shhh you two are the only ones that know. If you say it any louder the whole world will know." Mari said hitting Alya on the arm.
" I'm so -" she was cut short when her phone started vibrating. "an Akuma attack just around the corner, sorry girl but I have to get this for the Ladyblog." Alya said running out the room.
"I guess that's my que, I'll be back after the fight okay." Mari said. "Tikki, spots on."
She transformed into Ladybug and jumped out her hatch. She was running on roof to find where it was when she caught sight of Alya running towards a group. "There it is" she said to herself. When she arrived Cat Noir was already there fighting the akumatized person.
"Cat what's the situation."She asked as she landed.
"My lady finally you join guy was working when his bosses kid hit his computer causing it to break. The akuma is in his name tag. His weapon is-" he was cut short when the akuma waked him with a bo staff.
"A bo staff." Ladybug finished for him. The man looked at her with an evil grin. He tried hitting her but she dodged them. Cat took over fighting him so she could get her lucky charm.
She stepped away and threw her yo-yo up in the air. "Luck Charm" she shouted.
A pair of spotted scissors fell into her hands. She got closer to the akuma after using her lucky vision to see what she was supposed to do. He was swinging his staff at Cat Noir when Cat jumped and avoided it but it hit Ladybug in the gut and sent her flying back she was knocked against a wall. She stood up when she felt pain in her stomach. She street crying from the he pain. She pushed through it thinking of nothing.
"Miraculous Ladybug"She yelled as she threw the pair of scissors up. A light washed over Paris.
The pain was still there. She felt liquid running down her leg. She returned to her room and her transformation wore off. She was on the floor. The pain was sickening. Tears were flowing out of her eyes. She felt cramps and nauseous. Then she looked down and seen red. The liquid that was running down her legs was blood. She was having a miscarriage. She just lost her baby. Tikki pulled a blanket over her.
"NO….NOOOOO…...NOOO…. Please" she scream. Adrien, Lani, Sabine and Tom ran in after hearing her scream. "Please….… please be okay" She cried.
Adrien ran to her side and held her. "Mari what's happening." he asked. She cried and cried.
"I was so excited. I was pregnant." she cried.
"That's great news why are you crying. That's amazing news" Adrien said with a smile.
"When we were battling the akuma and you jumped and he hit me I flew against a wall. I felt pain but I didn't think of anything but when my transformation wore off I realized what the pain was from." She cried. Alya had walked on just in time to hear her explain the fight. She walked out from behind Tom.
"Your Ladybug"Alya said shocked.
Mari looked at her tears still falling. "That's …. Not…. Not important right now." She continued to cry. She pulled the blanket away. Blood was everywhere.
"I lost …." she couldn't continue.
"I lost my baby girl." she cried.
"Mari, everything will be fine." Adrien said comforting her.
"No it won't. I promised her I wouldn't let anyone hurt her. She was my world I told her that I would protect her. I told her I'd watch her grow up and become an amazing woman. Everything I told her is now just a ….. memory. She isn't going to be able to have a life because….. I let her get hurt." she cried.
Adrien cleaned her up and took her to the hospital just in case it wasn't the baby and she was really bad hurt. Lani stood behind to clean up the blood.
When they arrived the doctor took them to a hospital room.
She laid down on the bed and turned to her side. She cried and cried.
The doctor came in and whispered to Adrien. "I'm sorry for your loss but the baby didn't survive. There was nothing we could do. The baby was only about 6 weeks old." and then he left.
She had over heard and cried even harder. Adrien went to the bed and laid down next to her. He placed his hand over her stomach and pulled her close.
"I was so excited. I was ready to be a mother….. but I let her die." She cried.
"No Mari. You didn't let her die. You were protecting the entire population of Paris. That was not your fault." he said pulling her in closer.
She cried herself to sleep that night. Adrien stood with her the entire time. Later that night she felt a serge of magic wash over her. She woke up and looked down at her stomach. She found Tikki smiling.
"Mari. I can sense the baby in you tummy. She's alive" Tikki said.
"How. The doctor said she died." Mari said crying.
"You felt that serge of magic. It healed her. She wasn't fully gone but on the verge that's why the doctor said that because he couldn't detect a heart beat, but Marinette it's the twins." Tikki said crying.
"You mean Lilith and Tristan my babies from the dream." she cried. Tikki nodded her head. Mari began crying even harder. Adrien woke up to her crying.
"Mari what's wrong." he asked.
"I need you to get a doctor."She cried.
"It's a miracle. The baby was hurt and on the verge of dying but Mari's love brought both of them back to life. The other twin may have been gone when you first fell but he's alive." Tikki said.
"Wait were having twins now" Adrien asked. Mari and Tikki both nodded. He pulled her into a hug. "I'm so glad. I love you so much Mari."
A/N: Hey guys I know in this chapter Alya didn't have the full blown shock but the next chapter Mari is going to be confronted. It's just that in the time she found out Mari was braking down and who could get upset with someone who almost lost her child. Anywho I hope you liked this one
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