A/N The last of the song three shots recommended to me by VM (guest) This last part is based off of two songs found on a playlist they mentioned. The songs are A Thousand Years by Christina Perri and Say Something by A great big world featuring Christina Aguilera.
So without further ado, Let the chaos ensue
Together Forever
Adrien sits in the the hospital room of his comatose Lady, and begins to think back on all the battles they have been through together, and missing that he can't do anything more than be in the same room as her.
Adrien walks into the hospital, the girl he met when he first admitted Marinette is sitting on a bench, swinging her legs waiting for him. She looks up when she feels the seat shift and grins when she sees him. Out of all of the people in Paris to recognize him, he least expected a small orphan girl with burns covering her body. The first time she questioned it is when he walked in as Adrien at the same time Chat was supposed to come, and asked her how she was doing. She didn't ask how he knew her, just two and two together to find the truth. Since than she has listened to everything he had to say and even goes with him to visit Marinette. In a way he sees His Lady in the little girl who walks hand in hand with him up to the fourth floor where his lady lies in a dreamless sleep.
Emma goes to sit on the chair in the corner like she usually does, and talks with Marinette's kwami Tikki and Plagg, which allows Adrien a moment alone with Marinette. Looking down at her sleeping face anyone can see that she lost a bit of weight during her month long coma. Her once shoulder length hair now reaches about mid arm and is spread about her shoulder. Her complexion has gotten better over the last few days so that her freckles don't stand out as much. The breathing tube that the doctors started her off on has been replaced with a breathing mask shortly replaces by small tubes going down her nostrils. In the veins running along her arms are needles supplying her with the nutrients she needs, and the blood she lost. Even with all that she has been through she is still the most beautiful woman he knows.
Adrien grabs the hand with the least amount of needles and strokes his thumb up and down back. "Hey Bugaboo, I'm back from the trial. So as I told you before my father was Hawkmoth, and I had to go to his trial the last few days and testify twice. Once as Chat, and again as myself, but I would go through it again and again if it meant he couldn't hurt you anymore. When he was on stand he said he was doing it for me, saying how I needed my mother. He even had a locket with her picture in it, that was what he wanted, but underneath that picture was his true goal, The three of us together again." Adrien stops to try and stop the tears forming in his eyes remembering how she told him she didn't like it. Emma gets off her chair and moves to stand beside him, her hand resting on top of his. Adrien looks down at the 5 year old, and gives a slight smile.
Sitting down in the chair situated by Marinette's bedside, he sets Emma on his lap and switches the topic. "But in better news, Alya has put her phone down long enough to give notice to Nino long enough for the two to get married, And Rose and Juleka are working to open their own flower shop, promising me that I could be their first customer." he stops to think of something else to say when Emma chips in, "I lost my first tooth, but I saving it for later. I don't want any of the other kids to steal it and claim the reward from the tooth fairy." Adrien smiles at that.
The conversations continues, with the other classmates from Lycee coming and going, in those intervals Tikki and Plagg take to hiding around the room. Tom and Sabine come in just a few moments before visiting hours are, and have long before figured out that their daughter was Ladybug allowing the kwamis to come out of hiding.
A nurse comes in a few minutes later to tell them that visiting hours are up, and to retrieve Emma.
Emma's POV
I don't like how sad Mr. Chat is. So late at night I sneak out of my room, and try to make my way to Ladybug's so he doesn't have to worry. It was a lot harder to do this when she was in the ICU, but now that she has her own room the nurses don't check on her as much. As I go along the hallways I hide under carts or gurneys whenever someone comes my way. I have gotten pretty good at it over the last few weeks that even Mr. Chat would be proud.
Finally reaching my destination, I open the door and creep in. Slowly closing the door behind me I turn around to see the overhead light on, and everything as it was this afternoon. I tiptoe over to the chair Mr. Chat occupied and pull myself up into it and stand to see her better. I reach for her hand I do something that I haven't done on my own since my parents died here from the same thing, I pray. "Dear God, Mr. Chat really misses his Lady. I know you had to take my parents back with you, but can you leave Ladybug here. I won't ask for anything again, but only if you do this for Mr. Chat." I pause for a moment before remembering to finish off with "Amen."
I take in the silence of the room and the view from the window, taking in the Eiffel Tower in the distance and the dark blue of the sky that matches Ladybug's hair. I sit back on my legs, and rest my head on folded arms. "I really hope you wake up soon Miss Bug, Mr. Chat really needs to see that you are ok. I know that some things he won't say when I'm in the room, and that I hurt him in some way, but he might feel better when you feel better." As I say these things my voices gets heavier, and there are a few yawns in between, and before I know it I fall asleep.
It's the middle of the night when she wakes up, over the time she was asleep, voices would drift in and out of focus. Most voices she was able to recognize, but one was that of a little girl. It was that voice that woke her up now. opening her eyes, Marinette is nearly blinded by the light bar that is situated right above her, allowing her eyes to get adjusted she realizes that she is in a hospital. Just managing to lift up her arms, Marinette sees needles that lead to IVs. It's when she looks to her right that she notices a head of dark hair sleeping on folded arms. Seeing the little kid there reminds Marinette when she would stay up late for a project and wound up falling asleep at her desk.
Reaching out her arm she rest her hand on the kids shoulder and gently shakes it. The kids lifts up their head drowsily showing the sleepy face of a girl. It takes her a moment to realize where she is but when she does, she looks over and sees Marinette's light blue eyes staring into her pale green.
At first it doesn't register where she is, but when it finally does Emma gives a big smile and grabs onto Marinette's hand "I'm so glad you're awake Ladybug, now Mr. Chat won't be so sad." Marinette jolts at that wincing at the pain in her side when she does. "Sorry, I'll go get a nurse." and before Marinette can stop her Emma goes out the door only to immediately bump into someone. From inside her room Marinette can just barely make out what their saying.
"Emma, what were you doing in there? You should be in bed." The person Emma bumped into says.
"I'm sorry miss nurse, I was worried about her, and so is Chat." From the silhouette in the window Marinette can see her holding up a doll.
"That's a doll dear, now let's get you back to bed." The nurse says as the silhouette goes to grab her.
"No! Chat needs to see her!" and Emma dashes back in, with the nurse right behind her whispering. "Emma that is enough you need to let Miss Dupain-Cheng rest." Emma sits on the chair, and Marinette rests a hand on her head. "Listen to the nurse, otherwise you might not be able to visit." The nurse looks towards the bed at the new voice and sees a very tied Marinette. The nurse looks between the two before saying. "I need to make a call." and leaves the two girls alone. They wait in silence when footfalls can be heard running down the hallway. I blonde just misses the opened door and a crash just outside. The nurse from before reprimands him, but he ignores it in favor of entering the room and smiles when he sees the tired, but awake gaze of his lady.
Approaching the bed, Emma gets down from her seat, and allows Adrien to occupy it. As she moves to exit, Adrien grabs her around the waist and pulls her into his lap. "Oh no you don't you told the nurse you get to stay." Marinette smiles, "So, did you know that she knows."
instead of an immediate response Marinette is rewarded with tears. "I thought I would never hear your voice again." Marinette grabs his hand and holds it close. "I'm sorry for worrying you."
"It's fine, our friends helped me through it, but I told myself I would tell you this as soon as you woke up. Marinette, will you marry me?" the grip on his hand tightens. "I should have said yes years ago."
Emma smile from her spot on Adrien's lap and gets up to leave, only to be held back with Adrien's arm. "Hey, I'm not done with you yet. I need to ask you something as well." Emma nods, "Over the past month you have been here for me, given you are stuck here, but you could've done something else with your time instead of spending it with me. In that time I learned a lot about you, and know that I couldn't have gotten through this if you weren't there for me. So I want to know if you would want to stay with Marinette and I?"
The question goes over her head at first, but once it registers she looks to Marinette to see if she is ok with it. Seeing Emma's hesitation, Marinette pitches in. "I may have only just met you, but hearing what you did for Adrien I would never say no to you." The two adults are immediately rewarded with a blinding smile from the young girl, and the three hug to the best of the others ability.
The visitors after that night arrive in a constant stream, the two main visitors who will remain with her even throughout the night are Emma and Adrien. Through the rehabilitation Marinette had to undergo, Emma was like her own personal cheerleader, giving Marinette all the encouragement she needed. While this was going on Adrien was at home going through paperwork, and planning for the wedding. The ring he got for Marinette would have fit her before, but with all of the weight she last in the last month, she kept it on a chain around her neck.
The nurses placed Emma in Marinette's room at the request of them both, and both girls would stay up chatting, until Chat Noir came to join in the conversation, bringing Tikki along with him.
It passed about three months before Marinette could return home, the two heroes still coming to visit Emma everyday. by the fourth the wedding took place. Adrien stood at the alter waiting to start when the first person to exit is Emma in a knee length white dress with green tulle, and ribbon with light blue flowers sewn in. Her hair was curled and pulled up into a bun with curls escaping. The petals in the basket are pink, blue, green, and yellow.
Next to walk are Alya and Nino, than comes Juleka on the men's side with rose on the women's. Nathanael walks with Chloe, and Kim with Alix. As they reach the alter Tom walks out the door with arm interlinked with Marinette's. The going is slow for the two seeing as how Marinette suffered slight nerve damage, but Adrien finds he doesn't care, I just means he can admire her appearance all the more. the dress is form fitting with an empire neckline, the skirt of the dress is ruffled to give it a bit more volume. Marinette has a slight hint of makeup, and her hair is pulled up much like Emma's only not a hair out of place and pink flowers decorate the rim of the bun. The bouquet has roses of all the same colors as the petals Emma dropped on the ground, and Nino has to hand Adrien a handkerchief because he started to tear up.
Emma ever the cheerleader, directs Adrien's attention to herself, and offers her new father a thumbs up.
Adrien looks back up, and smiles at his soon to be wife, as she smiles at her soon to be family. From now on they'll always be together a thousand lifetimes couldn't stop them from falling in love.
A/N and done with the three shot.
