Disclaimer: See Chapter One.

Warnings: See Chapter One.

A/N: So good news! I forgot something big...I turned my calendar over and realized I'm on vacay next week! Now I know what you are all thinking...where are you going for your vacay? Well, I'm staying home haha. I just needed to get away from work. I was getting exhausted and making mistakes at work. But also I need to get ready for AnimeNext coming in AC ^-^ i live next to Atlantic City sooooo I can't wait! i'm going as Chat Noir; as it was a hit at the comic con in AC ^-^ I can't wait to be punny and flirty ^_~. But the good news is I can work on the other story ^-^ I will post that one on Sunday June 12 ^-^ not sure what time...but I will do midnight after that date ^-^ I am working on chapter 6 now so I hope I can finish it by the time I start posting it ^-^ and the chapters are long...4500-5000 long *looks around* I don't know what it is with YYH but I tend to write longer chapters when it comes to that anime haha.

Also sorry I'm posting this at 5am but my boyfriend made me go to bed early cause I have work at 6:30am and I need to walk my butt there right now haha 35 min walk and need breakfast. Sorry for any heart attacks from this being late...and this chapter haha Enjoy!

Reviewers:

Titans4life-Yes, yes they did hehe (love the pun ^_~. ) You can stay! You'll miss the good stuff if you leave ;P Enjoy!

Tiger Priestess- Yes, that is the real problem now isn't it? And yes, so sweet and patient ^-^ Enjoy!

thekageofthenight- I'm sooo happy ^-^ I'm happy cause I felt so stupid not saying the title before now haha. You haven't and I like how you noticed ^-^ I designed it like that because it's his princess but the story is about her ;p I'm sorry for doing that to you ^-^; You must live in England or some place across the Atlantic for it to be 5am there. It was midnight (on the dot too hehe) where I am. But I know that feeling haha ^-^; can't sleep until you finish reading something or writing or drawing haha. Sorry to do that to you. I hope you had a good day at work; and that you were well rested to do it too haha. ^-^ Enjoy!

PureMLTrash- I do the same thing! When no one is home...*looks around* I was doing it earlier yesterday. I had the entire apartment to myself. So I was writing for the crossover, listening/singing to music, looking at reviews and talking to someone (who drew the next story's cover pic ^-^ ) haha. Yes, yes it was midnight, where I am anyway haha. I'm sooo happy that it's helping ^-^. Trust me, there are some people's reviews I don't get through my email and it annoys me. I have to keep both my email and my review page up to make sure I get everyone's reviews. I know! Aren't they! Yeah, you got it; well he was cuddling with Tikki until she left haha. He probably wanted to go back to sleep tho haha. That's not what I'm worried about haha. I don't want to get banned from the site! Unless the rules changed...I remember back in the day you couldn't even curse. And then they put a curse filter you could turn on or off. I wanted to write so much more in detail but I don't want to get banned. I've been a member since 2004...12 years omg I'm old x-x. Anyway...on that note that makes me feel worse Enjoy! haha ^-^;

Yamina20-Thanks ^-^ I'm happy you enjoyed it and yeah, I mean it was only a couple days since it happened so that would be too quick. Thankies I tried to make it with in the restrictions of the site so I'm happy it was still good ^-^ Enjoy!

pinksakura271- Yes and being that is also my weakness in many ways I understand haha ^-^; Yes he is very evil hehe and yes the ears and his tail would have moved sadly too; tho i didn't mention that haha. Oh Erik get's it and good but not from who you would expect ^_~. Hmmm...would be interesting wouldn't it? He doesn't know what to say, he's not good with the comforting stuff...but you'll see Enjoy!

Lucinda- Hey ^-^ Happy you loved it and here ya go! Enjoy!

(\(-v-)/)- yay! ^-^ Oh trust me...my fingers wanted to continue into more details but my brain kept saying: it's only M not MA it's not the adultfanfiction site haha. I have an account there too but haven't posted this there yet. Plus i don't want to promote people from here to there in case they are under 18 years. Yup I felt that a real victim would try to push forward but still have trouble. Makes two of us haha but there is time...*looks around* Hehe tease is better than nothing ^_~. Thank you for the review! Enjoy!

InuLuna19- Thanks ^-^ I was trying to make it believable, I'm happy I was able to do it ^-^ Thankies, Enjoy!

Anika Noni Rose- ^-^ happy you enjoyed both! I know right?! You just want to snuggle them ^-^ Here it is! So Enjoy!

Mamanele- Yes you were ^-^ *gives you cookie* hahaha well can't go all the way, not yet ^_~. Oh yet, there is...and you will find out...*looks around* Enjoy!

Kestra EchoWolf- Hahaha i don't know if you were sarcastic or agreeing with me ;P haha Yes I agree very much ^-^ Hehe ^-^ I'm happy that it didn't ^_~. Yes, it is. I can picture everything I write down...it's like a workout for my brain. I get so tired sometimes when I write too much and i feel like I just ran a mile...it's weird o.o But writing 'those' kinds of scenes...well -^-^;- So thank you for appreciating it ^-^ Yeah, it will take time or some form of closure, something that can bring her back to herself...*looks around* Yes he is wonderful! Enjoy!

Chapter 25: Her Terror

Adrien went to school miserable, again. Alya and Nino were worried and thought the dinner didn't go well. However Adrien told them it was something else and he 'really' didn't want to talk about it. Alya tried her best but saw the more she bothered him about it, the worse he got. She ended up leaving him alone.

Chloe had noticed Adrien's pain but she was still in so much pain herself. She still needed time. Maybe one day she would be able to go back to having a friendly relationship with him but she wasn't ready for that. She probably wouldn't for awhile.

At lunch time, Adrien stayed behind in the classroom. Nino and Alya wanted to stay with him but he insisted on being alone. He didn't even feel like eating and had Nathalie,before leaving for school; that he wasn't going home for lunch. He told her he would get something with his friends. However, he was too depressed to eat, he didn't feel hungry.

He sat in his seat, head down.

Plagg looked at his chosen. He didn't like seeing him miserable. He knew he couldn't say anything to make Adrien feel better. So he didn't say anything at all. He didn't even feel like eating cheese!

Adrien sighed and pulled at his hair. He didn't know what to do anymore. He was upset at himself for not taking it slow. He had rushed. He couldn't believe he had done that, pushed her up against the wall of the shower. Sure, it wasn't rough and it was slow. However, he still hated himself. He slowly thought about what Chat Noir would do. He shook his head. He 'was' Chat Noir. He had accepted that last night. However, he felt himself wanting to just keep them separate again.

He sighed as he buried his head into his arms on his desk. There was no one in the school. They either went home or out somewhere for lunch. He was happy to be alone, for once. He needed to think. However, his thoughts were interrupted.

"Adrien."

Adrien's head snapped towards the door. His eyes narrowed and his lips curled into a snarl.

"Erik." he growled, standing up.

Erik walked into the room and locked the door behind him. Adrien got into a defensive stance. His hands were out at his sides, as if he had claws.

"What do you want." Adrien growled.

He had a bad feeling...

"I love Marinette." Erik said, making Adrien growl, but the boy continued.

"But I can't have her while you are around. There's nothing I can do to stop Chat," Adrien's eyes widened at hearing that, "but you I can take care of." he said, pulling out a knife.

Adrien's eyes widened more. He reached behind him but realized he didn't have his baton. He wasn't Chat, he was Adrien. He couldn't change into Chat Noir either. He was in trouble.

Neither boy noticed the little cat kwami fly out of the open window.

~~~~~~~~~~Scene Change~~~~~~~~~~

Marinette was depressed. She looked at herself in the mirror. She didn't like what she saw. She put her hair back into the pig tails. She felt she needed something that reminded her of her old self. Her self before that night.

Her parents noticed something wrong. However Marinette claimed she was probably getting sick. That could be true as she had been sitting in a cold shower for a while earlier that morning...although they didn't know that.

Marinette stared up at her ceiling, sighing. What was wrong with her? She was trying so hard to be strong. To go back to normal. To let Adrien and Chat touch her, love her...

Marinette groaned in frustration and covered her face with her arms.

"You need to be patient with yourself." Tikki said, sitting next to her chosen.

"I know...but I just feel so useless..." she mumbled.

Tikki was going to say something however she sensed Plagg. However before she could say something, Plagg banged against the window in Marinette's room. Her eyes snapped open and she looked over, fear in her eyes.

However, they calmed down as they recognized the little black Kwami. However, something was wrong. She stood up and opened the window.

Plagg was out of breath and fainted. Marinette yelped but caught him in her hands.

"Plagg!" Tikki gasped landing next to him in Marinette's hand.

"What's wrong? Where's Adrien?" Marinette asked.

Her heart was pounding. Her chest hurt. Her gut said something bad was going on...

"He's in trouble." gasped Plagg before taking in some breathes.

Plagg would have asked for some cheese, however, there was no time.

"That Erik guy has him cornered in the classroom, with a knife!"

Marinette's eyes widened.

"What?" she whispered.

She felt like she was going to either cry or pass out.

"He needs Ladybug!" he shouted, fear in his voice and eyes.

Plagg tried to act strong, but he put his pride aside for his chosen.

"I...but..." she stuttered.

Marinette couldn't face Erik. She couldn't as Ladybug. What if she stood there? What if she made it worse? What if she got there too late...

"Marinette!"

Her eyes looked at Tikki.

"You can do it! You are Ladybug! You are strong and brave! You will be fine, Adrien will be fine." she said giving her a determined look.

Marinette stared into her kwami's eyes for a moment before taking in a deep breath.

Her blue eyes turned determined.

"Tikki, transform me!"

~~~~~~~Scene Change~~~~~~~~~

Adrien slowly moved up the steps. He was trying to think what he should do. Lunch had only just started, meaning it would be an hour before anyone would come back to the room. At least forty minutes if someone came back early. If he was lucky anyway.

So he needed to hold out until then, somehow.

"You can't run. You don't have your friends. You don't have your bodyguard. You are alone." Erik said, slowly climbing the steps.

Adrien winched at those words. The day he wanted to be alone is the day he shouldn't have been. This day was starting to turn into one of those days. His eyes flickered to the knief. His brain thought about all the moves he learned in karate.

There were moves to disarm an opponent. However, he didn't know how Erik was going to attack him. He didn't know if he would play dirty. No, he knew he would play dirty. That meant he needed to be extra careful.

"Give up." Erik said, almost up the stairs.

Adrien was trapped. The wall was almost behind him. He could run to the right towards the window which was open. Maybe he could wave someone down? He could run to the left and try to head to the door, unlock it, and run. However, what about Plagg? Adrien's eyes widened and his face paled a bit. Plagg was in his bag still! Or so he believed. He couldn't leave him!

Erik saw the terror in Adrien's eyes and snickered. He thought he was making that look across that beautiful face. He growled. He wanted to scar up that beautiful face. Maybe Marinette would stop loving the blonde.

Erik was an athlete. He was on almost every sports team and the star player. He was also handsome. He had so many girls fawning over him. However, none of them mattered to him. None of them stole his breath away like Marinette. None of them were as beautiful as that bluenette beauty. None of them could hold a flame to her, as she outshined them all.

"She will be mine." he said with a snicker.

Adrien froze. Anger filled him as he gritted his teeth. He wouldn't let Erik touch his Princess. He wouldn't have Erik get near his Princess. He wouldn't let Erik have his Princess!

"She's mine!" growled Adrien, his hands out as if he had claws.

Erik jumped, not expecting that. However, before he could recover, Adrien jumped at him. He was able to knock the knife away before punching Erik in the nose. Erik hissed in pain before covering his face and backing away. He missed the step and fell backwards. He tumbled down the steps, landing hard on his shoulder. He hissed in pain, clutching his arm.

Adrien wanted to continue, but saw this was his chance. He rushed down the stairs, reaching for his bag. However Erik somehow got up and tackled Adrien to the grown. Adrien hit the back of his head on the step. He yelped in pain and his hands went straight to the back of his head. He was lucky it didn't open up or he didn't get a concussion.

Erik held Adrien down. Adrien glared up at the guy, his lips curled up in a growl.

"I won't let you touch her." Adrien growled.

"What are you going to do about it, pretty boy?" Erik said with a smirk before pulling Adrien up by his collar.

Adrien grabbed the guy's hands and jerked. Erik hissed as the pain went up his shoulder. He let Adrien go and grabbed his shoulder. Adrien saw his opportunity. He punched Erik in the gut, causing spit and some blood to come out of his mouth.

Adrien felt his rage coming back. He wanted to kill this guy. He wanted to rip him apart. It was 'his' fault that Marinette was afraid of Adrien's touch. It was his fault Adrien felt guilty he couldn't protect Marinette. It was his fault for Marinette being out of school for two weeks. It was all Erik's fault!

However, while he got caught up in his emotion, he didn't see the punch thrown his way, until it was too late. He was hit hard in the gut causing Adrien to fall to his knees, gasping for air. He shut his eyes as he clutched his stomach. He coughed up blood. He forgot Erik was an athlete and even though Adrien was slim, Erik was lean. He had muscles.

"I'm ending this." Erik growled bringing his leg back.

Adrien stared up with wide eyes.

"Marinette..." he whispered.

Soooo yeah hehe ^-^