Louis and Ava had planned this day for months. It should have been perfect. The couple had picked out the cake and flowers; Ava had painstakingly decided on the bridesmaid's dresses and the songs for the reception. No matter how well laid the plans may be, mother-in-laws will always find a way to derail the plot.

Four miles from the sanctuary, Louis shouted at his best man, "What do you mean we're lost?! Toulouse, you said you knew where you were going!"

"I thought I knew, but after the detour, I lost my sense of direction. Don't worry man, I'll get you there."

Louis rolled his eyes at his friend. "We're already late."

"Hey! I said I'd get you there, I didn't say anything about it being on time."

The young groom quickly dialed his mother's number. "Yes?" a middle aged woman answered.

"Mom! It's Louis. You've got to tell Ava that I'm running late. There was a detour and Toulouse has gotten us a little lost. Tell her that I'm going to be there."

"Of course my dear!" his mother replied, "I'll make sure she doesn't panic." The pair ended the call, and the older woman smiled in spite.

Anxious to get to his bride, the groom started running.

Louis should have been at the church at 11:30AM, and Ava was to walk down the aisle at 12, but 12:30 came and went and the groom was still absent. Ava paced anxiously in the back hall of the church, sweat slicking her hands. There was a creak at the door and she looked up, expecting her suitor…only to see her would be mother-in-law instead.

"You should really call this whole thing off," The middle aged woman sneered. "My son is doing you a favor by jilting you. We both always knew how this would end."

"What?" the bride asked in surprise.

"Louis just called me, he said he's changed his mind. He's not coming, we really should tell the rest of the guests...no reason to waste everyone's time."

Ava could feel her chest tighten, understandably upset, she rushed from the church. Two of her bridesmaids followed suit.

—

Outside the bride sneered at the two heroes. "Where is Louis!?" she screeched.

The duo launched into an attack on the akumatized victims. With her dress so large, she couldn't dodge out of the way. Ladybug grabbed one of her arms and Cat Noir held the other. The bridezilla didn't even struggle. She smiled slyly and her bridesmaids came to the rescue. The mob of pink dressed people rushed Cat Noir and Ladybug, ripping them from their target.

"Ladybug!" the black clad hero shouted. Anger bubbled within him and Adrien whipped his bo staff in a circular motion, knocking the attackers away. He quickly launched himself into the mob, grabbed his partner and pulled her free. "I hope you have a plan!" he said as they stood back to back.

"It looks like the akuma is in her bouquet. If we can get it away from her, we should be fine."

"Easier said than done!" he retorted. "How do you think we're going to get away from this riot?"

Ladybug glanced around quickly, looking frantically for something she could use to latch her yo-yo onto. Luckily they weren't far from a church. She could easily spy several gargoyles on the roof. Grabbing her partner around the waist she used her yo-yo to pull them to the roof of the church.

"I could use a little warning next time." Cat Noir said, rubbing the back of his neck. He was definitely going to feel that whiplash tomorrow.

"I'm sorry." Marinette said guiltily, "I was only thinking about getting away."

The blonde boy shook his head, "It's fine, what's the plan?"

Ladybug wasn't really listening, "I'm not sorry about just now…I'm sorry for last week. It wasn't—"

Adrien snapped his fingers in front of her face, "Focus Ladybug! We don't have time to talk about last week, we have to save Paris right now. Get your head in the game."

She was surprised that he'd spoken to her that way. Cat Noir was usually understanding and kind…this had come off more fierce. 'Of course,' She thought to herself, 'I deserve the criticism. I shouldn't have treated him so badly…'

"You're the brains of this operation Milady. What are we going to do?"

Ladybug opened her mouth, but before she could say anything there was a shriek from the square below. Apparently Louis had arrived on the scene.

"Louis!" the Bridezilla shouted at a man dressed in a tuxedo. "You dare to present yourself before me?!"

"Ava?" The man questioned. After a moment, recognition washed across his face. "What's going on? What are you doing?"

Ladybug and Cat Noir landed next to the Groom. "Sir," Ladybug began, "You need to get away from here. I think you're the target she's after."

As Ladybug reached for his arm, Louis pulled away. "Ava, why are you doing this?"

"You question me?!" The woman in white shouted. "You left me at the alter! You betrayed my trust! And now you're going to suffer."

"What!? No!" Louis said, rushing toward his bride, "I would never leave you! Didn't my mom tell you that we were running late? I would never betray you. You are my light."

The akumatized victim seemed to soften and her hold on the bridesmaids seemed to weaken. "You are my reason to be," Louis continued. He was now only about 10 feet away. "You are my other half, and I could never go on in this world without you." As he said this, he took the stunned woman in his arms and kissed her with an intense passion.

The woman was so stunned she dropped her bouquet and began to transform back into her normal self. She returned the kiss in ernest. While the two lovers were distracted. Cat Noir grabbed the bouquet and destroyed it. As a purple butterfly escaped, Ladybug captured and purified the troublemaker.

The couple continued to kiss as Paris and the confused bystanders returned to normal. Cat Noir gave Ladybug a salute, "Well it looks like we're done here and in record time. If you don't mind, I've got some place to be."

"Stop!" Ladybug pleaded as she grabbed his hand, "I need to talk to you."

"Can it wait?" he asked, "There is someone waiting for me."

"It can't wait. I really have something important to say to you."

The boy sighed in irritation, "This better be good…"

This is kind of a funny chapter, because my husband also got lost on the way to the wedding. I showed up to the venue 10 minutes before he did and we had to do some creative hiding to keep him from seeing my dress (he left to go to the venue 45 minutes before hand and it was only 5 minutes away). My mother in law also tried to derail things at the reception, but because all of our friends knew ahead of time what she was like, they all shut her down before she could cause any trouble.

In case you're wondering about Louis turning her back, I'm kind of basing the thought off of the Origins episode where Stoneheart was turned back by Mylene's kiss.