A/N: Hey guys sorry about the huge delays between chapters at the moment. Ive been having serious issues between children home from school (yes im a mum and no im not ashamed to be a 30 year old totally obsessed with miraculous and shipping the love square etc) any way, between that and intense writers block and mental health issues etc... any way needless to say this story is taking a lot longer than I anticipated and all my other work is suffering because of it too. But thank you so much for sticking with me. Im putting up 26 &27 now so only like 4 more chapters to go :) please enjoy and review (let me know your still there and my efforts are not in vain TT3TT) -bug-out-

Marinette was tired. She was sick and tired. She only transformed into LadyBug these days to cleanse the Akuma. It had been a week since their last Akuma and now she was facing the TV and trying not to nod off again.

It had been a long day at home. She had been so sick over the past few days her parents were getting worried. She had a message on her phone saying that Nino needed to talk with her ASAP. He had left the message 2 days ago when she had fallen asleep at HQ. When she woke up Tikki was waiting for her with the message from Nino as well as a message on her phone from Nino. Apparently he had to go but he really needed to talk to her ASAP.

Her mum was fussing over her again, taking her temperature and brining her a drink.

"Mum, its nice and everything but can you back off" Sabine stepped away. With the sickness and grouchy mood she had asked a few times if the girl could be pregnant only to be snapped at. She would not ask again. Marinette was a good girl. Honest by fault, well, all except being LadyBug but she wasn't meant to know that. If Marinette said she hadn't been physical with Adrien yet, or any other boy, then she was to believe her. Despite what her gut was telling her.

"Sorry mum" Marinettes eyes welled up in tears "I didn't mean it- I'm just so fed up. I think I just need some air." It seemed like the Akuma attack on the TV was clearing up and Sabine nodded knowing, although she shouldnt, that her daughter was needed elsewhere.

"Sick and tired of being sick and tired" Toms forever joyful voice boomed from the other side on the room.

Although it was usually opening hours for the bakery it was generally considered that all shops shut during an Akuma attack to avoid temptation of those who wanted to avoid the rush. A few people had learnt that it wasn't worth being caught up in an Akuma. There were plenty of places that remained manned as shelter for people and several Akuma shelter structures around the district.

Marinette rolled her eyes and groaned as she stretched and yawned and made her way to her bedroom where she could steal herself out of the house to do her hero job.

Tikki was sleepily munching on a cookie in Marinettes room. Marinette raised an eyebrow whilst she wasn't looking at her. She wouldn't dare say anything but these days Tikki was permanently attached to a cookie. Sleeping or eating is what she did. Sometimes she would chide Marinette for the simplest of things and then over-dramatically apologise later. Marinette wasn't sure, and she would never say anything, but Tikki was getting fat.

"Is it time?" Tikki looked up at Marinette.

"Yeah" Marinette yawned once more "sp-spots on"

Tikki was sucked into the earrings and Marinette felt a wave of energy surge through her. She fled out into the fading evening sky and landed softly on a roof nearby the fight. There were already reporters gathering round, knowing that it would be over soon. This Akuma didn't want to go down.

The whole team were there and the reporters were still asking the same question they had since Carapace turned up. "Where is ladybug?" Marinette couldnt blame them. She was usually first on the scene. She was just lucky that Akumas had been rarer and shorter the past few weeks. Now a particularly vicious one like this-

A shoot of energy blasted near her and she had flipped twice just to avoid being hit directly. Guess the Akuma had spotted her. She rolled her eyes at her own pun despite it being in her head. She jumped towards the team who seemed to be gathering up to discuss tactics somehow.

"We need our Lady!" Queen Bee was buzzing

"NO!" Nino and Alya had shouted together causing both Marinette and Adrien to take a step back in confusion. The turtle and fox couple blushed a bit and Marinette was reminded that she still hadn't called Alya back either. She was becoming even more forgetful these past few weeks. Whatever this is she hoped it would pass soon.

"I think your too late on that one" Chat pointed out and resisted the urge to bound up to her and pounce on her.

She smirked at him and blushed as she realised she was feeling the urge to jump over and kiss him, and more. She covered the blush by calling for lucky charm.

She immediately regretted it as her energy was sapped from her. She suddenly felt dizzy and barely caught the object before falling on to one knee. Luckily the lucky charm was a massive vat of some sort of oil and was quite heavy so the public should think it was just that.

Pouring the oil over some plastic sheets she found in some of the rubble she made a type of slip and slide that the Akuma was lured into. The object was broken and Marinette barely had time to grab the bottle before catching her breath and chasing after the little purple winged butterfly. She grabbed it mid-air with the others in the team chasing her. She landed on the ledge of a tall building and allowed the now white butterfly flit off to freedom.

She could feel her self swaying. "miraculous ladybug" she whispered and dropped the now empty bottle instead of how she would usually throw it up into the air. She felt a breeze behind her neck and then opened her eyes to find 9 pairs of eyes starring down at her from the same rooftop.

She pushed herself up gingerly, feeling sore and tired. A lot of the eyes looked red and swollen from tears.

Alya who was now detransformed was the first to wrap her arms around her not attempting to hide the sobbing she was now doing into her shoulder.

She smiled. "Its ok Alya, I think, I mean. What happened?" She was suddenly very aware that it was dark. She had a thick blanket around her and everyone was detrasformed and staring at her (including kwamis)

"It was a free fall" Queen Bee spoke quietly "You did your thing and then 'poof' Marinette was plummeting off this 8 story building. I mean, it was strange, right Chat?"

Marinette turned towards Adrien who was staying unusually quite at the back of the group. His eyes looked the most worn and red and a tinge of anger there that made her feel dizzy with longing for him.

"Yep" he said popping the P "No magic sparkles, just like chlo said 'poof' and theres the love of my life plummiting. If I hadn't been there-" He looked down at his hands and the floor again. He had obviously thought a lot about this.

Marinette opened her mouth to say something but was cut off by Adrien walking forward and raising his voice. "Now. Tell. Us. What. Is. Going. on." He glared between Nino and the Kwamis who all suddenly seemed rather sheepish.

Nino glared at Adrien and Marinette wondered what had been said between the 2 best friends to make them act this way in such a short period of time. "Marinette. um.. maybe a private word-"

Adrien looked ready to murder someone but Marinette shook her head "No its ok Nino, If its something that effects me being Ladybug then its better we all know now rather than my weeks and weeks of processing time. Plus more people thinking the quicker we can get this sorted right?"

Nino looked at her sweet and innocent smile and wished he didn't have to give her this news. He wished more than ever that Fu was here to handle this. He looked at Tikki for encouragement and hope that she would take this burden from him but her eyes caught his and she just looked at the floor once more.

"Mari, I- I don't know how to say this. - I -" He looked pleadingly at Alya who nodded at him and he gave a huge sigh of relief.

"Mari, sweetheart." Alya pushed the hair from Marinettes face back behind her ear.

"Alya, whats going on?" Marinette was beginning to get a bit scared now "Am I- am I – dying?"

She heard Adrien stop breathing from the space he now occupied beside her and heard his relief as Alya chuckled breathlessly and shock her head.

"No Sweetie. Actually, quite the opposite. Apparently, your pregnant."