The effects of time travel:
"...Minibug? Is that you?" A voice called out to her.
Lapinette groaned, the lights and sounds only made her head pound harder. Who was in the burrow with her? Surely it was another miraculous wielder, but who?
"Hang on Minibug!"
Lapinette couldn't even open her eyes if she wanted. The pain throbbed through her temples. She could feel herself be picked up by someone, but couldn't even squint to try to see who it was without the pain becoming unbearable from the light sensitivity. It was hardly a minute before she felt herself be laid down on what felt like a bed.
Lapinette managed to groan out a thanks, her arm draped over her face, covering her eyes. She felt her rescuer sit down beside her on the bed.
"You don't need to get up, it's okay." The voice explained, "I guess Fluff didn't tell you, but time travel can give you one hell of a headache."
Lapinette groaned again as she pulled the blanket over her head. Of course that was why her head felt like it was going to implode. "Who are you?" She asked, still hidden away from the light that made her head pound even harder.
"Oh right, I'm Bunnix. I use this miraculous in the future, but it's only meant for emergencies Minibug!" Bunnix stood up, "You're lucky I was there to help you."
Lapinette wanted to respond, but couldn't find the words. Bunnix was right anyway. She should have done things properly instead of trying to cheat her way to the answer. Although future Marinette had only given her a place and a time, not the identity of Hawk Moth.
Bunnix clicked the button on her watch, opening a portal back into the burrow. "I hope you'll return the rabbit miraculous, or only use it in true emergencies."
Lapinette tried to peek outside the blankets to see how bright it was in her room. She slowly pulled them down from over her head. Being 2 PM, it was still quite bright and intolerable in her current state. Needless to say, she would be hiding under the blankets until the sun went down.
She took a deep breath, then whispered, "Fluff, counterclockwise."
Marinette transformed back into her civilian form and Fluff appeared before her.
"...Are you okay?" Fluff asked nervously.
Eyes closed, Marinette nodded. "Fluff can you bring me Tikki's box please?" She said with a whisper as she pointed to her vanity. "It's in the middle drawer."
Fluff floated away and returned with the box. Marinette struggled to put the earrings on without looking in a mirror, but eventually succeeded and Tikki materialized in front of her.
"Marinette I missed you!" Tikki cried, hugging Marinette's face.
The sudden noise triggered her pounding head and squinted in pain, furrowing her brow. "Shhh." Marinette hushed as she brought a finger to her lips. "The time travel gave me a migraine, sorry Tikki."
Tikki apologized quietly then left with Fluff, leaving Marinette alone to enjoy the silence as much as she could. The silence didn't last long though, her phone vibrated almost immediately after the two kwamis flew away. She thought of ignoring it, but the ringing became incessant.
Trying to keep her eyes closed, Marinette fished out the phone from her purse that was still slung across her body under the blanket. She peeked through one eye to see a call from Adrien. She accepted the call and held the phone an inch from her ear incase it was too loud.
"Adrien?" She asked, her voice groggy.
"Mari? Are you okay?"
She could hear the panic in his voice already. She had to make sure he understood she was okay, otherwise she was going to have a nervous boyfriend skip work and appear at her door in short order. "Yeah I'm okay. I just have a migraine."
The line fell silent for a few moments while she heard Adrien talking to someone else. "Mari I'm sorry but I have to go. Feel better!"
"Okay, bye."
Marinette ended the call and dropped her phone beside her. I should have listened to Master Fu. She scolded herself internally. Why didn't she listen to him anyway?
"Tikki?" She called out to her kwami, who had been off somewhere with Fluff, keeping quiet so not to disturb her migraine.
"Yes?"
"I need you to remember something for me since I can't write it down right now: Eiffel Tower, a week after Alya's birthday." Marinette recited the instructions she'd been given from her future self.
"Leave it to me!" Tikki exclaimed in a hushed voice.
Marinette knew she couldn't focus on anything other than her migraine until it subsided, which wasn't likely to be any time soon. She was forced to settle on staying in bed in the meantime. Maybe she'd be able to get that sleep she deserved.
Marinette isn't doing things properly and cheating? Nope, pretty sure that's me.
