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Uneasy
Lady kept the lucky charm clutched in her fist as she left the library quickly, heading straight for the entrance. She wasn't going to be afraid anymore. She knew what she felt in her heart, no matter how hard she had tried to push it down. She was in love with Chat Noir, and even if he didn't return her feelings, she needed to tell him. She wouldn't make the mistake this time of keeping her feelings to herself.
She would show him who she was, to prove without a doubt that her trust in him was absolute, and that would never change.
She realized as she got closer to the entrance that there were an increasing number of students around. She paused for a second, watching everyone head into the audience chamber. She followed slowly, asking someone closer to the door, "Hey, what's going on?"
The girl turned to her with wide eyes, asking with a bright smile, "You didn't hear? Chat Noir found his Ladybug!"
Her eyes widened as her heart fell to her stomach. She made her way deeper into the room, seeing most of her class standing loosely around the center in a circle.
Chat Noir's voice was clear, bright and full of a joy she had never heard, "You guys should have seen her, she was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Her power was unlike anything I've ever seen. It was off the charts."
An unfamiliar, soft musical voice said it happily, "I never would have been able to do it without you."
He corrected her instantly, "But you purified the Akuma, and fixed everything that the Akuma had destroyed. You healed all of those people who had gotten hurt," she got a little closer, seeing Chat staring into the girls' eyes through the intricate silver domino mask covering the upper half of her face, "You are more than anything I could have ever imagined," he lifted their intertwined hands, kissing the back of her hand gently, "My Lady."
Her vision blurred, the hum of voices throwing out questions at them was no longer making sense. It was like white noise, just constant static that had no meaning. Her heart stuttered to a halt, her breath nothing more than an excruciating tightness in her chest.
The chestnut-haired girl somehow suddenly caught her eyes, wearing a small smile. The girl's olive-green eyes were shining bright. The girl broke her gaze as she looked back at Chat Noir lovingly when he put an arm around her back to pull her closer to him.
Chat's voice broke through all the rest, answering someone's question as though he was offended at having been asked, "Of course I do. From the moment my eyes caught hers, I knew instantly that I was in love with her."
The tears in her eyes fell and she turned quickly to go back out into the hall, missing the look of absolute triumph on the chestnut-haired girls' face as she watched the white-clad girl flee.
Lady took off back towards her room, tears streaming down her face when she bumped into someone lightly. "I'm so sorry." She said trying to hold in her sob, before taking off without waiting for a response.
"Lady?" A voice that sounded a lot like Master Fu's called out to her confused as she disappeared around the corner.
She knew this had all been a mistake from the beginning. She knew that it had been too good to be true. She had known from the start that Chat Noir would never fall in love with someone like her, but she had fallen anyways.
And now, now it didn't matter.
He had found his Ladybug, and soon he would forget about her all together, just like everyone else.
...
Rena Rouge had a slight frown on her face, watching Chat Noir gushing over this girl who had come from out of nowhere.
She wanted to be happy for her friend, but, something didn't seem right. Chat still looked like himself, and was acting like himself, but it was, off, somehow. She just didn't know what it was that was making her so uneasy.
Everyone else was asking them questions about the Akuma fight, and about where this girl, her name was Lila she thought she heard, had come from.
Viperion nudged her arm gently, motioning for her to take a few steps back with him.
She nodded subtly and moved a few paces back with him towards the door, getting away from the crowd.
"What's up Viper?"
"This is a little too convenient don't you think? Hawkmoth makes this grand move and let's his Akuma's wreak havoc all week, but never enough to do large scale harm. He lets one out that practically destroys ten city blocks, along with Blanc trying to kidnap Lady, and Volpina who just made things harder before disappearing, and then this girl just happens to appear with the power to fix everything?" He questioned.
Rena found herself frowning more, "It is a little too convenient, I'll say that much. I don't know what it is but, I don't like the feeling I'm getting." She motioned back to Chat Noir and the girl, "That girl, I don't like the energy I'm sensing from her."
Viperion shook his head, "Me either, but Chat Noir, he looks so,"
"Happy." She said, sounding defeated. "He would know, wouldn't he? He would be able to tell who the real Ladybug is."
Viperion looked towards the slightly open doors, "I thought so. I know you've thought the same thing I have though, for a while now. Despite everything that has happened with finding out she may have an Akuma in her, I've never doubted my thought that it could be her."
Rena nodded, her thoughts settling on one person, Lady. She was the only person they had ever met who could completely reverse the injuries made by an Akuma. And Chat's near immediate draw to her, even before she had started coming to Dupont. She'd be lying if she said the thought didn't frequently cross her mind, but it did.
Rena asked him concerned, "But if Lady was really meant to be Ladybug, why wouldn't her full power have shown by now? Why hasn't her healing power purified whatever that mark is on her shoulder? And where did this girl with the same power even come from?" She lifted her arm out towards them, "Viper his eyes are practically glued to her. I've never seen him like this."
Viperion let out a soft sigh, watching his friend still gushing about finding his Ladybug, "I don't know. There are still so many questions surrounding Lady, and Chat has always been so sure that he would know his Ladybug without fail."
He looked back over at Rena as she told him, "You should have heard him the past couple of days, talking about Lady. He was talking about revealing himself to her, so that there were no more secrets between them. He said he was in love with her," she said it a little frustrated, "It doesn't make sense that his heart would flip so easily."
"No, it doesn't." A soft voice said behind them.
They both turned the other way and saw Master Fu walking up to them. They both bowed slightly, "Master."
Master Fu asked them with a frown, "Chat Noir thinks he found his Ladybug, correct?"
They both nodded, but Rena couldn't help herself, "Master it can't be true. That girl couldn't possibly be Ladybug. Chat Noir, I know he thinks she is but it has to be a mistake. What about Lady?"
Master Fu looked towards the crowd, keeping his hands hidden behind his back, "Lady just ran from this direction, quite upset. I will figure out what is going on here with the girl. I need you two to go and find Lady, before we lose her for good."
Viperion whispered it, "If she saw Chat with this girl,"
Rena felt her heart stutter, finishing his sentence, "If she heard him say that he loved her, she'll be heartbroken."
Viperion said it in horror, "And wake up the dormant akuma in her shoulder if that's really what it is."
Rena was bolting out of the audience chamber before he finished his sentence, going straight for their room, begging the powers of the universe to let her be there. She could hear Viperion right on her tail as she called out in panic, "Lady!"
She flung the door to their room open, feeling like she was going to be sick.
On Lady's bed was her uniform and white mask, and next to the mask was her ID card.
Viperion said it sadly, "We're too late."
Rena snatched the mask and ID card before turning back to him, "We aren't too late. I know who she is under the mask. We are going to go and get her, before anything happens."
Viperion asked as they rushed towards the entrance, "How long have you known?"
Rena smiled slightly to herself, "Long enough. She needed someone to talk to so I showed her who I was and she showed me. Luka we are idiots for not seeing it before. Do you remember the Student Council President in high school?"
He nodded right away, "Of course. She was one of my closest friends before I found out I was a holder. Why are you bringing her up?"
She smirked, "Can you remember her face? Her name?"
He said it easily, "Yes I remember, what are you getting at?"
She pushed him, "Say her name."
He went to say her name and found himself pausing. He thought back to the girl he used to have a crush on, her face slowly coming back into focus. Her name was like a sharp stab in the back of his mind, leaving him in a whisper, "Marinette."
Rena nodded, "Marinette Dupain-Cheng. Do you remember the name of the girl Chat was obsessed with after he saved her from Chat Blanc?"
He put it together instantly, "It was her, Marinette. She's the same person." He stopped in his tracks as they made it to the entrance, "Alya, Lady, Lady is Marinette, and Marinette used to have a crush on Adrien. Adrien is Chat Noir and was falling in love with her, and she was falling in love with him a second time without knowing it."
Rena nodded, "If that's not fate, I don't know what is."
"She is his Ladybug. She's been close to him, right under his nose all this time, under all of our noses and we never saw her for what she was." He said, feeling guilty.
Rena looked as guilty as he felt, "I know. All we can do now is try to make up for it, and figure out why we never sensed her power in the first place when FOUR of us were around her in high school."
Viperion nodded, "Right, but first, let's go make sure we don't lose her to those Akuma."
They left Dupont and took to the rooftops, seeing that the sun was beginning to set. They raced towards the bakery as fast as they could, hoping that they would make it in time.
...
Tikki heard the library doors opening and flew up from the open book she had been reading, anticipation making her smile.
She hoped that Lady had managed to tell Chat Noir how she felt. If Plagg was right, and Chat Noir was in love with her too, she knew that the four of them would be happy together. Lady would be what Chat Noir needed to feel whole again, and she would finally have found her holder after all this time.
"Tikki!" Chat's happy voice sounded.
She smiled brighter, "Here Chat Noir!"
He came around the corner with a bright smile, "Tikki, you are never going to believe this." He was pulling a girl by the hand with him, a girl who was NOT Lady.
Tikki's eyes widened in shock before she collected herself, avoiding the chestnut-haired girls' cold green gaze.
Chat's eyes were sparkling in joy as he told her, "Tikki, I found her, I found our Ladybug! She is, amazing Tikki. You should have seen her power in the air, fixing everything even without a Miraculous."
Tikki flashed him a small smile, "I bet it was a sight to behold."
The girl asked her happily, "So you are my kwami, Tikki right? I'm Lila. It's nice to meet you."
Tikki told her instantly, "I am the kwami of the Ladybug Miraculous. I don't belong to anyone."
Chat told her quickly, "Lila is our Ladybug Tikki."
Tikki said it firmly, seeing the hard look in the girls' soulless green eyes, "We'll see, after Ceremony."
Chat looked at her in shock, "You can't be serious. There is no reason to wait for Ceremony to give her the Miraculous. I saw the power myself,"
"That's not how it works Chat Noir." She told him sternly, "We'll find out if she is the true Ladybug holder at Ceremony. She won't even lay eyes on my Miraculous until then."
"Don't you mean MY Miraculous?" Lila asked harshly.
Tikki knew in that instant that this girl would never, could never, be her holder.
"No, I don't." She said shortly, looking Chat Noir in the eyes, "Where is Lady? Why isn't she with you?"
Chat was frowning, "Lady? Why would she be with me?"
"Who is Lady?" Lila asked Chat upset.
He instantly turned to her, telling her quickly, "She's just a girl who started going here recently. She's not important."
"Not important?" Tikki squeaked in anger, "How dare you!"
"Calm down Tikki." A gentle voice said.
All three of them turned to see Master Fu walking towards them. Chat bowed right away, but was instantly smiling again, "Master, I'm so glad you are here. Please, tell Tikki that there is no reason to wait for Ceremony to give my Lady,"
"Ceremony is in place for a reason Chat Noir. All holders must go through Ceremony to receive their Miraculous, there are no exceptions." Master Fu said simply before telling her, "Tikki, I believe you should get some rest, for the time being."
She wanted to stay, to yell at Chat Noir for throwing Lady's feelings to the side so easily, but she could tell by the worried look in Master Fu's eyes that something was wrong. She floated over to him, nodding as she said it with forced calmness, "I think that's a good idea."
Master Fu gave her a small smile before she headed out of the library, getting a bad feeling all of a sudden.
She made her way back to the gramophone in Master Fu's office, sitting on the corner of the box as she said it out loud in the silence, "Please Lady, please be safe."
…
Master Fu waited until he was sure Tikki was gone before stepping closer to Chat Noir and the girl at his side who was clutching onto his arm.
He asked Chat Noir with a smile, "Would you like to introduce me?"
Chat's smile brightened, "Oh, of course. Master this is Lila. Lila, this is Master Fu."
Lila said it nervously, "So, you are the great Guardian."
"Indeed I am. It is nice to meet you Miss Lila." He said with a small smile.
Her demeanor changed almost instantly into bright joy, "It is an honor to meet someone of your prestige. I have been so lost for so long, looking for any signs of you or any other holders. When I saw what happened last week, I had never felt so relieved in my life."
"So, can I take it that you were the one who healed everyone in the fight against Stormy Weather?" He asked carefully, seeing her eyes tense ever so slightly.
"Of course that was me. I couldn't very well let five holders sustain permanent injuries, especially my kitten." She said softly, running her hand down Chat Noir's arm, wishing that it was Adrien's arm she was touching instead.
"Hmm," Master Fu mused to himself, "And you saw her release a similar power just now against Stoneheart, Chat Noir?"
Chat Noir nodded, "Yes Master, it was amazing."
"So you've said." Master told him, noticing him frown, "I'd like the chance to speak with Miss Lila in private Chat Noir."
She immediately gripped Chat's arm tighter and pulled him closer, "Oh, please, you can't separate us now. I've finally found my Black Cat. I don't want to be apart anymore."
Chat nodded, telling him sternly, "You can talk to her all you want, but I'm not letting my Lady out of my sight."
Master Fu let out a deep breath, knowing that fighting to get the girl away from Chat Noir was going to be a challenge. He wasn't sure what the girl had done to convince Chat so quickly that she was his Ladybug, but until he knew exactly what, he had to be careful. The last thing any of them needed was to have Chat Noir out of commission.
He told Chat softly, "I believe you have a friend who could use your attention Chat Noir, a friend we all believed you were getting very close to recently."
Chat said it hard, "The only person who matters is my Lady."
Master Fu nodded, "Exactly. As I recall, you've only ever referred to one person as your Lady. And she, is going to need you."
Chat actually frowned, looking confused for a second, "She, needs me? Why, what's the matter? Is she okay?"
Lila touched Chat's face, asking panicked, "You won't leave me, right Kitten?"
Chat said it instantly, putting his hand over hers, "No, never. I'm not going anywhere."
The girl hugged him tightly, "You can't leave me, not again."
Chat instantly hugged her back, "Never again."
"Chat Noir," he started, but Chat cut him off, "I'm not leaving her Master. Where she goes, I go."
He saw the look of triumph in Lila's eyes, and knew that unfortunately, he was going to have to concede for now, "Very well then. Miss Lila may stay with you until further notice, however, I am going to remind you about the rules of Dupont, Chat Noir." He said it a little firmer, holding Chat's eyes, "And about what happens should one go against the rules, whether they are the true holder of the age or not."
Chat's eyes widened, saying it in horror, "You wouldn't, you wouldn't do that to me knowing,"
"Don't give me a reason to." He said calmly. "You'll have to excuse me. Since you are so adamant about leaving your friends to fight on their own, it seems I need to find someone else to back them up who is willing."
He saw something flash in Chat's eyes as he blinked a few times confused, "Wait, fight? I thought you said nothing was wrong?"
"I never said anything of the sort, but no matter. Lady and the other holders are not your concern as you are otherwise predisposed at the moment. Miss Lila, I do have a few questions for you but we'll speak later, the three of us, once the other matter has been resolved."
Lila nodded, "Of course. I, have a few questions of my own."
He smiled at her, "I'm sure you do." He warned Chat gently, "Stay confined to Dupont until further notice Chat Noir. We wouldn't want an Akuma to realize who you have at your side."
Chat instantly nodded in agreement, "Yes Master."
He walked out of the library, leaving Chat Noir with Lila. He found Carapace with a few of the other Zodiacs, talking excitedly about Chat Noir finding his Ladybug.
They all bowed to him respectfully before he pulled Carapace to the side and sent him after Rena Rouge and Viperion, to go look after Lady.
The second he walked back through his office door, Tikki was flying up to him, "I don't like that girl Master Fu, I don't like her at all!"
"Nor do I Tikki." He admitted, going over to his desk quickly. He started pulling files out, laying everything out across his desk as Tikki asked him confused, "What are you looking for?"
He shook his head, "I still don't know, but the answer has to be here. You are certain of what you felt from Lady?"
Tikki nodded, "It is very faint, and Ceremony will help her power surge and connect her to me but yes, I'm almost positive she is meant to be my holder."
"Almost positive isn't what we need right now. I need you to be absolutely sure." He told her seriously.
Tikki laid it out for him, "Chat Noir is in love with her, Plagg has told me as much on more than one occasion. Chat felt drawn to Lady, even before she became a student here. Lady admitted to Rena, Carapace, and Chat Noir that she used to be in love with Adrien Agreste. They all went to high school together."
She sighed heavily, "Plagg said that Adrien keeps denying it, but he is drawn to the 'little mouse' that works with him, who IS Marinette. He carries around that Lucky Charm with the Ladybug bead on the end as though it is a life-line, and Marinette has a beaded charm identical to Adrien's. The only difference is that hers has a black bead at the end that had green cracks running through it. Do you know what she calls that little bead?"
He looked up at Tikki in surprise as she said it, "She calls it her Black Cat bead."
He asked quickly, "Chat Noir carries a Lucky Charm around with him that has a Ladybug bead on the end?"
Tikki nodded, looking sheepish, "Yes. He's, never told you?"
He shook his head, "No, not once. And you are sure he called it a Lucky Charm?"
"That's what he thinks it is. He said that charm was in his hand the day he destroyed the park. That's why he was so sure all this time that Ladybug was out there. It's why he has never lost faith in finding her."
Master Fu pulled something out of his pocket, "Does Chat Noir's charm look like this one?"
Tikki's eyes widened in shock, "That's it. Yes Master they are identical besides the last bead on the end. Where did you get that?"
"Lady dropped it on her way out of the Audience Chamber where Chat was showing off Miss Lila." Master Fu explained, staring down at the little charm.
"The charm is the reason he was so sure she was near." He said finally understanding. "And Lady has one just like it. She really could have been there during the park incident. If you are sure they are identical, these charms have to be connected, I'm sure of it."
He spread out more papers, "But why, why was she there, and what could have caused Adrien to lose control at that specific moment? Was she there because he was losing control? Or did he lose control because she was there? But still, why wouldn't either of their memories of the event be intact or accessible? Why would the park have still been destroyed if she had gone to try and contain his power somehow? And if she had truly been there at all, why did she suddenly disappear?"
Tikki stared down at all of the papers littering Master Fu's desk, saying it sadly, "I wish I knew. I wish I could help you figure it out."
He sat down in his desk chair, saying it determined, "We are going to figure this out Tikki, the connection is here. We simply have to put the pieces together."
"And Lady?" Tikki asked concerned, "I haven't felt her soft energy for a few hours now. She must have left Dupont."
He nodded, "I'm sure she returned home. She was very upset when I saw her last. She must have seen Chat Noir with Miss Lila."
Tikki felt her heart twist, "Poor Marinette, she must be so devasted." She realized it instantly, saying it panicked, "Oh no, Master, we have to send someone after her. She could draw an akuma straight to her in that state!"
"No need to worry." He said with a small smile, "I sent Rena Rouge, Viperion, and Carapace after her for that very reason. They will watch over her for the time being, until this gets sorted. She's in good hands."
"And Chat Noir?" Tikki asked a little frustrated, "This girl has him blind to her. We can't just leave him in that state. Clearly he is not himself."
"Whatever the girl has done to him is strong, and isn't leaving any sort of trace. I'm sure you felt for yourself that nothing out of the ordinary appears wrong with Chat Noir, other than his sudden infatuation with Miss Lila. We'll have to keep a close eye on her." He said.
"A very close eye." Tikki pressed.
He nodded, "And let's hope that we can figure out the mystery behind our Lady, before we are too late."
...
Marinette kept her face buried in her knees, sobbing quietly to herself. It shouldn't hurt like this. She shouldn't feel as though her heart had been shattered. Chat Noir was her friend, and he deserved to be happy. He was owed the chance to be happy. She wanted that for him. She wanted him to smile every day, and have that bright joy in his eyes every waking moment.
So why, why did being in love hurt this much?
A soft sudden tapping came from her hatch and she said it instantly, knowing her balcony could only be reached by a holder, "Go away!"
There was a small stretch of silence before a soft voice called out, "I can feel how upset you are. I want to help, please let me in."
She looked up, wiping her eyes in shock, "Chat?"
She moved to the hatch, opening it to reveal a Chat indeed, just not the one she was expecting. "Blanc."
She moved to close the hatch and he caught it quickly, telling her softly, "Wait, please hear me out. I'm not here looking for a fight. I just wanted to see if you were okay when I felt your emotions drop."
She said it confused, "You could, feel that?"
He nodded sadly, "Please, five minutes is all I'm asking and I'll leave, I promise."
She felt herself moving, giving him space to jump down into her room. She couldn't believe how similar to Chat Noir he was. The only real difference was in their eyes. Where Chat Noir's were a beautifully soft green, Chat Blanc's were a frosted blue.
More tears began to fall as she looked away from him, and he had his arms around her instantly, whispering it to her soothingly, "Let it out. It's okay."
That was all it took, and she started sobbing uncontrollably into his chest. The pain in her heart increased tenfold, binding her lungs so it was nearly impossible to breathe. He just held her tightly, giving her the chance to break down without judgment.
She knew she shouldn't have let this happen. She shouldn't feel comforted by an Akuma who had already tried to kidnap her once. Chat Blanc was working for Hawkmoth, who's only goal was to obtain the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculous.
Chat Blanc was under Hawkmoth's influence, he could use her to lure out the other holders, and she should care.
But she didn't.
He told her softly as she finally began to calm, "I'm sorry. If I had approached you a different way that first night, none of this would be happening."
She pulled away from him slightly and he asked right away, "What happened?"
She hated admitting it, "You were right. I should have realized sooner that Chat Noir would never love anyone besides Ladybug. I should have never let myself fall in love with him. I should have never gotten involved in any of this."
"Don't say that." He told her instantly, "You have a great power locked inside of you. I've known it all along. Since you don't have a Miraculous, I'm guessing the holders couldn't see how amazing you really are."
A wayward tear slipped down her face, but Blanc wiped it away gently, "You don't need them. I know they have probably drilled it into you that Akuma are the enemy, and that Hawkmoth can't be trusted, but he can help you. He can unlock the power inside of you and give it form. You don't need a high and mighty Miraculous to show them how powerful you really are."
For the briefest of moments, she considered it.
Could Hawkmoth really help her tap into her own power? Could she finally make some progress to bridging that gap? Could Hawkmoth help her prove that she wasn't weak after all?
He must have seen the conflict on her face because he told her quickly, "You don't have to give me an answer now. I can give you some time to think it over, but if you do decide you want to join us," he grabbed a small slip of paper from her desk and wrote something down, "Meet me at this address tomorrow. I'll be there all day until sunset. If you choose not to come by then, I'll take that as your answer."
He cupped her face, looking into her eyes, "For once, make a choice for you, and damn what any of those self-entitled holders may think." He hugged her tightly, and she felt the shortest few seconds of pain as his claws slid lightly across her back.
He pulled back instantly, smiling sheepishly when she flinched, "Sorry. Sharp claws."
He smiled as he checked her back, "Didn't even pierce the skin or tear the shirt. Guess my claws aren't as sharp as I thought."
She felt herself smiling slightly, watching him go back up her trapdoor. Her voice was soft, "Thank you Chat Blanc."
He smiled back at her with a nod, "I know you'll make the right choice for you. I'll be waiting." He disappeared up onto the balcony and she sat down heavily in her chaise.
What was she going to do?
...
Rena paced back and forth, her eyes flitting to the balcony every few seconds despite knowing that Marinette probably wasn't coming out.
Viperion sighed, "Rena, pacing isn't going to help."
"It's helping me." She said instantly without stopping her stride.
Carapace chuckled slightly, "You'd rather have her pacing Viper, trust me."
Rena huffed, "She won't answer my calls, or my texts. I know she is in there, her mom said she had come home upset."
Viperion shook his head, but stopped suddenly as he looked sadly towards the balcony, "We've been here all night, and there hasn't been an akuma in sight all morning. I think one of us should go check on her."
Carapace looked at Rena who said it sadly, "I need to be here to give us cover."
"And my shield will do more good here." Carapace added.
Viperion smiled shyly, "Guess that leaves me." He stood and cleared the distance to her balcony, knocking on the skyline gently, "Marinette? Marinette it's Viper. I really just, want to make sure you are okay. I know you aren't, but we are here for you. Chat Noir," he hesitated, not sure what to say, "you mean more to him than you know. That girl he was with, you have just as much chance of being Ladybug as she does."
She stayed silent, and he sighed slightly, a feeling of unease falling over him, "Rena, Cap and I are all here, if you want to talk." He moved to leave and saw a set of scratches on the hatch. He followed the lines with his fingers, his eyes widening as he saw the slight white tinge on his gloves, "Claw marks. Blanc."
He jumped down quickly into the alley and transformed back, rushing back out and walking into the bakery.
Sabine saw him first, "Oh my, Luka dear, I thought you were on tour with Jagged still?"
He smiled, trying to keep his panic in check, "We got back a few days ago. I'm sorry for dropping in like this but, is Marinette home?"
She nodded somewhat sadly, "Oh yes, she's home. Go ahead and go on up dear. I'm sure she could use a friendly face right now."
He asked as though he didn't know, "Is she all right?"
"She started at this new school, and is working at Gabriel under Mister Agreste himself, but she came home yesterday upset about something. I think she and Adrien may have gotten into an argument." Sabine said sadly, looking towards the back stairs that led up into their house.
His eyes widened, "Adrien Agreste? She still sees him?"
"They work together, and he walks her home most nights they stay late. He's such a good boy." Sabine told him with a small smile.
He smiled, "Let's see if I can't figure out what's going on."
She nodded and let him go upstairs. He walked into their house, nostalgia coming back from all the time he had spent here in high school. He rushed up to her room and knocked on the trapdoor, "Marinette? It's Luka. Your mom said you were home and that I could come up."
He opened the trapdoor slowly and peered inside calling out to her, "Marinette?"
He waited for a second and went up all the way, his heart falling as he looked around.
The room was empty.
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