With no crime to be seen, and no Akumatized civilians Chat-noir was bored, yeah he was happy that everything was okay but having nothing to do he decided to vault around until morning, maybe even run a bit for exercise. Pouncing around on rooftops catlike ears pulled back and tail whipping in the wind as he leapt. Seeing his home in the near distance he sighed, slowing down to procrastinate returning to that lonely place.

Falling into his bed mid de-transformation as he face planted on his pillow. Plagg zipped out looking concerned to his kid.

"Kit?" A muffled 'Hmpf?' Was heard from Adrien as he refused to move. Plagg curled up on the pillow next to Adrien's head and poked him in the head. Adrien turned his head looking at Plagg, and yawned. He'd have to be up in an hour anyways for a photo shoot, one with a new model. His father had said it would be a surprise guest to make Adrien feel more open - whatever that means - but he knew it would just be like any other shoot with any other person.

"Kit. Answer me." Adrien blinked, he must've tuned out Plagg by accident.

"What's wrong Plagg?" He asked curling up and wrapping himself in his blanket.

"You need some sleep, some actual sleep too, not just ten minutes of it. For crying out loud--"

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

His alarm from his phone felt like it was piercing his ears, a stabbing pain making his head feel like it was being squished dramatically. Eyes clamped shut he felt Plagg put a small paw on his forehead.

"Kid you're burning up, tell Natalie, and for the love of cheese-- do not puke on me!" He yelped as he zoomed off to the side as Adrien put a hand over his mouth coughing violently.

"This feels bad...but I'll be fine." Adrien said as he sat up, feeling cold shivers run through his body, his stomach twisting and churning in a warm and painful knot.

"Kit--"

"Adrien, are you up? You have a photo shoot soon, here is your schedule." Natalie said as she walked into the room, not knocking as she handed the small clip board to Adrien.

"You look sick." She said as she placed a hand on his forehead, frowning slightly as she turned towards the door and started walking out.

"I will see if your father can schedule you off and get a doctor." She said as she turned the corner and disappeared.

hours later_

"Plagg no."

"Oh hush, get over here!" Squeaked the small Kwami.

"No."

Slurp.

"You did not just--"

"Hahaha to late now!"

"PLAGG DON'T--"

Slurp slurp.

"EW PLAGG."

The Kwami stood staring pointedly at the blonde, as he wiped the slobber off his forehead and hair.

"You are not going out without grooming. Now sit."

Huffing Adrien sat down and let Plagg finish (although reluctantly, it was gross after all)

"But I can't go out I'm sick remember?" He asked to the Kwami who chose to ignore the kid. After all it wasn't like he got to bond with him much, and what the kid didn't know shouldn't kill him--key word shouldn't because Plagg was certain this wouldn't lead to anything deadly--yet. Alas Plagg would come to that when it came to it, right now he had a kid to make look like he had style unlike his dweeb of a father.

'Seriously...doesn't that ass-hat know Adrien doesn't like white? It's to messy...' Plagg grumbled under his breath as he moved Adrien's hair out of his eyes, and moved to go steal--ahem 'borrow'--some clothing that Plagg had known the teen would either prefer or feel more comfortable in.

When Plagg came back with the perfectly borrowed goods Adrien looked really skeptical.

"It's fine, I got them from a reliable source!" Plagg said snickering to himself. 'Hey it was reliable, reliable that they sucked protecting their expensive stuff. '

Adrien looked down at the black hoodie, it was plain and he loved the softness the fabric was made of. With some faded grayish jeans that didn't feel like they were made to murder his freaking legs. He couldn't help but smile at his Kwami who looked rather pleased on having Adrien look like a normal teen, which they knew was needed.

"These are now officially my pajamas."

"Adrien no. Do not. And I repeat do not, sleep in jeans!" Plagg said narrowing his eyes at his weird kid.

"But they're so warm and comfortable and amazing!" He said pouting a face that nearly made Plagg crumble.

"Oh for Kwamis sake--ONLY for tonight! That's not a good habit. The hoodies fine, jeans get so annoying though..." Plagg would say that he didn't care, but the look on Adrien's face of adorable happiness made him grumble about stupidly cute kids that knew how to be freakishly adorable when need be without ever even knowing it.

"Goodnight Plagg!"

"Goodnight kid..."

cheese line_

Darkness surrounded her vision, with not nearly enough force as she could muster for a super powered human, around trying to grab the pair of scissors but fumbling hopelessly as she heard it grow nearer. She gasped out in terror as she prayed to whatever Kwami was out there that this would be over-

'' gruauwh..." a hideous snarl came from the darkness as she she clutched the scissors tightly, mouth pressed into a thin line as she waited for the Akuma to draw near.

Instead a horrifyingly loud yowl pierced her ears as she ducked just in time, the beast was knocked back by an unseen force--although it was extremely dark--and all she knew was that she needed to run quickly. So she did, she ran until she was out of her house and on the street, the onlookers of Paris stared in fright. At first she didn't know why, until she looked down and saw horrible scratches and bruising on her, with blood pooling mercilessly under her skin. Looking to the side she realized she was missing a small portion of her left hand, thankfully she was way to numb to care. She knelt to the ground feeling faint as she continued to look at it, almost as if she were seeing through a veil that hid her emotions, she may be there but mentally she couldn't have been further from.

"Marinette?" A voice called out, she blinked wearily before glancing around half heartedly to the voice to see her mother--or a blob that sounded like her mother--sitting in front of her, with only who she could assume to be her father.

"Marinette?!" Her mother's scream grew louder. 'My name? Huh?' She thought confused let before feeling two arms that felt cold wrap around her picking her up bridle style. When she looked up all she could see were the beautiful green eyes of her partner, or was it her school friend? Crush? Who knew, she certainly didn't.

'Am i a hero??What am I doing then...?'

"It's okay purrincess...I'm here,"

'Oh I'm bleeding out. In Chatons arms as he worries great.'

"Chat...?" I ask blearily looking up at the leather glad hero, the noises of the ambulances grew louder in the distance. I wasn't going to be the only casualty.

"M'lady?" Chat whispered, so he knew. She felt like her world was crumbling all around her, she couldn't leave him like this, not like this.

"I...I'm sorry I never got the purrfect time to say this but, I pawsitively love mew." I said with a small smile as I felt colder and colder, my vision slowly dimming. At least he's get something to hold on to when I'm gone.

"No...NO. Youcant leave m'lady Paris needs you--fuck I need you...please." Chat said. But by the time he was done, she was gone.

"Adrien?"_

Eyes flashing open within seconds Adrien opened his eyes to that he was sitting up straight, ragged breathing with warm cheeks and a worried Plagg floating in front of him.

"Kit you're crying, what's wrong?"

"Is Ladbug okay Plagg? Is she safe? Where Ma-"

"HEY HEY slow down! One at a time please...but yes she's fine, why?" Adrien felt his face and realized his cheeks were warm from crying, he felt bad for worrying Plagg.

"It's nothing, let's just go back to sleep..." and so back to sleep Adrien went, but Plagg stayed up the rest of the night watching his chosen very closely. He wasn't going to loose another one to this curse damnit. 'Guardian or not he can fuck off, I'm not leaving his side, plus...who'd get me the right kind of cheese? They'd get it ALL wrong!' The Kwami thought snidely towards the other humans.

' plus if they do end up meeting the requirement, who knows how long they have to be...here?' Shrugging Plagg laid beside Adrien and watched as he lazily flicked his tail around.