"This would have been her wedding dress." Felix said showing her the mannequin that wore a long white wedding dress with short sleeves that covered the shoulders and long white gloves. The dress showed some cleavage but kept the breasts covered. A white ribbon choker with a small pendent was around the neck followed by a white necklace the hung below it. It was topped by a lovely veil and white flower head pieace.
"It's very beautiful." She said.
"It was specially designed for her."
"Well the detail is amazing."
"Ashame she never got to wear it. She would have been a beautiful bride."
"I bet she would. He must have loved her so much."
"He did. He still does and always will." He looked at her lovingly, she looked back confused. "Marinette, do you believe that love is about second chances? About forgiveness?"
"Yes I do."
He gently took her hands. "Remember."
"Remember? Sir are you alright?"
"Don't you recognize me?! Why don't you remember?!"
"Remember what? Sir you're scaring me."
"Where it happened! Before you killed yourself! I love you Bridgette! I still love you! I have always loved you! And now that I've found you we can finally be together!"
"Let me go!" She said pulling away from him. She ran out of the room.
"Bridgette! Wait!" He said going after her. To her surprise and shock he kept disappearing and reappearing.
"What are you?" She asked.
"Don't be frightened my love I maybe dead but I'm still the same."
Marinette gasped in horror when he said dead. Was he a ghost? She started running again.
"Bridgette! Please! I love you!"
"I'm not Bridgette!" She cried.
"Bridgette!"
"Leave me alone! Get away from me!" She said running outside, leaving Frlix heartbroken.
"She doesn't remember." He sighed. "It's not her."
"It is her sir." Victor said.
"It can't be!" He shouted. "She didn't know me! She looked at me dead in the eyes and she still had no idea who I was. She doesn't know me!"
"Don't worry sir in time she will remember." He said. "Please just rest sir and leave everything to me."
Felix disappeared while Victor went to see the fortune teller. "Where is she?" He ordered.
"She's heading into the haunted forest."
"She must return."
"Be warned." She said. "The boy called Adrien is also looking for her."
Victor approached some gargoyle statues. With a wave of his hand they came to life. "Go to the haunted forest and bring me that girl, do what you like with the others but I want her alive and unharmed." He ordered. "They'll give you no trouble I promise you that. Now go! Fly!"
They quickly out into the woods. Meanwhile Marinette found herself going further into the dark and scary forest but she was more afraid of what she saw in the mansion then the woods. After running for a long time she finally realized that in her haste to get away she forgot about her friends.
"Marinette are you alright?" Tikki asked.
"No! I think I've just seen a ghost."
"I felt a strong spiritual presence in that house."
"We have to go back for Adrien and the others."
"Adrien isn't in there." She said. "He's out here some where."
"How do you know?"
"I can sense his Kwami Plagg out here."
"But what about Nino and Alya?"
"Trust me Marinette it's you that he wants."
"Felix?"
"No someone much more dangerous."
"Who?"
"I don't know yet."
Suddenly she felt a cold, shivering, feeling. She looked around to see hundreds of ghosts. Walking, sitting, talking, like they were regular people. "Tikki. I see dead people."
"Me too."
"Why haven't they moved on?"
"Unfinished business. Like Felix, they stayed behind and they won't move on until their business is finished."
"Maybe on of them knows where Adrien is. Um excuse me!" She called. "Have any of you seen a young boy with blonde hair and the most gorgeous green eyes in the world?"
But they didn't answer.
"No use asking them." Said one short ghost. "They don't converse with the living."
"Well maybe you can help me. Have you seen him?"
"Can say that I have Miss but if you want I can guide through the forest."
"Oh thank you. I'm Marinette."
"Grim."
"Grim?"
"That's my name."
"Nice to meet you."
...
"Marinette!" Adrien called. "Marinette! Plagg are you sure she's out here?"
"I can sense her Kwami Tikki. Trust me she's in this forest...somewhere."
"Marinette! Marinette! Where are you? Answer me! Please!"
"Uh Adrien." Plagg said.
"What?"
"Look up."
He did and he saw the sky flooded with flying spirits and ghosts.
"Um Plagg. Why do I see dead people?"
"They're spirits with unfinished business and until it's finished they won't move on."
"Man this place is creepy. I can't wait to find Marinette and go home."
"And I can't wait to get more Camembert."
"You know the way you love cheese makes me wonder if you really are a cat kwami. You sure you're not a mouse?"