The next morning the light of dawn woke Marinette, who had cried her self to sleep at someone point, she had felt limp nearly numb. Her mind was clouded she couldn't deal the thought of seeing him again, anytime soon at least. The clock show she was going to be late for school if she didn't hurry up, Mari quickly changed and rushed down the stairs only stopping to grab a banana for breakfast and say goodbye to her parents. Marinette had only just reached her classroom just as the final bell had rung she sat down before the teacher could say a word. The class began Mari barely listening at all, her mind still had the looming thought of Chat's eyes gleaming as he had approached her the night before. She stared forward, in front of her was Adrien; he had stolen a few glances at Marinette as she entered the room. Adrien was still worried that Mari might have skipped school altogether but was slightly relieved when he originally saw her. The feating hope she wasn't completely confused or mentally broken was extinguished, the moment he saw her eyes the beautiful glimmer which had usually rested in her eye had recited. No dought he was the cause, the stupid kiss meant he couldn't visit his princess.
Alya leaned over to Marinette. "Hey, girl, are you all right? You don't look like yourself, did something happen?" The blonde hair teen body stiffened from hearing Alya.
"Oh, um I'm just tired. I didn't sleep well." Mari whispered. Alya simply sighed, and wonder if the reason Marinette's lack of sleep had something to do with her crush on Adrien.
The day dragged on their usual school routine clicked in, around noon during lunch Marinette was sitting with Alya. Marinette had wanted to sit outside instead of staying within the warm school. She headed out into the entrance of the building and sat down on the steps alone, her thought kept drifting to Cat Noir. Adrien had just returned from going home for lunch and saw Mari.
"Marinette, why are you out here all by yourself?" He called out as we walked over to her. She was lost in thought but then was a little surprised she didn't hear the car, Adrien had brought her out of her thoughts on what Chat had done.
"Oh, Adrien. I just wanted some fresh air." Mari tried to leave, "Mari, is something bothering you?" Adrien asked concerned.
"Um...uh..y..yes. " She muttered. Adrien stood only one step lower than Marinette looking at her.
"If you need to talk, am here to listen. You're my friend Mari, if something is truly bothering you I want to help. If you'll let me."
"Thank you, Adrien. That's very..." Marinette stop mid-sentence behind Adrien was an aluminized person, Mari's first instinct was to move Adrien out of the way. Normally she would have jumped and tackled Adrien out of the way but her mind was too clouded to think as fast she usually did. All Mari did in time was push Adrien into the bushes beside the steps. Before Jet-Ed used his power of commanding the airflow to send Marinette flying into the front doors, hitting her head against the left door and her back collided with the handles. As she crashed onto the doors she let a blood-curdling scream, then landed inside the school and lost conciseness.
After Adrien had plugged into the bush he heard his princess's scream, his heart shattered. He turned into Cat Noir inraged, seeing Jet-Ed, Chaton used his staff send Jet-Ed soaring into the air. Jet-Ed used it to his advantage curving the wind and landing softly atop a building not far from the school. Chat ran inside rushing to aid Marinette, she was still knocked out and scarlet droplets were slowly dripping from the back of Mari's head.
"Shit... This is all my fault, Why didn't she jump with me. God, I need to get her to a hospital." No, if I try to bring her to the hospital the Akuma will follow me. Where is LadyBug? The best thing I can do is bright her to the nurse's office and stop the bleeding. Then fight.
Chat carryed Marinette bridle style to the nurse's office, luckily she was gone. He laid Mari down one of the beds and rummaged around for a cloth or something to stop the bleeding before Mair lost any more blood. Chat riffled through the cabinet finally finding a cloth and bandages, he used the cloth and carefully a plied pressure to Marinette's wound even though she was unconcise her body instantly tensed up.
"Oh, crud. Mari, sorry." He said that knowing she wouldn't hear it, but it was instinct. The feline superhero bandaged Mari's head even though he had no experience in treating head injuries, but did his best. Hopefully, it would stop the bleeding long enough for him and LadyBug to devilize the Akuma.
After Chat made sure her bleeding had stopped he ran outside just in time to seen the Akumatize victim land in front of the school. Jet-Ed had returned with a massive wind barer around himself. "So, kid what are you suppose to be? Cloud Man?" Cat Noir teased.
"My name is Jet-Ed you stupid Cat! Try and hit me now little kitty. Or give up now and hand over your Miraculous." He yelled.
"Ever. I and Ladybug will stop you, after all, you're just hot air." Chat joked.
Jet-Ed's outfit was all blue with cloud shaped glasses, on his left wristband was a compass. Chat couldn't land a single attack on Jet-Ed, the barer was too powerful. Cat Noir kept himself between the school and Jet-Ed, as he extended is staff and tried to land and blows. But it as futile, the wind simply deflected any long range forms of attack. Jet-Ed raised his left arm sending a powerful gust of wind towards Chat. Cat Noir just barely jumped out of the way in time.
Damn it! This is pointless if I can hit him, and if I use Cataclysm I'll be out of time. What should I do? Where are you Ladybug? Chat though inside of this head.
Inside the school, Marinette groaned in pain and slowly sat up still dazed by Jet-Ed's attack. "mmm... W...Wh..where am I?"
Mari's eye shot open remembering what had happened, her head was pounding with pain. Marinette tried to stand up, but the pain combined with her dizziness she had nearly collapsed. Tikki flew out of Marinette's purse and hovered in front of Mari's face.
"Marinette, are you okay?" The tiny voice spook.
"Tikki, I..I need to... help... Chat." She groin in pain.
"Your not in any condition to fight," Tikki argued. "you could end up seriously hurting yourself."
"Cat Noir, can't purify Akumas only I can," Mari yelled back. "If I don't go help him, he'll get hurt more than I will. Tikki, I know you're looking out for me, but Paris needs me. Chat needs me, but I need you."
"Mari, okay. But If you get hit again, you're going to be down for the count. And that would reveal your secret identity."
"I know, that. But it's part of our job, isn't it?"
"Fine, just say the words." Tikki sighed.
"Thank, you." Mari wearily smiled, she took off the bandages. She didn't want the chance of Chat realizing it was her. "Tikki, Spots on!"
The red glow enveloped Marinette transforming her into Ladybug, she opened the window and use her yo-yo to swing out of the school to join Cat Noir in battle.
Back with Chat, he was running in a huge circle to confuse Jet-Ed. But A huge gust of wind sent Chat flying into the air, knocking his staff out of his hands.
"Oh, crap. Marinette, am sorry I ever got a chance to apologize for that stupid kiss." Chat said aloud, hoping that these wouldn't be his last words. The wind which had set him soaring into the sky was gone and he began to plummet down, Chat closed his eyes. Seeing his life flash before his eyes, that times with his mother when his family was whole, seeing she had disappeared. When his father became distant, then the wonderful moment when Adrien became Cat Noir. The first time he had met Ladybug, tied up in her yo-yo handing from his staff. Being able to go to school, meeting all of his friends. The time he had spent with Marinette as Adrien and Chat. And all of the adventures he and Ladybug shared, seeing the fear in Marinette's eyes the night before. The wind pounding in his ears, then far away he heard the faint sound of Jet-Ed sinister laugh. Cat Noir knew he had to be only a few feet from hitting the ground, soon staining the sidewalk. This last thought drifted to Ladybug, and then to Marinette. Chat clenched his eyes tighter waiting for his doom to come. The winded stopped pounding in his ears. Am I dead? I can't bear to open my eyes. Adrien thought to afraid to look fearing he had died and was in limbo in between Heaven and Hell. It was as if he was hanging in mid-air, being held by a goddess. Yet this felt strangely familiar.
"Um... Kitty, are you just going to keep your eyes closed and leave me to get shot at by Jet-Ed?" Ladybug said weakly. Chat's eye flew open, he was staring at his lady long a few inches away. He was dangling upside down, his ankles were tied up with Ladybugs yo-yo and the rest of the string was being supported by a lamppost and the end was in her hands.
"So... are you going to stare at me all day. Or devilize this Akuma?"
"Ladybug, where have you been?"
Ladybug dropped Chat onto the ground, he jumped back up. They were about a few building away from the school.
"Chat...I..I'm not feeling well. I can't fight, or at least can't take any hits or I'm might not be able to just back up." She said timidly. Chat's eye widened, and face was stricken with concern.
"M'lady, are you sure, you should even be here now?"
"No, but if I hadn't come. You...you could have died. And I need to purify the Akuma."
"Alright... Thank for the save. But if one wind blast comes anywhere near you, please leave."
"Chat, I can't promise you that." Ladybug replied holding her head, the pain was becoming stronger. "Kitty, the left arm, his compass Akuma has to be there."
"Ladybug, are you okay?"
"No, time Kitty. District him, I'll tie him up."
"You look don't good." He said worriedly. But he was right Mari's face was pale, she was dizzy as hell. Yet somehow she was completely calm.
"Chaton! Please, stick to the plan. I'll be fine."
Chat nodded, and their argument ended just in time Jet-Ed had found them. They put the plan into action, Chat run in front of Jet-ed trying to make him have to use his powers. The villain extended his left arm the air flow morphed from a light breeze to a mighty raging force of wind. The barrier that protected Jet-Ed was weakening, Ladybug shot her yo-yo to subdue him. The string bounding his arms to his sides, Chat removed the compass from his wrists. Slammed into the ground fracturing the small dark colored butterfly flew out, Ladybug untied Jet-Ed. She used her yo-yo to purify the butterfly.
"No more evil going for you," She said releasing a white butterfly into the air. "Bye Bye little Butterfly."
She stepped back the fatigued and pain washed over her, scenes failing her. Ladybug tried to take off, but Chat stopped her.
"M'lady,"
"S..s..sorry, I have too..leave."
"Please, wait..." He called out. But it was too late she had jumped off into the city, he had considered following her. Chat remembered Marinette was still in the nurse's office, he took off towards the school after making sure the teen was okay. Marinette had made it back first just in time to rebandage her head and lay back down before what was left of her strength had failed her. Adrien had entered through the front doors hide in an empty classroom and de-transformed, then ran back to the nurse's office. He calms himself down before opening the door, Marinette was still in bed. From his perspective, it looked like Marinette hadn't regained conciseness. Adrien walked over to her bedside thinking what was the best cores of action to bring her to the hospital. Would an ambulance get here fast enough? Or would feeding Plagg be faster? Oh, screw the ambulance.
"Mari? Hey, can you hear me?" He asked, but she didn't respond. The whole fighting was too much for her she passed out just before he had entered the room.
"Plagg, here." Adrien had given his Kwami three pieces of camembert cheese to ensure his energy would last. Plagg scarfed down the rancid cheese and stared at Adrien.
"Kid, what are you thinking?"
"No, time. Claws Out!"
Hey, Hope you like this story and sorry I took forever, School isn't easy. And I can't let my grades slip. Hope this long chapter will make it up to you guys. And thank you for following and liking my story. Any comments are well come, I love to hear your thoughts.
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