Adrien sighs. "Should I suffer by not being with the woman I love with passion? It's fair for Kagami but I only have compassion and obligation with her why shouldn't I just be honest with her? To tell her that I'm willing to help her but I need my freedom to redo my life with Mari."


Mari and Fu were about to go to sleep when the doorbell rang. "Who could it be at this time?" Fu asked.

Mari shrugged. "I'll go see who it is." She walks over to the door. "Who is it?"

"It's me Luka please open the door Mari." Came Luka's desperated voice.

Mari opened the door and Luka walked in a nervous wreck. "Luka what happened?"

"I couldn't last any longer without seeing you Mari. Please forgive me I know it's crazy but I had to come at this time or any time that is necessary. I had to see you hear your voice to convince myself that you exists." Luka replied.


"...But I can't Kagami has done everything for me and I haven't done enough to cue her I can't leave her now." Adrien covers his face in frustration.

Ruby walked in with the teas and puts them on the table. "Adrien Kagami or better yet Ryuuko just came back."


"Can you explain to me what's going on with you?" Mari asked.

"First of all Mari can you forgive me? Can you forget what happened that day? I'm sincerely sorry and I feel bad for how I treated you." Luka stated.


"I saw her coming in though the garden from a window." Ruby added. "What are you going to do Adrien?"

"We're going to wait a little bit. In 15 minutes knock on her door and tell her that I want to see her don't tell her why though." Ruby nodded and left the study. "...Mari if only you were by my side now."


"You are forgiven Luka." Mari replied. "Just forgot about what happened better yet nothing happened. Honestly I was so mad that I said you hitted me on purpose but I know that you didn't. So now tell me what happened?"

"She happened. Ryuuko came back in my life." Luka replied. "She looks for me wherever I am. That woman came back to torment me."


"What's wrong Sabine?" Tom asked a sad looking Sabine who was laying in their bed. "You can't sleep?"

"No I can't sleep when Mari gave me Adrienne she had a serious look and quickly went to her room. I'm worried about Mari. You should've seen her face...it was obvious that something painful happened to her." Sabine replied. "Our daughter is suffering badly Tom. I don't know why and I can't comfort her even though I'm her mother."


Kagami walked in Adrien's study. "Ruby told me that you wanted to see me. What's the matter?"

"Where were you a moment ago?" Adrien asked.


"I don't know how to escape from Ryuuko Mari." Luka continued. "She appears when I least expect it. At first I thought that I was just seeing things and I still can't explain it because I saw Ryuuko in places that she shouldn't know or be able to go to. I think that I'm going to go crazy if this continues."

"The first thing you should do is to try and calm down." Mari replied.

"You are the only one that can save me Mari." Luka stated.


"I was in my room sitting on my bed when Ruby knocked on the door to tell me that you wanted to see me." Kagami replied.

"Yes but you weren't in your room before that." Adrien stated. "The same thing happened again Ryuuko took over your body again has this happened before since you came back to the house? Where were you Kagami? With who?"

"I told you to lock the door that lead to the garden in my room." Kagami replied. "I wasn't sure myself if it was happening. Please cue me Adrien as soon as you can."


"Do you still have feelings for her?' Mari asked.

"No how can I ever love a woman like that." Luka replied. "Ryuuko came back to destroy me. Mari you saved me once please save me again or Ryuuko will destroy me. Only you can do it."

"I don't know what to tell you Luka." Mari stated.

"It doesn't have to be good things just tell me anything." Luka replied.

"Okay than I'll tell you something ironic. You wanted to take Adrienne that day so I would follow you while Adrien wants to take Adrienne to keep her." Mari stated. "He already registered her now she is Adrienne Emma Agreste Dupain without me being able to say something about it."


"She wasn't in the party when I arrived but later she came out from her room." Sabine continued telling Tom. "She looked like she was crying. She hesitated to hand me Adrienne and when she did it was without saying a word and she went straight back to her room. She never left her room for the rest of the time I was there. Our daughter is suffering I'm sure of It and our hands are tied from being able to help her in any way possible. She denies us and that is the most painful part."

"Time will allow you to get closer to her Sabine." Tom replied. "Though I do believe that Mari's separation with Adrien also has an influence with her denying you in a way."


Elsa and Michael were laying on the field all night when suddenly birds start to sing. "Do you hear that? The sun must be rising now. The birds are awake and the sky is turning into beautiful colors of aurora the day is near. A day more...a day less..." that was the last thing Michael said before taking his last breath and closing his eyes.

"Michael...Michael!...Michael!" Elsa exclaimed before bursting into tears crying on his chest as the sun rose and there was no sight of darkness anymore.

Roxie Mathew and Elsa's parents were nervously waiting at the house when Roxie's phone rang and she answered. "Hello?"

Elsa tried to speak with her sobbing. "Roxie I'm calling because...because."

"I can imagine where are you we'll catch up to you." Roxie stated.

Elsa told her. "Tell my parents to be prepared Michael just died." Elsa hangs up before bursting into tears again.


Adrien was laying in his bed thinking when there was a knock on the door. "Who is it?"

"It's me Natalie sir. I have to give you a message." Natalie replied.

"Come in Natalie it's open." Adrien stated.

Natalie opened the door and walked in. "Sir your uncle called to inform you that the husband of your cousin Elsa just died."

Adrien sighs. "That's what I feared. Natalie tell Ruby to get ready we are heading to our uncle's house."


"When was that Roxie?" Mari asked over the phone. "...Poor guy. Thanks for letting us know bye." Mari hangs up. "Michael died just as the sun was rising."

"From my understanding he was a great writer especially in poety. Sadly he was a man that did everything that harmed him." Luka stated.

Fu looked at both of them. "You guys didn't sleep did you?"

Mari shook her head no. "We stayed up all night talking." Luka replied.

"Well I'll make you two breakfast." Fu said before walking to the kitchen.

"I'm sorry for what happened to Michael." Luka told Mari.

Mari sighs sadly. "He was a great friend for years. I'm going to the funeral to say goodbye and to accompany Elsa during this hard time."

"I'll go with you." Luka stated and Mari nodded.


"Maya please do me a favor and bathe that dog he smells." Audrey told Maya playfully.

"Alright but dogs shouldn't be bathed so often since the soap is bad for their fur at the most they should be bathed two times per month that's what the vet told us when we took him for his shots." Maya replied. "And please don't call him that dog it sounds harsh his name is Teddy."

Natalie walked over to them. "Mrs. Audrey we were just Imformed that Mrs. Elsa's husband just passed away. I just told Mr Adrien and I'm about to tell Miss. Ruby. Mr. Adrien wants to know if you will like to go with them to the funeral."

"You said the husband of aunt Elsa?" Maya asked sadly. "He died like mommy."

"Natalie tell Adrien that I'm going with him and Ruby." Audrey stated and Natalie nodded.


Ciel walked over to Elsa. "Elsa you should rest you haven't had any sleep."

"No mom later I want to stay by Michael's side to the end." Elsa replied.

"He looks like he's sleeping he has a smile on his face." Roxie stated.

Elsa smiled. "He must be seeing his sun rise."

Nino and his mother were there since Father Carlos asked them to help with the funeral preparations. Since Michael didn't want the funeral to be anywhere else besides the house Elsa planned the funeral to be at her house.

At that moment Mari walked in with Luka and Marlena. "Look who's coming it's Mari but who's the man with her?" Nino's mother asked.

"Probably her new boyfriend." Nino replied.

"I seen him at Father Carlos's church before but he wasn't asking for Mari he was asking for a so called Iris." His mother stated.

Alix and Mathew went to greet Mari and then Ciel went to the group to welcome them. Mari went to Elsa. "I'm so sorry Elsa. Oh this is Dr. Luka Couffaine the owner of the ranch that I stayed at when I was pregnant with Adrienne." Luka greeted her and Roxie who was by her side and they greeted back. "I didn't know Michael was so sick I would've come sooner to see him."

"Mari Michael didn't want any pity for him." Elsa stated and Mari nodded before sitting on a couch with Luka.

At that moment Adrien Kagami Ruby and Audrey walked in. For a spilt moment it was like a staring contest between Adrien to Mari Mari to Kagami Kagami back to Mari and Luka to Adrien. They greeted each other before Luka lead Mari to another room.


Maya went to the secret garden with Teddy. "Grandma Emilie the husband of aunt Elsa died. I think that's why I didn't go to school since everyone went to the funeral. Do you think that he went to heaven like mommy did?"

Emilie smiled stroking her hair. "Of course I do dear. Death is sad but it happens to everyone and we need to accept it."


"Adrien coming completely escaped my mind. I mean Elsa is his cousin but I didn't think he was going to come with Kagami." Mari stated to Luka.

Luka nodded. "I think Adrien should've come alone what business does Maya's tutor have with these people."

"She's his fiance Luka. You came and you don't know any of my friends." Mari stated.

"Well you're my fiance Mari because this time we will get married right?" Luka asked.

Mari nods. "Yes Luka this time I'll marry you."

"This is Kagami my fiance." Adrien introduced Kagami to Elsa and Roxie. The three women greeted each other.

"From what I see the sickness of your husband couldn't be cued." Audrey said softly. "He's at peace now that's all that matters."

"Yes Audrey everything happened the best way possible." Elsa replied.

"Where's Edward?" Adrien asked.

"He has two delicated cases since yesterday and couldn't leave the hospital but we already talked over the phone." Ciel replied.

"So when is the wedding?" Roxie asked.

"We still don't have a date yet." Adrien replied. "Though we will by hopefully the end of the week but this isn't the moment to talk about it."

"It is Adrien we are talking about a wedding which means happiness and that's all that Michael wanted for the funeral happiness." Elsa stated.

Adrien smiled. "I thought we would find you more upset."

"I'm calm because I fillfulled his last wish to die in a field and me by his side." Elsa replied with a smile. "Especially knowing that he's at peace now."

"I'm going to see Ruby and Mathew for a moment." Mari stated and Luka nodded before Mari walked away.

Soon Adrien walked over to him. "Fill in the doubts that I have between you and Mari."

"Fine Mari accepted me again we'll get married." Luka replied. "So don't even try to take Adrienne away from Mari she has me now and I already know that you registered her you got ahead of me since I was going to do that."

"Do you even know me at all? I won't do that but honestly I don't know you anymore since my friend who I thought as an older brother is taking the woman I love away from me." Adrien replied. "We should talk about this with depth later."

"I'm not taking her away from you she's leaving you and fine with me." Luka stated before walking away and headed to the garden to see Kagami sitting on a chair so he walked over to her. "Were you left alone?"

"I don't know anyone here and Adrien went to talk with someone." Kagami replied.

"It was with me. We were talking about our weddings I'm getting married with Mari." Luka stated.

Father Carlos walked over to Adrien. "Were you arguing with my nephew?"

"Yes because of Mari. He's doing anything in his power to convince Mari to marry him." Adrien replied.

"Well you're getting married to with another woman." Father Carlos stated. "If you want Mari back why don't you break your engagement? Or let Mari be happy with Luka."

"I love Mari and she doesn't love him she loves me." Adrien replied.

"You're y-you're going to marry Mari?" Kagami asked feeling something strange inside of her and she started to breath heavily.

"It seems like the news made you nervous are you okay?" Luka asked concern. Kagami stays still like a statue as Luka keep trying to call her name.

"I had the intention of breaking up with Kagami but she needs me more than ever. She keeps denying to tell me anything I can't cue her and she keeps turning into Ryuuko." Adrien sighs. "Everything is so complicated there's a coffee shop near by where we can talk more calmly. Father Carlos nodded and they walked away.

Mari was talking with her group of friends when Audrey walked over to them and Mari tensed up seeing her.

Kagami suddenly stood up in a panic. "I need to leave quickly. Where's Adrien where's Adrien. Please look for him tell him that I need him." Luka nodded quickly going in the house. "No not here not Ryuuko." Kagami starts to cry before running in the house looking for Luka. "Where's Adrien."

"I can't find him anywhere." Luka replied. "He was seen talking to uncle Carlos but I can't find them. Are you still not well?" Kagami nodded. "How can I help you?"

"Please take me out from here Dr. Couffaine take me home I beg you please." Kagami said desperately.

"How are you Mrs. Audrey?" Mari asked politely.

"Good." Audrey replied. "I'm leaving Ruby. You know that lately I haven't felt so good. I have a headache and I prefer to rest at home."

"We could take you if you want." Mathew suggested.

"No that's fine I already called a taxi." Audrey replied. "Please let Adrien know Ruby and Mari you are welcome to visit your dog whenever you want and don't worry I won't treat you badly. You're better than others and I judged you wrongfully maybe if you were still around my daughter would still be alive." With that Audrey walked away.

"What happened to Audrey Ruby. I thought she would glare at me and say what she usually does about me." Mari stated.

"Well Mrs. Audrey needs to change. Adrien demand it if she wants to stay at the house with Maya." Ruby replied.

"But Mari- well I'll come back for her." Luka leads a nervous Kagami out from the house.


At Adrien's house Luka helped Kagami go to her room and Audrey saw them go in. "Okay you are back in your room. I'll be going now."

Kagami quickly grabed his arm. "No please don't go. Please don't leave me alone."


"Michael was very sick. It was a long sickness his only entertainment was sitting in the garden." Roxie told the rest of the group.

"Elsa told me that he left a journal full of poems right?" Ruby asked and Roxie nodded.

"Now what will Elsa do?" Mari asked.

"What else besides forgetting about everything else starting over." Roland said walking over to the group. "Falling in love again."

"I swear Roland you never change. I'm going with Elsa." Mari said walking away.

"You shouldn't have come Roland." Alix stated.

"I'm only saying the truth." Roland replied and looks over at Roxie. "She might reconnect with an old flame like Dr. Fuller after all they were about to marry but I heard you had a little romance with him Roxie how will you deal with it? Is Fuller in love with you?"

"That is nothing of your business. There was nothing between us and it never will." Roxie stated before walking away.

"I don't understand why did I have to come?" Lila asked Tom and Sabine as they were walking in the gates of the house.

"The Agreste family have been good friends of our family for years." Sabine replied.

"Yes but the dead one was a no body who just happened to be part of the family." Lila stated. "I'll go in for a moment than I'll leave that's why I came in my car."

They greeted Christopher who was outside before going in at that moment a young man walked over to him. "Good afternoon sir...I was good friends of Michael."

Christopher nodded. "I'm Christopher Agreste would you like to go in?"

"No not yet." Christopher nodded before walking inside.

The house phone rang and Alix answered. "Hello?...Dr. Ageeste? Yes one moment." Alix put the phone down and went to find Adrien.

At that moment Adrien was walking back to the house with Father Carlos while on the phone with his secretary canceling the appointments he had that day. When he hanged up he was surprised to see the young man. "Jake? Oh wow where have you been?"

"I was in the United States studying I received myself I'm officially in the medical field." Jake replied.

"That's great now we're colleagues." Adrien stated.

Alix walked to them. "Dr. Agreste-" She stops seeing who Adrien was talking to. "Jake!" She said happily hugging him. "When did you came back?"

"This morning I was going to surprise you but than I heard about this so I came immediately." Jake replied.

"You have to tell me everything." Alix said leading Jake to a bench and forgetting to tell Adrien that there was a phone call for him.

Adrien walks in the house and looks around for Kagami but he couldn't find her. Lila saw him and walked over to him. "Looking for someone?"

"Yes Kagami she came with me and I don't know where she is." Adrien replied. "I'll look for her." He walks away.


"The line cut off." Luka informed Kagami before dialing the number again. "And now the phone is busy." Luka put the phone down. "Well Kagami I'm a doctor too tell me what do you feel?"


Ciel was leading the Dupain to where Michael's body was when they bumped into Mari. "Mari." Sabine said with a smile.

"Good afternoon." Mari replied.

"Do you know each other?" Ciel asked confused.

"Yes Mari is our daughter. Everyone knows that by now." Sabine replied.

Ciel was surprised. "I had no idea."

Mari walked pass them. Mari looked around for Luka but she couldn't find him. Adrien walked over to her. "Are you also looking for someone? Who are you looking for?"


"I think that I'm better. You can go now if you want." Kagami stated.

"First I would like to know how you feel." Luka replied.

"I'm fine I guess I just didn't want to stay at that house for a long time." Kagami stated. "I was afraid to stay alone because...but nothing will happen now. Thank you for your help you can go with no worries."

"What excidly are you afraid of Kagami? What do you have?" Luka asked.


"I'm looking for Luka." Mari replied.

"Is it true what Luka told me? Did you accept him again? Are you going to marry him?" Adrien asked.

"Yes it's true." Mari replied.


"Adrien never really explained to me what your sickness is could you tell me?" Luka added.

"There are some moments where I stop being myself. I forget about everything to become another woman." Kagami replied.

"What other person?" Luka asked confused.


"Why are you going to marry Luka?" Adrien asked. "You don't love him you love me."

"I think that we talked about that enough of times. I'll go on my path you go on your path." Mari replied.

"Mari part of the path we have to share even if you don't want to because we have a daughter." Adrien stated.

"Why don't you forget about Adrienne once and for all?" Mari asked.

"Answer this Mari could you ever forget about Adrienne? Would you deal with her just living with me? Would you accept not having her? To never see her to not know about her?" Adrien asked.

"No but that's different." Mari replied.

"No it's not different Mari Adrienne is my daughter as much as Maya is." Adrien stated. "Not having her under my roof doesn't mean I won't care about her or want to take responsibility for her. I'll do my obligations as a father even if you try to stop me Mari." With that Adrien walked away.


"If you don't explain it better I will never understand Kagami." Luka stated.

"There's nothing more to say." Kagami replied. "I become into-"

At that moment Adrien walked in. "What are you doing here Luka?"


"Luka came in my life during a hard time Nino." Mari was telling Nino her story with Luka. "When I was pregnant with Adrienne and when Chloe who everyone thought was dead came back. I went to his ranch for shelter and I found everything I needed there."

"Father Carlos told me that you were really ill while giving birth." Nino stated.

"Yes but Luka saved my life and Adrienne's too." Mari replied.

"Do you love him Mari?" Nino asked.


"Kagami felt ill in Elsa's house and since you couldn't be found anywhere I brought her here." Luka replied. "I called you on the phone but it was busy so Kagami gave me the number of your uncle's house someone answered but soon it cut off. I called again but the line was busy. Since you're here I'll leave now have a good day." With that Luka walked away.

Adrien looked at Kagami. "What happened Kagami?"

"I felt like it was going to happen again." Kagami replied. "I heard Ryuuko's voice in my ear."

"How strange how is it possible that you noticed today but don't notice during the night." Adrien stated. "You should rest we will talk about it later."


"I was eager to come back." Jake was telling Alix.

"Will you leave again?" Alix asked.

"No I'm staying in Paris. I am now an ophthalmologist now." Jake replied. "I got hired in a hospital and in a year I hope to open my own clinic."

"I'm so proud of you now let me take you to see Elsa." Alix said taking Jake's hand and leading him to where Elsa was.


"Yes I love him Nino but you know that there so many types of love." Mari replied.

"Of course compassion love family love since I see you as a sister and pure love like how I feel for Alya." Nino stated.

"Hopefully you can convince Alya to get back together with you. It would be great if you married her. You two make a beautiful couple. Together you two will find happiness." Mari stated. "Oh Luka is here."

Luka walked over to them. "Hi."

"We were talking about you. This is my friend Nino." Mari stated.

They greeted each other. "Congratulations I didn't have enough luck as you well I'll go now." Nino said before walking away.

"What did he mean by that?" Luka asked confused.

"Oh Nino used to have feelings for me a while ago." Mari replied. "I always saw him as a brother and now he's in love with my best friend Alya. I was just telling him about everything you did for me. Where were you anyway?"

"Kagami felt ill and Adrien couldn't be found so I took her home." Luka replied.


"I'm going to marry Mari."

"No you won't marry that idiot. Tonight I'll look for Mari and I'll kill her." Ryuuko said looking at the mirror. "You are only mine Luka and if I can't have you no one will I'll kill you first if I need to."


Tom walked over to Luka. "Excuse me who are you for Mari."

"Parden me but who are you and why should I tell you?" Luka asked though he already knew.

"I'm her father." Tom replied.

"You might be her father but she doesn't see you as such so I don't need to tell you anything." Luka said walking away.


Later that day Mari was holding Adrienne while talking to Fu. "Michael's death really threw me off Fu. I don't know what Elsa is going to do now."

"Well maybe she'll get back together with her ex boyfriend Dr. Fuller." Fu stated.

"What about Roxie I heard that there was something between her and Edward." Mari replied. "Roland was saying that earlier but I think that he's just jealous that Eddie will have a different dad."

"Well what's going on between you and Viperion?" Fu asked.

Mari sighs. "I accepted to marry Viperion again."


Feeling strange Kagami asked Natalie to lock her door that lead to the garden so not even she could open it.


"Luka helped us with whatever we needed evem to recieve Adrienne I needed to repay him." Mari added.

"Marriage is a big commitment Mari." Fu stated. "You shouldn't marry because of gratitude."

"There are other reasons besides that. Adrien will marry Kagami and start a new life and so should I." Mari replied.


Adrien was at his study looking out the window he could see Kagami's door that lead to the garden and he would be able to see if Ryuuko would leave that night so he could follow her.

Meanwhile Ryuuko was getting ready to leave but when she tried to open the door that lead to the garden she noticed that it was locked from the outside angerly she opened the door to her room and carefully sneaked out.

After a while Adrien sighs. "It's midnight if Kagami was going to sneak out transformed as Ryuuko she would've done it by now. Kagami is most likely sleeping right now and so should I."

Ryuuko walked to the theater but the door was locked so she knocked and kicked on the door. A security officer opened the door. "Why do you knock like that don't you see that the theater is close? It was everywhere online that the profermance was canceled?"

"I see than for another occasion than." Ryuuko said before walking away.


"Are you happy that you aren't proferming tonight?" Luka asked Mari.

"Yea with the death of Michael I wouldn't be in the mood to proferm. I'm glad Roland canceled it." Mari replied. "I love acting though the excitement in hearing the audience enjoying the profermance."

"Wouldn't you prefer something more calm like the ranch?" Luka asked.

"Well life in the city isn't like life in the ranch. I did enjoy living there and I do miss it." Mari replied.

"Than will you stop acting and come live at the ranch with me Mari?" Luka asked.