Marinette had been sick all week, headaches, vomiting, nausea and fatigue, no matter what time of the day it was she was feeling awful. It made being Ladybug almost impossible, but the rookie LadyNoir was a big help, she did most of the work and Ladybug just captured the akuma and fixed everything. One day she was on the Ladyblog to see what everyone thought of LadyNoir when she noticed the top video of the site was named 'the disappearance of Chat Noir', she clicked on it, eager to see everyones thoughts.
"Fellow Parisians and friends, by now you may have realised the black cat miraculous has been given to a new owner, LadyNoir. For more info about her click the first link in the description, anyways. The last sighting of Chat Noir was about a month ago on the Eiffel tower, I interviewed some witnesses and found out that Chat Noir and Ladybug were having a date up there. The most likely theory is things went sideways, Chat Noir tried to do something and Ladybug didn't like it, she clearly said or did something to Chat Noir that made him go for good. There is a darker prediction of what happened, Chat tried to either kiss or even rape Ladybug causing her to kill him accidentally, or purposely. So far there has been no missing person reports or unidentified male corpses so that debunks that thought, but anything is possible. Just in case, you may want to get used to the new Chat Noir, because I doubt the other one is coming back. Paris, Spots off."
Marinette was speechless and sick in the stomach, more than usual. Some people think that she killed her kitty, she would kill to have him back by her side, making those lame cat puns and that stupid, sly smirk. She missed being understood, even Alya had no clue what she had to go through everyday, the only person who did was Chat. Marinette feels she had lost a piece of her personality, in all the rejections, put downs and negative comments he never gave up. It had been 6 years and she still didn't have the guts to ask Adrien out, she always waited until someone asked her.
She clenched her stomach, the cramps were insane, she ran over to the toilet and puked. She went to wipe her mouth with some toilet paper but there was none left, she searched the drawers and found a pregnancy test. She stared at it for about 10 minutes, could she be pregnant?
"No way, it's not possible."
She picked it up and opened it, just in case she would check. After she had urinated on it two lines popped up, she looked on the back of the box to see what that meant. Sweat trickled down her forehead, she covered her mouth in shock, she was pregnant with Chat Noir's baby. These things were 99% accurate, to be 100% certain she needed to go to a hospital. She decided not to tell anyone anything until she was certain, she took painkillers, her phone, satchel, purse and car keys. She was on her green P's now and drove an old Honda civic, the hospital wasn't far when she got there the wait was reasonably short. The ultrasound proved it, she was pregnant, but it was too soon to confirm the gender but it was definitely Chat's baby, and it wasn't going anywhere.
She called Alya first. "Hey Alya, I just came back from the hospital. I-"
"Girrrl, I told you that clumsiness was going to get a bone broken one day! What was it? A hand? Leg? Toe?"
"No bones Alya, I'm 5 weeks pregnant. And before you ask I can't tell you who the father is, he just left and said it was never to be spoken of."
"Wait a minute girl, you did it with Adrien?"
"What?! No! What makes you think that?"
"He just left so suddenly a month ago, it's almost a dead giveaway so you may as well just admit it now."
"I'm serious Alya, it's not Adrien. You don't actually know who it is, I was friends with him around the same time I met you."
"Whatever you say girl, congrats, are you gonna keep it?"
"I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I ended the life of the baby inside of me, hate to say it but in 8 months I'm going to be a lot more occupied. Thank god school is going to be over by then."
"Really disappointing you're having a family before me, just know that you've got everyone to help you. You need money? We got you, remember that. K?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Pfft, whatever. I'm guessing I was the first you told so spread the word, I'll tell Nino for you."
"Thanks Alya, bye."
Marinette scrolled through her contacts, she was going to call her father when she passed Adrien Agreste. The font seemed to be bold and larger than usual, as if the universe was telling her to call him, but why would he care. But she had a burning sensation that he had to know, Marinette couldn't explain it. So she called Adrien in the only way the miraculous universe can use their phones for some reason, FaceTime. Adrien was putting a shirt on when she called, she blushed and apologised.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I didn't know you'd be getting dressed at noon!"
"It's 10:00pm here, I hate time zones. Don't you?"
"Oh of course! It's scary to think that I'm talking to you while you're on the other side of the globe."
"I'm more scared of the fact I lose 10 hours of my life when I get here, plus 21 hour flight..."
"21 hours?! How'd you even stay in the air that long?"
"Trust me the first 3 days of getting here were a nightmare, so what did you want to tell me?"
"How'd you know I wanted to tell you something?"
"Well you didn't just call to say hi and you didn't call for old times sake because you never call me anymore."
"Thanks for making me feel guilty."
"You're welcome."
"You're such a dork you know that? Maybe as a punishment I shouldn't tell you the news."
"No! I'm sowwy' Mari, please twelll' moi."
"Don't look at me like that you resemble a cinnamon roll."
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"I love cinnamon rolls, and croissants too. Your dad is a master baker."
"Anyway, do you want me to tell you before we go off topic?"
"Ooh, yeah. Tell me the surprise."
"I'm pregnant."
"Congrats Mari! Are you keeping it?"
"I think so, and before you ask I can't tell you who the father is."
"Why not? Do I know him?"
"Maybe, but I know one day everyone is going to find out and hopefully he'll come back."
"Come back?"
"Afterward he just left and said it was never to be spoken of, but he'll come back to me one day I know it."
"It's not me is it? how far in are you?"
"5 weeks, it's blowing my mind that in 8 months I am going to be a teen, single mother of an actual human being."
"Hey, you're not alone Marinette, after I've earned enough money over here and I am no longer required I'll come back to Paris. You have so many friends there who I bet are perfectly willing to lend a hand, if all else fails I will be here for you. No matter what."
"On that note, how long do you plan on staying in Sydney?"
"4 or 5 years at least, but I'll be back before I know it. You never know how long a couple years can feel as an adult, it could feel like 50, or less than 1."
:"When did you become the type of guy who came up with short, inspirational quotes?"
"When I'm really well known I've got to make sure at least 3 quotes come up when you search me. Something like, who knew beauty and brains could come in one."
"You wish, well you should get some sleep. Goodnight Adrien."
"Good Afternoon Marinette."
~~31 weeks later~~
Marinette was in labour for 11 hours, it was a painful experience and it was worse with no one by her side, but she knew at least 10 people were waiting outside to see her newborn babies. Her triplets were going to be born on March 23rd, in the year 2022. First out was Emma, weight: 7.1lb, hair: blonde, eyes: bluebell. Next was Hugo, weight: 8.2lb, hair: black, eyes: green. Last was Louis, weight: 7.6lb, hair: black, eyes: green. All of the children were healthy, no recognisable problems. They wrapped Emma in a pink towel, Hugo in a blue towel and Louis in a green one.
She had temporarily given the role of Ladybug to LadyNoir (Rachel)'s boyfriend, Alex. Of course without them knowing, Marinette loved to watch the fights and how much the two youthlings resembled her and Chat Noir when they were younger. There was definitely romantic chemistry between the two but they both knew that they were with other people.
Nino and Alya got married when the children were 3 years old, unfortunately Adrien couldn't make it because of the crisis the company he worked for was going through at the time, Nino was crushed and chose Chris to be his best man (little brother) and Alya obviously chose Marinette as her best woman. When the children were 6 Adrien was finally able to leave from the company, he had saved all the money he had earned over the past 7 years which came to a grand total of 1.65 million Euros.
He quit his job and got back to Paris as quick as he could, the first place he went to was Nino's. His parents welcomed him home but Nino and Alya lived in their own house, they gave him the address and Adrien asked if they could not tell them anything because it was a surprise. Nino was now a full time music producer and had done beats for famous artists like XY, Taylor Swift and Drake, he also had done his own concert where he showed his full talent. Playing beats and remixes using sounds no one has ever heard before. Alya was a reporter and blogger, she had a prime time show every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, she would interview famous people and groups and make them play silly games and do stupid stuff. For some reason that was the apex of comedy in 2029.
Adrien knocked on their door, Nino answered. "Hello, you the pizza guy? Wait a minute. Adrien?!"
"Hey Nino, it's been a while thought I'd drop by. Hopefully forever now."
"No way dude this is awesome! So finally you're back in Paris walls, so much has happened since you left."
"Like what?"
"Well for starters the biggest one would be the disappearance of Ladybug and Chat Noir."
"Wait Ladybug retired too?"
"She said she'd only come back if the old Chat Noir returned, but it's been 7 years now. I doubt he's coming back."
"Hawkmoth is still going at it after 11 years of trying and failing?"
"Well Hawkmoth has somehow boosted Mayura somehow, she seemed kinda weak before so maybe he fixed her? It's all a mystery dude, but LadyNoir and MisterBug with the help of the past Ladybug and Chat Noir's knowledge have almost unmasked Hawkmoth."
"Really?!"
"Yeah, one day they were all in battle. LadyNoir, MisterBug and Hornet, Mayura was down but had escaped so Hornet went after her leaving Bug and Cat vs Butterfly. LadyNoir managed to claw off half of Hawkmoth's mask and we've got this much. His eyes are a bluey-green and he wears glasses, his hair is blonde and he probably has a scar on his face but that is no certainty."
"Wonder where the old Ladybug is."
"You can call her you know."
"What?! You have her number?"
"No no no, before she left she said if Chat Noir were to ever return call her cell phone number. Bad thing is it's not a new enough version of a phone to be tracked and the only place to get the number is the Ladyblog."
"From your perspective it sounds like he's never coming back."
"Yeah, she probably gave up looking if she ever did. She was never the same without him, and she never spoke about what happened and why."
Adrien felt so bad for how he left things with her, but the tears in her eyes and the way her expression was he could tell she meant it, but I guess she thought he never had the guts to actually disappear. Adrien booked a cheap room in Le Grand Paris, but he wasn't planning to check in until he saw Marinette and met the children. He hadn't even learnt their names yet, and he hasn't seen Marinette's face in 3 years so things may have changed.
And oh boy they did.
Author's Note: Hello reader! I'm just saying I am going for a two-week holiday starting tomorrow and it will not have service or internet so I won't be able to update this story by at least the 17th of January unless I find a spot that has a bar of service then I will update and post. Hope you enjoyed this chapter! And I do plan on making a second chapter on Makeover hopefully before February so stay tuned for that.
