I know this week was supposed to be ML 90's, but I got excited for this chapter. also, nobody said anything about the humming bird. humming birds aside, this chapter and the next (or until I finish this arch) are about Chloe becoming Queen. don't worry, Marinette and Adrien won't stay separated for long. also, I was asked if Mari will become Ladybug. Nope. She can't. Ya'll will see why soon. but it's a good reason. I promise.

also, I've been meaning to put Tikki and Plagg in somewhere, but haven't found a good place to do so. I know exactly what I want them to be, but adding them in and it feeling natural to the story has been the hard part. I'm sorry they haven't appeared yet. when I finally add them they'll be minor characters. they'll be there mainly to be cute.

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Ch, 9. Chloe's Coronation part 1

The forest on the outskirts of the kingdom was luscious, green, teaming with wildlife, and serene. The three horses trotting in didn't even disturb the serenity.

Adrien took in a deep breath of the fresh air as his friends conversed beside him.

"So Adrien isn't hunting with us?" Nathaniel asked.

"Nope." Nino answered in a bored tone.

"and he's not sneaking out to have marital relations with his wife even though she left the castle the same time we did." Nathaniel continued to try to understand what was going on.

"Nope." Nino rolled his eyes.

"Hey, I might get lucky... with my wife." Adrien interjected.

"Then what's he doing out here?" Nathaniel raised an eyebrow.

"He won't tell me." Nino crossed his arms.

"Because the less people that know what Mari and I are doing the better." Adrien rolled his eyes. He caught the sun slowly creeping towards setting. "Whom I promised I'd meet at sunset." he waved at his friends as he turned his horse towards Chloe's kingdom. "I'll see you guys in a week." And with that, he was racing out of the forest.

"I still think he and Princess Marinette are running away together and are just using us as a cover." Nino rolled his eyes. Although, he never knew Adrien to be a lair so he shrugged and pushed forward to set up camp for the week.

"So he's not going gallivanting off with his very beautiful wife." Nathaniel blushed.

Nino rolled his eyes again. "She's a married woman Nath."

"What if she wasn't?" Nathaniel asked.

"You still wouldn't have a chance." Nino spoke to the red head as well as himself.

Alya blinked at Marinette who was furiously knitting who knows what. She gave her royal best friend a motherly smile as she rolled her eyes. "Girl calm down. Chloe hating you is nothing new."

Marinette gazed out the window of the carriage towards the setting sun as she lowered her knitting needles. What if he got lost? What if he got robbed? What if...

"Marinette! Hello?" Alya waved a hand in front of her face to get her attention. "Earth to Princess Marinette."

Marinette blushed out of embarrassment as she looked back at her friend whom was giving her a warm smile.

"You had every right to kick Chloe out of the castle. I mean if it was me and my husband... I would have done something far worse. Girl had no business being in yours and Adrien's chambers." Alya reassured her with a pat on her hand.

Marinette smiled back at her. "Thanks Alya, but Chloe is the least of my worries at the moment." She put a hand to her stomach. It was faint, but she felt... different. She really wasn't sure if she was pregnant or not, but she really didn't want to lose her husband either way. He'd really grown on her and she was pretty sure she was in love with him.

"I'm sure Adrien's fine." Alya picked up on Marinette's worries. "You'll see him in a week. I promise."

"Whoa!" the coachman stopped the carriage suddenly. "please don't rob us sir!"

Marinette peeked out the window and found familiar blonde locks and her hand made mask. He was ok.

He dismounted his horse and handed the coachman the rains. "please tie my stead to the carriage." he then walked to the door and polity knocked.

Alya removed her shoe and opened the door, hitting the man with her shoe all the while. "How dare you rob us!"

"Alya stop! It's Adrien!" Marinette held her friend back.

Alya blinked as the masked man rubbed his head where she was hitting him with her shoe. He then removed the mask and gave her a pleading smile. "Oh." she put her shoe back on her foot. "I'm sorry your highness." she blushed from embarrassment.

He chuckled and climbed into the carriage to sit next to Marinette. "Perhaps Father should give you a job on the royal guard."

Alya shook her head. "Sire, I am a lady in waiting. It's part of my job to protect the princess." She crossed her arms.

He chuckled a little more before he looked over at his wife. She held his hands and blushed. "So far so good on this plan."

Marinette sighed. "I feel bad tricking your Father like that."

He shrugged as he kissed her hand. "It's for the good of the realm. He'll understand."

She blushed and gave him a warm smile.

"So what's going on exactly?" Alya became confused. "I thought we were attending Chloe's coronation."

"You and I are." Marinette looked over at her best friend. "Adrien is... that part is a secret."

Alya raised an eyebrow. "I guess it has something to do with sneaking away, wearing a mask, and messing up your hair, sire?" She gave him a smug smile.

He shrugged. "Something like that."

"Your hair is still a little too... perfect." Marinette ran her fingers through her husbands locks to mess up his hair even more, but ended up giving him the hair he had after they officially consummated their marriage and it made her cheeks even rosier. Why did her husband have to be so hot?!

He breathed a chuckle and let her have her way with his hair. Honestly, he really liked the feeling of her fingers rubbing his scalp. It was some-what calming... for some odd reason.

Alya's eye twitched. "Am I going to have to sit here and watch you two make goo-goo eyes at each other the whole way there?" She giggled as the royal couple blushed violently and quickly looked out the windows on their side of the carriage, but held hands. She shook her head. "I'm just glad you two are happy together."

As time passed, the royal couple fell asleep. Adrien was sleeping mostly straight up, but his head rested on Marinette's. Marinette on the other hand was cuddling her husband and drooling on his chest. They still held hands in their sleep.

Alya wished she could capture the adorable moment somehow, but alas she wasn't a painter and she knew they wouldn't stay that way for long. She wished there was a way to create a painting instantly. Oh well.

The morning sun rose and they reached the outskirts of Chloe's kingdom. Adrien stretched to life and had the coachman stop before they reached the gates.

"Be careful." Marinette spoke groggily.

"I will My Lady." He gave her a kiss on the cheek and secured his sword to his hip. Without another word, he hopped out. The coachman gave him back his horse and he rode to the wall by himself.

Marinette watched him ride into the sunrise from her window and her heart already ached for him. But, she had a duty. She just wasn't happy about it. She wasn't supposed to be alone anymore.

Adrien reached the wall in no time and had a cloak over his face to cast a shadow so no one cloud recognize him or see his mask or sword. He was pretty sure nobody would recognize him, but just to be on the safe side he wore the cloak anyway. Besides, there was a weapons ban at the moment. Luckily for him when the guards examined him, they didn't find his sword that he stuffed into his pant leg. Getting into the kingdom was easy, now time to find out who killed the king and stop a civil war.

In other words, the hard part.

Chloe's family castle felt... empty without her father. Marinette had been there many times, but King Andre always greeted her and her family with a warm smile. Who would murder such a sweet man? God she hoped Adrien would find out without dying himself. She didn't think she could handle not having him around. She really hoped the murder wasn't targeting other kings as well. She would just die if something happened to her own father. And heaven help the person that would ever try to hurt her sister.

"Marinette?" She looked up the grand staircase to find Chloe, but she looked... broken.

"Chloe?" She held out her hand in disbelief to the queen to be as she descended the stairs holding herself.

Her face was stained purple from her makeup running from her tears. Her hair was lopsided and coming out of her high ponytail. Her dress was stained and a bit torn, but it looked like it was from her own nails. And the smell of vomit emanated from her.

Marinette knew Chloe well and she knew she would never be caught dead looking like death. "Chloe..." She spoke calmly. "What's wrong? Who hurt you?"

Chloe looked like she was trying to cry, but no water came from her eyes. "Nobody hurt me." She dry sobbed. "I'm pregnant!" She hugged Marinette. "and it's Nathaniel's."

Marinette patted her on the back, not knowing what else to do. She wasn't used to this side of Chloe... her helpless side.

Chloe broke the hug and stared daggers at Marinette. "Tell anyone and I will not hesitate on beheading you."

Marinette rolled her eyes. Back to normal Chloe. "Your secret is safe with me... but you'll be showing in no time."

Chloe sniffled. "Don't remind me. My body is ruined!"

Marinette sighed as she slapped a palm to her forehead. Of course Chloe would only think about her body.