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Today's prompt is... MIRACULOUS LADYBUG AU

The two fools do know each other's identity since... you know... they live together. Anyway, enjoy the read!

"Bye bye, little butterfly…" Star- or rather, Ladybug watched the purified akuma fly off into the distance, disappearing from her sights. She threw her yoyo into the sky, shouting her usual spell. "Miraculous Ladybug!"

A swarm of magical ladybugs flew across the city, recreating streets, shattered windows, and damaged shops, returning everything back to its status quo.

"Hey, nice work, Star!" a familiar voice called out.

Star turned around to see her feline partner limping towards her. She gasped. "Marco, you're hurt!"

"What, this? This is nothing. I'm Chat Noir! The strong and manly hero. Plus I'm a cat, so technically, I have nine lives. It'll take a lot more than this to kill me."

She giggled. "Yeah, cuz cats are reeeaaaal manly."

"Hey, cats are agile and cunning, you know."

"Says the one that got hurt."

"...Fair enough."

The two shared a laugh, enjoying their peaceful moment after their exhausting battle. Star sighed, looking onwards at the setting sun. "Looks like it's getting late… we should probably get your wound taken care of before your parents freak out."

"Well we better get back home soon. Carry me, purrrincess?"

Star rolled her eyes, smiling to herself at another one of his corny puns. "What happened to being strong and manly?"

"It's tough being strong and manly when your leg is kind of busted."

"Alright, come here, you." The girl picked up her friend bridal style. The two smiled to each other before Star leapt from building to building. While entertaining at first, the entire situation embarrassed the girl as she realized Marco was in her arms like this. She looked down to see Marco taking in the sights of the city, enjoying the freedom they had. Thank goodness. At least he didn't see her blushing face. The ladybug mask didn't really help considering it only covered her eyes. Funny how no one has been able to figure out the famous superheroes, Ladybug and Chat Noir, were really just Star and Marco.

"Hey, Star…"

Star tensed up, his voice breaking her concentration. "Y-yes, Marco?"

"I just… want to say thanks."

The princess tilted her head, confused by what he meant. "For what? Carrying you? Psh, that's no big deal! What're friends for?"

"No, not that… I mean…"

"...Uh… Marco?"

"Just… thanks… for everything, I guess."

She looked down at Marco to see his face turned away from her. "Marco? You okay?"

"I don't know… it's… my life was pretty boring before you came along..." Star began to slow down as they approached their home, growing more curious about what Marco was saying. "Every day was just a never ending cycle. Wake up, go to school, try to look cool to Jackie, come back home, do homework, and repeat… Nothing really came out of it though… I felt like I was on a set track or something, and I couldn't change anything. I was stuck. Everyone around me moved on, found something to do with their lives. I was just sitting on the sidelines, watching everything happen... Never taking any chances… Marco the safe kid…"

Star slowly walked atop the roofs, still carrying Marco in her arms. She kept her eyes forward, listening intently, not needing to look down at his face to know how he felt.

"Then you showed up... with all of your magic, weirdness, danger, adventure, and excitement…"

Her mouth curved, a small smile appearing on her face.

"You definitely changed my life, Star… And for once, I wasn't on a set track anymore."

Star landed in the backyard of the Diaz household, bringing them inside the empty room. Their costumes disappeared, returning the two back to their normal selves.

"You showed me your family history, your powers, what you did…"

Star placed him down on the couch, grabbing a nearby strip of bandages. She rolled up his shirt and began to tend to his wound.

"You showed me an entire new world, Star. Fighting akumas, saving people…"

Star finished wiping the wound and wrapped the bandage around his waist a few times before setting it aside. She looked up to Marco who had this gaze on her. One that had thousands of words to say, but conveyed in a simple look.

He smiled. "Thank you, Star…"

She returned the smile, bringing him into a hug. "What're friends for?"

Yeah, bit of a short one today.

Also I didn't include yesterday's prompt because it was recovery, and I have a fic about Marco being in a coma already, so... yeah... :P

REVIEW RESPONSE

Turtleneck: Ohhhhh, dang. Wish I knew that earlier :( ah well. Thanks for telling me!

xXPokeFictionXx: lol why thank you! I have two more coming up saturday and sunday! That'll conclude the starcoweek3 event and it's back to the sporadic schedule I go by.

flamingkat: Hey! I've seen your fics on tumblr! You submitted a few for starcoweek3! Nice to see you here :D Loved your stuff btw. Anyway, thanks for the reviews! I'm glad you enjoyed them!