Shandy: Alright, I'm thinking two- maybe three- more chapters left in this.
Candy: Awwwww...
Shandy: Anyway- Reviews!
ZebraCookies (Guest): Thank you! And Thank you again for being so supportive!
C101 (Guest): Well, Marinette felt betrayed by her best friend even though she knows that (in some part of her mind), but we all know how Marinette can act without thinking things through, and I think that once she does and realizes her mistakes, she doesn't want to admit to anyone that she was wrong, so she keeps it up.
CupcakeLover1699 (Guest): Thank you so much! I hope you managed to get your homework done, I never seem to able to do mine on time. *laughs awkwardly* And Thank you again! Here's the next chapter.
mayuralover: Yes, it is.
Tiger Priestess: You're free to you're own theories as to why this is possible, but I left it quite vague, so it's up to you whether it is or not.
Candy: On with the chapter!
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It didn't take long before Chat Noir found himself at Master Fu's. He knocked on the window hurriedly.
'Come on, come on, come on…' He thought, anxiety filling him until he saw the old man he had bumped into several years ago, when he first became Chat Noir. Questions that begged to be answered flew through his mind.
Chat shook his head and came in. Now wasn't the time- he needed to hurry.
"Master Fu, right?" He asked. The man nodded. Chat Noir shoved the last few entries into his face. "We need to help her." Master Fu slowly took the book from his hands and read. As he did so, his eyes grew wide. A green turtle kwami flew out and landed upon the old man's shoulder's.
"When did you get this?"
"Yesterday- around right now."
"Take me there." Master Fu pointed at the next set of Coordinates. Chat nodded, picking the old man up and launching them through the night.
He hoped they weren't too late.
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"Hey, where did you put our Diary?" Ladybug asked, glancing over at Marinette. You could only tell she was still transparent as she left no shadow, but she looked pretty solid. She also knew that the other basically lived off of that Diary, rereading the entrees and writing more in it every now and then. Ladybug didn't need to write everything down. "You haven't written in it for a while."
Marinette, on the other hand, could barely be seen. You could see faint wisps of color here and there, and some lines that bordered her figure, but other than that, she was basically a ghost. She couldn't look at Ladybug, biting her lip nervously.
"I-I, uh, must've lost it." Marinette laughed, hopefully convincingly. Ladybug narrowed her eyes.
"You're lying."
"Am not."
"I'm you- I know when we lie. Now, what happened?"
"I… well, I gave it to Adrien."
"WHAT?!" Marinette winced as Ladybug got in her personal space. "What do you mean you gave it to Adrien?! How?!"
"W-Well, I, uh, had all of our magic, and there was no way to give it to you and fix this-"
"What?!"
"And we need help! Can't you see that?!" Marinette exclaimed stubbornly, and she would've stomped her foot if she was solid.
"You're just worried that I'm going to replace you!" Ladybug shouted harshly, and Marinette winced. "I could've fixed it with Lucky Charm- Lucky Charm fixes everything! We don't need to bother them!"
"We both know you're better than me. You've always been better than me." Marinette said softly, but her voice was full of conviction. "But what's the point of friends if we can't rely on them?!"
"The point of us becoming a lone superhero was so that we wouldn't intrude on their lives! We're ruined! Adrien will hate us forever! He'll know everything!"
"And I'm glad that I know everything now." Both froze as they saw Master Fu and Chat Noir enter their home for the past few weeks.
"Chat… Master Fu…" Marinette sighed in relief. "You came!" Ladybug was frozen, an embarrassed flush on her face as she stared at them with wide, fearful eyes.
"Of course I would." Chat replied with a smile. "Why wouldn't I?"
"Come on, let's fix this." Master Fu said. He walked over to Marinette's body as Chat Noir detransformed. Plagg instantly flew to the guardian's side as the man began to look into what was wrong. Adrien observed both sides of the love of his life. Marinette was a blushing mess, and Ladybug looked ashamed.
He walked over to Marinette first, placing a hand carefully on the side of her face. It was probably the magic inside her that helped him feel her cheek.
"Thank you, Marinette." He said softly. "For seeking me. It means a lot to me. We'll talk about what you two wrote in there more in-depth after you get fixed up." Marinette's face, or what he could see of it, was red. He turned to Ladybug, who was drawing in on herself.
"And Ladybug, no matter what you do, I will always come to your aid. You can't chase this alley cat away. I'm here for life." Ladybug blushed as well and mumbled something. "I promise, to both of you-" He looked at Marinette. "We'll fix this."
"Well, the good news is that no one is hurt. The only two problems that I can see are a case of amnesia, and not being able to transform for a week or two. We can fix this, Nooro always made the consequences for taking his Miraculous from his forced holder minor."
"How?"
"Don't you know what saved you Valentine's Day?" Plagg cackled at Fu's response.
"Oh, this is gonna be good!"
"No, I don't remember a lot of that day, and I must've skipped that entry." Adrien admitted, while Marinette gasped and Ladybug blushed.
"True loves kiss." Marinette whispered.
"Wait- what saved me on Valentine's Day?" Adrien asked with wide eyes, a blush coming onto his cheeks. Marinette squeaked.
"A kiss." Ladybug said sheepishly, messing with her pigtail before pushing her index fingers against each other. "You were about to use cataclysm on us, and the only thing we could think of to snap you out of it was a kiss."
"You- you kissed me?"
"Never mind that now." Master Fu said. "The only way to undo this, would be for true love's kiss. That was what Nooro decided this time. Funny it's the same thing that would snap Chat out of an akuma's control."
"But… you're dating Alya." Marinette pointed out. "How is it supposed to work?"
"I'm not dating Alya, or Rena Rouge." Adrien said sternly, looking them both in the eye. "We… we were actually just, uh… talking. About how amazing you are." A blush lit up both of their cheeks, and his were lit as well. "Let's get you whole so that we can fix this." He walked over to Marinette's body, laid down on the makeshift bed and under the blankets.
She looked beautiful. In her normal outfit, her hair out of their signature twin tails. She looked so peaceful, but what he liked seeing was her happy, and right now, she would be happier whole.
He knelt down beside her and brushed a few stray hairs out of her face.
He leaned down, slowly, closing his eyes as he pressed a kiss to her lips.
When he sat back up, Ladybug and Marinette were gone. Tikki flew out of the earrings with a gasp, and Plagg caught her in mid air, supporting her as he whispered something into her ear, or wherever that would be. Marinette's eyes squeezed shut for a moment before she slowly opened them. Adrien smiled when Marinette sent him a cute, confused and tired look.
"Adrien?" She asked hoarsely. "Wha-"
"Shh, you need to save your strength." He said softly. Slowly and carefully, so that he didn't jostle her, he picked her up and carried her in his arms. She immediately snuggled closer to the warmth. He turned to Master Fu.
"What now?"
"I think you can help her recover- tomorrow is Saturday, so you won't have to be at school." Master Fu replied with a knowing smile. "As soon as she's well, you can come over to my place and we can discuss this more."
"Right."
"Here, Tikki." Plagg gently placed Tikki on Marinette. "We'll get you safe, and I'll be sure to get the best Chocolate Chip Cookies for you." Adrien smiled a bit. He knew Plagg had a soft side, but he wouldn't tease the other about it.
"Plagg, Claws out."
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