Shandy: Alright, second to last chapter- let's go!

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C101 (Guest): Thanks for the criticism! As an explination- I feel like Marinette would feel the brunt of that lesson more than Ladybug- not to mention that they have the same mind-set that Chat has during the Copy Cat episode- they got themselves into the mess, they can get themselves out.

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While Marinette slept, having fallen back asleep in his arms on the way to his house, he decided to read all of the other entries in her Diary- especially Dark Cupid.

Honestly, he had wished he had noticed all of this earlier. Of course, over time, she had gotten better around him, but he had never thought that she would actually have a crush on him. She could write a novel from what was in this Diary. It would make for a very entertaining story.

Of course, he would be there to help, along with Alya and Nino…

Just then it hit him.

He needed to tell Alya.

Pulling out his phone, he dialed her and placed the Phone up to his ear. He stood up and walked over to watch Marinette. Tikki and Plagg were sleeping together on the bed with her. She looked amazing.

It was only a single ring before she picked up.

"Adrien! Why are you calling so late? Did something happen?" Alya asked. Adrien chuckled a bit.

"Something did, but I need you to keep quiet, Alya."

"Okay?" Alya asked hesitantly.

"Softer."

"How about now?"

"Purrfect." Adrien smirked. He could just see Alya roll her eyes.

"Don't get started with the puns. I get those on a daily basis, you know."

"Now, Alya, I don't want you to freak out." Adrien said in what he was told was his soothing voice. "But this is important. Come on over to my house as fast as possible."

"How?" Alya asked. "Last I checked, you're still living in that mansion. How am I supposed to get in- at this time, no less?"

"I'll open the window." Adrien replied casually.

"Adrien, I can't climb up those walls."

"Rena Rouge can." Silence on the other line until Alya growled.

"Adrien Agreste, if you tell anyone, I swear-"

"Don't worry, it's safe with me. I got three different things to tell you, two secrets and a story."

"Be over in ten." Alya hung up and Adrien rolled his eyes, sighing. Then, he grabbed a curtain (ever since he became Chat Noir, he found the curtains helpful with making his dad think he was sleeping instead of sneaking out to patrol) and slid them across the rail that outlined his bed.

"Kid…"

"Don't worry Plagg, we'll be quiet. Tell me if any of them wake up?"

"I'm pretty sure my Darling here will wake up first, but sure." Plagg replied, before going back to a doze. Adrien then moved to the window and opened it, a small draft of fall air blowing into the room.

Rena Rouge appeared not moments later, giving him a cautious glance as she detransformed, landing in his room. He closed the window, stopping the cold air from coming in.

"What do you want, Agreste?" Alya asked as her kwami made herself scarce, heading towards Adrien's bed.

"Hey." He whispered urgently.

"Don't worry, I'll be quiet." Trixx said with a roll of her eyes before she fazed through the curtain. Alya raised an eyebrow.

"What's behind there?"

"You'll know soon enough." Adrien said. "First, I should re-introduce myself." Alya looked at him as though he had grown a second head as he offered his hand to her. "Hello Alya Cesare, AKA Rena Rouge. I am Adrien Agreste, AKA Chat Noir." He bowed and her jaw dropped.

"What."

"Just- be quiet about your freak out."

"I totally knew it." Alya said. "The one time I thought for sure you were you- and Marinette was too infatuated with you to see it, brushing my theory away." Then she paled. "Oh my gosh- I'm sorry, that wasn't what was supposed to come out of my mouth-"

"It's okay- I already knew."

"What."

"She gave me her Diary." Adrien held the book up, and Alya's eyes widened.

"What- how?!"

"Well, first, keep it quiet." Adrien said.

"What's with us being quiet?"

"Well, she still needs her rest." Adrien admitted. "She went through a lot."

"Wait- Marinette's-"

"SHHHH!" Adrien insisted. "Yes, she's sleeping on my bed, but we can't wake her no matter what!" Alya breathed a bit before nodding. "Also, in order to understand, you need to hear about what happened."

"Spill." Alya sat down on the couch and patted the seat next to her. "Now."

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When Marinette opened her eyes again, she didn't mind the fact that the bed felt more comfortable than any she had ever been on. Or that it was completely dark. Or that there were two other, familiar, voices in the room.

'I defeated Hawkmoth.' She remembered, satisfaction flooding through her body. She had saved Adrien from going through the pain of fighting his father. The akumas would finally stop. She sighed.

"Marinette?' A tired voice whispered.

"Tikki." Marinette winced- her throat was hoarse, barely even heard. " I'm sorry- Here, let me get you some cookies."

"Sorry Bug, but I beat you to that. I was about to go and get seconds anyway." A figure that was darker than the darkness around her and emerald green eyes floated in front of her face.

"Who're you?" Marinette asked, but a paw touched her lips, officially shutting her up.

"Uh-Uh. Adrien would kill me." Plagg said seriously. Marinette's eyes widened. Adrien was here?! "Quick check before I go out- how many eyes do I have? Use your fingers." Marinette moved her fingers into a two. Plagg nodded in satisfaction. "And the square root of two?"

"It's not a perfect square if that's what you're asking." Marinette said slowly. Plagg nodded again, before moving to her right, where she supposed Tikki was. "I'll get you some more cookies and your bug some water." Then the black blur flew to her left. Marinette moved to get up again and winced when she felt pain throb through her left arm.

"Stay still, Marinette." Tikki muttered soothingly. "You're arm still needs to heal." Marinette made a small noise of frustration as she lay back down. Not a second later, the dark wall to her left moved. Some light broke through from a lamp, and Adrien's handsome and darling face came into her vision as well. His smile was wide and full of relief.

"You're awake." He breathed. Marinette gave him a weak smile in return.

"Where am I? This isn't my hideout." Marinette asked, despite the fact that Plagg told her not to.

"You're in my room." Adrien replied, opening the curtain a bit wider. "On my bed. What's the last thing that you remember?"

"I… I came back to my hideout and fell asleep." Marinette said slowly. "After defeating Hawkmoth."

"Alright- then I know where you'll want to read your Diary, and I'll fill you in on anything else." Adrien nodded to himself, an then sent her a curious glance as Plagg flew back with the water and cookies. "Do you want to get up?" Marinette nodded, and Adrien lifted Marinette up and out of his bed slowly. A few quick seconds later, Marinette was laying down on the couch, pillows propped up under head, and a glass of water at her lips, being held by Adrien's hand. She blushed, and took a sip before realizing just how thirsty she was, greedily drinking the necessary drink before it was all gone.

It was only then that she noticed that Alya was sitting on the opposite end of the couch, watching her worriedly. "Alya." Her voice was still hoarse, but is sounded better, and louder.

"Hey, girl." Alya said, a smile coming to her face as she waved.

"I… I guess you know then." Marinette said awkwardly, fiddling with her clothes.

"Yeah." Adrien said, handing her her Diary and flipping until it was to the last five entries. "We know a lot." Curious, and having not read the entries before or remember writing them, she took it from his hands and read under the lamp light.

"That's what happened?" Marinette asked, confused.

"Yeah…"

"What happened after that?" Marinette asked.

"Well, I went to Master Fu and brought him to you. You were arguing with yourself and panicking when we came in. And… well…" He cleared his throat. "The only way to get you back to normal was true love's kiss." Marinette stared at him for a moment before she grew red, and then she froze, glancing at Alya.

"But- But I thought-"

"Girl, why on earth would I date Chat Noir?" Alya laughed. "I've always shipped him with Ladybug."

"We just spent that time to talk about you, akumas, and Hawkmoth." Adrien replied when she looked up at him. "We didn't care about what anyone thought- we just wanted to hang out. You do tend to keep everything professional when we're superheroes. It was nice to talk with someone like that outside of Patrol."

"Oh." Marinette sighed. "Sorry I assumed.."

"It's okay. Everyone did." Adrien tapped the Diary. "And you never took my advantages seriously because you fell in love with… well… me." Marinette blushed.

"Yeah… about that…" She fiddled anxiously. "I-I'm sorry I never did take you seriously until I decided to get over you."

"That's okay." Adrien replied. "I wouldn't have rejected either of you, ya know?"

"Really?"

"Yeah. I was pretty much crushing on both of you for a while there." Adrien laughed a bit. "And then I found out… and I fell in love." Marinette blushed heavily.

"Y-You what?"

"Fell in love. With you." Adrien elaborated, lifting her right hand up for him to kiss. "That is, if you'll have me, My Princess Lady."

"Princess Lady?" Marinette echoed.

"Combination of my two favorite nicknames for you. I've also come up with Mari-bug and Buginette-"

"Okay Kitty." Marinette booped him on the nose. "And I accept, mon chaton."

"Ok, now that that's over and done with…" Alya stretched, standing up. "I should head back home and go to sleep. The work of a hero never rests, and we need all the sleep we can get!" She winked at them as Trixx flew over. "Trixx, tails out!" Not that long after, Rena Rouge left the room. They watched the night sky for a bit.

"So…" Adrien paused. "Wanna watch a movie?"

"Sure, Adrien." Marinette smiled up at him, and he sat down by her feet and turned on the TV to watch something on Netflix. They eventually ended up with Marinette lying on top of Adrien because they wanted to snuggle, and fell asleep like that.

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