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Missing

Adrien didn't go to school the next day. He told the school that he was doing a photoshoot and told Natalie that he wasn't feeling well, so he didn't want to be disturbed. The first chance that Adrien had, he turned into Chat Noir and jumped through Paris to get to his Lady.

Dr Yolande wasn't in the room when he jumped down onto the balcony and entered through the bay window.

A steady beeping came from the hospital bed in the corner. Ladybug was hooked up to all sort of machines now, monitoring her heartbeat and keeping her hydrated.

Chat took the seat next to her. He was hoping that she would of de-transformed by now. Her kwami must be exhorted.

"You can let down the transformation. I'll keep her safe. I promise." He said quietly. Ladybug's suit of red stayed in place. "I promise. Please." Nothing.

He'd spoken to Plagg the night before and knew that Ladybug's kwami wouldn't likely give up her transformation. She wanted to keep her chosen safe and this was the only way how. Plagg had told him that horrible things had happened to Ladybug's in the past when they revealed their identities. He wouldn't tell him what but he'd watched Plagg shudder so he knew it was bad.

He held Ladybugs hand and just sat with her. He didn't know how many hours had gone by.

He needed to figure out a way to help her.

He needed to find her true love.

He knew it wasn't him.

…and that broke his heart.

Half way across town, the school day was almost over. The atmosphere was tense. The class quiet, it hadn't started like that. A phone class was all it took to cause absolute silence in the classroom.

"No, Mrs. Dupain-Cheng. No, I haven't seen her. She's not here." Alya spoke quietly. Her jaw clenched with worry.

Alya was quiet for a while and then replied. "No, she hasn't. I haven't seen her since school yesterday."

Alya nodded a tear dripped down her check. "Yeah, I'll call you if I hear anything."

Alya slowly put the phone down on the table.

"Marinette is missing. She didn't sleep in her bed last night." Alya bit her lip. "Marinette wouldn't run away. She wouldn't just leave!"

Nino sat silently beside her. "We'll find her. It's Marinette she'll be okay."

"There was an akuma attack last night, Nino! She could be out there somewhere. Hurt. Alone." Alya argued with tears streaming down her face.

Nino bit his lip and hugged Alya to him. He didn't want her to see how worried he was.

Chat left the hospital before Dr. Yolande could get there. His miraculous protesting at how long he had been transformed. He landed back in his huge room, transformation dispelling as he flopped onto the bed.

"Cheese…I need cheese." Plagg complained as he was handed the wheel of cheese without question.

"What am I going to do Plagg?" Adriel asked, his arm over his eyes. "Do you have any clue who she could be?"

" You know that's not how it works, kid. I can't tell you who she is. I can't tell you anything about her. It's kwami magic. My lips are sealed." He said as he shoved a piece of cheese half the size of his head into his mouth.

Adrien huffed in annoyance. "Do you have anything you can give me? Anything?" He begged

"Why not try the Ladyblog? There's loads of videos and pictures. Maybe you can figure it out from that." Plagg suggested.

Adriel jumped up from his bed and all but ran to his computer, switching it on and waiting those agonising few minutes for it to warm up. It felt like an eternity.

When it finally warmed up. He opened a browser and found the ladyblog straight away.

The message on the front page made his heart stop. Alya was asking anyone for information on the akuma attack last night because he best friend had gone missing during it.

Marinette was missing.

Adrien felt as if his heart was breaking. He couldn't protect Marinette or his lady. He couldn't help but think that this was all his fault. If he had protected Ladybug, she could have purified the akuma in the normal way and set everything right with her miraculous power.

Instead he had to destroy the akuma with his cataclysm. Nothing was set straight again. Damage didn't rewind like it did with Ladybug.

Marinette was probably caught it the fray. He didn't see her but she could have been hit. She was probably lying in the street somewhere. Asleep where nobody would find her or under the rubble unable to shout out for her.

Adrien's breathing was heavy

"Hey, kid. What's wrong?" Plagg asked. He glaced at the screen, his flying dipped in worry as he viewed the message.

"We have to look for her. What if she's hurt?"

Plagg frowned. This was the girl in class that sat behind his chosen. This was Tikki's girl and he couldn't tell his chosen. He couldn't tell Adrien, even as he watched the anguish pass over his friends face, the kwami magic prevented it.

"Lets go out and look for her. I didn't see anyone yesterday caught up. Maybe she's staying at a friends and didn't tell anyone."

"Marinette's not the type to make anyone worry. She wouldn't do that to her parents." Adrien bit his lip. "Plagg, claws out!"

It was time to find his princess.

But Plagg knew he wouldn't, Plagg knew that she was sleeping in a bed at the hospital they left her in and he couldn't speak a word of it.

Well, sorry for the wait. Good news is that I've finished all my essays. Bad new, I'm away on holiday for the next two weeks starting Saturday. I'll try to get as much as I can out before then. Please review!