Adrien's POV
I really didn't want to leave her. I'm worried something will happen. Also, I almost accidently called her 'Princess'! I almost blew my identity! Gahh, I'm such an idiot!
I walk home, knowing that she will be on my mind all night. 'Maybe I'll go see her tonight as Chat! Seeing him usually makes her smile a couple times and gets her mind off of things!' I carefully look around to make sure no one is around.
"Hey Plagg?" The black devilish looking cat peeks out of my shirt and stares at me.
"Yeah kid?"
"Do you think I should've stayed? Made sure things don't get worse?"
"Maybe, maybe not. You said you were going to visit her tonight as Chat, so it's not like you REALLY left her tonight, right?" For once, Plagg was right. I would be able to see her at nine, the usual time I would show up once in a while.
"Yeah, you're right! Before you even ask, yes I'll make sure to have some camenbert for you before and afer we leave the house." The black god grins from ear to ear, like hearing sweet music to his ears.
I run home, with Nathalie asking what I was doing back. I lied of course and told her I didn't feel too good and asked to come home and rest. I think she knew I was lying because she meerly nodded and let me go to my room. I look over to my clock. '1pm. I should've done something instead of coming back here pacing around like a madman.' As I lay on my bed, I remembered to text Marinette.
A "Hey Mari, just wanted to let you know I'm home safe."
M "O-oh, that's good! Thanks for letting me know!"
A "Is there anything I can do for you?"
M "..."
A "What's wrong?"
M "Why are you being so nice to me, Adrien?"
Marinette's words hit him hard and confusingly.
A "You're a really good friend. You've always been there for everyone when they needed you, trying hard not to let them down. You put others before yourself in the most amazing ways." I wasn't lying either. Except maybe it was something more. I didn't know.
M "A good 'friend'..."
A "Mari?" A few minutes pass.
M "Don't worry about it, I'm going to get some rest, bye!"
'I wonder what I said to make her just stop talking. Well, I did tell her to get some rest, so I can't complain too much.
"Adrien!"
"What are you yelling for Plagg? You scared me!"
"Well, just thought you should know, there's an Akuma!" Well, at least I can see My Lady and get my mind off of Marinette for a bit.
"Alright, Plagg! Claws out!" The dark god flies into the ring with the all too familiar green light takes ahold as I transform. I quickly jump out my window to go join Ladybug. I fly across the rooftops towards screaming and pass by the bakery. I stop for a moment, wanting to go and check on her, but my staff goes off, with L.B on the call.
"Chat, where are you? I could really use my partner right now!"
"I'm on my way, Bug-a-boo." I say slyly.
"Enough with the nicknames and get over here!" She hangs up shortly after dodging an attack. I shake my head and start running across from rooftop to rooftop, until I see her fling her yoyo at a chimney to get a little distance.
"Get back here, Ladybug! Give me your Miraculous!"
"Not a chance! Ah! Chat!" She yells. "The akuma I believe is in her necklace! She's been gaurding it pretty closely even before I started to rush her."
"Alright, good eyes, bug!" I rush around trying to distract her, but I get hit by one of her attacks, which actually pierces my suit and arm a bit, making me wince.
"Chat! Are you okay?" "I'll be fine! Just grab it while I'm distracting her!" At that moment, she flings a semi towards my face. 'Well, crap. Didn't want to use it now that I got hurt, but I have no choice.' "CATACLYSM!" My hand brushes against it, making it dissolve and barely making it in time to not crush me. I hear laughing coming from the akumatized victim, as she has ladybug cornered. I quickly rush over to strike her, just in time to let Ladybug use a lucky charm. As she figures out what to do with the mircophone, she asks me to distract her. 'Yeah, that won't be hard, considering I just hit her in the face...' I continue to leap and strike her, just barely missing her attacks. Next thing I know, I hear a soft yet sad melody coming from L.B.
"Dancing bears...
Painted wings..
Things I almost remember.
And a song, someone sings.
Once upon a December."
As ladybug sings that melody, I see the Akuma stop with wide eyes and just looks at her, almost crying.
"Someone holds me safe and warm,
Horses prance through a silver storm.
Figures dancing gracefully Across my memories"
With every note she sings, the victim gets more sad and less agressive, even with HawkMoth yelling at her.
"Faw away,
Long ago..
Glowing dim as an ember.
Things my heart used to know Things it yearns to remember.."
I notice she is now crying. Ladybug takes the oppurtinuty and grabs the necklace and shatters it to the ground, grabbing the akuma and purifying it. I was just watching her in awe, I didn't even notice she had already done her purifying spell. I quickly go over to the victim, who is still crying and going for her necklace.
"Thank you, Chat... Ladybug.. I'm sorry I hurt you. HawkMoth just took over." She wept.
"It's not your fault. We'll try and stop him as soon as we can so he can do no more evil." I quickly spoke. How we are going to do that when we have no idea who he is is another question... I glace over at ladybug who has disappeared even without a good-bye.
"That song she sang.. It was one my mother always sang to me before she passed away yesterday." She got up slowly as the cops and ambulance were just arriving.
"I'm sorry for your loss. I know what it's like to lose someone you love." I glance down at the ground. I quickly snap back to reality when my ring starts to go off on it's last pad. "I gotta go! Stay safe, madam." I jump across the rooftops and head back home, making it throught the window just before Plagg lowers the transformation.
"Oh man, Adrien, I need cheese! That attack took a lot out of me!" I hurry to go get him some cheese, and toss it to him.
"I wonder what's wrong with Ladybug. Plagg, didn't she seem a little off to you?"
"What? I didn't notice anything too particular, minus the fact that she was crying too during the song." he says, while stuffing his face.
"What?! How come I didn't notice? Why wouldn't see say anything to me about it? Doesn't she trust me?" I ask the tiny god.
"Well, she definitly trusts you, or else she wouldn't work with you as well. Maybe she just has a lot on her mind and doesn't know how to talk about it just yet." For once, he sounded like he was really concerned as well, as much as he tried hiding it. I decide to take a shower to wash off the little blood that was on me and think. 'Maybe I should go see Marinette earlier than I planned. I thought about her during the attack and I got hurt. What's going on with me?'
I get out of the shower, and I notice my hands are a little pruny. I dry off and lie down, contemplating on whether I should go early or not. It was only 5 o'clock, maybe I should wait a little bit longer so then I can be shrounded by night so no one get worried there's another Akuma. Wouldn't be the first time two happened in one day; look at what happened with Chloe and Sabrina. That was a mistake. Thinking about Chloe and what she did my Princess. 'Wait, did I just say my princess?'
I shake my head to try and get the thought out, but it was still there. They way her hand went across her cheek enough to actually harm her. "Kid?" My blood began to boil.
"Kid!"
"Huh? What, Plagg?"
"Your hair is standing on end! Literally!"
I look in the mirror, and he was not wrong. From the hands on my arms, to even on my head were starting to stand up.
"What's going on, Plagg?"
"You become more cat like every time you use your powers, you know this, kid. Whatever you were thinking about mad you so mad, your hair started standing up like actual cats. Eat some cheese, that always calms me down and happy!" He smirks. I just roll my eyes and look out my window.
"Plagg come on. We're going for a walk." I decide.
"That will hopefully calm you down. Are you going to visit her tonight still?"
"Of course! I've been worried about her the whole day!"
"Just make sure-"
"Yeah yeah, I have your cheese." The kwami then smiles hugely and goes into my inside pocket.
I didn't realize how long I had been on my walk, but it was already almost nine. I decide to go into and alleyway while making sure no one was watching or following me, and transform.
'Finally, I can go see her. I hope she's okay.' I sprint even faster on rooftops happily to go see her and hold her close, telling her everything was going to be okay. When I stop across the street from her house, I notice her lights were off.
'Huh, that's strange. She's usually up still designing or doing homework. Maybe she's still asleep?' I go to her balcony to hopefully see her inside sleeping, but what I saw made my heart go cold and body freeze.
She was crying. That's not what made me feel this way though.
Sheld a knife in one arm, while the other covered in blood.