Confession 23

I do not own miraculous ladybug

''I messed up!'' Marinette says as she jumps on her bed, burrowing her face in a pillow. ''Tikki, I messed up.''

''Marinette...'' Her red kwami begins.

''He said it wouldn't work out!'' Marinette sobs. Her heart broken again. '' I tried my best!''

''Yes you did.'' Tikki nods.

''But it wasn't enough...'' Marinette sobs again.

''Sometimes that happens.'' Tikki says. ''I know but I thought...I mean the date went well..so...'' Marinette can't find her words. She thought she had a chance, the date went well, she thought. But it feels like in one day Adrien's view changed. Marinette sighs. This is not how she wanted today to be going. She still had to fix the mess she made with Chat. She shouldn't have said those things, but she was just so angry at him.

''But I think there is something wrong with Adrien. He didn't act like himself in class.'' Tikki says as she floats towards Marinette giving her cheek a hug.

''Well...he did seem a little off now that you mention it. Maybe something happened?'' Marinette goes into a sitting position. ''He asked me why I loved him...and after my answer he said I do not know the real him.''

''Maybe he is insecure...'' Tikki begins. ''Maybe he thinks you do not truly love him...''

''I do love him.'' Marinette responds immediately.

Tikki rolls her eyes. ''I know.'' She sighs. ''But does Adrien know?''

''I confessed, remember.'' Marinette says not seeing where Tikki is going with this.

''Once you said to me that you don't know if ladybug is part of who you really are, a side of you. That when you're ladybug you're different from 'being Marinette'. At least according to you. ''

Marinette nods. ''Maybe Adrien is going through something similar. ''

Marinette raises her eyebrows at Tikki's words. ''Not you to, are you implying Adrien has a superhero alter ego to?'' Tikki shakes her head. ''Not that but he does have an image to uphold does he not?''

Marinette nods. ''I guess...that is why he didn't stand up against Maylena...I think?''

''Marybe Adrien is worried you only love the image of him he is trying to keep.''

Marinette thinks about this. ''But ...I mean...I think I love Adrien...No I do...but if you put it like that...does this mean that Adrien hasn't shown his.. I don't know what to call it. Full? Real side?'' Marinette shakes her head as she walks towards her balcony. She needs some fresh air.

She closes her eyes. He did act a little different on their date but she didn't mind, she even enjoyed it. If he is afraid she won't love him for who he really is, he just has to show her and then she can see if she really loves him, right? Because she thinks she does.

Marinette lets out a deep sigh before suddenly getting tense as she hears someone landing on her roof. When she looks up she sees Chat Noir. He jumps from the roof towards her balcony standing next to her. Her mouth hangs open.

What is Chat doing here? I did want to talk to him but..Does he know I'm Ladybug?

Chat doesn't say anything as he eyes Marinette. He doesn't look good. He looks sad and hurt and she can see a glint of anger in his eyes. This is her fault. She shouldn't have said those words. But he shouldn't have acted the way he did.

''Are you all right?'' He asks.

Well that is a surprise, she broke his heart and said mean things to him yet he is asking how she is. Oh no wait... Ladybug did that. Does this mean he knows her Identity? But how?

Marinette looks into his sad eyes. Her rejecting him must have hurt a lot, just as much as Adrien rejected her. She never really paid attention to that detail. How does she feel? Probably the same way he feels.

''You're not the only one with a broken heart.'' She says.

Author's note

The end ...

Just kidding, to be continued...

As for why I put the last part with Adrien's dad in the last chapter, I wanted a conflict between him and his father so that he would run away. In one of the chapters before that one ( I believe 18 or 19) his father says that it might be better if Adrien is homeschooled again. His father thought more about it and decided it would be for the best and thus you have the scene at the end of last chapter.