Ladybug Fainted
"I thought combining the Miraculous was a bad idea?" Asked Chat, looking at Miracle Bug.
The Akuma had required the use of multiple different powers, Chat internally grumbled about how Rena had decided 3 am was too early for her, and Ladybug had seen a poor homeless man get turned to paste. After that she decided to get the Miraculous and find the other heroes. Chat had seen her frantically zipping around the city, trying to wake the others, before she came back to him. With all of the Miraculous left in the Miracle Box adorning her body.
"I'll be fine." Dismissed Miracle Bug, seemingly unaware that she looked like death and was struggling to stand.
"Are, are you sure, cause I could take them and return them to you in the morning." Offered Chat, as Miracle Bug violently shook her head.
"Nooo, I need to know what they are." Whined Miracle Bug, before she violently coughed.
Something red hit the ground, Chat knelt down to examine it and froze, it was blood. Chat looked back up at Miracle Bug, who had blood around her mouth and now streaming out of her nose.
"Whadda you lookin at?" asked Miracle Bug, before she suddenly pitched forwards and fainted.
Chat barely had time to catch her, only for her combined transformation to fall when she hit his arms. Chat quickly turned her over, so her face was facing the sky. His breath caught in his throat. Marinette.
Ladybug was Marinette.
Everything suddenly lined up. Both were stressed. Both were friends with Alya. He overheard in class that Marinette was diagnosed as depressed. Chat felt hurt that Marinette didn't trust him, then the girl groaned and coughed up more blood. Chat cursed, quickly covering Marinette's bleeding nose with some fabric and reached for his baton.
He knew who to call, they'd know what to do.
LF
Alya groaned as her phone went off. Rolling over, she grabbed the phone and pressed the power button. Big mistake. Alya winced and quickly shielded her eyes by pressing her face into her pillow. She quickly swiped up and brought the phone to her ear, "Hello?"
"Alya?" Asked Chat, sounding panicked, "Ladybug fainted."
"Ugh, you're such a weeb," Groaned Alya, dropping her arm over her eyes, "why are you playing Pokémon at three in the morning?"
"No, no, Ladybug fainted." Blubbered Chat, making Alya's patience start to short out.
"I get it, you named one of your pet pocket monsters Ladybug and now Ladybug's fainted." Growled Alya, trying to get comfortable again, so she could go back to sleep.
"No, Marinette's Ladybug and Ladybug fainted." Gasped Chat, making Alya bolt upright.
"What?! Where are you?!" Demanded Alya, getting out of bed and jabbing Trixx.
"Under the Eiffel Tower." Whimpered Chat, "Oh my god, there's so much blood."
LF
Rena skidded to a halt next to Chat, who was still pressing fabric to Marinette's bleeding nose.
"What are you doing?" Demanded Rena, quickly grabbing and removing the fabric, "Are you trying to suffocate her?"
"H-her nose was bleeding!" Sobbed Chat, "That's, that's what you do when you have a nosebleed, isn't it?"
Rena stared at the other hero, quietly wondering what she did to deserve this punishment.
"Chat, her nose bleeds are short and sweet," Explained Rena, speaking slowly so Chat wasn't overwhelmed, "They'll last a couple of minutes, but they're not life threatening."
Chat looked like he was in a daze, "Oh."
"Oh." Repeated Rena, before crouching over Marinette, "What did this?"
"She used to many Miraculous at once." Said Chat, staring dumbly at Rena.
Rena nodded, before she looked at Chat, "How did you get my phone number?"
"I already had it on my phone." Answered Chat, making Rena frown.
"But, how did you get it? How did you even know who I was?" Questioned Rena, furrowing her eyebrows.
"Nino told me." Came Chat's answer.
Rena froze, before she slowly looked up at Chat, "He did what?!"
"H-he told me who you and he were." Said Chat, glancing down at Marinette, "Is, is she going to be, okay?"
"Okay, Dominatrix," Growled Rena, pointing at Chat and then to the unconscious Marinette, "Pick her up, we're going to Nino's."
Chat quickly gather Marinette into his arms, before he followed after Rena. Chat paused when he heard Marinette mutter something.
"No….no, kitty. Chat Blanc, no, please…." Chat frowned, who was Chat Blanc and why was Marinette, Ladybug, so afraid of them?
LF
Nino was shaken away by a really pissed looking Rena, while a confused Chat Noir stood by his window holding an unconscious Marinette.
"Rena, Chat Noir, dudes, it's not even four am." Groaned Nino, as Rena's glare intensified.
"Nino. Lahiffe. Just what were you thinking when you told Chat Noir my identity?" Growled Rena, jabbing Nino in the chest, while Marinette slowly started to wake up.
"Tell Chat Noir, babe, I didn't tell Chat Noir!" Protested Nino, as Chat slowly curled around Marinette, who was now awake and aware of the circumstances she was now in, "I told Adrien!"
"WHAT?!" Came yells from Rena and Marinette. The latter stumbled as she jumped up, Chat quickly stabilising her when she swayed.
"Oh, you're awake." Muttered Rena, turning to look at Marinette, "You fainted, Chat panicked, called me and let slip that Nino told him my identity when I got to both of you."
Marinette groaned, before she caught sight of her uncovered hand.
"Oh, yeah, Chat now knows who you are, can I please go back to killing my boyfriend?" Grumbled Rena, glaring down at Nino.
"Oh." Sighed Marinette, before looking at Chat, "Wait, then how did you find out who Rena was?"
Chat nervously scratched the back of his head, before a final beep caught everyone's attention. A flash of green later, Adrien stood in the room, in his ladybug pyjamas, scratching the back of his head.
Marinette stared at Adrien, her mouth open in a silence scream, before her eyes rolled into the back of her head and dropped to the floor in a dead faint.
"Oh, for fucks sake!" Exclaimed Alya, dropping her transformation.
LF
Adrien stared at his knees as he sat next to Marinette, Ladybug, on a bench inside the school. Nino and Alya was quietly watching them.
"So…" Started Adrien, glancing at Marinette.
"So?" Stuttered Marinette, glancing at Adrien.
"You're Ladybug."
"And you're Chat Noir."
"Cool."
"Yeah."
"Marinette?" Asked Adrien, glancing down at his ring.
"Y-yeah?" Responded Marinette, nervously looking at her partner.
"I…I know you don't trust me," Marinette stiffened, "But, could you please tell me who Chat Blanc is?"
Marinette froze. Adrien watched her, her eyes suddenly started dancing around the room, as if searching for someone. Marinette took some deep breaths, before answering.
"They're you." Answered Marinette, before the dam broke and she spilled everything, about the gift, how it somehow led to her identity being discovered and how it led to Chat Noir becoming Akumatised and ending the world. Marinette wasn't sure when it happened, but Adrien wrapped his arm around her.
"Did…did Bunnix confirm that?" Asked Adrien, making Marinette freeze.
"W-what?" Gasped Marinette, looking up at Adrien.
"Did Bunnix confirm that you caused all that to happen or didn't she know what caused it?" Pressed Adrien, as Marinette stared at the ground.
"N-no, she didn't." Whispered Marinette, confusion covering her senses.
"Then how can you know it was your fault?" Asked Adrien, softly looking at Marinette, "Maybe it was something outside of your control or something that only had a limited window of opportunity. M'Lady, is that why you've been keeping things bottled up?"
A sob left Marinette's mouth, prompting Adrien to pulled her into his arms.
"We'll, er, we'll let Mdm. Bustier you'll be a little late." Said Nino, as he and Alya got up to leave, "Er, maybe we should all go over to Marinette's after school today?"
Alya jabbed Nino in the side and pulled him off to class. Marinette shaking started to die down, before she looked up at Adrien. Adrien gave her a small smile, before he helped her up.
"Um, are you free this Saturday?" Adrien asked nervously, as he and Marinette walked to class, "I would say tonight, but I think we're going to be a little busy."
Marinette smiled at him, before nodding. Adrien's hand wrapped around Marinette's, gently swinging them as they walked.
Bunnix had yet to show up, even weeks after the reveal.