Friend: Wait a second.......THERES A SEQUEL TO MIRACULOUS MERMAID?!

Um.....yeah I posted like....months ago.

Friend: Well WHERE'S THE NEXT CHAPTER DANGGIT?!

I've been busy okay I have like 12 other stories that need attention plus things going on in real life.

Friend: Well you're free now, what are you waiting for???

*sighs*

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Eventually Adrien was able to catch up to Marinette, he gently took hold of her arm and stood in her way forcing her to stop in her tracks. Marinette continued to frown and stared at the ground.

"Marinette?" He called tell her with slight pleasing in his voice. "Will you please look at me?"

The blunette continued to stare at the sand, she spoke instead of looking his way. "Why didn't you tell me about your engagement to that girl? Why did you keep that a secret from me?"

"I was going to Marinette, I swear!" He spoke honestly. "It just.....all happened so fast, I wasn't sure how to tell you."

"Your father...he sees me as nothing more than some...creature. He doesn't think you and I should be together. That I'm not good enough for you." Marinette finally raised her head to look at the prince revealing tears streaming down her face. " What if he's right? I should have never came back to the surface...."

It broke Adrien's heart to see his love this way. He held her both her hands and pressed them against his chest.

"Marinette I love you...the way I feel about you will never sever no matter what anyone thinks, that includes my father." He held up her hand to show her the ring on her finger. "I gave you this ring because I know in my heart that there's no one in the entire world I want to be with, you're the only one for me and nothing is EVER going to change that. We went up against a giant sea witch a few weeks ago, I'm sure we can get through this."

"Defeating the sea witch doesn't seem as nearly as bad as this. For someone....not to mention your own father....to say that I'm not good enough not because of who I am, but for WHAT I am." Marinette sighed, "I really do love you Adrien so much. It just....hurts to know that your only family doesn't see me as fitting.....especially since....I lost mine."

Adrien was about to ask what she meant, but Mari pushed passed the prince and headed further down the beach. He sighed, deciding that he'd give her a minute before running after her again as he recalled last nights conversation with his father.

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Marinette bowed to the King before running off into the hall. Adrien felt compelled to run after her in that instant until his father's voice stopped him from doing so.

"Who was that girl?" The King questioned.

Adrien sighed and turned back to face the King. "That girl was Marinette father."

The Kings expression morphed into shock, "How is that possible?"

"It's what I was trying to tell you father. Marinette is human now, she's able to live on the surface as one of us now and I stand by my decision to make her my wife."

"She may look like a human Adrien but that changes nothing. She is still uneducated in our very way of life, how do you expect her to do as a royal?"

"Is that really all you care about? Don't you see father I love her. Can't you just be okay with the fact that I found someone that will make me happy. You've been saying that you wanted me to find a bride and I have."

"Yes I wanted you to find a bride not fish one out of the ocean." The King stopped to think. "Unless that girl can prove that she can live as human, let alone the life of a princess within a week, you will have no choice to be wed to Lady Kagami."

"....but father!"

"Silence! You either take my offer or I'll have the guards escort that girl back to the ocean, it's your choice."

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It wasn't fair, why did they're have to be so many obstacles in the way of his happiness? Why couldn't they just BE happy?

Adrien didn't want to try and change Marinette, she was perfect the way she was. Yes she may have been misinformed about the human life which he found amusing and cute, but it wasn't like she wouldn't learn in due time. Definitely not in just a single week.

The Prince released a heavy sigh and jogged ahead to catch up with Marinette.

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It was an hour before Dusk when they arrived at the meet up spot. Alya, Nino, and Tikki arrived to meet their friends and upon seeing that the couple was sitting away from each other they each went to their respective person.

Marinette told Tikki and Alya about Kagami and how Adrien was to marry her in due time. This news made the orange mermaid furious.

"Didn't I tell him that I'd knock him into the Pacific if he did anything to hurt you?!" Alya said angrily. "I'm gonna KILL him!"

"It....really isnt his fault honestly." Marinette said in an attempt to calm her friend down. "His father was the one who decided this without really telling him, he had no choice, but I did kind of wish he told me sooner...."

Tikki mouth moved saying something and Alya spoke for her. "Tikki says that you shouldn't worry, that things will work out....they always do."

Marinette smiled at the red fish, leaning over to pat her head. "Thanks Tikki, no matter the situation you always look on the bright side no matter what. I just wish I could hear your adorable little voice..."

"I dont get how you can no longer understand her? Weren't you able to the first time you became human?" Alya asked.

"According to Fu, Hawkmoths spell wasn't permanent, I looked human, but i was still connected to the ocean. When I gave my life in the ocean to Nino, my ability to speak to sea life or any animal for that matter went over to him." Marinette took a peek over at Adrien who sat next to Plagg while  talking to Nino. When the blonde looked over at her she blushed slightly, but sharply turned her gaze away. "I.....just don't know how I'm gonna compete with this Kagami girl. Not only is she actually human, she's a noble. That's almost like royalty!"

Tikki says something else and Alya once again translates. "Tikki said 'Why don't you ask those two girls in the palace if they could help you out?' What were their names again?"

"You mean Mylene and Alix?" Marinette considered the thought, "That's.....not a bad idea." Another thought hit the blunette hard and she frowned. "By the way....how's Rose doing?"

Tikki and Alya exchanged a sadden glance before the Auburn haired mermaid responded. "Not to well....I invited her to come, but she wanted to be alone. She's still.....hurting about what happened to Juleka, I mean....she was the closest to her."

Marinette heart ached for the pink mermaid. Before she left the ocean for good she went to talk to the blonde, Rose tried to keep a happy face after everything and told her that she should take the chance to be happy with her Prince.

"It's what Juleka would have wanted as well." Rose said while shedding unseen tears. "She sacrificed her happiness for the happiness of others, don't let it go in vain."

Marinette came to a decision, she wasn't going to let others decide her and Adrien's future. She'll prove to the King and anyone else who thought otherwise that she was just as acceptable as any noble. She's gone through too many loops to be with her Prince, she wasn't going to let him go now.

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Adrien's heart fluttered a bit when he caught Marinette's gaze, but dropped as soon as she turned away from him. He really hoped he could come up with a way to make it up to her so that she would talk to him again, he was really starting to miss her.

"Trouble in paradise?" Nino asked the Prince.

Adrien sighed, "More like disaster...she found out about the engagement."

"I told you you should of told her when you had the chance."

"I know and I was going to on the day you guys switched places, it completely left my mind. I was just so happy that I was able to be with her again, nothing else mattered at that moment...." Adrien glared at the seas horizon. "....and now my father's saying if she doesn't become a 'normal' human by the end of the week then I won't be able to marry her."

"What humans does he know that are by definition described as 'normal'?" Nino asked making quotations with his fingers.

"I don't know, but it doesn't matter to me. Marinette's perfect the way she is, I'm not gonna force her to change for the approval of others."

Plagg meows at the two males catching their attention. The black cat runs his head against the back of Adrien's hand who smiles and begins to pet the feline while Nino stared at the cat with a grimice.

"Dude...I am never gonna get used to actual words coming out of his mouth now." Nino stated.

"What did he say?" Adrien asked.

"I don't know something about cheese, wasn't paying to much attention." Plagg glared at the blue mermaid. "So what are you gonna do dude."

"I'll do what I have to. I'm not going to let my father continue to control my life this has to stop." He looked over at Marinette once again. "I love her Nino....and now that she back with me I'm not going to let her go....not now, not ever."

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After saying goodbye to their friends, Adrien and Marinette walked back to the palace side by side this time. There was an uncomfortable silence between them that made things for the first time, pretty awkward.

Not wanting it to go on any longer Adrien spoke. "Marinette....I'm sorry I didn't tell you about the engagement. I had plenty of times where I could of told you so...there's no excuse. I hope you can forgive me."

Marinette looked over at the blonde who looked at the ground with a sadden expression and it broke her heart to see him so. If she was honest, it wasn't even really him that she was upset with, but she couldn't say the real reason....not yet anyway.

Marinette took Adriens arm and leaned on his shoulder surprising the young Prince. "It's okay....I know you had your reasons."

Adrien stopped walking causing the blunette to halt as well. She looked up into his eyes as he did the same, he took her by her chin and leaned in placing a sweet and chaste kiss on her lips.

Marinette heart pounded at the feeling and she wondered if she'd ever get used to feeling his lips. When they parted her face was very red. "Y...You c...could have just a...asked you know? Instead of s..surprising me..." she joked.

The Prince gave a charming smirk, "Oh like how you 'asked' to kiss me after you saved me on the beach?"

Marinette's face turned redder than before. "I....well....I didn't...."

Adrien chuckled, "I'm just teasing M'lady." He held both her hands and placed a kiss on her forehead. "I love you Princess."

Marinette smiled, "I love you too."

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Marinette dashed through the halls searching for her new friends. She needed their help as soon as possible if she was gonna go through with her plan to keep Adrien.

Spotting them around the corner she called out to the two. "MYLENE! ALIX!"

Mylene was busy dusting a vase while Alix leaned against the wall popping her gun again.

"Hi Marinette." Mylene greeted

"What's up?" Alix said casually.

Marinette stopped to catch her breath before speaking. "I...need...your help."

Mylene sat down the duster giving Mari her full attention. "What is it Marinette?"

"I need your help....to teach me how to be human."

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This chapter is two chapters merged into one I just couldn't find a good stopping point!

Anyways what do you guys think? I know it's been a LONG time, but apparently these things take time when you don't prepare.

Thank you guys who stuck around for the sequel and to any new readers that just came from binge reading the first book WELCOME!!

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Ciao!