Hi , This story is not all by me 4 people worked on this story and I have to give credit.

It is by LavenderDaSmol , Witheringrxes , Yoonji_minsiopao , and me.

Enjoy!

"Cataclysm!"

The akuma aimed at Marinette who had her back faced against the akuma who smiled. She ran towards the girl and whispered, "Bye, bye little butterfly."

Though, before she could touch her, the both of them heard, "Marinette, MOVE!",  Misterbug moved in front of her.

 Adrien fell on the ground with his hand on his chest, coughing. It wasn't the first time he experienced something as terrible as this, after all he was cataclysmed by the ribs, much earlier.

But hey, at least he managed to save Marinette, right?

Despite being in this horrible condition, he still tried his best to take a look to see the girl to see if she was safe. Unfortunately, he didn't have enough strength to do so. Then again, he did deserve this, since he accidentally lost the ring.

He saw the akuma tremble at the sight and hesitantly reached for his earrings while he heard someone yell, "ADRIEN!"

Then, everything turned black.

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"I've already told you, Marinette. It doesn't mean if you're the former Ladybug, means you can see him." The nurse explained, making the girl clenched her fists in anger. "Besides, you're not Ladybug anymore."

Marinette chuckled to herself as she placed a hand on her chest as if the nurse's statement was funny. Eventually, her face turned into a serious one, causing the lady to be anxious. "Yes, I'm not the lady in red with black polka dots anymore, but I still became a Guardian! You mentioned that he was having a hard time breathing because the hit was aimed at his ribs, slightly going through his lungs! Instead of forcing me not to see him, why not let me figure out how to help him?! The new Ladybug isn't even a guardian! I might help more rather than that mysterious heroine." Marinette stated, obviously not calm.

True, she is the mysterious heroine who saved the day, and it was quite clear that Adrien probably knows about it. Besides, who knows the transformation words aside from her? Plus, Tikki won't entrust anybody that easily.

She didn't care about the costume change, she didn't even notice it! She was too busy thinking about his safety, she didn't want him to be hurt.

Marinette knew she had hurt Adrien already enough, she went against him, meaning she teamed up with Lila. She knew she became a jerk, an idiot, or what you want to call her, but right now, she'd do anything to save him.

She has Tikki in her purse, but Plagg is in Adrien's room trying to see if he was still okay. It was no secret that it was dangerous for Plagg to be alone, spying inside the hospital room to see Adrien, but the three of them needed someone to know if he really is alright.

The nurse's eyes widened and hesitantly looked at the doctor's reaction. The male just looked at the young girl with a questioning look and sighed.

"You know, his chance of surviving this current state of him is at least less than five percent, right? We both-- all know that the miraculous(es) are powerful, powerful enough to make someone die." The man said, pointing at the clipboard which has Adrien's current medical state to the girl.

"I'm not a superhero, but I do know this. Even if you have other ways to fix it, aren't you just using your powers for your own purposes just to satisfy yourself?" He continued, clearing his throat and gave the clipboard to his nurse.

Marinette didn't know what to say in that comment. True, she was not a superhero anymore but was she really just trying to satisfy her own needs? The doctor looked at her, eyebrows raised then sighed.

"I always get the same answer. From every holder I've asked that question, I get the same answer."

Marinette looked taken aback. "Wha-what do you mean exactly doctor?"

The doctor looked at Marinette then the nurse then back at Marinette.

"Not here. Not now." He said. "Here."

He handed her a small post-it note which read:

On Friday, 4th September:

Meet me at 333-8721-Cadelle street, apartment 64, building 1-36, 6th floor, 4th room on your right at 3pm sharp.

Do not be late under any circumstances.

"All will be explained there," with a nod he left.

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The sun was bleeding into nightfall, making the waters of Lake Lac Daumesnil turn red with the reflection of the setting sun. Marinette was sitting in the grotto, staring at the lake. The note was laid out in front of her on a small table located inside.

Marinette was still pondering whether to go there or not to, the bluenette sighed.

"Oh, what do I do, Tikki?" The heroine asked her kwami, who was perched on the table in front of me.

"I think you should go Marinette." she chirped.

"Are you sure?" she asked her kwami. She was no longer a hero but was allowed to keep her miraculous as Tikki has helped her a lot and couldn't bear to part with her.

The kwami gave a nod. "September 4th is still five days away. You still have time to decide. You don't have to rush things"

Marinette gave her kwami a small smile. "You're right Tikki. I should not rush this decision. It's getting late as well. We better head home."