High hopes (TRIGGER WARNINGS)

Why tonight?

Authors note: TRIGGER WARNING-DEATH-Blood!!! my grammar sucks-and this chapter kind of goes everywhere but i still hope you guys like it!

MARIS POV--

Marinette looked down at the city from her spot on the Eiffel Tower, her soft ocean eyes looking around at the sparkling lights of the city. A city that she loved more than anything, that she swore to protect with her life, a city that took and took and took from the young superhero, a soft sigh escaped her lips as her feet dangled hundreds of feet in the air. just enjoying the breeze and the silence. for once there was no akuma, there was no annoying partner throwing puns at her, there was nothing. just silence. to her it was blissful. 

Marinette had been suffering from a deep depression lately, not being able to keep up with everything, between juggling her second year of college, her job at her parents bakery, her best friends leaving the year before. and fucking hockmoth akumatizing everyone he could get his slimy hands on. ontop of all that she was the knew guardian of the miraculous, another damn responsibility she didnt want to have. Why was it always her? everything was weighing heavily on the bluenette and before she knew it she was crying her hands slowly coming up to cover ocean eyes. She had decided to leave tikki at home wanting just a few moments by herself.

"purrincess?" marinette jumped and nearly fell off of the ledge as Chat touched her shoulder from behind "carefull!!" he said surprised pulling her off of the edge. "whats the matter?" blue eyes were glued to the ground, hallow and dull of any life "what are you doing here kitty?" she asked rubbing her eyes with the sleeve of her oversized pink nightshirt. she was out in her pajama shirt. bare legged and foot. "I heard crying and saw someone furrmiliar" he said trying to make her smile. it didnt work, thats when he noticed she was in her pajamas, the feet dirty and bleeding. he gasped leaning down looking at her feet. "Marinette whats going on? are you okay? why are you out in your pajamas crying?"

She took a deep breath and looked away, without another thought she lied "I-I sometimes sleepwalk when Im stressed is all, kitty. nothing to worry abou-" "marinette?" she turned her head to see Luka standing there out of breath, covered in crimson. "luka?" she said surprised before running over to him, chat following close behind. "What- is this blood? are you okay luka?" she said and luka cupped her cheeks "Marinette! your..your parents...I- I went to your bakery-because you left your phone in class"  she was trying to make sense before she heard sirens and looked over to the ambulance and police at her house. 

"Marinette...Im so sorry...your parents...they were...they were killed" tears spilled from his teal eyes and her whole world went black, why? why? WHY?!

Chats POV-

"killed?!" he said holding up marinettes limp body, Luka I have to go. can you take her to the hospital?" luka nodded and gently picked up marinettes body rushing to the hospital, as chat jumped from building to building. why wasnt he there to stop it? why didnt he hear anything? his blood was boiling, Marinette was one of his best friends- hed noticed that she was already going through it, she had kind of shut herself off. Even as Ladybug-yes Adrienne found out that Marinette was ladybug their senior year of high school- she didnt know he knew. 

He was honestly afraid that she wouldnt be okay with him knowing, so he pretended he didnt.  Even as ladybug he could tell she was having a hard time-she was still a wonderful fighter but her mood was lack luster-she wouldnt joke around, she wouldnt stay around, she fixed the city. helped people home and rushed away without a word.

And now...her parents? He and marinette had just turned 21, he a few months before him. and now her parents were dead- he landed at the bakery and walked in after talking to the police looking at the bloody scene. it was an absolute massacre- blood splattered everywhere. whatever sick fuck did this decapitated them and stabbed them hundreds of times-this was a crime done with absolute hate- who could hate the dupen-chengs so much? everyone loved them. they were nice- a wonderful part of the community and helped everyone. I heard a blood-curdling scream behind me and i moved without thinking. what was she doing here?!

I rushed up to Marinette who was screaming sobs and wrapped my arms around her turning her away from the scene, luka came up panting heavily. "she woke up..hah..hah..and ran this way...tried to stop her" he said explaining himself "its okay luka" he said petting Marinette as she screamed, "mama! papa! no no no no no!!!!!!!" her screams broke my heart "why...WHY WASNT I HERE?!"

MARINETTES POV:

What a horrible dream, i said opening my eyes realizing I was being carried. I saw teal and heard panting "mmmluka?" he looked down at her "it's okay Mari we're going to the hospital?" hospital? why? no...it wasn't a dream. She struggled to get out of his grasp and pushed him away roughly stumbling against the concrete, she skinned her knees and hands as she did so-she ran hard and fast. her bare feet bleeding against the pavement from glass and rocks she rushed over. mama..papa...it can't be true..their wrong...

When she saw the bakery, the police were there waiting to stop her and she slid under his legs and ran inside- that was the worst thing she could have done. there I saw chat behind him the entire back wall of her precious bakery was covered in crimson. I stumbled closer and stumbled over something falling to the ground in a pool of crimson. I looked down at what I tripped on and the color drained from my face. It was my mother's head completely detached from her body. I stood up completely drenched in my family blood and screamed crimson hands gripping long messy blue hair, I felt arms around me. I could hear chat and someone mumbling behind me as I screamed. Everything was closing in, I couldn't breathe. I couldn't feel. and then suddenly there was nothing.

Lukas pov:

I chased after my crush, she was much younger than me and I knew what was waiting for her if she saw what I saw. I ran and ran and tried my best to catch her. told the cops to stop her but she slid beneath him. if it had been in any other instance I would have been impressed but right now I was just scared. and then I heard it. her scream. I finally got past the officer and saw chat holding the screaming girl. I explained to him what happened and he said it would be okay. suddenly Marinette body gave out and she passed out. We got her into an ambulance and rushed her to the hospital. she was drenched in blood. in the blood that didn't belong to her.