Long Shadows

Chapter 3 - In the Hospital

I woke up in the hospital to find machines blaring around me. A blonde was sleeping on a chair next to me and a guy and girl with brown hair were cuddling/sleeping on a couch-bed. I sighed and smiled when I saw my lack-spotted red kwami in my bag.

Tikki's POV

I felt Marinette's bag fly through the air and hit the ground. I peeked out and Lila was smirking. Marinette lay sprawled out next to me, blood flowing from the back of her head. I saw Plagg look out at me from Adrien's jacket as he rushed down. I glanced once more at Marinette and dove back into her bag. Distant voices rang through as she was hoisted onto a stretcher and lifted into an ambulance. I'm horrible at describing. Lol 😂 Alya stayed with Marinette in the back while Nino and Adrien called shotgun. After I was uselessly thrown onto the bed where Marinette lay, I calmed down after reuniting with my owner. During the night, I phased through the window and flew to Marinette's room. I clicked on the Ladybug button on top of the miracle box and the lids opened. About 50 kwamis flew out and paused when they spotted me.

"Phew! That was so crowded in there! I'm- Tikki!!" Duusu shrieked and strangled me in a hug. "Where's Marinette?" 

Hawkmoth was defeated and Ladybug got the Peacock and Butterfly miraculous, helping the kwamis reunite with Duusu and Nooroo.

"Lila pushed her down the stairs during school, so she's in the hospital." I whispered quietly.

"We need to visit her!!!!" Duusu shrieked once again. The kwamis agreed with her.

"Okay-"

"THANKS TIKKI!! YOU'RE THE BEST!!!" Duusu squealed and hugged me.

"No problem. There's a lot of room in Marinette's purse so we can fit." We flew and dove into Marinette's bag one by one. 

Alya's POV

When Lila pushed Marinette down the stairs, Principle Damocles expelled her from the school and Mayor Bourgeois kicked (gave the boot) the Rossi family from Paris forever. He gave Marinette an expensive hospital room. They had to pay the medical bill and room expenses. I hurriedly helped the paramedics move Marinette to the ambulance and sat next to her, sobbing. Adrien and Nino were talking and glancing back at me and Marinette. I jolted out of my sadness when Marinette squeezed my hand and gave me a small smile. Then, she fainted again from blood loss. When we arrived at the hospital, I took Marinette's bag and gently threw it on her bed sheets. She had a surgery to remove rocks from her head. 

The next day, Mrs. Bustier came with the class and surprisingly, Lila was missing. When she was my friend, something was very off. They did class and made get-well presents for Marinette, asking Adrien, Nino, and me to drop them off in Marinette's room. Her parents were on a trip and they burst into tears when they saw Marinette, unconcious.