The New Guardian

Haunting

"I suppose that's a fair point." She says deep in thought, scrolling on her phone. "Oh! It's almost 5 o'clock. We should head over to Marinettes house, right?"

"No problem, let's head over right now." I switch the car into gear and head straight to M'ladys house. I hope she's doing okay today.

⚠️ TW: VIOLENCE, BLOOD, SUICIDE ⚠️

~~~This chapter is in Marinette POV~~~

Tap.

Tap.

Tap.

Ughhhhhhhh.

"Marinette." A sweet voice whispers.

"Hmmmm." I groan, throwing a pillow on top of my face.

"It's time to get up, Marinette. You need to go to school." Tikki says quietly.

School? Rolling over in my bed, I look at the shelf above my head at the alarm clock. I can't make out the time but don't have a second to think before Tikki starts rushing me to get up and dressed. "You're going to be late! You only have 12 minutes left before school starts, Marinette!" She yells, whipping away. Shoot.

I jump out of bed, get dressed and run out the door in the direction of school. My head is pounding and something about the day just seems completely off. The streets seem so calm today- no traffic, no one driving by, nobody walking. There's no one in sight? Maybe I just missed them? I jog up to the steps to the school and see my friends walking in. I hurry behind and sit down next to Alya in the classroom. Madame Bustier immediately started lessons so we didn't get to talk other than share a good morning and a smile.

The lesson flies by, so fast it was like I spaced out. I ask to use the restroom and I'm roaming the hall when there is a huge crash from outside. An akuma? Just great. Running into the bathroom and slamming the door, I chant my magic saying and transform into Ladybug. I swing out of the window, running across building tops trying to find the source of the chaos. I notice a slow snow fall begin, lightly scattering the fluff across the Paris afternoon sky. I see what looks to be smoke in the distance and head towards it. As I approach the scene, I see a bunch of buildings have come down and are scattered around. My yoyo leads me around in a circle around where the problem lies. My breath catches in my throat and tears well in my eyes. It's Chat Blanc again except he's holding Alya up in the air by her collar.

Her legs kick frantically around him, her face turning more and more red and tears are rolling down her cheeks.

"You shouldn't have followed me out here, Alya. Why do you never know when to mind your business? Why do you try to publicly unmask Ladybug and I constantly? Do you know how hard it is to keep our identities a secret?" He shakes her around as she screams out in pain.

"I'm.. sorry!" She chokes out.

"No you aren't! You're the reason Ladybug won't tell me her secret, people like you are why we can't be together. I can't be myself because of YOU!" He yells, beginning to cry. It's obvious his anger didn't stem from her, he's projecting it to justify his actions. "If I get rid of you, then-"

"Chat Noir, stop!" I holler, swinging at him so he'll let Alya go.

He tosses her into the hard concrete of the building top we're on and cries back "It's Chat Blanc! You know that! And why should I spare her? She's done nothing but make my life hell and your life too!"

"That's not true! Alya never meant to hurt anyone, she was just interested in us! Just like the rest of Paris! If anything, Hawkmoth is the one making your life hell!"

"Don't talk about him!"

"Marinette? Help me." Alya croaks out weakly from the ground. Blood is coming out of her arm and face from the places that skid across the pavement. Her glasses are broken and the lenses are fogged up from her tears and her hot face.

I start running over to her when Chat sidelines me, running both of us into the ground.

"You're Marinette?" He whispers, his voice shaking like a leaf just like the rest of him. He pins me down by my shoulders and yells "Answer me!"

"I-I... Chat.." I'm not sure what to say, looking into his eyes I can see the rage replace the sadness and anxiety. He's pissed.

"Am I a fucking joke to you? You led me on as Marinette and Chat Noir? You played both sides? We kissed, we hung out, I fell for you twice and you still left me for another guy?" Angry tears pour down his face and he pushes down on me harder and I cry out in pain.

"You told me to go for him!"

"You told me there was a chance with Ladybug!" He punches the ground next to my head, tearing through the concrete. His teeth are grit together with a force so strong his veins are popping out. "Why can you never be honest with anyone!"

"Marinette!" Alya moans out, sobbing. She's trying to drag herself over to protect me and Chat Blanc looks over in rage.

"Why can't you just leave us alone!" Chat picks up his hand and yells Cataclysm, flicking a bright blue orb at her. She lets out a final screech of terror as she's decimated into dust.

I scream out in horror after the scene unfolds in front of me. I start thrashing at Chat, screaming about what he's done. After hitting him in the face multiple times he rolls off me limply. Clearly the gravity of the situation hits him as the purple butterfly outline surrounds his face. He stands up fights with the voice inside his head while creating another ever growing Cataclysm.

"No, I'm not taking it... No! I've killed so many people, look at the city... I can't get them back?" Chat Blanc looks at me, despair in his eyes. "Ladybug, I killed her. I didn't mean to, I didn't mean to do any of this. They deserve justice, I can't be around anymore."

"Chat, we can fix this. Give me the akuma and we can use my power to bring them back." I walk closer to him but he backs away. "You don't have to stop being Chat Noir."

"That's not what I meant, Marinette. I love you."

Suddenly I realize what he means. I jump towards his arm, trying to pull it away from him as it collides with his own chest.

I snap awake and see my hands gripping Alyas arms as she looks panicked above me on my bed. It was just a nightmare. A really, really fucked up nightmare.

"Yo, girl! Are you okay?" She asks worriedly, trying to pry my death grip off her forearms.

"Just hug me." I say quietly, grabbing her and holding her tight.

~~~~~~Authors Note~~~~~~
Hi guys! Long time, no write 😅 Sorry I haven't updated in a hot second! I've started school up again and it's been really difficult. I had a really heavy work load and not much time to write. I appreciate all the new readers and see you guys interacting with the chapters! Please keep doing that if you can, it let's me know you're still interested in my story! I love and appreciate you! Thanks for sticking through my accidental hiatus!!
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