Hawkmoth: The Final Battle: Part 2 (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)

Chapter 6

Adrien waited impatiently by his window for Ladybug. They had been together for a couple of years now, but that didn't change the way he felt about her one bit. She still made his heart race whenever she entered the room and he lived for her kisses.

She finally dropped in beside him. "Hi, Kitty." She gave him a quick peck. "How is the party planning going?"

"Everything is perfect now that you're here, Bugaboo."

Plagg made a fake gagging noise in the background.

"Did you feed your kwami today, Adrien?" She asked with faux-concern.

"Not nearly enough." Plagg whined.

"He can wait until the party like everyone else, I ordered an especially stinky cheese that is coming with dinner."

Plagg was satisfied with that answer.

"So, is it time for the big reveal?" Adrien was referring to the dress Marinette had been making that he wasn't allowed to see, no matter how many "purr-etty pleases" were involved.

"Yes, yes." She giggled. "Tikki, spots off." Adrien gaped as she spun around. "So, what do you think?"

"Absolutely stunning, Princess." He managed.

"Princess?" That was a new one.

He shrugged. "You look like a princess."

"You don't look too bad yourself, Prince Charming." She winked at him, nearly stopping his heart.

Adrien picked her up and spun her around once before setting her down and kissing her multiple times. "I could do this forever." He ended with a kiss on her hand.

"We should probably go make sure the band has everything they need." Marinette knew if she didn't stop him soon, they would end up missing the party completely.

"Okay, let's go." He took her hand and led her down the stairs, catching her whenever her balance faltered.

Hey, Dudes!" Nino called.

"You both look so cute together!" Rose squealed.

The pair blushed. "Thanks, Rose."

Luka turned at the sound of the greetings. "Hi, Marinette, you look beautiful." He had a genuine smile on his face. "Thanks for having us, Adrien."

Luka had eventually gotten over Marinette when he realized he could never compete with Adrien. He decided to focus on his music instead and knew he would find someone who shared his melody when the time was right.

Juleka mumbled a "hello" of sorts to the couple as well.

The band had been doing really well lately and were planning a big tour in the upcoming year. Nino would also be traveling with them, and of course Alya would be by his side. She had become so famous because of the Ladyblog that she had gained many followers and was planning on starting a travel blog and blog about Kitty Section.

"The party can start now, I've arrived." Came Chloe's voice echoing in the hall. "Where are you, Adrikins?"

"Over here, Chlo." Adrien gave her a hug. "You look nice, Chloe."

"I know." She said in a classic Chloe way. "Hi, Dupain-Cheng. You look nice too, just not as nice as me." The corner of her mouth twitched up.

Chloe was still Chloe, but she had gotten slightly better over the years. Her "Dupain-Cheng" did not have the malice behind it that it used to. Chloe had taken the news of Adrien and Marinette being together surprisingly well. It turned out that she was just scared of losing Adrien as a friend, but the kinder she was to everyone, the more they invited her to hang out with them, and she slowly got better.

"I'll be right back, Adrien." Marinette kissed his cheek before dipping out.

She knocked on Gabriel's office. "Come in."

Marinette walked in and stood on the opposite side of the desk. "Thank you for letting Adrien host this party, I know it means a lot to him."

"He deserves to have some fun before university." Gabriel almost smiled. "Did you think about my request?"

"I did." She slowly drew out the last word. "And I brought it." She reached into her purse and pulled out the butterfly brooch and handed it to him. "I'll give you a few moments alone, I'll come back for him later."

Gabriel smiled for real now. "Thank you, Marinette." Gabriel had been good these last few years and wanted to make amends to the kwami he had misused. He had asked Marinette if he could Nooroo again to apologize.

At first, Marinette had been hesitant, but she was willing to give Gabriel a chance. She checked with Nooroo to make sure it was okay, but then she agreed to bring the miraculous to the party. Besides, if he did get into trouble, there was a whole party of superheroes to stop him.

———

The rest of their class trickled in within the next hour. All of them chatted about their future plans. Kitty Section talked about their tour. Max was going to a prestigious engineering school. Kim was training for the olympics. Alix was taking the year off to find herself. Chloe was going to university to study law. Sabrina wanted to become a police officer like her father. Nathaniel was going to art school. Kagami was quickly becoming a fencing master and would be traveling as well, competing all over the world. Marinette got into a special design program where she would be learning part time and still working for the Agreste brand. Adrien would be going to business school in Paris, while learning the ropes of the company from his father, and modeling part time. Everyone seemed to have their lives planned out for now.

"Okay, I think it's time." Alya announced.

"For what?" Marinette had helped plan the party after all and had no idea what Alya was talking about.

"The rest of the class and I wanted to honor a couple of very special people who have saved Paris several times over." Alya led them into a room dedicated to Ladybug and Chat Noir.

"Did you know about this?" Marinette whispered to Adrien.

"Nope." Adrien whispered back.

Once the class was in the room, Alya shut the door and she and Nino brought Marinette and Adrien to the middle of the room. The room suddenly burst into applause and the classmates rushed Marinette and Adrien in a giant group hug.

"You guys know?!" Marinette put together from the "Thank you Marinette and Adrien" sign among the collage of Ladybug and Chat Noir pictures.

"It wasn't hard to put together." Alix laughed.

"Yeah," Rose agreed. "You two started dating at the same time as Ladybug and Chat Noir."

"And many of us have used a miraculous at one time or another." Kagami added. "It was only logical that we were connected somehow.

"Thank you guys!" Adrien was grinning from ear to ear.

"You— you won't tell anyone our identities, right?" Marinette asked nervously.

"Of course not, no." The entire room replied.

"We all just wanted to show you both how much we appreciate everything you both do for us." Alya explained. "I promise I didn't tell anyone, I just helped put together the surprise.

———

There was one class member not privy to the secret surprise. Lila had obligatorily been invited, but when she showed up, no one was to be found. Seeing no one, she decided to snoop around, making her way into Gabriel Agreste's office. She was still furious that he had dropped her services after Adrien had started dating her mortal enemy. She wanted to find some dirt on him, so with one last peek out the door to make sure that no one was watching, she began to rifle through the desk drawers.

At first, she found nothing of interest, just some old business documents and normal desk items. She was about to give up when something caught her eye. There was a decorative brooch tucked under some papers. If Gabriel had it, she thought it must be worth something or at least have some sentimental value. She pocketed it and walked out where she seamlessly joined into what was now a jamming party.