The Marriage Law

Chapter 6- The Marriage Law

Marinette's POV
I sat there shocked, and for what? I already knew that I was going to have to take a look at the list sometime, I guess I was just shocked that Adrien was showing me a picture that he took of the list. I'm not sure if it's the model in him, but it was clear, the photo showed everyone's name that was displayed onto it.

I didn't want to look at it, as I was going to give Adrien back his phone, the first name that caught my attention was Césaire, Alya. Oh no. I pulled the phone back to me to take a good look at the list. Everyone who attends my class, as well as other students from other class are on this list. Including Elise.

ELISE? How is that possible? She's not in Paris, she shouldn't be taking any part in this!! And Lila, and Zoé, and Kagami! They aren't from Paris! Kagami is from Japan! Lila is from Italy! And Zoé is from New York!

I didn't want to, but as I continued searching for my name and finally sighed in relief that I didn't find it. But my happiness didn't last, when I was finally ready to give Adrien his belongings, I found my name at the last moment. Dupain-Cheng, Marinette. At this point, I just wanted to Chat Noir to show up, and have him cataclysm me, so I can waste away like dust, but I couldn't do it.

I'd have Alya continue as Scarabella, but to be honest, she did a good job helping as Ladybug, but... Alya is better off remaining as Rena Rouge, and nobody else who isn't Chat and I would do much better at our job. Bloody Hell, Chat! I mentally screamed looking up.

I began hyperventilating, but I felt Adrien's hand squeeze mine and his thumb caressing my skin. "Hey, hey, hey, I know, I know, shhh," he said while bringing my head to his chest and rocking back and forth.

I wanted to cry. I wanted to yell. I wanted to scream! I wanted to completely... I don't know what I wanted. I just know that being on that list isn't what I wanted, hell, I might have even wanted to become Akumatized to kill the Mayor, but it's been set, I don't think killing him will revoke this bullshit.

I can't say it's not a real marriage, because it is. It's all paper, pen, signatures, and whatnot. It may not be what we wanted, but it's all real.

I sat there, with Adrien, worrying about my future, my parents, my privacy, my alter-ego's status with this whole mayhem.

"Marinette! Oh my goodness, you're okay," I hear, I look towards the sound of the voice, knowing it's not Adrien, and I see Nathaniel standing there like he just ran a marathon searching for me, he ran up to me and began hugging me while sitting next to me, opposite side of Adrien. "I am so sorry for everything, you don't deserve this, you don't deserve what I did to you, if it wasn't for me, you'd be free, you wouldn't be going through this. I was such a dick to you!" He said while crying and hugging me for dear life. "Have you seen, apart from you and I? Elise Low is on the list, she's not even in Paris anymore! This isn't fair, to her, or you! This isn't fair to any of us" he growled.

"Do you know where Elise is?" He asked suddenly, I was shocked, I couldn't tell him, but at the exact moment my phone began ringing, I held up my finger to signal hold on, and got out my phone. I swear the world is out to get me today, before I can click ignore, he had already her name and answered for me.

** Phone Call ** Audio **

Marinette: Hello?

Elise: Hey Marinette, I just received some email regarding something called a Marriage Law relating to Paris? What is this?

Marinette: Oh hey Elise

Adrien grabbed my hand again and interlaced them together, all the while placing them onto his lap.

Marinette: Yeah, um, I don't know to be honest, Mayor Bourgeois created it because Paris's population decreased to the Akumas that's happened unfortunately. And about you receiving that... you're chosen to be a participant, I'm sorry.