The Marriage Law

Chapter 10- The Marriage Law

Adrien/Chat POV

It's been some time since I've departed the presence of my father. I've had to check several times, if he, Natalie, and the Gorilla has gone to bed before I can transform into Chat Noir, and head off into the night in hopes of catching some piece and quiet, or perhaps Ladybug.

I would like to see Marinette again, as that's who I've been seeing when Ladybug isn't out and about, or when I just happen to see her in the middle of the night, staring off into nothing but the dark, yet lit up night that is Paris, the city of love, bleh, but here we are.

I've gotten her opinion, based on the Marriage Law, but it's the same one I recieve as Adrien, I understand all she mentions and what she tries to say, but with Marinette being female, and myself being a sneaky cat, Marinette and her dramatics seem to confuse me more than ever with the situation at hand.

Just to see if she's awake, I decided to casually pass by in hopes of seeing her on her rooftop balcony, only to be disappointed when I find it empty, with her light off. Just then, I had seen a bug zipping around Paris on none other than her magical yo-yo and landing at our spot overlooking Paris towards the Effiel Tower.

"Evening, M'lady, what is a nice little bug like you doing out in the dark? You wouldn't happen to have gained night-vision, meow, right? And if you have, then what struck you in the wings?" I chuckle nervously as I landed on my feet next to her, she's never liked my puns, she does laugh occasionally, but those occasions are when she is really hurt deep down, from what I've observed from her. If she were to laugh at this, I didn't have any intentions into making her situation even worse.

"Hey Chat, no, I just, we haven't yet spoken, well we have, but we never exactly told each other if we are or aren't selected to be a part of The Marriage Law as Paris's citizens, yeah, as guardian and a miraculous holder, we cannot tell anyone or each other what our life is like outside the suits, but then I gotten worried, what if one, or both of us gotten chosen, what would happen to Paris then? Will Hawkmoth, or Shadowmoth, or whatever new name he's chosen for himself now do next? What are his plans? It's one thing sneaking out in the day or in the middle of the night to save Paris, but what if we won't be as good at it when we are now with our spouses? What if..." She began hyperventilating.

I quickly sat down and pull her close to me, and layed her head on my chest, to hear my steady heartbeats, in order for her breathing to become normalized once again. Once she was able to calm down, I broke the silence while soothing her back, "M'lady, is this about the day the participants have to be forced to show themselves?" I asked in a weary manner, but also in curiosity. She nodded.

"Okay, here is what we're going to do, and as Guardian, I am authorizing this, I'm not sure if this will work or it will cause damages, but as long as we don't exactly reveal our identities, we'll be okay, even though it might or might not... reveal our identities" she paused and looked to me for questions.

I stood quiet, waiting for her to continue, "to reveal our identities, won't be to completely reveal, yes, there'll be different choices, but we won't know who it is," she continued.

"Authorizing what, exactly?" I asked now more nervous than ever.

She took a deep breath and stood up facing me. "Chat, what we are going to tell each other, we have to promise we can never try finding out who the other is, understand?" I now stand up and look down at her, "I was chosen as a participant in The Marriage Law, and I didn't want to say anything because I was hoping that I can figure something out to hide the miraculous secret, but as the date is now closer than before, I've come to realize that it won't be easy to hide, and if I was chosen, considering, you'd have to be the same age as myself, were you too chosen to be a participant in the Marriage Law?"

I hesitated before saying no, I know she said it's okay right now, but soon she'll freak about us saying this small bit sooner or later, "Chat," Ladybug gave me a tiny glimpse of a glare but also hope and fear.

"uh, yea, I was, but I don't want to do it-"

"nobody wants to do it, it's all Hawk-Shadow Moth's doing, but now that I think about it, we haven't had as much akumas lately, and i was beginning to wonder, if he's taking a break because of the Marriage Law, maybe to depict both Ladybug and Chat Noir, then he's receiving different choices with realizing it, otherwise, what if he has either a son or daughter in the same age range as us, and she was chosen, and due to that, Shadowmoth decided to stay away from trouble for his or her sake? What if he never meant for the death or the Marriage Law to be created?"

"You've put a lot of thought into this, haven't you?" she nodded. "Those could be possibilities, but it's Shadowmoth, we'll never be able to know his next move, what his plans are, or if he's just on vacation, it's better not to get our hopes up, but we also can't ignore the Marriage Law or the next time when someone will get akumatized. Wait... what happens if there is to be an akuma during the ceremony? and we can't be released or go anywhere and transform because of the others?"

"I don't know, all i know that is we have to be prepared for whatever happens, and be careful to not lose another life, yes I'm guardian and I received many gifts in my guardianship, but bringing back the dead is not on that list of gifts,". 

We stayed here in our spot a while longer before we decided to do a tiny patrol, we're both out anyways, doesn't hurt to check, perhaps something did happen, and it be best to catch it as soon as possible, as soon as we checked back with each other, we said our goodbyes, wished each other good luck, and departed home.

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