He Saved Me

Chapter Nine

"Finally, I can actually go out", Marinette sighed in relief once she got home from her doctor's appointment. She was cleared from bedrest and free to go out, although the doctor told her to take it slow. But Marinette was feeling almost completely better, it seemed weird to take it easy when she knew she could do more.

"Are you and Luka hanging out?" Tikki questioned.

"I promised I'd hang out with him after this appointment. We're going to get ice cream from Andre's", Marinette smiled, but soon it faded once realization hit her.

"What's wrong, Marinette?"

"It's just....do you think Chat Noir was right? About Hawkmoth and me going out?"

"No, he was just paranoid. I'd let you know if you were doing the wrong thing, remember?" Tikki smiled.

"Yeah, you're right. I trust you, Tikki. Besides, it's just ice cream. It's not going to hurt anything", Marinette said as she got herself ready for her hangout with Luka. "Also, how are we so sure that Chat Noir is going to see this?"

"Trust me, he will. He goes out pretty much every night to search the city."

"He does? How come I never knew that?" Marinette narrowed her eyes in confusion.

"Because you probably didn't pay attention. I bet he searches for you", Tikki winked.

Marinette let out a little laugh before making her way out the door. Luka met her at Andre's at 8pm, just like they'd agreed. He was sitting on the bench waiting for her arrival, and stood up when she was in sight.

"Hey, Marinette. I'm happy to see you", Luka gave her a warm smile as they hugged.

"I'm happy to see you, too. It's been a while since we last hung out."

"Too long", Luka added. "Shall we get some ice cream?"

Marinette nodded, and they both went up to Andre's stand together.

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"Okay, time for the nightly patrol", Adrien said sleepily, tired of going on patrol every single night.

"How about we skip it? We know that Marinette is safe, right? Or did she have her doctor's appointment today?" Plagg thought out loud.

Realization hit Adrien. "Wait, she said she was going out with Luka once she was clear from bedrest, right?"

Plagg realized that he made a huge mistake mentioning Marinette, but still continued to eat his cheese. 

"Plagg, I have to find Marinette before she makes this mistake", Adrien ran his hand through his hair.

"Or, you could leave her alone with her new boyfriend and not let jealousy get the best of you", Plagg shrugged, his voice muffled from his mouth being stuffed. "Look, Adrien. You confuse me, alright? First, you say Marinette's just a friend. Then you use the akumatizations as an excuse just so that Luka won't go over to her house, but you go to her house every day!"

"Because Luka can't protect her like I can", Adrien snapped back.

"Remember what I said about jealousy?" Plagg smirked.

Adrien didn't listen to Plagg and instead, he transformed. When he flew through the city, he searched Marinette every corner. He almost gave up before he realized one last place he didn't check. He heard Andre's voice and followed it until he spotted two individuals on a bench near his stand, one of them being Marinette.

Chat Noir was about to slide down his baton when something caught his attention in the corner of his eye. He narrowed his eyes to see better and when they were focused on what it was, his eyes widened back up. An akuma.