Tick Tock

Three

We were back in our seats as soon as possible and I was rushing to my seat by the wall trying to comprehend what I had just seen. I was blinking rapidly rubbing my eyes and looking back but it never changed. Marinette only had 3 months 2 weeks and 6 days left to live...

I couldn't believe it. How could sweet Marinette be cursed with something so terrible? It didn't make any sense, she was perfectly healthy and there was no one that would want to hurt her. I mean it's not like she's ladybug.

A few more schools were called up but I didn't hear anything that was happening. All I could think of is that in 3 months 2 weeks and 6 days Marinette wouldn't be in my life anymore.

I wouldn't see her smile every day or listen to her voice, watch her be so passionate about her designs and every intricate detail about them. The last but if the Gifting went by much faster than the first bit.

Once it was over I didn't stop to say goodbye and booked it home.

"You're not gonna stay for the after party dude? I'm gonna use my telepathy to Rickroll everybody." Nino said

"Cant dad said I have to go home straight after." I Saul not bothering to stop for once grateful for the excuse my father gave me to leave as soon as possible.

Before Nino could protest Alya started dragging him back in while I ran back in a hurry barely holding it together. I sprinted all the way home ran upstairs and slammed my door. Slowly starting to hyperventilate.

Plagg came out of my bag with a worried expression on his face. "Why are you so nervous did something happen? Will it get in the way of my cheese?" He asked genuinely.

"YES. SOMETHING IS WRONG PLAGG." I yelled burying my face in my pillow

"Wha am eye shut post tu du" I said muffled by the pillow

"Slow down kid what happened?"

I sat up and wiped the tears off my face trying to get a hold of myself in case Natalie walked in asking what was wrong. Once I was sure I would be able to talk without my voice shaking I mumbled quietly "Marinette doesn't have long to live... barely 4 months."

Plagg was taken aback by this, more than Adrien could know. That not only meant that Marinette would die in four months, ladybug wbut ladybug would also our months. The love of Adrian's life his best friend and escape would all be gone in four months. He would go mad. Insane maybe even to the extent of his father. There's no chance he would be able to function as a human being let alone Chat Noir! This had to be stopped soon.

"Is there any way to fix this?!" Plagg said looking like a madman. He needed his cheese and he needed Adrien.

"I don't know. Plagg I just really need to be alone with my thoughts right now."

Plagg knew there was no changing my mind so he took two wheels of Camembert and went into the corner to watch his holder be a brooding teenager.

After about thirty minutes of contemplating the idea of life, and waffles I snapped up.

"Maybe I can't help her as Adrien but I could figure something out as chat noir! If I mark the date and visit her every night I might be able to figure out what's wrong! I already visit her once in a while anyways so it would just be a more common visit."

"That's the spirit kid. Keep at it. You might want to go later though we have a bit of an issue right now." Plagg said pointing to the window. I looked behind me and sighed. "I am the heartbreaker! My heart has been broken too many times by too many people to heal on its own so I will make others' worst pain brought to the surface!"

"Time to go to work. Plagg Claws out!"

I transformed and jumped out the window hearing cries of people's worst moments of heartbreak.

"My ex had a wife the whole time!"

"My dad disowned me!"

"I burned the last pop tart this morning!"

"My dad ate my waffle after kicking my mom out of the house!"

I was looking around trying to see the Akuma, my thoughts drowned out by the heartbroken cry of Parisians.

Ladybug showed up at our meeting spot and unplugged her ears. "The Akuma is in her ring! She must've had an engagement broken off or something like that."

"Well, how do we get it off of her?"

"Let's hope Tkki has an idea. Lucky charm!"

"A photo? Wow Tikki really outdid herself."

While ladybug was talking to herself trying to formulate a plan, I noticed that I couldn't see how much time she had left to live over her head. Our kwamis must suppress our powers. A good thing to if I knew how much longer she had I might figure out her identity.

Ladybug snapped and it looked like a lightbulb appeared over her head. "If our theory that she was cheated on or an engagement was broken what if this was her ex? It might trigger an emotional response long enough for you to slip the ring off and use your cataclysm."

"Genius bugaboo. What are we waiting for? Let's go." Before I could jump off the roof ladybug grabbed my arm.

"Chat we have to be careful. If you get zapped it will reveal your biggest heartbreak and feel like you're relieving it. Odds are it'll reveal something about your identity and we can't have that. Got it?" She warned

"Yes m'lady don't get hit or you end up like pop tart dude. Got it."

She sighed and we went down following the voices of anguish to find the akumatized villain "heartbreaker" when we finally found her we saw her wearing a ripped black wedding dress and she had a purple veil. When she saw us she said "ah ladybug and Chat noir how wonderful. Let's cut to the chase, hand over your miraculous and the city of Paris will be spared from heartbreak to big to ever heal."

Ladybug saw an opening to show her the picture of who she hoped was her fiancée of sorts "even him?l

Heartbreaker was stunned when she realized who the picture was of and screamed. "how dare you show me a picture of that traitor! He leaves me at the altar and thinks it's just ok?! He! Will! PAY!"

She aimed her ring and before we could react ladybug was zapped with a jolt of lightning and her eyes welled up with tears.

Done with chapter 3! Almost didn't make the deadline there. Hope you don't mind the slight cliffhanger I'm leaving you on.

QOTC: What do you think you would end up saying if heartbreaker zapped you?

AOTC: that #Adrissont will never be cannon 😔