Nah, I'd Win.

Chapter 8

It was an awkward walk with Adrien so, I decided that I need to keep to my word and apologize to him. "Adrien, I have something I need to tell you, but if you have been here as long as me then maybe you already came to the realization-" he looks at me in a way that tells me to continue, "I was a horrible person Adrien. I stalked you, had your schedule for the next five years and presents for any occasion for the next fifty." I see him look at me with a grimace and I try to hold back any feelings of crying because I don't deserve it. Not after everything I did to him. "Are you going to count you breaking into my room as Ladybug?"
"What?" Every thing felt like it paused, my breathing started to become faster but, "Oh! I'm Chat Noir. We were hit by an akuma, that's how I figured it out. I figured the probability of you getting here if you weren't Ladybug and it wasn't in your favor." Okay, so it wasn't me that was the problem. "Wait, so you're Chat Noir?" he nods and apologizes for his past actions of being my kitty. I cry and we hug for a bit until I let go remembering all my wrong doings. We stand there awkwardly. "So I ended up here because of an Akuma?" He nods.

"Do you not remember?" I shake my head, and he nods in understanding. "Considering how roughed up you were before I arrived on scene... I could see how that caused...memory loss of the fight..." I nod and we stand in an awkward silence, "I understand if you don't want to be friends anymore."
"I think we should start over... I mean you are the best partner in crime." I smile but do agree, "But the second we get home, please get rid of all the pin up photos of me." I nod, "I was thinking of doing that anyway. Is it weird to say that I was rethinking my feelings towards you?" He shakes his head, "No, I am actually fine with that. It's just... I have so many stalkers as a model so when I thought I made a friend..." We walked together for a bit longer until we made it back onto campus. Where I stick out my hand and say, "Hello stranger, my name Marinette Dupain-Chang-" "What are you?-" "I want to be a fashion designer. Chloe bullied me to the point where I don't trust others easily and that made me do horrendous things, but I promise to change!" He seems to understand where I am going with this, he sticks out his hand as well, "My name is Adrien Agreste, I don't know what I want to be yet. My mother passed away a year ago and I haven't ever had a proper friend, so I don't understand social cues. I promise to get better!" We shake hands and I say, "Forgive but don't forget. Keep each other accountable!" He smiles and we hug it out.

"Man you two are awfully close for a first meeting-" I look up and see Maki, "Oh, you know about me being from a different world right?" She nods and Adrien smiles at Maki being understanding, "Well, this was my partner in crime!" She smiles at the two of us, "We had things to talk about but we promise to remain professional for the fight!" She nods and walks away after a bit.

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Being able to reconnect with Adrien for a month was great, we were able to get a hold on our French once again and also since we knew each others identities we were able to spar each other whenever and also have our kwamii's all hang out. Also Adrien knowing I was the guardian really helped out. I was just on the brink of telling someone and considering that our friends aren't the best... this was a great improvement. "So I was planning on using multiple miraulouses since I thought I was the only one but with you here that wouldn't be fair..." He nods and then states, "I think the snake should be off limits-" I nod in understanding, "Then could I take pig?" I feel my head tilt, "Why?"

"From what I remember from Master Fu, which wasn't much-" "I promise to tell you everything I swear!" "The pig gives the power of gift, which gives the opponent what they most desire right?" I nod and I see what advantage this could have, "You want to give them what they desire then attack with your cat strength!" He nods and I give him a praise, "But, we don't know if you can duel weld... We'll test it. If it doesn't work then both of us will only use one." We immediately went to test it out. He puts on the anklet and I inform him of his name. "Got it Marinette! alright! PLAGG, DAIZZI! UNIFY!" A bright light comes in but quickly disappears, I let out a gasp, "YOU LOOK SO CUTE!" He gives me a look and I drive deeper, "In like a cat way don't worry not a loving way-" He nods and checks out his arsenal, a ribbon to throw around like the mouse miraculous's jumprope. I smile and then he asks about my miraculous welding and if I should test. "So you know Kwamii buster?" He nods, "I was wearing all of them then, I can handle it don't worry-" "and if you couldn't?" I feel shame creep over me as I remember what Tikki told me as soon as I became guardian, "I could've died." He shakes me back and fourth while shouting about me taking care of myself. I apologize profusely.

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Adrien and I have been training with our respective kwamii's and also discussing why we could stay transformed for longer periods of time. They said that since we have matured, we are able to stay transformed longer and use our powers as many times as we want. We both freaked out over that, and immediately started fighting. We fought until sun down, we just had a grand old time fist fighting and using our powers. I have a feeling that if Itadori was well...alive... he and Adrien would've gotten along! I smile at Adrien sadly and he punches me right in the face, "SHIT SORRY! I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU ZONED OUT!" I smile nervously and accept his apology. "It's fine I was just thinking of Yuji..." "Who?" That's how we spent the rest of the night talking about my first friend in this world. The reason for my hesitation to leave this world initially, Yuji Itadori.