Soul Stealer: A Miraculous Ladybug fanfic

Chapter 2

Thanks to all the people who read my first chapter! I hope you enjoy the next one just as much. 

Adrien was at a photoshoot when he got Marinette's text. He didn't know it was her, and was about to delete it, as it was from an unknown number. But then he found the bubble with the message. He couldn't help but smile at the emoticon that was at the end of her text.

'I'll see what's good for that day.'

Marinette replied in an instant.

'Sure! :D I'll check too. See you tomorrow at school.'

Adrien smiled at her words, he could almost hear her excited voice. The corners of his lips turned down when he read the last few words. School. He wouldn't be able to go to school tomorrow. He had a photoshoot for the fall designs his father had styled.

'That would be great! See you on Thursday! (I can't go to school tomorrow because of a photoshoot.)'

'Oh.... I'm sorry to hear that. Are you coming to the masquerade ball on Friday? I hope you can! It's going to be amazing. The crew have been working it on it forever! See you on Thursday!'

"Mr. Agreste! Smile! You look like a deflated balloon today. What has happened!" The director, Pierre snapped at him.

Adrien was not insulted. He had gone through the string of insults from his crew a million times before. He put on his most dazzling smile and faced the camera once again, stuffing his phone into his pocket.

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It was Thursday. It was the day Marinette Dupain-Cheng would go to the cinema with Adrien Agreste, famous model all over the world. Marinette jumped up and down with giddy excitement. She had found all the movies that were playing on that day, and she had recorded them down on a sticky note, which was now in her purse. It was 3:30, and she and Adrien had promised to meet at the cinema at 4:00. The cinema was about a 20 minute walk from her house, so she decided that this was a good time to leave.

"Bye Maman, bye Papa!"

She gave each of her parents a kiss on the cheek and headed for the cinema.

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Marinette sat on the plush chairs of the cinema, waiting for Adrien to arrive. It was 3:55, and many people started to crowd around the ticket booth. Marinette smiled, she had already gotten tickets and popcorn for the two of them. She waited patiently, knowing that Adrien probably was busy.

Marinette waited, but he didn't arrive, even when people started to form a line to see the movie. It was 4:20, and he hadn't come. Not even a text message.

She pulled out her phone and quickly sent him a message.

'Are you coming?'

Her phone beeped straight away.

'Nope. I'm never coming. I was so stupid to arrange a meeting with you. You're a loser Marinette, and I'm a great model. You're nothing. And yes, I'll be going to the masquerade ball. But I'll dance with Chloe. Goodbye!'

Marinette blinked, and blinked. She read the message again, twice, three times. She was still processing it when the ticket man shouted for last calls.

Marinette scrambled with her two tickets and popcorn, almost dropping her phone. When she reached the ticket man, she gave him one of her tickets.

"One? Not two?" He asked.

Marinette nodded glumly, and the man took her point, and smiled apologetically.

She found her seat in the dark, the movie had already started. It was about a teenage girl experiencing repeated heartbreak, until she couldn't take it anymore. Marinette felt like her at the moment. What had gone wrong at the last second? Why had Adrien turned her down? 

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"Plagg, are you sure you don't know where my phone is?" Adrien asked again.

His kwami shook his head, "I told you before Adrien. I never touched it. It's not cheese."

Adrien rolled his green eyes, and began his search through the changing room all over again. He was prepared to leave the scene to the cinema, when he realized he had lost his phone. His phone was his most valuable item that kept him in check. His schedule was there, his E-mails and phone calls were there too. Adrien put a hand through his sandy locks and sighed.

It was 4:40, and he had missed his appointment with Marinette. He couldn't even tell her as he didn't have his phone. He traced his actions back to when the photoshoot had started. He had put his bag in the changing room, next to his clothes rack. He then changed into his first suit, and was met by Chloe on the way out. Chloe. Chloe. Why hadn't he thought of her?

He quickly changed back into his casual clothes, and ran out of the room with his bag clinging onto his shoulder. He found the mayor's daughter looking intently at something in her hands. He ran closer, it was a phone. It was his phone!

"Chloe! Give it back!" He shouted.

Chloe quickly turned to him, painted lips raised in a malicious smile.

"Hey Adrikins, I was just sending our classmate a text message. You've got plans with me today." She linked arms with him and dragged him out the door.

Adrien snatched his phone from her hands, heart pumping in his chest. What did she send to Marinette? He checked his conversation with Marinette, and was shocked to see how snide and random her message was. How can anyone be so.... Mean? He whipped back to Chloe, glaring at her.

"Chloe! How dare you steal my phone and do this to Marinette? We were going to watch a movie when you stole my phone. Oh no, she'll think I sent this."

"But Adrien," Chloe whined, "I had everything planned out for us today! It's going to be much more fun than watching some movie with a loser like her."

"Marinette is not a loser. She's the kindest person I've ever met" Apart from Ladybug he thought.

"But Adri-" Chloe was cut off when Adrien ran toward his limo, quickly shutting the car door behind him.

"To the cinema, please" He told his driver. 

So.... I'm about to write the last chapter, and need some opinions: 

Would you guys like a happy ending, with a reveal of identities too, or a drastic 'unhappy' ending? 

Please comment opinions! They matter to me a lot! :)