Smooth Sailing

Staying Strong

Adrien's POV

"Hey Mari, you got to stay with me! Mari! Mari!" I put my hand to her chest. There was still a heart beat and she was faintly blowing in and out through parted lips. "We got to get help. We need help!" I yelled. Nino's face was shocked, tears pricked his eyes and Plagg looked like he was thinking hard. Trying to find a solution. I looked down at Mari's face. I felt like if I touched her, she would crack. She would break. But from the looks of it, she was already broken. I racked my brain for ideas.

You're going to be just fine Mari. Just stay with me!

"I got it!" Yelled Nino. "Alya said she was training to be a nurse. She already tends to a patient with a broken arm named Manon... I think. Anyway that's not important! Alya can help!" Yelled Nino. Hope filled his features. I let out a breath I hadn't thought I was holding. "It's worth a shot." Said Plagg grabbing a bag of coins off the ground. "Okay Nino lead the way!" I said. I picked up Marinette bridal style, careful not to hurt any of her major injuries. Nino please be right!

He led us around the corner. Mumbling "beer, beer something... There! Beer Blog" he shouted. He was pointing to a little wooden tavern off in the corner of the street. We made it up to the door. The sign said 'closed' but this over ruled the sign. Nino banged on the door. "Alya open up! It's me Nino!" He shouted. Muffled sounds where heard from the other side of the door. The door swung open with a squeak reveling Alya. She looked from Nino, to Plagg, to me, then to Marinette. Confusion filled her face then shock once she saw Marinette. "Oh my god! What happened? Come in! Hurry!" She said rushing us in. "Here set Mari on the table!" She said "Nino told us you were a nurse. could you help Marinette?" "I'll do the best I can." She said with a sad smile opening a first aid kit. "But for now I will need you to step outside. I need some room to work." Said Alya already starting to bandage up Marinette.

What no! I'm staying with Mari! I need to stay with her. I need to make sure she is okay! Plagg seemed to sense my worry. "Come on Cap. Let's step out side." He said. I eventually gave in and walked out with Nino.

I sat on the wooden steps. "Dammit! I should have been there sooner. I shouldn't have let her off the ship!" I yelled. I hung my head.

I didn't know what I was feeling. Anger? Sadness? Rage?

"Don't put your self down Adrien. It was good that Marinette got out. She earned us a good amount of money, she met Alya and she got some fresh air. She been on that ship for quite a while now." Said Nino with a small smile. "Yeah but it came with a price." I replied. "Adrien you got to stay strong. If you won't stay strong for our sake at least stay strong for her's." Said Plagg. I nodded in agreement.

Yeah. For Mari.

Alya's POV

I was hard at work. Mari looked really banged up but I know she would be fine in the end. She was strong and after seeing that mark on her wrist I new she would pull through. After all she always seemed quite Miraculous.

I bandaged a few cuts on her arms. I washed her face and tried to bandage the cuts their too. I applied ice to the multiple bruises on her stomach, but other than that there wasn't much I could do. She just needed time to heal. But Marinette would be fine in the end. She would make it.

I stepped out of the tavern to find Nino, Plagg and Adrien, all with sad faces. Adrien immediately ran up to me bombarding me questions. "Is she okay? Did she wake up? Can we see her?" "Adrien she is fine. She hasn't woken up yet and her breathing has evened out. She will make it. I promise you." I replied. He nodded and lowered his head, "can we go see her?" I nodded saying yes.

Adrien's POV
I rushed past Alya and busted past the door. Then I stopped dead in my tracks. Mari looked worse. Yes, she was probably feeling 10 times better with Alya's bandaging and ice but it was still a knife to the gut. I sat down in a chair by Marinette's side. I took hold oh her hand and held it. I needed and anchor to know that Marinette was still with me no matter what. And that's she was going to be okay. Plagg and Nino came in shortly after.

We all sat in chairs around Marinette. Plagg next to me and Alya crying into Nino's shoulder . I kept holding her hand. Then all of a sudden her finger moved. "Guys her hand moved." They all looked up. Alya stopped crying an studied Marinette closely. I leaned over her face. Her lip quivered and her eye brows furrowed together. Her eye lids twitch. With a few flutters they opened and I saw, for the first time again, her beautiful ocean blue eyes.

Marinette's POV
Ugh. Everything hurt. I and was still sore but for some odd reason I felt a little better. I tired moving my limbs but they did not fulfill my command. I heard voices. "Guys her hand moved." I tried to see who it was but my eye lids felt like 100 pound weights. Where was I? Last thing I remember was Adrien, Plagg and Nino saving my life. Oh yeah. I tried opening my eyes again. I scrunch my eye brows together and my eyes started to flutter open. Then at last I saw something, well more like someone....

Adrien.

A/N: this chapter was a lot harder to write than I thought. I hoped u liked it! There wasn't as much action of course but don't worry more is on the way! Till next time. Don't forget to vote and I love when u guys comment! Sorry for errors