Marinette In Wonderland

Epilogue

(Marinettes's POV)

I stand up after everything escapes me. I calm down as I start to head back to the party. I stumble, week and hurting. 'Throughout all of that training, and pain, I finally feel something. I finally ache, but mainly in my heart.'

As I reach the area of the party, everyone chatters confused about what happened. Why I left. I walk up towards Nathanaël causing everyone to look at me. He gasps, standing and coming towards me. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

"I don't understand why you're being so nice. I just left you waiting. Maybe not for long, but you were still waiting," I say. Before he can respond, I continue. "I'm sorry. I don't think I can marry you. You are a great friend, but I don't know you well enough. You are very kind and friendly though. I hope to get to know you better."

I turn to everyone else. "I'm sorry to have wasted your time, but I was told to follow my heart. I was also told by a friend that there's someone else right in front of me. Even if I didn't realize it then, I do now. So I'm sorry to everyone."

I face Nathanaël again. He looks down. "So you already have someone?"

"I doubt they notice me as I am now, but that's okay. They will one day, I hope. But I still care about you Nathanaël, just not in that way," I say. I kiss his cheek. "Please don't feel upset. I don't want an akuma to possess you."

He blushes and nods. "Y-yeah. Thank you. For worrying."

I nod. "Of course." I walk to Alya and Nino with a smile. "I know what I want now. And this is not it."

(Chat's POV)

I wake up in the hospital wing of the rebel camp. "Where am I? What happened?" I turn to see Nathanaël asleep at the side of the bed. I shake his leg, attempting to wake him.

He shifts, yawning. Opening his eyes, he looks down at me. His eyes widen as he processes what's going on. "Chat! You're awake!"

I nod trying g to sit up, but the headache keeps me from continuing. "Ow..."

Nathanaël pushes me back down. "Take it easy. You seriously hit your head. I'm surprised you're awake at all."

"How did I hit my head? What happened?" I ask.

He bites his lip. "Well, let's just say you saved the day. Everyone is safe this time. You did amazing on protecting everyone. If only I would have been quick enough to save you. I got there fast enough to make sure you lived, but if I only would have been faster... you would have been able to keep your memories of it."

As I see the pain on his face, I shake my head wincing. "No, you tried your best. If you still saved a lot more people in the end, then this was nothing. You still did good."

He looks down. "Okay. Thank you I guess. That does help."

I smile. "Of course!" But I don't want to smile. I can't understand why, but everything feels like there's something missing. A void to my soul. One I can't fix.

~Time Skip/Marinettes's POV~

I walk along the river. "I saved the day, but for what... to lose someone that close to me?" I sigh kicking a rock.

I feel a tap on my shoulder. Turning I see Chat. At first I get a little excited, but then it all disappears. 'He might not even be alive. I'll never know.'

"You okay princess? Expected someone else?" He asks, genuine concern in his voice.

I sigh wanting to cry. "I can't talk to you about it. I can't talk to anyone about it. Even if I could, I doubt you'd believe me. But I can't get it out of my head. What happened, who I was with. None of that I'm ever going to forget."

"How are you sure I'd never believe you? You don't know considering you haven't even tried taking to me about it," he says with a smile.

I turn away. "I can't. It's to painful."

"Then be vague about it. I can at least give some advice."

I sigh and look him in the eye. "Have you ever had someone in your life that you don't know if you'll ever be able to see again. You don't know if they're alive or well. Nothing jives you that indication. You just have to sit back, and be clueless about it."

"I do understand," Chat says. "My mom left. Don't know where she is or what happened."

I rest my hand on his shoulder. "If you ever need someone to talk to, you can talk to me, okay kitty," I say. I start to walk away to let his mind process it.

After a moment, he almost yells. "Wait! Marinette you're!?"

"Yes Adrien, I am," I turn to look at his even more shocked face. "Let's talk about this later. Today's been a long day. But before I'll be open to anything, get to know me first please. Both sides of me. It'll make this a lot more easy."

Adrien stares as if I did something wrong, but didn't. He sighs trying catch up. "You're full of surprises."

"You can thank some friends for that," I say.

I turn and stare at him. "I don't like just Chat, and Adrien maybe a little too much. But if you just embrace both who you are, and who you want to be, then things will certainly change.

~One Year Time Skip/Chat's POV~

I fight with Nathanaël saying no words. Just sparring like a normal routine. That is until my head starts to seriously ache. I fall to the floor.

"Chat!? Adrien!?" Nathanaël asks. But I can't see him. My eyes think back to a book. A plain book I remember giving someone to draw in. Maybe I'll find it, maybe I won't. We'll see.

I stand up as the pain weakens. "I'm fine. I've got this. I just remembered this book I had someone draw in. I can't fully remember, but I hope I will once I see the book."

"You've never remembered things before. Are you sure you're okay," he asks.

I nod. "Very sure. I just need time. Time to rest."

Nathanaël finds a chair for me to sit in, and a face pops into my head. Black hair, blue eyes. Stunning smile. Red with black dots, or white with pink accents, and a gray cover. Many sets of colors for days girl.

"Marinette," I whisper as another memory comes to me.

"What did you just say?" Nathanaël asks.

"Marinette?" I say more as a question thus time.

He drops his water bottle. "We have to tell Alya and Nino!"

But before he can continue, the paining my head comes back. Like my head's about to split apart. And everything goes black.

Marinette. Stunning girl that made my heart fly. I kept your pictures, and I hope you still remember me. Because I have finally remembered you, and I can't wait to meet you again. Thank you for showing me a light in the darkness. I will always miss you... if only you knew I wasn't hurt... if only you knew.