Love;Lost (COMPLETE)

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A d r i e n

I hold Marinettes hand as we walk over to our parents and sit on the couch. I won't let go. "Adrien, Marinette," we look at my Father. I swallow hard and Marinette squeezes my hand. "What you did was very reckless."

"We used protection." Marinette mumbled. Both of our faces were bright red. We both look down.

"But something could have gone wrong," Mrs.Dupain-Cheng says. We don't want to talk about this anymore. "The condom could have been put on wrong or Marinette could've ended up pregnant."

"But she's not." I mutter. I really, really, really don't want to talk about this. Why is it such a big deal? It's not like I raped her, we both consented and I wouldn't even pressure her if she didn't.

"Now, about this deal-" Mr.Dupain-Cheng started but my Father cut him off.

"What deal?" He asked and glared at me.

"I-I tried to tell you but you got so angry about this I couldn't get a word out!" I stammer. He glares at me to go on and I gulp. "M-Marinettes Ladybug." I stammer again.

Her parents don't look surprised. Maybe she told them. Father takes a step back and holds his head. "First Chat and now Ladybug! Why do you both always try to get yourselves killed!"

"How do we do that sir, w-we're just saving Paris." Marinette barely looks up at him.

"You're risking your lives for ours sweetie," Mrs.Dupain-Cheng says. "We don't want either of you to get to hurt anymore."

Marinette squeezes my hand. She's had enough and so have I. "Maman, can me and Adrien go talk privately real quick?"

"Why?" Mr.Dupain-Cheng asks.

"I-I have to tell him something but only he can hear it. It's not bad, promise." She smiles. They sigh and nod. She grabs my hand and runs me into her room. I pant and sit on her chaise while she paces her room.

"Mari, what's wrong?" I stand up and grab her shoulders. She digs her head into my shoulder. "Mari, princess," I lift her head. "What's wrong?" I know they're listening, our parents but I don't care. She holds back tears and steps back from me. She lifts her shirt and I gasp. She has bandage covered in blood on her abdomen. "What happened!" I gently touch her sides and she winces. When I was holding her waist, it would've had to hurt. "Why didn't you say anything!"

"I-I didn't want to bother you or our parents." She mumbles and pulls her shirt down.

"When did this happen?"

"Th-This mornings Akuma attack," she bit her lip and I hug her gently. "It hurts."

"Why didn't Lucky Charm heal this?"

"T-Tikki says it only does minimal things. Like cuts and scraps."

"But this is a cut," I whisper in her ear. "It should've worked."

"Yeah but this is a really big cut," she whispers back. "It only fixed a little bit of it and it really, really hurts." She let's go of me.

"W-We have to get you to a hospital, Princess. You'll bleed out!" I reach for my phone in my pocket.

"A-And what'll I tell them! That I slide down the stairs?! Tripped?! Cut myself with scissors?!" She was practically yelling. "They won't believe it! They'll think my parents did it?!"

I thought for a moment, pursing my lips. I look at her then her shirt. It's starting to stain with blood. "Make a Ladybug mask and put it on. Transform and then I'll take you to the hospital. They'll believe it was the Akuma and we were on an afternoon patrol."

"F-Fine but what about our parents?" She starts to make the mask, and a black one.

"They're listening," her eyes widen. "I can hear their breathing. Don't worry, I'll protect you from their wrath," she giggles and slides the mask on. She hands me one and I shrug and put it on. I transform and so does she. I pick her up and run to the hospital. She passes out soon after, blood leaving a trail in the sky as I run fast across rooftops. Please make it.