Miraculous Ladybug AU- Soulmates

Chapter 5 - It's You

When Adrien got home and detransformed, he was feeling extremely confused with the events that had happened. He was happy, but he was also sad. Ladybug had kissed him - but they weren't meant to be, His thoughts were all over the place.

'Why did Ladybug kiss me?'
'We've kissed before?'
'Who's Ladybug's soulmate?'
'Who's Marinette's soulmate?'

All these questions were running through Adrien's head. He was trying so hard to not think about it, but it was impossible.

"Kid, I know what you're thinking," Plagg said, interrupting his thoughts.

"Really?" Adrien asked with a hint of skepticism in his voice, as he usually did when talking to his kwami.

"You're wondering why Ladybug kissed you, and when you've kissed before. I also know for a fact that you're debating on her soulmate and Marinette's soulmate," Plagg said knowledgeably.

Adrien was silent, shocked that Plagg actually knew what he was thinking.

Plagg sighed.

"Listen kid, Ladybug isn't your soulmate, so you have to learn to get over her, even if it's hard. It won't be fair to your own soulmate," Plagg said

Adrien sighed.

"Yeah, I guess you're right, but I have no idea who my soulmate is," he said.

"Well, I'm sure you'll figure it out," Plagg said, losing interest as he decided that his cheese seemed much more interesting than the current conversation they were having.

Adrien walked over to his window. He wanted someone who understood him. Someone who balanced him out. Someone like Ladybug. Her name crept into his head again, taking over his mind.

But then he shook that thought from his head. He was not Ladybug's soulmate. He had no rights over her.

On the other hand, he wondered how his soulmate would react when they found out he was Cat Noir. He smiled at the thought. He imagined her face being totally shocked, after all, they seemed like two completely different people. In a way, they were.

His thoughts then wandered back to Marinette. She was going around school pretending she didn't have a mark to protect her soulmate. So, who was it?

Marinette was incredibly selfless to do that for her soulmate, he was a lucky guy.

His thoughts were still on the two girls  and their marks as he went into bed and slowly drifted off to sleep.

Meanwhile, Marinette was pacing back and forth. She knew she had two options here.

One, she could tell Cat Noir that he was her soulmate as Ladybug.

Two, she could tell him that he was her soulmate as Marinette.

She debated these ideas inside her head for a while, Tikki watching her silently for a while before the kwami decided to help Marinette.

"Marinette, think about it. Cat Noir already loves you as Ladybug. Don't you want to see if he loves you as Marinette as well?" Tikki asked.

"That is a good point," Marinette replied thoughtfully. "Okay, I'll tell him as Marinette," she concluded.

"Well, you'll have to tell him later. Right now, Mari, you have school," Tikki pointed out with a small giggle.

"Ah! You're right, Tikki, and if I don't leave now, I'm going to be late!" she exclaimed, quickly grabbing her bag running out of her room.

When she got to school, people were looking at her and whispering to their friends. Marinette sighed. Another day of being the main attraction at school. She wondered if she should sell tickets or something.