I have to protect her?! (ML AU)

Pink Rose

Marinette slept appendages spread out deep in a sweet dream. While her phone to the side her buzzed with text messages form her friends to greet her in dawn of her waking. But Tikki who was already up, was bugged by the sounds Marinette's phone was making. She decided it was time to wake her up. With her tiny hands she pick up Marinette's bookbag from a nearby side table, flew back to Marinette and drop it on her face.
Marinette angrily mumbled under the bag. She pushed the bag off her face and sat up "yes Tikki?" Mari asked in a tired voice. The kwami looked at Marinette then at her phone, which shows that their was six new messages for the tired girl. With her phone the teen got up and went to her desk, there she unlocked the phone with a few quick swipes and read the oldest of the new messages.
AlyaBFF: Morning Mari!
AlyaBFF: Knowing you, you won't wake up until another hour, so talk to me when you get to school!
Mari smiled, suddenly feeling more awake.
HeartMari: Ha! Ha! Jokes on you, I woke up only 50 minutes after you!
AlyaBFF: LOL
Then on to the next message.
BoyFriendAd: Hey Beautiful!
Marinette chuckled. She didn't know why, it's not particularly funny, She guessed his word make her feel like she'll never cry again.
HeartMari: Hi Babe!
BoyFrienAd: ❤
From there they continued a long line of different heart emojis to show their love for each other. Until Marinette realized the time and said goodbye to her lover.
Last she clicked on Rose's thread of text messages. The first was an image of Rose smiling and posing on her bed with Juleka in the background.
PRINCESSROSE: Good morning Marinette! hope you had the sweetest dreams and an awesome day!
PRINCESSROSE: PS. Look at Juleka she smiling at you!!!!
'Sure Rose, She definitely smiling at me. Not her beautiful crush,' Marinette thought.
HeartMari: Same to you
Mari turn off her phone and set it down on her desk. Tikki flew over. "Can we get some food now?" The sweet voice asked tilting her head. The pigtailed girl nodded to the kwami, rolling her chair over to her closet door to grab a robe that matched her aesthetic, hanging on the front of the door. She tied a loose knot and let the kwami fly into her oversized robe pocket.
Marinette ran in to the sweet smelling bakery and over to the glass cases filled with delicious treats. She looked around check to see if her parents were looking. When the coast was clear she pick up two crosoints. One she put into her mouth the other she gently laid in to her robe pocket. She checked again then ran back up to her room to finish getting ready for school.
30 minute later Marinette with Tikki by her side ran out across the street to the brick building where students crowded. She took slow steps up the stairs looking for a familiar face in a crowd of teenagers. When in the building Marinette headed to the locker room to put one of her heavier textbooks in her locker.
She walked into a large room with lockers along the walls of the room. She wandered over to the middle row of lockers and stopped at a locker with tiny magnetic flowers on the corners, put on to easily identify her locker. She swung the dark blue door open to find a pale pink rose tapped to the back of her locker.
Marinette let out a small gasp at the sight. "Do like it?" A confident voice spoke up. Marinette looked to her side opposite of which she came, to see Adrien, leaning on the other lockers smiling.
"I don't think like is the best word to describe how I feel about your surprise presents" She said into the locker pulling out the flower. "Love, endeared, both of these better describe my feelings." Marinette twirled the flower with her fingertips. Adrien step forward and move Marinette's bangs to place a sweet kiss on her forehead. Marinette redded and tried to hide her face in the flower.
"Well see you in class!" Adrien walked away waving at his girlfriend until the double door closed behind him. As he left Marinette turn back to her task she removed a textbook from her bag and set it in her locker. She closed it then ran off to her first class.
The bluenette sat trying to pay attention in class, but she finding it somewhat difficult. She was having a hard time understanding what Ms. Bustier was saying, so she tried to copy off the PowerPoint so she could read it at home. But the teacher was switching slides before she could finish writing them down, leaving her with incomplete sentences that made no sense. She would ask for Ms. Bustier to slow down if not for Chloe picking on her when she asked before. Chloe might be lazy, egotistical, and bratty but she wasn't stupid. She was a good student escpically in reading and writing. She probably didn't need the time Marinette desired to learn the material.
Marinette was also distracted by the pink flower. Which was on her desk in between her and Alya. Every few moments she would glance at it. 'How did I get so lucky to end up dating a man like him?' Marinette thought to herself. She picked it up and twirled in fingers again, She rub on finger up a soft petal and smiled.
Evacuation. The word woke her from her trance. The teacher waved students to the door as the students scatter. Alya and Adrien are near the doorway looking back at me paniced. Yelling could be heard from outside. 'Wait, why are we evacuating? Do I hear loud thuds? What is it an-'
Multicolored debris comes tumbling towards her. In what felt like slow motion Marinette ducked her head she threw one arm out in front of her to protect her face. With the other she grabbed her purse with Tikki inside and held in gently near her side. She closed her eyes antipating a heavy blow.
But nothing came, Marinette open her eyes she was going up one of the school's metal staircases. 'Wait no, I can't be, I'm get farther from Ms. Bustier class. But I'm looking up as if I was climbing the staircase. Wait, I don't feel my legs moving. Is someone carrying me. Oh no. Do I still have my purse?' As Marinette brain was bursting with thoughts she looked down to see her side purse swinging frantically as whoever saved her ran away form the building. Marinette grabbed the bag with both hands to stop the motion of the purse from rattling the kwami's brains out. Now she was outside the building and could see the akumatize monster. It was a giant creature mostly made of water but the creature had red painted steel of a fire hydrant at the end of it's ligaments. 'Maybe the akumatize person is a fire fighter' Marinette thought 'Why would it be attacking a school? Right, Hawkmoth's trying to kill Chloe. I need to save her... and the school'
"Um..." Marinette trailed off. Who was carrying her, She remembered seeing Adrien before she closed her eyes. Maybe he saved her. Marinette blushed at thought, right now Marinette and possibly Adrien were about to pass the enterence to a nearby subway station. "Um Adrien, I think we're safe, you can put me down now." With that the person holding her stop in their place.
"Sorry to disappoint you but this isn't Adrien," A familiar voice said. With both their hands Marinette's savior grabbed the petite girl's hip and gently placed her on the side walk.
"Alya!" The bluenette's eyes widened "Wow I didn't know you were that strong!" Marinette praised her best friend. "But" Marinette's smile faltered. "Where is Adrien, and everyone else? Are they hurt?" Marinette said looking around to see if any of her classmate ran the same direction Alya did to find no one.
"No, they're fine, you were just the number one priority." Alya replied in her usual sassy manner. Marinette turned on her heels and started heading back towards the school. Alya put one hand on Marinette's left shoulder, then ran up in front of her to put her other hand on her shoulder, which blocked and stopped her from proceeding forward. "What are you doing? Going back their is not safe."
"How are so sure that are classmates safe?" Marinette said worry in her eyes. "I need to go back and help." Again Marinette tried marching off and again Alya stopped her. "No Mari. It's sweet that you want to help but you almost died because you froze like a deer in head light." Marinette looked down and the pavement. 'A competent Ladybug would never do that' Mari thought to herself. "Hey it's fine, we all respond to panic differently. You stay here where it's safe, I'll go back and help." With that Alya ran of leaving Marinette alone, Since everyone else was probably hiding indoors where it was safer.
Marinette attention went to her tiny purse with she now opened. "Tikki, are you ok?" The kwami flew out and nodded. Marinette looked down at the ground. " I'm so sorry, Tikki I almost got you killed. First akuma attack and I already almost failed Paris. Maybe I'm not the best choice for Ladybug. My mom would make a really good Ladybug, maybe we should give the Miraculous to her. We're not that far-"
"No Marinette, we all make mistakes sometimes, you're still a good Ladybug. Plus you can't kill what's already dead." Tikki replied giving Marinette a reassuring smile. "I'm ready when you are."
With a deep breath Marinette responded.
"Tikki, spots on!"