A Sudden Return 3/3✅

Miraculous Ladybug: 2

Alya and Nino finally reached Lucas's apartment. Thy never expected it to be a long way, but they had finally made it.

Alya knocked on the door leading to Lucas's apartment. The door opened, leaving Lucas at the door.

He was a bit surprised to see them there, but then he tried to play it cool. "What are you guys doing here?" He asked. "I think you to have the wrong person."

"No, you're the right person," Nino folded his arms. Then he whispered the question out, so no one else could hear them. "Was it you that set Gabriel and Matthew free?!"

Lucas chuckled. "Why would you ask me that? Are you guys accusing me without even any proof?"

"No, we..." Alya looked down.

"Even if it was me," Lucas whispered, "what would you do to stop me?" The he smirked, going in and shutting the door behind.

Alya and Nino looked at each other with the same thought. It's him!

-

It was nighttime, every part of the mansion was dark, as the lights had been turned off.

Adrien had got into bed, before he started the creaking sound coming from outside of his room.

"Nathalie?" He called out. Nathalie didn't reply, instead the creaking continued.

He got out of bed, walking up to his door. He heard another door opening from outside of his room, and if he had to guess, he would say it was his father's door that was opening.

Adrien opened his room door and stepped outside his room, looking at his father's room, the door being closed.

"Hey, who's there?" He called out. No one answered, so he walked up to the door, and opened it, stepping inside his father's room.

Someone was in here. Adrien tried to find a light switch to turn on the lights, so he could see the person more clearly, but he tripped on something instead.

He heard footsteps coming towards him. He got up, but was sent back to to the floor as something hit him hard. Whack! It hit his head.

"Ahh!" He tried to get up, but then he felt another whack on his back and he cried out in pain. Then the footsteps started walking away.

-

Marinette knocked on the door to Adrien's mansion, Nathalie opening it. She let her in with a small smile.

Adrien hadn't come to school today, so she had decided to come visit him and see what was going on.

Marinette gasped as she saw on Adrien's head. Adrien, himself, was putting ice on his forehead.

"Adrien, what happened?!" She rushed to him.

"Adrien was attacked last night," Nathalie answered for him. "That's why he couldn't come to school."

"Who would do this?" Marinette yelled.

Nathalie shrugged. "We don't know. But Adrien said the person had went in his father's room, probably looking for something."

Ugh! Whoever did this to Adrien will be punished!

"It's okay, Marinette," Adrien managed a smile. "Apart from the pain, I'm fine. I'll be fully okay in about two weeks or so."

Marinette gulped. She didn't even want to look at his back and see the huge bruise there. Whoever had done this did not have a heart.

"Marinette, you can stay here with Adrien, if you want," Nathalie told her. "I'd have to go do some shopping. I'll be back."

Marinette nodded. "Alright." She then turned to Adrien. "Is there anything you would like right now?"

Adrien looked up at her, the ice still on his forehead. "Yeah, actually," he answered. "Maybe if you give me a kiss, I'll feel much better."

Marinette blushed as she looked away. "Anything else?"

"No, just that," Adrien shook his head and chuckled. Marinette wouldn't actually kiss him, now would she?

Before Adrien could go any further with his thoughts, Marinette had already came closer and pecked his lips, the blush still on her face.

"There, you better get well soon," she folded her arms. "That peck wasn't just for nothing."

"Right," Adrien nodded, looking down. If he was looking at himself in the mirror, he would see that his face had gotten even more red than Marinette's.

"Hey Adrien," Marinette spoke, making him turn to her. "I was thinking. If the moth miraculous was with your father in this place, then wouldn't the peacock miraculous be here as well?"

"Why would it be here? I don't even think it's been used in such a long time," Adrien shrugged. "And who would it belong to? Nathalie?"

Marinette looked back at him. "That's not such a bad idea. Nathalie could have the peacock miraculous."

"I doubt it, but fine," Adrien shrugged again. "Can you help me get upstairs?"

"Sure." Marinette helped Adrien get up from his chair, and they both wakes up the stairs, Marinette holding on to Adrien, so he wouldn't fall.

Nathalie? Nathalie should be added to the list of suspects as well...