Miraculous Oneshots and Drabbles

Two Halves - Final Part (Soulmate AU)

The sound of the bell resounded as Adrien walked into his classroom, quickly taking an unopened wheel of camembert out of his pocket and stuffing it into his bag so that his kwami wouldn't be tempted to mess with him at any point during the lesson. Plagg was the type of kwami that got bored pretty easily and was also the type to prank or scheme.

(Adrien could still vividly remember the time that the Plagg had started softly meowing in the middle of Physics. Thankfully, a small kick at his bag was enough to shut the mischievous kwami up.)

As the blond-haired boy sat down in his seat, he felt the glow of his necklace becoming strong, indicating that his soulmate was closer than ever before. It brought a giddy grin to his face, one that he quickly wiped off so that it wouldn't catch anyone's attention.

"Knowing her, she's still asleep," Alya stated as she and Nino walked into the room, holding their necklaces together in their hands to put a temporary stop to the bright glow. "That girl really needs a louder alarm."

When Alya spotted Adrien, she sent him a knowing smirk. It was similar to the one that Nimo had displayed only minutes before. Adrien was starting to feel like he'd missed something important, or that they knew something he didn't.

Whatever it was, it could wait for now. Lessons were about to begin.

After hearing a loud bang, Adrien glanced behind him to see Kim and Alix having yet another arm wrestle. It was becoming a daily occurrence at this point.

He also noticed in the corner of his eye that Marinette still hadn't arrived yet but knowing her track record for being late or oversleeping, Adrien wasn't all too surprised. Alya must have been talking about her when she mentioned the need for a louder alarm.

About twenty minutes in to the lesson, Marinette came tumbling into the room. She gracefully tripped over own two feet and fell to the floor with a bang, causing others in the room to wince.

When she stood up, Adrien noticed a glow coming from under Marinette's shirt. He always thought that she didn't choose to wear her necklace, but there was no doubt that that was the glow emitted by soulmate magic. That meant that her soulmate must be somewhere in the room with them!

Some of his classmates seemed to have noticed too as he heard some hushed whispers. What surprised him was that she apparently wore it daily but nothing usually happened.

Realisation came flooding down on Adrien as he realised what that meant. As Marinette walked past him, he felt the magic bond between the necklaces become stronger. All this time, she'd been sat behind him. So close yet so far out of his reach.

Taking a quick glance behind him, Adrien saw her take the glowing necklace off (the heat from the glow probably got too hot for her) and place it on the desk, the design confirming his thoughts.

Marinette Dupain-Cheng was his soulmate.

'Wait a second. Ladybug said that she wears hers daily too!'

Adrien thought to himself, his eyes widening and his heart beating erratically in his chest as everything started to click in his mind.

How could he not have seen it before?! They had the same dark hair, bluebell eyes and the same dazzling smile that lit up his entire world. There was no doubt that the blue-eyed girl sat behind him is his lady.

Now all he had to do was tell her everything. Easier said than done.

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"Dude, are you gonna tell her or not? Today is probably your only chance." Nino reminded Adrien, gesturing to Alya and Marinette who had just exited the classroom.

"I know," he replied, his hand holding the necklace in his pocket. "I'm just nervous about it, you know? Finding your soulmate is supposed to be a life-changing moment."

"Well, you've got a chance to tell her now as it's lunch break so why don't you take it?"

Adrien pondered it for a moment before nodding. He needed to tell her somehow. Then he'd have to admit that he knew she was Ladybug and put himself as Chat Noir.

"Good luck!" Nino exclaimed as Adrien walked away to the two girls who were still mid-conversation, their hands waving around animatedly as they spoke.

Adrien poked Marinette's shoulder, causing the girl to let out a small shriek of surprise and spin around to face him. When her gaze locked with his, her face flushed red.

"Can I talk to you?" He inquired, trying to hide the bright glow being emitted from his necklace. "Alone," he added.

Alya took the hint and gave them an exaggerated wink before walking away, probably to find the rest of the girls. "Don't get too carried away!" She shouted, cackling to herself as she glanced behind her shoulder and spotted Marinette glaring at her.

"Ignore her," Marinette muttered. "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Adrien took in a deep breath before reaching out to her necklace — which was now being worn over her shirt — with one hand and taking his own out of his pocket with the other.

Marinette gasped when she saw the matching design and she could feel tears welling up in her eyes when Adrien slotted them together, temporarily stopping the light.

Her lips curled into a grin as she met Adrien's loving gaze and she wrapped her arms around him in a bone-crushing hug. He'd been right in front of her this entire time!

"I'm not allowed to take it out of my room," Adrien began to explain as he wrapped his arms around her to return the hug. "That's why your necklace never glowed until today. It's also not the only news I have for you."

Marinette loosened her grip, moving her head away from the crook of his neck so that she could look into his eyes. Her eyebrows had furrowed at his statement, indicating her confusion.

"Marinette, I know that you're Ladybug."

"B-but how?! How could you possibly-" she began, her eyes widened as she tried to recall a time where she may have transformed or de-transformed somewhere obvious.

"Well, I wasn't completely sure until today. Last night, you told me that you wear your necklace every day and after overhearing some of our classmates, I found out that you always wear it to school. Things just started clicking in my mind at that point. Your reaction just now is what completely confirmed it."

"Oh. I guess that makes sen—" she started, cutting herself off mid sentence. "What do you mean I told you last night? The only person I saw at that time was—"

Adrien sheepishly nodded his head at her silent question, watching as her eyes widened in shock.

"I'm such an idiot," she laughed, pulling him back in for another hug.

"I think we've both been idiots, M'lady." Adrien chuckled, his smile never leaving his face as he held the necklaces together, the two halves forming one whole.