Soulmates And What We Expect (A Miraculous Ladybug Fanfic)

"Friends?" "Friends..."

Chat Noir clutched his chest.

It hurt. It hurt too much.

He had returned tonight to see if that kiss would change her mind, if that kiss would waver her decision even a little. He knew that his intentions were selfish and it would hurt Luka a lot in that process.

But, somehow, he didn't care. He wanted her. He wanted his Princess. He wanted his lady. He wanted Marinette so much.

He couldn't move his eyes from the beautiful scene. Marinette laid with her head on Luka's lap, talking and giggling softly, while he played with her hair, occasionally leaning over to kiss her. She laughed at something he said.

The superhero's eyes hurt from the brightness of her smile. Forcing himself to look away, he leapt out with the help of his baton and headed towards the Eiffel Tower.

At his favourite sanctuary, he sat on the topmost level and peered down the city. Paris was beautiful. She was beautiful. How long has it been since he had first associated Marinette with every aspect of his life?

Chat couldn't even feel the pain anymore..
He sighed softly,'If only I knew it was her... '

He thought about it for a long time and resolved to himself that he wouldn't confess his feelings for her. It would only complicate her life and he only wanted her to be happy, even if it wasn't with him. He looked at the lit city and started singing.

His voice was melodious as he sang it with all his heart, feeling the pain tear his heart apart bit by bit.

He ended the song in a near whisper.

He couldn't keep it in anymore and he broke down.
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When he went to fencing classes next day, Adrien heard that Kagami will move to Japan next week and wouldn't attend today. He was secretly relieved.

He didn't know how he would face her after that day. It was dramatic how much he had changed overnight. His blonde hair was messy, sticking out in places. He had bags under his red eyes, his electric green eyes filled to a dirty green and his skin paler than usual. He had spent the entire night crying and screaming, thinking about Marinette.

Plagg had asked him to not tell Ladybug that he knew her identity. She'll be angry with him and that was the last thing he needed now.

He had to watch his Princess with Him the entire day. He had to see Him kissing her forehead before classes.

He had to suffer silently when she sat with Him in lunch and they fed each other spoonfuls, occasionally laughing and talking. Alya had noticed his stares and had made it clear that she wasn't happy with him at all.

Adrien tried to convince himself, 'She is happy, that's all I want, right? "

When Marinette asked him in her usual caring tone of he was okay, he did the first thing that came to his mind. He ran away.
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While he ran, he was cursing himself on the inside. He himself didn't know why he did that. Adrien ran along the corridor, past the classrooms and towards the washroom.

He ran as quick as he can from the footsteps behind him and her shouts, "Adrien!! Adrien, stop! "

Tears rolled down his cheek from the nth time. He hated that he loved her so desperately, he absolutely hated that she was not his, he hated how it killed him inside.

"Please stop! I'm sorry if I did something wrong Adrien! I'm sorry! "she cried out again. He could hear her sobbing and it tore his heart. He whispered,"It isn't your fault M'lady. It's mine. "

He ran into a stall and slammed the door shut.

Plagg flew out of his jacket with a sorry face, "Kid, I'm sorry."

Suddenly, Adrien felt a suffocating pain in his chest. He stumbled out of the stall and fell down.

Adrien couldn't hear anything anymore. The world before him swayed up and down. He could see Plagg looking at him with concerned eyes and shouting something. He smiled slightly. Then, his world went black.
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Adrien woke up at the hospital. He slowly opened his eyes and felt blinded for a second by the excess sunlight in the room. He looked down. His hand was attached to an IV drip. It hurt badly when he tugged on it accidentally.

He turned his head to the side, which was buzzing continuously. A girl with pigtails sat on a chair, beside his bed, visibly asleep. Her head rested in a taller boy's chest, who sat next to her hugging her. Marinette and Luka? What are they doing here?

He looked around. The sun shone through the large window. He saw Plagg staring out of it with a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Plagg? "

Plagg turned around at his voice and flew towards him. He hugged Adrien's cheek, "You woke up? Oh my cheese, kid! You scared me! Don't ever pull that on me again! You get me?! "

Adrien smiled at the troubled kwami who acted like a caring mother now, way different than his usual snobby behaviour. Adrien asked him, "Why is Mari and Luka here? "

The black kwami shook his head, "That girl was very worried when she saw you like that. She was crying and made up her mind to stay here with you until you recovered. She even fought with your father when he tried to ban her from coming here. Then Luka was worried about her and ended up staying here. Those two were here for two days straight looking after you. "

Adrien looked at her, her eyes filled with love and adoration. He tried to sit up, a groan slipping from his lips on process.

Marinette stirred at the sound. She slowly sat up and rubbed her eyes, "Adrien? " she asked groggily.

When he laughed out loud, looking at her bed hair, sticking out in places, she finally came to her senses.

"Adrien! " she threw herself at him and started crying.

He wrapped his arms around the bluenette as she rambled, "I was so worried about you Adrien. You were lying there unconscious and I became very scared. Please never to that again, please.  You are very very important to me, Adrien. You ran away from me and I was afraid that I did something wrong. Everyone was worried sick-", she started crying again. Adrien softly cooed," It's alright now. I'm not going anywhere."

When she calmed down a little, he released her, "I'm sorry for running away. It wasn't your fault, Mari. I just broke up with Kagami and I- I was stressed. And so, I was acting kinda weird that day. I'm really really sorry, Marinette."

She wiped the tears from her cheek with the back of her hand, "It's okay. And also... I kinda have something to tell you."

Adrien asked curiously," What happened? "

She blushed and fidgeted with her fingers, "I kind of.... fought with your dad. He didn't want me to stay here and I was stressed and I snapped at my idol that you were my friend and it's not his decision. So.... yeah... "

Adrien laughed out loud, "He needed that sometime soon. It's okay."

Marinette smiled and held out her hand, "So.... Friends? "

His laughter died. He realized the weight of the word 'friends' for the first time in his life. Suppressing the burning pain in his heart, he forced a smile and shook her hand, "Yeah. Friends. "
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