I can't breathe, can you help me

Chapter 3

In the morning Adrien quickly got dressed and had to bribe Plagg to get up with camembert to hurry up, the kwami grumbled but he flew into Adrien's shirt pocket, Adrien made his way downstairs, and he was about to protest eating breakfast but stopped when Nathalie gave him a stern look, so he just ate his breakfast as fast he could. When he was finished he left the house and almost forgot that his bodyguard always took him to school until he saw him waiting at the gate, Adrien sighed and got into the car, though he guessed his bodyguard figured out that he was in a rush because he drove a little faster than usual to school, Adrien had arrived at school ten minutes earlier than he ususally did.
"You're here early." Nino commented, once Adrien was at the top of the stairs.
"You are too." Adrien replied.
"I'll give you that." Nino said, with a chuckle.
"How many of our classmates are here?" Adrien said, as they walked towards their classroom.
"I would wait a few minutes, not many people are here." Nino answered, when they walked into their classroom, Adrien saw that not many of their friends were there. So Nino and him waited a few minutes at their desk and waited for more people to arrive, when everyone except for Chloe, Sabrina, Alya and Marinette were in the classroom, Nino and Adrien stood up.
"Everyone, can we have your attention?" Adrien asked, everyone quieted down and looked at the two.
"What is it?" Kim asked.
"This is about Marinette." Nino answered.
"What about her?" Rose asked, Nino and Adrien took turns telling most of their classmates and teacher about what happened to Marinette.
"Poor Marinette." Rose said, it looked like she was about to cry.
"Poor Marinette, what?"
Everyone looked towards the door and saw Chloe and Sabrina walking into the classroom, Adrien sighed and told the two what was wrong with Marinette.
"She's got to be faking it, nobody is able to cough up flower petals." Chloe said, with a roll of her eyes.
"I'm not faking anything Chloe."
Again everyone turned their heads back towards the door, standing in front of the door was Marinette and Alya, both girls were glaring at the blonde, though Marinette's glare was weakened, probably from the fact by how tired she looked.
"Sorry we're late, it took awhile for Marinette to get ready." Alya apologized, looking at their teacher.
"It's alright, Nino and Adrien explained what happened yesterday." Ms. Bustier said, Marinette smiled at Ms. Bustier gratefully, then she and Alya walked over to their desk.
"I still think she's faking it." Chloe said, Alya was about to argue but Marinette stopped her with a shake of her head, once the two sat down class began, the first time Marinette started coughing, everyone looked at her and gasped when she coughed up flower petals.
"Please stop watching." Marinette pleaded, while everyone watched her throw away the petals.
"Sorry Marinette, everyone get back to work." Ms. Bustier apologized, after that whenever Marinette coughed everyone except for Chloe and Sabrina would glance at her worriedly before going back to work, when it was time for lunch all of the class except for Chloe and Sabrina walked over to Marinette.
"Are you ok?" Juleka asked.
"I'm fine." Marinette answered, giving the girl a weak smile.
"Come on, let's get some lunch." Alya said, everyone took that as a hint to leave Marinette alone....or least not bother her with questions.
"Were you able to get any rest, once you got home yesterday?" Nino asked.
"Yeah, but last night I kept waking up from the coughing fits." Marinette answered.
"Is there anything that would help you sleep?" Adrien asked, he wasn't surprised when Marinette blushed, she always did...at least around him....though it still confused him why he was the only one she was like that with.
"I....well um I...know..don't...I don't know." Marinette answered, though like always she stumbled over her words but she eventually got her answer out.
"We'll figure something out." Alya said, Marinette smiled and nodded her head, after lunch everyone headed back to class, then what seemed like forever school eventually ended, and with a wave of goodbye and a worried look at Marinette, Adrien was driven back home, when he got inside he was surprised to see his father standing at the top of the staircase.
"I heard you were in a rush to get to school today." Gabriel Agreste commented, instead of greeting his son.
"Yeah....I was worried about a friend." Adrien answered.
"What has this friend done, to make you so worried?" Gabriel asked.
"She's sick." Adrien answered.
"Then why isn't she at home, and who is she?" Gabriel asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Her name is Marinette Dupein-Cheng......and this isn't just some regular sickness." Adrien answered.
"Then why isn't she at the hospital?" Gabriel asked.
"I don't think it's something any doctor can fix." Adrien answered.
"Explain." Gabriel asked.
"From what I know Marinette got struck by one of the weapons from yesterday's akuma attack.......she's coughing up flower petals......nobody knows why the akuma attack is still affecting her." Adrien answered, and he hoped his father was satisfied with the answer.
"Is it contagious?" Gabriel asked.
"No." Adrien answered.
"I recognize this girls name, do I know her?" Gabriel asked.
"She won the hat contest you set up for the school....she also returned that book of your's." Adrien answered.
"Yes, I remember her.....now get some rest in an hour you have to go to a photo shoot in the park." Gabriel said, Adrien nodded his head and left for his room. Once his son was out of sight, Gabriel walked to his office, and opened the secret passageway that was in it, once inside the room that was behind the secret passageway.
"Nooroo, what sickness makes its victims cough up flower petals." Gabriel asked, looking at the purple kwami that was now floating beside him.
"The only one I know of that does that is the Hanahaki disease." Nooroo answered.
"What does it do?" Gabriel asked.
"Its victim will start coughing up flower petals, while in their chest and lungs flowers will grow, in a month or two the victim will day, the only way to get this disease is if you have an unrequited love and the only cure is for that unrequited love to become requited......the thing is though is that this disease is fictional." Nooroo answered.
"So this friend of my son, now has this disease because of my akuma from yesterday." Gabriel said.
"It seems so.....poor girl." Nooroo said, Gabriel didn't say anything as he looked out the window.
     Meanwhile Adrien was pacing his room while Plagg ate a piece of camembert.
"Marinette looked so sick today." Adrien said.
"Technically speaking she is sick." Plagg commented.
"I know, and it's only going to get worse." Adrien said.
"You're acting like it's already too late to save her." Plagg replied.
"Well it's not like I know who she's in love with, nor will I'll be able to make that person love her." Adrien said, frustrated, Plagg didn't say anything just swallowed down another piece of camambert, an hour later Adrien was in the park standing in front of a camera, but the photographer wasn't happy with him.
"Adrien, whatever is wrong stop thinking about it." The photographer said, Adrien sighed and tried to not to think about Marinette, he was almost successful until he saw her and Alya walking with a little girl...if he remembered correctly the girls name was Manon.
"Adrien, you were perfect just a second ago, what made you distracted this time?" The photographer asked, Adrien could tell that the photographer was following his gaze.
"If it makes you less distracted why don't you invite them over here." The photographer said, Adrien nodded his head and walked over to the three.
"Hi Adrien, what are you doing here?" Alya asked, when he was standing in front of them.
"I'm here for a photoshoot, why are you here?" Adrien asked, Alya looked at Marinette.
"Um....we...Manon....babysit....park.......we're babysitting Manon and she wanted to go to the park." Marinette answered.
"Well would you three like to watch the photoshoot, the photographer noticed me looking over here when I saw you and suggested I bring you three over." Adrien asked.
"Won't we be distracting you?" Alya asked.
"No, you'll be fine." Adrien answered.
"I want to go over there, can we Marinette?" Manon asked.
"S..sure." Marinette answered.
"Follow me." Adrien said, he led them over to where the photoshoot was.
"Who are these lovely young ladies?" The photographer asked.
"These two are my classmates Marinette and Alya and they are babysitting Manon." Adrien answered, while pointing to each girl when he said her name.
"Well Marinette, Alya, Manon, as long as you stay out of the way, you can stay and Adrien let's get back to work." The photographer said, the rest of the photoshoot went smoothly and the photographer seemed happy and luckily Marinette didn't start coughing.
"Are you feeling better, Marinette?" Adrien asked, once the photographer left.
"It....no.....I....throat....I mean...my throat's sore, it hurts to cough." Marinette answered.
"Come on, we need to get you back to Marinette's home before your mother get's back, I'd say you're welcome to come along Adrien but Manon's mother said no boy's allowed, while babysitting." Alya said, Adrien chuckled and nodded his head.
"I need to get back home soon anyway, I'll see you guys tomorrow." Adrien said, before walking off, when he got home, he ate dinner and walked back to his room and he began to worry about Marinette again.
"Kid, you just saw her." Plagg said.
"How did you know I was thinking about Marinette?" Adrien asked.
"I knew it was about her because she's been the only thing you've been thinking of the last two days." Plagg said.
"I can't help it." Adrien said.
"Then go visit her." Plagg replied.
"Great idea, Plagg claws out." Adrien said, then Chat Noir jumped out of his bedroom window.