To Catch a Ladybug

Chapter 2

One year later
"Luka, I'm back!" I call out, closing the apartment door behind me. Luka walks out of our room, rubbing his eyes. "Hey. Did you have fun?" He asks, walking over and giving me a kiss. "Yeah, it was nice to have a girls night again." I say, setting my bag down. He smiles and sits down, pulling me into his lap. "You look really good in that dress." He says, wrapping his arms around me. "Thanks." I reply, a small blush creeping onto my face. He doesn't say anything, just kisses my neck.

As I wake up I feel an arm wrapped around my waist. I smile as I cuddle closer to Luka. Closing my eyes I start to fall back asleep. Right as I'm drifting off my phone starts to go off, waking me up. Grabbing my phone I look to see an akuma alert. Groaning I get up and throw some clothes on. I look over at Luka as he wakes up. "Let me guess. An akuma?" He says, yawning. I nod and wake the kwamis. A few seconds later we're jumping over the rooftops of Paris, heading toward an akuma.

After the fight
As the butterfly flies away I look back at the young man that had been akumatized. I'm about to say something when Master Fu calls. "Marinette, you need to come quickly. Something has happened." He says before hanging up. Using my yo-yo I jump onto a roof, Luka following me. We run to Master Fu's place, transforming back in an alley not far away. Opening the door we walk to the rooms he's in. "What happened Master?" I ask, taking a seat. "Someone broke in and tried to steal another miraculous." He says, pulling the box out.

"I can't keep them safe here anymore. So I'm giving them to you." Master Fu says, setting the box down. "I name you, Marinette Dupen-Cheng, the next guardian of the miraculous." He says, causing the box to transform. I take the new box and place it into my bag. I look over at Master Fu as he passes out. After a few minutes he wakes up. "Who are you?" He asks, looking around the room confused. "My name is Marinette. I was asked to help you pack up your stuff because you're moving." I say, holding back tears.

A week later Luka and I are watching tv. "I'm sooo bored." I complain as I drape myself over him. "What would you like to do?" He asks with a smile. "I don't know. But I wanna do something." I say as my phone chimes. I pull it out and turn it on. "Come on, we're going to the mall with Alya and Nino." I say, grabbing my bag. Tikki and Plagg fly over and settle into my bag. I grab Luka's hand and walk out the door, locking it behind me. We head to where our friends told us to meet them.

After meeting Alya and Nino at the mall we start to walk around and shop. "Let's go in here. Just us two." Alya says to me, dismissing the boys. I follow the grinning figure into the cute shop. A woman behind the counter greets us with a smile. "Can I help you find anything?" She asks politely. We shake our heads and walk farther into the shop. Alya leads me to the jewelry section and starts putting rings on my finger. "This one is perfect!" She says after a few minutes. I look down at my hand and gasp.

On my hand is a silver ring that looks like a flower wrapped around my finger. The stem is adorned with leaves, and the flower bud is a rose gold color. "It's beautiful." I say as I continue to stare at it. "Now I get to choose one for you." I say, dragging my gaze away. I search through the rows before selecting the perfect one. A golden ring with the face and tail of a fox. The tip of the tail and the inside of the ears are studded with white gems, and the eyes are small black gems.

As we exit the store I text Luka, asking where he and Nino are. "Before we meet up with the boys I want to tell you something." Alya says, stopping to buy us some drinks. I nod for her to continue as I take a sip of my sweet tea. "I'm pregnant." She says, causing me to almost drop my drink in surprise. "Really?!" I exclaim with a grin. She nods as we spot Luka and Nino. "Nino doesn't know yet." She says quietly as they approach. "You'll both make great parents." I whisper to her as Luka walks over and grabs my hand.

We spend the rest of the day shopping. When Luka and I get back to our apartment it's almost ten thirty. Walking inside I flop onto the couch and sigh. I can feel my eyelids being dragged down with sleep. In my semi asleep state I feel Luka pick me up and carry me to our room. He sets me down on the bed and I yawn. I grab one of his shirts and change into it before laying down. "Goodnight." I mumble through another yawn. "Goodnight Mari." He says as he lays down beside me.

???'s POV
It's been almost a week since I akumatized someone. I've been distracted and haven't paid attention to people's negative feelings. Only one thing can distract me like that. Well I shouldn't call her a thing. Shaking my head I stand up and walk over to my mirror. I untie my shoulder length bright red hair and brush it. Going into my closet I grab a crimson scarf, a leather jacket, black jeans, and my combat boots. I use the scarf to make a cute wrapped top and slip into my leather jacket. You'll finally notice me today Marinette, my love.