Feelings

42-Adrien

"Adrien, run." Amalie hisses.
"I can't just leave you here!" I yell.
"Yes you can. Run now!" She shouts.
I get up and run out of the room. I know it was cowardly but I was scared. I get down the stairs when I hear a gunshot and a scream. My heart skips a beat as my mind is filled with images of blood. I run and push the front door open. I have no idea where I am so I just run around the corner when I bump into a familiar face.
"N-Nathalie?" I stutter.
"Are you okay Adrien? Are you hurt?" She cries.
"No no, I'm not hurt," I reassure her.
There's a thud from behind us and we both turn around slowly, just to come face to face with Robert. Nathalie's shaking hand grabs mine and she pulls me behind her.
"Nathalie. What a nice surprise!" He laughs.
"Stay away, Robert." She hisses at him.
"I have to kill him, I have no other choice," he scowls.
My heart races and I feel like I'm going to be sick. I see a flash of red behind Robert and my legs feel weak.
"Let him come with me. He won't say a word," Nathalie gulps.
I tighten my grip on Nathalie's hand as a gunshot is fired. I clench my eyes shut, expecting to feel an extreme pain any second, but the pain never comes. I open my eyes and see Robert on the floor with blood gushing from his leg. I look up at Nathalie and she looks just as shocked as I am.
"Ladybug?" She whispers.
We hear footsteps from around the corner and we turn to see Felix. He glares at me.
"Leave him alone," Ladybug growls.
"What are you going to do if I don't?" Felix scoffs, stepping towards me.
Every brain cell in my head is screaming at me to run but my legs are locked and I'm frozen to the spot. Felix takes a step towards me and grins.He grabs the collar of my T-shirt and pulls me towards him. Beads of sweat mix with tears running down my face.
"I won't kill you. At least not right now," Felix shrugs.
He lets go of me and I stumble back a little.
"Killing you is too easy. I don't care if you blab all of this to the police. That's not why I want to kill you. I want to hurt you because I hate you. Ever since we were little, wherever we went you were always 'famous little model'. You were always the popular one. And no one gave a damn about me. You're the reason my life is a misery. I want to hurt you. Which is exactly why I'm not going to kill you. I'll do worse than that. I'll take the most important thing away from you!" He shouts. He looks at Marinette and smiles. "I'll take her."
My body suddenly bursts with energy. I'm not letting her get hurt again. I promised her that. I have no idea how I'm meant to save her right now though. I stare at my ring and smile.
"Plagg, claws out!" I yell as Felix turns to look at me with a blunt expression. I run at him and tackle him to the floor. I hold his arms above his head and press my knee into his stomach. I hold him down for about five minutes before a police car pulls up. They take away Felix and Robert and I run to Marinette and pull her into my arms.

She hugs me back and I collapse onto my knees in a fit of tears. She holds my shoulders and my arms wrap around her legs.
"Shh, it's okay kitty, I'm here," she  whispers. She crouches down to me so we're face to face. She wipes away my tears which are just replaced with more.
"Well, it looks like you three need a place to stay for tonight. We'll put you in a hotel," a police officer smiles before taking us into his car.
I look to Nathalie and she still looks pretty dazed due to what just occured. I know she was Mayura and I'm not sure why she was working with my father to try and bring back mother, but in all honestly, I don't really care. I don't really care if she was a supervillain or not. She still always looked after me. I was closer to her than I was with my own father. I loved Nathalie like a mother. I mean, no one could ever replace my real mother, but Nathalie was always there. She looks at me and I smile.

After a short drive, the police officer drops us off at a little hotel. He walks in and requests for two rooms and he even pays for them. He nods his head at us before leaving the hotel. We decide that Marinette and I will share a room so Nathalie can have her own. Marinette walks into one of the rooms but Nathalie pulls me back into the hall before I can go in.
"Adrien, I know that you're probably confused and upset right now. But I just want you to know that the only reason I was Mayura was to help bring your mother back. To help re-unite your family. I thought that it would be best for you and Gabriel. I really am truly sorry."
"It's not you I'm mad at," I say, hugging her.

I walk into my room and Marinette is already in the bed. I smile at her and sigh.
"Plagg, claws in," I mutter as I flop onto the bed.
"I'm so hungryyyyyy!" Plagg whines.
"There's cheese in my pocket," I mumble and he grabs it, swallowing it in one.
Marinette giggles and then turns to me.
"You okay?" She asks.
"No," I reply.
She shuffles closer to me and slips her hand in mine.
"I'm always here, Adrien. Whatever you need," she smiles.
"I know, m'lady," I smile back, kissing her head.
"Let's get some sleep, we'll talk in the morning," she yawns. I nod in response and look down at myself. I'm still wearing Felix's pajamas and my feet are covered in dirt as I didn't have time to put on shoes while being chased by my insane cousin.
"I'm going to shower," I tell her as I walk to the bathroom.

I wash quickly, knowing that if I spend more than five minutes in the shower, that I'll end up thinking about the day and then I'll never get out. I put my underwear back on and walk back into the room. Marinette is already fast asleep. I watch her for a moment. The way her chest rises. The way hair has fallen around her face. The way her lips are in a little pout. She's mesmerising. She's beautiful. She's amazing. And she's mine. She's the only ray of light in my dull life right now and I love her. I love her with every inch of my heart. We've been through a lot together, and we didn't even notice. I smile as I climb into the bed.

"I love you princess," I whisper before shutting my eyes and falling asleep.