-MARINETTE-

Marinette lay on her side.

She breathed evenly, her head pounding. It was dark out, and visiting hours were over. Adrien was the only exception.

Marinette stirred slightly, as she could hear the monitor beep with her pulse, and the IV in the top of her hand.

She faded in and out of sleep. There was a small tv on, playing cartoons and Marinette opened her eyes carefully.

She had just spent hours in labor, and had finally given birth only hours ago.

She was exhausted, and had a headache from the pain she was just experiencing.

Adrien Sat in the chair beside her. The baby was wrapped tightly in the blanket, and stirred slightly as a small squeak could be heard from his mouth pulling at the pacifier.

Adrien held his baby carefully, being extra cautious as this was the first baby he's ever held for this long.

Sabine, Tom, and Alya had to leave, but consistently sent texts to her phone. Marinette furrowed her brow as the constant buzzing from her phone, sitting on the table across the room began to annoy her some.

"I wonder if we should get him a little monkey pacifier. It would be so cute." Adrien spoke softly as he leaned down to rub his nose on the baby's.

Marinette remained still, her eyes looking up at Adrien briefly before they closed.

She smiled softly, as she was still weary and tired.

"You did great, Marinette..." He whispered softly. "He's beautiful."

Marinette hummed briefly, and shifted.

Adrien shifted carefully. He trembled slightly and then supported the baby's head as he placed the little one back in his baby bed that moved on its wheels.

Marinette opened her eyes as Adrien rushed towards the bathroom.

She slowly sat up, and watched with a grimace as Adrien vomited.

"Are you okay?" She asked, her face still pale and her hair still messy.

Adrien breathed heavily before he started to vomit again.

Marinette sighed, and looked at her baby who started to fuss.

Marinette hummed as she reached over.

"It's okay, Louis." Marinette cooed, as she slipped her arms under the baby and brought him to her chest.

The baby moved in the blanket briefly before he started to calm down the moment he heard his mother's voice.

Marinette smiled down at her baby, before she took advantage of the time to thoroughly examine her son.

She did notice a slight red mark by his eye, but only considered it to be a birthmark.

She was worried that her previous fights with smoke girl would have left some marks on her child.

Marinette listened to the water running as Adrien cleaned his face and mouth.

She looked up as he walked out of the bathroom.

Adrien sighed, wiping his forehead as he took the seat next to her.

"I'm a nervous wreck..." Adrien spoke with an apologetic look.

Marinette nodded as she turned her attention back to the baby.

"I've noticed."She replied.

Adrien leaned over to look at their baby. He had finally fell asleep and Marinette relaxed.

"I couldn't be happier." Adrien said softly.

Marinette chuckled and looked at him.

"Adrien, where were you?" She asked curiously.

Adrien tensed, his eyes fixated on the baby.

He sighed and looked at her.

"Wouldn't you want to know after we go home?" He asked.

"Louis, is still new to this world. I don't want to fight, and you need rest."

Marinette rolled her eyes at his response.

"We'll both be fine... Just tell me where you were." Marinette spoke.

Adrien looked away from the baby, and then to Marinette.

She looked at him, her eyes wide and glossy with curiosity as she waited for an answer.

Adrien sighed once more.

"Smoke girl...took me to this underground cave. Chloé was there, she's been under the Eiffel tower this whole time." Adrien explained.

Marinette's eyes widened and she sat up, a little too abruptly causing Louis to stir in his blanket.

Adrien looked at Marinette and stood up to take the baby from her arms.

Marinette turned, not allowing him to take their son.

"Did you kiss her?" Marinette spoke. "Are the rumors true? Did you kiss her?" Marinette asked, her voice almost sharp.

Adrien glared at her.

Rumors?

Folk talk...

He shook his head firmly.

"I didn't kiss her..." His voice trailed off.

"She kissed me..." He replied.

He wasn't going to lie to her. Although he had kissed her back only once.

But there was something that she did that made him do so.

Marinette sighed and leaned back into her bed.

Louis started to fuss before he started to cry again.

She placed her pinky in his pacifier and swished it in his mouth before he grasped on to it.

He wiggled slightly before he started to calm down.

"Marinette...why are you mad at me?" He asked and plopped back down on his seat.

"You broke up with me..." He sighed.

Marinette didn't speak, she continued to hold her son. She closed her eyes and hugged him softly.

"Marinette..." Adrien started again.

There was no response.

Adrien suddenly felt out of place. Part of him wanted to leave, the other part urged him to stay for his child.

Marinette knew he was right. Even if something did happen, they weren't together. But at the same time she felt so jealous. She was almost convinced that he didn't care.

She rubbed the baby's head, and then examined his face more.

"He's a lot more quieter than I thought he would be..." Marinette spoke softly.

Adrien looked up at Marinette and then at the baby.

He nodded solemnly. He didn't utter a word.

Marinette felt a little guilty.

She didn't mean to be cold to him, but she couldn't help herself sometimes.

"Adrien..." Her voice trailed off.

Adrien looked at her, his green eyes connecting to hers.

"I...still like you..." Marinette admitted sheepishly, pulling her gaze away from him and looking at the baby she was holding.

Adrien remained quiet, almost as if he was thinking.

"Then why do you keep pushing me away?" Adrien asked carefully.

Marinette continued to look at her son, her finger slowly slipping into the palm of his hand.

Louis gripped on to his mother's finger and cooed through his pacifier.

"I...was just hurt...I was hurt that your father couldn't accept me and our son. I know it wasn't your fault...but as silly as it sounds, I wanted his approval." Marinette explained. "I thought that maybe I'd force myself to move on by breaking up with you, but when I heard that you kissed someone else, it hurt. I felt jealous, and I realized that I really couldn't get over you. I thought it wasn't fair that you could move on so easily, while I still struggled." Marinette sighed, her voice almost cracking.

She didn't look at Adrien, she kept herself preoccupied with the baby.

Adrien stood up slowly and moved into her, his arms wrapping around her shoulders awkwardly.

"Marinette, I didn't move on. I have strong feelings for you, too. I love you. I wanted us to be a family." He whispered, as he rested his head against hers.

Marinette blinked a few times, a small smile forming on her face as she leaned into him.

He pressed his lips to her temple.

Marinette smiled under his kiss before she pulled away.

Her face growing more serious.

"You're mine then. Don't you forget..." She said as sharply as she could.

Adrien laughed softly and pressed his forehead to hers.

Marinette had started to feel tired, and she yawned.

"Get some rest." Adrien spoke as he slowly took the baby out of her arms.

"We really have other important things to talk about." Adrien spoke as he held his son.

He was growing increasingly worried about Chloé.

He supported the baby's head as he lay him down.

Adrien sat down in his seat as Marinette leaned into her pillows and closed her eyes.

She fell into a light sleep.

Adrien fell asleep uncomfortably in the chair.

Marinette woke up to Adrien being sick again. She slowly sat up, as he dry heaved.

Marinette frowned and looked at the baby who continued to sleep.

She waited patiently for him finish.

After washing up, Adrien stepped out, looking at Marinette sheepishly.

"Adrien... What's wrong? Is this too much to handle?" She asked, as she shifted.

Adrien shook his head, slowly approaching her, he sat on the edge of her bed.

"Marinette... I think I know where the akuma is..." He breathed.

"Unless we get this thing and save Chloé, I'll be a nervous wreck constantly worried about what she's doing to Chloé, or worse, what she'll come back to do to you as ladybug. It'll be a matter of time before she finds our son." Adrien explained thoughtfully.

Marinette looked at him, and blinked, trying to process the information.

"Its a brooch... On her chest...it's almost embedded into her skin. She was able to hide it well, but...I found it." He blushed.

Marinette glared at him and folded her arms as he continued.

"She feeds off of negative energy. She knew you were pregnant, that's all she drew from you." Adrien continued.

"You were an easy subject. When we broke up, she fed off that energy and found me..." His voice trailed off.

"Now...she's a completey different person to me. She keeps...kissing me...touching me. She even went as far as morphing herself to look like you."

Marinette furrowed her brow, her cheeks slowly rising with jealousy at his words.

"Did you come on to her then?" Marinette asked, the question slipping from her lips without her permission.

Adrien looked at her strangely.

"What? No, of course not. That's besides the point though." Adrien continued.

"Chloé is in serious trouble. We both need to come up with something to lure her out of her hiding spot so we can capture the akuma and end this."

Marinette pressed her lips together. Her arms remained folded as she tried to subside her jealousy.

"Y-you're right..." She said, her voice trailing off.

She looked up at Adrien thoughtfully.

"You said that she was fond of you?" Marinette asked cautiously.

Adrien ran his fingers through his hair and nodded.

"Y-yeah...She might be mad that I escaped." He responded thoughtfully.

Marinette rubbed her cheeks as she thought.

"All the more reason for her to look for Chat Noir, right?" She mused.

Adrien looked at her.

"Y-yeah. Why is this a good thing?" Adrien asked, feeling completely confused.

Marinette sighed with a small smile, as she touched Adrien's face, pulling away stray hair he had from vomiting.

"Because that's how we lure her. Chat Noir, is now going to be the mouse." She winked.

Adrien chuckled at her pun. He leaned into her touch.

"Does this mean we're back together?" He asked, almost hopefully.

Marinette grinned, a blush touching her face.

"T-that kind of goes without saying." She said shyly.

Adrien smiled as he leaned closer, he climbed over on to the bed and hugged her tightly.

Marinette buried her face into his neck and hugged back just as tight.