Marinette's point of view

" 'I love you Bug-a-boo, goodbye.' Nobody has ever called me bug-a-boo, why would they? I'm just plain Marinette. I know that those are my soulmate's last words and all, so I guess I just don't have that nickname just yet. Well, I was normal until I put on those earrings and now I have to deal with this crazy cat!"

That's what I thought 2 weeks ago. Now I have that nickname and there's only one person who calls me that, Chat Noir. But it can't be him! There's no why I could ever love such an arrogant person. I'll just have to ask him about his soulmate's last words.

I look at my arm, reading the words over and over to myself.

Somebody else has got to call me bug-a-boo, somebody. I'll ask Chat tonight on patrol.

-Patrol that night in Adrien's thoughts-

Adrien's point of view

(As Chat Noir)

'Kitty.' That's all it says. One word. It can't be right, she can't leave me with one word. No, it must be wrong.

"Hey kitty." I hear a familiar voice say. You always seem to be upset about those words," Correction- word. "Why is that? If you tell me yours , I'll tell you mine."

"Kitty. That's all mine says is kitty. Only two people have ever called me kitty and one of them is dead. I know it's not her because she was my father's soulmate and my favorite person in the world."

"Oh and I'm the other person who calls you kitty, right?" I nod. "Mine is longer and it fits with what yours implies. Mine says love you bug-a-boo, goodbye."

I sniff a bit and stand up. "Well we better get to work, purrincess. There's a city that we have to keep safe. " I say with a fake smile.

______In Class The Next Day_____

Marinette's point of view

"Alright class, as seems that everyone has finished what was going to be homework, you may talk quietly for the last 3 minutes of class."

"Hey dude, is something bothering you? You seem a bit upset lately."

Adrien mutters something that I don't think anyone else hears, but I do. "Bug-a-boo. She doesn't like me does she? But she's the only other person that calls me kitty. Why does she do that? Well because you're a cat, but did she know my mother did that? Does she know who I am?"

"Adrien?" I say and he turns to look at me so quickly I, you'd think he saw a ghost. I see him mouth the word ladybug, did he think I was Ladybug? Did he figure it out? No, why would he figure it out now of all times?

"Uhm, Adrien, would you uh, help me study for for the test in history tonight?"

"Sure... Wait there's a test tomorrow!" Adrien finally comes to and almost the entire room looks at him in silence.

"Dude, how long have you been zoned out?" Nino asks, his voice filled with surprise.

"So I guess we both need to study then, huh?" I say.

_Later that day at Marinette's house_

Adrien is Chat Noir. I'm talking to Chat Noir, my kitty. My reckless, flirty, partner who defends Paris with me. That's who I'm talking to, it's just Chat. That's who I'm spending time with.

"Marinette, someone's here for you!" My mother calls from downstairs. I guess Adrien is here.

I walk down the stairs and see Adrien standing in the front bakery.

"Hey Chat- I mean, Adrien. My room is up here." I say, gesturing towards my room. Adrien excuses himself and we head up to my room.

After Adrien and I are both in my room, I shut the trapdoor.

"Hey, Marinette."

"What is it Cha- Adrien? What do you need?"

"Why do you keep doing that?"

"What do you mean?"

"Never mind. I've been curious for a while now, what are your words?" I giggle a little.

"I think you already know."

"What?"

"Nothing. They're 'I love you bug-a-boo, goodbye.' And if I'm right, yours says kitty."

"How did you! Wait," Adrien slowly walks over to me and puts a hand on my cheek. "M'lady?" I smile and lean into his hand.

"Hi kitty."

"So will you tell me now who the guy you like is?"

"Well Chat, I like Adrien Agrestè, but he doesn't return my feelings, or does he? What about you Chat, who do you like?"

"I like Ladybug, Marinette. If Marinette is Ladybug, that means I like Marinette?"

"And if I like Adrien and Adrien is Chat, does that mean I like Chat?"

"So we're in a love square with ourselves? We would be quite the tv show." We both laugh.

"Can you imagine how irritating this would be for fans of our tv show?" We both laugh again.

"If I was watching a show like this I think I'd scream... all day."

"Me too."

We both turn to look at the window when we hear a scream. We run to the roof top and transform.

"Chat, that's no an akuma..."

"A shooting. There's a shooting..."

"At the mall..."

"We have to go." I throw my yoyo, but before I swing away Chat grabs my arm.

"Be careful." Chat almost whispers. I look at him and his eyes seem to plead for me to be ok.

"I will Chat. I love you." I kiss Chat's cheek and swing away, hoping that kiss wouldn't be our last.

(I can't write fight scenes so time skip)

"You don't have to do this. You have a family that loves you, so just put the gun down." I say, trying to calm down the shooter while staring down the barrel of his gun.

"You don't understand! I have to do this! It's the only way!" The man was now in tears as he pulled the trigger of the gun and I close my eyes...

I feel nothing. I'm not in pain and still feel like ground. I open my eyes to see that I'm unscathed, but I can hear someone else cry out in pain. No it can't be! I look to the ground and see Chat laying on the ground in a pool of blood.

"No Chat!" I scream as I fall to my knees beside him crying. I lift his head in my arms and hold him.

"It's ok m'lady. It's ok because I love you bug-a-boo, goodbye Mari..."

"Kitty!" I feel Chat go limp in my arms. "No! Adrien you can't die now! I-I never got to tell you that I love you! I never got to say goodbye! Chat wake up! Adrien! No no no no no..." My voice trails off into a sob as Adrien's ring beeps and he transforms back into himself. Then both Plagg and the ring are gone.

________70 years later_______

"I was Ladybug for years, until I couldn't be ladybug anymore." I tell My nephews and nieces. "I continued fighting, even after Adrien, my Chat Noir, my soulmate, died in my arms and now that I am old I will see him again. After he died, I asked his father for permission to change my last name to Dupain-Chang Agrestè and he said yes. After Mr. Agrestè retired, I even took over the company." My breath hicks and I know it's almost time. "Please leave now, before I die. I don't want you to see this like I had to. Goodbye and I love you all."

Everyone says their goodbyes and leaves. Now I can see Adrien again. I close my eyes like I did the day Adrien died, but this time when I open them I see a bright white light and Adrien is floating in the center of it.

"Kitty." I say happily as I reach up and take his hand, but the hand that grabs his is the hand of my younger self. Adrien brings my hand to his lips and kisses it.

"Come m'lady. We can be together forever now."

I look down and see my body laying on the hospital bed and I watch as my earrings disappear. I was Ladybug till the end. That suit took 20 years off every time I put it on and now there's a new ladybug in the world. I look back to Adrien and we run into the light.

Finally, I get my happy ending.