#iregretnothing

Welp. I'm hopping aboard the Our Flag Means Death...... ship. This is absolutely aurna's fault.

I'm only halfway done, but I am loving this crazy bullshit.

so far ive only watched it once

I decided to change how I set this up. Since Tumblr uses HTML coding, I can alter other things and don’t know how to work Tumblr yet so, why not? Might as well us my knowledge from school to do something cool. Italics are in English First | Here | Third | Fourth - Ao3

Alya entered the room phone in hand ready to get Marinette's first reaction since waking up. Marinette stilled against her restraints to see who it was.

"Where's our everyday ladybug~?" Alya pulled the curtain out of the way and looked at Marinette trying to wiggle her way out of bed. Only stopping at the sound of her friend.

Alya takes in the sight of her friend, alive and well. Her panting and frantic breathing looked like she was on the edge of a panic attack. "Alya! They said 5 weeks passed, IT DiDN't RigHt??!" Forgetting her phone and taking it away from her face, Alya answered her.

"No silly, 5 weeks haven't passed." Marinette smiles softly, visibly relaxing. Alya takes the seat next to her and fixes her pillow. Taking out her phone again, Alya framed in Marinette.

"Thank goodness!" Marinette laughs softly, her eyes shut slowly. "Hey wha about dat guy." Marinette's words slurred as her adrenalin withered away. 

Marinette flopped her head to look at Alya. Alya really shouldn't be recording this, it's too funny to see a delirious Marinette. "It's so peaceful Al, like, like if I died, I wouldn't notice." Marinette sounded so tired as she laid on the bed.

Stunned with new revelation Alya positioned her phone with Marinette in the background. Alya was supposed to make this a video for her parents. A small smile appeared on Marinette's face as she saw Alya's phone. "Oh hey there." Alya couldn't help but laugh as Marinette tried her hardest to wave with her restraints on. 

"Whelp, there you have it. Our everyday ladybug, safe and sound." Alya gave other snippets of information for Tom and Sabine, shutting her phone off. Alya turned to Marinette, pulling the blanket up. Marinette let a small 'Thank you' as Alya pets Marinette's hair, Alya slumps in her chair.

Marinette yawns and grumbles, mumbling more incoherent sentences to Alya. Alya yawns after Marinette and couldn't help but bask in the quiet peace next to her friend. Maybe Nino was right, maybe she wasn't who she was before Lila's stories.

Alya closed her eyes as she took in the heart rate monitor. It's mechanic melody soothing her into slumber.

Nino walks in 30 minutes later to check on the pair. "Some sleepover." Nino smiles at the pair and takes out his phone, snapping a photo.

Sitting at the edge of the bed looking at the two sleeping girls. Nino heard the door open to see Adrien come into the room. He looked at Marinette, the tears began to swelling in his eyes again. Moving to the other side, Adrien held her hand, clutching it for dear life.

"Mari." Adrien dropped to his knees and held her hand against his forehead. "I'm so sorry for not being there." Adrien let the tears flow and Nino didn't say anything. After all, Adrien was the one to carry her to the Ambulance that arrived on the scene.  

Marinette's parents were gone for the month for vacation. Marinette was staying with Nadja since she could take care of Manon if the chance arises. Marinette had also insisted that nothing would happen.

A day.

They weren't even gone for a day and this happened.

Some luck.

Anybody that knew Marinette sent flowers, get well cards and snacks like cookies and macarons. It filled her room up with gifts.

Nino was the one to tell Tom and Sabine, while Alya cleaned up the scene. Informing anyone that she will not be interviewing under any circumstances.

The hospital only let Adrien and Chloe enter with special privileges outside of visiting hours. Chloe and Marinette had gotten close when Lila was seating with Sabrine because Marc had transferred to the class.

The duo had brought out so much out of each other. The pair have been inseparable since; not even Hawkmoth could drive a wedge between them. Adrien ended up partnering with Max, and Nino ended up with Alya.

But that wasn't what brought them together, it was the school trip to an Aquarium a couple of months after that it sealed the deal. A little girl got scared by the shark's exhibit, Marinette had tried to calm her down and told her that the glass wasn't going to break.

A boy from her class had insisted that it would break if he touched it. Inching closer to the glass while the girl screams bloody murder. Chloe had been the one to dismiss the boy's claims.

"Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous. If you think that's true, you must be outta your mind." Marinette smiled and backed up Chloe. Scolding the boy about bullying the young girl from his class.

"Maybe you like her." Marinette teased the boy, he answered by running back to his class. The trio started to giggle at the boy's antics. Marinette and Chloe escorted the little girl giving her a balloon, saying goodbye and leaving her with a smile on her face, they returned to their peers.

Talking about marine life and Marinette's nonexistent crush on her best friend Adrien. Chloe stopped Marinette as they passed a pillar, leaning over Marinette spots Lila with Mylene's arms full of her things. "Careful with the roadkill Mari."

Marinette lightly smacked Chloe's arm and went up to Lila and Mylene. Lila smirked as she spotted Marinette. "Mari! My absolute favorite how you been?" The words purred out of her, it was weird, to say the least.

"Lila, we talked about this, no more using other people when you want to." Lila grins and wraps her arms around Marinette's waist and stopped her hands from going any further than there. "Then stop me." Marinette, in turn, raises an eyebrow and escapes out of her hold. "Only you can do that yourself."

Marinette turned to Mylene and grabbed some of the items from her arms and give it to Lila. Marinette's cold smile sends a small shiver down Mylene's back. "I'm just the guide." Lila groans and rolls her eyes at Marinette. "Yeah yeah, all that bullshit, you should be glad that you have a pretty face,"

Lila whispers the last few parts but Marinette caught them nonetheless and ponders on them. "What do you mean?" Lila whips around to face Marinette and quickly refutes her claim. "Nothing!" Quickly fleeing the scene, Marinette shrugs and turns back to see Chloe and her arms crossed across her chest. "You still don't see how she's a useless lesbian around you?"

Marinette swings her head to look at Chloe, in an inquiry. "Maybe not everyone is like you Chlo. Maybe your gaydar is broken?" Chloe hums in disapproval, walking in front of her as they go back to the entrance of the shark exhibit. "And you like Adrien." Marinette pauses in her step.

"Okay, I see your point. Maybe." Marinette leaps to meet face to face with Chloe. "And that's a big maybe," Chloe simpers, and gasp at her discovery. "I may finally be right about something you're not." Chloe's fist bumps into the air and dances in place. "Yes yes yes!" Chloe stops at a cough from Marinette.

"We're still in public Dancing Queen," Chloe smirks at her. "I don't care, I am the queen of this world and they all be groveling at my feet sooner or later." Marinette rolls her eyes and slightly shakes her head. "Uh-huh, sure Queenie." Marinette holds out her hand and Chloe hooks her arm on it.

"But I am getting thirsty, could you get me a smoothie~" Marinette giggles at the way Chloe drawn-out the word 'smoothie'. "Sure Bee." Marinette leads Chloe into the couches that are wrapped around an aquarium in the middle. The bright tropical coral and fish in the middle spur her into a drive. "Take some good photos for me, and don't let Sabrina do it."

Chloe grumbles to herself. "Whatever, it's not like I need her 24/7" Marinette smiles at her friend's determination to learn how to do things herself. "That's right, but I'm getting you that smoothie!" Chloe waves behind for Marinette, her phone in hand ready to take a picture.

Adrien was standing in line with Nino. Lost in each other's conversation, Marinette didn't bother to wave. "Hey, Mari." Turning at the source calling her name, she's surprised it's Alix. "Hey, Alix." Alix skates around Marinette as they talk. "Getting a smoothie for wifey?" Marinette nods at her. "Yeah, if you want you can go bring it with her when it's done." Alix skirts to a stop next to Marinette.

"Yeah, I was planning to. Thanks by the way for the custom Heelys." Marinette beams as Alix pops the wheels back in place. "No problem, it was a lot of fun to figure out the mechanics behind them!" Alix fixes her clothes. "Chloe isn't embarrassed to be with you if that's what you're worried about." Alix looks offended.

"I'm not worried!" Marinette places a shoulder on her and squeezes in reassurance. Walking up the line, they continue their conversation. "It's okay to worry about simple things like that." Alix calms down after that and nods. "I proudly show her around my family and they seem to like her too.

She's happier with us than back at home, it's better." Marinette sees the confusion and war waging in her mind. Skipping ahead in the line, Marinette stops and looks at faces Alix. "It's not healthy for either of you but if being with your family eases you both then it's okay, for now. Eventually, she has to come to terms with her father."

Alix releases the tension in her shoulder and face. "Yeah, yeah." Standing up tall Alix pops her Heelys out and skates around. "Never a slow moment with you huh." Alix smiles. "Yeah!" A fist bump in the air and Marinette finally see why Chloe acted so unladylike earlier. "You're a good influence on her."

Alix shuffles in place, in clear thought. "Some would argue it's the opposite." Marinette shakes her head, she opens her mouth to answer but is caught off guard at the question. "What would you like?" Marinette snorts at the untimely interruption. Alix parks next to her and leans on the counter. "An orange and Kiwi smoothie." Marinette takes out her wallet and pulls out 20 euros and pays for both drinks.

Alix takes both and starts to skate off. "Good luck." Marinette smiles and waves. She stops before she's out of sight. "You too." Marinette scrunches her face in disarray. "You too?" Marinette's questions is answered as a hand touches her shoulder.

Grabbing it and twisting her body to see who touched it, she's surprised to see Adrien. "Ugh, not this again." Adrien tilts his head at her demise. "Nothing heart-breaker." Adrien becomes more confused and Marinette laughs at his predicament. "I think people still think I'm still 'heartbroken' from you"

Marinette quotes herself at 'heartbroken' Adrien silently laughs at the irony. "Wow." They had indeed tried dating but it was quickly deteriorating their friendship and partnership.

Super Mega Best Friends were their title and they've been happier ever since. It was only for a week, but that proved to exhaust out both parties.

It was a long day of emotions after the trip. Lila mentioned that she'll give Marinette's friendship a chance. 'Win-win?' Marinette didn't seem to think so.

Some things became easier when it came to Lila. Her being more honest and sometimes lying. They only trusted Lila as far as they could throw her. Even if it was far, it didn't mean they couldn't throw her into the ground. Metaphorically speaking... Of course...

Right?

Regardless everyone was trying with Lila and that's someone ever needed. To try. Adrien may not have been the best person to try with but maybe Marinette will never find why Lila wanted Adrien in the first place.

Adrien had bargained no more secret once the secret was out. Marinette compiled 

Marinette promised to tell him in full detail about what went down between the two if they raced to the Eiffel tower. After the race, Marinette chose the edge near the corner, next to a support beam. His favorite spot.

Marinette couldn't tell Adrien for the longest time, and now she struggled to tell him anything at all. Quickly pushing the thought aside, she told him everything. After she was done, Marinette waited for his reaction.

Adrien stood up from his corner of the support beam and started pacing behind Marinette. "You should have exposed her! Why did you let me stop you." Angrily stomping with each step. Marinette giggled at the sight.

Shrugging, Marinette overlooks the city from her spot, the chilly Paris air soothing her and Adrien. "I still liked you at the point. Besides she's never getting you and that's more important than letting her get to me." 

Adrien huffed and sat at the edge of the tower. "We really shouldn't be discussing civilian stuff on patrol Chaton." Getting up, Ladybug took out her yo-yo and zipped through the city with her partner behind her. "Whatever you say, M'Lady." Mischief dripping off his words.

That was last week, before Grande Folle, everything was okay. Marinette and Chloe had a routine, more often than not it worked for them. Marinette had an excused if she was running late to school and no one wanted to deal with Chloe besides Sabrina and Adrien.

While Marinette helped with her studies and social skills. That meant hanging out after school and being in a public setting. At first, it was rocky, with Chloe refusing to enter any establishment that wasn't 5 stars.

Plans and plans of negotiation later, they found a compromise that suited both of them. One that needed a lot of work on the exterior but had great food and one that suited Chloe's 'exquisite' taste.

Yet somehow, after a while, they no longer went to another place that was upscaled after the first restaurant or cafe. Chloe blames it on the tight upscale service that no longer suited her taste. But they both knew the truth. Miraculous isn't, how someone could change if they let a couple of someones in their life.

After Granda Folle, Adrien wouldn't leave Marinette alone. It's a normal reaction "It'll wear off." she thought. But then it didn't, it just got worse and no one could get close to Marinette for weeks. The only ones to stop Adrien most of the time were Chloe and Nino. 

Adrien went as far as requesting to change his seat every day, somehow after lunch, Adrien would be seated next to Marinette.

Eventually, Ms. Bustier stopped trying to get Adrien away from Marinette and left them be. Everyone just kept assuming they were an item again, Adrien quickly put out that flame.

"I will tolerate Lila's shit, but not your guys need to put a label on us. We are friends and that's all." Adrien was looking at them, a warpath if anyone tried to refute. "How dare you try to romanticize us when we don't want to be."

Nobody wanted to face Adrien's wrath after that. Multiple "Sorry" escaped their lips sitting back down in their seats for the lesson to begin.

Sitting back down Adrien pestered Marinette to see if she was alright. At first, she appreciated the sentiment of her partner's concern then it came to being motherly and she wasn't having any of that and it stopped her and Chloe's get together.

The last time they went to a cafe Adrien kept snapping at the waiters and people that didn't leave, his fans couldn't even get close to him. After 2 weeks, Marinette was fed up and started evading him after class.

She let Chloe know in advance, of course. She wasn't that mean to her, they were friends after all. Ditching Adrien for the first time in 2 weeks, Marinette wonders around Boulevard Saint Germain. Stopping to help someone that was struggling with a customer in the cafe she stopped in. 

"Is there anything I can help with?" Marinette asked the customer only realizing that it was Royal Collin, otherwise known as Grande Folle. Marinette quickly hugged the man. Rambling off her relieve for his safety. Royal couldn't hold it anymore.

"I'm so sorry little miss, I didn't mean to hurt you after you did so much to help me." Royal hugs Marinette and the two fix Royal's order. Sitting at a table by the window. "I'm not mad at you for how you reacted, or for being hurt."

Marinette flexed her muscles and smiled at him, patting her bicep. "I'm tough enough." Royal smiled back and nodded his head and sipping his ginseng tea. "That's true," Royal looked out the window, turning back he noticed that Marinette was looking in her lap.  Peering at the Riverbank, taking in the peace. However long they have before something ruins it. "Is everything okay?"

Opting to tell him, she explained her worries about Adrien's recent actions and ranted about how some people didn't have an ounce of common sense in them to not ask about showing off her neck.

"I'm glad I have Adrien, I do appreciate him." Marinette swirled her cold coffee around the cup. "Really. I do." Pausing to let out a sigh, she resumed. "But that doesn't mean that I need to be protected every day of every hour of every minute." The frustration leaking out of her, accidentally crushing her cup at her friend's antics, she sighed again and finished her drink.

"Trust me when I say that he has helped me when I needed it, but I need to learn how to take care of things myself." Marinette's voice was slightly wavering, breaking Royal's heart, but her eyes showed so much more emotion than just sadness.

Marinette explained what incident she was talking about. Multiple times, Marinette was left to fend for her self when some assholes tried to get her to take off her bandage.

To close for comfort indeed. Adrien, Chloe, or Alix showed up before anything could happen but that only meant that she wasn't ready to deal with harassment or her 'condition' again.

Not long after that, she started wearing turtlenecks. She never wore them for too long, it often led to panic attacks and scratching her neck. She couldn't wear chokers and turtlenecks anymore and that disappointed her more than anything Akuma related.

"Alexa play despacito." Was his response, and Marinette couldn't help but laugh, she clutched her stomach in amusement. "Too good, oh my goodness! That was amazing!"

The moment was cut short as screams filled the air instead of laughter. "Ugh." Marinette couldn't help but be frustrated. "That's it." Marinette was going to talk to either Hawkmoth or that Akuma and knock some sense into them.

Marching up to them, Marinette glared up at the new Akuma. Royal called out to Marinette behind her to 'get away from the Akuma'. She did this every day, not so different out of the suit. Just more damage. "I'm pissed at you for interrupting my rant."

The Akuma stopped to look at the girl. Then the purple butterfly popped up and Marinette couldn't stop the grin.

"Fuck you, you coward!" Running out of the way, Marinette laughed as the Akuma roared behind her. The sound of a car being thrown from behind her making her look back. Skidding into an opening, Marinette yells for Royal to run away. Jumping in front of Royal as another car is thrown in her direction, she braces for impact.

 Chat Noir jumped in at the last second and stopped a car from hitting them. "I ToLD YoU TO Not GeT AwAy FrOM mE!!" Chat Noir scolded Marinette as he kept shielding her. "I was fine, besides I knew you'd have my back." Marinette teased back but Chat Noir wasn't having it.

"Come on Royal." Grabbing the older teen's arm, she dragged them away. The Akuma was distracted by Chat Noir, making the perfect escape. Shoving Royal into the subway, grabbing the railing in front of him. Royal looked up to Marinette just out of his reach.

Panicking Marinette elbowed her attacker's throat but they let go and hold her arms, turning she saw Chat Noir. "Don't worry civilian. I'll take her somewhere safe." Marinette gave an unimpressive arch eyebrow and shook her head lightly.

"Don't worry Royal, just get to safety." Chat Noir extends his pole, landing on in an alleyway. "Thanks, alley cat." Tikki floats above Marinette. “Akuma.” Marinette nods at her companion. “Right. Tikki. Spots on!”

The familiar flash of pink eloped the alleyway. "Let's get this show on the road Tomcat!" Ladybug takes out her yo-yo and flings herself up into the air, backflipping and launching out her yo-yo again to swing towards the Akuma.

"Ladybug." Turning at the new sound, Marinette found a man covered in a black suit with a cape. On his chest was a bat? The Woman next to him had with a lasso at her side, but she recognized that face. 'Mademoiselle Prince?' Her eyes widen at the realization.

That was all the Akuma needed as a distraction.

Flying through the air, Ladybug clutched her stomach, a gasp sharply left her as the pain registered. "Oh god." Chat Noir shouted but didn't go after her. "Ladybug?!" Ladybug lazily waved away in his general direction. 'Yeah, yeah, I hear you."

Clutching onto a nearby wall, Ladybug struggles to stand, sitting back down Ladybug looked at her partner. Fighting the Akuma as he disappears into the whiteness of the sky.

Marinette's mind was racing as she struggled to see or hear surroundings, but couldn't compel her body to move, the ringing in her ears rising. "Great, I'm panicking.' 

"We have to get you out of here, M'Lady." Ladybug couldn't hear anything anymore.