*stomach hurting.... badly*

Oh man.....why did I eat all those pizza rolls....?

I think I'm gonna be sick...😖😖😖

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It was near twilight as the sun was beginning to set for that evening. Chat sat in his room on the lounge by the the window looking down at the city below while Plagg snored over on his bed of pillows that was way bigger than he was due to him being in his kwami form.

He finally made it, he was finally where he wanted to be and he would no longer have to have a care in the world and best of all, he finally won the heart of the girl he desired.

And yet.....he couldn't have the luxury of enjoying it.

They wanted to make him King.....no...they wanted to make Chat Noir King, but Chat Noir was only a facade.

Underneath the mask he was just a common street rat, not a Prince. How would the King react to the truth? How would the citizens react?

Worst of all....what if Marinette found out the truth?

There's a knock on the door and a soft voice follows. "Guess who."

Ladybug enters the room with a smile. She closes the door behind her and makes her way over to Chat by the window.

"Here you are." She said taking a seat next to the blonde. "I haven't seen you all day, I was beginning to think you were avoiding me."

Adrien chuckled. "I wouldn't dare dream of doing such a thing M'lady, but....I do admit I do have a couple of things on my mind."

"Care to share?"

The Prince sighed. "I guess I'm just a little nervous. I wanted to be next to you so bad it didn't fully occur to me that you would be queen soon, which means your future husband would be King....being me."

"Do you regret being with me?"

"No of course not M'lady!" Chat quickly said to assure her. "I would never. I couldn't be more happy to be by your side. I just....I know we've known each other for a short time, but....do you really think I'm qualified to help you lead this kingdom."

"I tend to wonder the same thing about myself." Ladybug spoke. "I wonder if I would make any difference as queen than my father would, at times I wondered if there was even anything that I could do for my Kingdom. The day you and I met in the market and the night you and I snuck out of the palace, that was the most I've ever gotten to see my kingdom outside of the palace and there's so much I want to do to help my people."

"I think you would make a great queen." Chat said honestly. "Better than any other Queen or King this kingdom has ever had."

"What if I suddenly said that I wanted to leave it all and give up the rights to being queen? How would you react?"

"I'd grab you by the hand and follow you wherever you wanted to go. Marinette when I came here the crown wasn't what I wanted, I just wanted to see you again, if ruling this kingdom isn't something you would want then we'll start a new life elsewhere." Chat held Ladybug's hand and kissed the back of it. "I'm never leaving your side...ever."

The princess in red blinked at his words. "You.....said my name."

Chat Noirs eyes widen as he realized his mistake. "I....I did?"

"Yes you said 'Marinette.'"

The feline Prince rubbed the back of his neck. "S..sorry I couldn't help it...I've been trying to prevent that from happening."

"It's fine it's not your fault. Technically you're not supposed to find out my name until after the wedding, but.....I think it's okay. Plus I like hearing you say it." She looked up into his eyes and Chat once again found himself getting lost in them. "Can you...tell me yours? It's only fair right?"

The blonde chuckled and rest his forehead against hers. "My name is Adrien."

"Adrien..." She repeated the name. "I like the name Adrien."

Something about the sound of his name coming from her lips made his face hotter than the summer desert. He looked into her eyes once again admiring their beauty, but he wanted to see more of her

He reached for the edge of the mask silently asking permission for it's removal. When she said nothing he pulled the red fabric away revealing her entire face.

Marinette really was the most beautiful girl he's ever laid eyes on. In fact he would bet that he'd never ever see anyone else that could possibly compare.

Getting lost in her eyes once again he almost didn't see her hand reach up for his mask as well. His reaction was to pull away slightly from her reach which made her halt in the process. After a moment Adrien reached for her hand and placed it on his cheek silently asking her to proceed. She continued to remove his mask and placed it beside hers.

Marinette rested her hand on his cheek staring back into his striking green eyes. The brightest emeralds wouldn't even catch her attention away from them as she felt herself being drawn to him.

She spoke his name. "Adrien.."

His hand rested on her waist while the other caressed her cheek. "Marinette..."

The blunette closed her eyes and the blonde took the initiative to lean in. Taking her lips for his own he kissed her until his last breath and even then he didn't stop.

Adrien pulled her closer as she wrapped her arms around his neck. He lied her on her back against the lounge as they kissed under the moonlight peeking through the window.

Adrien didn't want this to end, he couldn't let it end. He had to keep Marinette from finding out the truth or he would lose her forever.

Even if it meant he'd have to break his promise to a friend....

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Harold sat in his cold and dark cell glaring at the wall. When he heard footsteps he assumed it was another guard coming to check on him or most likely laugh at him.

"Don't even bother unless you're going to open this cell and fight me like a real man." He ended with a grunt.

"Is that anyway to greet an old friend?"

Harold turned around to see Hawkmoth standing on the otherside of the cell.

"You!" Harold shouted standing up and running over to the bars. "This is all your fault! You're the reason I'm in here!"

"On the contrary..." Hawkmoth spoke calmly. "I simply asked for you to keep that Cesaire girl out of my way. You were the one who took it to the extreme."

The man scoffed from his cell and turned away from the dark man. "What are you even doing here?"

"I've come to gather any information you might have gotten before your.... predicament."

"Information about what?"

"Prince Chat Noir."

"I could care less for that stupid cat boy and his dumb pet....although there's something weird about his friend."

"How so?"

"He disappeared in the garden in a puff of smoke and not to long after that he came back with the Prince after we threw him out in the ocean...." Harold continued. "...and in the library he snapped his fingers and a whole row of perfectly shelved books came toppling down on top of me, I'm telling you there something strange about that kid."

Hawkmoth's suspicions were confirmed. That ring he saw on Chat's finger and the reason why it looked familiar. Chat Noir was Adrien in disguise and that servant of his was in fact the genie that was hidden inside.

What an interesting turn of events.

Hawkmoth turned away to leave, but stopped when Harold called after him.

"Hey! Aren't you forgetting something?!"

"What would that be?"

"Aren't you going to let me out of here."

Hawkmoth gave a dark chuckle. "I see no reason to do such a thing. You are no longer of any use to me." With that said he disappeared into the darkness leaving a very angry Harold behind.

"WHY YOU SHIFTY NO GOOD SON OF A- !!!"

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The next day, Nino couldn't possibly get any happier than he was at this moment. He was so happy that it was hard for him not to start floating in midair as his head was literally heading for the clouds.

"Good morning Prince!" He said entering Chat's room. "How are we feeling today!"

Chat Noir fell out of his chair scared out of his skin by the sudden greeting. Plagg laughed at his misfortune.

"Heh..Sorry Dude." Nino said flying over to help the blonde off the floor.

When Adrien was up he gave the genie a curious look. "What's up with you today?"

"I'm just the happiest mystical being in the whole universe. I had the best day with Alya yesterday. Man that girl is really something else." He said with a wide grin. " And that's not even the best part."

"What's the best part?"

"I'll be able to be with her as a free man!" Nino shouted happily. "I didn't want to bother you yesterday cause I knew you were with the Princess, but now that you're free, if it isn't too much trouble do you think we can make the wish now?"

Chat frowned at his question and looked at the ground. "Nino....I...I can't."

"Sure you can! All you have to do is say 'Nino I wish for your freedo-"

"No Nino I can't!" The blonde shouted. "I...I can't wish for your freedom."

Nino blinked confused at what Adrien was saying at first, but his words were slowly sinking in. "You can't....or you won't?"

Chat sighed turning back towards his friend. "I'm sorry Nino, but things have changed. They want me to become King, they want ME to RULE. I can't let anyone find out the truth....I can't let Ladybug find out the truth. I can't wish you free."

Every sentence, every word, every syllable, hit Nino harder and harder. He didn't know what to think, he felt angry, he felt sad, but neither of those emotions came close to the utter betrayal he felt.

"So.... you're telling me...." The genie started. "That I can't have my freedom, that I can't finally have a life so I can be with my girlfriend....just so you can keep lying to yours?"

When Adrien didn't respond Nino gave a bitter laugh. "I should've known....why did I ever think that you would be any different? You even went as far as to say we were friends, but you know what it's no one else's fault, but mine. Since I was the IDIOT who actually BELIEVED YOU!"

"Nino please-"

"If you need me you know how to find me." The brunette said heading towards the door. "Enjoy the rest of the day, 'your highness'"

Nino slammed the door on his way out. Adrien sighed and noticed that Plagg was giving him somewhat of a disappointed look.

"What?" Adrien said slightly irritated. "I did what I had to do! It's the only way you and I can continue to live like this."

Plagg's ears went flat. "You just broke your promise to him Adrien. I may not be the wisest being out there, but I'm pretty sure there's something wrong about breaking your promise to someone."

"And what do you know?!" The blonde shouted once again. "All you care about is cheese, who are you to judge me?!"

Plagg gave a sad look slightly hurt by the harsh comment and he sat down his half eaten wheel before flying towards the window.

"Plagg....Plagg wait I didn't mean it..." Before he could catch the kwami Plagg pushed the window open and flew away.

Adrien tugged on the ends of his hair, he managed to push both of his friends away and no one else knew his secret.

In that moment....he was truly alone.

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Don't you just love out of character moments.

They tend to hit you right where it hurts the most.

Toodles~