Adrien didn't go to school the following day. He convinced Nathalie that he wasn't feeling well and couldn't think straight. His father allowed it and Adrien got to stay home.

Adrien sat on his bed, his thoughts going wild.

His wish was for Hawkmoth to be forgotten and he was. Nothing happened to his father and he seemed fine the few times Adrien saw him around the house.

Adrien doesn't have his miraculous. Marinette doesn't either and based on his friend's reactions, Jasmine and his father don't either.

Almost to confirm and get rid of any denial, Adrien snuck out of his house to roam the city. It was harder to sneak out since he couldn't just jump out his window like Chat Noir, but his father and Nathalie were too busy to notice.

He made his way over to the park where the statue of Ladybug and Chat Noir was. When Adrien got there, it wasn't there. There was nothing in its place.

He couldn't believe it. The heroes weren't just forgotten, Chat Noir and Ladybug didn't exist. They never did.

Adrien stumbled back and sat down at a park bench. He stared at the ground, trying to get his thoughts together.

Adrien was startled out of his thoughts when a voice spoke. "Are you alright?" he heard a woman say.

He looked up and his green eyes met familiar dark blue eyes.

Jasmine stood in front of him, her dark hair pulled up in the high ponytail she sported as Ladybug. She wore a dark red jacket, a thick scarf, and black pants. She was holding on to a stroller. A thick blanket was draped over the strolled, covering the baby but he already knew it was Thomas.

Adrien could see the concerned look on her face. Did she somehow recognize him? Did they still know each other?

"Y-yeah..." he breathed out. "Mind if I sit?" she asked. Adrien shook his head and moved over, giving her some space.

She smiled and sat down next to him, pulling the stroller next to her. "You're Adrien right?" she asked.

He looked up at her. He felt a rush of excitement. She did remember him!

"Y-yeah, it's me," he replied.

"I remember you."

"You do?" he grinned.

She nodded, "You're Marinette's boyfriend, right? We met at the New Years Party."

Adrien's grin faded, "Wh-what?"

"Besides, you're Adrien Agreste, your face is plastered all around the city!" she laughed.

He felt the disappointment take over. She knew him as the model and Marinette's boyfriend.

Over three years of friendship forgotten, just like that. He looked away and back down at the ground.

"Are you sure you're ok?" she asked. Adrien nodded, not looking at her.

"Yeah, I'm leaving anyway," he spoke. "You just got here," she said.

Adrien stood up, ignoring her last comment and walking away. Jasmine followed him with her eyes.

Once Adrien knew he was out of her sight, he sprinted. He ran to Master Fu's place, hoping to get some answers.

When he got there, however, he saw a shoe shop. He froze, his heart sinking. He looked around frantically. "No no no no no, this can't be. It was here, where..." he muttered to himself.

Feeling defeated, Adrien made his way home.

He sat on his bed, his face buried in his hands.

He did it, he got rid of Hawkmoth. But he got rid of Chat Noir and Ladybug. The miraculouses were gone and he didn't know where they were. Master Fu's place was gone.

He lost Plagg. As annoying as the little shit was, Adrien missed him.

He lost his friendship with Jasmine. He was just the model and the boyfriend of Jasmine's babysitter.

Adrien took out his phone from his pocket and looked through it. In his gallery, he scrolled back to October, when Marinette first arrived in Paris.

He found pictures of them together at the fair. He had pictures of them at the fashion exhibit. Those didn't really surprise him, he took her as Adrien. But scrolling down to December, he found Christmas photos and photos of him at Chloe's party with Marinette as Adrien. Those were events that Chat was involved in, not Adrien.

Adrien stood up and went to go sit down on his computer. After a couple of searches later and a couple of more scrolling through his phone, he pieced everything together.

Adrien wished for Hawkmoth to be forgotten and in order to keep balance, the heroes were forgotten as well. It seems like no one besides him had any memories of them. He had no way of tracing the miraculouses and no way of contacting Master Fu so he had no idea what happened in that aspect.

Since he was never Chat Noir, he didn't meet Jasmine until the new years eve party. He never formed that friendship or bond with her. Her personal life, however, was still the same as she still had Thomas and went into labor the night of Chloe's party.

With no Chat Noir around, Marinette formed a crush on Adrien, and based on some articles about him, they became official a few weeks after he met her.

But, strangely enough, the effects of the miraculouses were still present.

The only reason Jasmine was invited to Chloe's party was because she was Ladybug but in this new timeline, Jasmine was still invited. There was no reason for Jasmine to be at the party as it was still a private party and it's wasn't like he knew her and invited her himself. As a matter of fact, the only reason the party was private was because Ladybug requested it.

Based on text conversations and what Marinette told him, Jasmine also gave birth at the same time. He vaguely remembered Jasmine saying that Thomas wasn't due yet and the only reason she gave birth early was because of the accident.

Then Adrien recalled what his father had told him about his mother.

"The peacock miraculous, the one you took, it... did something to your mother. I don't know what," Gabriel began.

His mom was still gone. Whatever had happened to her, still occurred.

Adrien got his wish. The city wasn't in danger anymore. Marinette, Jasmine, and the city were all safe.

But at the cost of his miraculous, Plagg, his freedom as Chat Noir, his mother, three years of friendship with Jasmine, and knowing how evil and corrupt his father truly is.

Adrien looked back at his phone. His lock screen a picture of him holding Marinette. A picture very similar to the one he had taken with her as Chat Noir the night he apologized for being careless at the restaurant.

He smiled softly.

He still had his princess and that brought him great joy.

THE END

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Edit: there's one more chapter! This isn't the end! Make sure to read the chapter titled His New World!

Ahhhhh the story is over!

This saddens me deeply. It took me about two years to write this book and I am still so proud of it. It makes me so sad that it's over ;-;

To think this story was meant to be short and be no more than a few chapters. I actually started it with the intention of making it shorter than my first book which was 22 chapters + an epilogue. But two years later: 60 chapters + an epilogue.

I spent so much time writing for this book and I think I'm going to have a hard time letting go of it. I started it at 16 and now I'm 18. Crazy how time flies by.

If you enjoyed this story, I am working on new books. I'm not sure when they'll be posted but I do hope you guys check them out whenever I announce them (:

See you guys soon <3

~mistressdemalchance