When Marinette opened her eyes she was surprised to discover that she was still alive. She was so sure that she was no more. That by now she had become nothing more than the foam the crashed on to the shore from the waves but she wasn't. She was still here and she found that her legs were gone and that her red tail had returned.

"I'm still here? And I'm a mermaid again?"

"That is correct." A gentle voice said. She looked to discover she was now in the arms of a beautiful young woman. Her hair was like the sun, her eyes were a lovely shade of green, she wore a white dress and a pair of wings were on her back.

"Who are you?" She asked.

"I am a daughter of the air."

"What is that?"

"It is what happens when a mermaid becomes after she dies if she is good, loving, and unselfish."

"Am I...Dead?"

"No my dear you are very much alive."

"But how? What happened? I thought I would turn to foam."

"You were about to but Adrien stabbed himself in the heart to save your life."

"What? No! No! I didn't want him to! No!" She began to cry.

"Don't worry child he shall not die. There was another way to save you."

"What was it?"

"It is called the sacrifice of two hearts to save one love. You thought the only way you could be saved was if you killed the man you loved but you didn't. You chose to die rather than take his life and when Adrien learned that his death was the only thing that could save you he took his own life without a second thought. Because you both have loved each other so purely and unselfishly with no thought your selves, loved each other so much that you gave your lives for the other neither of you shall die."

"We won't?"

"No my dear. You now have the ability to grow both legs and a tail. You can live between two worlds."

"What about Adrien?"

"Place your hand on his bleeding heart and he will be healed."

She then flew down to where they were hovering at the window of a room where they could see Adrien lying in bed at the mansion, his chest where he had stabbed himself had been bandaged but there was no sign that he was going to live.

"You have to help him!"

Chole was screaming and begging for the doctor to stop Adrien from dying while her father was trying to keep her under control.

"Can't you do anything?" Nino asked the doctor just as frantically.

The entire crew was there too, worried out of their minds for their captain and their long time friend.

"I'm sorry but no." The doctor said. "I'm afraid within a few minutes he'll be dead."

He pulled the sheet over Adrien's body while he and everyone else left the room in tears and sorrow.

"Here's your chance. Hurry now before it's too late."

The daughter than vanished and Marinette appeared next to Adrien. She placed her hand on his heart, soon the blood and cut faded completely. She then laid by his side and stroked his hair soothingly. He began to breathe slowly which made her feel so relieved. He then opened his eyes, when he saw her he cupped her cheek and smiled overjoyed that she was here.

"Marinette..." He sighed. "My princess...I was so afraid you'd leave me."

"Shh..." She hushed gently. "Rest now my love. You need your strength."

"No." He sat up and wrapped his arms around her. "You can't leave me! Please! Don't leave me alone!"

"Don't be scared Adrien I'm not leaving you."

"I...I heard you were dying and that you had to kill me to live. Kill me...Save yourself."

She gently pushed him down on his back and lifted his weak head into her lap. She hoped the scales on her tail wouldn't hurt him.

"No my darling I could never do that to you."

"But you'll die."

"Adrien I will not die and neither will you. You saved me."

"Thank God. I know I could ever survive without you. You're my reason for living."

"It's alright now. We're together."

"I'm so happy." He breathed. "I was so afraid that I would never see your beautiful face again, never hear your lovely voice, never hold you in my arms, or never feel your soft lips."

His fingers gently brushed over her rosy lips and then went brush her cheek. He cupped her face and brought her toward him to kiss.

"Kiss me my love. Kiss me my angel of the sea."

He brought her lips to his. Her lips felt warm which gave him reassurance that she was alive, that she wasn't dead. His hand went from her cheek to brush her hair and to hold her close. He was terrified that if he let her go she'd disappear forever. Marinette ran her fingers through his hair, she had never felt anything like this. It was wonderful. When their lips parted she laid his head on the pillow.

"You should get some sleep."

"Stay. Stay with me."

She laid on his chest, he wrapped his arms around her while she kept her hand on his cheek. Soon they fell asleep. The daughter of the air flew down to the sleeping pirate and the little mermaid.

"Adrien you will never know how much I love you. I hope you can forgive me for leaving you." She kissed his cheek and turned to Marinette. "Take care of him and love him truly for he is my greatest love."

She kissed her cheek and smiled. It had been so long since Emilie had seen a love between a human and a mermaid. She remembered when she was about Marinette's age when she first saw Gabriel, her true love. He was on a merchant ship making a delivery at another country. It was love at first sight for her, everyday she would watch him from afar and it would make her heart sick just to be away from him. She had gone to Master Fu for a potion that would turn her into a human he agreed to give it to her but a potion to make her human permanently would have a big price. She would suffer unbearable pain when she walked and if the man she loved was ever unfaithful she would die of a broken heart and turn to foam. Despite the risk she took it anyway, turned into a human, and each step she took with her legs felt like she was walking on knives but it was worth it because when Gabriel first saw her it was love at first sight too. They were married after a year of being together. When she had brought Adrien into the world it was the most horrible pain she had ever felt but like the pain she felt in her legs, it was worth it.

She loved her son more than anything. They'd take walks on the beach and have picnics. Sometimes she'd take him for a swim but he would always cling to her scared to death that he might drown. Her life with them couldn't have been more perfect. However as time went by her husband started to become very obsessed with his work, it led to them having arguments and their marriage getting strained. Then came that horrible day when she found her husband at a tavern in the arms of another woman. He had been unfaithful and she would die for his betrayal. Like Marinette she had been offered a way to live by killing the one she loved with a magic knife but also like Marinette she had loved him too much to do it. Her last thought before dying were of her husband and child. But she did not turn to foam, because she had chosen her husband's life over her own so when she died she became a daughter of the air, a guardian angel who would forever watch over her son and those he cared for. She gave them each one last kiss then flew back to heaven.