-MARINETTE-

Ladybug carefully swung her yoyo to the pole just outside of Alya's apartment. The coast seemed clear and ladybug clenched her fists in slight irritation as Marinette took off her transformation.

She carefully slipped inside the slider doors with a grimace.

Alya looked up at her, her eyes connecting with hers almost instantly.

Nino stood behind Alya watching the scenario fold out, as he remained completely oblivious as to what was going on.

His brow puckered as he looked at the slider doors.

"Marinette... How'd you... Were you on the balcony this whole time?" Nino stuttered.

Marinette huffed, folding her arms as she shrugged.

Alya sighed upon reading Marinette's body language.

"Marinette don't tell me you guys were-"

As if on cue, there was a slight noise outside of the slider doors leading to the balcony.

Alya watched, along with Nino as Chat Noir slipped inside, his chest heaving slightly.

Nino's eyes widened, his mouth hung open as he looked at Chat.

"Real mature of you, Marinette!" Chat growled.

Marinette whipped her head back to look at him.

"I'm not talking to you, jerkface." Marinette hissed, her arms tightening.

"Would you quit it?" Chat yelled back, slowly approaching her as she purposely faced away from him.

Alya shook her head. All they've ever been doing was fighting. It progressively got worse as each night went on that they had to spend without Louis.

Alya understood that the pain and stress was getting to them, but what frustrated her was that they didn't seem to understand that they needed to be a team now more than ever.

"Marinette, just listen to me!" Chat exclaimed.

Marinette stubbornly covered her ears, humming loudly to drown out his voice.

Chat only grew frustrated as his voice escalated, attempting to raise over hers.

Nino seemed to garble behind Alya in utter confusion. He didn't seem to understand what was happening.

"Guys! Enough!" Alya interjected.

Chat and Marinette immediately quieted down, they're cheeks red with anger and frustration as they both looked at Alya.

Alya sighed as Nino spazzed behind her.

"Look, you guys need each other more than ever if you want to find the baby." She breathed.

Marinette turned her head not looking at Chat, as Chat didn't bother looking at Marinette. They both stood apart from each other, not uttering a word or nudging.

"Unless you two are going to break up again?" Alya mused, her brow raised.

Marinette and Chat snapped their heads to glare at Alya simultaneously.

"Absolutely not!" They both exclaimed.

Marinette turned her attention back to Chat, as Chat carefully looked at Marinette.

"We're gonna make this work!" Marinette breathed, her brow furrowed in frustration. She turned to poke Chat in his chest forcefully.

Chat glared at her.

"Don't poke me!" He exclaimed, poking her back forcefully.

Marinette shook.

"Don't tell me what to do!" She retorted, poking him back on the chest.

Chat growled as he poked her back.

Marinette grunted as she poked him. Alya groaned as the two started poking each other.

"Children! Enough!" Alya exclaimed, standing up from the computer chair.

"That's it! I'm done!" Chat growled, immediately walking towards the slider doors once more.

"Urgh! Why did I let you get me pregnant?" Marinette groaned, hopping one foot to pull off one of her slippers and throwing it at him.

The slipper bounced off the wall two inches away from his face.

Chat looked back at her, his eyes narrowing.

"Real smooth." He muttered, slipping out of the room. Marinette sighed, and plopped on the bed.

Nino remained quiet, momentarily before he spoke once more.

"W-What's going on?" He asked timidly.

Alya turned to face Nino with a nervous smile.

"I'm not sure...maybe you should talk to Chat Noir about it?" She suggested.

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-ADRIEN-

Adrien leaned against the balcony, the air blew through his hair. It was a bit more colder than usual, but at that time he couldn't care less.

He was worried about his son, and despite their constant bickering he worried for Marinette. The last thing he wanted to do was fight with her. But even he knew that they needed some time apart. Alya was right, they needed to work together as a team to fight off the Evillistrator, and get their son back, and they just needed space to cool down to quit the bickering.

Adrien didn't bother to look back as he heard the slider doors behind him.

"Hey, man." Nino sighed from behind him.

Adrien raised a brow, looking back at Nino with slightly wide eyes.

"Oh...hey." Adrien spoke, clearing his throat. Was he here this whole time?

Adrien couldn't tell, he was too focused on fighting with Marinette to even notice.

Nino breathed evenly as he stood next to his friend.

Nino immediately had a herd of questions flooding his mind. Of course he had to hear it from Alya and Marinette, but everything seemed surreal at this point.

"So...when were you going to tell me?" Nino asked, clearing his throat.

Adrien shook his head, shifting his weight as he turned his gaze to the busy street below.

"Nino...I don't know. Now isn't the time to talk about this, I'm really stressed out." He breathed, his own heart pounding at the thought that Nino knew about him being Chat Noir.

Nino nodded leaning on to the fence of the balcony.

"You're right...I'm sorry." Nino spoke softly.

Adrien rubbed his temples, his head pounding.

"Marinette told me about Louis." Nino explained, his fingers tapping nervously.

Adrien didn't respond, his eyes following the cars as they passed down below.

They remained quiet for some time before Nino spoke again.

"Adrien...you're going to get him back." Nino assured, gently patting Adrien's back, which he quickly shrugged away.

"You just have to think positive, man..." Nino spoke, his voice trailing off.

Adrien shook his head, briefly looking at his friend before he looked away again.

"It's hard to keep positive, when you're missing something you cherished." Adrien murmured.

Nino looked at Adrien with a grimace.

Nino had no children, he couldn't imagine just what Adrien was going through, but he wanted to help as best as he could.

"It's frustrating..." Adrien sighed. "To think that you lose something, and the whole world just...continues to go along like nothing happened..."

Nino pressed his lips together, looking down at the street below with Adrien.

"I guess I'm being a bit selfish...but I just wish it would stop somehow...at least until we find him. It just kills me to wake up and start to live out my day without him." Adrien breathed, closing his eyes and dropping his head.

Nino nodded, dropping his head briefly before he sighed.

"I understand, bro. Just... Try not to fight with Marinette. You guys need each other more than ever..." He explained. "I'm sure Louis would want you guys to work together..." Nino explained.

Adrien stared straight ahead. He sighed, nodding subtly.

"Can I stay with you?" Adrien asked, long at Nino with weary eyes.

"I want to give Marinette some time to cool off..." Adrien explained.

Nino smiled softly, patting Adrien's shoulder carefully.

"Sure, no problem." He chuckled.

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-MARINETTE-

Marinette sat on Alya's bed, her leg tucked against her.

Alya sat beside Marinette, her hand placed on Marinette's leg thoughtfully.

The two looked up just as Adrien and Nino came back inside.

He started grabbing a few of his belongings, making Marinette raise her brow.

"Wait...where are you going?" Marinette asked, as Adrien slid the bag over his shoulder.

Adrien looked at Marinette wearily. "I'm going to stay with Nino for a little bit... It'll give us some time to cool off." He explained.

Alya looked at Nino briefly before looking at Marinette as if she was waiting for the okay for Nino and Adrien to leave.

Marinette shook, she didn't really want Adrien to leave, but she wouldn't falter, at least not to accommodate him. She was still a little annoyed with him, she didn't want to give him that satisfaction.

Marinette shrugged, keeping her arms folded, as she looked away.

Adrien looked at Marinette briefly before he looked at Nino.

"I'll walk you guys down..." Alya spoke thoughtfully as she looked at Marinette reassuringly.

Marinette felt the bed shift as Alya slid off and followed the two out of the bedroom.

Marinette sighed looked up with a grimace just as Alya closed the door behind them.

Marinette waited in silence as Tikki slowly emerged from behind her ponytail. She sat on Marinette's shoulder with a grimace.

"Marinette...are you okay?" She asked softly.

Marinette looked down, blinking away tears that wanted to pool at the edges of her eyes.

"Yeah, I'm fine..." Marinette breathed, rubbing her cheeks.

Tikki looked at Marinette, slowly rubbing against her neck.

"I should probably...get some more clothes..." Marinette sighed.

Now that Adrien was leaving, Marinette hadn't felt so much more alone, but it was something she needed to get used to.

She had been staying at Alya's house for a good three days, and she was running out of clothes. She needed more sleep clothes, and relaxation clothes.

Marinette slipped off the bed, holding Tikki carefully and placing her on the pillow.

She carefully slid on her bag and breathed.

Tikki carefully floated towards Marinette.

"Are you leaving?" She asked, her eyes wide as bubbles.

Marinette looked at her briefly, nodding as she looked down.

"Are you going alone?" Tikki asked, her voice etched with worry.

Marinette brushed her fingers through her bangs.

"I'm sorry, Tikki... I just need time to think..." Marinette breathed. "I could use some alone time for right now... Just to mentally prepare myself for the week ahead." Marinette explained.

Tikki continued to look at Marinette her eyes pooled with worry.

"Are you sure about this?" She asked, slowly floating away from her.

Marinette nodded, with a weary smile.

"I won't be long..." She assured, slowly turning towards the bedroom door.

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Marinette stood in her bedroom, her parents were out for the night and Marinette wanted to take her time to sort through her clothes.

She carefully folded some of her clothes, pushing them into her bag. She sighed, her eyes slowly trailing across the pink walls. Her eyes slowly scanned over photos of her and Adrien. She smiled softly, her eyes stumbling upon a picture of her and Louis. She could feel her heart grow heavy as she carefully stepped over to his crib.

Marinette traced her fingers across the wood, her hands slowly tangling with one of his black shirts within his blankets.

Marinette slowly unfolded the shirt, smiling softly. She pressed the fabric to her face, smelling it thoughtfully.

She could feel her heart ache as she could smell Louis on his clothes.

Desperate, Marinette reached for his pillow, his blankets, anything that had his scent. She pressed his blankets to her face, desperately gathering as many memories as she could. She had even almost forgotten what he sounded like.

She carefully folded his blanket, stuffing it into her bag.

Marinette wiped a tear quickly as she zipped it up.

"I've been waiting for you." A deep voice spoke, from the dark corner.

Marinette gasped, immediately whipping around, her heart pounding In her chest.

With wide eyes the Evillistrator slowly emerged in front of her, a glossy look painted upon his eyes that bore hatred like no other.

Marinette staggered backwards, her chest heaving at she breathed.

"Nathanaël..." She swallowed, her hands clenching.

The Evillistrator chuckled, his expression holding a lot more darkness than ever before.

"Nathanaël isn't here anymore, Marinette." He spoke grimly, stepping closer and closer to her.

Marinette pressed her lips together, her body trembling.

She inwardly cursed herself for leaving Tikki at Alya's house.

The Evillistrator glared at Marinette, as she stumbled against the wall.

Marinette watched him, her hands clenching on to her bag.

"Please..." Marinette begged. "Nathanaël... Please."

The Evillistrator snorted pausing as his eyes opened wide, a wicked grin spread across his lips, as he rose his forearm. He pressed his pencil to the pad that rested on his arm.

"Lights out." He whispered.

Marinette shook, her head pounding, and then suddenly everything went black.