Ash still sucking the blood from Marrinette's slender neck, her eyes look Ash terrified, it took almost a minute.

"Didn't you hear what am I saying?" A bat landed and hanging beside collar. His red cute eyes also look at Marrinette worriedly." Just a hold on. He's just injured and needs a meal to heal it."

"'Meal', you mean m-me?" Marrinette said as she flinched as another tongue slide on her wounded neck.

"Not exactly, he has his own meal. It's was organic cow's blood." The bat saying casually despite the gory sound it was. But then he returns his look at Marrinatte.

"So, you're the one Ash been saying recently." He said while trying to break an awkward silence.

"Me? And are you perhaps, by the way, a kwami?" She replied while patting Ash head.

"How do you know?"The little one asks with widening red eyes, slightly creep her out a moment ago.

"Guessing?" She said. Not wanting to continue the conversation at top of her cold balcony and decide to bring him inside, she struggling drag Ash that still quenching himself with her blood, her face began drained paler like a ghost.

"Gosh Ash, how long are you going to suck it?" Frustrated by Ash stubborn to keep his doing, she finally pulls his collar and flips it over. He landed on her fluffiness pink bed successfully. She cleans her wounded neck first and then uses bandage to cover her bite mark.

"Now how do I want to explain to my parents..."She tapped her chin with her mind began to sprout many excuses. " I can't just leave Ash like this."

"Don't worry, since tonight he's having human blood, the generate cell increasing rapidly than normal, he will be fine tomorrow morning." The kwami flapping his wing and hanging himself near her bed curtain.

"So it's true he was a vampire." Marrinate let out gasped.

"Did you just discover? After being bitten that long?" The bat kwami look at her with 'seriously?'. Marrinatte only replies with awkward giggled that plastered with the cheesy grin. "But I surprised you did not freak out knowing his nature."

"Maybe because I gotten used with the weird event."

"Like went like akuma thing happen?"

"Exactly." She said while rummaging her thing on the table to make sure Tikki was hidden well in her hiding spot, Tikki still sleeping soundly though. "The akuma accidents often happen, so the people already know the only people who could be dealt with only Ladybug and Chat Noir."

"So that's why most shops have ladybug pattern and black merchandise. No wonder, you guys are quite popular here."

"We do not choose to become a famous, Hawkmoth won't stop it until he gets ou--I mean their miraculous." She secretly sighs in relieving as she almost exposed herself. "How about you, since you are kwami, is that mean Ash is miraculous holder like them?"

"Yes, though we are not apart of your all miraculous league."He said with the pair of his big red eyes gleam in darkness as if telling a dark history.

"What?" She began to puzzle.

"Nothing, that's it, kid. No more question, however, I think Ash going not to like it." He mutters the last part which Marrinatte did not hear it clearly. She shrugged and sit beside sleepy Ash, looking at his relaxed pale complexion. "Get well soon, Ash." Her head sweeps Ash messy bang and then cover him with the blanket.

Slowly sleep deprived her vision, her head fall softly beside her pillow which few inches near Ash.

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Ash's POV

I wake up at a brightness of sunlight bath on me, I slowly open my eyes and welcome to the blinding pinkish ceiling. Wait a sec, this is not my room. I heard a soft breathing beside my ear, I turn next to me and surprise to see a Chinese girl face snore softly, Marrinatte? From this closure, I could see she have porcelain skin complexion but across her facial, there were unnoticeable freckles, she has cherry soft lips that make any man wanted to kiss her.

What the heck, nu-uh, I'm going to be a pervert if I keeping look at her cute sleepy face.

"You finally awake kid?" A familiar male squeaky voice said. I look up and saw Eri hanging upside down. There was a serious expression painted on his face, seeing that considerable obvious as I was right sleeping in a girl room. This is a crime if her parents saw me at her.

"Eri, how the heck did I end up here?"I ask him.

"Did you remember what happened yesterday?"He said as he flew toward me.

"What do you mean? Yesterday I was ambushed by triplet marrionette and then I escape with myself heavy injured. I went ho...."I paused as a gushed of memories of last night came to me. Marrinatte was there, petrified as I lick and took a bite of her neck. However, she did not resist it as if she understands the situation. How can she do that, she supposed push me away, I might kill her.

"Eri, blend in abyss."

I transform into my alter ego before I left the building, I put her on her bed as I put the blanket over her. I look at her bandage full with the guilty, I slide my finger across her wounded neck. A bloodlust jolt my finger away from her figure, I'm afraid the vampire nature will take over me as I gaze her body with lust. That's not a good sign.

"Let's just get going."

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Marrinatte's POV

I woke up with some groan and then hiss at the pain poking my neck. Tikki who have been waking up early went toward me with a worried face. Since I was brought the guest into my room, Tikki realizes her Ladybug being attacked by a vampire the moment she saw the bandage wrapped around the throat.

"Oh Mari, sorry if I unable to help you last night."She said while rubbing her face on Marrinatte's chubby face. As the skin was touch, Tikki could feel how cold it was. "I think you should rest today, you look pale."

Marrinatte shakes her head in disagreement, "No, it will be weird if I suddenly went absent, besides I need to send Mrs.Bustier homework." She said stood up with her leg slump a little bit.

Maybe I just need wear some clothing to cover neck at least.

I went change my clothing to prepare myself entering the school.

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"Hey Nino, do you think that new superhero will be joining Chat Noir and Ladybug group?" Alya said excitedly as her thumbs types rapidly to let Ladyblog reader enjoy the juicy news.

"Ah..I don't know Alya. He seems kinda scary to be apart of their team." Nino said in a shrug.

Both of them went sit in their own seat waiting for their partner seats, as usual, Adrien came in and immediately sat beside Nino.

"Dude, have you finished Mrs.Bustier's homework?" Nino said.

"Of course, it was easy, so I already finish it before I went back my home." He said and chuckling at his friend priceless face. "I don't mind lending it."

"Count me in, boys," Alya said with her grinning to take advantage.

While they happily laughing, the door open slowly revealing a person they never thought it was the same person. A girl with blue jet side ponytail hair, as she was wearing a sleeveless turtleneck black sweater that has green paw symbol, her skin completely flawless in addition wearing a black pleated skirt with green lining on black.

As for her bottom, she wears long black socks with a simple pair of shiny black shoes with green paws underneath of shoes.

"Oh, my gosh Marrinatte! Is that you!?" Alya exclaimed with the phone already snap dozen of her pictures."You're completely...FLAWLESS!"

Marrinatte replies with a weak giggle as she walks to her seat since she appeared in the class, Adrien's eyes never left her figure.

"You look cute in that dress Marrinette."

"Thanks, I made this dress inspired by Chat Noir." To Alya amazement, miraculously Marrinate did not even stutter in front of her crushed, perhaps the new outfit gave her confidence?

While Alya still puzzles, Adrien simply I mean, secretly happy mix with proud. "Princess inspired by me? And today...she did not stutter?" He thought while still smiling at her.

The thing they did not know is, she just too tired to stuttered that she actually answer everything slowly as she was in weak condition. They continue to talk until a door was open again and this time Ash came in.

They did not pay attention except Marrinatte and Adrien, Ash who felt their stares look at Adrien and then back to Marinatte. She only replied him with a weak smile.

"Hey, Good morning Ash boy!" Alya said greet him and suddenly remember Chloe defeat which it was hilarious. She should have record that best moment.

"Good morning dude, still wearing hood." Nino joked.

"Morning." He walks to his seat as he keeps his eyes on the new appearance Chinese girl he just met this morning. "Morning, Marrinatte."

"...Morning Ash."She replied with her smile as if telling him to stay assured. Too him, he was worried about her complexion that becomes paler than before, she put a rosy water tint on her lips to cover her pale lips.

Adrien noticed Marrinatte was not like herself today, so he decide to check up on her after the class. As the teacher, Ms. Bustier came in, she asked to send the homework to her because it was supposed to finished as she already given those a week ago.

One by one the students went to send hand-by-hand to Mrs.Bustier, when it was Marrinatte turn to send by walking to downstairs, her eyes blurry again as she almost lost conscious of her surrounding. Her knees were about to fell off.

"M-marrinatte!" Alya is the first one who reacts.

Hearing her friend shout immediately bring her back to the reality, so she strengthen up her muscle while her limbs still in awkward position.

"O-o-oh, sorry about that." She while she was in staggering position, "A ha ha, here my assignment ma'am."

As Ms.Bustier received the papers from Marrinatte, her coldness of her skin slightly touched, alerting the teacher who sense this temperature.

"Miss Dupain-Cheng, I suggest you take a school off today."

"B-but, I'm fine madam. H-how...?"

"Your skin to cold than normal temperature. I'm afraid you might get pnunomenia later. Someone escort her."

"I will." Before Alya manage to volunteer herself, Adrien out of nowhere raises his arm to help Marrinette. He went take all Marrinette's bag including her things on the table before he grabs her to walk together with him.

"Ooohh yeaaah, the golden bud finally make a move. Don't you agree, Nino?" Alya said as she nugde Nino shoulder, but somehow, Marrinette did not flustered as usual, probably because her fatigue that caught her slowly.

While everyone silently worried about her sickness, they also congratulate her for being able to spend the beautiful moment with her own long-crush, except Chloe though. Well, it's not like everyone did not know about Marrinette's crush.

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Adrien's POV

She is really cold! Every time we tried to walk, she staggered as she was unable to stabilize herself. I'm afraid the level of her clumsiness getting arise. I pick up the phone to dialed Gorilla, he should be still around here.

"I'm sorry to bother you Adrien, "Marrinette breath was heavy, her petals eyes seem to flutter to force her vision to shut, but she force not to close her eyes either as now her eyes were half-open.

"Hey,it's fine. Don't push yourself, my driver will come at any moment."

She did not fluster or stuttering as she simply thanking me, it feels strange. A few minute later, Gorilla come by and I help Marrinette enter the car. As both of us already sit, that is when Marrinette gives up and close her eyes. I stared her worriedly, she was getting paler and paler.

"Gorilla, hurry up."

"Yes, young master."

We speed up and reach Bakery less than few minutes, as she was soo tired that she could not move anymore, I did not have a choice but to carry her in bride style.

"Mrs. Dupan-Cheng!" I called Marrinette mother, she turns around from the counter and her face filled with shock as she saw Marrinette was unconscious in my arms.

"Tom, honey! Come here! Marrinette!"

Tom, Marrinette humongous father and a man I ever see, pop his head from the kitchen, his face also filled with fear same as Mrs.Dupan-Cheng. He hurriedly went to her side and pick up Marrinette easily.

"Thank you, Adrien," Mrs.Dupan-Cheng order her husband to bring Marrinette to her room. "It's really kind of you to bother yourself help my daughter."

He only smiles wryly, "Madam, it does not bother, Marrinette are not a 'bother' to me at all."

After for a while, I stay at the bakery and her parents did not go down yet. Increasing my level of worry, I never felt this overwhelmed before.

"Kiddo, she's going to be fine." Plagg peeks on me and then return to get his cheese in my pocket. "However her smell quite different."

"What do you mean?" I look at Plagg strangely. She is different, in any other way.

"Blood." He said while rubbing his nose against the cheese. "She stenches with blood."

I stun and froze on my sit, flashback during in classroom, I do saw bandage that was hiding behind her turtleneck sweater. Pale complexion, weak and unable to focus on her surrounding. I conclude it because of fever at first, but her body is too much too cold than normal, it would be no other else than...losing too much blood.

Blast! Could it be she was attacked? She was supposed to be in her house all the time, I even check her place before completely return from patrol, and not to mention...but wait...blood..since we did not manage too capture that akumatized person... and that bastard said she was a vampire. I was trembling in anger, I wonder which one is attacking Marrinette in the first place. That bitch..or that bastard?