Clue two: My favourite colour is an item of clothing someone made for me, it also matches their gorgeous eye colour xxx

Hours ... they had been waiting hours, and in Alya's case. Painful hours.

"If someone told me if was going to hurt this much I would of had my tubes tied." Marinette giggled as Alya went on another lap of the room.

"They do say it's like breaking every bone in your body." Alya stopped and bent over the bed. Huffing and puffing as she passed through another contraction.

"Well they've been breaking for almost twenty hours now, I wish the damn child would get out."

Marinette had been sitting with Alya since they'd made it to the hospital. Adrien had stayed for a while before going home to sleep, and to just get away from a screaming, angry woman. It seemed Alya wasn't overly impressed with the male species at the moment.

Hey Mari, I'm going to try and get Nino to come back with me. Let me know if Alya needs anything and I can stop off on my way to the hospital if you would like xx

Adrien had been in constant contact with Marinette, and even though she hadn't mentioned anything to him, she could not get the kiss from yesterday out of her head. She knew it was too much of a coincidence, but she wanted to be sure first. If Adrien and Chat were actually the same person then it would change both their lives. Hopefully for good. They'd been turning each other down, for each other over an insane amount of years. Thinking about it now it was actually quite comical!

She keeps asking for donuts. If you don't mind grabbing some on the way over that would be amazing thank you. Is Nino coming with you? Xx

She placed her phone down and walked over to her best friend. Even though Marinette had only been back a couple of weeks, Alya had requested her to be her birthing partner. Marinette of course agreed, this was a magical moment and she was going to get to be alongside Alya as she bought a precious life into this world. Marinette was pulled out of her thoughts by a long loud groan coming from Alya. She placed her hands on her best friends back and began to rub.

"Breath, Alya! Take your time and slowly let it out. In through your nose and out through your mouth."

"If it's that easy you do it!" Alya screamed back at her.

Marinette's phone signalled a new message and to be honest she just wanted to dive over the bed and grab it off the table. After all, it was only going to be Adrien or Chat, and she couldn't get enough of speaking to him.

"I'll just grab my phone." She signalled to Alya as she walked over to the side table.

"Marinette, can you message Luka please? I'm guessing Adrien's spoken to Nino."

"L-l-Luka? Why?"

"Well this could be his baby," suddenly another contraction hit her and she stopped mid conversation. As soon as it settled down she continued with her sentence. "So he has a right to know. Plus we can get the paternity test done and dusted as soon as the babies out."

Marinette nodded even though she knew if Nino and Luka both appeared, World War III would be taking place inside the hospital compounds. Even though she was a super heroine, she wasn't sure she could handle two grown men fighting. Though, with Adrien there as well perhaps he could help keep them separated, or at least hold back Nino. Whilst she dealt with Luka.

Hi Luka, it's Mari. Just wanted to let you know Alya is in labour. Currently she is six centimetres dilated so should hopefully be at some point today. She wanted you to know.

Marinette didn't add kisses or any type of endearing terminology, she didn't want Luka getting any ideas. Once that message had sent she pulled up the one she had most recently received, Adrien.

Nino is almost sober and in the car, will go via your parents and see what I can find xxx

Her phone signalled again indicating a message waiting in her inbox. Luka.

I'm on my way xxx

Suddenly Marinette could feel herself pale. Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! With both guys on the way she needed to brace herself. This was not going to be a very successful meet. Pulling up Adrien's number again she sent a short message of warning.

You may need to pull out those new amazing muscles ... Luka's on his way too xxx

Shutting off her phone, she continued tending to her best friend. She had precisely twenty minutes before doomsday began. This was not going to end well.

Twenty minutes later, she knew she was right. A lot of loud noises were heard in the door way. Large, angry men, and Marinette could tell exactly who they were and what this was about. Alya was currently being checked over by her midwife so Marinette took the opportunity to leave the room and go on a search.

It didn't take long to find the voices, each shouting, giving as good as they could against the other. As Marinette followed the voices down the stairwell she saw Adrien ushering the two squabbling young adults out the doors of the hospital, a security guard looking eager to get his hands dirty. She marched out following the guys ready to tell them exactly what she thought.

"Adrien, what the hell is going on?"

"Ask Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum." He replied.

Nino and Luka both glared at the newcomer who'd appeared in their argument.

"What you doing here Mari? This is something me and Luka need to sort out, it doesn't concern you." Nino announced. Marinette realised its the first time he's spoken to her sober since she returned home.

"I'm not leaving Nino. My best friend is upstairs in complete agony because one of you two didn't wear protection! Now for the love of all things holy, grow up!"

Adrien looked in awe at Marinette as she belittled the two grown men in front of her. He could see the sheer ferociousness of her attitude and he was quite sure the two men winced.

"Well, I was trying to go in and help but this poor excuse for a might be father stopped me!" Luka spat back. One thing Marinette knew about Luka was how quickly his temper flared. Unlike Adrien he couldn't control his anger and think of a logical way to get out the situation. He turned aggressive.

That was one thing that always turned Marinette away from committing to Luka. For someone who seemed so soft and so gentle he had a vile temper. Most of the time Marinette understood, for example during Silencer when he was akumatised for XY stealing Kitty Sections song and costume it was completely understandable. But in her line of work it made her realise how having a calm aura helped solve situations easier and luckily for her Adrien matched that perfectly.

"You slept with my girlfriend, dude! How the hell do you expect me to act! You knew how much I wanted a baby with her, you know we were considering it! You cornered her at a vulnerable time and took it for your advantage." Luka opened his mouth to retort to Nino, when Nino cut him off. "And don't you dare blame Mari! Yes she wasn't here but your actions were your own choice. I know that now and I'm sorry for the way I treated you, Msrinette."

Marinette nodded her head towards Luka before looking over at Adrien. He looked tense keeping a close eye on Luka as he began to make his way closer to Marinette.

"Ma-Ma you know how much I was missing you? I was going insane, Alya helped comfort me because how intense my heartbreak was. I had lost my melody, I needed to find something close to it to help me."

Marinette stared at Luka. He was still blaming her. That he needed her. A month ago she would have collapsed at his feet and grovelled for him to take her, but now she didn't want a lot to do with him. He wasn't the Luka she knew, he was a shell of the sweet caring guy who looked out for her when she was in her early teens and woo'd her on dates when she was sixteen. There was nothing in Luka she found attractive anymore, he wasn't for her. He wasn't her soulmate.

"Don't you dare blame her and move in on her. You slept with her best friend and then used Mari as the excuse. You are trying to get with her now because you know what an amazing girl you've lost, and you are trying to get with the best friend of the woman who might be having your baby! You can't tell me what you're doing is what Marinette deserves!" Nino spoke out again, pushing Luka backwards away from Marinette. She sighed out of relief from the distance positioned between to two of them and slowly edged her way towards Adrien. Her comfort, her love.

"Yeah, like you know what it's like to lose the love of your life!'

"Durrrr ... what do you think I'm doing here with my broken hearted ass! At least I'm not trying to wreck another persons life."

"You don't know what you're talking about Nino! Marinette and I have a connection and nothing is going to come in the way of it! Even if this child is mine, Marinette and I have something. It's deep and pure and the perfect match.

"Yeah right! You're talking out your butt as usual dude!"

"You both need to stop!" Adrien called out. "Don't you understand a tiny little miracle is about to be born in there and one of you is going to become a father! Do you really think this is how you should be behaving? Fighting over being there for the woman bearing you child," he turned his attention to Luka, before looking over at Nino. "or the woman you love and have loved for over eight years! You're both being pathetic! Yes it was a mistake, but for one of you it could be the best mistake that ever happened in your life. You will find love and happiness in something new, in something incredible and something that's part of you."

Marinette could have ran up to him and kissed him. Full mouthed, open hearted kissed him. He was such an eloquent speaker and could put into words things Marinette could only dream about, and most of all he was right. Everything he had mentioned was right.

"Don't you two understand, Alya is about to give birth in there. One of you is about to be a father. Whether you're with Alya or not, you should be there for the life you helped to create. You should want to know if the baby is yours, that's why you're both here isn't it!" Marinette couldn't believe what had just happened ... outside a hospital ... while the mother of their child was inside screaming inside like a banshee.

The two men looked at Marinette as she spoke before turning their attention to each other. Marinette knew this wasn't going to turn into a happy-go-lucky bromance, but at least they might actually step up to the responsibility. Nino turned to Adrien and they began to walk back into the hospital leaving Luka alone with Marinette.

"I meant what I said you know." He began. "You're my perfect match, my melody, my soul mate."

"Luka, stop! I'm not any of those. I've found my one true love and unfortunately it's not you. When I was younger I thought you could be, you were sweet, charming and all around beautiful, but now ... it just wouldn't work. We're not each other's other halves, we're not made for each other!"

"And you think you and Adrien are? There's nothing joining you together except fashion. I don't understand what's between you."

"You don't have to understand," Marinette began to explain, "you just have to accept. There's more to me and Adrien than any of you know, there's something that is so deep it is unbreakable. Even if we're not together now, we would always eventually end up there. It's our destiny." Luka looked at Marinette. She looked like she believed every word she spoke, it looked like she knew everything she just said was the sincere truth.

"I suppose I need to move on then." Marinette stretched onto her toes and kissed him on the cheek.

"Luka, from the bottom of my heart thank you. You helped me see clarity, you helped me grow and you taught me what was good and fun in a relationship, there was just never love on my part. You will always be special to me though. You'll always be in my heart." He smiled before walking away into the hospital. Taking a deep breath Marinette steadied herself to walk behind him, only to be grabbed from behind and spun around.

"Hey," she looked deep into the green eyes of the male holding her. She felt so safe and so secure.

"Hey yourself, though I would like something else with my greeting." She replied.

Adrien smiled at Marinette before bending down and kissing her on the lips again. It was soft and gentle, lasting only a couple of amazing seconds. As they pulled away she couldn't help what was running through her head. They were now friends that kissed? This was so messed up.

"I thought you'd gone in." Marinette said, only to be captured with Adrien's award winning smile.

"I had, but then I realised I'd forgotten something."

"Oh yeah?" She asked. "And what was that?"

He bent in towards her ear and whispered gently, blowing hot breath across her neck.

"You." She turned her usual shade of pink as they began to walk inside. They made their way to the elevator and up to Alya's floor. As the doors opened she pulled all her strength together.

"I love blue you know, especially the blue of your scarf." Adrien's jaw dropped and unfortunately he was too stunned to move. The doors closed on him, and she smiled at the reaction she had caused. Perhaps it was her turn now to have a bit of fun.