Not Alone: A Miraculous Ladybug Story

Epilogue

Chloé followed in her father's political footsteps, but was not quite so in the spotlight. She had had enough of being in front of the camera during her father's run as mayor, and decided her skills were much more suited to behind the scenes. She was the person you called when you needed something done. She made a name for herself, albeit one whispered and not shouted, and when something went wrong and you needed a fixer, she was there. Adrien always joked that it was a good thing they were friends, because the amount of influence she had on people and information about the inner workings of the political and elite world was terrifying. Her power didn't bother Mathys though, whom she married the year before. He'd veered out of politics and was now a French literature professor. They were oddly well-suited.

They'd all found their callings, but without fail they were always called back together. Here they were, ten years later, all living in Paris and a team once more. He looked around the room, tears in his eyes.

"Oh god, here comes the waterworks," Chloé, one of his groomsmen--groomswomen?-- walked over and straightened his cravat. "Pull yourself together, mush. You're just marrying the love of your life." Finally, she muttered under her breath but smiled at him nonetheless.

Finally was his sentiments exactly. An idea sprung into his head, and he checked his watch quickly. 20 minutes. He had time.

"Plagg, claws out!" he transformed and jumped out the open window, the bemused smirked of Chloé, Nino and his mother watching him as he went.

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"Ugh, Alya. It's not that bad luck, right?"

"Girl, no." Alya was resolute. She would not let Marinette go see Adrien, even if she was transformed into Ladybug.

"It's not bad luck. I'm not me. Not really. I'm a masked superhero!" Marinette continued to argue futily.

"Mari," Alya lifted her hand to her forehead in exasperation, but whatever she was going to say next was cut off by the screech of the window opening and a blonde head peeking through. One hand was covering his eyes while the other held onto the window frame for dear life.

"Princess? I can't see you before the wedding, but Ladybug..."

"Spots on!" She yelled before he had even finished, and he was in the room and in from of her in a flash.

"You two were made for each other," Alya shook her head, but was suppressing a smile. "2 minutes, that's all!" She pointed a finger at the two of them, her other hand on her hip, before leaving the room.

Chat was embracing her the second Alya left, and she smiled into his neck where she had tucked her face.

"I won't kiss you, because that's testing luck and I'm bad luck to begin with." He pulled back and rested her forehead against her, gazing down and just drinking in the sight of her. He felt the tension start to drain from his body as she reached up and ran her fingers through his hair, tousling the top again. He smiled, leaning into the familiar feeling and humming in happiness. It was humming, not purring, no matter what Marinette told you.

"What did I do to deserve you?" He asked, staring at the tender way she regarded him.

"Oh Kitty," she kissed him on both cheeks, and then pulled back to look at him. "You were you. You're more than I ever hoped for, all I ever wanted, my perfect balance and the perfect partner. You say I have all the luck, and I guess I can't disagree. You found me. You saw me, and today I get to marry my best friend." She reached up to wipe a tear from her eye and released a breathy laugh.

"I have loved you, I love you and I will always love you, Marinette Dupain-Cheng. I am so going to mess up my vows out there," he said and she giggled. She had caught him practicing more than once, with a flustered look on his face. He smiled down at her. "But with you right here, right now, I can say for certainty that I may be destruction and misfortune incarnate, but I was at least granted one single instance of fortune. One ephemeral moment, just a whisper of luck, and it was the first time I saw your face. If in my entire life that's all I get, that's all I'll need. I will forever be eternally grateful that you knocked me over that day." They beamed at each other, remembering that it was quite literally Ladybug's clumsiness that brought them together.

"That you gave me your umbrella," she added and they laughed recalling how their civilian persons had met, too.

"We've faced mountains together," he continued, "and while I wish nothing more for you than a joyful and easy life, something I can promise is that whatever may come, I'll be by your side for as long as you'll have me."

"Forever," she immediately responded.

"Forever, then." They closed their eyes and their heads came together, noses touching just short of a kiss.

"See you at the altar, Bugaboo." He left the ghost of a kiss on her cheek, and was out the window before she opened her eyes.

"I love you, mon chaton." She whispered after him, a smile lighting up her face as she released her transformation. She sat at her vanity and Tikki kissed her cheek before carefully lifting Marinette's veil and placing it over her face. She floated up to rest on the pillow it formed on top her head and gazed down at her charge thinking she had never looked more radiant. Tikki would have to be hidden for the ceremony, so the old friends just sat in silence, enjoying this moment.

Sabine popped her head in, smiling warmly at her daughter and the small god that sat on her head.

"Ready?" She asked and Tikki flew to hide in the red roses of Marinette's bouquet.

Marinette grabbed her bouquet gingerly and practically raced out the door, knowing her happily ever after was waiting at the altar and that was just the beginning.

                              ~~~~~~~~~~~~The End~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This epilogue gave me life <3 I mean, I'm a little biased about how much I love it, but how can you say no to a bunch of fluffly mush, and gaahhh <33

It's based on a comic on pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/213991419773539282) that I absolutely love and seems SO THEM, so I used it as my inspiration :)

Thank you all SO MUCH for sticking with this until the end! I have a SEQUEL and a bunch of one-shots posted to archiveofourown and fanfiction (all under the username unforgetabelle) 

Thanks again!

~unforgetabELLE