Rearranged Love Square (Miraculous Fanfic)

The Rearranged Love Square: Post Oblivio

Chapter One

“Miraculous Ladybug!” Ladybug called, flinging her lucky charm in the air. The magic whooshed around, passing over everything affected by the Akuma, which included her and Chat Noir. They wouldn’t remember each other’s secret identities anymore, and it was probably for the best. She leaned into his arms as the magic washed over them.

Wait a minute! She could remember everything that happened, before and after they got hit. CHAT NOIR WAS ARDIEN! She shrieked inwardly, pulling her arms back quickly, and giving a startled gasp. She stared at Chat Noir in astonishment and she could tell by looking into his eyes that he remembered too. They quickly came to a conclusion, they would talk latter. But until then they would have to maintain the illusion that they forgot.

“Uhh, Ladybug, Chat Noir?” Alya asked softly, grabbing their attention.

“Guys!” Chat Noir said with a frown. “You haven’t seen a super villain named Oblivio have you?”

As Ladybug freaked out inwardly about Chat Noir being Adrien she looked curiously at Alya and Nino, maintaining the facade of confusion. Though it wasn’t that hard since she really was confused about why they remembered, when Master Fu said they wouldn’t.

“You defeated it already Dude.” Nino said, scratching the back of his head. Alya joined in and said, “Actually he was, us.”

In unison she and Chat Noir said, “Oh, Ok.” Then, still in unison they looked at each other and shrugged, saying “Pound it?” Then “Pound it!”

They then started arguing about who defeated the Akuma, keeping back smiles as they each claimed that they were the ones to defeat it. They knew exactly who defeated it. Chat Noir then faked a gasp and turned her head towards Alya who was pointing to a picture of the kiss they had when they thought they’d forget. Oh, no!

She gasped and laid her head in her hands, “Everyone saw that! This is a disaster! What on earth happened?” Or at least it would be a disaster, if they really had forgotten, she regretted nothing. Well, she regretted that it had been so public.

Chat Noir considered it for a second and then, coming to conclusion said. “That kiss would never happen! I would never betray my Princess and if I did I’d have a price to pay!”

What? Ladybug looked at him sharply, Princess? Then she remembered that Akuma attack long ago, when Evilstrator had been after her as Marinette, and while protecting her Chat Noir had given her civilian form the nickname of Princess. Hmmm…Let’s see how the world reacted to finding his love for her seemingly disappear after a memory erasing Akuma shall we! It would shake things up! She shot him a devious smirk before looking heartbroken as she said, “Yeah, I suppose it wouldn’t.”

Alya stared at them, “Princess! Price to pay! I thought…” She trailed off, looking at Ladybug’s heartbroken expression as Ladybug’s earring beeped.

“Well, I better go. Bug out!” She called as she flung her yo-yo and swung out of sight. Just as she did so her miraculous gave final beep and she de-transformed. She fed Tikki who then promptly went into her purse and passed out. That Akuma must have done a number on her. She then headed back to the school bus. She was apparently the first one there. She took a seat near the back.

A minute latter Adrien arrived, panting. “You okay Kitty?” She called with a laugh.

“Yeah, just, give me a second.” He panted, “I ran all the way here.”

“Ok.” She waited a second and then said, “Its been a second.”

Adrien stood up, laughing. He walked over and sat down beside her, looking at her hesitantly. “What should do now? Should we go get Master Fu to see if we can still erase everything or….” He trailed off, unsure.

Marinette looked at him calmly and said, “Adrien, you saw my phone. I’ve been in love with you  ever since the day you handed me your umbrella. Those posters you saw right before Troublemaker showed up were never because I’m a fan of your work it’s because I’m a fan of you. The reason I tried fencing and competing for a spot in the gaming tournament were mainly because it meant I could be with you. I’ve also memorized your schedule and all your favorites and sometimes know what you’re going to do before you do it because your generous, caring, thoughtful nature won’t allow anything else. Now that I know you’re Chat Noir, the partner who’s always been by my side no matter what and never lets me down that just makes me love you more.”

Adrien blinked, startled, “Wait, you’ve had a crush on me this entire time!”

She laughed, “Yes, apparently the person I’ve been rejected you for is well, you! Though I have to feeling that if I’d finally managed to ask you out you’d have done the same. Reject me for me.”

Adrien chuckled, “Yeah, I probably would have. Boy we were really oblivious weren’t we. I thought all your stammering was because you still partly scared of me! And now that I think about it, it was kind of odd that you always seemed to know what I was doing at all times.”

She nodded, smiling at the thought of all the things she had done in the name of her love. “Yeah, but now that we know each others identities — Will you be my boyfriend, my Prince?”

He starred at her for a second before nodding. “Yes, definitely Purrincess.”

She giggled before leaning in and kissing him. After a few moments of that she pulled away, considering something. “Hmm..”

“What Purrincess?” Adrien asked.

“Want to see how the world reacts to Chat Noir claiming to be in love with a civilian?” She said with a devious smirk. “And the class to Marinette claiming to no longer be in love with Adrien?”

He saw where she was going. “What about about Ladybug, I saw that heartbroken look you had on when I said that kiss would never happen m’lady, I bet you’re thinking Oblivio messed up her memories and she now loves Chat Noir despite him no longer loving her back! Plus I bet you think Adrien should fall miraculously in love with Marinette the moment she sets her eyes on someone else, add some drama to this inherent love square!” He said mischievously.

She laughed, “You know me so well Golden boy!”

“Golden boy? When did I get that nickname?” Adrien asked, laughing.

“The moment you became as precious as gold to me” She said with grin.

He smiled, “Well then I’m calling you Bluebelle. Cause you’re always as sweet and beautiful as your bluebell flower eyes.”

“Ok!” Marinette said happily.

They talked for about half an hour, hashing out the details of their plan and earning many more nicknames in the process before they heard the bus doors opening. Quick as a wink, Adrien hurried over to the seat across from her to maintain the illusion that they weren’t together as Marinette and Adrien. Caline Bustier hurried onto the bus franticly with the bus driver, the class waiting outside. She was saying to the bus driver, “But they could have gotten hurt, or gravely injured! They might have gotten hit and after they lost their memory they wandered into some alley, now unable to find their way back. We have to go look for them some more!”

“Ms. Bustier?” Marinette asked hesitantly, standing up.

Ms. Bustier turned, saw them, and gasped, “Marinette! Adrien! Where have you been!” She rushed forward, pulled both Marinette and Adrien out of their seats, and hugged them.

They awkwardly hugged her back before pulling away.

“When the Akuma appeared we ran to the bus. It struck us just as the doors closed and when we forgot we decided it would be best to stay where we were rather than run around with what was clearly a dangerous entity about.” Adrien explained, scratching the back of his head sheepishly. “Sorry we didn’t come find you after though.”

“That’s ok, as long as you’re safe.” Ms. Bustier said, hugging them again. She then turned and walked over the front of the bus. Opening the bus doors and ushering everyone in.

Alya and Nino were the last to get on, with Ms. Bustier right behind them.

Alya looks at everyone, ashamed. Nino had a shaky smile on his face. “Right, so, Nino and I wanted to say, we're sorry for what happened today.” She said.

Mylene pops her head out into the aisle with everyone else and asked the obvious question, “Were you two Oblivio?”

Marinette decided to chime in with, “Why did you want to erase everyone's memory?” She was actually curious about that, she had been too busy staring at Adrien to notice much earlier.

Alya looked even more ashamed, “Remember when we visited Montparnasse Tower? Well, we went and hid to play Super Penguino, but Ms. Bustier caught us, and —“ Nino broke in, “And you guys made fun of us for playing that game, saying it wasn't our age and all.” Alya started speaking again, “We were totally embarrassed at getting caught.” Nino finished with, “And that's when we got akumatized.”

Ms. Bustier grabs Alya's and Nino's shoulders and they look up at her as she says, “Next time, just make sure you play at home and not on school field trips, understood?”

Alya nods, saying “Yes, Ms. Bustier, we're sorry again” they then start to make their way to the back of the bus to find their seats.

As they pass Rose and Juleka, Rose chimes in with “It's no biggie, you know. Juleka and I often play Super Penguino together.”

Mylene speaks up too, saying “Everybody loves that game, you know.”

Sabrina, turning around in her seat as Alya and Nino pass her and Chloe says, “You know, sometimes even Chloe and I—“ Chloe abruptly stands up saying, “Hey!” Glaring at Sabrina.

Adrien looks at Nino as he sits down besides him, “I haven't played it yet, but it looks fun.”

Alya looks over at Adrien, “All you need is to find the right partner.” She turns to Marinette, “Right Marinette?”

Marinette settled for placing her head in her hands and groaning at the not so subtle hint about Marinette’s supposed crush on Adrien.

Later she talked to Tikki about everything. “How come you didn’t mention the users guide when I first started out? It sure would have helped if I needed to learn anything while transformed and Kitty sure would have appreciated it too.” She said curious.

Tikki sighed, “The user’s guide is helpful, yes, and can give you a wide array of info about your powers. But it can also tell you too much. I’ve had Ladybug’s who’ve used the user’s guide and learned about what they can do too fast and too soon. Causing a wide array of catastrophes that range from creating the atomic bomb to rewriting history and sending humankind back to the dark ages.”

Marinette gaped at Tikki, “A Ladybug created the atomic bomb!” She yelled!

“Everything okay honey?” Sabine called worriedly.

“Everything fine Mom, just shocked at the news on the Ladyblog.” Marinette called down in reply before turning to Tikki unhappily. “A Ladybug created the Atomic Bomb?”

Tikki nodded unhappily. “Yes, she figured out how to cast multiple lucky charms and therefore amplify her miraculous cures. Just when she was casting one of her such cures a villain she had defeated rose up and attacked her. In panic she called out her lucky charm while the miraculous cure was still in effect. The miraculous cure then used her lucky charm to try and fix the world war with Japan by creating the atomic bomb. It succeeded but at the cost of thousands of lives when it exploded during its creation, including Ladybug’s.”

Marinette stared at Tikki in horror, “That’s horrible!” She said, shocked that such a thing could happen, and by the hand of her miraculous.

Tikki nodded, “It is, and that is why when it came to you I didn’t tell you about the user’s guide. It causes too much trouble.”

Marinette nodded numbly.

“Hey Purrincess!” Chat Noir said as he dropped down onto her balcony and walked into her room. “How you feline today?”

Marinette looked up and giggled, “I’m feline pretty good thanks!”

Chat Noir stared at her in amazement, “You just punned!”

Marinette full out laughed this time, “Yes, Ladybug the high and mighty hero would never stoop to such levels — but that doesn’t mean Marinette the bright and clumsy civilian can’t pun for her new boyfriend.”

Chat Noir laughed, “Yeah I suppose. Say, that reminds me. Is “Marinette” ok with me kissing “Ladybug” by complete “accident” when I lost my memory?”

Marinette nodded, smiling, “Yeah, I suppose it’s “fine”. As long as you never do it “again”.”

Chat Noir grinned, “Cat’s honor Purrincess.”

“Chat Noir what are you doing here?!?!?!?!” Sabine said in utter shock as she pushed up the trapdoor to Marinette’s room while holding a tray of cookies.

Chat Noir froze, “I….Ummmm….She….” He didn’t know what to say.

Marinette quickly took action. “Why wouldn’t he be here, he’s my boyfriend and I asked him to come play a game of Ultimate Mecha Strike III with me.” She said as she walked over to help her mom up and take the tray of cookies from her.

“Boyfriend?” Sabine said, surprised. “You didn’t tell me you had a boyfriend? What happened to that other boy, Adrien Agreste? Also wasn’t Chat Noir in love with Ladybug? Their kiss is all over the news. Wait, Is this why you were so shocked earlier, because you saw the kiss?” Sabine asked, looking sternly at her daughter, waiting for an exclamation.

“You see….The thing is…..Arrrggghhh!!! Chat can explain!” Marinette said, now the one being speechless as she gestured at the still frozen Chat Noir to have him explain.

He promptly unfroze and said, “Why would she stay in love with guy who is so oblivious to her love and she can’t even talk to him for two minutes without stuttering? Why would I stay in love with a girl who I don’t even know beyond the mask she wears and always pushes me away no matter what I do? We both got tired of setting our sights on something unattainable and set our sights on each other instead. We both know what’s it’s like to feel rejected, unsure, unloved, and we bonded over that. Turns out we have a lot in common and I thought it was time to have a new type of partner.”

Marinette hugged Chat Noir, “You’re the best partner a princess could ask for, my knight in shining armor. I don’t know why Ladybug didn’t see that.”

Sabine looked back and forth between the two lovers who were holding each other and staring adoringly into each others eyes, “It is clear that you two really do love each other, so as long as that sentiment stands I will stand by you. But Chat, honey, you’re looking a bit thin, do you get enough food?”

Marinette stepped back and looked at her boyfriend critically, “You know what Mom, I think you’re right, I think he is looking a bit too thin. Can you get him some food? Can’t have one of my favorite super heroes starve, much less my boyfriend.”

“But!” Chat Noir protested only to be cut off by Marinette. “No buts Kitty, you know very well that your dad doesn’t give you enough to eat, you told me so yourself, remember?”

Sabine looked at Chat Noir with pity, “Poor thing, I’ll get something right away.” She said as she hurried over to the trapdoor and rushed down it. A second latter she poked her head back up. “Also, honey, where do you stand on letting everyone know about your new boyfriend? Do you want to keep it a secret or let everyone know?”

Marinette considered it for a minute, “I think I’ll let dad know, but beyond that we should keep it to ourselves. Chat Noir deals with enough paparazzi as it is, we don’t need to give them more reason to tail him, and me. As telling the wrong people that me and him are dating will surely do. So let’s just keep to ourselves.”

Sabine nodded, “Sounds good. I’ll be right up with more food.” And with that she disappeared down the trapdoor.

Chat Noir gazed down at trapdoor with amazement, “Your mother’s really fine with all this? Also why do I have the feeling she’ll bring up ALL THE FOOD!” He said, pacing.

Marinette giggled, “You’ll be fine, just think of the sweets and baked goods you’ll finely get to try!”

Chat Noir stopped, calming down, “Yeah…” He said with a dreamy smile. “You’re right.”

Marinette laughed at his dreamy expression, “I always am kitty. I always am.”

Chapter Two

The next day Ladybug landed on Adrien’s balcony with a soft thud, she quietly walked over to his bed and gazed down at his sleeping body. She giggled softly and slowly leaned down, kissing his sleeping form.

When she drew away he opened his eyes. Already alert as he slowly sat up and stretched. “I think I like my new alarm clock.” He said happily, looking at Ladybug.

She sighed, shaking her head, “Just don’t expect it every morning. Ready to put the rest of our plan into action?”

Adrien nodded, “Don’t be in love with hero you, be in love with other you, got it.”

Ladybug laughed, “Yes, just be in love with Marinette for now, and if I can manage it she’ll be absolutely oblivious to it. If there’s an Akuma attack  though I’ll be the one in love with you, and you’ll be the one pushing me away.”

Adrien grinned, “This is going to be fun!”

She nodded, “Anyway, now that you’re up I better go. See you latter my prince. Bug out!” With that she flung her yo-yo and swooped out of sight.

With soft thud she landed on her balcony and de-transformed. She then gathered everything together and went downstairs to eat breakfast. She then left the bakery and walked over to school.

Just as she was about to walk through the doors into the courtyard Alya ran up. “Marinette!” She cried out joyously before halting in confusion. “What are you doing here so early?”

Marinette pulled out her phone and looked at the time. “School starts in ten minutes, how is that early?”

Alya nodded, “Exactly, normally you’re ten minutes late!”

Marinette frowned, “Well from now on I’m going to be coming at this time everyday.” She announced to the great amusement of Alya who replied with, “We’ll see girl, we’ll see. Now come on! I bet Adrien and Nino are already inside.” She said, waggling her eyebrows tauntingly.

Marinette sighed barely restraining her giggles, “Ok.” She then walked in.

Alya frowned, Since when did the mere mention of Adrien not send Marinette into a lovestruck daze?

As she walked into the classroom and walked over to her seat, out of the corner of her eye she could see Adrien immediately turn to look at her and sigh, a dreamy look in his eyes. “The beauty of the stars compares not to the beauty of your bluebell flower eyes.” He murmured.

She played her part as well, pretending to not have heard. Instead turning to Alya who was starring at Adrien with a dumbfounded expression.

“Did you hear that girl, I’m pretty sure Adrien like likes you now.” Alya said with a smirk as she waited for the blushing and the stammering and the inherent clumsiness to ensue, but it never did. Marinette instead looked at Alya in utter bewilderment and said, “Why would he like me, we’re just friends. Right Adrien?” She said, turning to him.

Right on cue he turned into an utter blushing, stammering mess. “Umm…Yeah….friends you…..I mean I friend just..….I mean..” Super flustered, he abruptly got up and fled, tripping on his own two feet as he fell with a crash onto Nino who was just coming into the classroom. As Nino helped him up saying, “Dude, Are you okay?” Adrien gave a squeak of embarrassment and ran out of the classroom.

Alya stared at the proceedings in amazement, “Wow, he acted just like……” Alya’s voice trailed off as she looked at Marinette who was calmly getting her school books out of her bag and than at the blushing stammering mess of Adrien who was being ushered in by Ms. Bustier. “Did I miss something?” She said in utter shock.

Marinette looked up, “I don’t know. Did you?” She said with a smile.