Disclaimer: I don't own Miraculous Ladybug or any of the characters. I own this story so… there is that.

Warning: I write first person, a perspective people disagree with. If you are not a first person type of reader, I suggest you run and hide now. Seriously… do it.

A friend recently slammed a piece of paper on my work desk and challenged me. The paper was full of songs that were pretty much stuck in her head for the past few months. She originally told me I had to draw something for each song, but I convinced her to let me write a story for each one.

I've been trying to avoid writing stories for Miraculous Ladybug for a few reasons: One, because I wasn't willing to admit yet that I was Miraculous trash, and two… because It seriously took me YEARS just to start in one fandom. I didn't want to be mentally kicked out from this one in the sense that I couldn't live up to the glory of the show.

So I literally took the challenge and said "Time to admit I am trash"… and then it took me forever to pull up a word document to start writing something… and then another forever to actually post it.

So… Enjoy?

Song number one: Safe and Sound.

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I love her….

I love her anyway….

I wanted to know who she was, because I know I'll love her anyway.

I knew I needed to know who she was before it happened again. Ever since I saw her go limp in my arms, her blood staining my hands, my memory… I needed to learn who she was. I knew that the tears that ran down her face were my own, but yet it made it appear that she was crying with me.

"Don't leave me here alone."I practically begged her. The memory kept repeating over and over within my mind. The soft touch of her hand caressing my cheek, rubbing her own blood from my face with a pained smile on hers… her gaze meeting with mine "You'll be alright…" Her smile had faltered slightly. "No one can hurt you now…"

"Adrien." My gaze shot over to my friend, who had a worried look in his eyes. This told me he was calling to me for quite some time now. I gave him a fake smile, rubbing the back of my head with a light laugh.

"Are you worried about Marinette?" He asked, eyes glancing back towards the empty seat behind us. I followed his gaze only to stop on Alya, who seemed out of it as well. She blamed herself for it… for what happened to Marinette just the other day. "Alya." I said, breaking her own dark thoughts. "I'm sure she doesn't blame you at all for what had happened to her." I gave her the best smile I could. She let out a light laugh before glancing down at her phone. She was fumbling with it… probably trying to think of how to talk to Marinette.

None of us know the full extent of what had happened to Marinette, but we knew it was related to the Akuma attack. Alya and Marinette were at the bakery when it happened. They were working on a project when Alya's phone had gone off. She bolted out the door, putting herself in danger, while Marinette called to her begging her to stay in the bakery for safety. The next thing we know, there was news that Marinette was in the hospital with serious injuries.

Ladybug was unable to reverse the damage the Akuma had done… because she had fainted before the defeat. In my room, the little dark butterfly laid in a jar, waiting for Ladybug to return to cleanse it.

"Everyone is getting hurt these days!" I glared towards the voice of my partner. "That's like saying everyone I get close to will get hurt." I practically hissed out. "Hey, your words not mine." I grit my teeth, clenching my hand into a fist. "But at least you can visit your 'purrincess', right?" I blinked, turning towards Plagg. He was right… I could visit Marinette since she was in the hospital and I knew where she was. At least one of those close to me, I could actually see.

"So does that mean you are willing to change me?" I held in my laugh at his grimace towards my comment. "You will owe me so much cheese!" I rolled my eyes before transforming to visit a little fan in the hospital.

When I had opened the door to her room, I felt my heart stop. Her gaze was staring out the window, the fading light slowly disappearing from her face. Her eyes glistened, pain and fire burned deep within. My grip on the door tightened as I stared at her. The only noise between us was the beeping of the monitors.

Her head turned towards me. I could only stare at her as the shadows took over the light. Her eyes were filled with sweet lies as it changed from pain to joy. A smile replaced the pain she once had on her face as she stared at me. She closed her eyes, causing a deep pain in my chest as I remembered the way I had seen Ladybug close hers. I held back the tears that threatened to leave my eyes as she opened her eyes again. All emotions from before were gone.

"Chat, it's so nice to see you." She said, her voice was very weak. I shook my head, letting a smile take over as I closed the door behind me. I made my way over to her bed, climbing onto it, before sitting crouched right before her. "My purrincess, there is no way I would leave you alone here!" She lightly pats my head, still smiling.

"How did you learn where I was?" She asked, removing her hand from my head. "The mews reported that there was a few injured by the Akuma attack. You were the worst case, my Princess." She let out a small laugh before turning her gaze towards the window. "So then the Akuma is still out there…?" She whispered. I shook my head, gaining her attention quickly. "The Akuma is being held in a jar, waiting to be cleansed back at my house." Something passed through her eyes. I leaned closer, as if being able to see what it was. It appeared as though she was…relieved… But why would she be relieved by knowing this?

"I heard Ladybug got hurt too." She suddenly said. "How did you learn this?" I asked, knowing that no one knew Ladybug nearly died except for Plagg and myself. "Ah… it's something I heard from out in the hallway." She muttered, running her hand along her other arm. I frowned, leaning away from her.

"Marinette, how did you get injured, if you don't mind me asking…" She stared at me. "Ah it's just…" I stared at her shoulder, remembering how the broadsword pierced through Ladybug. I could see bandages hidden under her hospital robe in that area. "Ah… see my friend ran out of my house and I chased after her. I ended up slipping on the stairs when trying to dodge an attack and well…" She gestured to her shoulder, then to a few other bandages I had not noticed before.

The connection I had made before dissipated as I stared at injuries that were not on Ladybug when I had left her to finish off the Akuma. I let out a sigh of relief before giving her another smile. "So I guess my princess is clumsy." I already knew she was, but I had to pretend otherwise.

"Hey! I'll have you know that I am only a little clumsy!" She crossed her arms, pouting. Her bottom lip stuck out as her cheeks flushed. Actions that told me that she was fine…

Everything's alright…

It was two days after I had visited Marinette in the hospital that Ladybug appeared at our meeting spot. I could tell her injury was causing her problems by the darkened parts on her suit. I wanted to do something, but I knew she didn't want me to worry, even if she was sitting next to me, bleeding. I brought her the Akuma and she cleansed it.

Two days after that, Marinette returned to school. She was still in a minor pain, so everyone avoided trying to touch her or make her do anything that would make her injury flare up.

Everyone could tell that Ladybug had only partially returned things back to its original state.

Things seemed to get better… seemed. Chloe upset yet another person, and once again we found ourselves trapped within the school. Screams could be heard along with glass shattering. The class had escaped to the cafeteria, well… most of the class.

I held onto Marinette as I continued to use my own feet to keep the closet door closed. I knew I was an idiot for pulling us into a classroom and into the small closet, but I also knew that she was too weak to make her way out of the building on her own. My gaze stared hard at the door. I could hear the ragged breathing coming from Marinette.

'Ladybug needs to get here…' I thought. I could hear something scraping against the wall just outside the classroom. I straightened my legs even more, leaning my back more against the wall. I hoped this would be more than enough to prevent anyone from opening the door. I turned my gaze towards Marinette.

She was worried, undecided, flushed and scared. Her eyes told me everything. I lifted my hand from her shoulder and covered her eyes. "Just close your eyes." Her breath hitched. I could feel her eyelashes flutter against the palm of my hand. I lowered my hand back to her shoulder before pulling her closer to my chest.

My gaze shifted to Plagg who was peeking out from his hiding spot. I had to do something. I couldn't just sit here and wait for Ladybug to show up. For all I know, she probably was trapped somewhere waiting for me to show up to help her out. I froze up from the words that left Marinette's mouth. She had called for Chat Noir… She didn't call for Ladybug, like how I was, like how anyone else would… but for Chat Noir.

Her eyes slowly opened up, her gaze slowly running up the door. On the other side of the door, we could hear noise. We knew it wasn't what we were hoping for… we knew it was the Akuma on the other side. I had no choice… I had to transform. I froze up again as Marinette slowly turned towards me, a small smile on her face.

"You'll be alright…No one can hurt you now." Those words… the light… the spots. I was frozen as I watched her appear. I watched as she wrapped her yo-yo around the weapon. I watched as she pulled it away from where it was originally aimed. I watched as she protected me.

I watched as she let out a gasp, gripping her shoulder. I watched as her suit darkened by the blood seeping through. Her words cut deeper than a knife in my mind. My gaze narrowed as I grabbed Plagg. "It's time." I ran in between the Akuma and Ladybug, pulling out my baton as I blocked the attack. Her eyes grew wide as I gave her a small smile and a wink. Her gaze soon shifted to our enemy and her eyes grew wider. Before I knew it, she grabbed onto my wrist and pulled me back, once again pulling out her yo-yo and twirling it towards the weapon.

My eyes grew wide as her yo-yo was yanked from her grasp, while the weapon was knocked away. Wider as another weapon hidden within the shadows shot up through her… wider as she held back a scream.

Red spots covered sections of my mask. My green vision became red. She slumped slightly, holding onto her new injury as she let out a gasp. I reached out my hand, trying to warn her, trying to tell her to move. My eyes grew wide as the darkness flew up all around her, like water splashing up before it all came down towards her. Her scream echoed through the room. The splatter all around the room caused sickness to fill me.

A beep from behind me gained my attention. I turned around to see Alya standing there in the doorway, her phone slowly slipping from her hand. How long had she been there? How long had she been recording?

My eyes grew wide as a shadow made its way closer to Alya. I tried to pull myself back up to my feet, tried to run over to protect her. I had to be faster… I needed to run faster.

Clang

I stared at the silver that blocked the shadow. My shaky gaze turned towards where it started. Within her weak grasp, was my baton, extended out to block the hidden weapon. I didn't know when I had dropped it; I didn't know when she had grabbed it. The shadow returned to the Akuma as Ladybug stood up, using my baton to keep her balance.

"Find light…" She whispered out towards Alya. "The sun is going down… the shadows will grow stronger in the dark…" she coughed. Gaze turning towards me. I nodded to her, wrapping my arm around her waist before grabbing onto my own baton. I turned my gaze towards where Alya was once standing. She listened to Ladybug… thank god.

I extended my Baton towards the window, holding tight onto it as we were pushed through the window towards the outside. I led us to the ground, placing her down before returning my baton to its size and staring up.

"We need to come up with a plan…" I turned my gaze towards Ladybug. She was kneeling in blood. Her injuries were terrible, no matter how we looked at it. I frowned as I glanced back towards the classroom window. The Akuma stared down at us, practically hissing with the glare we received.

"She won't come down…" I turned my gaze back to Ladybug who was trying to stand up. "In that case…" I grabbed her again, lifting her into my arms as I bolted off. "We can lead her away from the school this way my lady." I gave her a small smile. I wasn't going to tell her that I was leading her away to try and get her injuries treated.

"Chat…" She stared up at me. "Stop… I know what you are doing." Her hand lifted up to caress my face. Memories flooded back as she once again wiped her blood from my cheek. My grip tightened as I waited for the words to escape her lips once again. Those haunting words… "You'll be alright…. No one can hurt you now…"

Her eyes grew wide as her hand stiffened. The words did not come from her, but myself. I landed on a roof and leaned down, placing her down on the roof. I gripped her raised hand as I smiled at her. "You and I'll be safe and sound…" I found myself saying as I placed her hand onto her chest before standing up and turning towards the school where we could hear the howling.

I turned back towards her. Her eyes were wide, her face was pale. Her hand gripped onto the fabric of her uniform. Tears ran down her face as she stared up at me. I smiled at her, knowing that behind that mask was the girl who sat behind me all this time. I leaned closer to her, placing my hand on her cheek. I caressed it lightly. "I'll never let you go." I said before leaning away.

"Don't leave me here alone."

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I'll be honest… I have no idea if I will continue this.

All I knew was that I wanted Adrien to figure out who Ladybug was by the end of this chapter. And so you know, if it wasn't clear… Ladybug does not know who Chat Noir is, as she was in mid fight when he changed.

Soooo I mean I did leave this with a chance of continuing if I chose to.

-Ja Ne