Hello, everyone! I am sorry for the long wait, but I have been busy between work and my aunt's wedding. I finally have a break, so I can get you all the second chapter. Plus, I don't have a computer (yet), so I'm typing it on my phone until I do. Enough with excuses though; here's the update you've all been looking for. Hopefully, you'll enjoy it!

P. S. for any who are interested, I will be starting an Inuyasha fanfic that will be a SessxKag pairing. Hopefully, you'll check it out.

Epilogue

~(One Month Later)~

Marinette walked into the classroom and was swarmed once again.

"Good morning, Marinette!" Rose called out.

"What's up, Mari!" Alix said, lightly punching her arm.

"H-Hello Marinette," Nathaniel mumbled shyly, hiding behind his sketchbook.

"Are you going to become the class president again?" Max asked. "We would all rather it be you than Chloe."

Marinette walked passed them, saying nothing as she retook her seat in the back of the class. Everyone glanced at each other in concern and worry, but Marinette paid it no mind.

This had been going on ever since Ladybug returned. She would walk in to her classmates crowding her and pleading her to become Class President once again. Apparently, in their anger, none of them noticed that Chloe got rid off everything Marinette had done as class president. No more hourly group study sessions, no more music during study hall, and the new chairs were replaced with cheaper ones so that Chloe could use the money to turn one of the empty classrooms into a personal spa. I still don't know how the Principal allowed that, but it probably had something to do with the Mayor funding it... Marinette thought. Other than her being president, everything seemed back to normal before she became Miss Fortune the first time. Her family, her classmates, and the rest of Paris acted as If Ladybug never left. They acted as if they hadn't tried to isolate and almost kill someone. She was back to babysitting Manon again, and many of the shop owners who she visited all welcomed her with warm smiles. If she didn't know any better, she would've believed that the Miraculous Ladybug healing magic healed the negative feelings of Paris as well.

"Marinette Dupain-Cheng," a voice called out, snapping Marinette back into present time. As she looked up, she saw the only person who hadn't changed her ways.

"Just because you saved Ladybug doesn't mean that you're some kind of hero," Chloe sneered as she slammed her hands in front of her. "You're nothing but a liar. Telling us that Ladybug was dead so we would grieve just so you can go rescue her and gain everyone's favor, but I see who you really are. If Ladybug and I weren't besties, I would have my daddy throw you out of Paris!"

"Chloe give it a rest, already," Alya said, coming up behind the blonde. "You have been trying to put Marinette down ever since she saved Ladybug. All of us here knows that she's a true hero, especially when none of us have been able to tell Hawkmoth no."

"Shut up!" Chloe told her. "You're just trying to work your way into her favor so she'll sit next to you again!" Alya's eyes darkened in anger, and Chloe smiled. "What's wrong, dear Alya? You've driven your only friend away and now your all alone!"

Before Alya could speak, Sabrina walked behind her and wrapped her arms around the brunette. "Ignore her," Sabrina said. "She's just lashing out. You know that's not true." That was something that had changed. After Ladybug had returned, Paris tried to get back into Ladybug's favor by doing some research on Miss Fortune's akumatization. They figured out that Chloe had lashed at Marinette for talking to Adrien and verbally abused her. It was under investigation on what they would do about it, mostly because the Mayor was trying to buy a cover-up for the whole thing. Sabrina, however, was not with Chloe when she attacked Marinette, and therefore, shocked and horrified upon hearing what Chloe truly thought of Marinette. After a fight between the two, Sabrina broke off her friendship with Chloe. As a result, she became much better friends with most of her classmates, and had moved to sit next to Ivan, as Nathaniel had went back to his desk, now sitting next to Marinette.

"Lashing out?!" Chloe screeched at her ex-friend. "I have no reason to lash out!" Sabrina's eyes glinted as she looked to Chloe.

"You're lashing out since you've been put on house arrest," she said with a cruel smirk that no one would have thought her capable of having. "Besides school, you're not allowed to leave your room."

"You're kidding!" Nino said with a snicker. Sabrina shook her head and pointed to Chloe's feet.

"Underneath her pants leg is her house arrest anklet, and my dad is outside to make sure she goes home and no where else. Mayor Bourgeois tried, but nobody would take his bribe because of all the previous chaos that she's caused. Only her age prevented them from actually taking her to prison."

Chloe's face turned red in anger and embarrassment as everyone laughed at her misfortune and stormed off to her seat.

Adrien quietly watched Marinette throughout the encounter. They hadn't spoken since then, and Hawk Moth has yet to send out another akumatized since he tried to reakumatize Marinette, so there was no reason Ladybug and Chat Noir had to make an appearance. It left him with a lot to think over everything that happened in the past few months. He still couldn't believe how he treated her, as Adrien or as Chat Noir. At first, he wanted to rationalize it, but couldn't.

There isn't really anything I can do to excuse what I've done... he thought solemnly as the teacher walked in and instructed them all to their seats. Alya looked on sadly as Marinette never moved from her spot.

~Skip to Lunch~

Marinette sat on the rooftop of the school and looked down at the students who were enjoying the break. Her mom had packed her a generous lunch of her favorite Chinese dishes and a few pastries to go with them. She really is the best mom ever...Marinette thought before noticing a familiar head of brown and red hair. Alya was walking around, no doubt looking for her.

"You should go and see her," Tikki said as she flew out of Marinette's bag. "Maybe she has something to tell you."

"Or maybe she wants to ignore the past few months like everyone else and pretend nothing happened."

"Marinette, she's not like that. You know that."

"Tikki, I don't know," Marinette said with a sigh. "I thought I did. I thought I knew them all well enough. Rose, Mylene, Kim, Max, Alix; I thought I knew them all, but I was wrong. I was wrong, and I was hurt because of it. I don't want to take any other chance or give them another opening to hurt me. I just can't..."

"Oh, Marinette..." Marinette smiled at Tikki and gathered her things.

"Come on, Tikki," she said. "It's almost time for us to go."

Marinette walked down the stairs and through the hallway. She opened the classroom door and crashed into someone.

"Oh Marinette! I'm so sorry!"

Marinette looked up at the voice and bluebell eyes met emerald. She froze there on the ground.

"A-Adrien..." They haven't spoken at all, and the last time she made eye contact with him his eyes were filled with hatred. She had made a point to avoid him, even after the return of Ladybug. Just like Chat Noir's, gaining Adrien's hatred was something else that hurt her more than anything else.

"Do you want me to help you...?" She flinched as his hand came into view. Adrien immediately pulled his hand back at the sight.

"I'm sor-"

"MARINETTE DUPAIN CHENG! WHERE ARE YOU?!" a voice bellowed.

Everyone looked to see an akumatized standing on the ground floor. She was in a plain royal purple dress the stopped at her knees with black tights and dark purple boots. On top of her chest was the letter 'J' in gold and she wore a gold mask on top of her eyes and a purple hairclip. She looked like a superhero, but everyone knew she was the exact opposite.

"I am Maiden Justice! I plant out the justice that is supposed to given, instead of the justice that the police think is right!" The akuma turned to the bluenette.

"Marinette Dupain Cheng! My master tells me that you are the only thing standing in between me and my target: Chloe Bourgeois!"

"ME?!" Chloe yelled. "I don't even know you, you super wannabe! Why are you targeting me!"

"Why you?!" Maiden Justice sneered. "Because it's your fault that Ladybug was captured! You were the one who caused Miss Fortune, as well as several akuma! All you do is cause trouble, and the worse you get is being stuck in your lavish palace?! I think you deserve prison, and I'll be sure you go there!" The akuma turned to Marinette. "Now, come down here and face me so I can get through you and to her!"

Marinette narrowed her eyes. This was the first akuma since the battle between her and Hawk Moth, but she never thought about the fact that she would be attacked in civilian form. I should've known though... she thought angrily as she made her way to the stairs.

"Marinette, wait!" She froze as Adrien jumped in front of her, cutting off her way to the stairs. "You can't go down there!" She quickly adverted her eyes away from him.

"Adrien, I can't explain it now, but I have to go down there."

"I understand; what I meant is that you can't go down there alone," he said in a low voice.

"What are you-" She froze as he held up the hand, which sported his silver ring.

"I know we aren't on good terms, but Ladybug and Chat Noir are still a team." Marinette froze in shock as she stared at him. "We can talk about it later, but right now we need a plan formed in like 30 seconds."

A moment later, Marinette walked down the stairs and stood in front of the akuma.

"Marinette, I respect you," the akuma said. "Just stand aside and let me get to Chloe. She deserves no mercy, from anyone."

"Hawk Moth lied," Marinette said. "I am not stopping you from anything, especially not from getting Chloe."

Maiden Justice looked shocked until the butterfly mask appeared around her. After a moment, it disappeared and she looked furious.

"I see," she mumbled before pointing to Marinette. "You stole Ladybug's miraculous! How could you?! You're worse than Chloe!" She touched her hair clip and a sword appeared in her hand. She pointed it at Marinette. "You don't deserve prison; you deserve to be executed!"

She lunged at Marinette, sword swung above her head poised to attack...

"Not so fast!" CLANK!

...and came in contact with Chat Noir's baton.

"Chat Noir!" Maiden Justice gasped in shock before narrowing her eyes. "Why are you protecting her?! She stole Ladybug's miraculous!"

"I find that hard to believe seeing as Ladybug herself called me down here," he replied with a smirk. He then took advantage of the akuma's shock to knock her backwards.

Maiden Justice glared at him. "If Ladybug called you down here, then where is she?!"

"She's on her way; don't you worry!" Chat turned to the crowd. "In the mean time, all of you get somewhere safe!" Nobody wasted time, and the school was cleared instantly. Marinette took the time to run off and hide in an empty classroom. Tikki immediately appeared.

"That was...unexpected," Marinette said as she sunk to her knees. Tikki looked on in concern.

"Marinette, he's right," she said. "Ladybug and Chat Noir will always be a team despite their issues, and right now Chat needs you!"

That snapped Marinette back. "You're right!" she said as a look of determination formed upon her face. "Tikki, spots on!"

The akuma was easy to take down afterwards. The miraculous duo fought as if they had never separated before. Soon, the battle was over.

Marinette hid off and detransformed in a nearby supply closet. She stepped out, and Adrien was waiting for her.

"So, I guess we need to have that talk about now huh...?" he said scratching the back of his head. Marinette looked away, but nodded. They went out of the school and into the park. Because of the akuma attack, classes had been dismissed earlier. Adrien figured he had maybe an hour before Gorilla came looking for him.

"So..." Marinette started as she stared at the ground. "You are Chat Noir..."

"Are you surprised...?" Adrien asked, hesitation in his voice.

"Well, not anymore. I guess it makes sense why you hated me after my akumatization, so-"

"Please, stop there." The anguish in his voice forced her to look up at him.

"I'm so... so sorry..." Tears sprang in his eyes, but he continued on. "I don't deserve any forgiveness for how I treated you, as Adrien or Chat. I shouldn't have acted that way, not as a hero of Paris and not as your friend. I destroyed your trust, and made you feel such pain that I regret. I can't apologize enough for anything I've done, but I swear I'll do anything just to you want for as long as it takes to earn your trust back."

By the time he was done talking, the tears had spilled down his face. He looked away in an attempt to hide them, but Marinette saw them anyway. There was silence for such a time that Adrien figured that she wasn't going to say anything.

"Here." Suddenly, a pink and white cloth was in his face. He looked up and was shocked to see the soft smile on her face. She gently wiped his face as she spoke.

"I may have been hurt, but deep down I wasn't shocked at Chat Noir's anger towards me. I realized a while ago that I would've been just as upset to hear that you were killed by an akuma, and I don't know how I would've reacted."

"But that's no excuse, my-...Marinette!" he shouted, stumbling just slightly. "That's no excuse for how you've been treated! You shouldn't have been isolated and bullied!"

"Because I've helped Paris so much as Ladybug, right...?" Marinette mummbled more to herself then to Adrien.

"No!" he said immediately, making Marinette freeze. "Because you're Marinette! Because Marinette is sweet and kind and helpful and cares so much about her friends and is never hesitant to help out strangers! Because you give so much to everyone you meet without expecting anything back, and everyone shunned you when you needed us the most. I just...I'm so ashamed..."

As more tears formed, Marinette continued to wipe them, even as tears rolled down her own cheeks.

"Thank you, Kitty," Adrien jumped slightly at the nickname before making eye contact with her. "Everyone just acted as if nothing ever happened; they treated me as if the past few months hadn't happened. I can't be around any of them without remembering how they were before. I was never even given an apology from any of them..." She let out a sigh as she turned away.

"Only Alya apologized, but even she wasn't apologizing for what happened to Marinette; she was apologizing to Ladybug. I couldn't truly accept it because I couldn't help but think: What if I wasn't Ladybug? Would she have still apologized? I just had too many mixed feelings about what she said, so I couldn't really go back to how we were before." She then turned back to him, and he was stunned by her smile.

"You were the only one who felt the need to apologize to me. To Marinette, and I can't stay angry at you for that. After all, Ladybug and Chat Noir are still a team." Adrien wrapped his arms around the bluenette, who held him just as tightly.

After a few moments, Adrien broke the silence. "So, we are okay? We will get through this, right?"

"It'll take a while for us to get back to the way we were before and for me to completely trust you again, but we can get through this, Adrien. We will get through this." Adrien smiled in her hair and nodded. The two silently held onto each other as their kwamis watched over them from their hiding spots.

"Are they gonna be okay, Sweet Tooth?" Plagg asked. Tikki rolled her eyes at the name, but smiled at him none the less.

"Of course they will. They understand each other's feelings more than anyone else. Master Fu said it best: They're made for each other."

~THE END~

Alright, that took longer than I thought, and I'm so sorry for all those who waited. I changed my ending at least 3 times before I was fully satisfied. Regardless, it's done, and I don't plan on uploading anything else until I can get a laptop. Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed, and I can't wait to see the ending of the fanfic Breeze!