Once Chat and Marinette were a safe distance away, Marinette climbed up onto the balcony. Chat followed only to push her violently out of the way when Papillion took another swing at them.

Camille grabbed her and pulled her back to safety.

"How sweet," Papillion growled as he looked at each face, "Like a true family,caring for one another."

"You mock your own family before you," Camille spat, "You have been trying to kill your only son since the day you met him. Even now, you think you are justified in murdering him, his mother, and the woman he loves all for the sake of your dignity!"

"I have been sent by God to purge the world of the wicked! People like you," Papillion shouted at Chat.

Chat felt his body move on its own. His rage overtook him as he swung his bare hand at the blade descending toward him. In a flash of green and darkness, the blade shattered. Papillion dropped the hilt of the blade in shock. In a final desperate attempt, he took his cloak and threw it over Chat's face, blinding him. Chat grabbed at the fabric, pulling it from his head. In the scuffle, he pulled Papillion over the edge of the balcony.

Papillion grabbed at a nearby gargoyle for dear life. Chat lost his footing as well and had fallen over the edge of the balcony next to Papillion. Marinette reached over the edge and grabbed Chat's wrist, keeping him from falling.

Camille reached out her hand as close to Papillion as she could. "Take my hand, Gabriel," she whispered.

As his hands began to slip, he looked Camille in the eye and refused. The sound of his cloak and robes were the only sound made as his grip finally gave and he plummeted into the flames below.

"Chat, please hold on," Marinette's strained voice pulled Camille from staring at where Papillion once was. "Chat…" Camille reached over the edge just as Marinette's grip slipped and Chat fell toward the fires below.

"NO!" They both cried out as they leaned over the edge.

They stared in awe as his body stopped moving mid-fall and was pulled inside the church. Nino had caught him from his fall. He had saved Chat's life.

Both women let out a sob as they ran to where the men were.

Chat gasped as he felt the solid ground beneath him. He looked up to see Nino grinning at him.

"Man are you lucky," Nino laughed.

"Why?" Chat returned the smile.

"To have a friend like me around," Nino puffed out his chest proudly.

Chat's smile only grew before grabbing Nino and giving him a bone-crushing hug.

"Chat Noir!" Marinette's voice echoed from the nearby stairway. Chat released Nino and turned toward the door where the two women emerged.

He caught Marinette in a hug as Marinette cried from joy. He then got to hug his mother for the first time in his life.

Even Nino started to cry.

The four made their way to the entrance of the church just as the sun was breaking through the clouds of dark smoke. Light streamed through the delicate glass of the cathedral, illuminating everything in bright colors and shapes.

"They look like the colors of your people," Chat mused as he walked happily through the lights.

Marinette took his hand in hers as she followed him, "Our people," she corrected kindly.

Nino let out a laugh, "Well, I think it's time for me to go find one of our people and ask if she's free on Saturday," he straightened his shirt and held out his arms, "How do I look?"

"As your best friend," Chat said with a hand on his chin, "I say you look like you just came from one heck of a fight."

Nino beamed, "Perfect." And with that, he opened the doors to a crowd of cheering people.

"I think the people are ready to greet us," Camille smiled as she followed Nino out the doors.

Marinette walked into the line of bright sunlight created by the open door and looked back at Chat Noir, "Aren't you coming?"

Chat hesitated, "Th-this has been my home for twenty years," he whispered as he stepped out of the light and into the shadows once more, "I don't know if the people are ready to see me."

Marinette stood next to him in the darkness and took his hand, "Chat," she began, "I have seen a lot of cruelty in this world. And there may never be an end to it," she smiled as Chat frowned at her, "But what is important is that you live your life knowing who you are and ignoring what the rest of the world thinks you should be. If they think you are a monster, let them think that way. If they think you are a human, let them think that way. If they never call you by the right name, correct them and move on. Just remember that I am here with you and I will love you with all of my heart regardless of what the world says you are. You have so many people around you who think that: Camille, Nino, Alya, me, Archdeacon Fu, my family, Alya's family, our people, we all love you just the way you are."

Chat felt his face grow deep red, "I-I," he stuttered, "I love you too, Mari. And I want to be with you forever. I want to be with everyone else and not be afraid. I want to stand by your side just the way I am. I am a human, a complete and total human. And there is no one in this world who can say otherwise."

Marinette wasted no time, she took his face in her hands and kissed him right there. Chat felt his whole body tense at the intimate touch, but soon melted into her embrace. He grabbed her by the hips and spun her around in the air with a laugh, breaking the kiss. Marinette giggled as her feet touched the ground again.

His smile disappeared when he looked into her eyes. She was staring at him, eyes wide and mouth agape.

"Wh-what is it?" he asked, fearful that he had done something wrong.

Marinette reached up carefully and touched the top of his head, "Your… ears… and your eyes…" she turned him around suddenly and then back forward again, "and your tail!"

"What about them? Are they in need of grooming?" he laughed nervously as he lifted his hand to the side of his head only to see that his claws were also changed.

"You look…" Marinette breathed as she tried to process what had happened.

"HUMAN!" Plagg shouted as he burst through the doors with a shout. "The kid managed to lift the curse!"

"True love's kiss," Trixx winked, as she followed, "works every time."

"Are you lovebirds going to join the party or stay in here forever?" Alya shouted inside at them.

"Well," Chat shrugged as he walked toward the door, "No one wants to stay in here forever," he took Marinette's hand and walked into the sunlight.

"Chat Noir doesn't seem a very fitting name for you now," Marinette laughed as they neared the exit.

Camille stood beside the door, waiting for them, "I guess it's time to tell you the name I gave him," she smiled as she took Chat's free hand and pulled them outside. "Three cheers for Adrien and Marinette!"

"Adrien?" Chat laughed as the crowd cheered for the pair.

"I like it," Marinette complimented as the two walked toward the crowd, "mysterious and sexy at the same time."

Adrien laughed, "Fitting for the mysterious bell ringer of Notre Dame?"

"Fitting for the man I love," Marinette added as she gave him another kiss on the cheek.

"You two are so gross," Nino drolled as he swung an arm over Adrien's shoulder, his other arm around Alya's waist.

"You just wish you were as smooth as me," Adrien mocked as music began to play and dancers began to dance.

"Why? I already got the girl," Nino smirked as he motioned with his head toward Alya, who only laughed.

"No," Adrien corrected, "I got the girl. She's Ladybug, the finest dancer in all of France."

Marinette joined Alya in laughter as the two continued to argue over which of the two friends was better.

And with that, they lived happily ever after.