Adrien waited impatiently for her to be done. He was just about to walk right back into the room and yell at her when he heard the door creek open. Marinette walked in wearing the wedding dress and veil with her pigtails undone. He smiled, she looked absolutely beautiful, gorgeous, magnificent. He approached her and cupped her face.

"You are so gorgeous." He said.

"Thank you." She sighed. "Don't we need a preist to do this?"

"No. We just need to promise to love and honor each other til we die. Are you ready my darling?"

"I will do as you wish if you tell me where Adrien is first."

"Very well." With that said his white suit and mask faded away to reveal a familiar out fit of clothes then low and behold stood Adrien Agreste except his black hair and yellow eyes had not changed. At that very moment Marinette thought she would die, all this time he was Adrien which meant all this time Adrien was suffering and that akuma was eating away at his very soul.

"Oh no." She whispered in horror.

"Surprised?" He guessed. "Tell me are you relieved that I'm alive or horrified that I've become this? Perhaps you would've preferred me dead instead of this?"

"I...I'm so sorry...I'm must've hurt you so much." Tears started to trail down her face and she began to sob in her hands.

"Oh Princess." He smiled and gently hugged her. "You never hurt me. In fact you make me happy."

"But look at you. Look what's become of you because of me."

"No you didn't do this. My father did and the mayor and Chloe and everyone else who I apparently wasn't good enough for."

"Please stop Adrien. You don't understand what's happening to you. That akuma is killing you."

"She's lying!" The akuma said.

"You have to fight it! Please! If you really love me then please let this go. You do love me don't you?"

Adrien looked at her pleading face. Of course he loved her, how could he not? She was his world, his everything. How could she even doubt his efforts? Then again he had done a lot of terrible things and he was forcing her to marry against her will. Maybe she was right. Maybe he had gone too far. Maybe he wanted to posse her more than love her.

Just when he was starting to come to his senses he heard a large thud from above and he thought he heard Nino's voice. Was he there? Impossible! No one knew the way here except him and...Plagg! That little traitor! He brought him here! But why?

"They want to take her away from you!" The akuma said. "They don't want you to be happy! They don't think you deserve this!"

Adrien glitches his teeth. He wouldn't let that happen. Marinette felt her heart break even more when she saw the white suit appear around his body again.

"My dear I do believe we have guests." He locked her in the room and went upstairs to confront the intruders. As expected he saw Nino and Alya standing there with Plagg and Nooroo floating behind them. "You guys came to my wedding? How sweet. Though this is a private ceremony."

"We don't wanna hurt you man." Nino said. "Just give us Marinette and we'll leave."

"I have a better idea. Why don't you leave and I won't hurt you."

"Not without Marinette." Alya said.

"Fine but it's your funeral!"

In a flash he leapt on to the two teens and fought them. Neither Nino and Alya stood a chance and they ended up getting tied up.

"Let Marinette go right now!" Alya demanding.

"Never!" Adrien retorted.

"Kid this has got to stop!" Plagg said.

"You!" He snatched him and Nooroo and began squeezing them. "Some friend you are!"

"Kid you can't do this!" Plagg choked.

"I won't let you take Marinette away!"

"Do you even realize what's happening to you?" Nooroo cried. "As we speak the akuma is draining you like a flea on a dog! And it once it's had it's full they'll be nothing left of you except sheer madness!"

"Shut up! That's not true!"

"You wanna know the truth kid?! Well here it is!" Plagg shouted. "If you continue down this road you're only gonna get worse!"

"You don't know that!"

"I know that a mad man's emotions are unpredictable and unstable! You're forcing Marinette to marry you? What's next forced rape?"

"I would never-"

"You say that now but wait til all your sanity is gone! And suppose you have children, the akuma will drive you to abuse them! Face it! If you do this you'll be a monster!"

"SHUT UP!" Adrien roared trying to choke the life out of the kwamis.

"Kid please!" Plagg croaked. "I know what it's like to be so desperate for love that you'll do anything for it even if it's wrong! But you still can't do it!"

"Stop!" A voice screamed.

He turned to see Marinette standing across from him with Tikki.

"Marinette so nice of you to show up."

"Why are you doing this?" She asked.

"Because I love you and want to be with you. And you will marry me because if you don't they all die!"

"Don't do it Marinette!" Alya said.

"We're not worth it!" Nino said.

"Be quiet!" Adrien snarled. He knocked them out with his fist.

"I...I...I...I don't know!" She collapsed to the floor and began cry bitterly. She buried her face in her hands as she sobbed. Adrien released the kwamis and approached her.

"Princess...Why are you crying?" He asked softly. His hands reached for her. "Please don't cry...I...Hate it you when cry."

"I can't help it! I'm afraid! I'm afraid of losing you!"

"You're not going to lose me. We're going to be together."

"But the akuma is going to hurt you! And I've hurt you! You're hurting! And it's all my fault! And...And..." She couldn't finish her words, she could only cry.

"No. No! Please stop crying! Please! You're not supposed to be sad! You're supposed to be happy! I love you! I love you!"

But her tears didn't stop soon Adrien felt his own tears start fall. He couldn't bear to see the one he loved so sad. Marinette lifted her face from hands and looked at his face. He gently took her face and wiped away her tears.

"I love you so much." He said.

She cupped his cheek and kissed him. It took him by surprise but he kissed back and moaned contently. He brushed her cheek and stroked her hair while she kept her arms around his neck. He felt warm and fuzzy, he felt happiness. Real happiness.

"What are you doing boy?" The akuma shouted. "Don't defy me! Kill her! Kill her now!"

Adrien quickly broke away from her.

"Oh God!" He cried. "Leave me alone!"

"Adrien? What is it?" Marinette asked. "What's wrong?"

He started coughing like crazy.

"Adrien what's the matter?"

She then watched in horror as he threw up blackish purple ooze. The last thing that came out was the akuma. It attempted to fly away only to have Plagg and Tikki smash it with a piece of broken glass.

"Ah-ah you nasty bug! You are going nowhere!" Plagg said.

Adrien then transformed back to normal and collapsed on the floor.

"Oh Adrien." Marinette wept laying at his side.

"I'm sorry Marinette." He said weakly. "I meant what I said...I love you...so much."

He passed out.

"It's okay Adrien." She sobbed. "It's okay. Nobody can hurt you anymore."

When Nino and Alya regained consciousness they went to get an ambulance. Adrien was taken to the hospital to scan for any injuries.