*I do not own Miraculous Ladybug*

! SPOIL ALERT !

Dear Miraculers,

Please note that I began writing this story before the Anansi and the Style Queen episodes were released. Therefore, in this version, Nino and Chloe never got their Miraculous.

Happy reading*

Good News

"Sooooo," said Rena Rouge with a knowing smile.

Ladybug blushed and smiled innocently. "So what?"

"Well, I don't know! You tell me, girl! You are the one that just came out of a date!"

Ladybug blushed even darker. She balanced her feet into the open air. It was late at night, they were on the top of the Eiffel tower and had just finished patrol.

Marinette liked that she no longer had to keep secrets from her best friend, but that had come to an awful cost. It had been almost three years since she had seen Chat Noir. And it still hurt like hell.

Every little thing reminded her of him. She missed everything about Chat Noir, even the awful cat puns.

"It was okay... Luka was amazing, as always.." she answered.

"Why do I sense a 'but' there?" Rena Rouge asked with concern.

Ladybug sighed and looked away.

Rena Rouge raised her eyebrows. "Please tell me this isn't about Adrien."

Ladybug let out a strangled chuckle.

"No, Alya. It's not about Adrien. Why would it be? I haven't seen or talked to him in like what? Three years?" Ladybug looked at Rena. She looked back waiting for her friend to develop her answer.

Ladybug rolled her eyes and looked back at Paris' nocturnal lights.

"It was great, really. The date, I mean. I'm feeling a bit down today, that's all."

Rena Rouge smirked, "You need to give me details, Mari, you know that."

Ladybug stood up, "Alya, let's have lunch tomorrow at that new place in front of our old school? I heard it's really good. And..." she let out another resigned sigh "and we'll talk about this then, okay? I'm not feeling very well today. I'm sorry." She gave her friend a kiss on the cheek followed by a "Goodnight". With a weak smile to let her know that everything was okay, she left to go home, leaving a shocked Rena Rouge behind her.

"Spots Off" Marinette released her transformation the moment she entered her room. Without changing into her pajamas she let herself fall into bed.

Tikki went to get some cookies, leaving her chosen alone with her thoughts.

Marinette felt like this sometimes.

She shouldn't feel like this today, though. She'd had an amazing time with her boyfriend.

She had finally given a chance to Luka. She kept reminding herself that Adrien wouldn't come back. She did miss him, but the feelings she had for him were dormant and almost forgotten. She liked Luka very much and Luka obviously liked her too, so about two months ago she had decided to give it a try.

To her surprise, she kept dreaming about Chat Noir.

FREAKING CHAT NOIR.

She was even daydreaming about him sometimes too. She had been for a while now.

It was normal, she told herself... She missed him. But if she was to be completely honest, she was freaking out a bit. Why the hell was she dreaming of Chat, now that she was trying to move on and started dating Luka?

She'd never even met the guy. And, like Adrien, he too had left indefinitely.

She felt a tear roll down her cheek. The reminder of his absence made her feel really bad sometimes, heartbroken.

It was with thoughts like this and some stray tears that Marinette fell into an uneasy sleep.

She heard someone tap and opened her eyes, sleepy.

Chat Noir was knocking on the skylight window.

Marinette jumped off her bed and ran to open it as quick as she could. It was raining and he was soaking wet. Once he was inside, Marinette pulled him in for a bone-crushing hug.

"Hey, Princess" he chuckled, hugging her back "Missed mew?"

Marinette rolled her eyes "Of course I did! You are very special to me." she confessed against his chest. He was so warm... Shouldn't he be wet, though?

He pulled away from the hug. Marinette noticed now the purple circles behind his eyes.

"Chat? Are you okay?" he looked so sad...

Right there, Marinette decided that everything was going to be okay. Whatever it was, they were going to get through it. Together.

But she was wrong.

He was crying. In his green eyes she could see how his heart was breaking. And suddenly she wasn't Marinette anymore, neither she was in her room with him. She was Ladybug. They were hugging again, now on top of the Eiffel tower.

"I'm moving to Italy with my family, my Lady."

Marinette woke up. It took some seconds to realize she was alone in her room, still wearing the clothes from the day before. She picked up the phone to see the time.

She moaned. 4h23 am and five unread texts. Four from Luka and one from Alya.

00h34

[Alya] I'm sorry I pressured you. Hope you got home okay! Goodnight! See you tomorrow!

Marinette felt bad for leaving Alya like that last night. Today she would try to behave.

[Mari] It's okay, Alya. See you tomorrow.

She opened the other conversation.

22h52

[Luka] I miss you already, Marinette. Let's meet again tomorrow?

23h31

[Luka] Is everything okay, Mari?

00h27

[Luka] You fell asleep, didn't you?

[Luka] See you tomorrow, hopefully. Gn!

Marinette replied right away, she didn't want him to worry about her.

When she got the first text, she was patrolling, but she had gotten home around midnight! So she could at least have checked her phone. Once again she got mad at herself for being so careless. What kind of girlfriend was she if she didn't even wish her boyfriend 'goodnight'?

[Mari] I'm so sorry, Luka! I fell asleep! I know its late, but I was having a troubled dream so I woke up. Tomorrow I'm having lunch with Alya, but we could have dinner if you like!

After replying, she turned off her phone and tried to sleep a little longer not bothering to change into her pajamas.

10:30 am

[Alya] Mari, let's have ice cream after lunch? Nino invited us.

[Mari] Sure. :) But why don't you ask him to have lunch with us?

[Alya] You don't mind? You're awesome, Mari. We will meet you at 13h in the bakery.

[Mari] Sounds perfect! Why would I mind? I know he is your boyfriend, but he is my friend too.

[Alya] Well, you know... We were going to do girl talk and everything...

[Mari] Oh, we are still doing girl talk anyway. Ahaha you should warn him. See you later*

Marinette got up from her bed. Thank Gods that I'm on summer vacation and don't have to get up at seven in the morning. Truth be told, summer vacation was almost over, so she had to enjoy it while it lasted.

"Good morning, Marinette!" Tikki hugged her cheek.

"Morning, Tikki!" Marinette smiled.

"I am so glad that you are feeling better today, Marinette!"

Marinette's smile grew "I'm glad too. I don't understand why I get like that sometimes."

"It's normal, Marinette. He is the dark to your light. Even with Alya helping, you need him. He is your other half."

Marinette's face turned red and her eyes widened "H-How... how do you-?" She stammered.

"How do I know the reason you get sad is Chat Noir?" Tikki gave Marinette an uncharacteristic simper. "Marinette, I can see your thoughts when we are Ladybug and you have been thinking of Chat Noir for like forever." Marinette knew Tikki could know her thoughts while they were Ladybug. They just didn't talk about it. Tikki always respected her privacy. "I understand that you don't want to talk about it. That's why I never said anything, but you do know why you are feeling low from time to time, Marinette. Even if you choose not to acknowledge it."

Marinette sighed "I didn't even know the guy! It doesn't make any sense."

"Oh, you might not know his identity, but you do know the person behind the mask, Marinette. And you love him, even if you don't admit it."

Marinette crossed her arms over her chest "You're right, I don't wanna talk about it."

"I understand." Said Tikki with a knowing smile "Now, chop-chop! You need to get ready! And if I recall, you wanted to finish that dress today" she sang pointing to the baby blue fabric sitting on her desk.

Marinette had a quick bath, got dressed and had breakfast. Then her phone buzzed. It was Luka, saying that he had figured that she had fallen asleep, and worrying about her 'troubled dream'. She quickly dismissed the subject and they scheduled a dinner date for that night.

After that, she got to work.

She finished the final stitching on her new dress right on time. Without her noticing, time flew. Suddenly her mother was shouting from downstairs "Marinette, Alya and Nino are here!"

Marinette left her room with Tikki secure in her bag. She entered the bakery by the kitchen door and spotted her friends outside. They probably hadn't stayed inside because it was lunchtime and the bakery was crowded.

"I'm gonna have lunch with Alya and Nino, mom. And also, don't count me in for dinner either" Marinette smiled "I've got a date."

"Another one!?" Sabine asked, amused, while decorating some cupcakes. Marinette nodded with her head. "All right sweetheart, have fun!"

"Thanks, mom!" she stepped out into the overwhelming heat to meet her friends "Hi guys!" she gave a small hug to both of them.

"Hi Marinette, long time no see!" Nino greeted her cheerfully.

"I know! I missed you!" she said smiling.

"Let's eat! I'm starving!" Alya tapped her belly while talking.

"Yes!" Marinette and Nino answered at the same time. And the three of them burst into laughter.

As they passed their old school, Marinette felt nostalgic again. "I miss this place so bad. The times we spent in it were amazing."

"Yes, they were..." Replied Alya "Do you remember that stupid movie Nino made us be a part of?" Marinette laughed, agreeing.

The three friends reached the cafe where they were going to eat and sat at a table outside, in the shade of the sun umbrellas.

"Hey! It wasn't stupid, okay!?" Replied Nino trying to contain a smile and failing miserably."For your information, that 'stupid movie' won me some awards!" This only made the girls laugh harder.

"Well, you got Horrificator herself staring your movie!" Marinette managed to say between tears while sitting in her chair.

"And Ladybug and Chat Noir!" Said Alya grabbing her stomach.

Nino was obviously feeling defeated. "Yeah, those guys were always there to save the day, weren't they?"

"They were" Marinette sighed."But now we have Rena Rouge to fight with Ladybug! Girl Power at it's best! " Marinette smiled at Alya and her friend grabbed her hand and squeezed it.

"You know we are the number one Ladybug fans in the world..." Alya was trying to make her feel better, she knew it hurt Marinette that Chat Noir wasn't around anymore.

"That's because you never really got to know Chat."

The waiter got to the table before Nino and Alya could reply anything. The three friends ordered their food.

Feeling the mood getting a little down, Alya eyed Nino hoping he would say something. She was out of ideas when it came to these breakdowns that Marinette was having. They were growing more frequent.

"Ah! I completely forgot! I have some huge amazing news for you girls!" Nino wasn't faking it for the sake of the mood.

"Okay..." said Alya, growing impatient "What are you waiting for? Tell us!?"

Nino chuckled. "Adrien is coming back."