last chapter! this one was fun, but now it's time to work on my other stories. I hope ya'll like the ending... as well as the explanation of the curse. I wanted to explain the curse in the last chapter... but it didn't make it in. I wasn't sure exactly how to end this one, but I did know I wanted a few things resolved. I did have the curse planed out for a while though.

bonus: Adrien is definitely getting a restraining order on Chloe.

anyway... enjoy!

till the next time, I'm your friendly neighborhood nerd inudigifan201

Ch, 8. Well, that explains things

Marinette and Adrien walked hand in hand down the street to his house while Manon was on his shoulders.

Marinette had borrowed a shirt from her dad for him to wear.

"So what was up with the black Ladybug?" She looked at Plagg whom was floating beside Tikki. She had already explained everything she knew and told him that she knew he was Cat Noir and that he knew she was Ladybug.

"Rumiku." Plagg shrugged.

Both teens, as well as the five-year-old, became confused.

"Who's Rumiku?" Adrien raised an eyebrow.

Tikki sighed. "A past Ladybug. Tamashi was her Cat Noir, but they didn't get along and were enemies. She cast the curse?"

Adrien gasped and held Marinette's hand tighter as if she was going to fly away at any minute. "Why were they enemies? Why did she cast the curse?"

Plagg took a deep breath. "Rumiku was a priestess, this was feudal Japan by the way, and Tamashi was a wondering samurai." He began to explain.

Tikki nodded. "Tamashi was cold to her as a civilian, and as Cat Noir was very mean. But, he had his reasons. His whole village was burned down by a rival clan and he was the sole survivor. He wanted nothing but to avenge his peoples' death."

Plagg continued. "Rumiku just wanted to protect her own village and not worry about any others. So, they didn't see eye to eye. One day she got so fed up with his wanting to go after the rival clan, she fused a talisman on the Black Cat Miraculous and told him if he lost his temper… well I'm sure you know the rest."

Tikki sighed. "Unfortunately, Rumiku was on the wrong end of Tamashi's claws when the curse took full effect. He killed her and half of her village. A farmer from her village ended Tamashi's life before the other half of the village could be slain."

Manon shook her head. "I don't like this story."

"So the black ladybug was a… Lucky Charm?" Marinette raised an eyebrow.

Tikki nodded. "Yep. And since then, every Cat Noir has bared this curse."

Plagg shrugged. "Although not every Cat Noir since then has activated it." He smiled. "Glad it's finally broken though. I was getting tired of it."

Adrien gulped. "I didn't kill anyone… did I?"

"Nah, you ran straight to Marinette's house as soon as you transformed and didn't stop for a second." Plagg smiled.

Adrien sighed in relief.

"Adrien!" His father called out. Tikki and Plagg hid.

Adrien gulped again. "F-Father."

His father ran up to him and hugged him. "What happened? Why did you turn into a giant cat? How did your hair get back to normal?"

"I was akumatized. Ladybug and Cat Noir took care of it. I'm fine now." Adrien hoped his father would buy the story.

"And who are these two?" Mr. Agreste pointed at Marinette and Manon.

Adrien pulled Marinette close to him so her head rested on his chest. "Father, this is Marinette; My Girlfriend. She was worried about me so she walked me home."

Mr. Agreste raised an eyebrow. "And the child?"

"Manon Shamock, I'm her babysitter. I was taking Manon to the park when Ladybug and Cat Noir stopped Adrien and de-akumatized him." Marinette explained.

"Father, Chloe was lying to you earlier. And she's really been out of line lately. I can show you the text messages she sent me if you don't believe me." Adrien explained. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and found the "conversation" with Chloe. He then handed it to his father.

Mr. Agreste read for a few moments. He then came upon an unsavory picture that Chloe sent after Adrien had told her to leave him alone. He gagged and handed his son the phone. "I've read enough." He regained his composure. "My apologies Miss Dupain-Cheng." He turned back to his son. "You're not grounded and you may continue to go to school."

Adrien smiled wide. "Really father?"

Mr. Agreste nodded and started walking back to the house. "Your grades better not slip just because you have a girlfriend now."

Adrien continued to smile as Marinette rested her head on his chest and he rubbed her arm.

Manon rolled her eyes. "Teenagers."

Plagg and Tikki came out of hiding. "Tell me about it kid." Plagg shrugged as Tikki giggled.

Marinette and Adrien both laughed as well. Adrien then kissed Marinette on her forehead. He couldn't be any happier.