Chat jolted up, eyes wide, heart pounding. He looked around wildly, gaping at the empty subway he was in, sitting on a worn bench.

No Ladybug or Black Cat in sight.

"M-My Lady?" he called out nervously, ears rolling about, trying to catch something to give away her being near.

But there was nothing.

No sound.

No heartbeat.

He was alone.

His ears fall flat on his head, body drooping. Alone... alone again... He looked at the empty subway, the same abandoned subway where they cleansed Vulfear. Did the miraculous cure not work...?

Befor he could move for his baton, check and see if he could call Marinette; his ring let out a sharp range of beeps. Just as his gaze flashed to the ring, the transformation dropped in a rush. Adrien caught Plagg as the kwami tumbled out, wide eyed at the groaning god. "Pl-Plagg?"

There was an answering, dragged out groan. "Cheese," Plagg croaked.

"Plagg!" Adrien cried, bringing the kwami up to nuzzle him.

Plagg let out an annoyed hiss. "Cheese Kid! Not cuddles!"

"What happened?" Adrien pressed, withdrawing to peer at the tired kwami. "You were gone! And my miraculous! It, it was acting weird! And there was anther hero that had my miraculous, Black Cat-"

Plagg gave him a dark look, sharply cutting. "Get me some cheese and I'll explain."

"Of course! Sure!" Adrien scrambled, patting his pockets, pulling out a wad of ready Camembert for the kwami.

Plagg made a happy sound, snatching up the cheese and inhaling it. The kwami sighed in relief, seating himself on Adrien's knee. "That was needed," Plagg bid. He gave Adrien a beckoning wave. "I need more."

"Plagg?" Adrien pressed.

The kwami huffed. "It's my fault about your miraculous malfunction."

"You?"

"When Vulfear hit you, you were supposed to wake up completely alone, no powers, nobody. But she didn't plan for me," Plagg bragged, sitting up with a smug grin. "She couldn't tear all of me away from you."

"So the miraculous not deactivating..."

"Was a part of me sticking with ye. Your welcome." Plagg leaned forward, "Now give me more cheese. I should be rewarded with a lot of cheese for this!"

"Plagg," Adrien gushed, reaching for him, only for Plagg to lean away.

"Kid seriously, don't give me cuddles, give me the cheese. Cheese is the best way to give thanks."

Adrien ignored the growling god, bringing him back to nuzzle him. "Thank you," he said.

Plagg gave a groaning sigh, but gave the boy's cheek a light pat.

Adrien straightened with a gasp. "Ladybug!"

"Is perfectly fine I'm sure," Plagg voiced.

"No! Plagg, I, I saw, I know who Ladybug is! I think-"

Plagg tilts his head, eyeing the scrambling, frazzled boy. "And," he cuts in, startling the boy silent. Adrien blinked at him. Plagg continued, "So you probably know. What to do now?"

"Tell her?" Adrien guessed, nervous.

Plagg shrugged. "That's up to you. I don't care."

Adrien frowned, turning to glance his now silver ring, at a loss on what to do.

Plagg yawned. "Come on, Kid, lets head home. I want cheese."

Adrien gasped. "Père!"

If things were back to normal, that meant he was Gabriel's son again!

Adrien jumped up, jerking Plagg back into the air. The kwami barely had time to dive into Adrien's pocket as the blond tore off, eager to see if they were family again.

They had to be.

Ladybug cast the miraculous cure.

It had to be fixed now.

He had to see.

Gabriel frowned at the painting in the dining room, the portrait of him, his wife, and son.

For some reason, something had felt... off.

But he couldn't recall why.

Nothing had changed.

And yet... it was like an echo of... loneliness? Exhaustion? Dread? Gabriel couldn't place the sensation.

Instinctively he knew it was all better.

His whole family was looming before him, perfect as before.

Nothing was wrong or out of place.

Everything was as it should be.

Or so Gabriel thought.

Jerking to the side when doors were burst open, he locked his gaze onto his son, watching him breathing hard as he gazed back at Gabriel. "Adrien?" Gabriel asked, confused. "What is-"

"I am your son!" Adrien cried, charging Gabriel.

All the stiff man got out was "What?"before stumbling back from the force of Adrien's tackle.

"I wasn't your son through Vulfear!"

Vulfear, that name was familiar.

The latest akuma Hawk Moth made?

Blinking down at the boy clutching him tightly, he slowly brought his arms back around Adrien, awkwardly patting him. "You are my son," Gabriel reassured. "You're my son." After a moment, recalling Vulfear as best he could, Gabriel adds, "It was just a nightmare Adrien. It's over."

Almost, Adrien agreed.

There was still the matter what he learned.

Clearing his throat, Gabriel withdrew. "It's just a nightmare," he repeated, giving Adrien's shoulder a squeeze. "It's over now."

Satisfied, Gabriel left, sparing one last glance to the painting.

He had a better idea of those feelings before.

It was over now.

Left alone in the dining room, Adrien spared a relieved glance to the painting. They were all together in it. Back together, a family.

As close to one as they could be now.

Adrien gave a start when his cell buzzed.

Checking, he blinked to see it was Nino. Adrien answered, "Nino?"

"Adrien! Hey, uh, hi."

"Hey Nino," Adrien echoed with a chuckle, a smile sliding over his lips.

"Hey, I... I don't quite know why, but, I wanted to check if you were ok?"

"I'm ok," Adrien reassured warmly.

"That's good. Hey, you wanna ditch your bodyguard and go to the movies this weekend?"

"Sounds good!" Adrien bid, then added, "Let's invite the girls too." Adrien recalled the little red kwami he saw at the bakery. He's still sure that wasn't a dream. He saw what he saw. And he couldn't miss any opportunity with her.

As Nino chimed out his agreement in inviting the girls, Adrien turned to the window when Plagg tapped his shoulder. He was just in time to see Ladybug fly in, landing on an opposing roof and turning her blue gaze towards him. Adrien gulped, eyes wide.

There she was.

She came to him.

A jolt went through Adrien.

It was happening.

She was here!

Adrien rushed out, "I gotta go," and cut the call before hurrying forward, opening a window for her. "Ladybug!" he called, waving to her, feeling so giddy and nervous. She was here! She was here! She was here!

After a moment of hesitation, she zipped over, landing on the frame.

"Hey," she greeted, awkward and unsure.

"Hi," he greeted, beaming, eyes bright.

"Um," she shuffled on the frame, "are, are you ok?" She asked, "You, Vulfear hit you... right?"

He tilts his head, smile growing. "You remembered?"

She jerks a little, then shifts about, frowning. "I.. I kinda remember..." She shook her head, looking out to Paris, searching. "I know Chat got hit, I, I remember..." She turned to him, frowning. "You, you were alone... and so was Chat..." Her frown deepens. She quickly said, "Anyway, I, I wanted to check on you. I was about to see Chat and, well, I just wanted to check..."

Adrien smiled. Reaching for her, he set a comforting hand on her shoulder. "It's ok. You were a big help," he said. "A real big help."

She blinked, startled. "I was?"

"You were! You still trusted me, you gave me food, a place to sleep, you, you remembered. It, it was, it was really... miraculous."

She blinked at him, head tilting as she looked him over.

She didn't remember half of that...?

Adrien didn't catch that though. With a grin, he sprouted out, "Truly, thanks Princess."

Ladybug jerked, wide eyed. "Ch-Chat?"

He took in a deep breath, and released. This was it. "My Lady," he greets.

The transformation dropped away in a rush of pink, Marinette seated on the window frame, wide eyed with surprise. The very kwami he saw peeking at him from Marinette's shoulder. "H-how did you, you're, how, wha-"

As Plagg hopped onto Adrien's shoulder with a big yawn. Adrien sheepishly confessed, "I saw Tikki."

"Oops," the kwami murmured with a chuckle.

"Your Chat Noir," Marinette uttered.

Adrien grinned. "You're Ladybug."

"Oh my god," she mumbled, laughing as she ran a hand through her bangs. "You're Chat. You're a huge dork. This whole time..."

"And your adorable!" he gushed back, wiggling where he stood. "My Lady!" he cried, wrapping her up in a big hug.

"Your Chat," she repeats, "this whole time... my dorky cat."

He let out a happy purr.

Plagg groaned aloud, floating above them with a grimace, turning their gaze up to him. "You guys are going to be all mushy now, aren't you?"

"The mushiest," Adrien confidently confirmed.

"Ew!" Plagg protested while Tikki giggled beside him.

"Oh my god," Marinette uttered, giving Adrien a playful push, blushing as cheeky grin.

On a bench park, Nathanael looked when shadows darted past, watching Ladybug and Chat Noir speed by. He blinked, his gaze trailing after the black cat hero.

He felt... nostalgic and wishful watching them dart above.

Like he was up there once, racing against the red heroine, high above Paris, highly admired.

But that, that seemed more like a dream...

Nathanael shook his head, turning down to his physics homework. It was a dream, he told himself.

Just a wishful fantasy.

Come to me for nondramatic reveals! Cause I have no patience to drag out angst, especially unnecessary angst XD

Not my best, but there wasn't much I could think of to wrap this. This whole fic has been a bit of a struggle as a whole, a few times I actually thought about just deleting it, feeling like I wasn't doing the idea justice. Maybe sometime I'll able to touch upon it, see if I can make it better.

And now, Marinette and the Seven Little Gods, your next on the complete list!

Thanks for reading! Hope to see you guys in other works!