Okay guys, so I wasn't expecting this fanfiction to frikkin' escalate that hard!

Just had a little idea, a little 'What if…?' in my head, asking myself how it would be…

Then, Adrienette and my imagination happened and Alya whispered into my ear while Adrien cried around in my room and I just couldn't resist. So, I gave my Jumbo-Project a little break and wrote this fic down in what, eight days?

Seriously, my mum went on and on about me just sitting in my room and writing while I could be socializing or some crazy idea.

Anyway! I hope you enjoy and I really hope my beta reader didn't miss any mistakes. If you're finding any, you'll be welcome to keep them ;P

Disclaimer: I do not own Miraculous Ladybug (at least I hope I do not… Did I miss something?) and anything canon mentioned here does belong to the show and thus, Thomas Astruc.

She looked at him, pleadingly. But he couldn't do anything but stare.

This time, it was the Mime. He held her close to him, pressing the dagger to her throat, grinning.

"Marinette...", Adrien breathed, terrified.

She gulped and a small drop of blood escaped from a cut on her neck. He reached out to her but the Mime took a step back, pulling Marinette with him.

"Chat...", she cried, reaching out to him as well. He couldn't move his legs because of fear and remained on the spot. Their fingers almost touched.
"Chat, please! I don't wanna die!"

The Mime just grinned more, taking her away from him again. Now, Marinette began to struggle, began fighting him.

"No, no, Chat! I don't want to die, I don't want to die! Please help, please, Adrien!"

He wanted to assure her that everything was going to be alright, that he would save her. But he couldn't say anything, he just watched helplessly.

"Adrien, please!"

The Mime moved, cutting open her throat. It was one cruel, incredibly fast action that ended Marinette's life.

Adrien's eyes widened as she fell to the floor of his room with a choking sound. She became still and her body gave up. A red pool formed itself around her and Adrien screamed when the Mime looked up, into his eyes.

Bathed in sweat, Adrien awoke with a yelp and tears streaming down his face.

"Mari-... Marinette-...", he sobbed, burying his head between his knees. He felt Plagg wiggling himself into Adrien's bunker of blanket and appeared in front of him, hugging his nose.

"This dream again?", he asked concerned, trying to calm his chosen.

Adrien nodded and tried to stop the trembling but couldn't.

"P-Plagg, she-... Everytime-... Mime-... I-I really t-tried th-this time...!"

The Kwami nodded, burying his face on the boy's cheek, not caring about the wet tears that just wouldn't stop flowing.

"It's alright, kid. She's fine, believe me, and you and Ladybug defeated the Mime a long time ago. She's okay and probably sleeping."

Adrien nodded but didn't stop sobbing.

"You wanna call her, kiddo?"

He shook his head, clenching his teeth.

"W-Would love to, b-but sh-she would th-think I'm a c-c-creep."

"Uh, you're probably right... But you have to relax or you won't get any sleep tonight and you need it. You have school."

Adrien nodded but remained in his position, still crying. Plagg sighed. He needed to get the boy to sleep.

Adrien didn't get any sleep that night anymore. He had stayed sitting up, weeping into his knees, trying to get the pictures out of his head. He had lifted his gaze once, only to check if he saw Marinette lying there. He was slightly calmer when he saw that she was not here but probably sleeping in her own bed, safe and sound.

Now, he was in his father's car, driving to school. Nathalie next to him noticed there was something up with him but didn't speak up. Probably because he had answered as short as possible the whole morning already.

When he arrived at school and said a quick goodbye to his father's assistant, he saw Marinette running over the street, eager to get to school early.

He smiled and waved which send her stumbling and falling right into his arms.

"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry! A-Adrien, I d-didn't mean to-..."

The boy just grinned and tried as inconspicuous as possible to check her pulse. He lifted her to her feet again, placing his hand on her chest, feeling the steady though a bit fast heartbeat against his palm. He sighed relieved which resulted in a deep blush on her cheeks.

"I-... I'm just glad you're alright.", he smiled and hoped she hadn't actually felt that he had checked if she was alive.

"Haha... Y-Yeah-... I'm mostly always often alright when I'm failing UH falling I am so, so sorry for falling fo- UH on you, A-Adrien-..."

"It's alright, really.", he grinned and walked up the stairs with her, partly to make sure she won't fall again, partly to make sure she really was alive and in no danger to life.

She cast him a side glance and he saw concern sneaking on her face.

"Have you been crying?", almost immediately after she asked her hands flew up to her face, covering her mouth, "I-I'm so sorry. I-I sh-shouldn't have asked... Th-That's none of my business, I-... Sorry..."

He grinned, putting a hand on her back, trying to calm her. It was really more to feel her warmth and to know she was still alive.

She blushed in an even deeper shade of red, looking to the ground awkwardly.

"No, it's alright. Thank you for asking. I just-... I hadn't had that good of a night. Really, thanks for your concern, that's really sweet of you.", she smiled and nodded, climbing up the stairs to their classroom, trying not to fall again. He kept his hand on her back and looked after her feet more than after his, despite of his sleep deprivation.

"O-Oh, okay-... Wh-What is it?"

"Uh oh, haha, I just really don't want to talk about it."

Instantly, Marinette furiously shook her head and laughed too loud.

"No-no! It's alright! You don't have to talk about it. Of course not, haha-..."

"Thanks, Marinette. I really appreciate your kindness."

They entered the classroom together and he heard Alya choking on water. Out of a reflex, he grabbed Marinette by the shoulders and held her close to him, trying to protect her from any harm that may come to her.

... As she fell to the floor of his room with a choking sound.

He tried to get the image out of his head, tried to ignore the blood that came out of the cut on her throat.

Marinette gasped and he tensed, looking out for any Akuma that was a possible danger to her.

After a few moments he loosened the grip on the girl, releasing her entirely when the coast was clear. She turned to him beet red and with a questioning look on her face.

"Uh, sorry. I just-... There was uh-... I'm going to my seat now.", he mumbled, his face heating up as well. Adrien sat down next to Nino, leaving Marinette at the door dumbstruck. His best friend punched him on his arm lightly, a concerned look on his face.

"Man, you look out of it today. The dark circles under your eyes are threatening to kill me already. What's up?"

Adrien sighed, watching Marinette as she slowly walked to her seat, her eyes looking dreamy.

"Didn't sleep well. Sorry, man."

"Dreams?"

The blonde model nodded, not reflecting on it further so that Nino dropped the topic. He laid his head into his arms and a few minutes later, Mme. Bustier came in to start the lesson.

He tried his best not to fall asleep during the school day.

And he had failed. Luckily, Nino had woken him up so that nobody would notice but he had still fallen asleep in class. He had to change something about his nightmares.