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"What would've happened if I didn't have you in my life?" Adrien asked, holding onto Marinette's hand. His ring shone in the sunlight, his miraculous. Marinette was now finally wearing her earrings again, and her head leaned on his shoulder.
"I don't know Chaton, I don't know." It still took some time getting used to the nicknames, but it wasn't long before Alya and Nino got to where they were standing.
"Hey Adrien, it's good to see you're back in school." Nino eyed how close Marinette and Adrien were, before understanding flooded him.
"It's nice to see you too being lovebirds." Alya winked at Marinette, this time being happy to see her civilian self. "I hope we can all be friends again, especially you Marinette."
Her eyes lit up like never before, like a kid on Christmas day. "Of course!" She yelled, pulling Alya into a hug. The two boys saw this, and seemed happy enough. It was good to see them being friends again.
"Lunch is ending soon, but I think we should meet up with the other heroes. You should come too."
"Sure." Marinette ran towards somewhere to hide. Everyone transformed near her, and it took her a second. She was enveloped in thought, like always, but this time, she brushed it aside.
"Tikki, spots on!" She yelled, and she noticed the details. Her suit changed slightly, and she felt the low space buns hanging on her head instead of pigtails. She had a sort of jacket, the back of it resembling wings.
"You still look stunning, milady."
"Thanks, Chaton." They all leaped to find the heroes.
"Hi!" She waved awkwardly, just like she did when she first came as Multimouse. Everyone turned to her, filled with hostility instead of curiosity. "I just want to talk."
She stood in front of everyone, Chat Noir by her side, gripping her hand in reassurance.
"I'm sorry for what I did. I know that it wasn't smart. And I'm not gonna blame others, but I'm a teenager, just like you. I make mistakes. That doesn't justify what I did, but rather explain it. I don't expect you to forgive me or treat me the same, but I want to help this team defeat the new butterfly miraculous holder. And I want you all to realize that I don't mean to hurt anyone, regardless of what you think." She could hear whispers from the group, but she continued. "So if it's okay, I'll be back as a leader again. This time with Chat Noir by my side." She looked at him lovingly, and they kissed, in front of everyone.
She came closer to him and whispered, "I love you Adrien," before turning to the bewildered crowd. "What do you guys think?"
Sounds of approval ran through, and as they basically all went in a group hug, an akuma alert came off.
"Oh. That's perfect timing, we're all here. Ready?" Everyone seemed excited, and she leaped off with the team, ready to fight, and ready to work with her fellow heroes once again, this time in a much better position.
The end.