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Dear Diary,
It's been one year since I defected Monarch all on my own. Freed all the kwamis. I still don't know how much longer I can keep this secret that's slowly eating away at me day by day. I know I promised I wouldn't say anything until I have retrieved the butterfly miraculous back. But it's been a year. And there is still no signs of any activity of the brooch. It's like it had just completely disappeared. I don't even know if there is still any trace of it. I know in my heart, though, that the brooch is still out there somewhere in Paris. In the hands of a person that I did not choose to be worthy of such a powerful miraculous. On the bright side, though, I have my own team of superheroes that I chose to fight alongside Cat Noir and me whenever the new Hawk Moth shows up. We will be ready to stand and fight justice together for Paris. But since there hasn't been any signs or activities of the butterfly miraculous in over a year. My team is laying low for now and only comes out when I call them for action when there is a crime in Paris. It might not be much fun like before, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. I love my miraculous team and couldn't be prouder of everything they have achieved with their miraculous. I just hope we got what it takes when we come face to face with the new holder of the butterfly miraculous. I believe in us, and I believe we will succeed.
Summer is coming close to an end, and tomorrow is a brand new school year. Summer has gone by so fast in a blink of an eye that it just doesn't feel like it's over yet. Still, this summer has been the best summer ever. It's been nothing but quite with no evil supervillain's attacking Paris and it's people which is a good thing. It gives my miraculous team and I a break from all the previous fighting we us to do in the past. Sure, there are a few crimes here and there in Paris but noting serious like an akumtized villain yet. Don't fear, though, when that day comes my miraculous team, Cat noir and I will be ready.
Adrien and I have also been working on our relationship in the past year, and I'm starting to feel less and less afraid whenever I'm around him. It took some time to let those fears go. But it hasn't stopped me yet from being my shy, quirky, clumsy, self that I am lol. I'm just glad that part of me hasn't changed. Adrien has been very patient and supportive of me, and I couldn't have asked for a better boyfriend. Wow, boyfriend! Ahh, I have a boyfriend, and his name is ADRIEN AGRESTE! AHHHHHH! Sorry, okay, I'll calm down and stop. I don't know how I did it, but I did it and have the boy of my dreams. I have everything that I want in life besides being Ladybug, of course, although I wouldn't count that as something I wanted. I'd call it more being chosen out of millions of people in the world to be the next Ladybug holder. But anyway, back to what I was saying. Adrien is the definition of gentleman goals and boyfriend goals when it comes to everything. He's sweet, caring, kind, helpful, generous, gorgeous, dreamy with those beautiful green eyes of his hehe. And most of all, he's mine <3. He's always been so nice to and just makes me feel loved when we're together. Last week, we went to the new aquarium studio that just opened up down the block from the museum and had our 13th date there. It was so magical being surrounded by different creatures of fish's. We took lot's of pictures of the fish's and of course us too, lol. After that we went and ate lunch in a restaurant. Then we went to the public park for a walk together. Then we sat in the park and watched the gorgeous sunset set on a perfectly peaceful, fun day.
Life couldn't be more perfect for me right now. It's all so good that I wish it could stay like this forever. But I just know that this good, quiet, peaceful moment won't last for too long.
So for now, I am enjoying every single moment I can with my friends, my Adrien, and focusing on my schooling. Before, I have to face the new holder of the butterfly miraculous yet once again.
Love Marinette Dupain-Cheng.
Marinette closes her pink secret diary, locks it up with her small key, and opens up her pink drawer as she drops the small key inside it along with her pink secret diary. Closes the drawer up and walks downstairs to take a shower before dinner is ready.
Adrien was staring at a picture that he and his father took last year together when he was modeling for the Alliance rings. He was wearing everything white along with his father as his father stood behind him with his hands touching his shoulders. While he stood in front of his father smiling when the picture was taken of them. In the picture, his dad was smiling for once. He hasn't seen his father smile since the day he lost his mother. It was so long ago that Adrien didn't think he'd ever see his father smile again. The last time he saw his father smile was when his mother was alive. Adrien touches the area where his father is smiling and has a sad frown on his face as he remembers that he'll never get to see his father smile one more time. Never take a picture with him again. Never get to hug him again. Never spend time with him. Never get to see him again.
A year has gone by since Ladybug defeated Monarch all on her own without him there to help her and till this day he still regrets not being there to save his father.
A year since his father sacrificed himself to save Natalie's life and Ladybug's life and the whole world's life making him a hero.
If only he could have been there to save his father's life and sacrifice his own life in exchange for his father's, then he would be alive today.
He wishes he were here right now with him. He will never come back to him.. ever again.. because he's gone.
If only Ladybug could have saved him before he made the wish. Then everything would have been okay.
His father would be alive today.
His father wouldn't have sacrificed his life.
His father wouldn't have died.
His father wouldn't have made the stupid wish if Ladybug would have just saved him.
Clenching his free hand into a hard, angry fist, feeling upset that Ladybug didn't save his father.
Not even the magic ladybugs could bring him back.
Adrien closes his eyes and starts to cry tears from his eyes as he's thinking about the memories of all the times he spent with his dad. Even if they weren't a lot of times spent together with his dad. He still remembers everything that they did together.
He remembers when his dad first held him when he was a baby.
He remembers the first time his dad held him to help him walk on his two feet.
He remembers the first time his dad feed him food.
He remembers the first time his dad read him a bedtime story and tucked him into bed.
He remembers his dad helping him learn how to ride a bike.
He remembers his dad letting him decorate his room, whatever way he wanted to.
He remembers the time when his dad and mother went with him to the park to play.
He remembers his dad smiling at him when he gave him a hug.
He remembers when he first saw his dad crying over the loss of his mother.
He remembers the first time his dad became very cold and distant towards him after losing his mother.
He remembers that after his mother passed, he never saw his dad smile ever again.
He remembers when his dad told him that he will be molding for him whether he liked it or not.
He remembers his dad homeschooling him and not allowing him to ever go to public school.
He remembers his dad telling him he needs to learn how to play the piano.
He remembers his dad telling him he needs to learn how to speak Chinese.
He remembers his dad locking himself in his office and never coming out to see him, eat dinner with him, or spend time with him.
He remembers when his dad allowed him to finally attend public school so he could make friends.
He remembers that he hated how his dad controlled every aspect of his life. Never letting him make his own decisions for himself without having his dad yell at him every five seconds for disobeying his orders.
He remembers everything. Even those stupid Alliance rings that used his image that he never agreed to be shown on every person's Alliance ring in Paris.
He hated it.
He was glad that that part was over.
Even if he was very controlling of him he still wishes he were here.
He misses his dad so much.
Not a day goes by that he doesn't think about him.
He didn't even get a chance to hug him and say goodbye before he left.
Just thinking about that made him cry even more tears from his eyes.
Tears continue to fall down, his eyes feeling sad. His t-shirt was getting wet from his tears falling down his face. It was something he could not control.
A knocking sound can be heard on his door. "Adrien, are you alright?" Natalie asks him, as she knocks on his door outside his room.
Adrien sniffs his runny stuffed up noise and wipes his nose clean with his t-shirt sleeve as he yells out. "Yeah!" It was a lie he wasn't feeling alright right now.
"Okay. Just be sure to be down for dinner in five minutes." Natalie says through the door outside, reminding him of dinner.
"Yup!" Adrien yells back out to Natalie, trying not to crack his sad voice.
Adrien hears Natalie's heels click down the stairs. Once she's out of hearing rang, he goes back to crying again, feeling alone without having a dad anymore in his large room in sadness.