Phoenix 2|| A Miraculous Fanfiction

Chapter 12 : Je t'aim

Time stopped. My heart burst a firework of feelings and my mind replayed every single memory we had with one another. From the day I met him at the school entrance until now. Suddenly, the first time I transformed into Blaze came to mind.

I became Blaze because I wanted to save him from Hawk Moth. He sparked something in my heart that has never appeared before.

Without hesitation I opened my eyes and leaned in, ignoring the pain in my neck. His eyes widened in surprise, but he soon melted into the kiss.

' I don't care what the woman in bunny ears says, I swear I will keep you safe until the day my blood no longer flows and my heart no longer beats,'I thought.

We broke the kiss, gasping for breath. "Cherice, are you sure you-" I stopped him from talking by kissing him again. Suddenly, a lullaby began to play, making the moment more perfect than it already is. The melody fills the room as we both begin to melt in each other's kiss.

Then the door opened.

We broke the kiss almost immediately and turned to the door.

It was the nurse.

She was gaping like a fish. But then her expression became furious. "Mr. Kurtzberg, Ms. Revere, what were y'all thinking?! This is no place for you twelve years old kids to go smoochin' around! This is a hospital!"

Twelve years old kids?

She put her hands to her hips. "S'pose there is no emergency here then," she muttered, but it was loud enough to be heard. "Emergency?" Nathanael asked, confusion written on his face.

"While y'all were doing that disgusting smooch, one of ya probably hit the emergency button or somethin'," she said and made another funny face. Instinctively, Nathanael lifted his hand to see that he was pressing on the emergency button all along. He smiled sheepishly at the nurse.

"Y'all didn't notice the lullaby thing that played? That is one of the new features in the hospital, a lullaby will play to calm the patient down during an emergency. But it never worked anyway," she added.

Oh. So that's why a lullaby suddenly played out of nowhere.

What a weird feature to put in a hospital.

"Anyway, I told y'all not to do weird things in here.This is a hospital!" she said sternly. We both nodded like woodpeckers. She rolled her eyes, turned her heels and walked away, not forgetting to close the door.

"Gee..that nurse is scary," I hear Nathanael mumbled. I just smiled and took his hand. He blushed profusely and said, "Y-you should go to sleep, it's late." I nodded and rolled over to the side. As soon as I closed my eyes, I went into a dreamless sleep.

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Days turn to weeks. The collar supporting my neck was removed and my ability to speak recovered very slowly. My voice was hoarse, but it was better than being unable to speak at all.

Nathanael never said anything about that day when we kissed. He just visited me, told me what happened in school and nothing more. Ladybug and Chat Noir sometimes appear at my window, but they didn't come in. Probably because of Nathanael. They just smiled and waved at me.

Akumatized villains? Another full week without Hawk Moth's akuma. Sometimes I wonder what happened to him, had he turned on a new leaf or something? But I know too well that he will not stop just like that, he must be planning something.

The day I can finally get out of the hospital came. I have been to the hospital two times now, I wonder if I'm ever going to be there again. But now, I can only hope I won't.
I'm probably jinxing myself, am I right?
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"Cherice? Can I ask you something?"

I was only lounging on the couch when Nathanael asked me. We just came back from the hospital and were simply watching the tv together.
"Yeah?"

"Why did you say we can't be together that day?"

I froze. I really didn't know what to say. I searched inside, trying to find a reason. But then I remembered the day I rejected him last year. I wasn't ready but when I almost lost him, I was finally able to say that I love him.

"I wasn't sure about my feelings that day. I was worried we might..."I trailed off. But then I finally found the words. "I was worried when I give "us" a chance, someone will try to take you away, or maybe will stop us . Make us end everything that we had or maybe..." Tears formed in my eyes. I looked at him and reached out for his hand. "They will make one of us forget what we have."

He immediately pulled me into a hug. "No.." he said. "That won't happen, I will never forget what we have been through."
Are you really certain about that, Kurtzberg?

He let go of me. But then his expression turned into a puzzled one. "So, what are we exactly?" he asked. I laughed and stroked his hair. "I'm confused, " he added. "Isn't it clear enough?" I said while laughing. He shook his head.

I grabbed his collar and brought him closer. I planted a small kiss on his temple and smiled, "If you think of us as a couple then we are a couple."
"If I think we're a couple, then can I kiss you at any times?"

He blinked hopefully. But then he tackled me until we fell off the couch. I yelped when we fell off, but went quiet as soon as our eyes met. He was above me, staring deeply into my eyes. He leaned in and whispered into my ear.

"Like for example...now?"

His eyes met mine again, waiting for me to respond. I slowly nodded, and then his lips crashed into mine. For a moment I felt the same feeling when I saved him from Laura, the feeling where everything felt perfect.
When nothing else matters.
No one else matters.
Two hearts emerged into one.
When we pulled away, we smiled. "I love you," I said. He planted a kiss on my forehead, whispering, "I love you too." And everything felt so perfect.

Little did I know there were consequences.

END OF CHAPTER 12