So I finally drew some art for this fic! I posted it on my Facebook art page, just search on Facebook, "SweetBbyFox" and you'll find it! It's for an upcoming scene in the next and last chapter. So kind of a sneak peak ;) Hope you wonderful people enjoy this chapter, as it's the second to last one for this story!

"I can't fucking do this!"

His fist collided harshly with the tree, as the two watching kwami rushed to him.

"Kid, calm down!" Plagg yelled back into Adrien's face, his glowing green eyes angered.

Tikki was more gentle, her voice cracking as tears rolled down her cheeks, "We can do this. YOU can do this, Adrien."

The blonde boy looked back and forth between the two of them, his face still ghostly pale as he glanced down at his bloody knuckles. He ran his other hand through his hair, giving out a shaky sigh as he sank to the floor.

"I can't risk hurting her forever.." he whimpered, "She's everything to me..."

Tikki floated down to his eye level, "But she NEEDS you. Only you can save her, Adrien, you have to do something!"

Plagg joined Tikki, and placed one tender paw on Adrien's forehead, causing the young man to look up with teary eyes, "Adrien, you're Chat Noir. You're fucking the Chat Noir and if there's anyone who can save Ladybug and your princess, then it's YOU! So get your ass off this floor, stop crying like Tikki, and go save your girlfriend!"

Adrien stood up, wiping the tears from his face with his arm and then gently grabbing both Plagg and Tikki in his hands, "Thanks you two, I promise I'll make you both proud!"

Plagg rolled his eyes, his lips curving into a smile and Tikki patted Adrien's wrist, "We're already proud of you, Adrien."

He nodded in gratitude, took a deep breath and then said boldly, "Plagg, Claws out!"

The kwami was sucked into his ring quickly, and then with a flash of green, in Adrien's place stood Chat Noir. Tikki blinked away the last of the tears she had, and rushed to the hero's face. She gave him a light, sweet kiss on the cheek, and then pulled away. Her bright blue eyes were full of hope and confidence, reminding Adrien of Ladybug.

"Go get her, Chat!"

He winked at Tikki, a huge grin on his face, "Time for this cat to catch himself a cute little mouse!"

The hero sprinted out of the forest, ran into the cleared campgrounds, jumped dramatically over multiple picnic tables and then dove for Nathaniel's cabin where Marinette, in her rat form, was hiding. He kicked open the door, causing Marinette to let out a startled shriek. She backed away from the door, crawling into the nest she'd made where Chloe and Max both lay, still out cold. Chat Noir clutched his staff tightly, holding it in front of his body in defense as he took cautious steps towards the nervous female rat. He felt a little anxious in such a tight space with her, Marinette's large, furry body taking up a good portion of the cabin's room. Her tail twitched in anticipation, Chat Noir carefully glancing at it every so often.

With a loud snap, her pink tail sprang at him. He barely dodged it, smacking her in the head with his staff and back flipping away and sliding out of the cabin. Marinette followed, her eyes narrowed in anger as she stomped out after him. She would leap towards him, tail lashing out in anger and frustration and she continued to miss him just by millimeters. Chat Noir had a devious smile on his face, confidently dodging each of her attacks and continuing to smack her roughly with his staff, not hard enough to really hurt her but enough to stun her each time. Her body began to slow down, and her tail whips were beginning to get less and less accurate as soon as the gap between her tail and Chat Noir's body began to grow. Marinette stopped suddenly, breathing heavily as her large grey body sat in exhaustion.

"Starting to make a lot of Mouse-takes, huh darling?" Chat Noir whistled out, standing in front of the large rodent with his arms hanging over the staff, which laid relaxed across his shoulder.

He moved closer to the girl, putting out a clawed hand gently on her nose, "I'm going to save you Mari, I promise." His voice was laced with love and the words were spoken softly.

She backed away from the cat hero, growling and teeth sneering. Chat Noir looked her over, a smile on his lips but his eyes were sad. He examined the two bruises, one on her shoulder and the other on her arm. An idea struck him, and his eyes narrowed in concentration as he estimated the distance from the two bruises.

"Hey princess!" He called out to the tired rat, "you feline up for a game of cat and mouse?"

Chat ran towards her, staff extended. He used it to poke her, prodding her side and face with it just hard enough to annoy her.

The rat let out a sigh, somewhat reluctantly standing up to face Chat Noir. His staff spun, and then he swung it hard like a bat right into her ribs. It sent the rat falling over, squeaking out in alarm. He winced at her fall, apologizing under his breath. She quickly got up, back on to fours, her tail swinging angrily behind her. Marinette dove for Chat, mouth snapping on air and just missing his face. He rolled away quickly, taunting her with obnoxious meows.

"This cat too clawsome for you to even get once huh?" He sneered at her, angering her more.

Marinette suddenly began to zigzag, her head down and her body moving swifter than before. She head butted herself right into Chat Noir's chest, sending him falling backwards. She toppled over him, her large rodent hands gripping his shoulders painfully tight. He struggled to free himself, wincing at the pain from her squeezing him. Her tail came forward, and attempted to wrap itself around his body. She almost had him, almost began to squeeze the breath out of him, but he quickly extended his staff right into her throat, causing her to back away from him and choke momentarily. Chat Noir rolled off of the floor, stretching his shoulders as he started to run away.

She sped at him again, her body clearly exhausted and moving slow despite the effort she was putting forth. Chat Noir jumped over a picnic table, sprinted behind the rat, quickly crawled up her back, hopped high into the air and brought his staff down painfully hard on her head. Immediately after, he jumped away from her to watch as she swayed back and forth, and then fell on to her back, belly up towards the air and furry arms awkwardly sprawled out.

Tikki appeared beside Chat Noir, worriedly throwing a glance at Marinette, "Now's a good time while she passed out."

Chat nodded his head, approaching the fallen rat.

"I have an idea, Tikki, but I'm not sure it'll work," Chat said to the red kwami.

"We believe in you, Chat Noir," she smiled at him, "Plagg and I both!"

He raised both hands up, away from his face, and shouted out, "Cataclysm!"

For a movement, his eyes flashed out a brilliant neon green light, and then it vanished as not one, but both of his hands bubbled out the black power of destruction. His face beamed, and he turned to Tikki.

"I did it!" He exclaimed.

Her crystal blue eyes were wide in shock, mouth dropped open as she gasped, "I've never seen a Chat Noir do that before!"

He smirked, turning back to Marinette, "Guess I'm one of a kind?"

Chat kept his hands a safe distance away from himself, his arms up and cautious of his surroundings. He bent down, lifting one leg over and sitting on Marinette's soft, fluffy chest. She breathed deeply, but was still completely knocked out. He brought his hands forward, one hovering over the shoulder bruise and the other over her arm.

"Please work, please be okay after this.." he muttered, and then pressed both bubbling hands forward at the same time, making contact with both bruises.

There was a blast, and Chat Noir was sent flying back. He landed roughly in the dirt, Tikki laying a few feet away from him. They were covered in the same thick black slime as from the previous monsters. But this time, there had been no bubble, the explosion has been instant and from Mari herself. Chat crawled to Tikki, gently picking up her body as she lay alive, but unconscious. He looked up, frantically searching for Marinette.

She was laying in the same spot as she was in her rat form before. Her body was completely drenched in the blackness, a thick layer covering her naked body so much that she wasn't revealing. Chat Noir got up from the floor, body aching painfully, and ran to Mari, still carrying Tikki in his hands. Alya burst out from a cabin, Nino running behind her. She carried in her arms a large towel. Running for Nathaniel's cabin, Kim and Sabrina ran out to help Max and Chloe.

"Marinette!" Alya choked out, kneeling beside the girl and gently wrapping the towel around her. She held her friend closely, while Chat sat beside them awkwardly.

"What is that?" Nino asked, pointing at Tikki.

"Oh," Chat stumbled a little with his words, "Just a magical God that uh, helps us transform. I'll take care of it, don't mind it.."

He quickly hid the kwami behind his back and then looked at Alya, "I need to go, I'm going to detransform soon.. please take care of her, I fear she's going to be very weak and ill when she wakes up."

Alya looked at Chat suspiciously, "You really care for her don't you?"

All he could do was nod, thanking the two friends and then running away into the woods with Tikki. He could hear other students and Ms. Bustier behind him.

He dropped his transformation, and Plagg flew out to face him, "I'll take care of Tikki, you go check on your princess!"

Adrien thanked the Kwami, leaving him a generous piece of Camembert and then running out from a different direction than the one he'd entered as Chat Noir, to join his classmates and check on Mari.

. . .

"I'm her best friend!" Alya was yelling. Why was she yelling?

"Well she's.. she's.. MY best friend! That's a girl! My girl best friend!" Adrien?

"Nice, bro." Nino, sarcastic as hell too.

"Adrien, honey, we really do need to get her cleaned up. And you cant come with us. Alya, I'll help you in the showers alright? Let me get my things and I'll meet you there." And that was Ms. Bustier?

Marinette couldn't see. She couldn't move, couldn't do anything really but she could hear, and it sounded like Adrien and Alya were.. fighting?

"Let me at least carry her there! She's probably too heavy for you!" Adrien pleaded.

Alya scoffed, "Back off Agreste I bet I have more muscle than you anyways. Plus Marinette is like 3 lbs, so I GOT THIS."

"But-" Adrien started and then Nino cut him off.

"Dude it's okay, let Alya take care of her for now. Plus Mari's naked under the towel and idk like let's just let Alya deal with that.

They were moving, that much Marinette could tell. And from what she'd heard, Alya was carrying her. Wait. Naked? Was Marinette naked? She wanted to scream, jump and run away, but of course she couldn't do any of that. Her mouth wouldn't even move, though she tried.

She then realized that Adrien and Nino's voices were no longer present. Was that the sound of water running?

"Don't worry, girl, we'll get you all cleaned up," Alya said softly, her voice sad.

"Thank you," Marinette whispered, just barely audible.

Alya screamed in joy and Ms. Bustier clapped her hands, "You're conscious Marinette! Good! Let's get your hair and face cleaned up first so you can try to open your eyes properly."

Ms. Bustier placed a stool next to the stream of water, and Alya carried Marinette over to it. She gently dropped Marinette onto the wooden seat, and took off the gunky, slime covered towel. They filled a bowl with warm water, and then poured it over Marinette's head. Alya scrubbed Marinette's hair with shampoo while Ms. Bustier tenderly used a small, soft washcloth to wipe at Marinette's face, careful about getting any goo out from her nose and eyes. She still felt too weak to move, but she managed to barely open her eyes.

Alya's eyes watered and she cupped the bluenette's face quickly, "How are you feeling?"

Marinette gave her a slight smile, as it was all she could do. Her voice come out quiet, "Weak. Can't really move at all, but I'm okay. Thank you, Alya. And Ms. Bustier."

"Of course! I'm ALWAYS here for you, you hear me Marinette? I am always here to help you and support you; no matter what!" Alya kissed Mari's forehead sweetly and then pulled back to continue washing her. Marinette felt there was hidden meaning behind Alya's words, like she wanted to say more.

Soon Marinette was all clean, her body feeling much lighter and overall better. Alya left to retrieve some comfy clothes for the girl, while Ms. Bustier dried Marinette off with a towel. They both helped Mari get her clothes on, a comfy white bralette under a light grey t-shirt, pink underwear, and loose maroon colored joggers. Alya tied Marinette's hair into a messy bun, and then they wrapped her up in a warm blanket.

The two girls thanked their teacher for all her help, and then Alya walked with Marinette back to their cabin, arm around her shoulders to support her. At the cabin door sat an impatient Adrien and an irritated Nino. They looked up to see the two girls, both smiling brightly at Marinette's appearance.

"You look alright Marinette!" Nino grinned, standing up to get the door for them.

Adrien ran over and grabbed Marinette away from Alya, picking her up and hugging her tightly to his chest, "You're okay! You're okay, you're okay!" He jumped up and down with happiness, shaking Marinette around like a doll.

Alya smacked Adrien in the back of the head, "Calm down! Can't you see she's completely worn out?"

He stopped jumping and looked at Marinette's dizzy, but smiling face. She was pale, eyes a little baggy. The blonde blushed bright red in embarrassment, dropping her enough that she could touch the ground but kept his arms tight around her. Adrien gently dragged her into the cabin, and picked her up bridal style to place her on to her bed. The room had been cleaned up and tidied since Marinette had ultimately destroyed the place, and it was once again cozy for the friends to relax in. Nino and Alya got comfortable in a blanket on her bed, while Adrien snuggled up besides Marinette. Her body was still weak, so she slowly lifted the blanket to allow Adrien to get underneath it with her. He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her so that she fit perfectly against his body, almost spooning her.

Leaning his face forward, so that his lips were close to her ear, he whispered, "I want you to know, that I know who you are, bugaboo."

Her eyes widened greatly, pink dusting her cheeks at the light sensation of him whispering into her ear. She turned for a moment, twisting herself at the waist and put a hand on his cheek. Marinette had a tired, but gentle and radiating smile.

"I'm so glad it's you, Chaton." She said lovingly to him, and then turned back to face away from him and get comfortable on her pillow.

He rubbed his face in the back of her hair, his cheeks a little rosey from the close contact but he didn't care, he was just so happy to be holding her and that she was okay. Marinette blushed a little more too, but she was too exhausted to feel embarrassed and she just enjoyed Adrien's, her partner's, warmth and touch, quickly falling asleep in his arms.

Alya got up and snapped a few photos of the two, Adrien barely acknowledging her as he too began to drift asleep, eyelashes fluttering closed softly as he lost himself to Marinette's heat and comfort, listening to the wonderful sound of her slow breathing and very much alive, beating heart.

. . .

"Minou," Marinette whispered, poking Adrien's chin.

He stirred a little, taking a large inhale of breath and then opening his eyes to the dimness of the cabin. Alya and Nino were fast asleep in Alya's bed, both of them snoring mildly. Adrien looked down, Marinette was pressed against him chest to chest, buried in blankets and her bright, blue bell eyes looked up at him so sweetly. He realized his arms were still wrapped around her, almost embracing her. She was so close to him that he could see the details of her freckles across her face, and feel her warm hands rested against his chest. He felt his cheeks warm, much to his embarrassment.

"Sorry to wake you," she said quietly, as to not wake their sleeping friends, "Do you know if Tikki is okay? Where is she?"

Adrien smiled at her, her face adorable and slightly funny looking as her eyebrow was furrowed deeply in concern, "She's doing good, she's been relaxing with Plagg in my cabin."

Marinette let out a sigh of relief, "oh good! Feels so odd to not have her with me."

"Tired of me already?" He teased with a Chat like smirk.

Her lip pouted dramatically as she looked away, a huge blush on her face, "that's not what I meant!"

Adrien laughed, louder then he probably should have and Marinette quickly shushed him, putting a finger to his dry lips. When she moved her finger away, he licked his lips as to moisten them. The movement caught her attention and she stared at his lips a little too long. This didn't go unnoticed by the blonde, and his face suddenly grew serious as he looked into her eyes. His eyes flickered from hers, down to her lips. Marinette felt herself heat up, she clutched Adrien's shirt a little tighter and felt her face gravitating closer to his. He pulled her closer, so that they were pressed tightly against one another with their young hearts beating loudly together. They were so close now, their lips just a second away, she could feel his breath on her lips and she closed her eyes, ready for that moment more than ever.

"Dudes I'm STARVING!" Nino suddenly yelled out, his arms stretching into the air dramatically as he yawned and then put on his cap.

Marinette and Adrien pulled away from each other in a quick instant, both faces beat red. Adrien swore under his breath, while Marinette turned away from him and brought her hands to her hot face.

"So close!" She thought, shutting her eyes tight and wrinkling her nose.

"Why you look so grumpy?" Nino asked Adrien as Alya began to get up beside him.

Adrien stuck his tongue out at Nino, "Frick you man."

Nino only shrugged, then turned to help Alya find her glasses. There was an awkward feeling of tension between Marinette and Adrien, but the brunette couple decided to not say anything. Alya gave Marinette a questioning look, and the bluenette responded with a wiggle of her head that implied she'd be telling Alya later that night.

. . .

The two girls were back alone in their cabin. It was past ten, and they were tired but happy. Marinette had been taking it easy, watching as her classmates played games like capture the flag while she sat on the sidelines with Rose and Juleka. The three of them had cheered for various players, Marinette making an extra effort to cheer for Adrien. Some of the awkward tension between them had disappeared, but they still couldn't look into each other's eyes for too long or sit too closely without turning as red as Nathaniel's hair. Alya was eager to hear what had happened.

"Okay girl, spill!" The brunette slammed her hands down on the bed, both of them sitting in Marinette's.

Marinette hid behind her hands, giggling nervously, "Well.. before you and Nino woke up, Adrien and I... almost.."

She was getting flustered, shaking excitedly behind her hands and Alya wiggled in front of her, "Almost WHAT?"

"KISSED!" Marinette screamed, and then grabbed a pillow to continue shrieking into.

"God, and you didn't?" Alya exclaimed, flopping backwards on the bed to try and match the drama of her friend.

"No!" Marinette then used the pillow to smack Alya's knees, "Your dumb boyfriend interrupted us!"

"Is that why you guys were acting so weird when I woke up? God, Nino that idiot! I'm kicking his ass first thing in the morning I swear!" Alya made a fist and then punched her palm, in a threatening fashion.

Marinette shooed Alya with her hand, "No no it's alright! Maybe the perfect moment will arise later!"

"Have you two confessed yet?" Alya demanded.

"No," Marinette sighed, "not officially.. but soon! I want to soon I promise!"

"Well good luck!" Alya grinned at her, leaning forward to pat Marinette on the head, "Better tell me all about it when you two finally make out!"

Marinette squeaked, her whole face turning pink and she wacked Alya with the pillow again, "I said KISS! Not make out! No making out!"

"Yet," Alya winked, waggling her finger.

"I'm not gross like you, Alya! I'm innocent!" Marinette stuck her tongue out childishly, only causing Alya's grin to grow.

She raised her eyebrows suggestively at Marinette, "Not for long! I see how touchy and snuggly you two are and you haven't even kissed yet! Your innocence is already diminishing! The innocent Marinette that I knew couldn't even say a proper sentence to Adrien let alone fall asleep in his handsome, tanned, model arms!"

The pigtailed girl giggled in embarrassment, stretching out her arms and wrestling Alya off of the bed. They fell on to the floor hard, but the brief pain didn't subside their loud, happy laughter.

"We should get to bed," Marinette said as she wiped away tears, "I bet Ms. Bustier will have some plans for us since we had the whole day of free time today. Even if most of it was wasted with me terrorizing all of you.."

Alya put a reassuring hand on Marinette's shoulder, "Don't feel bad. It wasn't at all your fault, and no one got hurt in the end but you, really. And you're okay too! So see, no harm done. Plus, I believe that Ladybug and Chat Noir will soon find a way to end whatever craziness is going on with these animals. And if not, that's okay too! There's only what, like four more days left of our trip and then we're going home and we'll never have to step foot in these demented woods ever again!"

"Already just four days left?" Marinette sighed, and thought to herself, "Can Chat and I really save the forest in just four days?"

The girls crawled into their respective beds, wishing each other a good night and then went silent as they fell asleep. Marinette, though exhausted, forced herself to stay awake. She waited only 15 minutes until she finally heard Alya's snores. As discretely as she could, she tip toed out of the bed, out through the cabin door, and then snuck around the back heading for Adrien's cabin.

"Nice of you to join me this fine night, princess," Chat Noir said slyly from a tree, scaring Marinette.

She jumped in fright, and then spun around to face the black hero hiding in the trees, "Do you have Tikki!?"

He nodded his head, jumping down from the branches and landing in front of her, knees bent as he bowed before her. She laughed, and then opened her hands to accept the kwami. He opened his own hands, and their lay Tikki, happy and alive but looking very ill. She flew over to Marinette quickly, nuzzling her face lovingly.

"Oh Tikki I've missed you so much!" Marinette said as she gently rubbed the red kwami.

Tikki fluttered down and relaxed in the palm of Marinette's hand, "I've missed you too, Marinette. So nice to be with you again, Plagg and Adrien have taken great care of me, but no one can top the TLC of you, Marinette!"

Chat stood beside Marinette, and wrapped an arm around her waist. He rested his head on hers, watching the girl and her kwami interact with fondness and joy for them.

"You feeling better from earlier, Tikki?" Chat Noir asked.

"Yes, thanks to you Chat," she smiled at him in gratitude, "But I'm afraid I have some, somewhat bad news for you two."

"Oh?" Marinette said, "What is it?"

Tikki took a deep breath, and while looking directly into her chosen's eyes she said, "We can't transform you into Ladybug."

"Forever?" Chat gasped while Marinette was speechless. He moved behind the bluenette, clutching her shoulders with both of his hands.

Tikki looked to Chat, lips turned down in an frown, "No, not forever. But for about three days. I'm not strong enough now and the miraculous needs to rest too, it weakened a little while you were in the rat state."

"We only have four days left though," Marinette moaned.

The red kwami nodded, "Yes, which means you'll only have one chance to cleanse the river and the forests. No more practicing, and in that moment it'll be 'now or never.' I'm sorry Marinette.."

Tikki looked down, feeling somewhat ashamed. Marinette brought her hands to her face, and placed a tender kiss on Tikki's spot on her forehead.

"Don't feel bad, Tikki. This isn't your fault. Plus, I have an idea!"

Marinette gave Tikki a huge grin and then spun around to face Chat again, "Ready to practice, partner?"

He looked down at her, smirking slightly, "Always!"

Chat carried Marinette through the woods, Tikki resting in Marinette's pink, hoodie pocket. They found a little clearing in the trees, nowhere near as large as the meadow from before but it had just enough space for them to jump around. He sat her down, holding in a laugh at her out of place appearance. Her hair was in its usual pigtails, but they were messy and loose. She wore her pink over sized hoodie, and then black pajama bottoms that were decorated with little ladybugs and green paw prints. On her feet she had pink slippers. While she was very much Marinette, Chat could see that she was also very much Ladybug. Her face was determined, excited even and she looked ready to take on any villain or bully.

"So the issue we have," she began, "is synchronization. It was my fault last time, I'd gotten distracted.. but if we can master our synchronization, even while I'm just simple me, then when I'm Ladybug it'll be a piece of cake!"

Chat Noir looked at her proudly, and added, "I meant what I said about you the other night Mari. You're not 'just' you. Marinette Dupain-Cheng is just as strong, brilliant, and heroic as Ladybug. You don't need to be in the spandex suit and mask to be incredible."

Her eyes watered, and she ran at the cat hero to hug him. His eyes widened in surprise, ears going flat on his head as he wrapped his arms around Marinette. They hugged for a long moment, just enjoying the feeling of being in each other's arms.

"Okay, I'm ready!" She announced, pulling away from him.

Marinette looked around, and picked up a few objects. A large pinecone, a broken branch, and a dirty stone. She dropped the stone and pinecone, but held on to the branch.

"Maybe for now, don't use your real cataclysm, but just pretend, like how I am," Marinette suggested to Chat.

He nodded in agreement, "your cleverness is almost, over-elm-ing, my lady."

She rolled her eyes at the pun, and then held the branch, ready to throw it in the air. Tikki flew out of Mari's pocket to watch, and help guide them if they were off at all.

Marinette threw the branch high into the air, shouting, "Miraculous Ladybug!"

Chat Noir jumped in that same moment, leaping just as high as the branch and palmed it hard, a second after she finished saying 'Ladybug.'

Tikki shook her head, "That was good, but Chat Noir was a little late. It needs to be perfect, otherwise it won't work and one of you will end up getting hurt."

The girl and hero nodded, and Marinette picked up the branch to try again. They practiced together for a little less than an hour, by the end of it, they both were in perfect sync. Not only with the tree branch, but with the pinecone and heavy stone as well.

Marinette was wiping the sweat off of her brow as Chat spoke, "I think it'd be good for us to come out here and practice every night. Maybe we can bring some random items too, since we have no idea what the lucky charm will end up being."

"That's a great idea," she said back to him, opening a plastic bag she had in her pocket and handing Tikki a cookie, "Cookie for the kitty?"

Chat Noir nodded eagerly, so childlike, that Marinette burst out laughing as she handed a cookie to her partner. She ate one herself, and then rode on Chat's back as they hurried back to the cabins. He walked with her to her's again, the two in an uncomfortable silence.

"Goodnight Mari, get some rest and I'll see you in the morning?" He looked at the floor, cheeks red.

Marinette smiled, he looked so bashful and Adrien like that she wondered how she'd never realized it before. She took a step towards him, placing a hand on his jaw and pulling herself closer to him. He looked up in surprise, but then closed his eyes as he leaned down closer to her.

And then Mari panicked. Instead of going for his half puckered lips, she quickly moved and kissed right next to his lips, softly but with enough pressure that his own lips kissed her in the same spot on her face. She pulled away quickly, embarrassed by her fumble, and then backed away in a rush.

"Ahhh I'm s-so embarrassing, ha! Sorry Chaton, uh, yeah, g-goodnight and see you in the morning!" She studdered out and then ran into the cabin, ignoring his outstretched hand and somewhat defeated expression.

She sank to the floor, back resting against the door. Tikki flew out, yawning as she whispered, "Get a hold of yourself, Marinette. That was a mess."

The bluenette sighed, "I know, I just panicked and ugh it's just a kiss! Why can't I just kiss him!"

Tikki giggled, "Don't worry Marinette. The perfect moment will come naturally. Don't try to force it or you'll just make it uncomfortable for both of you."

She sighed, using her hand like a fan to cool her warm face. Marinette stood up, took off her slippers and then crawled under the covers of her bed. Tikki snuggled in beside her, nesting herself in Marinette's soft hair.

In a cabin in another part of the campsite, Adrien fell asleep to the sound of Plagg's irritating, mocking laughter.

Okay cuties, just one more chapter and this story will be FINISHED! I'm sad but also very proud to be completing a story! Thank you so much for your continuous support, please leave reviews with any of your thoughts and I promise to get the next chapter finished soon! I'll be busy the next few days to prepare for my husbands birthday and I have to work on commisions again, but writing is my "me time" so I promise to get this out to you guys soon! Also if you have any suggestions for scenes you'd like me to illustrate, please let me know and don't forget to check out my Facebook art page! ;) love you all so much!