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Marinette sunk down to the ground, still looking after her Chat. Tears streamed down her face, and fell down onto the floor. He never loved me? I knew it, I just knew it. Who could ever love such an uninteresting person as I am. Such a clumsy and dull schoolgirl. Especially because he has girls from all over Paris throwing themselves at him. How could I have been so foolish to believe he could actually care for me? What about the kisses? The times he told me he loved me? Were they all lies? I was a fool.

"Marinette," Tikki's concerned voice broke through Marinette's thoughts.

"I'm a fool," The girl cried.

"No you're not, Marinette."

"I am, Tikki. I fell with a flirt, someone who was only playing me."

"Marinette."

"I can't talk about this anymore. Please leave me alone." She curled up on her bed, crying into her cat pillow.

"Do you believe Chat could really be so callous? You've known him for so long," Tikki's encouraging voice said.

"Please stop, Tikki, I can't stand it."

"Alright, Marinette, as you wish." Tikki said, before going quiet.

Marinette stayed up all night, crying. She wasn't able to sleep at all. All night, she repeated the same two words over and over again. "Oh, chat." It was seven in the morning when Marinette got up from her bed. Her entire body was sore.

"Good morning, Marinette." Tikki said, rubbing her eyes. At least she was able to sleep. "You look tired, did you sleep at all?"

"No," The girl said, slumping down on her bed. "But I need to get to school."

"You can't go to school like this. It won't help you, you'd not be able to focus." Tikki's concern was evident.

"But I need to…."

"You can ask Alya for notes. It's better than showing up in your condition." Marinette agreed with her kwami, laying back down on her bed.

Adrien was concerned when he didn't see Marinette in class. He was hoping that he would at least be able to see her. She'll never know how much I hate myself for lying to her. She'll never know how much I love her. What have I done to her? Why isn't she here? It can't just be a coincidence. All through the day, he kept checking up on the empty spot behind him. But each time, she wasn't there.

Marinette didn't sleep during the day, either. Her lack of sleep was affecting her badly. She felt sick, sick to her stomach. Not only that, she felt broken as well. She tossed and turned all day. Never being fully comfortable. That was the problem of her mind, not her body. She couldn't think of anything else but her Chat. She was finally able fall asleep on the second night.

Even though she slept, Marinette didn't go to school the next day. She couldn't pull herself together enough to bear school. It was three days before Marinette returned to school. But when she did, she was different. You could see how broken she was. There was no longer the light in her eyes that use to be there. There was no longer a warmth, the warmth everyone loved about her. She was almost lifeless, in comparison to how she use to be.

This is what I've done to her, Adrien thought, cursing himself again. He missed the light in her eyes, the smile on her face. He missed who she was before he broke her.

That afternoon, during lunch break, an Akuma showed up. Marinette cursed her bad luck. She would have to work with Chat. She transformed, and arrived at the scene of the akuma.

The fight went bad. Ladybug didn't even look at Chat Noir. She tried to do everything herself, which got her in trouble. She was getting really beat up by the akuma, and by the time she had captured the akuma, and cured everything, she was exhausted. Which was really bad, because they were near the to of the eiffel tower fighting the akuma. Ladybug's exhaustion caused her to step wrong, and slipped. She started falling down, her arms and legs flailing in the air. She tried to save herself, but she couldn't. Chat jumped, trying to save his Lady, but he was too slow. Her body was falling too fast, and when he got close to her, her flailing arms only seemed to beat him away, though she wasn't trying to do it.

Ladybug's back hit the ground with a sickening thud, followed by the back of her head. Everything went dark for a moment, then stayed blurry. But even with her blurry vision, she could see Chat Noir coming closer to her. He picked her up with ease. She didn't want to be there, though. She hated how she felt in his arms. She hated how warm, and strong his arms were. She hated the way her heart lurched when she was close to him.

"Put me down," She said, weakly. "Get away from me." Her words sounded hurt. Which Chat didn't understand. Even though she didn't seem to want him near her, he had to take care of her. He kept his arms around her tightly. "Ple…" She started saying, but lost consciousness.

Adrien didn't know where to take her, but he knew that she would soon lose her transformation. He had to get her somewhere safe. Somewhere hidden. He took her into a nearby alley way, and laid her down for a little time. He started to check her injuries, taking inventory of all the cuts and bruises she got from the battle. He put his hand under her head, and felt blood. He was worried for her, very worried.

He heard the sound of her detransforming, but didn't look down at her. He put his hands out to catch her kwami, knowing he would have to see the girl behind the mask very soon. If he could avoid it, he would have. He knew that she didn't want him to know it, but now it was unavoidable. It wasn't like he could simply leave her there.

"Chat Noir," A small voice broke him out of his thoughts. He looked into his hands, where the voice was coming from. Still avoiding looking at the girl. In his hands, he held Ladybug's kwami.

"Will she be alright? What will happen to her?" He almost croaked, worry making his voice break.

"She'll heal," Tikki sid, giving Chat a pat on his head. She was trying to comfort him, he could tell. And there was a sad look in her eyes that was unmistakable. He gave her a sad smile, preparing himself to see the girl behind the mask.

He looked down at the still form that shared the alley with him. HIs Ladybug. When he looked down, his heart stopped, and his throat went dry. If only it was me who was injured, not her. He thought. When his heart started beating again, his blood was cold. He got up, lifting the girl's body up with him, holding her in his arms again.

He held her body close to his, as he propelled himself over the tops of buildings. He made it to her parents bakery, and almost broke down the door to get in. Her parents rushed to him, when they saw their girl in his arms.

"I found her…. On the ground… she needs…." He tried to talk, but his tears caught in his throat, and he was unable to speak.

"Marinette," Sabine tried to coax, but the girl stayed still.

"Hospital…. We should get her to the hospital." Adrien was finally able to say, Tom and Sabien nodded. Tom took Marinette from Chat's arms, and Sabien called the ambulance. Chat left, knowing he could not stay there as Chat forever. He went to the outside alley, and detransfomed, entering the Dupan-Cheng bakery again as Adrien. Under the pretense of wanting to buy some croissants. When he showed his concern for Marinette, Tom and Sabine invited him to stay with him, and wait for the ambulance. He agreed, thankful that they were so willing to let him stay near her.

As they sat in they sat in the waiting room, Adrien was getting more frustrated with himself. He had done this. He had broken his sweet girl, and because of that, she didn't accept his help in the battle. She tried to do it all on her own, which lead to her getting hurt. It seemed like so long before he was able to sit next to his Marinette, but he was finally allowed to do it. And he let out a sigh of relief when he was near him, hearing her heartbeat through the heart monitor, telling him that she was still alive.

Marinette had a splitting headache. She kept her eyes closed, knowing that if she opened them, the light would make her head feel worse. She could hear the noises around her, but couldn't quite make them out yet. Things were starting to clear, just a bit, though her head was still killing her.

"Marinette," She heard Chat whisper, and she squirmed. She didn't really want him near her. She loved him, but she didn't want him close, since he broke her heart. He broke her. She hated him, and she hated how much she loved him. "Marinette," He whispered again, and again she squirmed against his voice. "Marinette, Please wake up."

Adrien watched Marinette start squirming, hoping that meant she would wake up soon. She seemed to move whenever she heard his voice. His heart sank when he realized she was trying to get away from him. She didn't want him there.

"I'm sorry, Marinette." Chat said, and Marinette stopped squirming. What, do you think an apology can fix everything? Or is it that you just feel guilty now that I'm injured? She thought daggers at him.

"I know an apology won't even begin to come close to making up for what I put you through." Adrien said to her, hoping she could hear him. "It's my fault, I broke your heart, It's my fault you got injured. I should have never told you that I didn't love you. I do. I love you to the depths of my heart, My Lady. I love you more than I can say." He hoped saying this would make her willing to forgive him, no matter how sappy he was, it was true. "I lied, and for that, I'm sorry. I lied to protect you. I lied so that you wouldn't be in danger because of me. I wanted to keep you safe. I made a horrible decision, which caused us both so much pain. I failed you, I don't blame you if you never want to speak to me again. If you never want to forgive me. But I need…. I needed to tell you that I love you."

Marinette's heart melted at his words. There was no way she wouldn't forgive him. He was pouring his heart out to her, and she would take it. He… HE loves me…. He really loves me.

"I was an idiot, a complete and utter idiot." Chat said, and Marinette squirmed again.

"Shut up, Silly Kitty, I'm trying to sleep." She said, her voice heavy. She heard Chat give a breathy, relieved laugh. "I told you to shut up. I'm trying to sleep over here." She moved her hand, trying to keep him quiet, every time he spoke, her head hurt more. She moved her hand around, until she touched the bare skin of his hand. She had expected to feel the cool leather of his costume. This was Chat, her chat, yet still a civilian. If she opened her eyes, she would see the person she loved, just without the mask this time.

"You're awake," He laughed, and she could hear the smile in his voice.

"Yes, I'm awake, and I forgive you. Now please just let me go back to sleep." She curled up onto her side, facing towards chat's voice.

"You forgive me?" Adrien asked the girl, noting that she still hadn't opened her eyes.

"Yes, I forgive you, Silly Cat," She said with a smile. "I understand that it's dangerous for me to be in love with a superhero, but I can take care of myself….. But….. Maybe, it doesn't have to be so dangerous."

"What do you mean?"

"You know who I am….. If I know who you are, we can still be together, and it be perfectly safe."

"I really am an idiot…. Why didn't I think of that?"

"I don't know." Marinette smiled again.

"Then, if you want to know who I am, open your eyes." He said, with a smile in his voice. Marinette opened her eyes slowly, prepared for whomever it could be. Her mouth fell open when she saw Adrien sitting in front of her.

"A-Adrien?" She stuttered, surprised.

"I love you, Princess," He said, before she could say anything else.

"I love you too, Chaton." She replied, squeezing his hand.