Marinette played the words in her head, Maybe that's what makes you different. "What do you mean?"

"Think about it. A fangirl just wants to date, the mask the hero. In fact I can honestly relate to this. The fangirls, maybe not all of them but some of them, they are more interested in the famous person. If I wasn't famous or Chat wasn't a super hero, they wouldn't look at either of us twice. It's rare to find someone who admired what we do while genuinely wanting to know us."

"So you're saying, because I'm curious what he's like without the mask means that I could genuinely lo-like him." Marinette didn't know why she was asking. She knew Chat, she knew what he was like and she wasn't supposed to winder what he did after hours. By maybe she didn't know him the way she thought, maybe she was curious what he was like.

Marinette's head spun. Was this still just about Adrien?

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Ladybug studied the view of Paris from her perch atop the Notre Dame. Tonight was a patrol night and she was waiting for a certain black cat to make his appearance.

"M'Lady," a voice purred beside her ear.

She smiled delicately, "Chaton." She turned towards him next to her and drank in the honey blond hair and iridescent green eyes. He was smiling, that same bright smile as always. What made him so happy? "Chat?"

"Mmm?"

"What makes you happy?" she asked, curious.

"You, M'lady," his smile was soft. She didn't miss the affection that shone through his eyes. In fact, it sent a warm shiver down her spine.

"Oh," she uttered quietly. She turned her face to avoid catching his eye, lest he see her blush.

She figured there was more to it but his sincerity hit her like a bulldozer. Chat Noir was sweet. He was... special. More, he made her feel special.

She swung her yoyo, connecting it to a far off rooftop and swinging away without another word. Not hearing the click of a baton she turned mid-swing.

"You coming, kitty."

He beamed and jumped off the roof dramatically and used his baton to push himself away from the building. She giggled at his spectacle and they patrolled the mean streets of Paris together.

It was quiet. Quiet enough to allow Ladybug to get stuck in her own thoughts.

Was she fair to Chat Noir? The answer came to her quickly and her tummy churned. She looked at him swinging next to her with concentration. They landed on a roof at the same time and he had a mask of comfort on his face.

No, she wasn't fair to Chat. She never had been. She's been rejecting him for a long time for Adrien. Adrien who she didn't know well, Adrien who made her feel nervous as opposed to the security she felt with Chat. But when Adrien asked her out, the least she could have done was said yes, if she was going to reject Chat for him she might as well have made it worth while. But she hadn't, instead she rejected him, for Chat? It made no sense to her. What had she been thinking?

It's like she went around breaking hearts for fun. What exactly was wrong with her? She's had multiple chances at happiness at this point in time and she's shot every one of them down.

But then again, what had spurred on Adrien's sudden interest in her? He's never looked at her twice and then suddenly he's asking her on a date, then setting her up with her 'supposed' crush.

He was sending her more mixed signals than a broken traffic light.

She was such a mess.

"I don't think you're a mess, M'lady." Chat Noir said.

Had she said that out loud? Oops.

"But if you were a mess, you'd be a hot one," he winked at her when he said this.

Marinette couldn't help it. She sputtered, laughing out loud. His chest puffed with pride at making her laugh.

If there was one person she could count on to get her out of her head, it was Chat Noir.

i noticed a lot of you were mad at Marinette and i didn't know what to think. it wasn't my intention to make her seem ungrateful but the comments were hilarious. but she does feel remorse, i don't know if its enough to make you forgive her. but if you don't its watevs most of this is me winging it so if y'all gonna stay mad at her i'mma just roll with it. and heres that chapter i promised yesterday. so yeah, please review you guys make me happy