The wind blew by that evening through Chat's ears. It was a nice evening, just him and Ladybug on patrol. Calm, quiet, peaceful. The events with Marinette's nosebleed tucked back in his mind, Chat was able to focus on watching the city. And Ladybug.

Well, until he heard a sniffle.

Chat looked over to see Ladybug rub at her nose and twitch it in annoyance. "OK, My Lady?" he asked. She wasn't crying, was she? He'd done nothing, so it wasn't his fault! Who could have made his Lady so upset?

Ladybug sniffled again, "I'm fine, Chat," she said. However, she didn't turn her head to look at him. Curious, Chat leaned forward to get a look at the girl. She turned her head, which only managed to challenge him. Chat kept leaning, curling around Ladybug to catch a look at whatever she was hiding. "Chat, stop!" Ladybug giggled as she fell over, no longer able to turn.

"Why won't you let me see your face?" the boy asked in a near pout. He could see her roll her eyes, then she turned her head and almost wished she hadn't.

Nosebleed. "You're bleeding!" he shouted, jumping where he laid. What had she done?! Did she punch herself? Or was it like Marinette's?

"Yeah, I noticed," Ladybug snickered as she sat up. Chat pushed her shoulder to lay her back down, tapping her chin to make her lean her head back. "It happens sometimes, no big deal."

"It's still blood, Bugaboo," Chat fussed, "You should worry!" The girl huffed and rolled her eyes. She stared up at him and wandered if he would be as stubborn as Adrien about making her stay put. He had that same look in his eyes, and the longer Marinette looked at them, the more Adrien she started to actually see in them.

Chat glanced around at their surroundings, then giggled when he spotted what he needed. Getting to his feet, the catboy ran off toward a fountain. He snatched a handful of napkins from a food cart and dipped them in the water before running back over to the girl.

"Cold rags are supposed to stop these things, right?" Chat said, plopped back down beside his partner. Ladybug shrugged and pressed the bunch of rough paper to her face, knowing she might as well cooperate and make her kitty happy. He looked at her and snorted, "That makes it look like your nose is really big."

"Such flattery," Ladybug teased, kicking his hip.

"What're the odds I help two friends with nosebleeds today, though!" Chat laughed as he stretched out his legs.

"What?" Ladybug questioned. Had he meant to say that?

"Yeah, one of my friends had a nosebleed during class today. First one I've seen since I was toddler, so it was kind of freaky," Chat said. "She apparently gets them a lot."

Marinette felt her heart thud against her chest. Well, this could either be a huge coincidence or Chat was a lot closer to her than she even thought possible.

"She was so stubborn about it, too!" Chat continued to fuss, "Worse than you!"

"Excuse you?"

"Please, My Lady, you know you're stubborn. But Mari wouldn't even just go to the nurse!"

Mari. Crap. "M-Mari?" Ladybug questioned, sitting up despite Chat's move to push her back down.

"Well, Marinette. I've never actually said 'Mari' to her face," Chat rambled on about her stubbornness, but Marinette tuned it out. Chat was in her class. He'd fussed over her apparently, wanted her to go to the nurse…oh no.

"A-Adrien?"

That got his attention. "How did you guess that?"

Marinette swallowed hard. She was right. "Well it's not everyday someone tries to help me with a nosebleed twice…" she said carefully. Adrien looked confused, but the last thing she wanted to do was detransform. That would leave her as just Marinette, pathetic and totally unable to help herself.

"But, I've only-" he stopped where he was, thinking it through. "Marinette...?" She nodded, smiling sheepishly.

"Surprise," she said weakly, laughing awkwardly.

He pushed her back down gently, "Then you're definitely waiting until it's done to get up!" Adrien fussed.

"What? Just because I'm Marinette?!" she whined. Now, that's not fair!

"No, because when the princess and the love of my life is bleeding, she's gonna wait!"

"Love of your life?"

THAT'S IT!