"Adrien, snap out of it!" Plagg strained as he tugged on one of the boy's longest locks of golden hair, pulling hard on it with each word. "You-need-to-get-UP!"

He heaved with all of his strength but the soft hair slipped from his grasp and he was sent tumbling backwards through the air, landing with a thump on the other side of the bed. He groaned as he sat up and rubbed his head before his shoulders slumped dejectedly when he saw Adrien hadn't moved. This really wasn't going how they had planned it at all.

After Adrien had ran all the way from Marinette's house to his own, he had thrown himself on his bed and hadn't moved since, despite all of Plagg's best efforts. He laid on his front on top of the rumpled covers, his face buried so deeply in his pillow, it looked like it had been moulded there. He made no sound and the deathly silence in the room rang in Plagg's ears as he stood back up and tried to think of a new plan. I wish Tikki was here, Plagg thought sadly as he stared at the motionless body on the bed. She would know what to do.

He pressed his hands to his forehead as he tried to think of a new plan. He had tried everything to get a reaction from him; he had shouted at him, pleaded with him, he had even held cheese right by his head until the temptation had grown too strong and he had eaten it himself. Now he was at a complete loss for what to do. The longer Adrien stayed there moping, the less time he had to go back and be forgiven, the window they had was getting smaller… He paced a little as he thought and an idea struck him. It wasn't one Tikki would approve of but desperate times…

He flew over to Adrien and prised one of his fingers out from his curled fists. Adrien gave a murmur of protest but didn't do anything else except burrow further into the pillow. Plagg gave him a look of apology before he closed his eyes and, imagining he was holding a triangle of creamy Camembert, he sunk his tiny needle-sharp teeth into the pink flesh just below the knuckle.

Adrien let out a howl of pain and sprang up from the bed, throwing his arm out to shake Plagg free which made him fly across the room and hit the wall opposite. He slid down the wall with a hiss of pain as Adrien examined the teeth marks on his finger that was now specked with beads of bright red. He grabbed a tissue and held it to the wound before shooting Plagg an angry look.

"What was that for?" He said as Plagg flew in a wonky line over to him.

"That was for ignoring me." Plagg told him before he flew up to his face and slapped him hard on the cheek. "And that was for running away from the love of your life before she had even had a chance to say anything!"

Adrien held his hand up to his cheek and Plagg saw how red his eyes were. He cast his eyes downwards, unable to meet the fairy's gaze. His face was a mask of misery. "She didn't need to say anything Plagg. Didn't you see the way she looked at me? She looked horrified that it was me, she was disappointed. She was expecting some dashing hero and what she got was me."

"You're all she wants though!" Plagg protested, now regretting being so hard on him. "She has the hugest crush on you, Tikki told me, all she ever talks about is you! The girl was stunned, that's all-wouldn't you be if you discovered your crime-fighting partner had been sitting in front of you at school the whole time? The only way she looked at you like that is in your own head!"

Adrien sat back down heavily on the bed and stared at the floor. Determined not to be ignored, Plagg hovered in front of his eyes like a buzzing fly as he continued. "She'll understand Adrien, neither of you were in the right state for this. You just need to go back."

Adrien's head sunk until it was almost touching his knees. "What if she doesn't?" he mumbled, his voice on the verge on breaking. "What if she rejects me…I couldn't deal with that Plagg, not after Mum…"

"Adrien, that won't happen." Plagg looked at the broken boy in front of him and he could feel tears forming behind his eyes. He wished there was some magic that could heal the rift inside him but he knew that wasn't possible. The only remedy he needed for this heartbreak was across town. "She adores you and you adore her. Why would she reject you? I would bet my life, no I would bet my Camembert that she regrets what happened this afternoon just as much as you do. This isn't going to help either of you. C'mon," He flew down and pulled his head upwards so they were looking each other in their matching green eyes. "You'll never know if you don't try. Besides…I hate seeing you like this. Me and Tikki…we were only trying to make you guys happy. We didn't want all of this."

Adrien looked at him for a moment before a small smile appeared on his face. "Aw Plagg, you're not risking cheese on this, are you? You really must care."

"Well…maybe not that far." Plagg said, smiling as Adrien burst out laughing. "And of course I care. Where else am I going to get it from?"

Adrien chuckled at his Miraculous and rose his hand to stroke his head. At first Plagg resisted but then he nuzzled into the touch and made a roaring purr. "You really are just a soft little kitty cat, aren't you?"

"I am not!" Plagg vehemently denied and Adrien laughed again at how the little black fairy crossed his arms and tried to scowl at him.

"I'll take your word for it." Adrien smiled as he stood up and looked out of the window, leaning his forehead on the cool glass as he collected his jumbled thoughts. He looked out in the direction of the Dupain-Cheng bakery and saw how quickly the light was fading. The sky was almost completely navy blue with only a thin line of pink on the horizon to indicate that the daylight had ever been there. He looked back at Plagg who was now hovering hopefully in the air behind him. "Are you sure about this? Do…do you really think she'll give me another chance?" He asked him, the last bit of doubt he had wavering in his voice.

"I'm positive." Plagg reassured him with a toothy smile. "I've never been more sure in my life and I've lived for a really long time!"

"I know." Adrien said with a sly smile. "You sure you don't just want to see Tikki again?"

When Plagg went red, Adrien gave him a smile and turned around to face him. "It's OK, I know what I have to do." He said determinedly and Plagg could see the courage surging in his face. "I'm going to get my lady back. Plagg, claws out!"

Lying in her bed at the bakery, Marinette was in turmoil. She kept tossing and turning, tangling herself up in her sheets as her mind kept replaying the scenes from that afternoon like a movie she had seen too many times, could mouth every line and knew exactly how it ended. Every part was on a painful repeat; when she had jumped scared into his lap, when she had caught him falling, the moment she had seen the joy in his face fade when she hadn't said anything…

Tears leaked from her blue eyes as she pressed her pillow to her face to smother her sobs. Although she knew Tikki was still awake, she didn't want to disturb her. She hadn't spoken a word since Adrien had left and Marinette knew she was being eaten up with guilt. She had never seen her like this; usually she was so wise and perky but now nothing Marinette had said to her made her feel any better. She's missing Plagg, Marinette thought as she spied the tiny form of the bug-like fairy curled up by her bed. And the awful thing is, I'm missing Adrien.

She couldn't believe she had let him go. She had wanted to say so much yet time had seemed to stand still and no words had seemed big enough to convey how she felt. She had felt so shocked that the sweet boy she adored and the goofball partner she occasionally despaired of but still cared for were the same person that she had just stood there like an ice sculpture even though she had been internally melting. And now he was gone. Her parents had asked her what was wrong and tried to make her feel better but they had seen how torn up she was and after a while had left her alone like she had wanted them to. Then she had gone to bed and not left it since.

He probably hates me now, she thought as she sniffed into her sodden pillow but still clutched it tighter. And I can't blame him. I would hate me too. I'm awful, no wonder he ran.

As she curled herself up under the pink sheets, she heard the soft sound of something tapping. She lifted her head up and looked around the room but she couldn't see a thing. She looked over at Tikki and saw her head perk up as well as they both scanned the dark room. The tapping came again and she scrambled out of bed and looked out of the window. Crouching on the window ledge was Chat Noir, his green eyes staring at her luminously from the dark. She let out a gasp and struggled to keep her balance as she ran to the window and hastily let him in. He almost fell into the room and she shut the window behind him, unable to look him in the face. She was trembling as she turned around.

"Adrien, I-"

"You don't have to say anything." He garbled quickly before he took her hands and spun her around to face him. She could feel his hands were shaking too as he dropped to his knees in front of her, his head bowed as if waiting for a blow. "I know what I did was wrong and you have every right to be mad at me. I shouldn't have done that to you, I ran away before you could speak and that is unforgivable. I'm so sorry, it's just…you don't know how much you mean to me. I thought you were horrified and…I couldn't deal with it. I'm sorry-"

"Adrien, you shouldn't be the one saying sorry." He looked up at her and her blue eyes bore into his, he saw that they were shining with tears. She freed one of her hands from his claws and brought it to his chin, gently lifting him to his feet. She kept his eyes on hers and he felt mesmerised by them. "I should be, I was the one who stood there like an idiot and didn't say anything. I was just so shocked, I…I couldn't think straight. Please don't ever think I was horrified to see you. It was the opposite, I…I had never been happier in my life."

"R-really?" he murmured and when she gave a nod, he smiled so happily at her, she could feel her knees go weak. More tears spilled down her cheeks and he reached up a hand and brushed them away, his hand caressing her cheek. "So…I guess we're even then?" he said jokingly in typical Chat Noir style, still unable to take his eyes away from her.

She giggled and his heart leapt. "Almost kitty." She said before she leaned forwards and, with the boldness of Ladybug firing through her veins, she brought her lips to his.

For a second he didn't react then she felt his hand running through her hair, freeing it from her messy ponytails and letting the crinkled ribbons fall to the floor. His other hand released hers and travelled to the small of her back, pulling her closer to him. He turned his head slightly to deepen the kiss, cradling her head as he bent over and dipped her a little which made her hold him tighter though she knew he wouldn't let her go. She heard him purr with pleasure as she ran her fingers through his hair and he pulled her further into his embrace so there was no space between them. They were so wrapped up in each other that they didn't notice when Chat Noir became Adrien and Plagg span into the room. He looked around for Tikki and saw her floating by the window with pure joy on her face as she awed at the pair of them. When she saw Plagg, she flew over to him and gripped him in another hug.

"Are you seeing this?" She whispered breathlessly as they broke apart. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at them and Plagg had to smile as well.

"Yes, I am. Told you my plan would work."

"You did not!" She pretended to hit him and he only narrowly avoided being hit for real. "And it wasn't your plan!"

"OK, OK," He said, softly taking her hand as she turned back to the happy couple in front of them who had both come up for air and were now holding each other with their foreheads pressed together and their eyes closed, happy tears gleaming on their faces like silver in the moonlight. "It was our plan."

He was thankful that it was dark so she couldn't see how red his face was. He snuck a glance at her and saw she was smiling at him.

"Yeah." She murmured as he felt her squeeze his hand. "Our plan. It couldn't have turned out better."

The end! I hope you all liked it! Thanks so much again for all the lovely reviews and things I have gotten, you are all so amazing! CursedRedRose out