He was like sunshine itself; a bright golden boy lighting up the day with a smile and a laugh like an angelic choir. He seemed to glow in the dark, and in the sun he was positively too radiant. It was like looking at the sun; he was glorious, but you couldn't look at him for too long.

Marinette had put him on a pedestal; he was perfection, the man of her dreams, polite, sincere, smart, funny, and attractive. Even his name was perfect; rolling off the tongue and sounding civilized and refined; Adrien Agreste.

It wasn't until much later that Marinette discovered Adrien was far from perfect; in fact he was a monster. A literal blood-sucking monster, no one else seemed to notice, no one else seemed to realize that Adrien Agreste… was a Vampire.

The day had started innocently enough. Adrien perhaps had seemed more tired than usual, he smile a bit forced and tight, while dark bags rested under his eyes, hidden by makeup. He still laughed at Nino's jokes and had diligently taken notes. Marinette had shyly returned his smile before slipping into her seat; Adrien had been invited to lunch, which he had politely declined on grounds of his diet. They had waved goodbye as his driver took him home and everything had seemed to be normal.

That was until Marinette went on her usual patrol. It was Chat's night off, and Marinette had transformed into Ladybug and was searching the area. She had glimpsed a flash of golden hair headed down an alley and had followed him. She'd recognize his hair anywhere. He was with another girl, and Ladybug paused hesitating, wondering if she was intruding on Adrien's secret date. She froze as Adrien gently tilted the girl's head to the side.

"Are you sure about this?" he whispered, Ladybug blushed, but found herself frozen, unable to look away from the scene unfolding beneath her.

"Y-Yes… Yes, I'm sure… I want to help you." The girl assured. Adrien's smile seemed slightly sad as he surveyed her.

"If you're sure then… you do know you won't remember when you wake up?" He asked quietly.

"If I can be helpful to you, I want to be, even if I won't remember." The girl replied, her expression showed confidence but her voice trembled with fear.

"It'll only hurt for a little while." Adrien whispered, Ladybug barely caught his words and her face promptly turned bright red. She immediately assumed Adrien was about to have sex with this girl in the alley. She forced herself to take a step back, but then she saw it. Adrien's perfect smile wasn't so perfect anymore. Long, deadly looking fangs protruded from his mouth as he bit into the girl's neck. She gave a small yelp of surprise before her eyes glazed over and she moaned softly. Adrien supported her gently, she could see him swallowing, a small trickle of blood escaped the corner of his mouth and rolled down the girl's neck. Ladybug, covered her mouth to stop the shout of surprise, but couldn't stop the sharp inhale of breath. Adrien looked up, his mouth disconnecting from the girls neck, he saw her and his eyes immediately went wide, his mouth in a small O of surprise. Under other circumstances she might have thought the expression was adorable, but now she was just horrified. Blood coated his lips, fangs were still visible in his mouth and the girl was slumped in his arms appearing drugged.

"Ladybug…" Adrien's voice sounded broken, and his brow furrowed as he stared at her. "Let me explain." He took a step toward the building on whose roof she was currently standing. She re-assembled her horrified expression into a blank one and turned to leave. She ran as far as she could as fast as she could, leaving Adrien and the girl behind.

She landed on Notre Dame and ran a hand through her hair. It couldn't be real, Adrien, perfect, sweet, kindly Adrien couldn't be a monster. She hadn't even believed in Vampires before she saw him in the alley. She'd heard rumors, but had assumed that they didn't really exist, that they were just urban legends, and even if they were real, she had never thought she'd meet one, let alone that perfect, golden, sunshine child Adrien would be one.

She shivered as she thought back to Adrien's fangs, about his beautiful face stained with blood and then to the broken voice he'd used when he'd been caught. She swallowed, she didn't know how to deal with her discovery, she wanted to cry, to scream, to find the biggest cross she could and bring it to school with her the next day. How could she face him knowing he was Vampire? That Adrien Agreste was a Vampire.

Ladybug wrapped her arms around herself and stared out over the city. A soft landing next to her alerted her to the presence of Chat Noir.

"My Lady?" He asked, his voice hesitant. Ladybug nearly jumped out of her skin, she slipped from the roof and Chat grabbed her arm in time to keep her from splatting against the sidewalk.

"Chat?" She asked softly. Chat's expression was pained as he gently pulled her back onto the roof.

"What's wrong? You're usually not this out of it… did something happen?" He asked, his brow furrowed with worry, and another unrecognizable expression on his face.

"Yeah…" Ladybug said, she laughed and shook her head. "Yes… something happened… I just…" She laughed again and Chat's frown deepened. "I think… I think my entire world has been flipped upside down." She breathed. Chat pulled her gently to sit next to him, she laughed again not sure what was so funny about Adrien being a Vampire, but eventually the laugh turned to sobs as she buried her face into Chat's chest. He held her and rubbed small circles into her back. He didn't speak, but just let her cry.

Ladybug wasn't sure why she was crying, she didn't know what else to do. She was confused, slightly terrified, she felt lied to, she felt cheated, she felt lost and inexplicably angry. She held onto Chat as she cried, eventually the tears stopped and she laid against him enjoying his warmth and listening to his heartbeat. It was slow and stead and it calmed her down.

"Do you want to talk about it." He asked softly once here sobs and slowed into quiet hiccups.

"No." She decided. It wasn't her place to tell Chat that Adrien was a Vampire. Even if he was a blood-sucking monster, it wasn't her secret to tell. She let out a small sob.

"Are you sure, I'm a wonderful listener." He coaxed quietly. Ladybug was quiet for a while, maybe she could tell him something, as long as she didn't say point blank that it was Adrien who was the Vampire, maybe she could confide in Chat. She took a deep breath and steadied herself.

"I… I found out something… something about a friend of mine… something I probably shouldn't know." She whispered. Chat froze for a second then took a deep breath.

"Go on." He prompted gently. Ladybug nodded.

"He… he's a Vampire, Chat! A Vampire! I didn't even believe in Vampires before today… gods… what am I going to do? I have to face him tomorrow? How can I face him knowing he's a monster!" Ladybug sobbed. Chat took a shaky breath and was quiet for a while, gently rubbing Ladybug's back as they sat and looked out over Paris.

"Monster?" Chat chuckled softly, sounding sad. "Yeah… I guess most people would see it that way." He sighed. Ladybug frowned and pulled away.

"What do you mean?" she accused; Chat gave her a small fanged grin before he looked away, looking over the skyline.

"Well… Vampires drink human blood to survive right? Sounds scary and monstrous… but honestly who knows if they enjoy it? Maybe it's like taking vitamins or… I don't know, eating your vegetables. It's something they have to do to stay alive." He reasoned. "Maybe it tastes good to… after all steaks taste good and humans need to eat to survive… I suppose Vampires need to eat to survive too." He explained. Ladybug nodded slowly, she thought back to Adrien's surprised expression, to the pain in his voice, how he'd tried to explain to her the situation.

"Maybe he doesn't even want to be a Vampire." Chat continued. "Maybe he'd rather be human. Maybe he was born a Vampire and therefore had no more choice in it than you do being human?" Chat pointed out. "Or maybe it was forced on him. I don't know… do you?" He gently nudged her.

"No." She whispered softly. Chat smiled at her again and gave her a small squeeze.

"I'm not saying you have to accept it right away, you're probably still confused and in shock, but just keep those things in mind." He said with an understanding tone. Ladybug sighed.

"You're right…" she closed her eyes and leaned into him slightly. "I still scared… He's a nice guy… or at least he acts like it in public… but…"

"He's still a Vampire and while the guy himself my not scare you, the fact that he's a Vampire does?" Chat offered. Ladybug nodded and Chat gave her another tight hug.

"You're Ladybug! I don't think that guy stands a chance if he decided he wanted to drink your blood I have no doubt that you'd be able to hand his butt to him on a silver platter. You can more than protect yourself." Chat smiled. Ladybug laughed and held close to Chat.

"How do you know that?" she teased. Chat chuckled.

"Well Vampires aren't as supernatural as you might think, especially the younger ones, other than drinking blood and being slightly faster, stronger and having better senses than a normal human they're pretty normal." Chat shrugged. Ladybug frowned and looked up at him.

"How do you know that?" she accused.

"I have my sources." He smiled giving her and eyebrow wiggle as he did so. Ladybug sighed and leaned back, pulling away from him slightly.

"That's suspicious… do you have a friend that is a Vampire?" She wondered. Chat tilted his head to the side.

"Lets just say someone I know very well is one." He allowed. Ladybug frowned but figured that was the best answer she was going to get from him. Chat waited quietly while Ladybug surveyed him.

"Do you… do you mind if I ask you a few questions? That is if you know the answers?" Ladybug asked quietly. Chat nodded with a small grin.

"I'd be happy to." He agreed.

"Can Vampires change humans into Vampires? Like in the movies?" she asked first. Chat chuckled.

"Ah… well… it's not as simple as it is in the moves. The short answer is yes; but it's frowned upon and well… its not always successful so it's not often done." He waved his hand dismissively. Ladybug nodded, she surveyed Chat again curiously.

"How old are Vampires?"

"Depends on the Vampire, they age like humans until they reach about 25-30, then they just age slower." He explained. Ladybug nodded again and thought for a bit before asking the next question.

They sat on Notre Dame for a few hours as Ladybug questioned Chat and Chat seemed to have all the answers. He made a few Vampire puns, but mostly he made cat puns and joked about the situation. Somehow it made Ladybug relax. She found herself thinking back to Adrien and the way he'd looked when she left so abruptly.

"I should find him and apologize." She sighed as she stood to leave.

"Now?" Chat raised an eyebrow, standing up with her.

"Vampires are nocturnal aren't they?" She teased.

"They function better at night, but just like humans can be nocturnal; vampires can be diurnal." Chat smiled. "He's probably in bed right now, unless he's up late watching anime." He joked. Ladybug laughed.

"He doesn't seem like the kind of guy to watch anime." She smiled at Chat. Chat shrugged.

"You never know." He countered.

"You seem like the kind of guy who watches anime." She smiled. Chat held his hand up and placed the other over his heart.

"Guilty as charged." He smiled. "You probably wouldn't be able to tell if you knew the guy under the mask." He chuckled. Ladybug raised her eyebrow.

"I think I'd recognize your puns anywhere." She smiled.

"I don't really pun out of costume, you are the sole beneficiary of my wit." He purred.

"Lucky me." Ladybug rolled her eyes. Chat laughed again and bowed.

"Goodnight, my Lady. I hope I was some help in your crisis." He smiled. Ladybug pulled him into a hug.

"You were, thank you…" she hesitated, "You'd tell me if you were a Vampire right?" she asked softly, Chat froze beneath her then he laughed softly.

"After how you reacted to your friend, if I was a Vampire, I'd say you were better off not knowing." He teased. Ladybug frowned.

"I'd want to know." She insisted. Chat shook his head.

"I don't think you would." He looked away. Ladybug frowned, she had only asked it as a hypothetical question but after seeing his reaction she took a step back, folding her arms.

"Chat…. Chat are you a Vampire?" she asked, her brow furrowed.

"Would your opinion of me change if I was? Besides, I'd rather remain ambiguous about the whole thing including my humanity." He teased with a grin. Ladybug shook her head.

"You're ridiculous." She rolled her eyes.

"Would you love me if I wasn't?" He smiled. Ladybug scoffed.

"I don't love you, at least not romantically, you silly kitty." She smiled kindly at him. Chat's smile was sadder.

"I know." He crossed his arms behind his head and tilted his head curiously at her. "You should get some sleep; I'm pretty sure you're not a Vampire, and therefore function best during the day."

"What about you?" Ladybug accused with a raised eyebrow.

"Cats are nocturnal." He quipped. "I should be getting to bed though. I have school in the morning. Ladybug nodded, her expression turning serious.

"Goodnight Chat." She waved.

"Goodnight, My Lady." Chat smiled as they parted.