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A Little Citizen

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After a long, deathtifying battle caused by another Akuma, Chat Noir found him self running and leaping through multiple buildings, careful not to slip off and fall again, not going home exactly quite yet...

He extends his staff, and flings up into the dark blue sky, catching a glimpse of the moon and the stars that lit all of Paris. He braces himself and rolls onto another building, which caused him to feel a terrible pain that spread through his whole body. He grunts and uses his staff to push himself up, annoyed at how slow he is going.

"Pull yourself together!" He yelled at himself as he extends his staff once more and takes another running leap again.

Halfway through he then felt the pain again spread out further, he shuts his eyes and accidently lets go of his grip. His eyes widened as he had then noticed what he had just done. All of a sudden, the moon, the stars, the lights of paris dissapear as he falls into an alley way. He lands onto a trash bin and rolls off it and collaposes onto the wet concrete. He yells out in pain as he gripped his chest tighter.

The pain was just too much. The pain was simply just too painfull that it even caused Chat Noir to detransform right in a middle of a dark alleyway. His kwami flies out of his ring and stares at Adrien in worry, "I'm not usually the mother Adrien, but you have to rest. After that kind of attack, you shouldn't be an idiot and run through all these buildings" Plagg admits as he flies closer towards Adrien, who is still clutching his chest.

"Where... Where am I suppose to rest?" Adrien questions curiously as he slowly opens his eyes.

There was a small silence between them, until the crackling of thunder ruined it. The cold suddenly consumes him completely, as he notices tiny droplets coming down from the sky.

"Plagg, I'm fine... Just... Transform me!" He yells out, as his kwami gets sucked back into his ring again.

He stands up slowly. "I may know a little citizen that has a comfy home..."

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"Chat Noir has been acting a bit different lately..." Marinnete says in worry as she continued to water her plants, using a spray bottle.

"He'll be fine! Chat Noir is Chat Noir!" Tikki says sympethetically as she swirls around and sits on Marinette's shoulder.

"Still... Ever since he took the blast for me, he just..." She bit her lip and sighs tiredly, letting her shoulders droop down slowly.

Tikki turns around and pats her cheeks in comfort.

Marinette usually would suspect this kind of behavior from Chat. He had done it multiple times, he protected her from Timebreaker, shielded her from Dislocoeur, comforted her from the police that said she was nothing. In the end, he would always be fine. But why is it hitting her now? Why is she suddenly having a terrible feeling that she cannot just let go.

She grumbled, Chat Noir was always full of surprises...

Speaking of surprises, Marinette's eyes widened in surprise as she heard a familar voice right next to her ear, "Well we meet again Princess".

She yelps quite loudly as she spun around and threw the spray bottle away, which Chat Noir catched easiler, "Chat Noir! What on earth are you doing here?" She demanded as she then realised she was trapped between Chat Noir's arms.

"Am I not allowed here?" He pointed out as he handed her back the spray bottle. She stares in his emerald, green eyes in shock, "No, I mean- It's just a surprise that you'd come to see me" Her eyes trail down to his shoulders, as she noticed that he was shaking.

"Well of course! Who wouldn't want to see a lovely Princess like you?" He compliments as his hands found his way towards Marinette's cheeck. She bit her lip and firmly placed her hands on his chest and pushed him away, "Come inside you stupid cat, your going to get a cold" She demands as she walked towards her trap door and heads inside.

Chat Noir follows and drops down swiftly, flinching at the quick pain.

He plopped down at the seat by Marinette's desk and noticed something he had never noticed before, "Nice posters" He quipped, trying to distract himself as he then pointed at the large picture of Adrien on her wall behind her bed. Her cheeks turn bright red from embarresment, as then spun around to face Chat, "Oh shut up yo-" Marinette pauses, as she then realised something odd.

Chat Noir made no sound, as the two both stare at each other in silence. Marinette noticed Chat Noir's still mood, his eyes and his whole body still shaking. Her eyes widen as she noticed a purple like mark on his neck. Her eyebrows creased together in confusion as she stared at that mark for a little longer. At first she thought it was a bruise... But... Marinette's body froze.

It almost looked like a virus...

"Chat..." Marinette says, her voice parched. Chat's eyes widened as he started to cough unexpectedly. Marienette stomps over walking towards Chat, and stood before him.

"Chat... What happened..." She questioned in worry as she bend over, brushing her warm fingers against his neck. He gulped loudly, laughing nervously, "Nothing Princess! It's just a bruise" Adrien raised his hands in a surrendor.

"Chat." Marinette's sky blue eyes glared at Chat Noir, as she crossed her arms tight, "It's not a bruise and you know it".

Chat Noir's eyes widened in surprise. Surprised at how differently Marinette acted around him and not his "other" him. Chat sighed realising that he most likely, had no choice, and reached the zipper under his bell and pulled it down halfway down his chest, revealing the whole mark caused by Heart Changer.

Marinette's breath hitched as she then realised how big the actual mark was. Her eyes followed the mark like virus from his neck, all the way to his chest, inches away from his heart. She gasps in horror as she covered her mouth.

She had done this, She had caused this to Chat.

"I- It's nothing... Cats Honor!" Chat Noir said as he tried to calm down the gasping Marinette.

She shook her head roughly, and self contiously traced the mark that ran across his chest, "How... How is this nothing Chat?" She questions as she spun around and reached for bandages.

Stupid Cat! She should have gotten that blast! For once she should experience the terrible pain that Chat Noir has to put up through, for her.

Marinette came back, holding a large bundle of bandages and proceeded to banadage his mark, "What are you doing?" Chat flinched as he felt the finger tips of Marinette, wrapping the bandages around him.

"It might not do much, but at this point... I honestly don't know what to do" She explained as she tightened the bandage once more. And returned to the far desk at the end of her room and placed the first aid kit back to where it was. She heard footsteps approach her closer and closer. She turned around and noticed that there was a shirtless Chat Noir in her room. Her cheeks burned slightly as the two stare at eachother once more.

"What happened to your forehead?" Chat asked as his hand lands on her forehead and brings her a bit closer. At this point she had realised how close they were. She chuckled lightly as she slapped his hand away, "It's nothing... I just tripped and fell like always" I slammed my head against a brick wall when Heart Changer threw me... Was the real truth.

"Well... At least it makes you look paw-sitively ravishing Princess" He winked as he stood closer and closer towards her. She rolled her eyes but still he was able to get her to laugh, "Oh what, do I look good enough to eat kitty?" She smirked as she poked his nose and slid away from him.

He laughed, but the pain again, ruined his moment. He clutched his chest and slowly fell to the ground. Their happy moment was ruined when Marinette turned around and rushed towards him in worry, "Chat!" She called out quietly as she attempted to pull him up. She struggled at first, but was able to hold him for a few seconds, before his body then fell over hers. OOMPH!

"Ow..." She cursed as she struggled to get away from the still shirtless Chat Noir...

"Ouch... I'm sorry Princess, I would get off now, but I can't move..." He apologised as he attempted to move, using his elbows as support.

"I thought cats landed on there feet..." She claimed as she placed her hands on his bare chest and tried to push him again. It failed.

Adrien stared at Marinette's sky blue eyes and self conciously reached his hand and held her cheek softly, "Dear Princess, am I allowed to give you your token of aprreciation?" He smiled as he pulled her closer.

Marinette's breath hitched as her eyes looked at his soft tender lips, "Depends on what it is kitty" She answered.

Her eyes widened when she feels his lips pressed against hers, but soon closes her eyes and kisses him back.

She melts and her hands meet his cheeks as she pulled him closer towards hear, tracing his mask using her fingers. This kiss was different... Sure, she kissed him before, but that was too break the curse that Chat Noir was in. She tries to stop herself, but obviously fails.

She didn't know how long the kiss was but it felt short when he pulled away from a familar beep.

Chat looked at Marinette for a long time, with new extreme feelings towards her, that soon turned into extreme hate. He didn't know what he was doing, he self consciously looked at her neck and it was like he wanted to choke her, his hands reached tentively towards her throat and held it a bit tight.

Chat

Chat?

CHAT!

Marinette yelled and he snapped out of it. Chat jumped away from her, his eyes widened noticing what he was about to do, "I'm sorry Chat, I didn't meen to scare you-".

"What happened?" He cut her as he shook his head, the pain returning again. The lightning came back again and crackled throughout her entire room. There was no noise, only rain and thunder, and the puffing breaths from both of them. Her eyebrows creased together, "You spaced out a litte... Your eyes turned a bit dark" She explains in worry as she crawled towards him and held his cheek tight.

She slowly pulled him towards her and held him in a tight hug for a while. Chat grabbed his chest again and broke away from Marinette, afraid that he would try and hurt her again, "I'm sorry Marinette, I have to go!" He apologised as he ran towards the trap door.

She followed him and grabbed his arm just before he took a running leap, "Chat..."

She pulled him slowly and made him look at her, "Just... Just be careful, please..." She reminded as Chat nodded slowly, "Thank you Marinette..." Adrien thanked.

He bend down and kissed her softly, before taking a leap and running away.

Once the coast was clear Tikki then came out of her hiding place and sat at Marinette's shoulder again.

"Tikki... What have I done..."

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Chat Noir landed into his room with a thud and immediately reaslised his transformation and ran towards the mirror. Plagg zipped towards Adrien and looked at him in worry. He bit his lip hard, trying his best not to scream out in utter pain. Again Adrien clutched his chest and suddenly took of his shirt and pulled the bandages slightly, revealing the mark gone larger, and more closer to his heart then ever.

"Plagg..." He puffed out.

Plagg patted Adrien's cheek, hoping that would make him feel better, that his kwami was there for him.

"What's happening to me...?"