Chat Noir rolled as he fell and the left side of his head burst into pain as it hit the pavement.

"GAAAAH!" He cried out. He opened his eyes, but his vision was blurred.

Did it work? he wondered as he gave his body a moment to recover. He listened but didn't hear any battle sounds. Then, off in the distance, he heard a crash.

Opening his eyes again, he sighed with relief as his vision returned. There was no sign of Ladybug, Bunnix, or Mr. Rat. He got to his feet and glanced all around. In fact, there was no one. There was another loud crash and Chat looked off towards the west. Sure enough, he spied a familiar yo-yo flying through the air.

Guess it didn't work then, he noted as he took off towards Ladybug. Did she really just leave me behind?

He arrived just in time to see Ladybug grab hold of Mr. Rat's flute with her yo-yo. Bunnix was nowhere in sight, but that only made since she had already used her powers and she really wasn't supposed to be fighting anyway. Ladybug pulled back and it went flying in the air. On instinct, Chat called upon cataclysm and caught the flute, releasing the akuma.

"About time you showed up, Chat!" she chided as she caught the akuma and purified it.

"Excuse me, milady, but I have perfect timing."

"Sure, Chat." she said, as her earrings beeped. "I'm almost out of time, do you think you can talk to him?"

"No problem. I'll handle it." He said with a smile. "I'll see you later, bugaboo?"

"In your dreams, Chat."

Chat chuckled under his breath as she took off. He quickly went and helped Mr. Ramier to his feet. After taking care of the civilian, Chat found an alley and de-transformed. He gave some cheese to Plagg and then headed out.

As Adrien arrived at the park, he spied Marinette sitting and sketching in her book. He smiled to himself and headed over. He snuck up behind her and whispered in her ear.

"Hey, Marinette,"

"GAH!" she cried as she jumped, turning so that Adrien could see her beautiful face. "Adrien...what...?"

He quickly silenced her by firmly placing his lips on hers. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close, savoring the scent of strawberries and croissants. He pulled back and smiled at her. But when he saw her panicked face, he frowned.

"What's wrong, bugaboo?" he questioned, unsure why she was responding like this. She usually melted every time he kissed her. "Did Mr. Rat do something to you? Are you hurt?"

"A...Adrien? But you're...you're...London," she stammered, pushing him away. The sketchbook fell between them and Adrien reached to pick it up. "You're supposed to be in London! And then you...you...kissed me! Why...are you kissing me? I mean...it's not like I didn't like it but..."

As Marinette continued rambling on, her voice seemed to fade as Adrien studied what she had been sketching. He recognized it as the outfit she had designed after watching his show in London a few months ago. She had told him how he had been the inspiration for it. The memory was clear in his mind as she went over all the details with him while they were curled up together on her balcony above the bakery. Yet, this picture wasn't the finished project he remembered. It looked as if Marinette had just started it.

Suddenly, it clicked in his mind. This wasn't the Marinette he was dating. This was the Marinette from three months ago who had a huge crush on him. This was the Marinette who couldn't tell him about her feelings. She didn't even know he was Chat Noir.

"Oh, shit," he muttered as he realized what had happened. "I fell through that stupid rabbit hole."