Marinette rushed to the east side of Paris. Tikki was perched on her shoulder, practically shouting in Marinette's ear so she could hear her over the roar of the wind.

"Marinette you have to be more careful!" She called out loudly, "you can't just disappear in the middle of the night like this!"

"I know, Tikki!" The girl called back "I just got a little distracted that's all."

their conversation was interrupted by a call from one of the roofs "Marinette? Is that you?"

Marinettes heart did a little flip. How was she going to explain herself? She didn't have anyone time to come up with excuses as Chat Noir emerged from the shadows. He looked at the raven haired civilian with a mix of relief and anger in his eyes.

"are you alright?" He inquired almost imeadiately.

"I'm fine."

"Then let's get you home," The feline heroine continued, "your parents are worried sick."

They weren't the only ones

Unbeknownst to Marinette, Adrien had been searching frantically for her. He'd probably exhausted plagg by this point but he'd been so worried that he didn't want to stop. The thought of losing one of only four friends mortified him.

the feline hero carried Marinette home, showing her beautiful views of Paris's skyline while they made their way to the bakery. When they finally opened the bakery door, the sweet sugary smell of pastries hot them, along with a gust of welcoming warm air,

When Sabine saw her daughter, she jumped up immediately, "Marinette!" She called out, wrapping the girl in a tight embrace.

Tom joined his wife and daughter in the affection, "Marinette don't you ever scare us like that again!"

Chat watched from a corner longingly. Before his mother had disappeared, his disappearance wouldn't have gone unnoticed for more than twenty minutes. He had been gone for six hours and Nathalie hadn't even called his phone.

Sabine broke away from her daughter to talk to Chat Noir, "Thank you so much for all your help."

"It was nothing, I'm happy to help."

"Regardless, take this as thanks." Marinette's mother handed the hero a box, presumably filled with some kind of sweet he would enjoy later.

"Thank you."

"Thank you for bringing our girl back safely."

With that Chat Noir disappeared into the night.

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Marinette collapsed fully clothed on her bed, she closed her eyes, about to drift off to sleep, when Tikki's voice snapped her awake.

"Marinette you have to be more careful!" The kwami squeaked.

"I know Tikki but—"

"No "Buts" Marinette, if you go missing in the middle of the night people could suspect that your Ladybug!"

The girl grumbled tiredly as her eyes slipped shut again.

"Marinette!"

"Whaaat Tikki?"

"Goodnight."

In response Tikki was greeted with the sounds of soft snoring.

—

Chat Noir muttered "Claws off," as he collapsed onto his couch. He was vaguely aware of plagg zooming off to get cheese as he cradled his head in his hands. He opened up the box from Merinette's mother. Cookies. He hid them in a drawer for later as he made his way to his bed. He thought of his mother. Her gentle laughter, her optimism, and her warm welcoming eyes.

Thinking of her sent a shiver of loneliness creeping down Adrien's spine, he could feel hot tears welling up in his eyes. He didn't care anymore. He collapsed onto his bed. His lips trembled. As tears began to fall, all Adrien could think about was what his mother would do if she was here. She'd hold him close, and promise to him that everything would be ok.

But it wasn't.

Thinking of his mother's comfort only made the boy feel worse. He pulled his blanket closer, trying to rid himself of the chill the was taking hold of him. Adrien's teeth chattered while sobs erupted from his chest.

Eventually he layed back oon his back, tears still rolled down his cheeks as he slipped into a restless sleep.

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Thanks for reading! Sorry for such a short chapter. It didn't really make sense to add anything else to it though. More coming soon. Feel free to leave a review to point out ways I can improve my writing.