So... this chapter was hard to write... um... yeah. don't hate me.

disclaimer- um... this chapter is sad... also I don't own mlb.

Day 10

"Play it again!" Chloe squealed in delight.

The blond appeared on the camera screen again, speaking into his phone as he relaxed by the fountain.

"Honestly? In five years I see myself married... to Chloe. No kids. She's a stay at home wife who throws the most infamous house parties. I'm still modeling, and have become the posterboy for all things 'Gabriel' brand."

"This is my favorite part," she cried to Sabrina.

"Nino, I'm being serious."

Chloe relished the words. She seemed to savour every syllable. The girl dwelt on every vowel and consonant, smiling at the beautiful words they made.

"Did you hear that, Sabrina!? He is serious. He must really love me! Dupain-Cheng has NOTHING on me. Her stunt trying to claim Adrikins is nothing. She is nothing. He loves meeeee!" Chloe laughed gleefully.

She paused in thought.

"And my Adrikins thinks I'll have the best house parties, which of course I will. And he doesn't want any stinky babies either! Isn't that great Sabrina? I thought for sure I would need to explain to him why we aren't having babies, but he gets it. You can tell by the little frown (she poked the miniature screen) that he knows babies are gross."

"Play it again?" Sabrina offered.

Chloe shook her head.

Meanwhile Adrien grinned at Plagg.

"Her!"

"Yeah, what about her?" Plagg asked.

Adrien grinned even wider. "It's Marinette. Plagg, it's her. It's always been her. I feel it. Everything is perfect! I'm going to go to the store and buy her some flowers and chocolates and I'm going to tell her everything. What I love about her hair. What I love about her eyes, and her smile and laugh, and her heart, and her friendship, and every beautiful part of her body and soul."

"Her? Finally? You actually realised that the designer chick trumps Ladybug?" the Kwami asked while gulping a chunk of cheese.

Adrien looked at Plagg. Of course they both knew the significance of what Adrien had said. He seemed to hold that word on a pedestal, like a long forgotten friend who he had recently been rejoined with. Adrien couldn't help but savor the beautiful sound. The perfect idea. It wasn't just a mix of endorphins, or a chemical reaction, it was the reason hearts beat. The cause for the universe's existence. He was going to take a chance because of the one word.

"Love," he thought.

Nothing can go wrong," he said confidently.

Plagg sighed. If there was anything millennia and eons had taught him, it was that something could always go wrong.

"I wonder what Mari's doing right now?" Adrien thought.

Marinette doodled in her journal. She had a rule about only writing in diaries and drawing in sketchbooks, but this was a special doodle. Plus, no one else was here.

"I thought you didn't draw designs in your diary?" a small voice cooed over her shoulder.

"Ahhh!" Marinette screeched, hurling the book at the wall.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you," Tikki apologized sweetly.

"It's ok Tikki, you just startled me."

The Kwami thought about the glimpse she had seen. A flowing dress with a beautiful lace trim, and embroidered little roses in the fabric. Tikki thought harder, there was something she was forgetting.

"That's right, Marinette made herself the model. She doesn't usually do that. And she had a veil..." Tikki stopped mid-thought.

"Wait, Marinette was that you wearing a wedding dress?"

As the girl bent down to retrieve her book, she blushed.

"Don't worry about it Tikki, it's jus--"

"Marinette, one of your friends is here to see you!" Sabine called up the stairs.

Tikki flew to the bed, laying among the sheets, hidden to the casual observer, and appearing as a stuffed animal to the more detailed onlooker.

Marinette ran to the door and prepared to place a big kiss on Adrien.

The affections soon turned to disgust as Chloe entered through the doorway.

"Chloe, what are you doing here? Looking for my diary?" Marinette snapped, referring to a time years ago when Chloe had used Sabrina to do just that.

"Actually, I'm at this dingy little bakery-house to show you something," she grinned, holding out her phone. It was the most recent of Chloe's devices to upload Sabrina's video.

Marinette snatched it and hit play. She initially smiled as her Adrien spoke on the phone. That park had so many memories.

Then it soured.

"This must be some kind of joke," she muttered. This only made the silent Chloe smile even more hideously.

"Nino, I'm being serious."

The last phrase hit her like a sack of bricks. He wasn't kidding. Adrien loved Chloe. He had always loved her. Somehow he must have ended up with Marinette, his "friend" instead of her, but he told Nino. He told Nino. He told Nino that he was serious.

"He loves me!" Chloe squealed.

"He loves you!" Marinette sobbed in unison.

The blonde quickly grabbed her phone from Marinette's trembling hands and walked away.

"Thanks Mme. Cheng," she heard Adrien's Lover sing to her mother as the bakery door closed downstairs.

"It can't be true. Adrien would never do that to me... right Tikki?" Marinette begged.

Only moments later did she hear the downstairs door open again. And unfortunately for her, it was too quick for Tikki to respond.

She listened as a pair of feet scurried up the stairs.

"Please no," she whispered, tears already streaking down her face.

She heard her door open, and Adrien stood in front of her with flowers and chocolates. The ultimate "I'm sorry" gifts. He was going to break up with her.

He handed her the chocolate and began his speech.

"Marinette, I need to tell you something important. I lov--"

"Get out!" She shouted, throwing the chocolates at him. She was so upset she didn't even want to hear his stupid apology.

Adrien's anxious smile faded to confusion.

"What?"

"I said, get out!"

"But Mari, I wanted to tell you that I lo--"

"GET OUT! OUT OF MY ROOM! OUT OF MY HOUSE! GET OUT OF MY LIFE!" she screamed, her voice cracking from the sudden yelling,"I HATE YOU! I DON'T EVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!"

Adrien dropped the roses, shock filling his countenance.

"Oh," was all he could muster as he stumbled out of the room.

A momemt later both teens found themselves sobbing, lost and alone.

Sometimes love hurts.

ouch... ok...Also poor Adrien! In 24 hours he went from "I have known for years I would never find love" to "I love her" to heartbroken again...

I think this might be the saddest chapter I've ever written... maybe it's the absolute tragedy, or maybe it's because it's 5 am... I hope y'all can forgive me on this chapter.