"Haaaa…" I closed my eyes forcefully while laying restless on my bed. Two hours since dinner and I haven't gotten any sleep. I even couldn't step between the boundaries of sleep and awake.

Even though Tikki told me to go to sleep, my body and mind doesn't obey her well. Staying up late just made me to think about things. Things like today, the day before, and other things.

Well for things like today, all I could think was Nathanael, Chat Noir, and Adrien. Those three human being who literally haunted my mind for hours. Maybe the thing that connect them all was today's akuma, which I didn't appreciate it well.

Nathanael. Today he saved me by camouflage himself as me, to distract the akuma plus take any risk what would the akuma do to me instead of him. He left a bittersweet feeling inside me. Seeing him got terrified after his fall from the tower, seeing how he tried to show strong in front of me so I could save myself, seeing how he doesn't tell anything about him camouflaging himself.

He just left a feeling inside me.

The next human being that haunts me well is Adrien. Sure he was one of my crushes and I'm a bit delighted how he saved me from the akuma's friend, Fluer from trying to flirt with me with his disgusting ways, but something inside me was telling me to look away from him as if he wasn't the one I'm searching for.

But maybe everything was different if Adrien doesn't look so scary when he saved me. His stare was clearly like a predator taunting his prey. Everyone who saw that definitely going to be afraid,

Then there's this other guy who wasn't that different from the model, Chat Noir. This guy who accompanied me for a few months as my partner for saving Paris gave me a shocking revolution. He looked so protective when Marinette—I mean, Nathanael in disguise—got thrown. Maybe he had some feelings towards me?

That's nearly impossible. We seldom talk to each other. We seldom exchange information about each other. We seldom communicate with each other. So all of this talk about Chat had feelings was impossible in the first place, right?

Unless…

I shook my head from the possibility he knew Marinette in real life.

It's creepy. He already stalks me much as Ladybug. Thinking him stalking me in real life just… I sighed at the thought and adjusted my position to a comfortable situation. Sleep started to control my brain. I slowly closed my eyes as I thought one particular person that has been on my mind since purifying the akuma.

Nathanael…

"Marinette! Alya's here!"

I slowly opened my eyes at my mother's shout from below. I glanced at my clock. 7:30AM. what is she going to do in this morningness time? I slowly mumbled below my blanket.

Hearing my door creaked, I slowly lifted my head to see who it is. Well, even though I knew well who entered my room. "Alya…" I called in drowsiness. "What are you doing in this morningness breeze?"

I heard Alya chuckled. "I never could understand your dictionary, Marinette." She sat on my chaise as she speak. I scratched my head as I blinked my eyes to sway away my tired state.

"What brings you here, Alya?" I asked once again.

Alya staring me intently as I descended the stairs. "I was a bit worried about yesterday since you were chased by Double-Cross and got thrown by Ladybug."

Oh yeah… I was. I slowly mumbled and yawned to it.

"Are you okay…?" She slowly asked.

My head slowly replayed all the scenes that happened yesterday. Losing my focus, I remembered how I slowly approached the akuma so my friends could escape, how Nathanael dragged me outside, how Nathanael sacrificed himself to save me, how he willing to get caught by Double-Cross, how Chat Noir got so desperate to help me, lastly, how Nathanael got thrown from the Eiffel Tower.

All events that happened yesterday was going in circle from me until Nathanael. "Marinette…?" Alya snapped me out from my stare without focus.

I looked around and slowly realized what I'm doing. "Alya, actually there's something I need to tell you about yesterday."

Alya's head perked up as she heard me. I began to tell her from the very beginning. From the incident of Fluer and Adrien, what happened when Nathanael dragged me out from the classroom, until how the akuma wasn't exactly Fluer but his kouhai—meaning junior in Japanese—who actually adores his senior so much.

"Well I might understand how the victim feels." I finished off. "When someone we look up felt so down, we could do nothing but feeling sad about him."

Alya nodded, agreeing what I said. "So," She opened her mouth for the first time since I explained what actually happened. "I guess we should say thank you to Nathanael. I mean, after all what happened."

I stared at Alya with a dumb look. "Oh, yeah."

"Also, you might gave him something in return. You know, as a sign of appreciation."

"Like, clothes…?"

Alya snickered, "something that you could make would be special."

I nodded thoughtfully and bit my inner lip while thinking what would I gave him. "A hoodie?"

"Girl, you could make him gloomier than before." Alya chuckled.

I glanced at my surroundings, hoping I could find some inspiration or something. As soon as my eyes caught my table, my eyes widen in realization. "A place to put his drawing supplies!"

"Great idea!" Alya exclaimed. "How are you going to make that stuff?"

I stopped myself as I realized it. "I don't know."

Alya face palmed herself with a smile, "Well, I think we need to move fast girl. We're going to be late if we postpone ourselves more." She said as she pointed the clock.

I glanced at it for a moment and I realized that it's already 8:18AM. "Gosh, I got too excited telling you stories."

"Well, we could talk more after you prepare yourself for school and went to school before its too late."

I snickered at her and opened my door. "Oh, remind me to tell you about the love letter I got yesterday."

"What?" Alya widen her eyes.

I snickered, "I got those two somehow."

"Two? Are you serious?"

"Well, I'll tell you later. Would you let me to take a shower at least, Ms. Cesaire?"

Alya calmed herself out and gave a reassuring smile. "Yes, Ms. Dupain-Cheng. Go on and take a shower."

A/N: Gosh, I am so sorry for the delay. I actually have written this last week but something is off with the Doc Manager so yeah. I've posted everything on tumblr though so if you actually can't wait for updates, you could visit my tumblr and see if I have any updates or not. -Felifli-