Outside Chat lead Marinette over to a stone bench by a pond and they sat down.

"You're a very good dancer, Marinette," Chat said smiling.

"Thanks," Marinette said smiling giggling a little "You know, I think that the first time I didn't step on the other dancers feet."

"What do you mean?" Chat asked confused.

"When I was little, and learning to dance with my Dad I always stepped on his feet by accident." Marinette explained "As I got older and were invited to a few dancing parties in honour of me being the one who made the one who made the hosts outfits for them, I stepped on my partner's feet there as well."

"I must be special then," Chat said smiling and looking proud of himself.

After a moment, he nervously asked her:

"Marinette, are you happy here with me?"

"Yes, of course I am. It's just..." she said trailing off and looking to the moon.

"What is it?" Chat asked wanting her to be happy.

"I would like to see my father, just for a day or so, I miss him so much," she said sighing.

"But you said you wouldn't leave," Chat said sounding a little hurt.

"I don't have to leave, I just want to see him," Marinette said.

Thinking to himself, believing that that would be ok, he turned to her and said:

"There is a way," and with that he took Marinette's hand and lead her back in and towards his room in the West Wing.

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Once they got there, he brought her over to the table with the rose on it which only had about three petals left.

Next to the bell-jar over it, there was a silver hand mirror which was decorated with little cats around the edges and on the back.

"This mirror will show you anything." Chat said picking it up and showing Marinette "Anything you wish to see."

Nervous, but believing Chat, Marinette to the Mirror and said: "I would like to see my father, please."

The mirror lit up with a mix of red and black and it showed Tom, in the woods, battling against the winds, coughing and tripping over himself.

"Papa. Oh no," Marinette said seeing this "He's sick. He might be dying and he's all alone..."

Hearing this Chat thought back to his mother and how he wasn't allowed to see her because she needed 'rest' and he had lessons.

Well he wasn't going to keep Marinette from her Father whom she obviously loved.

"Then... Then you must go to him," he said turning away from her so she couldn't see him with tears in his eyes, a paw on the jar.

"What did you say?" Marinette asked confused.

"I'll release you," Chat said, his ears going flat "You're no longer my prisoner."

"You mean I'm free?" Marinette asked hugging the mirror.

"Yes," Chat said looking to her.

"Oh thank you. Hang on Papa, I'm on my way," Marinette said handing the mirror back to Chat.

"Take it with you," he said gently pushing it back "So you'll always have a way to look back, and remember me."

"Thank you for understanding how much he needs me," she said hugging the mirror again and giving him a light kiss on the cheek before heading to her room, not noticing Wayzz at the door.

"Well your highness I must say tonight went swimmingly," he said smiling coming in "I knew you had it in you..."

"I let her go," Chat said his back to Wayzz.

"Yes I... wait you... what?" Wayzz asked confused "Why would you do that?"

"I had to."

"Yes, but... Why?"

"Because... I love her."

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"HE DID WHAT!" was the question asked by Alya, Trix, Nooroo, Tikki, and Plagg.

"Yes. I'm afraid it's true." Wayzz said drearily.

"She's going away?" Trix asked upset.

"And we were so close." Plagg said sighing, his lights going out in his sadness.

"After all this time... He's finally learnt to love." Alya said wanting to be happy, but couldn't.

"Shouldn't that break the spell?" Nooroo asked.

"No, she has to love him in return," Tikki said reminding them of the spell.

"And now it's too late..." Wayzz said sighing.

Getting an idea, Trix slinked away and hopped as fast as she could to Marinette's room and slipped into a bag on the bed which already had the mirror and a few drawings she had made while being here.

Marinette didn't see as she was getting changed deciding to also keep the earrings as a second reminder.

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Ten minutes later, Marinette and Pepper were finished packing and on their way out of the castle and towards home.

Chat Noir watched from his balcony and roared as loudly as he could into the sky, letting off his pain and sadness.

In the woods, Marinette stopped Pepper every few gallops and looked around.

"Papa! Papa!" she called out finally finding him.

Finding him, Marinette got Tom home and inside where it was nice and warm, not noticing an odd looking snowman outside.

"They're... they're back..." Max said shivering a little, a bit blue, and went to go find Kim.


AN: Sorry this one's a little short, but it was the only place I felt I could put a break into it.