(A/N) Hello everyone! Welcome back to the next chapter! The love I saw for the last chapter was astounding. Not to mention many of you had some fantastic ideas and I will be using some for this chapter. Before we begin I really need to say something that I have been forgetting to do the last few weeks, so here we go.

I guess you could say that Marinette could be called MariChat due to the situation…

…Alright, terrible joke aside, I would like to thank suicunespurr, and Random Reviewer 1 for inspiring parts of this chapter.

*boop*

A few days had passed since the incident, and Marinette was slowly but surely getting the hang of things. She was a little faster than Adrien had been due to the fact he was able to help her whenever the need arose. Their days had consisted of getting to know each other more during the day followed by chatting or doing interesting things with the person who was watching them that evening. Each night had provided a new experience for Marinette that they all could laugh about. When Nino had come over the night after Kim, she had been somewhat surprised by her own purring, causing the boys to laugh at her shock. Rose and Juleka came the following night, and somehow both Adrien and Marinette had managed to get their heads stuck in the same empty tissue box at different times. After that accident, they received a large, opened cardboard box from the two girls who were trying not to giggle.

It was now the following afternoon, and Adrien was in a rather unamused position. He'd been staring down at Marinette as she had made herself comfortable in a sun patch on the floor just a few minutes before.

That was usually his spot…

And now she was there in it.

He padded around her silently, this would have been fine except for the fact that they were now both cats, and patches of warm sunlight seemed to call to them. He could honestly probably go and find another place to lay down, but he like to think that this was his spot.

"Hey Mari? I think it's my turn in this spot now." Her head lazily turns as she looks at him with a rather unimpressed expression.

"Really? Your turn? Didn't realize that a spot in my apartment was your territory…" Her reply was in a rather playful tone, so he decides to play along as well.

"Why of course it is Purrincess. Did mew really think cat there was any other reason I spent most of my purrecious time here?"

Her ears twitch a bit when he had called her princess. It wasn't the first time he had done so in the last few days but it still caught her off guard in a way. As he finishes speaking, she groans before continuing their banter.

"Because you said it like that, there is no way I'm leaving this spot now." As she says this, she stretches her body out even more with a mischievous gleam in her eyes. He responds by playfully tapping at her with his paw, only to not get any results. Sighing in defeat, he makes his way over to the box in the middle of the floor, nestling into it as he gets there. If he can't enjoy the sunspot right now, he can at least be comfortable in this box. It was silent for a few moments, before they began to chat with each other in their respective spots.

…

"Whose turn was it to come over tonight?" Marinette sat and thought for a minute about Adrien's question. They had been told near the beginning what the order was so it was just a matter of remembering.

"I think… I think it's Sabrina tonight. She can't stay long apparently due to some plans, but this was also the only night she could do it according to the others."

Adrien nods as they continue to wait. Sabrina did seem to be the type to be busy most days. It had usually been a hit or miss if she was there on the weekly movie nights. It wasn't his place to know what she was up to, but there was still that little bit of curiosity. It really should be any minute now that she'll come in and take care of the things that need to be done.

No sooner did he think that when he heard voices in the hallway getting closer. One was clearly Sabrina, but the other was quiet enough that he couldn't pick out who it was. The sound of keys being pulled out followed by the door being opened accompanied by Sabrina's voice again.

"It won't take long to do this. Just make yourself comfortable while I take care of things." Sabrina is talking to someone behind her, it takes a moment for them to enter, but as they do both Adrien and Marinette's eyes widen in surprise.

In walked a rather reluctant Chloe. She looks around the room curiously before speaking to Sabrina.

"Are you sure it's okay for me to be in here? I don't think Marinette would appreciate that you brought me along." Adrien catches the side glance Sabrina sends in their direction before turning back to Chloe.

"I'm sure Marinette won't mind that you were here, besides, she's not that kind of person to act like that."

Chloe still seemed unsure as she looked around the room. Her eyes stopping on the two cats staring at her from the couch.

"She has another cat? Did the first one get lonely or something?" Sabrina looked from Chloe to the other two, trying to figure out the right thing to say.

"Marinette took in another foster before she got sick. The man who usually gives her the foster animals couldn't keep this one so she gladly said she would take care of it."

At least her lie sounded believable as Chloe nodded in understanding, buying into it without any question.

Sabrina proceeds to take care of all the little tasks assigned to her as Chloe stands there somewhat awkwardly. She soon resorts to pulling out her phone as she waits for her friend to be done. Unsure of what to do, Adrien and Marinette just stare at her, unmoving from the couch. Like she promised, it doesn't take Sabrina long to finish everything, but before they leave, she asks Chloe one more thing. It seemed as if she had planned to say it from the start.

"So… are you ever going to try and become friends with Marinette." This seems to surprise the others in the room. Marinette and Adrien's shock is only added on when Chloe replies.

"And how exactly would I do that? 'Hi Marinette, I'm sorry for treating you like crap for years but hey, we should totally be friends now.' Who in their right mind would agree to something like that?" She sighs, eyes flickering with sadness as she continues, "Who know how many terrible things I've done and said to her. I think it's better if I don't even try, it's worked so far… Can we please drop the subject now Sabrina? It's not like anything's going to change at this point."

There is a heavy silence in the room as Chloe and Sabrina leave. Adrien is completely unsure what to do as he watches the door close. He looks over to Marinette to see her expression frozen. Her eyes are wide, ears drooping slightly and her tail slowly twitches behind her. He is about to ask if she is alright when she speaks.

"I… I had no idea she was thinking that… I guess people really can change." She turns her head and sees his worried expression. "I'm alright Adrien, if that's what you're worried about, I just have a lot to think about now."

With that said, she gets up and heads into the bedroom. He follows quietly and watches as she curls up in the bed, eyes still open in contemplation of what had just occurred minutes before. Adrien decides all he can do now is nestle up beside her, purring soothingly until they both drift off into sleep.

*boop*

And there we go, I wanted to include Chloe again in some way and thanks to suicunespurr's review suggestion, it gave me a rather good idea to do just that.

So, I want to reply to a somewhat group of guest comments under the name Sn0wk1tty since these are things that would be good for everyone to know. No, I do not have a cat, my dad is actually very allergic and my eyes get irritated when I am around them (I only found that bit out quite recently actually), but I still like them and just get examples from friends as well as you lovely readers. Regarding the why isn't she a ladybug, I explain the curse in the end of chapter 6's author notes of why it is the way it is. For everyone I should mention, her Ladybug will make an appearance in this story, I have it planned out but it will be a little bit.

So next week, it's going to be a little different for the chapter. Why is that you might ask, well you'll all just have to wait and see.

Well I hope you lovely readers have a safe and fun week, and I'll see you all next Wednesday!

Lots of love to you all!

~Imperial