Landing on the roof of Chloe's home, she walks down the short staircase to see no one there yet. She wasn't really surprised, with her superpowers and all.

She walks over to the chairs tucked away in the corner and sits down in one. She looks out over the city, calm despite her inner turmoil. She just had to clear her head before thinking about her life outside the mask.

She has no idea how long she sits there before the rooftop door opens, revealing the yellow teen in all her glory. She saunters over with her signature smile.

"Hey Ladybug! You came!"

Marinette smiles back and moves to stand.

Chloe waves her hand at her, "No! No. Stay seated. We did need to talk after all."

Relaxing back into the chair she waits till the other girl is sitting before talking, "So what did you want to talk about?"

Chloe's face falls slightly, her smile going thin, "W-well I." She takes a second to compose herself, "As you know, I've been the reason for a lot of the Akuma's. Like, a lot of them." She leans forward over the table to emphasis her words, "And I've been trying really hard to change that."

Marinette tried to think of the last Akuma that was directly affected by Chloe and it takes her a minute to remember that the last one was about a week ago.

She continues, "But first of all. It's really hard. Second of all, this kind of has nothing to do with what I wanted to talk to you about." She pauses and waits for some kind of response.

Ladybug rests a hand on Chloe's interlaced fingers, "You can ask me anything. I know you have been trying really hard recently and I'm thankful for that."

Chloe smiles before seeming to deflate, "There's this girl in my class. She's being bullied by everyone because of some stupid rumors that were spread about her. I know their lies because I was there when she was cornered in the bathroom."

Marinette tenses, Chloe was there? Where could she have been hiding? She was sure that the bathroom was empty.

"The girl stood up for herself and I was super impressed because she doesn't really have a backbone." She pauses here her shoulders lifting in a confidence that doesn't reach her eyes, "But this other girl turned the situation around and no one believes the one who actually got bullied."

Marinette tried to calm her racing heart enough to force out, "Why are you telling me this?"

The yellow girl looks at her from the corner of her eye, "Well, you see this girl and I don't really get along. I fought with her, a lot, and now I'm not sure how to approach her. I kinda get how she feels, one of our classmates went missing recently and aside from me," she gestures to herself with a flourish, "She's the only one who's pulling her hair out because of stress now that he's gone."

Marinette watches Chloe with slight awe in her eyes. This girl who had been nothing but a pain in her neck since the beginning, was trying to find a way to help HER out.

Chloe seems to remember something her anger slinking momentarily, "Besides, I know what it's like to be all alone. I know what I did to her was bad, I know I need to fix things but I don't know how. Asking for forgiveness has never been easy for me. And it's not like her friends were ever really her friends anyway, not with how they threw her to the curb the moment someone more interesting came along."

The statement stings enough that the pigtailed hero physically jerks back.

Chloe snaps her head around to look at her, "Um, Ladybug?"

She schools her expression the best he can, "Sorry, I was just so surprised by what you said."

The blonde nods her head, "Yeah, I know it's not a nice thing to say but it's the truth. Everyone walks all over her and I thought that all of her spats with me would have given her some sort of…" She waves her hand around in circles, "Ugh, backbone, but it didn't. She's only like that around me and now it's a problem because I don't know how to fix it. What do I do?"

Marinette tried to think past her own bias enough to respond in a way that won't reveal who she is. On one hand, Chloe was right, she really only acted like that around her but on the other she really thought that Chloe was actually trying to figure out how to help.

"Chloe, I think if you really want to, and I mean, really, want to. You should try to talk to this girl about what's going on. Be honest with her, but listen to what she has to say as well. The only way to truly fix things is if you're both on the same page of the same book. Understand where she is coming from and go from there." She smiles despite how much her next words ache, "Communication is the first step to fixing a relationship."

Chloe nods her head, sitting quietly with her hands in her lap. She doesn't say anything for a moment before she finally whispers, "Thank you, Ladybug."

Marinette smiles and stands up, patting Chloe's shoulder before turning to leave.

Chloe's hand latches onto hers, "Wait! Do you really think it will work? Even if she hates me?"

Light blue eyes stare into darker blue, Worry etched deep into one while the other was trying to hold in tears. Finally Marinette leans down and hugs Chloe, "I think if you make your best effort, then anything is worth a try." She pulls back after Chloe hugs her, "Besides, maybe you will make a new friend."

Smiling brightly she pulls away completely and walks to the edge of the roof, with a final wave she swings away. Back to her own home so she can think about how today had gone.