Note: Each chapter of this story is inspired by a song from a musical. Also this will be MariChat, though it won't have any mature content until Chapter 7 I think.

Chapter 1: Flowers (Hadestown)

"Marinette don't do this! Don't listen to Lila! You know everything she says is a lie! Your classmates will come back around, I promise! And just because Adrien ate ice cream with Kagami doesn't mean he loves her! Please Marinette don't do this!" Tikki cried while trying to reason with the crying girl climbing onto the balcony ledge.

Marinette sobbed inconsolably and resolutely took off her miraculous earrings, setting them on the ledge and whispering a goodbye to Tikki. The little kwami's frantic tugs and pleasing cries did nothing to stop her owner's forward momentum as she jumped off the fifth floor. She closed her eyes on the way down, expecting the harsh impact and sweet release it would grant her.

What she didn't anticipate was the feeling of strong arms catching her mid-fall. Swimming cerulean met concerned emerald as Chat pole vaulted them back onto Marinette's balcony and set her down.

"Why? Why did you do that?!" Marinette angrily shouted and pounded her small wrists on Chat's chest. The look he gave her when he gently grabbed those wrists and hugged her to him would have broken her heart if it hadn't been broken already.

"Princess, I could ask you the same thing. Why would you do that?" She hung her forehead to his chest in defeat as she sobbed. At her lack of an answer Chat picked up her small form and brought them down through the hatch into her room, closing it behind them.

Chat laid her down under her pink bedspread and gently wiped away her tears as he sat next to her. The tender gesture made her heartbeat stutter and when he went to move away she grasped his hand tightly. A soft "Please don't go" let her lips in a soft rush between sniffles, and Marinette thought she saw his eyes soften just a bit.

His answer was a nearly silent whisper of "Just until you fall asleep" as he reclined on her small lofted bed. As Chat stared up at Mari's ceiling hatch he waited for her breathing to even out as she fell asleep. Glancing over at a soft snore, he couldn't help but wonder what made this adorable friend of his attempt suicide. The mere thought of it was enough to send panic shivers down his spine.

He tentatively moved to open the hatch and make his escape before Plagg started beeping at him, but he stopped once he was out on the balcony. There in front of his, slightly crushed and tossed away, were the flowers he'd bought for Ladybug intending to give them to her on patrol. White lilies for purity interspersed with red poppies for his love for her. As he picked the bouquet up, he wondered why she hadn't shown up.

He nearly threw away the symbol of his rejected love, but thought better of it when his eyes strayed to the still open hatch. Better to let them cheer someone up, even if it wasn't Ladybug. Deftly slipping into her room, he snapped up a pen and wrote a quick note on her stationary.

Hey there Purrincess,

Even alleycats have to go home eventually, but if you ever need me or want to ChitChat, download the Bonjour texting app and find me at that name! Purrhaps I'll drop back in tomorrow?

Pawsomely Yours,

Chat

After straightening the bouquet up a bit and leaving it with the note on the pillow he'd laid on, Chat exited her bedroom just in time to hear his Miraculous beep. With a sigh, he launched himself towards the Agreste mansion and worried about Mari the whole way home. He hoped she'd actually message him tomorrow, though he'd make sure to check on her after patrol tomorrow night.

As he detransformed in his room and looked at the clock, Adrien sighed at the thought that he'd only be getting a few hours of sleep. Throwing a piece of cheese at a whining Plagg, he bellyflopped into bed, barely even opening one eye to look at the little kwami when Plagg moved to lay on his pillow.

Three hours later and across town, Tikki woke Marinette up by nuzzling into her face and making her promise to not attempt suicide again. As a lone tear fell down Marinette's face, she turned to where Chat had laid last night and saw the flowers and note. Touching the soft petals to her face as she downloaded Bonjour, she couldn't help but quirk her lips in a half smile at the thought of Chat. At least she knew someone would miss her.

Maybe today wouldn't be so bad.