Adrien-

Marinette didn't talk to him for another week. He had known her since they were 14, but it's never been this bad. She doubts herself all the time, a fact that has never stopped hurting him, but she would always come back around. She would always get back up. But not now.

He should have been smarter when he confessed. He should have tried harder to make her stay. He should have made her understand.

He should have, he should have, he should have.

But he can't change that now. Now he needs to show her that she's worth it. She's worth every drop of pain that she causes.

Because he loves her. He's always loved her. He just needs to show her.

On Monday, he brought her flowers. Pink like the ones on her favorite shirt. Inside the bouquet, he left a note saying, ' You look purrfect today and everyday. I love you and that will never change.'

Adrien had left her alone for the most part for the last week, so he guessed this would surprise her. He wasn't wrong.

She blinked in confusion and looked up at him. And for the first time in awhile he saw eyes that weren't covered in pain.

She looked tired. Her hair usually carefully pulled into twin tails was now thrown haphazardly into a messy bun and dark circles hung under her eyes.

All he wished in that moment was to be able to fold her into his arms and never let go. But he couldn't, and that hurt him all the more.

She took the flowers silently without looking at him. That brief, painless minute was gone and all that was left was defeat.

At least for her.

Even though Adrien knew she wasn't looking, he smiled at her and whispered good morning.

She didn't respond.

On Tuesday, he brought her chocolate. He wasn't trying to buy her with gifts, he just wanted to show he cared. Again he smiled at her and said good morning, and again she said nothing. He had put another note in with the chocolate. This one said,"I fell for both sides of you without trying. I loved the same exact things in both of you and I didn't even notice. The same confidence and laughter and bravery. It was always you. And it will always be you. I love you more than you can even know.'

Everyday for a month Adrien gave her flowers or a unique trinket, paired with a note. After only a couple days he realized flowers and chocolates didn't last so he got things that did. The first time he gave her fake flowers, explained in his note how the flowers didn't mean his love was fake. But that it was never ending. He hoped she'd believe it. This poetic stuff did not come easy.

After the first week, she had started softly saying 'thank you'. Then, after a few more days, she tacked on 'good morning' to her whispered sentence. It rarely went farther than that, but when it did, noting could kill Adrien's happiness.

Whenever they had an akuma, she rarely spoke to him. She would only tell him where to go or what to do, but Adrien was okay with it. It was enough for now to have her talking, no matter how little.

On the first Wednesday of the new month, an Akuma attacked. She called herself Truthseeker. Chat didn't know the exact reason she was upset, but it sounded like someone important to her kept a big secret for a long time and she just found out.

Anyway she was going around making everyone tell her all their secrets. Whatever she asked they had to answer truthfully. Not good.

Adrien was on his way home from fencing practice, thinking of different ways to gain his lady's trust again, when he saw the alert on the news. Quickly, he made up an excuse for his bodyguard to take him back to school.

After he secured a hiring spot in the boys bathroom, he transformed (with some complaint from Plagg) and lifted himself up to the roof.

Only a moment later Ladybug joined him, "Hey Chat Noir. Do you know where she is? I missed that part in the news."

"Last I saw she was purr-using her way to the Eiffel Tower. She calls herself Truthseeker apparently. She's going around making everybody spill their secrets." He said in a dramatic voice. He still joked with her. Even when she wouldn't even look at him.

"Well then," Ladybug said cautiously," Let's go get her. And try not to get hit by her. We can't go having Hawkmoth know our secret identities. That would be a cat-astrophe."

Did his lady just pun? His pure surprise unbalanced him. Was she beginning to trust him again? He would not mess this up.

"You're absolutely right, m'lady. It would be paw-sitively claw-ful if that happened. I would really pre-fur that not to happen." He brought the cat puns in full force. His lady was talking to him!

She sighed, "Let's go Chat." As she turned away he swore he saw a smile on her lips.

Thank you so much for all the support! Sorry I haven't updated for a while, Life has been really sucky lately.

I should be updating really soon. So there shouldn't be a long wait. Hopefully.

Love you all!