She looked at him shocked. She didn't expect this at all.

"Why do you ask?" she asked quietly. She was looking over the balcony avoiding eye contact. He sighed.

"I... I feel like there's really no chance with her and I'm scared that she'll never love me back. I don't want my heart broken but I fear I'll never be able to forget about her. What should I do?" He was staring straight at her.

"You should ask her to be honest. You need to hear the truth," Marinette answered slowly. "You can't keep lying to yourself. If she isn't interested you'll have to hear it from her and accept it," she said firmly. "I know how it feels thinking you'll never find someone better but... if she doesn't love you back then it's not real love. You'll eventually get over her and realize who you're really meant to be with." Silence. Neither spoke for a few minutes. Finally after what seemed like a lifetime Chat jumped down from where he was perched and walked over to her. He grabbed her hands like Luka had grabbed them earlier. She tried not to look at him but the urge was too strong. They were staring into each other's eyes longer than they had just been sitting in silence. When Mari broke the trance they were in by looking away, Chat kissed her cheek and leapt off the balcony.

"Thanks princess," he yelled as he made his way farther and farther from her home. That night Marinette hardly slept thinking about what Chat had said.

The next school day arrived and Adrien felt anything but determination. He felt deflated. In the halls he avoided Mari and Luka and in class he tried to limit conversation. He knew what he had felt. He couldn't just ignore it. The last bell rung and he went to find Marinette leaving the building. He grabbed her shoulder as she was walking and she quickly swung around and nearly fell down the stairs. He caught her like a scene in one of those cheesy rom coms where the main is about to kiss the girl. She quickly regained her composure and said hi.

"Oh hey Adrien. You gave me a shock. What's up?" She said smiling. He thought her smile was dazzling.

"I need to talk to you."

"Okay but I'm going to the pool with Luka now so make it quick."

"It can't be q-"

"Hey beautiful," Luka cut him off. He came up behind Mari and held her in his arms. "Ready to go baby?" Her smile immediately became bigger. She kissed his cheek and forgot all about Adrien for a minute. Adrien knew he couldn't tell her now. He could see how happy she was with him. He couldn't ruin it.

"One sec baby. Adrien wanted to tell me something quick," she said. "What was is you needed to speak with me about?"

"Oh nothing important," he stuttered. "Go have fun with your boyfriend."

"Okay," she said. She kissed his cheek as a goodbye and left. He felt dazed. He knew the kiss was just a French tradition but he felt something in it. He felt meaning. He felt loss. He felt love. He couldn't quit fighting. He'd finalize his feelings with Ladybug. Then he'd tell Mari how he felt. He didn't care if she didn't feel the same way. He just wanted to finally be at peace in his heart. He had to get it off his chest.

(Sorry for such a short chapter. The next few chapters will be the final ones so I've been working on making them as memorable as possible. Thanks for all the support of my story. I hope you'll enjoy the ending. Also the new update was hella confusing and I COULDNT FRICKING FIGURE OUT HOW TO POST WHICH IS WHY IT TOOK SO LONG)