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Bridgette smiled and muttered a small thank you when he wrapped the soft, heavy, cloud-like blanket around her shoulders.

"What is this?" She asked, sinking into the couch with it wrapped all around her like a taco.

"It's a gravity blanket." Felix explained. He seemed to glance at a clock somewhere behind her. "I have to go downstairs for a little bit- again, feel free to explore my room." And then he left, closing the door quietly behind him.

Before when he had said that, she hadn't wanted to move because she didn't want to pry. Now, the only thing keeping her from satisfying her curiosity was the fact that the blanket was somehow making her feel better.

"Gravity blanket…" She muttered under her breath. "I wonder if I could make one…" She moved to reach for her backpack, but froze when she remembered that she had dropped it off at home before she had went out on the walk.

Before Liz and Samantha had spotted her.

She shuddered, her wounds suddenly aching as she tried to ignore the gross feeling of disappointment and uselessness sloshing around in her stomach. Felix had tried so hard to cheer her up, and he wasn't used to doing anything of the sort- she couldn't start feeling bad about herself! It would erase all of his hard work!

"Tikki?" She asked quietly. Tikki moved around under the blanket, having shrunk so that Liz, Samantha, and Felix couldn't see her.

"Are you okay?" The kwami asked. "Oh, what am I saying- of course you're not okay! I'm so sorry-"

"It's okay Tikki, there's nothing that you could've done." Bridgette smiled, though it was weak. "I just wanted to make sure that you were alright."

"Of course I am!"

"Good…" Bridgette yawned, shifting until she was laying down on the couch. The blanket was so soft… like a nice, warm hug that sucked out all of the bad feelings. "I… wouldn't be a good chosen… if you were hurt…" Bridgette let her eyes close, catching up on some much-needed sleep.

Tikki smiled and flew into the blanket when Felix came back, carrying Bridgette's backpack and two large canvas bags containing things that Susan had thought she would need. He was a bit surprised when he found out that she was asleep, but he didn't say much- just grabbed one of the memory-foam pillows on his bed, placing it under her head. He ruffled her hair a bit.

"Sleep well."

"Hey, kid." Felix walked a small ways away from Bridgette before Plagg flew out.

"What is it?"

"I'm gonna do something that's gonna help her, but you can not- and I repeat- can not disturb her, alright?"

"Deal. You get to do something and get out of my hair. It's a miracle."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Plagg swiftly shrunk and flew into the blanket, right where Tikki was. She gasped when she saw him.

"Plagg!"

"Tikki!"

"Oh, I missed you so much!" They flew into a quick hug.

"I did too, darling." Plagg pulled away a bit, drawing them both closer to Bridgette as he began to purr. Tikki kissed him on the cheek once she realized what he was doing, and he shot her a toothy grin.

"I have so much to tell you."

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Bridgette woke up an hour later, feeling surprisingly well rested.

A lot of things also seemed to make sense to her all of a sudden. All of the unknown emotional turmoil that was going through her was caused by one boy.

Felix Solennel.

Yes, she liked him much more than a friend. And all though it was probably nothing more than a crush, being that close to a life or death situation a week ago made her realize that she wanted him to know that, before something bad really were to happen to her as Ladybug.

She didn't want to have any secrets with any of her loved ones. And the closest people were her parents, Natasha, Chat Noir, and Felix.

She could come clean to Natasha, Bridgette knew that the other was the best secret keeper in the school. Her parents would be a bit harder, she was unsure of how they would react to their daughter being a superhero. Felix would be the hardest by far, because she would have two secrets to tell him, so the next person would have to be Chat Noir.

She mentally winced.

Of course, she would talk about it all with Tikki first- make sure that it would be okay to do that.

But what if people were only disappointed that she was Ladybug? Or Hawkmoth found out and hurt them in order to get to her? She couldn't stand the thought.

But she didn't want to die with a bunch of skeletons in her closet. She wanted to get everything off of her chest.

The question was- would it be worth it?

"I'm glad to see that you're awake." Felix said, moving to sit beside her carefully. He offered a cup to her, and she took it, taking a sip.

'This is maman's special hot cocoa.' Bridgette recognized, taking another sip. "How long was I out?"

"Only about an hour." Felix answered. "You probably could've used more than that, though."

"Hmn." She hummed. It was silent for a few minutes.

"So, what do friends normally do?" He asked, clearing his throat a bit. "Outside of school?"

"Well, they talk." She pointed out. "About a lot of things- I guess it just depends on the people they're with and who they are. Some like to go shopping, others like to hit the gym, I personally like playing video games, but no one's played me in a while."

"Why's that?" Felix asked.

"Because I kept on beating their butts." Bridgette laughed a bit awkwardly. "I get really competitive sometimes, especially when it comes to something I'm good at."

"Well, I have a few games here that we can play on my PS4." Felix admitted, standing up and moving towards the entertainment center. Bridgette blinked.

"Really? I didn't take you to be a gamer."

"I only do it when I feel like it. Most of them are puzzle, logical, and mystery games. But I have a few multiplayer games…" He looked around his shelf. "What games do you like to play?"

"Strategy and Action." She stated plainly, he froze for a moment, and then continued searching. Then he selected one and put it in the PS4.

"Here we are." He stood up. "Have you played Destiny before?"

"No, I have a Wii at home, and I'm pretty sure that that's not on there."

"Good, it'll be both of our first time playing." He handed her one of his spare remotes, then moved back to the TV to turn it on and set it to the correct channel. "Start on a nice, even field."

"For some reason, I find it hard to think that we'll be on 'even ground'."

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"I don't want to try an understand anymore." Felix said, staring at the screen that said 'Player two Wins!'. His Character was lying down on the floor, the screen covered in red. Bridgette giggled, doing a small victory dance from under the gravity blanket. ("Are you sure you don't want to take that off?" "Yup." It might interfere with your gaming…" "No it won't." "Can I ask why?" "No.")

"That's what happens when you go up against me." She admitted. The life in her eyes seemed to die a bit, and he frowned. He had worked so hard to accomplish that, and it was already slipping away?! "Of course, you might want to try to play another game now. Which is it?"

Felix shook his head. Surprisingly, he actually quite enjoyed the game. "No, we should play a few more rounds first." Bridgette's eyes lit up in surprise.

"What?"

"This game's grown on me. I wouldn't mind playing it again if you want to, Bri. Of course, if you want to-"

"It's not. It's just that…" She frowned, confused. "Aren't you tired of losing?"

"Well, yes." Felix admitted, leaning into the couch. "Losing sucks, but it's not really about winning, is it? It's fun because you like to try and do all sorts of silly things to get the best equipment, when most people would just ignore them."

"But…" She glanced at the screen before looking back at him. "We've played fifteen rounds of this."

"So?"

"Most people don't want to play against me or want to play something else by now." She said, like it was fact to her. "The highest I've ever gotten is fifteen rounds."

"Well…" Felix frowned a bit. "They were idiots then."

"Huh?"

"You're always just this… ball of energy." Felix explained in the way that most teachers explain math and reasoning. "It's weird to not have you constantly bouncing around and smiling. They're idiots if they can't sacrifice something to help you be happy. Isn't that what you said that friendship is about?"

"Well…" Bridgette scratched the back of her neck sheepishly. "The only people who actually do do it are Natasha and Erik… and I guess now you, Fe'." She smiled a bit. "I suppose… If you want to keep playing, then we should keep on playing right?"

'She does so much for her friends, and doesn't even really care about others treating her the same…' Mentally, he shook his head. 'No… it's not that she doesn't care, it's that she decided to stay quiet about it. Like with Lizza and Samantha.'

"I would love to play another round." Bridgette instantly perked up.

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Positive?"

"Just get ready for me to finally win, Bri." Felix grumbled in reply, selecting 'replay' on the screen. Bridgette grinned, looking back at her side of the screen.

"Prepare to lose again, Fe'. Bridgette Creatif's gonna take you down."

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