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Ladybug was confused.
No, she was more than that. Ladybug was baffled.
As it was late, Ladybug left the roof and zipped back to her house, landing on the balcony and jumping through the hatch where she detransformed. Tikki burst from her earrings and landed on the edge of Marinette's bed with a soft patter.
"What's the matter Marinette?" Tikki asked worriedly. She flew over to where Marinette was sat at her desk, head in her hands.
"Chat Noir was really upset Tikki. You should have seen his face. It was like after every time I've rejected him, this time finally broke him. I just- I don't know what to do," Marinette whispered.
It was true. Marinette knew that she hurt Chat Noir when he tried to romance her, but she never imagined what it really did to him.
Until now.
Sadness flooded over her, drowning her thoughts. Guilt choked her senses, blowing up inside her chest like a balloon of emotions. Marinette hugged her arms, the cold draft from her open trapdoor nipping and chilling her skin as it stole into the room. Tikki frowned sympathetically at her friend. She was always the one who gave Marinette advice, and would tell her the truth, however bad it was.
"I know you're sad Marinette. Chat Noir hopefully knows that you don't want to hurt him but think about it from his point of view. Really, you save everyone, but you never do save Chat Noir directly," Tikki pointed out, big blue eyes wide, "like when you fought Timebreaker, or Dark Cupid, or Syren, or Sandboy. He sacrificed himself to save you. I'm not saying I'm on his side Marinette, but maybe you should show him how much you care, even if you still don't love him in return."
Marinette raised her eyes to look at Tikki. Maybe she was right. Maybe Marinette should show Chat Noir how much he meant to her. Maybe, maybe she did care for him a tiny bit. After all, he'd always been a consistent friend to her, being there for her when Adrien had got her down. Smiling, Marinette rose up from her chair and changed into her pyjamas before climbing into bed.
"You're right Tikki, I'll show him next time I see him. You give the best advice. Goodnight!" she said brightly, yawing sleepily and turning off her light.
Once Marinette was sound asleep, Tikki flew up to Marinette's window and looked out into Paris. She turned her head to where her owner was lying fast asleep and sighed at her sorrowfully.