Walking around the park with Adrien was nice, she wasn't even stuttering! They talked for a while about this and that and it was actually ok!

"Marinette, This is really fun I'm having a great time!" he said with a smile that could melt ice cream. She wanted to hold his hand but something held her back. She wanted to hold his hand but she realized she couldn't. Marinette looked at her hand and realized a gloved one was holding it.

"Ladybug?" Chat said looking sheepish, it made Marinette's heart pound.

"Yes, Chat?" She asked, they were on the roof somewhere.

"When will you pick? I want to be with you but you are with him?" His ears drooping slightly.

"I-I don't" Her voice suddenly left her, she was trying to tell him she was confused and didn't want to hurt either of them but she couldn't speak. He let go of her hand and began walking away but suddenly she was having trouble seeing too, her eyelids felt so heavy, she struggled to keep them open and follow him.

"Chat" She managed to say, vision slowly coming back. He looked at her with such anger in his eyes she'd never seen before.

"Why? Marinette I know you're Ladybug." She instantly froze, how? How did he find out? Then suddenly the sky turned dark and she could feel a rumble of thunder.

"You don't even care about me!"

One second Chat was standing near her and the next there was a flash of light and he was on the ground. She fell to her knees not processing what happened. His eyes were open but un-seeing, his suit was ripped and covered in blood.

"Chat…" she whispered.

"Chat! CHAT!"

Marinette's body felt heavy as she slowly opened her eyes. She looked at her clock, 5:14 am. She slowly felt her heartbeat slow down and tried to close her eyes and fall back asleep, but every time she did she saw Chat's unseeing eyes and remembering his un-beating heart. With the mix of exhaustion and that dream, a tear fell out the side of her eye onto the pillow. After laying down for a while trying to fall back asleep she looked at her clock, only ten minutes passing. The sky outside was slightly lit, the sun would be rising soon. She quietly grabbed one of her blankets and went through the trapdoor to the roof. Maybe the sunrise would help. She wrapped herself up in it and sat on her pink and white striped chair. She reminded herself as she rubbed her tired eyes that it was all a dream, Chat was okay. She thought about sending him a message but she wasn't sure what to say, which kinda defeated the purpose of the app thing but she was too tired. The thing about her dreams was she only remembered bits and pieces but she almost always remembered the parts that woke her up, and those were the worst. She curled her legs up on the reclining chair and slowly watched the sunrise. It was a beautiful spring morning and a beautiful sunrise. She laid there for a while without thinking.

Adrien's eyes shot open, Ladybug had been surrounded by butterflies and he could only hear her screaming his name. 5:32 am, he had an hour before he needed to be awake for the spring photo shoot. He tried to close his eyes but he couldn't, he couldn't get the images out of his mind.

"Again?" Plagg asked, he must have woken him somehow.

"I'm sorry for waking you up…" Adrien said defeated... Plagg knew he gave his chosen a hard time but he couldn't not do anything to help, even though he would never admit it.

"Don't worry kid, let's go. Sun is about to rise and I haven't seen it in Paris in forever. I can see it through the suit so you can go wherever." Plagg said trying to look disinterested. Adrien yawned and thought it was nice of his kwami to try and cheer him up.

"Alright, I'll make sure you have some good camembert when we get back." Plugged ears rose in response. He thought about texting Ladybug but he didn't want to wake her up, it wasn't a good dream but it wasn't one that he should text at 5:30 am for.

"Plagg, transform me!" After a quick transformation, he snuck out the window and hopped a few roofs down to see where the best spot would be to see the sunrise. He spotted a balcony not too far that looked like it had a good view. As he got closer he realized there was already someone on it wrapped in a blanket. He didn't want to disturb them but then realized it was Marinette, it took him a second to realize it was her with her hair down. What was she doing up so early for?

He quietly approached the balcony and hopped on the rail.

"Mind if I join you mademoiselle?" he asked politely.

"Chat Noir…. I.. Uh… Sure" She said too tired to elaborate. She remembered her dream, him being furious with her and the lightning. She felt her throat close up and she tried to keep her face neutral.

"Thank you…. Perfect view for the sunrise, do you often wake up to watch it?" He asked curiously.

"No… I woke up and couldn't fall back asleep" She said tiredly.

"Same." Chat said tired as well.

"You can sit down." She eyed the chair next to her, she recently had put a second chair for when it was nicer and Alya came over but this worked too.

Marinette tried to focus on the horizon and the sunrise but her thoughts were muddled especially by the fact that Chat was right next to her. He had no idea he was sitting next to his "lady", and that they both probably woke up because of their dreams. The horizon got blurry as she felt the tears well up in her eyes.

"Princess, what's wrong?" Chat asked softly but suddenly turning to face her when he noticed the tears in her eyes. As two tears fell out she didn't know what to say but,

"I'm just really tired." She said quietly as she blinked out more tears.

Chat still looked very concerned but didn't want to pry. He quietly moved his chair closer to hers and put his head down facing hers, their faces a few inches apart.

"It's ok Princess…" he said quietly pushing a strand of hair behind her ear, her eyes fluttered closed from the comfort and exhaustion.

"Thank you Chat" Marinette whispered. It made him smile softly. He had never seen one of his friends so vulnerable before. He really looked at Marinette for what seemed like the first time, maybe it was the sunrise but she was really pretty. The way her hair flowed over the blanket and her bangs just brushed her eyes, the freckles on her nose and the way the sun was shining on her… It must be the tiredness and sunrise that was making Adrien's heart beat like this because he loved Ladybug and Marinette was just a friend.

"I'm glad to share this sunrise with you..." He whispered. The sun slowly rose over the horizon and the low buildings in Paris. After a while, he looked at his baton and saw it was almost 6:30, the time he had to "wake up" for the photo shoot. He sighed and turned to tell Marinette thanks for the company but when he looked over her head was slumped on her shoulder, her eyes still shut, and he could even hear her soft breathing. He smiled at his sleeping friend and decided that probably wasn't the most comfortable sleeping position, he opened the door to her room and realized the bed was directly under it. He slowly picked Marinette up, who was deeply asleep and still wrapped in her blanket. He slowly and carefully maneuvered his way into the small door without her hitting her head. He gently laid her down and put her comforter over her and the first blanket. Before he left he noticed on her desk further down, she had sticky notes, he scribbled something quickly and quietly and used his cat reflexes to jump back up quietly to put the note next to her. He quietly exited the room and closed the door before beginning his trip home.

AN: I feel like Marinette could be a tired crier, like if she didn't sleep a lot and then had a lot on her mind. spring break is over and I realized I write more at school bc I use it to procrastinate my homework. Again thank you for reading! I know this is a short chapter but I will update more soon.