With a shaky smile I nodded my acknowledgement to 's words, before grabbing Adrien and Nino's hands and quickly leaving the room, pulling them behind me.

"Jasper, are you sure you're alright?" Nino asked, and I shook my head as we went back to Adrien's bedroom so he could get anything he'd need.

When we were there, I let go of their hands and closed the door, only for a pair of hands to grab me and pull me to the bed, forcing me to sit on it. I looked up only to see Adrien was looking at me, his hands on my shoulders. His eyes were sad, and his touch was... Unexpectedly gentle. Not that gentleness didn't rain off this boy, but still.

"You're still shaking... Is there anything we can do to help?" He asked, slowly take his hands off my shoulders and sitting next to me. Nino sat on the other side, and I looked down at the notebook in my lap, twisting the pencil in my hands. I could see the shaking myself, even though I couldn't feel it. I flipped open the notebook, and slowly I started writing, trying to keep my hand steady.

"Can I have a hug?" I wrote, dropping the pencil onto the paper when I was done. Not even a second after I did so do I feel two warm and comforting bodies hug me tightly, and I nearly burst into tears. How can a simple hug with two boys I just met less than a week ago make me feel safe enough to cry?

I let out a silent sob and wrapped my arms around their arms that were around me, not really sure how else to return the hug from this position. I let my tears fall onto my lap, not sure if the tears were from relief or from fear. The memories scared me. They hurt, yet these two classmates made the pain go away just as fast as my mom or Neeks did.

After a few minutes I calmed down and let go of their arms, and the group hug ended. "Do you feel better?" Adrien asked, placing a hand on my shoulder. I nodded, and he smiled. "That's good. I'll get started on packing for the night, then. I imagine you want to get out of here pretty fast."

Once again I nodded, and after a few minutes we were ready to leave. We went downstairs and outside, where a lady with a red streak in her hair was waiting along with a gorilla-like man. "Adrien, we'll take you three to Jasper's house." She said strictly, motioning for the three of us to get in the limo and leaving no room for argument. Truthfully, with how dark it was getting, going with them was probably the smartest decision.

We all got in the car and stopped by Nino's house so he could get stuff for the sleepover, then I have the gorilla man and the lady my address for them to find. "It's crazy close to the school, actually. Not as close as the bakery Marinette's parents run, but still really close." I wrote after the address, tearing that page out of the notebook so they didn't have to keep asking me for it.

"Oh, my mom might be up and walking around late tonight, so if we fall asleep before that I'm sorry if she wakes you." I wrote, showing Adrien and Nino the notebook.

"What does your mom do, Jasper?" Nino asked curiously.

"She's a painter."

"Really?"

I nodded, and Nino's grin widened. "That's so cool!"

"Where can we find her paintings?" Adrien asked curiously, smiling slightly. I began to write in my notebook, stopping a few times to think of how to write this.

"Well, she hasn't sold any of them yet, and she's only had a few exhibitions here and there. She never thought of making it a job until my accident and we moved here."

"I see." As he said that we arrived at my house and got out of the limo, Nino whistling in awe.

"Wow, you really do live close to school." He said with a grin as we went into the house. There was a light on in mom's studio, and I shook my head slightly as I turned on the lights in the living room as well as the tv. I wrote in my notebook, "Movies are next to the tv, pick whichever ones you want and get it started while I make sure mom eats, I'll get some snacks, too," before tearing it out and handing it to them before going to the kitchen. I make something simple for mom to eat and get her a new bottle of water, walking to her studio door and knocking.

"What are you doing home, Jasper? I thought you were coming back later..." Mom looked at me, setting down her paintbrush and her eyes becoming worried. I must have still looked shaken up because she rushed over to me and hugged me tightly, running a hand through my hair in an attempt to comfort me.

"Oh baby... Did you have another attack?" She asked softly, pressing a kiss to the top of my head. I nodded, returning the hug and sighing in relief from feeling her warmth. Her hands were gentle and they stayed away from my neck, she held me close and I knew she wouldn't harm me.

We stayed like that for a few minutes, Mom rocking me back and forth gently as the last of my anxiety disappeared.

"Do you feel better now?" She asked as I started to move away. I nodded and smiled before kissing her cheek and going outside, hearing Adrien and Nino talking while they waited for me. Mom heard their voices and a grin spread onto her lips. "Are those some of your friends?"

Once again I nodded and she squealed, painting forgotten as she stood up and walked out of her studio with a skip in her step and her paint-splattered clothes still on. "Alright, let me see these friends of yours." She said with fake sternness in her voice. Her smile and the twinkle in her sky blue eyes gave away that she was actually really excited.

She cleared her throat when she was by the couch, giggling when Adrien and Nino jumped up from the couch in alarm. "Adrien and Nino, I presume? I'm Mitzy, Jasper's mother." She held out her hand, waiting patiently for them to shake it.

"Whoa, Jasper, this is your mom?" Nino asked with a surprised expression as he shook my mom's hand.

See, the thing about my mom is that she looks younger than she really is. Not too much younger, but young enough to make a difference. She was 37 but looked to be around 28, having had me when she was 24. She had long wavy black hair that went down to the middle of her back and sky blue eyes, along with surprisingly tanned skin, considering how often she was inside painting. We were night and day in the looks department.

I nodded as Adrien shook her hand. "Nice to meet you, Mrs. Wells. I'm Adrien, and he's Nino. I'm sorry we came here without telling you. I hope you don't mind us spending the night here."

Mom laughed sweetly, ruffling Adrien's hair. "Oh, you are so sweet! Don't worry, don't worry, any friend of Jasper's is welcome in the house. Besides," She giggled again, a small flush of color adorning her cheeks as she rubbed the back of her head. "I wouldn't have noticed even if Jasper texted me because of how absorbed I get when painting. So it's better for him to just bring people over when he feels is best." She turned away from the, after she spoke, waving. "I need to eat and finish the last bit of painting I was thinking of doing today, so I'll take my leave now. Have fun boys!" She smiled and walked back into her studio, closing the door behind her and leaving the three of us in the living room.

I motioned for the two to start the movie, and go into the kitchen to make some popcorn and a few other snacks, as well as drinks for the three of us. I hear the movie start playing, and smile happily, feeding Neeks a piece of candy in the kitchen since no one was there to watch. He flew up and gave me a lick on the cheek while I reached up and pet between his ears with a finger.

A second later he was once again hiding in my jacket and I brought the snacks and drinks out to the living room, setting them on the coffee table in front of the couch. I went to sit in the chair next to the couch , but Adrien stopped me, grabbing my wrist almost delicately. "Wait, we want you to sit between us."

I furrowed my eyebrows, looking at the two as I cocked my head to the side. "Why?" Is what my facial expression hopefully read.

"We don't want you sitting by yourself, dude." Nino said with a slight worried tone in his voice.

"And if you have another panic attack we can help faster." Adrien added, more hesitant and unsure about what he was saying.

Either way, I thought it was sweet of them, and nodded, smiling. I went back around Adrien's feet and settled myself into the couch, right between Nino and Adrien. Together, the three of us began to watch a movie marathon, snacking on popcorn or chips and making random comments and jokes throughout the movies until we grew tired, and eventually we went off to bed and fell asleep.

One thing was for sure, though, as I lay in the darkness of my room, the sounds of Nino and Adrien breathing filling the silence. I was happier than I had been in a long time, and it could only get better from here.

Question time! This is important to some chapters later on so I would appreciate some answers!

Question: what do you think are Adrien/Chat Noir and Marinette/Ladybug's biggest IRRATIONAL fear?