day 23: "dont look under the bed"
It was nearly three am. Mari had been up until one doing homework, but after retiring to her bed around 1:30, she suddenly could not sleep at all. She tossed and turned for hours.
Tiki was passed out on a pillow next to her. Marinette didn't know how much sleep kwamis needed, but she was sure Tiki got eighty percent more sleep than she would ever get in her whole lifetime.
Sighing, Mari rolled over and reached for her phone in the ground. Maybe if she read a little, her eyes would get tired and help her to pass out faster. Anything at this point was worth a try.
Reaching down to the floor, she caught sight of two reflective orbs floating under her bed. She quickly shined her phone's light beneath her bed.
"CHAT NOIR WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING UNDER THERE?" she whisper-yelled. Couldn't wake the parents.
Chat reluctantly crawled out from underneath.
"THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IN THE LAST WEEK THAT I HAVE CAUGHT YOU UNDER THERE. QUIT STALKING ME YOU PEEPING TOMCAT!"
She got out of bed and grabbed a hat by the arm. "I hate to do this to you, but you give me no choice." She pulled him up the ladder to the balcony. "You have to ask permission before breaking into my house and sleeping under my bed." She pushed him outside. "It's too early for this shit," she mumbled, slamming the door shut behind her. Through the window Chat watched her go down the stairs and collapse face first onto the bed.
Chat chuckled to himself, pushing a button on his stop watch. 6 hours and 47 minutes. A new record.