The cave was cold and spooky. Just where were these stones at exactly? Adrien was growing tired of searching for them. He half-heartedly wanted to return to his father and tell him that they were nothing but a myth, however, he couldn't bring himself to do such a thing. So, he kept on marching forwards. After what seemed like the hundredth turn did Adrien finally find what he was looking for. The Miraculous stones sat on a pedestal with an eerie light shining down on them. Adrien plowed forward a bit apprehensively. He'd seen enough action movies to be wary of things like this. He readied his knapsack and slowly reached for the center stones first.
Cat Noir sat up with a fright. Why? Why did his dreams torment him like this? He was sorry. He had learned his lesson.
"Cat?" Marinette yawned stepping into the living room, "what's wrong?"
Cat internally chewed himself out for waking Marinette up.
"I uh, had a bad dream," Cat admitted sheepishly.
"Oh, do you want to talk about it?"
"No thank you, Princess,"
"Is there anything I can do?"
"Sit with me until I fall asleep again, my mother used to do that when I was very little,"
Cat was relieved when Marinette joined him on the fluffy rug in front of the TV set. Marinette was quiet not wanting to spoil the silence that had fallen but, Cat wanted her to talk with him. It would help chase away the lingering feeling of dread in his stomach.
"Marinette?"
"Hm?"
"Could you uh, could you tell me a story?"
"A story?"
"Yes, please,"
"I'll be right back, okay?" Marinette replied standing.
"Okay,"
When Marinette returned her arms were full of picture books from her childhood. She joined Cat on the floor and spread them out in front of her encouraging him to pick one. They started with a book called Shark Trouble and ended with The Velveteen Rabbit. By this time the two had accidentally fallen asleep beside each other. Cat smiled in his sleep his dream was pleasentthanks to Marinette
