Chloe was hugging Ladybug, and she was sleeping. Ladybug didn't want to hug her back. She kept telling herself not to hug her back and to just scoot away. She didn't want to hug her back and have to smell her expensive shampoo and become intoxicated. Chloe was literally human poison, and she was hugging her as if she would break.

Ladybug was running her fingers through Chloe's hair and occasionally twirling it around her finger. It was one in the morning, and she could not sleep. It took her a while to start admitting that maybe she didn't come to Chloe for a week because the idea of kissing a girl scared her. The idea of her liking the girl that she's hated for years freaked her out. Chloe hated Marinette, but she loved Ladybug. Marinette wasn't Ladybug. She was frankly tired of liking people who wouldn't like her back, and she was not ready for the idea of having to tell people she had a girlfriend.

Girlfriend.

She sighed as she thought about that word. Chloe would be her girlfriend. Marinette would be Chloe's girlfriend.

But she couldn't be.

Marinette couldn't ignore the person Chloe was to everyone else except Ladybug. When the spots were on, the flame was down. But when they weren't, Chloe was a full on forest fire and a force of nature nobody could mess with. She looked at the sleeping girl and groaned. She was so beautiful when she had no makeup, it ticked her off. She hated that out of all the girls in the world, it was Chloe that made her realize that she could have these type of feelings for other girls.

Ladybug didn't even know if Chloe also liked girls or if she was just clingy and admired Ladybug a whole lot. Everything about this frustrated her, and she didn't know who to tell. She didn't know anybody who would be okay with her liking girls because nobody simply made a comment about it. Her parents might support her. Her friends might. But she didn't know who would.

She made herself even more frustrated as she thought about why she was even thinking about all of this. She suddenly had more appreciation to the days where Adrien Agreste was the only colored eyed blonde on her mind, and it was socially acceptable.

Ladybug looked down at Chloe once again before deciding to leave. She slowly made her way out of bed before taking off home.

When she arrived, the spots came off and she lied down in her bed. Tikki followed her, and she had a big smile on her face.

"You like her, don't cha?" Tikki teased her.

"I don't like girls, Tikki," Marinette rolled her eyes. Except she was rolling her eyes at herself because she was clearly lying about the entire situation.

"If you say so, Marinette. Nobody is going to judge you here."

"They'll judge whoever has fallen for a shark like Chloe."

"How do you know that?"

"Because, Tikki. I've judged every boy who has confessed their love to Chloe. I'm not going to judge myself because I don't like her."

"You keep going back for a reason. You're being way nicer to her for a reason."

"I guess we're just… becoming friends."

"Friends that cuddle in each other's bed until one in the morning," Tikki laughed.

"Oh shush, Tikki," Marinette said and threw her Lady Wi-Fi doll at her. She then got an idea that would have to wait until the next morning.

"I'm Marinette, and I like to make dolls of the girl I totally don't have a crush on," Tikki teased her as Marinette finished sowing on the arm of her new Anti Bug doll.

"Be quiet, it's for her," Marinette rolled her eyes.

"It's just an excuse to her."

"You know, Tikki. You're being more of a jerk suddenly," Marinette said and glared at her.

"I'm just being more honest," Tikki giggled. Marinette smiled at Tikki. She loved her so much, she could never be angry at her. Marinette's phone beeped. It was Alya asking if she wanted to hang out with her, Nino, and Adrien at the movies. Marinette stared at the text message for a while.

"Should I go, Tikki?"

"Do you want to?"

"I kind of do."

"Why are you hesitating then? Months ago you would've replied in a heartbeat."

"I'm not sure."

"It wouldn't be cheating on Chloe," Tikki smirked. Marinette shot her a dirty look and replied to the text message right after. She had to get ready by 6.

Alya went over to Marinette's house to finish doing her makeup there, so they could arrive together.

"What's wrong, Mari?" Alya asked her as she finished putting on lip gloss. "You don't seem so excited about the fact that you'll be hanging out with Adrien soon. I'll be sure to try to sit the two of you together."

"Alya," Marinette told her from her bed," I think I'm over Adrien."

"What?" Alya stopped to stare at Marinette with a blank face.

"I think I'd rather just be friends with him, you know?" Marinette said. Alya gave her the same blank expression for a few more seconds until it went into a smile.

"Yeah, I get you. What happened? Did you get tired of chasing someone who kept running?"

"No, it's-," Marinette was interrupted by Alya gasping.

"It's someone else!" Alya stood up and pointed her finger at Marinette. "Marinette! You like someone else, and you haven't told me!" Images of Chloe sleeping flashed before Marinette's eyes.

"W-What? So-someone else? You're crazy, Alya. Girl, you're crazy," Marinette stuttered," Alya, you're crazy. So crazy." Alya raised her eyebrow at Marinette and crossed her arms.

"Okay, girl. You don't have to tell me who it is until you're ready." Which would be never because she didn't like anybody else.

"Okay, soun-"

"BUT!" Alya screamed, making Marinette jump. "If I find out and guess it, you have to admit to it, no lying. Do we have a deal?"

"Yes, Alya, we have a deal," Marinette smiled. She didn't like anyone, though, so she'd be fine. Right?

When they met up the boys at the movie theatre, it was great. Marinette didn't sit next to Adrien, and she wasn't upset about it at all. She just ate her popcorn and enjoyed the time she was having with her friends. She wished she could have had enjoyed moments in the past like this the way she was doing it at the moment. Her face wasn't flushed, and her heart wasn't going in weird patterns just by being in the same room as Adrien. It was nice, and she felt good about the world for the two hours. Nearing the end of the movie, Marinette couldn't hold her bladder anymore, and she walked quickly to the restroom.

When she exited the stall and started to wash her hands, she looked up at the mirror and saw a familiar person applying lip gloss.

"Ew, Marinette," Chloe rolled her eyes," what are you doing here?"

"It's the movie theatres, Chloe," Marinette sighed," what else would I be doing here."

"Being a nuisance for me and the rest of the world, like always," Chloe said, smacking her lips and closing her gloss. Marinette got the usual ticked off feeling she'd get from being around Chloe, only now, that feeling was mixed with disappointment. She forgot what a crappy person Chloe could be.

"I can't stand you, Chloe," Marinette said in a low tone. Her fists were clenched, and she now had a knot in her throat. Chloe smiled at the reaction, flipped her hair, and walked out of the restroom. When the door closed, Marinette took a deep breath and held onto the sink. She looked in the mirror only to realize that her eyes were red. "No, Marinette," she whispered," not for her."