Saturday was calm. The sun was high, the clouds were gone, and the wind was almost nonexistent.

Marinette was taking advantage of the nice weather and decided to fix up her plants. With how hectic her life as Ladybug is, she had not made much time to take care of her plants as she had in the past. Some were beginning to over grow and were in much need of a trim while other had dried out and needed to be replaced. She had already bought new plants, trimmed the ones that had overgrown, and cleared the pots for the new flowers. At this rate, she would have more than enough time to shower and clean her room up a bit before Alya came over to spend the night under the pretext of finishing a school project.

As she began to place the new plant into the pot, she heard a clink from the roof. As if someone had landed on it.

"Chat Noir, I know that's you," she said as she turned towards him.

"Wow Princess, you must have cat like hearing to tell that was me," said Chat.

"Who else would land on a roof?"

"True."

"Do want to come down here and help me pot this plant? But be careful with those claws, I don't feel like breaking a pot."

He says sure and promises not to break a pot.

Five minutes in and he almost drops one, earning a soft glare from Marinette.

"I didn't broke it," he offered.

The rest of the time they spent potting the plants went smoother. That didn't mean that they didn't occasionally use the squirt bottle on each other or end up throwing dirt at each other more than putting it in the pot.

"Thanks for the help Chat," she said as she brushed the dirt off herself, "but I'm not sure you were really helping me."

"I made the expurrience fun."

Tosses a bit a dirt at Chat as punishment for the pun, she turned to finish cleaning up the mess they made. With her back to him, she could not see how nervous he had become.

"I have a question to ask you."

"Go right ahead," she said turning to face him.

Chat fidgeted where he stood while asking,"Are we friends?"

Marinette stood there, completely caught off guard by his question. She didn't know how to answer it nicely. They they had met three times before their talk in the park four days ago. Each time it was for an Akuma and there conversations then were concerning safety and how to stop it. Yet they talked so easily in the park as if they were friends.

Marinette didn't realize how long she had stayed quiet until Chat started to ramble about the very thoughts that had crossed her mind. It was rather unChat like, not something she'd expect from the confident Chat she worked with as Ladybug.

"If you want us to be friends, we can be friends," Matinette answered.

"Clawsome,"said Chat

"Those cat puns will make me reconsider," she teased.

"Well since we are friends, will you tell me who you have a crush on now?"

"Chat!"

"At least a hint."

"He's nice," was her only answer.

"Purrinces..."

"Did you suit up and ask to be friends just interrogate me on who my crush is?" Her voice didn't said angry as she questioned him, it sounded more amused,a ghost of a laugh waiting on her tongue.

"Of course," he lied. He had actually just come back from sneaking off to a movie with Nino. His father had left on a quick trip and there was only the Gorilla to guard him so it was much easier to make it out the house without being noticed. Luck had it as he passed by, he spotted Marinette tending to her plants and decided to stop be a chat. He liked talking to her. He wanted to be her friend.

"You know, you're a bad liar," teased Marinette. It didn't take an expert to see through him.

"I did want to ask if you were my friend. I'm new to friend making, my father always kept me sheltered so I never made many friends. It's nice having friends."

A sad silence fell around them for a moment.

"Well now you have one more."