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A stray cat with bad luck.

That was all he was, or so he thought. He didn't believe anyone would come for him, they never had before. No matter if he donned the mask or not, there was truly only one other being on the entire planet that would care if he died today.

Unfortunately, she was long gone.

When he awoke, his head cradled carefully in a girl's lap and her fingers were curled softly into his blond mess. The gash on his cheek still stung bitterly but the pressure of her palm against it seemed to be staunching the bleeding; at least the cement surrounding his head wasn't so alarming anymore.

"M-Marineh..Marinette." His voice was hoarse between labored breaths, struggling against the tightness of his throat. Still, he had to save her; it was his dying wish. "Go… You have to go. It's-"

"Not safe here?" A knowing smirk peered down at him, kind sapphire eyes seemed to empathize his concern. Even upside down, Chat Noir could see the determination in his classmate's eyes. Large irises gave a quick survey of the area before returning to his glowing emerald gaze. "Sure, I know that, silly kitty."

"But I won't leave you, Chat…" Another lump formed in the girl's throat as the crimson puddle beneath his hip grew into a pool. The girl leaned closer, voice lowering to a heart wrenched mumble. "I can't leave someone I love behind."

Someone she loved…. A surge of energy pulsed through his veins.

As he took her breath as his own, the boy felt his world become new. Just a single brush of her soft pink lips against his could save him. Suddenly the pain was gone, vanishing into thin air. He felt as though his soul had left his body, like he was ascending above the burning world below him, away from the misery and torture of the evils below. The longer her supple lips nibbled at his, the closer the boy came to the golden gates…. almost too close.

Someone she loved…. A title in which he was undeserving.

He knew that she deserved better than a selfish stray like himself, though he'd never even considered cutting their ties, for she made him happy while he'd brought her bad luck. Now, he only hoped she could forgive him.

At last, Marinette's lips left his, leaving the boy lingering outside Heaven's gates. He wouldn't waste his last breath.

"I'm sorry, my princess."