There was only so much energy that she could expend pretending to be nice to people and so many hours that Chloe Bourgeois could spend in large amounts of company as she finally shed her overcoat and almost wanted to flop down onto her bed and ignore the world.

"Am I still spending the night?" Sabrina asked softly as she sat down on the floor next to the bed.

"Yeah, you are unless you have somewhere to be." Chloe wasn't entirely sure if her sarcasm was coming back out or if she'd actually managed to form somewhat of a habit of kindness within herself with all of the hard work that she'd put into this evening. Being the mayor's daughter was so much easier when she didn't have to be kind to everyone, but her friendship with Adrien was far too precious to lose.

"I'm fine here. You just look tired." Sabrina murmured, and at moments like these, Chloe actually felt like she'd found a friend in Sabrina when both of their guards were down, and she could actually appreciate it even when she tried to bundle those feelings up in a corner and ignore them for the better.

"I am tired." Chloe grumbled, "I don't just look it. How can you be nice to some many people and not want to just ignore them all moments later?"

"At least we're not still out there with everybody." Sabrina wasn't really sure that she had an answer to that question anyway, "Do you want me to paint your nails or anything?" It was nice to be away from everyone else and get to see the rare glimpses of the Chloe underneath the waves and layers of bitterness, the Chloe that Adrien had likely become friends with first.

"That would be nice." Chloe sat up a little straighter, and Sabrina quietly worried that crowds took their toll on her best friend, as if Chloe always needed to be someone else around them and work so hard to either please them or scare them far away. Sabrina was just glad for the quiet moments far away from the crowds when they were both alone and didn't have the energy for acts that they couldn't keep up.

Sabrina grabbed the nail polish right where Chloe always kept it and came back, "How about yello-, gold and black? Or something else?" Sabrina asked, realizing halfway through that it wasn't just yellow in Chloe's eyes, it had to be gold. She didn't need to be reminded yet again, so she corrected herself as soon as she remembered and knew that Chloe was too exhausted to correct every little thing right now.

"Gold and black is fine." Chloe sighed as she stretched her hand out for Sabrina to hold up with one hand and paint her fingernails with the other. "Can you believe Adrien though? He wants me to be nice to everyone."

"I think he likes you when you're like this, not worn out, just you." Sabrina murmured quietly, half hoping that her best friend wouldn't hear her.

"He likes the boring Chloe that isn't always in control? How could he?" She sniffed, and Sabrina saw rare insecurity reflected in her best friend's eyes that she was used to dealing with as herself.

"He likes the Chloe that isn't afraid to be herself, when she has no one to impress." Sabrina murmured, "Sorry."
"Did you mess up a stripe?" Chloe's voice hit a bit of a higher octave than either of them had expected though Sabrina was quick to reassure her.

"The stripes are fine." Sabrina spoke up, "No smudges or anything." She wasn't sure if mentioning why she had apologized was too much for an already hectic night or if it would be a waste of words and so she didn't say a word.

"That's..." Chloe trailed off slowly as if looking for the right word, "good."

"I'm glad." Sabrina smiled, "Want to watch a movie later? You have the best movie collection in the world." Sometimes she might exaggerate just a little bit, but Chloe, despite all of her flaws, really did need some kind of support in life that wasn't so easily swayed by her words or that tried to win her over with new stuff.
Sabrina knew that sometimes she was a pushover or may be more often, and even so, she tended to be pretty easily won over by Chloe's 'gifts' to her, but she really didn't want to stop supporting her best friend.

In a way, she'd just work harder at being there for her, because Chloe needed a good friend to talk to, to paint her nails, and to listen to her sometimes harsh words. Sabrina would try to be that despite everything that could hold her or anyone else back from that position.

She loved her as a sister and though she'd tried leaving her behind twice, Sabrina believed in second or third chances. Sabrina would do her best to not try to leave Chloe like that again, and she really did care for her, especially when all of Chloe's rough edges were mostly smoothed when they were alone or when she'd been worn out from acting nice for ages and finally wanted to relax or sleep.

When they were alone, Sabrina was often reminded of just how much Chloe really did care deep down, no matter how buried it can be at times. Chloe cared for her best female friend, and Sabrina cared for her in return too and would learn even better to listen to the signs of her friend that weren't always heard by others.