Another day, another shift done at the bakery. I have patrol later with Claw, and I wanted time to make him something extra special. A lucky charm bracelet. I saw Marinette wearing one and the more I thought about it when I got home, the more I wanted to do it.

I take out my box of beads, stirring them around watching them glisten and shimmer in the light. I choose a red string before stringing on the beads, for the red string is the string of fates.

But what beads do I choose? What colors are just right? Oh, this is harder then I thought! I close my eyes and take a deep breath. You can do this, Marinette. Of course, I have to select a few black and green beads, for Claw loves those colors. But I add a pink bead so he'll remember me when he looks at it. I smile as I see a small red ladybug bead and string it on, next to the black cat.

I just need one more, one more bead before its I can deem it perfect. And then I spot it, a bead shaped like an ice cream cone. Autumn may be settling over Paris, but the days are still warm and the nights cool, and Cat absolutely loves to take naps on the warm rooftops.

I jump as my alarm goes off, time to meet Claw. I meet in our usual spot, my hands slightly sweaty, what if he doesn't like it?

I pace as I wait for him, lost in my own thoughts. "That much pacing must be bad," I look up to see Claw leaning on his staff, a smirk on his face. Honestly, it should be illegal to look that cute. "But then again, with the amount of caffeine you drink, Cockroach, I'm not surprised." "Excuse me, Flea Bag, a grande is a perfectly expectable amount and your buying my Starbucks tomorrow." "Good. More time we spend together." Our eyes lock, and my soften. He's my very best friend, though we argue and banter like a old married couple. "I made you something."

Claw perks up, a green gleam in his eye. "You finished my catnip mouse?" Ever since he found out I know how to sew, he has been begging me for a toy mouse. "You've destroyed the last three. What makes you think I'd make another?" I dig in my pocket. "Hold out your wrist." Claw cocks his head. "This isn't a trick is it?" "Claw." He does, but he shuts one eye. I slip the bracelet around his wrist and step back. "Okay, you can look."

Claw turns his wrist this way and that. "You made this?" I nod. "Its a lucky charm bracelet. And it could also serve as a friendship bracelet." "Toxinelle, I don't know what to say." "Then you like it?" "Love it, crafted by your loving hands." He takes my hands. "Am I really your best friend?" I can't hide a grin. "When your being good."

My mouth is wobbling. I love him so much. "I'm going to work hard to make you one, too. After all, its what best friends do." "Do you know another thing that best friends do, especially ones that like each other? They kiss."

So, kiss we do, Claw's bracelet shimmering in the light of the setting sun, exactly where it belongs.