It was as if it was dark.
There was no sound, there was no air. There was no one else around.

It was like being kept in a prison of darkness, with nowhere to go with nothing to remember.

It was lonely and it was cold. It was a black hole of complete nothingness as there was no sign of life.
All that was left was misery and despair.

After what felt like an eternity and a day, there was a vague light at the end of the tunnel. One that measured hope, and for a major moment there was feeling.

The was warmth, there was happiness, there was a sign.
And in that moment Marinette took her first breath.

Her blue eyes opened as the wind blew softly from behind her. She squinted, the sun almost blinding her and she felt her heart pound in her chest. She reached up, clutching her chest as it was almost beating too fast for her to catch up to it.
She was faintly aware of the bar beneath her feet, and Marinette was grateful.
It was as if time changed. She remembered falling, her eyes locked on to Chats and then everything went black.
She was suffocating and then she didn't exist. Next thing she knew, she was back where she started. She was about ready to fall again, but something had changed.

Chat lay in front of her, his body completely limp his cataclysm still activated in his palm.
Marinette automatically wanted to move out towards him but she was stuck under Lila's command.
Marinette frowned, her heart aching as she was sure Lila was going to make her jump yet again.
Marinette had no strength, immediately she began sobbing. She was going to dissapear again.
The bluenette gasped as she felt a tight grip on the back of her hair. Tears streaming down her cheeks as Lila forced her to look her in the eye.

Marinette trembled, her stomach dropping as Lila looked troubled, her eyes deepened with fear and sorrow.

"I'm not doing this to save your life..." Lila spat coldly. "I'm doing it to save mine..." She reached down to pull the glass from Marinette's neck.
"Control your monster."

Her hand gripped back into her hair again, throwing her back on to the platform towards Chat.
Marinette whimpered as she landed on the space beside Chat.

She felt weak she was tired. She was almost tempted to allow her fatigue to take over.
She glanced up, watching Lila turn her back to them before she took off.
Marinette wanted to go after her, but she didn't have her earrings. She glanced over at Chat, parting her lips to say something to him in hopes that he had brought them, but she paused the moment she saw him slowly rise to his feet.
She turned over, reaching out to him. She lifted herself to her hands and knees. Her eyes widened, watching Chat lift himself and wait. His expression was grave and Marinette had began to worry.
She remembered that Lila had called him a monster, but that wasn't the Chat she knew.
The female remained skeptical as she couldnt quite trust Lila. She had every reason not to.

Lila was a liar.
Marinette willed herself up from the ground, her breath steady as she finally got up on her feet.

Chat heaved in front of her, his shoulders trembling as his eyes widened with complete fear. He touched the bar ledge, the material crumbling as he unintentionally used his cataclysm.

"No-" Marinette breathed, her blood growing cold as Chat was going to jump. She began to run, her muscles aching as Chat climbed on to the ledge.

"Chat!!" She called out, her hands finally wrapping around his arm. The blunette blushed, using all the strength she had left in her to keep him still.

Chat quickly glanced back at her, their eyes connecting instantly.
Marinette felt her heart sink.

Chat had never looked at her like that before. The Chat she knew was goofy, warm and caring. He always had her back, he was always seeing the bright and positive of things.
The Chat she saw was cold, dark and broken down.
Marinette felt dread. She didn't know what Lila did to him, or made him go through, but she knew from the lines under his eyes that she had tortured him.
Chat froze, his eyes lessening their grip on hers and they widened. Marinette worried he tettered on the edge of neurotic.
His weapon dropped from his hand as he blinked slowly.

"Chat-" Marinette whispered, her hands remaining tightly around his arms.
She closed her eyes, her heart continuing to pound against her chest the moment both his hands cupped her face.

"Marinette..." he breathed, his voice quivering. "Marinette...." his hands trembled against her skin, and that's when he truly broke.

His arms wrapped around her tightly, his body heaving as he cried into her neck.

Marinette widened her eyes, her lips tugging into a frown as her arms wrapped around him. Her hands ran through his hair, and she gasped the moment he squeezed her tighter. His claws clutched on to the back of her dress, ripping holes in it as he struggled to keep a firm hold on her.

Marinette trembled, her hands feeling him shake underneath her.
"Chat-" she cried softly, not ever hearing him sob the way he did. She had never seen him so vulnerable and drained the way he was.
He never cried that way before, his whaling was too painful for her to keep her tears at bay.
"What did she do?" She breathed, unable to pull from him, as his claws nearly ripped off the back of her dress completely.

"What did she do to you?" She cried softly. Her hands running up the back of his neck.

Chat pulled back, his mouth immediately connecting to hers.
Marinette froze, her eyes squeezing shut as his kiss instantly intensified.

It was not only a kiss of love.
There was desperation, there was despair, there was comfort and there was a need.
The bluenette whimpered, the desperation in the kiss almost becoming painful.
She had began to worry with the crowd that began to gather at the base of the tower. She didn't want photos of her and Chat Noir making out on the top of the tower make covers on every magazine, especially if she was going to be married to Adrien in a few months.

But she couldn't find it in her to turn away from him.
By the way he gripped on to her, he needed her. Marinette kissed him back, feeling his tears dropping on to her chin.

Chat pulled back, his hands reaching back to hold her face as he sniffled.
"Did she really change time?" He asked, his voice breathy as he pressed another kiss to her face.

Marinette furrowed her brow, her eyes glancing into his.
"What? What are you talking about?" She asked, completely dumbfounded.

"Louis..." Chat pulled back. "Where's Louis?" He asked, panic immediately etching in to his voice as he looked around.

Marinette glared at him, her body slowly pulled away from him as she grit her teeth.

" What do you mean 'Where's Louis'?" She asked, her cheeks flushing. "You were with him before you came here!" She crossed her arms. "Where did you leave him?! Weren't you watching him?!"

Chat glanced up at her, the sound of her screaming at him like music to his ears.
She couldn't be in his head.
Imaginative Marinette would have never fought with him. He was able to touch her, hear her, feel her.
If this was a dream, it was quite cruel.

"Y-you're mad at me?" Chat asked, his heart fluttering as he was grateful to see her angry face again.

Marinette only grew more annoyed.
"What? Why the frick are you smiling about me being mad?"

He was completely confused, but felt overwhelmed at the same time. He had so many questions, but he needed to find Louis.

Chat wasted no time, turning over to grab his staff.

"Come on." He breathed, his arm wrapping around her and pulling her close. Chat was close to breaking down again, but he needed to find Louis first.
The last he remembered was leaving him home with her parents.

The bluenette gasped, her body squirming as he held on to her and leapt off the tower.
The blunette screamed, her heart racing as she was scared shitless he was going to drop her. They still needed to find Lila.

The wind rippled through the back of her torn dress and she shivered. It took all her willpower not to reach over and smack him on the back of his head for tearing her dress, leaving her exposed.

"CHAT! YOU INSATIABLE KITTY, PUT ME DOWN AND GIVE ME MY EARRINGS!!"