Numb (FINISHED!!)

Chapter eight

It was Marinette who noticed Luka's sour face first. It surprised him when she asked if he was okay. "I'm fine Mari." He said through clenched teeth. "What, cat got your tongue?" Chat asks, an eyebrow cocked and a grin on his face. Marinette giggles at the pun, making his entire face lighten up. Everyone loved Marinette's laugh. Alya, however, has multiple questions.

"Shut up you stupid alley cat." Marinette says quietly, hitting his arm. She was no longer being held tight against him, but was now sitting beside him with his tail wrapped around her waist. "Meowch Princess! That was a purrty mean thing to say you mewr's truly." Chat went on and continued grinning as she started laughing again.

"So if your girlfriend doesn't know that you are Chat Noir then does she know about Marinette?" Luka asks, attempting to change the subject. "Well, they know each other I guess," he goes on to say, "Though they don't really talk much. Since she doesn't know that I'm Chat Noir she doesn't know that I visit Marinette from time to time."

"Do we know you in your civilian form?" Ayla asks, getting her recording phone taken by Marinette who gives her a pointed look. "I can't answer that unfortunately. But I do know most of you in this- er, well in my suit, from rescuing you. Or in Mari's case working with her, how are you by the way? That Nathaniel kid still bothering you?" Chat goes to ask, immediately worried about Marinette. "I'm fine, and he doesn't bother me. We don't talk much anymore but we're friends."

"Marinette you don't talk to anyone anymore. In fact this is the first time in nearly two years that you've carried on a conversation for so long!" Alya exclaims. While she is a little bit jealous that the mangy cat was able to get her best friend to hold a conversation before her, she was happy that Marinette was talking to someone.

"Yeah, I guess so." She said, immediately retreating after being caught. "Sorry." She says even quieter. "Princess, can we I your stitches?" Chat asks suddenly, he had noticed she had left them covered by her arm when showing off her strong figure. "Sure." She said even quieter and moved away from him to show everyone else.

Luka and Alya both took note of how sad he looked when he saw the mending skin, his fingers lightly trailing the stitches as he tried to examine but not hurt the girl before him. When he was done Marinette slipped her shirt back on and her mother and father entered the bedroom, seeing Chat Noir with clothes of their daughter's making on.

If you could all move down here we've brought soup and croissants and cookies." Sabine called out, holding a tray full of bowls of hot chuckle noodle soup. "Yes Maman, thank you." Luka and Alya both got down first, Marinette helping Chat steady himself and get down the ladder successfully.

"Thanks Princess." He says as he goes to sit down next to her. "No problem Kitty." She said quietly but with a soft smile as she handed everyone soup. Tom put the tray of baked goods on the floor in front of them all. "Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Dupain-Cheng." Chat says with a smile. "It's no problem dear. Now do you mind telling us why you were outside of our bakery in such conditions?" Sabine answers.

"Ah, about that. I'm sorry for interrupting your evening. You see I was a little sick from patrolling last night and falling asleep with my window open. I had to patrol with Ladybug tonight so I just went ahead, by the way never parkour when sick, and almost ended up falling off of the Eiffel Tower. Ladybug brought me here, said that you would be able to help me." He says calmly.

"Well it's a good thing she did, you are welcome to stay as long as you need, but won't your parents be worried?" Tom asks, causing both Marinette and Chat to stop eating. "My...my mom is dead..and my dad...I don't really see him unless he gets his assistant to bring me to him whenever I've done something wrong." He says sadly, Marinette places a consoling band on his shoulder and offered him a croissant.