Chapter Four- Do Heroes Cry?

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Later the same day, Marinette invited Alya over so she could work on her plan to mess with Chat Noir. Marinette had many pictures of herself scattered on her desk. Alya held a pair of scissors in one hand and a picture of Marinette in the other. Marinette had asked Alya to cut a cutout of her. Alya started cutting and stopped to look up and say, "Um... Why are you glueing cutouts of yourself on pictures of yourself?"

Marinette was in her chair glueing pictures of herself together when she looked up and smiled as she said, "Well..."

Alya looked at Marinette suspiciously.

"Long story," Marinette decided to say.

Later the same day, Marinette waited outside on her terrace for Chat Noir. Marinette started questioning if she made a big mistake. As she started to have a bunch of different 'what if' thoughts, she jumped at the sound of Chat Noir's voice in her ear, "Whatcha thinkin' about?"

"OH MY GOSH, CHAT YOU SCARED ME!!!" Marinette exclaimed.

Chat Noir smiled, "Sorry..."

Suddenly, there was an awkward silence as the two stared at each other's eyes. Chat Noir decided to break the silence by saying, "So..."

"Uh, right," Marinette chuckled at her own awkwardness. "She doesn't want to talk to you without the mask... She really cares about you, but she believes she could put the two of you in danger... She's right... I'm sorry, Chat."

Chat Noir looked down. Marinette looked at him in sadness. "It's for the best."

Chat Noir smiled. Not a sincere smile, but a fake smile. "It's for the best... You sound just like her..." He turned around to go away, "Thanks for trying, princess."

Marinette ran to grab his wrist. "Chat, wait!" Marinette's eyes widened. She looked at Chat Noir's green eyes. There were tears streaming down his face. 

Chat Noir wiped his tears. "Sorry... You shouldn't have to see a 'hero' cry... I just... She..."

Marinette looked down and sighed. "I really shouldn't do this..."

Chat Noir looked at the girl in confusion. Marinette reached in her pocket and held two small papers in her hand. "Take this."

Chat Noir leaned to grab the papers. He looked at them. They were pictures Marinette had glued together. "Are these...?"

"Yep," Marinette gave a smile, "Don't tell Ladybug about this, though." 

Chat Noir, still surprised, started blushing as he smiled. "Thanks, princess..."

After Chat Noir left, Marinette got ready to fall asleep. She lay in her bed looking at the ceiling. "I did the right thing tonight, right?" She looked over at Tikki who was next to her.

"Oh, Marinette..." Tikki leaned in to hug Marinette.

"Everything will work just fine."

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