A/N: I came across an a capella version of this song and this happened... Here's the link: watch?v=rsVuqwVccRw
I might add more chapters but they will stand alone. Please leave a review and let me know if you find a song that would work for this!

Disclamer to be safe: I don't own this song or this show.


And so it goes – Billy Joel

In every heart there is a room
A sanctuary safe and strong
"Princess?" Chat noir whispered while knocking on Marinette's open window. "Come on Chat, it's a school night. Don't you have anything better to do than to visit me?" The soft voice that answered him sounded tired. "I want… I need to talk to you. There is something I need to get off my chest and now is as good a time as any to do it. Please let me in." He basically begged her with his big emerald eyes. "You know I can't resist sad kitten eyes!" Marinette said jokingly. Chat didn't laugh. For what seemed like the first time, he was serious about something. "You can come in."

To heal the wounds from lovers past
Until a new one comes along
He had loved Ladybug from the moment he first met her. But he didn't want to chase her any longer. She had made it clear that she wasn't interested. Sure, she cared for him, but not romantically. They were partners and a relationship would only distract them from the job. Even though Chat Noir agreed with her vision, his heart still broke every time she turned him down.

When he was at his lowest point, someone unexpected gave him hope again. His classmate Marinette was too late for school as well. As they walked through the hallway Marinette's rambling distracted him from the gaping hole in his chest. This was the first time they had had a real conversation. It was a superficial talk about school, but it made Adrien feel as if she had tied a string around him to keep him from falling apart. But the cracks got bigger as time went by and soon one string wouldn't be enough.

That was the first night he visited her as Chat Noir.

I spoke to you in cautious tones
You answered me with no pretence
He had disguised it as a post-akuma-checkup-visit, even though she hadn't been akumatized. After some eye rolling Marinette had let him in and offered him a croissant as they started talking. And slowly but surely they started to open up to each other. They both needed someone to talk to and when the time came, the girl was sad to see him go.

Soon his visits –that were a rarity at first- became a regular thing. They would eat some leftovers from the bakery, vent about their day and play the occasional videogame. They enjoyed each other's company and looked forward to their next meeting. Over time, they had truly grown fond of each other. But Chat Noir was still protective of his identity, so he tried not to show too much affection when he met her as Adrien.

Until one day Chat found Marinette sobbing in her room. It took him a lot of comforting and cat jokes until she was willing to share what was causing to cry. "There is this boy in my class I have a crush on, and someone else caught his attention before I could confess to him. She trapped him with her lies and he doesn't seem to realize this. I would give anything to be with him but I'm too scared to tell him how I feel. I really need to move on, but I don't know how." She started to tear up again, but this time they were angry tears. "It's my own fault, I should have said something ages ago. But I didn't dare. I didn't want to lose what we had and now I have to bear the consequences."

When he asked her which boy caused her to feel this miserable, she didn't try to lie. "Adrien Agreste."

And still I feel I said too much
My silence is my self-defence
"I should have told you this months ago, but I didn't dare. Ladybug would give me a lecture, kick my ass and kill me if she knew about this. Not necessarily in that order." Chat glanced at a confused Marinette with a conflicted look. "And don't tell me I should listen to Ladybug, she might be my partner but she doesn't own me." He added, anticipating Marinette's response. "I just can't lie any longer. Plagg, claws off!"

Where Chat Noir disappeared in a flash of green, Adrien took his place. Plagg fell onto his lap and luckily the kwami was too tired to say anything. As he looked up his eyes met Marinette's. She looked absolutely baffled and took a step back. "Chat… Adrien…" she muttered in disbelief. In her head the pieces slowly fell in place. Her look suddenly saddened. "So are you here to turn me down a second time?"

And every time I've held a rose
It seems I only felt the thorns
The poor boy had been let down so many times that he had learned to expect the worst from everything. So when Plagg pointed out that his girlfriend –as he teasingly called her- didn't talk to him all that much, he assumed she just didn't like him. She probably still blamed him for the gum incident on the first day of school.

His beliefs got turned around when she spoke to him that day in the hallway. She started to blab about what people would think when they arrived together and offered to wait a few minutes before entering the classroom. An airy conversation, but not one she would have with a person she disliked. He felt like he had befriended her for the second time.

And so it goes, and so it goes
And so will you soon I suppose
"I'm not, I swear. I wanted you to know who I am, Marinette. I care about you too much to abuse your hospitality any longer. I like coming here and getting to know you better, but I want you to do the same. I want you to know everything about me. And how can you know somehow who is too cowardly to show his face?"

"Why do you have to mess everything up Chat?" She refused to call him by his name. "We had a good thing going on here and you just had to throw everything away! Did you ever think about me? Did you think about how dangerous this situation is? I didn't want to know your identity! You were right, Ladybug will be furious when she hears about this!"

He was prepared for her to be angry for not telling her for so long, but the opposite was true. He softened his voice in an attempt to calm her down but it only fuelled her fire. "Please don't tell her. I just couldn't keep this to myself any longer. I want you to know every part of me because I love you!" There it was. He had finally spit out what he couldn't even admit to his kwami.

But if my silence made you leave
Then that would be my worst mistake
"You what?" Marinette screamed out, more surprised than angry. "I understand if you don't feel the same." Adrien continued softly. "After all I've been nothing but amicable to you. At first I thought you hated me. And later, when I realised that wasn't the case and I started visiting you, I didn't get too close because I was protecting my secret. When you started about moving on last week after I consoled you I panicked. I had no idea you had a thing for me! And I swear I didn't know Lila was romantically interested in me until you pointed it out!"

"Oh come one, she was practically drooling over you!" she snapped at him. "I didn't see her true intention. I thought she was just being friendly. And she said she knew Ladybug. I didn't mean to hurt you, but that doesn't make it right. I understand if my cold behaviour made you dislike me."

So I will share this room with you
And you can have this heart to break
"And what happened to Chat's so-called love for Ladybug? You flirted with her all the time!" she asked reproachfully. "I finally accepted what she was trying to tell me from the beginning. Our relationship is but professional, and I agree that that's how it should be. I care about her and I love her, but it is no longer a love I want to see returned. I continued flirting anyway to make distract Ladybug. She is always so serious and concentrated, I was trying to lessen the tension a bit.

You are my special girl now, my Princess. You filled the hole she left behind and made me whole again, you kept me from shattering." He saw the look on her face an realized how that last bit sounded. "You are in no way a replacement for Ladybug! Don't even dare to suggest that I find you second rate. You are your own person, and I have fallen for you. Do with that information what you want."

And this is why my eyes are closed
It's just as well for all I've seen
This had gone way smoother in his head. In that world, she was delighted when she saw his face and they had sailed away on their instant relationship. That, however, was only a daydream. In reality Adrien couldn't even look at her. He stared at his shoelaces while he felt Marinette's cobalt eyes burn a hole in his skull. For what seemed like hours they didn't say a word. They both just sat there while taking everything in. Because this reveal changed everything. It didn't matter what they did next, things would never be the same again. Not as superheroes and not as civilians.

So I would choose to be with you
That's if the choice were mine to make
But you can make decisions too
And you can have this heart to break
It took all the courage Adrien had left in his body to break the silence. "Marinette, I truly care about you. I always have but I was too blind to see it. I would like to go out with you, but essentially I want to be part of your life in the way that you like best. Even if that is just friends. That is everything I wanted to say tonight. No more secrets, I've come clean." The girl just looked at him, unable to move, silent as before. "Please say something! Anything!" Adrien begged.

And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows.
Marinette finally snapped out of her dazed state. She didn't trust her voice to deliver the words that welled up in her heart. She started walking towards the boy that had shown her his soul and expected nothing in return. She admired his courage and couldn't bear to see him fall apart like this. She was still shocked from the plot twist their story had taken but she thanked the heavens for this moment.

She folded her arms around Adrien's trembling body and started to pet his blond locks as he slowly melted into the warmth of her hug. "Yes," She whispered softly in his ear. She let go to look him in the eyes. "There is nothing I want more than to go out with you." The words finally came out, accompanied by a kiss on the cheek as the both started blushing. Adrien exhaled as he realised he had been holding his breath for god knows how long. He cupped her cheek as he leaned towards her, but the girl stopped him.

Marinette pulled herself together. "I have something to say too. About the no secrets part. You see, there is something about me that no one knows." The boy's curious eyes met hers. "You might want to sit down for this one," she added with a smug grin.