Whoo! New fandom, new story! Well…. New collection of one-shots! Yes, I'm in the Miraculous fandom now xD xD But I've only really been passionate about the series for a little over a week now.
Also, sorry if you're reading this and not really part of the fandom, and you don't have a clue what's going on- normally, I add some explanations in at the beginning of a story, but this is a collection of one-shots. I will post a full length story with more description of things in this show in the first couple of chapters, but that'll be when I can actually decide on a good plotline for a full-length story
I DO NOT OWN MIRACULOUS (Whoa, simple disclaimer xD xD xD But I don't have any OCs for this show yet)
(Adrien's POV)
Adrien Agreste inhaled deeply and rocked on his feet as he stood in front of the Dupain-Cheng's bakery doors. Marinette Dupain-Cheng lived there. She was Adrien's classmate, and he needed to talk to her. Badly.
He took in one more deep breath before stepping into the building. Mr. Dupain-Cheng smiled at him. "Marinette's upstairs."
Adrien gave him a small, grateful smile and raced up to where the family lived. He knocked on the door at the top of the stairs, and it opened to reveal Mrs. Dupain-Cheng. "Hello! Adrien, right?"
"Yes." Adrien nodded and smiled politely. "I'm here to see Marinette; is that okay?"
"Yes, of course! Come on in!" Mrs. Dupain-Cheng welcomed him into the room and turned to a set of white stairs leading up into the attic. "Marinette! A friend's here to see you!"
(Marinette's POV)
Marinette blinked as she heard her mother's call. "Were you expecting someone?" her kwami, Tikki, asked curiously.
Marinette shook her head slowly. "Nope." She got up. "It's probably Alya, though. I'll be right there, Mom!"
"I'll be up here," Tikki said quietly. The magical bug flew behind a few books.
Marinette smiled and left her attic bedroom. However, she froze as soon as she was on the stairs. At the bottom was Adrien Agreste... Only her biggest crush EVER! Well, love of her life was more accurate.
He was glancing around the house, his soft, golden, PERFECT hair swaying from the movement. Adrien spotted her and smiled warmly, his emerald green eyes glinting in the light. Then he raised his hand...and waved...
Marinette almost collapsed. "A-Adrien!" she finally managed to squeak. "Wha... W-What... T-To what d-do I own the p-pleasure of y-your visit to our h-humble a-abode?"
(Adrien's POV)
Adrien grinned. Why was her face turning tomato red? Oh, well. "I needed to talk to you about something..." he glanced over at Mrs. Dupain-Cheng, who was smiling warmly, "...for school! Yeah." He rubbed the back of his neck.
"O-Oh...!" Marinette gave a small smile. "O-Okay! U-Uh... M-M-My room... W-Wanna g-go... I-I mean..." She buried her head in one hand and gestured to her room with the other. "G-Go?"
Adrien chuckled. "Sure." He headed up the stairs to her, and she nervously opened the door.
"Why are you shaking?" he inquired curiously when they were alone.
"O-Oh! N-No reason!"
(Marinette's POV)
Marinette exhaled. Come on. Get it together. "S-So what was it?"
"What was what?" Adrien cocked his head.
"T-The thing for school you needed to talk to me about..."
"Oh." Adrien bit his lip and hesitated. "It...actually wasn't a school question."
Marinette blinked and sat back on her chair. "Then... What was it?"
Adrien stared at the ground for about a minute or so before he blurted out the words that probably filled Marinette's heart with the most dread ever. "I know you're Ladybug!"
Oh, no...
(Adrien's POV)
Adrien swallowed. He had never been nervous around girls, but now his heart was pounding with anxiety. "M-Marinette, I... I saw you transform into her during school earlier."
"Y-You really did...?" Marinette whispered, her eyes peeking out from in between her fingers, of which her hands were now covering her face. "You're not bluffing...?"
Adrien shook his head. "I'm not."
Marinette moaned and buried her head in her arms, banging both on her desk. "I KNEW I would be a horrible superhero!"
Adrien hesitated. "But... I understand," he said softly. Now that what he had seen was confirmed, he knew it was safe to show her this. "You and I are even closer than you may think. Can I show you something?"
Marinette gave a weak nod. "You might as well."
"Okay; just give me a minute." Adrien turned around and opened up one side of his jacket. His kwami, Plagg, peeked out of it.
"Are you really gonna show her?"
Adrien nodded slowly. "You heard her, Plagg," he whispered. "She's Ladybug. Marinette... She's Ladybug."
Plagg smirked. "Don't get too lovey-dovey."
Adrien rolled his eyes. "Shut up."
He turned back around to Marinette, who was miserably staring at the floor. "Hey... You ready?"
"As I'll ever be, I guess..."
"Good." Adrien exhaled. "Plagg, claws out!"
(Marinette's POV)
Marinette had never been more shocked than when her crush transformed into her partner right before her eyes. One moment he was straightening his perfectly white jacket, the next he was leaning against his bo-staff in his all black outfit, giving her a sly smile.
"W-W-Wait... A-Adrien?!"
Cat Noir's- no, Adrien's- smirk-like grin turned shy. "It's me." He twirled his staff and bowed. "M'lady, it is an honor to finally see under your mask."
Marinette wasn't sure if she should be annoyed by his behavior or absolutely head over heels that Adrien called her, "M'lady." "O-Oh... W-Wow... U-U-Um..." She twirled her hair with her finger.
But everything seemed to freeze for her when a thought occurred in her brain. "W-W-Wait... Y-You've flirted with me!" Adrien's FLIRTED with ME!
Cat Noir...or Adrien...chuckled and sat down. "Y-Yeah... I have..." He rubbed the back of his neck, a trait his normal self exhibited most of the time. "Claws out."
When he transformed back into Adrien, Marinette exhaled. "Well... This is quite something. It'll either make school tomorrow a lot more or a lot less awkward between us."
Adrien raised an eyebrow. "Why would it make things MORE awkward?"
"Because..." Marinette sighed. "You know both sides of me, Adrien. As Ladybug, I'm somehow cool and confident. But when I'm not Ladybug... I'm the exact opposite. And... Knowing myself AND having the knowledge you're my crime-fighting partner...might just make things harder for me."
Adrien bit his lip. "Oh... Marinette, I'm so sorry... I..."
"No, it's okay." Marinette inhaled. "Besides, this is technically my fault. We were going to find out someday."
She glanced over at her stack of books. "Tikki, you don't have to hide anymore."
The ladybug kwami came fluttering out of her hiding spot and over to Marinette and Adrien. "Aw," Adrien smiled. "She's cute." His signature Cat Noir smirk came onto his face, which was slightly strange to see on Adrien. "You two fit each other perfectly in that respect."
Marinette blushed at the ground, but she didn't feel like panicking any more. She felt a lot more comfortable around Adrien, knowing he was Cat Noir.
Adrien sighed. "Meanwhile I get this..."
He opened his jacket and a black, cat-like kwami came out of it. "Hey, what do you mean?" he complained.
Adrien rolled his eyes. "Marinette, this is Plagg."
Marinette smiled at the kwami. "It's nice to meet you, Plagg."
"Yeah, yeah, you, too. Greetings and all that." Plagg glanced around. "Do you have any Camembert?"
The girl giggled. "Unfortunately, my papa's a baker, not a chef, so I don't know. But I'll go check."
She got up and headed downstairs. "Hey, Mom! What cheeses do we have?"
(...)
When Marinette got back, she found Plagg sighing dramatically and falling through the air. "I can't wait...!"
"You're gonna have to," Adrien retorted, rolling his eyes.
"Plagg, you're in luck," Marinette called from the entrance to her room. "We had one slice left."
"Hallelujah!" The kwami raced over to her and snatched the cheese out of her hand.
Adrien sighed. "He means, 'Thank you'." He shot Plagg a look that the kwami completely missed.
Marinette grinned. "I see where you get your attitude from, kitty," she teased over at Adrien.
Adrien shrugged. "I think it's both Plagg and I." He looked over at Tikki and smirked. "In that case, I'm assuming you're the confident one out of you two?"
"Hey!" Marinette blushed. "What do you mean?"
He chuckled. "You said it yourself. You're a lot more confident as Ladybug than as a normal kid."
Marinette crossed her arms and turned away, trying hard not to grin. "Well, you're a lot more sly and flirty as Cat Noir, mister."
"Thank you, m'lady." Adrien did an exaggerated bow, and Marinette could almost see the cat ears and tail.
She rolled her eyes. "Yeah, yeah." She hesitated. "Honestly, I act so differently as Ladybug... I'm surprised you figured out who I was."
Adrien grinned. "Next time, try transforming in the girls' bathroom instead of the guys'."
Marinette blushed furiously. "You were IN THERE?!"
The blonde laughed. "Yeah. I was just coming out of one of the stalls."
"Ugh..." Marinette buried her head in her hands. "I hadn't realized what I did until I left the room; then I figured it was okay because I THOUGHT no one was in there."
"Don't worry; I was the only person."
Marinette rubbed the back of her neck. "I guess this is really going to change our relationship now."
Adrien smiled. "Definitely, and in a good way." He took Marinette's hand, but knowing he was her crime-fighting partner made her feel more comfortable around him.
Marinette beamed. They were closer now. And... Maybe one day, that would allow them to become a couple.
ADRINETTE! (Also, guys, I don't buy the love square thing- I see it as just two people. So whenever I say Adrinette, I mean either that, Ladnoir, Maricat (I don't buy the "chat" thing either), or Ladrien)
