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Marinette was smiling as she boarded the flight. She had her small backpack, which included some gum, her phone, a sketchbook, her diary, her phone(and charged), some cookies, and Tikki, her kwami. She was going to go home. The week long trip to visit her cousins in America had been fun, but she did miss her home. She missed her parents, and her classmates. She couldn't wait to see Alya or Adrien. Just the thought of him made her melt. Adrien was perfect... or as Chat would say perfect. She really missed that kitty. He had terrible puns, but he was her partner and best friend. Hopefully Paris had survived without it's heroine, ladybug.

She walked towards the back if the plane, mumbling to herself. "32 C, where is 32 C, " She walked down the aisle until she found her seat. It was a widow seat, and the people next to her hadn't arrived. She sat down and pulled out her sketchbook. She hadn't sketched out her ideas in nearly a week. If she waited any longer, her brain would explode. She had created an outline when she heard a familiar voice.

"Marinette?" She froze. That was the voice of Chat Noir. Her partner and favorite crimefighter. She had been avoiding him since... well since he confessed his love. But Chat didn't know she was Marinette, right? She looked up hoping to see a black mask and cheeky grin.

"Ahh" she yelped. "Adrien?" Damn her head was in the gutter. How could she have confused the boy she loved for the boy who loved her. She needed to talk to Chat and sort out her feelings, soon.

He smiled at her. "That's me."

"Why are you here?" She wanted to slap herself. She sounded like an idiot. He was going home, just like her.

"I'm going back home. I had a shoot in New York that finished yesterday and this was the first flight home."

"No, I mean, why are you here?"

"Well, Mari, it just happens that you are sitting in my seat."

She glanced at her ticket. "I'm fairly certain that I am in the correct seat. This is 32 C."

"You're in seat 32 A though."

Marinette glanced down. "Oh I'm sorry, I can move. It was an honest mistake."

"It's no problem. We can just switch seats. Besides, I prefer the aisle seat."

"I like to look out the window. It always looks different. Everything is so small and beautiful."

Adrien smiled at her. She practically fainted. "I guess I'm really missing out then"

"Why do you prefer the aisle seat?"

He laughed. "It's stupid."

"Okay, what is it?"

"When I was like 12, I was on a did your flight, and I got stuck in the middle seat. I didn't know the person next to me, and they fell asleep about 15 seconds in to the flight. Then..." Adrien blushed. "It's so embarrassing. I should stop speaking "

She laughed at him. "Don't stop. I'm intrigued."

"Well. I really had to go to the bathroom. Like really badly. But this guy was asleep and I was too awkward to politely wake him up."

Marinette gasped. "Oh no Agreste. That sounds like a catastrophe."

He almost laughed aloud. A cat pun? Where did that come from. Marinette surely couldn't know that she was Chat. "It was a very traumatizing moment from my childhood. Every time I get on a plane I remember it. It was the third worst moment of my life."

She laughed with him. "I'm sorry for bringing up such a clawful memory." He squinted at her. Was he imagining the puns. "Would you care to hear an embarrassing moment from my childhood?"

"Of course, it'll make us even." He smiled. Mari barely spoke to him, and now they were having a full conversation. It was incredible.

"Well... this was before you met me."

"Of course."

"When I was in kindergarten, I was such a problematic child, that I got a detention."

"But you are so perfect and sweet now. What did you do?"

"I punched a kid."

"Why?"

"Dont laugh at me."

Adrien was holding back laughter. Imagining a tiny Marinette punching someone was so cute. If Ladybug looked like Marinette he would be in love. He was already in love. But she wasn't. That constant reminder darkened his mood. "I won't laugh m'lady" why did he even call her that.

That was weird. Only Chat called her m'lady. Whatever. She had a story that never failed to entertain. "So, this taller kid, probably 6th or 7th grade bumps into me in the halls. It would've mattered, except, being as tiny as I was, I nearly fell over. It was a disgrace."

"Oh no. Poor little you." Adrien smiled at her as her face lit up.

"So, I'm mad. Really mad. And I am tiny. Not even three feet tall. And I had to defend my honor"

"I see."

"I turn around and punch this kid. I use all of my anger. As hard as I can. To my surprise, he falls over. "

"Marinette!" Adrien laughs with her. "How could you punch the poor guy there?"

"I was five. I didn't know anything. I did laugh when he started crying though."

"Damn you were a badass little five year old. I'm starting to be afraid."

She laughed. "You should be." He didn't even know half of it. She was ladybug for crying out loud. And she was strong.

"I'm not scared of anything."

"Anything? Nothing at all?"

"Okay maybe a few things."

"Like what?"

"Heights. my mom. Ladybug, you clowns, snakes. Snake clowns." He was joking. Mostly. Heights were terrifying. But his mom had hurt him in a way that would never heal. And Ladybug, she could destroy him.

"Why are you afraid if Ladybug. She would never hurt you. And why are you afraid of me?"

" if you and Ladybug fought me together, I'd be a dead man."

"Lucky for you, I don't want to fight."

"What do you want to do?" Adrien was facing her. They were inches apart, staring into each others eyes. One moment as a from

"This" Marinette kissed him. He pulled back with a yelp. "I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have kissed you. Ill just keep sketching and looking out the window."

"You just surprised me. That all."

"So, do you want to kiss?"

"I'm sorry I can't miss you Marinette."

"Why?"

"I love someone else."

"Oh." She lost the smile. Her eyes darkened. "Who?"

"Ladybug."

Of course. He couldn't love her. Because he loved her. It was going to be a long flight. "Isnt she dating Chat Noir?"

"unfurrtunately not. They would be perfect together. Don't you think?"

That was weird. He loved Ladybug, but seemed to freeze at the sound of Chat's name. "I think that statement is spot on." She winked.

"Was that a pun?" Adrien was starting to like this side of Marinette.

Maybe this wouldn't feel like such a long flight.

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