I almost feel like I need to explain myself for this… I was watching a video and it pointed out Adrien had a pole in his room (#AdrienPoleDances2016) and I had to write this, the temptation was too much and who am I to resist? I am writing some other stories as well but until those are done, you have this. Please enjoy my shame.

Marinette didn't think she could ever get tired of the sight of the back of Adrien's head. Just like the rest of his body, it seemed to be so perfect it was like the gods had gifted it to mankind and all she could do was bask in its glory when class got too dull. She had spent so many lessons staring at it, she was certain she could recreate it from memory. She let out a small sigh as she stared at it now, ignoring both Alya's tutting from her side and their teacher talking about the book they were studying to focus on it. His hair was the colour of golden wheat and it lay in smooth flicks over his ears that managed to looked both ruffled and perfectly groomed at the same time. His lightly tanned skin was emphasised by the starchy whiteness of his collar and it looked so damn kissable, she just wanted to…

The sudden sound of the bell ringing made her jump and her hands shot out in front of her to keep her in her seat. In doing so, one of them hit her pencil case and sent it crashing to the floor. The contents came pouring out all over the floor in a wave of brightly coloured pencils and she dived under her desk to hurriedly pick them all up, banging her head on the side of it in the process.

"OW!" She cried out before she could stop herself and as she cradled the sore spot on her head, she could hear Chloe's barking laughter.

"Oh Marinette, you're such a klutz!" She called out as she waltzed out of the classroom haughtily. "Hey, while you're down there, why don't you look for some dignity, maybe somebody dropped some there earlier!"

Marinette's cheeks burned in shame as she heard Sabrina giggling along with her but then she froze as she heard a familiar gentle voice go "Chloe, there's no need for that." The laughter stopped and she heard a huffing noise before Chloe stomped from the room. She looked up from scooping up her pencils and nearly had a heart attack when she saw Adrien was peering down at her.

"Are you OK?" He asked her concerned and when she nodded, he gave a small smile and crouched down so he was level with her. "Here, let me help you with that."

"O-OK." She stammered as she carefully made her way back up to her seat and began stuffing her things back into her pencil case, her face still the colour of a ripe strawberry. Alya saw this and grinned at her friend.

"Hey, Earth to Marinette! Are you alright? That looked painful." She said sympathetically as Adrien reared his head back up from under Marinette's desk. The girl's face flared up again as her fingers seemed to turn to jelly and refused to do what she wanted as she felt Adrien's gaze on her. "Don't mind Chloe, that girl is way out of line. Seriously though, do you need an ice pack or something?"

"No, no, I'm f-fine!" Marinette squeaked as Adrien sat back down in his seat but still continued to face her and Alya. They were now the only ones left in the classroom as everyone else had dashed for freedom and the place was now quiet. Nino also turned around and gave her a smile.

"Hey girls, I have the best news!" He said with a level of excitement he usually reserved for his DJing. "Adrien just told me his afternoon's been cleared as his dad had to go on an emergency trip somewhere so we can hang out at his! We'll have the whole place to ourselves! It'll be awesome!"

"Really? That's so cool!" Alya enthused. "Marinette and I would love to come, wouldn't we Marinette?"

Hanging out? With Adrien? At his house? She gulped loudly when she realised he was staring at her and it was only a sharp prod from Alya that made her answer.

"I-I would love to, yes!"

"Right then, what are we still doing here then?" Nino said brightly, swinging his book bag over his shoulder as they all left the classroom. "Let's go already! We have to show the girls your room Adrien, it is the bomb!"

Marinette smiled privately as they made their way out of the school. She had briefly been in Adrien's room before as Ladybug but she had always been in the middle of a battle or something along those lines so she had never had the chance to just hang out and properly appreciate it. This was such a golden opportunity and she could almost feel her heart soaring as she walked with Alya just behind the two guys who were talking about some new video game. She would have usually been interested but she was too busy daydreaming and she was only woken from it by Alya giving her a little shake.

"Wake up Marinette, you look like you're in dreamland," She said, her face eagerly grinning. "Can't you believe this? Adrien never has time off. This is your chance girl!"

"I know Alya!" She squealed in response before her face fell as the possibilities of everything that could possibly happen entered her mind. "Alya what if I manage to mess up in there? I could do anything in there to make Adrien and his dad hate me, I could break something valuable, I could set something on fire, I could…"

"Marinette, calm down." Alya told her firmly, using the voice she reserved specially for her siblings when they misbehaved. "Nothing is going to go wrong, OK? Those things aren't going to happen, I mean, how exactly would you set something on fire? And don't answer that," She held up her finger in front of Marinette's mouth when she looked about to protest and continued. "This is going to be fun, just relax, be yourself and enjoy it."

Marinette smiled in relief as she hugged her friend tightly, Alya squeaking slightly at her friends surprising strength. "Thanks Alya, you're the best!"

"I know." Alya smiled affectionately as Marinette put her down and then nearly tripped over her foot, only just avoiding colliding into the boys in front. "Maybe we should watch out for valuables or anything like that, just in case. And fire."

When they reached the Agreste mansion, Marinette couldn't help being awed again by how magnificent it was. The sight of the creamy-coloured stone building with its curved grey roof and large arched entrance was enough to make her feel like she was entering some sort of enchanted castle and a squeal almost escaped her when Adrien pushed the front doors open. The last time she had been in the huge black and white marble hallway, she had been warning Adrien's father about the approaching threat of Simon Says and it felt a lot nicer to be here just on a visit without the whole threat of an akuma. For a moment, all she could do was stare at the way all the modern designs seemed to seamlessly flow throughout the house, a beauty she could help but admire. There was an unease about the place though; it was as if she expected Gabriel Agreste to appear from behind a curtain or something like a vampire and demand to know what they were doing here in his house. Alya and Nino seemed to feel it too as they were remarkably quiet as they explored the massive house. Only Adrien seemed completely relaxed but that wasn't unusual, she thought. It was his home after all.

"Dude, your house is rad." Nino said, breaking the long silence that had fallen on them when they had entered. "I never knew it was this big."

"Yeah, it's like a maze in here." Alya commented, looking around still in awe. "How do you ever find anything?"

Adrien laughed. "Well, I'm out on photoshoots a lot so I mainly keep to this section of the house. I think if I did start to wander, I would get lost. There are some parts of this place I haven't been close to, like my dad's office. I think he would murder me if he found out I'd been in there."

They carried on walking until Adrien stopped them in front of a large door. "We're here!" He announced as he pushed them open, leading them into the biggest bedroom Marinette had ever been in. The size of the room still amazed her as they went in and she span around on the balls of her feet to greedily take it all in.

"I still can't believe you have so much stuff in here!" She heard Nino say behind her as next to her Alya took out her phone. "I mean, seriously this place is heaven."

"It is pretty neat." Adrien said shyly as his cheeks went pink at the sight of his friend's faces. He loved seeing them so happy. "Wait 'til you check this out, my father had a new shower installed in my en suite, you have to see it."

"You and your showers man." Nino teased him as the boys both went into the bathroom. Marinette and Alya didn't follow, preferring to carry on admiring the room. Marinette couldn't believe the amount of things in here that she had never noticed before. There was a rock climbing wall, arcade machines, enough books to fill a library, four computer screens that somehow seemed a little stalker-ish and a set of white spiral stairs that lead to a whole other floor. Her eyes swept past the stairs but then suddenly came to a halt as she spotted something that made her mouth drop open.

There was a pole.

A pole.

In Adrien's bedroom.

That knowledge really shouldn't be doing what it was currently doing to her insides. Her face felt suddenly like it was burning and her lungs were starting to malfunction. Why did Adrien have a pole in his bedroom? She could get the other stuff but a pole?

As she spluttered she heard Alya start speaking behind her but none of it was registering. It felt like her brain had been scooped out and replaced with cotton wool and now she could barely string a sentence together.

"…and I can't believe he has all those screens, I'm kinda jealous, imagine what I could do for the Ladyblog with those and is that a basketball hoop? That's random, I wonder what that's doing there. There's only one as well, you could hardly have a proper game with one hoop. Hey Marinette? Marinette? Marinette what are you…Oh my God."

Both of them stared at the object for a moment and Marinette felt Alya's hand on her chin as she gently closed her gaping mouth. "Is that what I think it is?" She hissed from the corner of her mouth and when Marinette breathlessly nodded, a sly grin spread across her face. "This is gonna be good. Hey Adrien!" She suddenly called out, making Marinette jump and start flailing her arms around in an effort to get her to stop. "Get your butt back in her, you have some explaining to do young man!"

"Hey, what gives? We were just checking out the shower." Nino and Adrien emerged from the bathroom, Nino with a confused look. "What's wrong with you…" His voice trailed off as Alya triumphantly pointed to the silver pole in the corner. All of their eyes flicked to Adrien who was standing there with his cheeks slowly growing redder. "Dude, what the heck is that?"

"That…that's my fitness pole." Adrien answered slowly, his hand going to the back of his neck as he rubbed it awkwardly.

"Fitness pole?!" Nino exclaimed as he got closer to the thing, his eyes staring at it like it might suddenly run off. "Why do you have a fitness pole?!"

"Um…well for fitness." Adrien said, his cheeks now fully blushing as he squirmed a little under the shocked gaze of his friends. Marinette thought it made him look even cuter and she was certain her brain was about to short-circuit. "My dad said when I started modelling more stuff that I needed to look really fit and healthy so he started me on this workout regime…and one of the things I started up was vertical fitness."

"No way," Alya seemed barely able to contain herself, Marinette could feel her almost jumping with this new information. "You can pole dance?"

"It's not pole dancing, it's not weird like that." Adrien was even redder now, his face resembling a tomato. "And…I guess I can, yeah."

"Oh my God, Adrien you have to show us!" Alya said and Nino quickly agreed.

"Yeah, c'mon dude, you totally have to show us your skills with this thing!"

"Really?" Adrien at first looked surprised but then his face broke into a grin that Marinette could have sworn she had seen somewhere before. "Well I suppose if you want me to…I'll have to change though, it's quite hard to do in jeans."

"We can wait." Alya told him, practically shooing him into the bathroom. When the door closed she looked back at Marinette, who looked on the verge of collapsing, and winked. "You can thank me later."

"Alya…" Marinette said, cocking her head at a confused Nino. "We're not talking about this…"

"What? Talking about what?" Nino asked but Marinette was saved by the bathroom door opening and Adrien walking out. However, any relief she felt was soon vanquished when she laid eyes on what he was wearing. He was dressed in a black vest top with two thin green stripes down the sides and a pair of tight black shorts that didn't leave much to the imagination. I must be dreaming, she thought as she sharply pinched herself on the arm and winced a little at the pain. He looks so damn good in black and that green really brings out his eyes…

Adrien, still looking a little awkward, walked over to the pole and hesitated in front of it. "Are you guys sure about this?" He asked. "We could just play video games or something…"

"No way. We've gone this far, there's no going back now." Alya told him, pointing a finger at the pole. "Like Nino said, we need to see your skills."

"Yeah, you got this bro!" Nino encouraged him.

Adrien didn't need telling twice. With a cheeky grin that seemed remarkably familiar to Marinette, though she couldn't think of why, Adrien put one hand on the pole and hoisted himself up so he was gripping it between his legs, his other arm casually swinging behind him. Marinette could feel herself growing really hot and she had to bite the inside of her cheek to stop herself making a noise. The way he was holding that pole between his thighs…that should be illegal, she thought as he then moved his other arm up and swung around the pole, deftly landing his feet on its side and holding himself there. He then swung around again, his legs splayed out and for a second his shirt rose up so she could glimpse his stomach. The sight of that was enough to make her insides clench; she had no idea he was so ripped, he had abs like a washboard. As he continued to move, she watched his body twist entranced, feeling like any minute she would melt into a puddle of Marinette goo on the floor. Alya and Nino were certainly not helping, cheering him on and wolf-whistling whenever he paused. Adrien also seemed to be lapping it all up and it was making him more confident. As he finished by hanging upside down by his legs with no hands, he gave them a wink and went "Anyone else want a go?" before he could stop himself.

"Marinette! You can have a go!" Alya almost screamed, ignoring how her friend looked read to pass out the moment she spoke. "Hey, why don't you two get started whilst me and Nino get some snacks? You must be hungry after that Adrien."

"Well…yeah but w-wait…" Adrien started stammering as he lowered himself to the ground. He was really beginning to regret saying that (why had he let his Chat side get the better of him) as Marinette suddenly looked so uncomfortable but Alya was already ushering Nino out of the room. "You guys don't know where the kitchen is…"

"We'll find it!" Alya cut over him cheerfully just before the door closed with a slam. That left the two of them alone in the vast room and for a moment neither of them could look each other in the eye.

"Umm…" Adrien started to say as he finally was able to take a proper look at the blushing dark-haired girl with the wide blue eyes that right now made her look like a rabbit caught in headlights. She was one of his closest friends but he always got the feeling she was uneasy around him. Maybe this could be some sort of bonding experience for them and it could help her. "I could show you a few things…but only if you want to, I mean I don't want to force you or anything."

"O-OK," Marinette heard herself saying and she wanted to suddenly scream. Are you trying to make a fool of yourself? She berated herself but she took a breath and, trying her hardest to channel Ladybug in her actions, she took a few steps over to the pole and wrapped her hand around it. "Um…what's something easy?"

"Well…erm," Adrien was surprised at how quickly her demeanour seemed to change. A minute ago she had looked ready to run away but now she was standing by the pole with her hip jutting out as she examined it in a way that was…hot. Why was he thinking that? He thought, his brain in a panic. She's your friend, you shouldn't be thinking that about her. "Let's just start with this. Put both hands up like this," He held out his hands in front of him and motioned grabbing the pole and she mimicked him easily. "And then just pull yourself up and put your legs around it, like you're sitting in a chair."

He watched as she did just that, effortlessly pulling herself upwards and holding herself there. A smile formed on her lips as she looked pleased with herself and he could feel heat rising in his face. "OK. Now what?"

"Err…" Adrien shook his head slightly as he tried to focus. "How about a simple ankle spin? Cross your ankles here…"

Marinette made to cross her ankles but she slipped a little down the pole. Instinctively, Adrien moved forwards and put his hands around her waist to steady her. He felt her body go rigid under his touch as she gasped and he held her there, feeling like his hands were burning. He could feel her tense muscles underneath the thin fabric of her t-shirt and that knowledge was making his hormones rage. She must be so strong, he thought and that made his insides tighten. Stop it Adrien, he thought, almost seeing the warning signs flagging up around him.

"I think you might need a running start." He eventually coughed out. Marinette let go of the pole with her legs and stood up next to him. She looked up at him and he could see a determined glint in her eyes that gave him a funny sense of déjà vu. "Like this." She stepped away and allowed him to demonstrate as he stepped back then jumped at the pole, hooking his ankles around it and spinning around it like he had done so a thousand times. He then easily leapt away and looked back at her. His green eyes sparked in a way that was almost a challenge and he saw her pink tongue lick her lips as she focused on it. Damn he shouldn't have spotted that…

"So I do it like this?" Marinette hurled herself at it and managed to curl her ankles around it. She giggled as she spun around, leaning back in her excitement.

"Hey, I think you got it!" Adrien said as he watched her with a growing smile. "You picked it up really fast! I'm pole-sed!"

"Wait, what?" Marinette turned her head to stare at him in astonishment. Why had that seemed so like something Chat Noir would say? Her concentration lost, she suddenly felt her arms buckle and she fell backwards. She closed her eyes then abruptly felt something slam into her. She rolled around the floor with this weight wrapped around her and that sent shivers through her. When had she done this before? The only thing she could compare it to was during battle when she was being pushed out of the way by Chat…why was his name constantly cropping up in her head? She felt herself stop and she opened her eyes to see a blur of green directly in front of hers. She blinked as her body began to register the sensations she was feeling. The heavy weight of a muscular torso was being pressed down on her own so she could feel every single one. A chest was heaving on hers and it was sending flames shooting through her bloodstream. Her arms were being pinned to her sides and she could feel warm breath on her cheeks.

"Marinette, are you alright?"

Adrien Agreste was lying on top of her. She didn't know whether to swoon or scream. Instead her brain seemed to go into static and all she could do was stare up into his peridot eyes as they looked down at hers in equal panic.

Adrien too couldn't think straight. Her shirt had ridden up a bit when he had grabbed her and he could feel the softness of it on his own stomach. He could feel the outline of her breasts as she panted and the spots of pink on her cheeks, the exact colour of sweet peas, felt like they were driving him crazy. Her lips were slightly parted as she stared up at him and suddenly all he wanted to do was kiss them…why was he thinking like this? He loved his Lady with all his being, why was she looking so desirable right now. She opened her mouth to speak and he had to strongly urge himself to keep control.

"Adrien…"

"Hey guys, we're back!" The door flew open as Nino and Alya entered triumphantly, carrying a haul of snacks in their arms like they were the spoils of war. "We found the kitchen! We got lost a little bit-well Nino got lost-but your chief down there is so lovely, he let us have all of-" They froze when they saw their two friends lying on the ground next to the pole, Adrien's body on top of Marinette's with very little space in between. Nino stared in shock and muttered "Dude…" whilst Alya gave a smug smile.

"Do you two want to be left alone for a minute?"

"NO!" They both scrambled to their feet in a tangle of limbs and stood a good few steps away from each other, both red-faced and sweating before yelling in unison "It was an accident!"

"Really?" Alya crowed. "And what vertical fitness move was that?"

Marinette had never wanted the ground to swallow her up more.

"My Lady, are you alright? You seem very distracted tonight."

"I'm fine Chaton." Ladybug told him with a small sigh. She was standing on top of a building with the city of Paris stretched out all around her, her partner crouching next to her as they both gazed up at the dark midnight sky. "It's just…I want to put this day far behind me, that's all. I kind of embarrassed myself today in front of someone I really like and it was awful. I tried to impress him but I ended up looking really dumb. He probably won't be able to stand the sight of me now." A thought bubbled up in her head of how her and Adrien had sat on opposite ends of his sofa for the rest of the afternoon as they watched movies and when they had all left, he had seemed relieved to see her go. Why did she have to be such a klutz?

"I'm sure nobody in the world could not like you Bugaboo," Chat said soothingly. "I'm sure this guy will see sense. I get the feeling though. I made myself look ridiculous earlier today in front of a friend of mine and I must have looked like such an idiot. I was only trying to make her more comfortable with me but I think I scared her even more." He thought of how Marinette had flinched whenever he had gone near her for the rest of that day and when she had left with Alya and Nino, she had been practically gagging to leave. Why was he such a stupid cat?

"That's rough kitty." Ladybug said sympathetically and he felt her hand ruffle his head. "I'm sure it will all work out. Who could be scared of a kitten like you?"

He purred as she tickled the space between his ears and he heard her laugh as they flattened out in pleasure. "Feel better now?"

"You always make me feel purr-fect milady." He told her and she sighed and shook her head at the pun.

"Enough Chat, we need to get back on patrol." She turned away and walked to the other end of the building before peering down into the alleyway below. "Now, how are we going to get down?"

"I have an idea I think you'll find clawsome." She heard him say behind her and suddenly he was beside her with his arm out over the darkness. His silver baton winked at her in the moonlight as it reached downwards and there was a small clinking noise as it touched the ground a few seconds later. "You first, unless you want me to carry you of course." She saw his eyebrows wriggle in the darkness and she groaned loudly.

"Not a chance kitty." She smiled as she took a step back before running at the extended baton. Crossing hr ankles around it, she felt the rush of her speed as she whirled around it. Even though it was unprofessional, she couldn't help letting out a whoop of joy as she landed elegantly on the ground, allowing herself one last spin before she dismounted. She laughed as Chat joined her on the ground a moment later, looking at her stunned before a grin spread across his face.

"My Lady… where did you learn moves like that? You look like you really know your way around a pole."

They both went red as they realised what he just said and they quickly turned away from each other to hide their embarrassment.

"Let's…let's just finish this patrol." She quickly said before she sprinted off into the darkness, Chat only just keeping up with her. She didn't dare turn around and look at him though. She had had enough of poles for one day.

So…should I continue this? I have a couple of ideas but if people like it the way it is, I'm happy to leave it as a one-shot. Please tell me what you think and leave a review otherwise I will never learn. Until next time :)