Chapter 1

It was a clear and slightly breezy night. Looking up, I could see the billions of stars that twinkled in my eyes. I stood up, breathing in the fresh air as I was on the top of the Eiffel Tower. I was a great length above the ground. The people below were merely little ants from my view. I could see dim lights from the windows of the many homes in the city. As time went on, the light would turn off, but it would be alright. I would be left with the infinity of stars.

As I walked, my steps echoed through the tower. It is quiet up here. Soon, I was close to the edge of the tower. One unlucky step and I would be falling towards a possible death scenario. But nevertheless, I was not afraid.

In this height, I was unstoppable for I was Ladybug, one of Paris' heroines.

On one of the several roofs in the city was my one and only partner, Chat Noir. Night time meant patrol time us. Akumas came when we least expect it, so we have to be on our lookout at all times. Patrol meant that we had to sacrifice a couple of hours of sleep, but for the city of Paris, I would sacrifice some sleep if it meant that everyone could sleep peacefully and safely. If it were not do the slight brightness from the street lamps, I would have been blind. I did not have the ability to see in the dark unlike Chat Noir. I envied his night vision, but I appreciated how things looked without it. Everything seemed so at peace at night.

I looked back at Chat Noir and saw that he was staring at me from the distance. I flushed red before waving to him to come over here. I started to ponder to myself. Was there something wrong? How long has he been staring? Did I do something without knowing? Was there something on my face? I felt vulnerable from his stare all of the sudden. Thank goodness he could not see the crimson red that formed on my cheeks with his night vision.

It was strange, but after a while, I shook it off. Perhaps I was imagining things; he was probably looking at something else.

In seconds, Chat leaped swiftly from one building to the next to catch up to me at the tower. I watched as his tail gracefully swung back and forth as he climbed up the tower. I heard the metal ring every step he took. When I turned over to look at where he was, he was not there. And then, I felt a finger poking my left shoulder.

"Miss me?" Chat Noir flirted.

I laughed, "In your dreams Chaton,"

He flinched a little at the statement, but he recovered too quickly for me to notice right away. It took me a few moments to register his reaction. I bite my lips. What was that? This was not exactly something I thought would happen. I knew Chat Noir flirted with me, but when I retorted before, he never had that reaction. Did I say something offensive, or was I too harsh? I kept these questions to myself naturally. And another awkward silence commenced.

"Kitty," I say, trying to ease up the awkward tension that had built up without me knowing. I look down at the ground and play around with my hand. I look up to see that he is looking at me again; I caught his attention. Once again, my eyes darted away. This time, I looked at the star-covered sky pensively.

"My lady, is something the matter?" He inquires after another awkward silence.

"No, no. It's just… Did you know that soon, it will be our first anniversary?" In the matter of four days, it would be the anniversary of the day we first met. It has been a year since then, and so much as changed in our city since then.

"Meow. What do you mean? How could I forget such an important date!" He jokingly said.

"That was unnecessary…" I stated.

"What was?" He flashes his usual smirk.

"The 'meow'," I cross my arms, purse my lips, and stare right into his eyes. His green, translucent eyes that allure me in closer to my kitty―what was I even thinking! They were just cat eyes! Nothing could compare to Adrien Agreste, whose eyes were far more fetching than Chat's. I back away from Chat Noir and remember what we were talking about.

"Bugaboo, it's not unnecessary. It's…," He pauses as if he was not sure if he should say it or not. "It's part of who I am,"

"You? A cat on the inside?" I playfully punches his arm and giggle.

He turns to look at me. I can tell he is serious. His eyes opens a door to his feelings, and in them, I can see he feels caged in like a bird who only desires freedom. "No, I mean metaphorically who I really am on the inside. It's―It's really complicated,"

My face fell, and I stop talking. I felt guilty for laughing at Chat when he was actually not joking around for once. I could tell that he really was not like that in his real life. At the same time, I was intrigued. I wanted to know more about him. But still, there was more guilt than curiosity.

"S-sorry Chat," I bow down my head to hide my shame.

I felt a hand under my chin and almost fell back at the touch. It was his hand, and he lifted my chin up, so that we were facing eye-to-eye. Looking up, I see that he is not mad. In fact, he does not seem to be affected by my commentary from earlier. He had a concerned look on his face instead. I ask myself why. I just joked around about something serious, and yet, he was was not worried about it. He was worried about me. My feelings got the best of me, and yet again, I was as red as a tomato. "C-chat Noir?"

He smiles when I say his name. It is not the normal cheeky smile that he usually shows me. It is genuine smile that I have never seen before. As if I was not already red enough already, I was crimson!

I had to quickly change the subject as soon as possible. What to say? What to say? His effect on me had messed up my mind. I could barely think properly! I was panicking on the inside. Too close! This was too close for comfort!

"Bugaboo, cat got your tongue?" Chat Noir was teasing me! I slap away his hand and laugh along with him. "Do you suddenly find me to be meow-tastic?"

"Of course not!" I explain, "It's just about our anniversary. Yeah, our anniversary,"

"And? What about our anniversary?" Argh! He's too distracting! His face is blinding my vision! No one can sparkle this much other than Adrien!

"How about we give letters to each other instead of going out of the way to get each other a gift?"

He was confused and a little taken aback by the sudden idea. "Why?"

"Well… you know…" I mentally slapped myself, "I know I said that I did not want to reveal our real identities to each other, but I think it is a somewhat of a harsh rule. By writing letters, we can show each other a bit more about our personal lives without actually telling who we are to each other. Also, I want to get to know you better as a person,"

Chat Noir strokes his chin, thinking about my idea. He does this for quite some time before answering back. "Not bad. It seems pretty claw-some,"

I smile and almost laughed at his pun, but covered it up before he noticed. "Good. I was worried that you would not approve of it,"

He looks at me and gives me a genuine smile that makes my heart stop. Was he always that capable of producing such a nice smile? I did not expect what he would say next either. "My lady, how could I not approve an idea coming from a lovely person like you?"

It is coming back again… That blush! Was he playing with me again? Gosh, I almost fell for it again. "O-oh, shut up and g-get back to patrol, Chat!"

A/N: I am still working on my other story, but I wanted to introduce to everyone this new story. This was meant for the Miraculous Ladybug One Year Anniversary, but I held it off because I had a lot of adjustments I wanted to make. I hope you enjoy. Happy New Years!