Marinette woke up due to her alarm clock screaming at her to wake up. She blinked a few times to clear her blurry vision and almost screamed when she saw what time it was. It was currently 7:55, and she had to be at school by 8:05. This was not good at all. "Tikki please help me." She said, frantically shoving her clothes on. The kwami tried to help as much as she could by packing Marinette's backpack. "Thanks Tikki." Marinette said, patting her on her small pink head. "No problem Mari." Tikki replied. She slung her backpack over her back and Tikki flew in.

The bluenette flew down the stairs, grabbing an apple and some cookies for Tikki on her way. Thankfully, the bakery didn't open until 10 AM so her parents weren't awake. "Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my GOSH I am going to be so late." Marinette muttered to herself as she ran down the sidewalk. Usually she would stop to admire the springtime beauty, but Marinette couldn't risk being late again. Before she flew up the steps in front of the school, she took a breath and pulled out her phone to check the time. It was 8:03 AM. She heartily laughed, and then made her way inside. Just as she walked inside the classroom, the bell rang.

Her teacher raised her eyebrow at Marinette but didn't say anything else. "Score." Alya cheered as Marinette slipped into her seat. Marinette chuckled at that.

"Alright everyone, settle down. It's time to get started." The rowdy class quieted at the teacher's command, but there was still excited tittering flowing in the air. "What is everyone so excited about?" Marinette whispered to Alya. "Did you forget already? The big competition!" The memory flashed through her mind. She smiled at Alya. "I remember now." She said.

"As you all might recall, last Friday I mentioned a competition involving designing clothing for the Agreste Spring Fashion Line." The teacher paused and smiled at Adrien. Marinette noticed how the muscles in his back tensed up a bit. Was he nervous about the attention? He couldn't be. He's a model for goodness' sake! I wish I could ask him about it. Marinette thought.

The moment passed and the teacher continued speaking. "For this competition you only have to design one item of clothing; a shirt. The only rules are that the sleeves don't go past the elbow, and to be creative! Use lots of colors, or perhaps only one. Design a graphic tee! Or maybe a patterned shirt. The possibilities are endless." Some of the students seemed enraptured by her speech, while others rolled their eyes at her enthusiasm. The teacher gave the students a thin smile. "If you do happen to enter this competition you don't have to take the test at the end of this unit.

This caught everyone's attention. The teacher laughed at how quickly everyone responded to her statement. She pulled out a black basket filled with papers and put it on her desk. "If you would like to enter into the competition, then please grab a sheet. It has all of the information you'll need."

Nathaniel, a shy redhead who sat towards the back, raised his hand. "What if we don't know how to sew?" The teacher beamed at his question. "Well, the sewing club will happily assist any students who come to them with this project. The club meets every day after school and meetings end at four pm."

After that was said, students starting gathering around the basket and taking papers. Almost everyone in the class had gotten a paper, except for Juleka, Alix, Nino, and Adrien. After Alya and Marinette got the paper, they chattered excitedly at their seats. Nino and Adrien turned to join in on the conversation.

"Wow Marinette, I would be surprised if you didn't enter." Nino said jokingly. Marinette smiled shyly, noticing that Adrien's gaze turned toward her. "Well, I do love to design and sew clothing. S-so this would r-really be a great opportunity to showcase my talent." Alya nodded. "You'll definitely get in girl. All of your designs are perfect! And designing a shirt should be a piece of cake." Marinette turned to her best friend and smiled. "Thank you Alya."

"Can I see some of these "perfect" designs?" Nino asked, curiously gazing at the sketchbook she had on her desk. "Oh, sure." She slid the book toward him and nervously watched his reaction. Adrien peeked over to see the designs too and a pleasantly shocked expression formed on his face. "Wow! Marinette these designs are amazing." He looked up at her and she turned beet red. "T-thank you." she said, feeling extremely flattered. "I could definitely put in a good word for you with my father." He said and winked. Marinette's mouth formed a perfect "o". "Adrien, y-you really don't have to." He smiled as he said, "It would be my pleasure." The bell rang right then, and he turned around to pack up his things. She didn't get a chance to thank him. Alya excitedly hugged her best friend. "I'm so happy for you! Not only did Adrien compliment your designs, but he offered to put in a good word for your design!" She pulled away and said, "Baby steps girl, baby steps."

Adrien didn't talk to Marinette again that day, but that was absolutely fine with Marinette. She still had to process what he said earlier. Unfortunately, she didn't get that time. Right after school, there was an akuma attack.

Chloe had managed to anger someone (surprise surprise), and now Ladybug and Chat Noir had to clean up her mess.

Ladybug and Chat Noir fist-bumped. "Off to visit your little girl friend again?' Ladybug joked. Chat Noir blushed and retorted, "Marinette is not my girlfriend. She's just a friend." He then smiled and leaned in close to Ladybug's face and said, "Nobody could ever replace you my lady." Ladybug laughed and pushed him away. "Whatever you say. I'm off." And with that, she was gone.

Ladybug frantically de-transformed and waited for Chat Noir. One day, as Marinette, she saw Chat patrolling the city. She walked outside and yelled to him from her balcony. She thought it would be great fun to see how Chat acted around a civilian. They talked for a while, and Chat asked if they would see each other again. Marinette figured why not, and said yes. She never expected them to become close friends, but she didn't regret making it happen. She got to see another side of Chat and it made her happy to know that he wasn't always a flirt.

She heard a knock at her window and smiled. "Speak of the devil, and he shall appear." She muttered to herself and went to open the window. "Hello Princess, didja miss me?" Chat asked jovially, sweeping her up in a hug. She laughed and hugged him back. "Maybe I did. So how was today? I heard about what happened on the ladyblog." She lied right through her teeth, but what else was she to do?

After a few minutes, a notification on her computer interrupted their conversation. "Oh hold on." Marinette said, and went to check it out. Chat followed her and grinned. "Who's that?" He asked, pointing to the background on her desktop. "Oh!" She quickly covered it up with her hands but then figured the effort was futile. He already saw.

"That's Adrien Agreste, the boy I love." Chat chuckled. "Love is a strong word princess." She turned around and raised an eyebrow at him. Her gaze was challenging. "I thought you loved Ladybug." He walked closer to her and braced his arms on the chair she was sitting in. He shrugged as he replied, "I love a lot of people." Marinette couldn't help but notice his close proximity. She also couldn't help noticing how soft his lips looked at such a close angle. "Is that so kitty?" She said quietly, and almost seductively, even though that wasn't her intention. For the most part. "Mmmhm." He murmured and leaned even closer. Their foreheads were a breath away from touching. Chat's emerald eyes searched Marinette's blue ones for permission.

Once he found what he was looking for, he closed the gap between them. Their lips collided and Marinette almost melted into Chat. His tongue skimmed her bottom lip, and she opened her mouth, giving him the permission he sought for. Their tongues swirled around and explored each other. Marinette reached up and ran her fingers through his hair. She smiled against his mouth when she found his cat ears. He purred in satisfaction as she gripped his hair tightly. "So hair pulling is your thing, huh kitty?" she hummed. "You are my thing, Princess." He purred.

Shortly after that, his miraculous beeped. Chat pulled away and frowned. It was down to his last minute. How had they missed the other beeps? Marinette gasped and started pushing him towards her window. "You've got to go kitty cat. I should've never let it go on so long." She muttered the last part and Chat stopped her in her tracks. "I hope you don't regret what we did." He sounded hesitant and Marinette shook her head. "No, but I don't want you to run out of time." He cheekily grinned at her and was almost out of her hair when he said, "I'll see you later. Let's do this again next time."

She sighed as she flopped onto her bed. She glanced over at her computer chair. Just moments ago she was making out with Chat on it. Now he was gone, and back to whoever he was under the mask.

Adrien snuck into his home again and de-transformed just in time. He sat on his bed and took a moment to process what just happened. He found out that Marinette has a crush on him, and he made out with her. Huh. "Way to go. So, for suffering through that, do you think you could get me some extra camembert?" Plagg asked, settling into his makeshift bed on Adrien's nightstand. "Sure thing, Plagg." Adrien replied distractedly. His mind wouldn't stop twisting and turning for the whole night.

AN: Hello! This is the first fanfiction of mine that I have decided to publish. I hope that by publishing this I can be stricter about actually finishing a story for once, haha. Please, do leave feedback down below! I would love advice on how to improve my writing to make it more enjoyable for others and to get my point more easily across. (: I appreciate all feedback, so thank you if you leave some! Alright, I guess that's all for now. I will try to update soon.