'Sometimes balancing school work and saving Paris can be so hard,' the spotted heroine thinks to herself, almost sighing in the process. Next to her her partner, Chat Noir, is staring at her longingly, admiring his lady's beauty. Her eyes always seemed to shine brighter in the night by the city lights.
Right there and then, a sharp beeping sound pulls Chat Noir back into reality.
"I guess that's are queue to stop," Ladybug chuckles, nudging her partner, "Well see you tomorrow night Kitty."
Chat Noir's heart drops at the thought of having to wait a whole day to see his lady again. 'If only I knew her identity,' his mind then begins to wonder in places that it shouldn't, 'what if there's a way to-...'
Chat's eyes widen as a bundle of thoughts start flashing through his head but there wasn't anytime think about them, right know he has to think quick before he loses her again. Suddenly, almost by reflex he immediately grabs onto Ladybug's wrist, pulling her back, "I won't tell," he vows, looking at her sternly, "I promise."
"Chat..." Ladybug glances back at him apologetically, "We already talked about this-"
Just before Ladybug could go on about how revealing themselves is extremely dangerous and how it can't end well Chat interrupts her, "I know my lady, I heard it all before," he sighs and looks down at his feet, "It's just that..."
"It's just that what?"
"It's just that...well, who's going to protect you while I'm gone?"
There was a moment of silence before the heroine burst out laughing, "I can take care of myself Chat!"
Despite his ridiculous concerns, Chat was a little annoyed by her reaction, "I'm serious! What if someone tries to hit on you? You know how I feel about sharing Bug-a-boo!"
Ladybug really couldn't keep herself from laughing at this point, this was too much, "You're a riot Chat Noir!" she tries to catch her breath to compose herself, "We're not even dating, silly kitty!"
"Well not yet anyway," Chat corrects his lady. He knew that she was joking around but quite frankly, he was insulted.
Ladybug rolls her eyes at cat's comment, 'There's no way he's actually serious about his feelings for me,' she thinks to herself. Her mind then begins to wonder a bit 'I wonder if I test his affections...'
Suddenly she her mind comes up with something brilliantly dangerous that might just answer her question, "Okay Kitty," she starts off, before proposing her offer, "I'll give you seven days to make me fall for you, if you win I'll tell you my identity."
Chat Noir blinks twice, stunned by her proposal, "Wait, are you serious?"
"Sure!" the girl confirms, exciting Chat in the process, "After all, it would only make sense for Paris' favourite power couple to know each other's identities," his lady continues.
Chat Noir grins playfully and strikes a pose in a dramatic fashion, "Well my lady, I'll have you know that by the end of the week you will so charmed by this cat that you won't know what hit you!"
"We'll see about that Kitty," she rolls her eyes before hearing another beep, "I have to go now, I'll see you tomorrow! Also, watch that ego for me!" she winks before swinging off through the night-lit city, leaving a completely lovestruck Chat behind.
*~*~*~*~*~*
The teenage girl swings through her bedroom window and flops directly on her bed as the last dot on her earrings' goes off. Marinette, exhausted by patrol, gives out a heavy groan as her kwami, Tikki flies out of her earrings and hovers about her, "Are you actually going to tell him?" Tikki asks her chosen who was still trying to compose herself after the night.
"Of course not," Marinette replies, as if it were obvious, "It's too risky!"
Tikki furrows her eyebrows, "Isn't that a little cruel Marinette?" Tikki scolds, "You shouldn't be leading him on!"
Marinette, shocked by Tikki's statement, quickly defends herself, "I'm not leading him on!" she explains, a little annoyed that her kwami would assume that, "It's that that he won't be able to charm me. My heart already belongs to someone else," she tells the ladybug-like creature as she looks over at one of her Adrien Agreste posters dreamily, "Besides," Marinette continues on, "I just want to see how serious he is about his feelings. I probably acts like that around most girls."
"Mari..." Tikki sighs with disapproval, "Chat really cares about you! He's not that shallow!"
"I know that Tikki," the brunette sighs, heading towards her balcony, "I just want to know in what way."
'Besides, if he does charm me I'll keep my promise,
Right?'