Chapter 1 What Now
It was early in the morning Marinette was getting ready for school when all the sudden she heard a crash at he balcony window. Se grabbed a bat that lay beside her bed as she approached her balcony. She peered out the window to find that the noise was caused by no other than Chat Noir himself. She laid the bat down on her bed and opened the window and glared at the stunned cat. "What are you doing here Alley Chat?" She asked with sternness. He looked worried as if someone was watching. Which was no surprise to Marinette she was used to the whole "sneaking around " thing. But this time was different he seemed very nervous which was odd for him. He was normally so laid back and calm, always positive but this time he was sweating and almost scared. "U-uh I I came to to-" he tried to make the words come out but they wouldn't. She interrupted him "I have to get ready for school Chat. Don't waste my time!" "Of course not M'lady" before he could think the words spilled out. At first Marinette didn't notice the nickname for she was used to being called M'lady and quite enjoyed it. Chat bit tongue he hoped she hadn't noticed the remark and he thought of since she was used to be called that as ladybug that it probably wouldn't phase her. She continued to walk around the room gathering her things and casually getting ready. She could sense that he wanted her full attention but Chat knew that if she weren't getting read she would have caught the nickname. She paused and turned round to face the nervous wreck of a superhero standing at her window. "What did you just say?" She said eyes wide. "I i said of course not!" He said trying not to show his worry. Se turned back to what she was doing and said " again let me ask you why are you here to bother me?" He had never noticed how similar ladybug and Marinette were the way they acted and looked. He couldn't help but stare at her, wondering how someone could be so beautiful. She broke him out if his gaze with a glare. "I'm I'm so sorry I I shouldn't of come" she could sense the regret but also saw the sadness in his eyes so she turned into more of a accepting environment. "Wait! What were you going to tell me?" Her hand now on his shoulder. Her eyes glistened with curiosity and Chat noir couldn't help but blush. "Meet me after school inside the plantation there is something I've got to tell you." He said with worry in his eyes. She had never seen him this nervous it worried her also. "Chat are you ok? She asked with sincerity. He leaped off her balcony before he could answer he question. She quickly went to her mother and acted like she was headed off to school.
Chapter 2 Why So Frantic?
As she ran out of the bakery she went to the nearest alley and transformed. As she leaped trying to find Chat Noir she thought of why he was so burdened. She saw him leap onto the Eiffel Tower and she followed. His eyes spotted her and you could see the panic set in. She could see the contemplation in his eyes he was thinking of leaving. She quickly swung herself next to the cat. His eyes wide as he starred at her. "Marinette followed me! She must really want to know my I'm upset!" Chat said to himself. He wanted to avoid the subject as long as he could. "Hey kitty." She said with a wink. "What's the matter?" "Shouldn't you be at school?" He said without thinking. Ladybug blushed wondering how he could have known she was late for school. " I gotta go!" And before anything else could have been said he leaped off. Marinette knew she couldn't get anything out of him right now...he was too frantic whatever he had to tell her was big.
Chapter 3 Too Late M'Lady!
After school she immediately went home and began to prepare to meet Chat. *PADUMP* she heard the bumble from her bathroom and quickly ran to her window. Again it was no other that Chat Noir. He seemed a tad more calm and more like himself. She knew that she had to act calm and nice to make him feel more comfortable so she put on a smile. "Hey kitty! How nice for you to drop by" she winced at the nickname "kitty" and was afraid it would give her away. Chat noir smiled at seeing her wince because he knew the reason. Ladybug always called him that and she would be afraid he made the connection. "Too late M'lady" he said with a nervous smirk. Marionettes eyes were wide open. "What! How! Was it the nickname?!?" She thought full of dread. All she could do was stand there. This made Chat twice as nervous so he tried to fix it. "Umm one night I was walking home after my transformation wore off and as I walked past an alley I saw you transform back to Marinette...it was months ago. Really-" she cut him off "you have known for months that I was labybug?" She said eyes still wide open. "Yes but that's not what I wanted to tell you...before she had the chance to move he whispered "claws in" and slowly the transformation wore off and a black kwammi shot out if his ring. Marinette shut her eyes before she could make out who it was. " just because you know who I am doesn't mean I get to know who you are!" She yelled forgetting that her parents were home. She heard a knock at the door. It was her mother. "Mom I'm fine just video calling Ayla" she shouted reassuringly. Her eyes still shut. "This still wasnt what I was going to tell you." He said upset.
Chapter 4 The Reveal
She opened her eyes to see Adrien Agreste standing in her room. She stood still shocked at the sight of her crush standing right in front of her. He looked at her and said "I i wanted to tell you that that I Love you. I've grown to see both of your sides and I've grown to love them more and more every time I see you. I wanted to tell you this since dark Cupid but I never got the chance!" He blurted all these words out before he could realize what he had said. She looked up amazed "Adrien all thee times I rejected you as ladybug I never realized Chat was the boy of my dreams I I never realized he was you." She said with tears in her eyes. She sat on her bed and Adrian followed. He turned her head to face his "claws out" he whispered as he transformed. "I love you when I'm him, I love you when I'm me all." He said now standing he turned around to face the window and before he left out he turned and said " by by bugaboo". Marinette was confused and before she could think she jumped off the bed and shouted "SPOTS ON!" Loud enough to stop Chat in his leap and making him fall. She flung her yo yo and caught the cat in mid air. " I told you I would always catch you if you were falling" she said smiling. He smiled and pulled himself back onto her roof. He starred into her eyes and before he could do anything she turned to him and said "I want to make up for all the times I rolled my eyes at you, for all the times I rejected you, for all the times I hurt you." She said with tears in her eyes trying to force a smile. He turned to her with a smirk "don't worry about it M'lady you've saved me enough times to make up for it but you never caught me when I fell for you." He said with a grin. Her eyes were wide. The silly kitty who always flirted with her was Adrian. She knew right then that she loved him.
Chapter 5 The Plantation
That week after they fought another akuma and saved Paris the strolled down the plantation like they planned to do before. As they walked they talked and laughed. The plantation was a large garden on the rooftops. Chat Noir often sat there alone playing with his ladybug action figure. They stopped at the edge of the rooftop staring at the sunset. They both paused. " the Eiffel Tower looks so beautiful in the sunset" ladybug added. "Not as beautiful as you" Chat said staring at the ground. He looked up to find that ladybug was not frowning but smiling. He was not used to this kind of treatment. She turned to face him. "I i think I'm in love with you" she said looking at the ground. Chat was stunned at the words that were just spoken. "It's its just that I've always been in love with you as Adrien but I always denied myself of having feelings for Chat. But now I realize you are the same in or out of the mask" she said still looking at the ground. She felt ashamed for some reason. She didn't know why. There was a moment of silence. He laid his hand on her cheek bringing her head up to face him. He had no clue what he was doing but it felt right. As her eyes met with his he leaned in for a kiss his hand was still on her cheek. She didn't pull away it surprised him. She returned his kiss then she pulled away. She seemed confused on what just happened. He smiled and pulled her into a hug. "I will never let go"
Chapter 6 Oh The Puns!
She walked home the next day from school very giddy and happy. Her and Adrien were together the entire day. He even changed their seating arrangement so that he could sit with her every class. Tikki was very disappointed in them both. "I can't believe you fell for that, that ALLEY CHAT!" Tikki squealed. "You are just mad because we revealed our identities to each other! It's not like I had a choice" she said loud enough for Tikki to hear. "You realize you just said that to make yourself feel better right?" Tikki said with a raised brow. Marinette sighed "I know I know it's just I never realized how happy I would be. Ya know?" She said searching for a smile in Tikki. She reached the bakery and realized that the alley cat in fact was following her on the rooftops and was possibly listening to her and Tikki's conversation. She continued her path as normal. "Do you expect me to just ignore you Kitty?" She said with a flirtatious smirk. The black cat jumped and landed right in Marinette's path, startling her. Her trying to be cool and flirty had failed and she had gasped and fallen backwards at the sight of him jumping in front of her. He caught her with his arms and held her dipped as if they were dancing. She couldn't help but still blush she wasn't used to being so in love with anyone mush less Chat Noir. "There you go again M'lady falling for me again!" She smiled "how many times are you and I going to make the whole "falling for me" puns?" She said still smiling. He pulled her up out of the dip. "Sorry to startle you bugaboo I just couldn't help but make sure you got home safely." He said with a wink. "Soooo that means you want to come up stairs and play video games and talk?" She said as she shifted her clothing back to where she desired it to be. "Well now that you mention it-" she cut him off "come on Kitty I downloaded a new game yesterday!" She ran into the bakery and Chat followed.