I am here! Yes, I know, Chat Bulgar is coming, I purromise! I have most of the next chapter typed up.
But, I saw something that inspired me to do a reveal fic like this, and I really loved writing it! I hope you all enjoy! 3
Marinette sighed miserably. It had been a long, long day. The rain had been pouring down on Paris. Plus, she and Chat Noir had to fight a water based akuma. That had been a complete nightmare -Chat hated the rain and the water was cold, making her feel sleepy. At long last, it was defeated and she wearily dragged herself back to her classroom.
She trudged wearily down the steps of the school. At least my luck isn't like Adriens. I hope his Father gives him some slack. Adrien had arrived late and had failed the biology quiz they did yesterday. He scored 74% -just below the passing mark of 75% .
She watched as he walked out of the school. He looked nervous, probably scared of facing his father. Suddenly, her father's words from this morning sprung into her head. "Hurry home, Marinette, we have lots to do in the bakery today!" Marinette grimaced and started hurrying down the steps.
She was almost to the bottom when it happened. Marinette was getting faster as she realised how little time she had to get home. She didn't see the puddle on the last step. Her foot slipped out from under her and she fell heavily, rolling down to the pavement. She closed her eyes and groaned in pain. She lifted herself from the ground tiredly and looked down at her clothes.
I really do have the luck of Chat Noir today...it's going to take me ages to fix my coat and I don't know if that stain will come out.
She heard a gasp behind her, and she turned, meeting the concerned eyes of Alya. "Girl, are you okay?" She asked. Marinette groaned again.
"Nooooo. I feel awful and now I have to fix my clothes. Today had just been unlucky." She slumped against her friend, wetting her in the process. Alya just shook her head.
"It was been a miserable day. I don't blame you for feeling sad, you poor unlucky person."
Marinette groaned again and nodded. Suddenly a new voice joined the conversation. "Who's unlucky?" Marinette looked up, and found herself staring into the green eyes of Adrien Agreste.
"Uhhh...me, I have...it hasn't really been my day today, not saying your day was good, or bad, you know. Ahaha."
"Yeah, today wasn't the best. It'll improve, hopefully. I'm looking forward to my fencing class." Marinette nodded dreamily.
"Yeah, it might...I mean, of course it will! Your day will definitely get better, I'm sure!"
Adrien smiled at her. "Thanks Mari. You're always so positive. Thanks. Anyway, I should be going, otherwise I'll be late to fencing. Bye!" He dashed off. Marinette stared after him dreamily. Then her face lit up.
"Alya! Did you hear that? Adrien thinks I'm positive! And he thanked me! Oh, that's so nice, he really is so sweet!"
Alya grinned at her. "Hahaha, yeah, he is, huh? His father is too hard on him."
Marinette nodded. "Yeah, his father is...Oh no! Dad wanted me to get home quickly so I could help in the bakery! I have to go!" Alya nodded understandingly.
"Then go girl, I'll see you tomorrow!" Marinette smiled and waved as she left the school grounds.
It was hours later when she tumbled into bed, exhausted but happy. She sighed, glad to be off her feet. Tikki flew up over her bed.
"Great job Marinette, I saw what you did, it looked amazing!" Marinette smiled at her.
"Thanks Tikki." Tikki smiled and nuzzled her cheek.
"Before you go to sleep, remember to finish that physics homework you have to do. It's due tomorrow." Marinette sat up hastily.
"What! Oh, I can't believe I forgot about that! It's been in the back of my mind the whole day! Bother, bother, bother. I can't believe me. I'm so irrit-" Tikki suddenly gasped and flew under her pillow.
There was a light 'thump' on her roof. Marinette rolled her eyes. Chat Noir had taken to visiting her quite often, and as much as it was awesome to have another friend, and flattering to be a civilian a superhero took interest in, sometimes she really needed some spare time.
She sat up in her bed and looked down at herself. Today was not the day to have worn the Chat Noir onesie to bed. She swung her feet out of bed and padded to her closet. Maybe she had time to change. He would tease her mercilessly if he saw her in it. She shuffled through her draws hurriedly, searching for anything else to wear. The hatch creaked open. Too late.
She spun around hastily, and was met with a cheeky grin. "Chat! Don't you even knock?" She said briskly, ignoring how his expression changed from cheeky to surprised to amused.
Chat ignored her question. "Why, Princess, I didn't know you thought so highly of me! Look at this! Wow, this is great!" Marinette rolled her eyes as Chat leaped off her bed and prowled around her, looking at the onesie.
"Thanks, I guess. I was going to change, but you came in too quickly." Chat stopped his prowling at looked at her.
"You would deprive me of my greatest happiness today? My Princess, how could you?" He sounded to shocked that Marinette laughed and flicked his tail cheerfully.
"Yep, that I would. Sad that this is the happiest thing all day for you. How has your relationship with your father being going?" Chat had told her that he found his father difficult to understand and that they didn't get along very well. Marinette had sympathized and had always asked how the relationship between them was going. Chat kind of reminded her of Adrien, he had a difficult bond with his father as well.
Chat shook his head. "It hasn't been going well. I failed a test today that I really should have passed and he was very disappointed. It wasn't very pleasant. He even called me into his office to have a talk on the importance of good grades, and how I can't stain my image. It really wasn't that nice." Marinette nodded.
"You poor thing. Well, I'm glad my Chat Noir onesie helped you feel better!" She laughed and he smiled at her.
"Where did you get it from?" he asked.
"What, the onesie?" He nodded. "Oh, I made it. I wanted one, before I realized how much of a dork you were." She smiled at the end of her sentence to indicate there was no malice intended. Chat looked at her with wide eyes.
"You made this? Wow! This is really good! And, trust me, I know a lot about fashion and design." He ran his hand along her arm, feeling the material. "It's very well made too! You're so talented!"
Marinette blushed at the compliment. "Thanks. I really enjoyed making it, I hadn't worked with this sort of material before." Chat nodded.
"Well, to commemorate this magical moment, I demand a picture." Marinette smiled and shook her head.
"What if it ends up on the internet? You know that wouldn't be good for us, plus, you're in my room. You know how bad that looks?"
Chat backed away from her like she was made of fire. "Yeah, actually, that would look bad. Awww, but you look really good in it!"
Marinette thought for a second. "Well, we can always take it on my balcony? We can say you were passing by, saw the onesie and couldn't resist making a fans day?" Chat grinned.
"Now, that Princess, is an excellent idea. I like it. Let's do it!"
Moments later they were both out on the balcony. Chat pulled out his baton and extended it, much like a selfie stick would. "Say 'Chat Noir is the best superhero ever!'" He said as he wrapped an arm around Marinette and grinned at the camera on his baton. Marinette rolled her eyes and smiled sweetly as the camera flashed, capturing the moment.
Chat looked at her, disappointed. "You didn't say it!" He said, a sad look appearing on his face. Marinette looked at him, a guilty feeling rising in her chest.
"Well, I do think you are the best superhero now...but, I must say, Batman is really my all time favourite...sorry!" Chat looked at her, and then fell to the ground. Marinette rushed over to him, concerned.
"Princess, you wound me! How could you say that!? How?!" Marinette rolled her eyes again.
"Silly Kitty, stop being such a drama queen! I'm wearing a Chat Noir onesie, not a batman one. What do you think that means?"
Chat looked up at her. "No way, really?! I seriously thought that Ladybug was your favourite!" Marinette shook her head.
"Nope, Chat Noir was always my favourite, long before I even got to know you properly." Chat smiled up at her and rose to his full height.
"Well, Princess, you have made me the happiest cat alive!" Marinette grinned at him and 'booped' his nose.
"I'm glad that makes you happy then, Kitty! Anyway, I must get on with my physics homework."
"Do you need help?"
"It's not my best subject, but I guess I'll get by….eventually…"
"Well, Princess, let me help, I love physics! Please?"
"Oh, why not? It's due tomorrow and I need the help."
The evening was spend pleasantly enough, with Marinette finally understanding some concepts. They had spent an hour and a half working and the homework was done.
Chat leapt up to the roof, ready to leave.
"Wait Chat!"
He paused at looked down at her. "What is it Princess? Do you want a goodbye kiss?"
Marinette shook her head. "Chat! Don't be silly. No, I was wondering if you could put the photo of us on my computer. It could really promote my business."
Chat laughed. "That it could! I shall, then I must go. Eleven thirty is the bed time for this ally cat, otherwise I could get caught!"
Marinette shook her head and Chat walked to her computer. She had taken down all the photos she had of Adrien, including the one of her desktop –Chat would never let her forget it, if he found out.
He loaded the picture onto her computer and then bid her goodbye. She sighed. It had been a long day and she was tired. She opened the picture and her pictures app popped up. She waved her mouse across the image, to tag herself. Instead, a facial recognition notification popped up. She clicked on it. It showed a box round her face, asking, "Is this Marinette Dupain-Cheng?" She smiled and clicked the option 'Yes' Then a second notification popped up. She frowned. She didn't remember ever creating a profile for Chat Noir.
She shrugged. Maybe he had created his own as a joke. She clicked on it. The box appeared around Chat Noir's face.
"Is this Adrien Agreste?"
Marinette blinked. She looked at the question. She looked at the picture. She looked at the question again. A gasp left her mouth.
"Ummmm, Tikki….!?" Her voice rose in pitch as her brain instantly jumped to the most logical conclusion. "No, it can't be…. no, no…this isn't happening….Aahh!"
Tikki flew over to her just as the computer chair tipped backwards and Marinette was left sprawling on the floor. Tikki looked down at her, shocked, and then glanced at the computer screen. Her mouth opened in a wordless 'Oh' and she flew down to Marinette.
"Don't worry, Marinette, if you think about it, this is perfect! Chat Noir loves Ladybug! And, if Adrien is Chat Noir and you are Ladybug it means that he loves you! This isn't a bad thing!"
Marinette shook her head. "No, Tikki, Adrien or Chat or whoever he is, he loves Ladybug! Not Marinette. We are two different people. This is awful." Tikki frowned.
"No, Marinette, that's not true! The miraculous doesn't change you, it just amplifies your true self. You are Ladybug with or without the mask, Marinette and Adrien loves you! He didn't fall for you in class because he was so in love with Ladybug. Ladybug and Chat Noir are soul mates, so they will love each other no matter if they are in superhero getup or everyday wear. They are destined for each other. This is why you are so enamored with Adrien and he is so enamored with Ladybug."
Marinette groaned and ran her fingers through her hair. "Thanks Tikki. I still don't know about that though. But, like, what should I do? Should I tell him I know? Should I reveal who I am? Should I tell him I know as Marinette, or as Ladybug? So many questions!"
Tikki laughed and gently brushed Marinette's hair out of her eyes. "Don't worry Marinette, it will all work out in the end. Just sleep on it. You'll think better in the morning."
Marinette nodded. "Yeah, thanks Tikki, that's a good idea. Oh, how will I face Adrien tomorrow a school?"
"You'll work it out, it'll be fine. Now, what did I say before?"
"Go to sleep, I know…I'm going! I don't even know if I'm going to sleep at all tonight!"
Chat Noir swung into his bedroom and detransformed. He sighed and scrambled to get into his pajamas. Plagg hovered around his head. "Now, wasn't that a nice trip to go and see your Princess?" He said. Adrien blushed.
"She's not my Princess. And she isn't my girlfriend Plagg. That's just something I call her."
Plagg chuckled. "Who mentioned anything about a girlfriend, Adrien? You brought that up all by yourself. And, 'just something I call her'? Haha. I guess that would explain why she's in your phone as Princess, with a little heart at the end."
Adrien blushed again. "That was only a joke, Plagg! You know my heart belongs to Ladybug and Ladybug only."
Plagg rolled his eyes. "Whatever. That was a long trip Adrien. I need cheeeeeeeeseeeee."
"There's some in your little fridge. I restocked it yesterday." Adrien replied absentmindedly. He walked over to his computer and sat down at it.
Before he had changed back to being Adrien, he had put the picture of him and Marinette on the desktop. He had a niggling at the back of his head. Sure, it was a far fetched idea, but, he couldn't ignore it.
He shook his head, pulling up the pictures app on his computer. The facial recognition notification popped up. He clicked on it, and waved his mouse over Marinette's face. The question appeared and he went to click 'Yes' before registering what the question actually asked.
"Is this Ladybug?"
Every bit of information he had collected about Marinette flashed before his eyes. Then every bit of evidence that she was Ladybug. He grinned broadly. He was right. Marinette was Ladybug.
He had suspected Marinette was Ladybug for a few weeks now. He couldn't wait to see her at school tomorrow.
I might possibly continue it, if I get enough interest and make it a two-shot, but for now, I'm leaving it as this.
Reviews make my day, please tell me how I did!
xx missdragongirl