Welp, this is really late, sorry about that. My motivation's been slipping recently. This is quite a long one, though, so hope that makes up for it!

Movie Date

Cat Noir had been looking forward to this for a week now. Cat Noir had pestered his lady multiple times before, asking if they could do something together outside of patrols and fighting akumas, and on a day after a particularly hard akuma, Cat Noir had invited Ladybug to the movies with him, and she had said yes with a loud sigh.

"Wait, what? Did you just say yes?" Cat Noir had asked, not believing his ears.

"Yes, Cat Noir. I'll go to the movies with you. But can we talk about specifics later? I want to crash right now." Ladybug had said, a hint of frustration in her voice. Cat Noir had let her go after that, and had gone home to freak out about it in private. He couldn't believe that his lady had accepted one of his offers! Maybe she needed something like this to relax after all of the akumas Hawk Moth had been sending lately.

The next time they had met up, they had discussed all sorts of details, such as what movie to see and when, that they would need disguises, how to locate each other with said disguises on. They decided that they would see the newest comedy flick at 8:30pm, but not the romantic comedy, which Cat Noir had pouted at upon being turned down. They would patrol afterward. To get around the disguises, they decided that they'd use their weapons' communication features in the bathroom, away from the public eye, and describe what they were wearing. And most importantly, they would both bring their own snacks and share in the cinema.

And now the day was here. This Friday night, Cat Noir would be on a movie date with Ladybug. But first, Adrien Agreste had to get through the day.

Adrien could barely sit still in class. All he wanted to do was to run out of the room and tell the world that he was going to be going to the movies with his lady. Needless to say, he got himself a few weird looks.

"Dude, you look like you need to use the bathroom. What's up?" Nino asked when Miss Mendeleiev was writing something on the board. Adrien heard something shift behind him, and he looked to see Alya and Marinette watching him. His face coloured as he turned back to Nino.

"I'm just excited about something that's happening tonight, that's all." Adrien replied, facing the board. Nino looked at him for a little while longer, but started to pay attention when he noticed that Miss Mendeleiev was looking at him.

The bell rang for lunch, and before Adrien could even stand up, Nino clamped a hand on his shoulder. "What's going on, bro? You can tell me." Nino smiled, and Adrien sighed. There was no way he'd be getting out of this one, so he'd have to come up with a believable lie.

"Okay, I'll tell you. But in the courtyard, okay? I don't want people in the class to get any ideas." Adrien replied, and he subtly gestured at Chloe, who sent him a wink before she left the classroom, Sabrina right behind her. Adrien held in a shudder. They may have been friends as children, but Chloe was far too clingy now, and she was mean to all his friends, so he wasn't really sure about her.

"Gotcha, dude." Nino said, and they left the classroom together. They found a fairly secluded corner of the yard to hang out, and just as Adrien was about to speak, Alya and Marinette came over, one looking like she was looking for a scoop and the other looking at the ground.

"Can we be a part of this, too? We're your friends, too, right Marinette?" Alya nudged the girl, who let out a squeak before she looked up.

"Yeah, w-we are." Marinette answered, and Adrien sighed. He hoped he wouldn't feel too guilty about lying to his friends like he was about to.

"Okay, you guys can hear, too." Adrien put on a smile, and soon all three of them were staring at him intensely, waiting for an answer. "I've been excited today, because… Because my father's letting me have some time to myself tonight!" All three of their faces lit up, happy for him.

"That's awesome, dude! How did that come about?" Nino patted Adrien on the shoulder, and Adrien smiled at the touch.

"It turns out that Nathalie told my father how hard I've been working, and that I deserve a break to do something for myself, and he relented. It was really nice of her." Adrien lied, and he hoped that his father wouldn't hear about this. It would be bad if Nathalie got into trouble because of him.

"That's great! How are you going to spend your night?" Alya asked, and Adrien frowned. If he told them that he was going to the movies, they would obviously want to come along to celebrate with him.

"I'm going to see a movie," Adrien started, and that's when he had to start lying some more. "I'd love to invite all of you, but the only condition was that my bodyguard had to come with me, so I don't want to get in trouble if he hears about me inviting you guys."

"Th-that's okay, Adrien. I-I wouldn't be able to come, anyway." Marinette stuttered, but she did give Adrien a weak smile, which he returned.

"You wouldn't? What are you up to tonight, girl?" Alya asked, and Marinette seemed to shrink as everyone's attention fell on her.

"I-I have to work in the bakery tonight," Marinette said. Adrien saw Alya raise an eyebrow. "Cleaning, that is. Th-the bakery becomes a bit messy, so after hours, w-we clean up a little, and that's what my parents want me to do tonight." Alya nodded in understanding.

"That's really responsible, Marinette! Your parents must really appreciate your help." Adrien smiled, and Marinette blushed as she said a small thank you.

"Well, now that the mystery's solved, I can see why you're so excited, dude. That's huge!" Nino exclaimed, and Alya and Marinette nodded, agreeing. Adrien couldn't help but smile, even if he was telling mostly lies.

"Thanks, guys. I appreciate your support. How about I treat you all to something nice for lunch?" Adrien suggested, wanting to make up for it. Everyone nodded excitedly, and they all headed out for lunch, Adrien happy that he could share his excitement in some way.

That night, Adrien transformed into Cat Noir and made his way to the supermarket near the cinema he and Ladybug would be meeting at. He was carrying his disguise in a backpack so that he could put everything on in the bathroom of the cinema while still wearing normal clothes as Adrien, in case he met up with Ladybug's civilian form. It would be really bad if she managed to identify him simply because of an outfit.

As he neared the supermarket, Cat Noir dropped into an alley and detransformed, and Adrien walked into the supermarket, ready to buy some snacks to share with his lady. He ignored the stares of other late shoppers as he sought out the snack food aisle, since he was used to them. Granted, it was a very uncommon sight to see someone like him in a supermarket, but Adrien was preoccupied. When he finally located the snack food aisle after wandering around for a little while, he was surprised when he saw Marinette, toting a backpack and grabbing snack food off the shelves.

"Marinette?" Adrien called out, and as he walked over, he noticed her stiffen before she turned to him, her face relaxing.

"A-Adrien! What are you d-doing here?" Marinette stuttered, and Adrien couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"I'm getting snacks for my movie. How about you, what are all those for?" Adrien gestured to all the items Marinette was currently holding in her arms.

"O-Oh, me? I'm having my own movie night with my family, s-so I came to stock up since we've run out!" Marinette told him, a nervous smile on her face. Adrien wondered why being around him made her stutter, not for the first time. He figured that it had something to do with being a model of such a famous company, but he had no idea past that. He smiled at her in the hopes of coming off as friendly.

"That sounds fun! Enjoy your night." Adrien told her, and he started to scan the shelves, looking at the variety of junk food on offer. It was actually kind of overwhelming for the model. He noticed Marinette grabbing some more packets off the shelves, and he wondered how she seemed so sure of what she wanted. Not wanting to look awkward, he picked a bag of potato chips off the shelf, and saw that it was barbecue flavoured. He wondered how badly his dietician would react if he told her that he'd consumed these, along with everything else that he was about to enjoy. He shrugged and started to find more things.

"Bye, Adrien!" He heard a minute later, and he turned to see Marinette waving at him from the end of the aisle.

"See you at school!" Adrien waved back, and she left his line of sight, heading to the checkout. Adrien turned back to the shelves and grabbed some more food until he figured he had a good amount of food items, and then headed to the checkout himself.

Adrien walked into the cinema and instantly headed for the bathroom to transform. He entered and saw that no one was inside. Just to be safe, he went into a stall. Plagg flew out of his shirt pocket once he locked the stall door.

"Don't worry, Plagg, you'll get a lot of cheese for this favour." Adrien told him, and Plagg was satisfied, not putting up a fight as Adrien transformed. He then dug through the backpack and pulled out the clothes that he brought along for his disguise, stuffing the shopping back with snacks in after. Adrien quickly pulled everything on, and when he was done, he was wearing a blue hoodie, navy blue jeans and black gloves that were awkward on his hands. He didn't bring shoes alone because he wasn't going to be able to get shoes over the boots he wears as Cat Noir. Just getting the jeans over them was tough. His tail was tucked into his jeans as well. To finish the look, he put on a pair of sunglasses to hide his eyes. They were too obvious and would give him away instantly.

Now wearing his disguise, the next step was to contact Ladybug. He pulled out his staff, which also went into the backpack, and activated the communicator, calling Ladybug. After a couple of seconds, Ladybug's face popped up onto the screen, and she looked irritated.

"Great timing! I had to quickly duck into a stall so that my cover wouldn't be blown!" Ladybug told him, narrowing her eyebrows, and he couldn't help but snicker.

"Sorry, my lady, but I had no idea where you'd be, and I've got my disguise on, so I thought I'd call." Cat Noir replied, and Ladybug let out a loud sigh.

"You're right, sorry about that. Nice shades, by the way." Ladybug said teasingly, and Cat Noir pouted at her.

"It's the only way to hide my eyes, LB! I didn't have any other option. I'll take them off once we're seated, but for now I have to," Cat Noir retorted, and Ladybug nodded in understanding, though she was still smirking. "Anyway, when you're looking for me, if you don't see the glasses first, I'm wearing a blue hoodie. It'll be easy to spot, since I'll be the only one wearing the hood up."

"Alright. If you see me first, I'll be wearing a red hoodie," Ladybug informed him, and Cat Noir nodded. "I'll see you in a few minutes, then!"

"See you soon, my lady! This movie night will be purrfect by your side." Cat Noir smirked, and Ladybug rolled her eyes at him before she ended the call. Cat Noir snickered as he left the bathroom. She made it too easy for him.

Cat Noir waited around by the ticket booth, looking for red to identify his lady. Unfortunately, that was a lot harder than it sounded because there were a lot of people wearing red hoodies, and the walls of the cinema were red. He put on a tight-lipped smile. She would just have to find him. Instead, he just tried to stay casual while feeling the stares of quite a few people on him, probably because of his hood and sunglasses.

"Hey!" Cat Noir heard a call, and he turned to see a girl in a red hoodie and sunglasses waving at him with a gloved hand. That could only be his lady. He grinned as she made it over to him.

"Well, look at you, my lady. Am I too bright for you?" Cat Noir asked, and Ladybug looked confused for a second before she let out a groan.

"Yeah, yeah, laugh it up. Just hiding my mask until we get into the theatre." Ladybug replied hotly, adjusting the sunglasses sitting on her face. "At least I don't need to have my hood up."

"And you don't have to worry about a bell or tail either." Cat Noir said quietly. He then patted the bag on his back. "I've got plenty of snacks, though. We'll have a feast!"

"Me too, so I guess you're right," Ladybug laughed, and the sound make Cat Noir's heart warm. "I'll go get the tickets, so you just wait here, okay?" Cat Noir frowned.

"Wait, my lady. Why are you paying? It's customary for the man to pay on dates, right?" Cat Noir asked, and Ladybug sighed. She might have rolled her eyes, but Cat Noir couldn't really tell.

"That's so old-fashioned! And it's not a date, we're just having a night of fun. Besides, it's fine. You probably need all the help you can get, being an alley cat and all." Ladybug smirked.

"Me-owch, my lady! But really, I insist. At least let me pay for my own ticket." Cat Noir replied, and Ladybug smiled.

"That sounds fair. Give me enough for a ticket and I'll go get them, then?" Ladybug suggested, and Cat Noir nodded, happy with that plan. He reached into the pocket of his jeans for his wallet and pulled out enough for two tickets, then held it out. Ladybug took it, but as she was about to take it to the booth, she realised how much there was, took out half and held it back out to Cat Noir. With the other hand, she lowered her sunglasses so that he could see her unimpressed look. He could only grin sheepishly at her as he took the extra money back. "Nice try, kitty. I'll be right back." She went over to the booth, and Cat Noir watched her with a smile.

They walked out of the movie talking animatedly about what they'd just seen, laughing and having a good time.

"When she fell on him and brought them both to the ground, that was hilarious!" Cat Noir laughed as they walked out of the cinema and into the cool night. Ladybug laughed as she recalled the scene.

"I loved the part when he accidentally hit her in the face with the ball, and when he came over to apologise, she kicked him in the shin!" Ladybug chuckled, and Cat Noir laughed at the memory. When they were a few metres down the street, they turned to each other. "Well, this was a fun night, Cat Noir. I'm really glad that we did this together."

"Me too, my lady! It's always a purrleasure to be with you, of course, but tonight was extra special." Cat Noir winked, and Ladybug groaned, though she was still smiling.

"Okay, kitty, if you say so," Ladybug replied, putting a hand on her hip. "So what's the plan now? Split up and go home, and then meet up at the Eiffel Tower to start patrol?"

"A purrfect plan, Bugaboo. Don't miss me too much while I'm gone, alright?" Cat Noir winked, and as Ladybug groaned again, he got out his staff, did a two-finger salute and vaulted onto the nearest roof, his hood flying off. He heard cries of surprise from below, and he snickered, wondering if those were the same people that were in the cinema with them. As he made his way home, he smiled at the memory of the movie night, and he hoped that they'd be able to do something similar soon.

I wanted to include a scene with them in the movie, but it was already getting too long by that point. Sorry about that. Please review if you enjoyed! :)

-Green