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Chapter 3

"I hate to ruin this but we have to talk. It's important."

Chat Noir's statement struck a little fear down Ladybug's spine. Why would he want to ruin this moment? They were standing close together on the Eiffel Tower, with one of the most beautiful views in all of Paris, and he wanted to end this moment. Him. Chat, who has been crushing on her since they defeated their first akuma together. And now she was starting to feel the same way, and he wanted to talk about something else. Boys.

"Okay. What is on your mind?" Ladybug was trying to sound expressionless, so she didn't give away her irritation, anxiety, fear, eagerness, or anything else she didn't want to have him joke about.

He sighed and opened his mouth, then quickly shut it again. He was probably trying to figure out how to word it. Which means, it is important. He never filters what comes out of his mouth, you can tell because Ladybug had caught him regretting what he's said before. Many times.

"Just say it quickly and it'll be easier." She was trying not to sound eager now, the anticipation of finding out what had him so worried before overruling the fear of what he might say.

Chat Noir said something too fast to hear and Ladybug almost smiled thinking back to after school when Alya and her were having almost the same conversation. Just, you know, about Marinette having this conversation with Chat Noir.[AN I hope this makes sense to everyone.]

"What was that? Say it again a little slower," Ladybug really wanted to hear what he had to say now, even more than before.

"I-I said...that maybe...we could-" Chat was cut off when someone screamed.

They turned to the sound at the same time, "HawkMoth doesn't send more than one akuma a day very often." Marinette said, now a little aggravated that their conversation will have to continue another time.

The duo headed towards the akuma victim at the same time, running and jumping over roof tops to go the quickest route to the fight.

It was weak compared to other akumas so it was a relatively easy battle. It was over in 20 minutes and they talked to the gathered crowd for a few more minutes. Then, they met back up at the top of the Eiffel Tower.

"Well, that was a bit of a dilemma, but now we can finish our talk from before." Chat said like he wanted to finally finish what he had started to say.

"Yeah. What had you been saying again?" Ladybug was eager to continue their conversation.

"Well, I'd been saying that I think we should-" He was interrupted by two beeps, coming from their Miraculouses.

"Keep going, we have four minutes. Then, we can talk more about it another time." Yeah, Ladybug would love to have the whole talk about...whatever...now, but they have to keep their identities secret. So, they'll have to start it now and finish it later.

"Ok...I think it's time to talk about...our relationship." After finally saying it, he looked a little sheepish.

Wow. That was not what Ladybug had been expecting. At all.

"I-I, uh...don't know what there is to talk about." Another beep, signaling three more minutes until their de-transformation. They have to hurry this up.

Sensing this, Chat hurried up, "I think it's pretty obvious I like you, and I was wondering if...you felt the same way?" He looked hopeful.

"I-I don't know. I mean I like you as a friend and partner, no doubt about it. But as more than that, I'm...not completely sure." Ladybug immediately wondered if she had said the wrong thing.

He looked down at the ground and his face showed no emotion. Not sadness, [ain, anger...nothing.

She sighed then said, "Honestly Chat? I know you outside of this mask." As he looked up, she quickly continued, "I mean, you, Chat, know me without the mask. As in, we've had a couple conversations." He looked at her with awe.

It was true, after he saved her as Marinette a few times, they developed a friendship where he visits her after most akuma attacks.

"I'll admit, I enjoyed the conversations, but the thing is...I've had a crush on someone for a few months." His face fell then. Another beep, two minutes.

She held out a hand, trying to have him let her finish. "Let me finish. The conversations we had, made me realize that I knew you better than I did him and..." Lady bug sighed and looked at his face, it had a little spark of hope in it.

"And...my feelings for him have been fading away and...I've fallen for you." He looked really happy now, she felt bad that she was probably about to ruin that for him.

"But...as much as I would like to explore these feelings, we can't unless I told you my identity, and I don't think my kwami would be happy if I did it now." He looked conflicted.

Another beep, one minute.

"We can talk at patrol tomorrow." She soared through the city to a block away from her family's bakery.

Thank you to everyone reading this. I still encourage everyone to review. Sorry for technically not publishing this yesterday, seeing how it's past midnight. Oh, and sorry for any mistakes, I'm typing this late and am starting to get tired. Until next time, have fun!