Chapter 3, special for you!

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I know three things, my secret is out, I know he'll keep it to himself, and Adrien is Chat.

I don't know why I just left him there, no explanation. I feel even worse now.

"Oh Tikki, what am I supposed to do?"

"You could always call him you know," she calls from her drawer-turned-custom-apartment in my desk.

Oh yeah, I can text him. Not even just as Chat but as Adrien too. I turn to my phone, previously neglected, on my dresser. 5 missed calls, 2 from Alya, 1 from Maman, and 2 from… Adrien. 7 new messages. All from Adrien.

Adrien: You just ran off, did I do something wrong?

Adrien: You apologized, what for?

Adrien: Did you at least get home okay?

Adrien: Mari, please text back, I'm scared you're not okay

Adrien: You have five minutes to text back before I come check myself, mad at me or not, I'll take the wrath.

Adrien: Come outside please

My breath catches and I look out at my balcony, Chat is sitting there, waiting expectantly. I open up the hatch and crawl out onto the balcony, steeling myself for what was to come.

When he spots me he lets his transformation out, a small kwami pops up at his side.

"Hi kid, I'm Plagg, I'm tired, do you have cheese?" Adrien reaches into his pocket and tosses a bag of cheese to the little floating kitty cat.

"Leave us alone for a sec, will ya?" He pleads.

"Hey Plagg, Tikki is inside, please feel free to join her." Despite having my crush standing in front of me, and my emotions all out of whack, I'm determined to be a decent host.

"Sorry about that," he smiles sheepishly. "My kwami doesn't exactly have the best manners."

My resolve crumbles, I can't manage to conjure any words, I'm just standing there, staring at him. Finally noticing the similarities, the hair, the eyes, the little head tilt. It all seems so obvious now.

After what seems like a century of silence he speaks, "Listen, Marinette, I'm sorry, whatever I did wrong, I'll make up for it." He apologizes, his eyes geared to his shifting feet.

I feel my own facial features soften, "Silly kitty, you did nothing wrong." Hey, look at that, WORDS. I let myself continue, unsure of what I'll say next. "I just needed a second to process is all," He cuts me off.

"Are you disappointed that it's me? That I'm Chat?" He asks, fear brimming in his bloodshot eyes. I'm shocked, he was worried about my reaction just as much as I was worried about his.

"No! No, Adrien, I'm beyond thrilled it's you. I felt guilty, falling for Chat when I was already smitten with Adrien. I'm just sorry you're stuck with regular old Marinette." His eyes quickly loose their skitterish and fearful expression and morph into, anger?

"Regular old Marinette? Princess, you're amazing. You're a leader, you're a brilliant baker, your designs are protege level already and you haven't even properly studied under anyone yet, you're smart, and bold. Don't you ever say you're 'just regular' You're extraordinary." He rants spitefully, ending his speech with an incredulous tone. "Wait, repeat what you said before that?"

"I said I was estatic it was you especially because I felt so guil-" My voice trails off and my eyes widen in realization of what I had said. I feel myself burning up, and I can't bring myself to meet his eye. I feel him take a step forward and wrap his arms around me putting his head on top of my own. He shifts a little so he's looking directly into my eyes.

"Do you know what I said after I first met you as Chat, My Lady?" I try to recall our fist fight, against Stoneheart, quite some time ago. I can't remember much. He continues, "I said to my kwami, 'Plagg, I don't care who's under the mask, I love that girl.' And I will say, I almost took my word back, when I thought that Chloe might be Ladybug. But, right now, I mean those words more than ever." I gasp a little bit. Me, Adrien loves me? No, he loves Ladybug. I push him away a little bit, seperating us, but remaining in his warm embrace.

"You can't say that to me, Adrien." He looks confused and sad. "Not yet. You don't even know me that well."

He perks up, "So let me get to know you, and you can get to know me. Please, give me a chance, Mari."

This time I do break away, "Friends?" Friends first right?

"Of course." He doesn't break eye contact.

"I feel bad keeping us outside, it's chilly, would you like to come in?" I suddenly realize how cold it is out here without his body heat to keep me warm.

He thinks for a second, "You know I should be getting home, I think I'll just get Plagg and head to bed. Thanks though!"

My heart lurches, crap, I didn't clean all of his pictures out of my room! "A-actually, why don't I, go g-get Plagg?" I run off before he has the chance to stop me. Wait, he's been in my room as Chat before. Which means he's seen the pictures. No no no no noooo. Well, he obviously knows about my little obsession then… To be discussed later I'm sure.

"Hey Tikki, I need to get Plagg, it's time for him to go." I pull open her drawer to find them lounging on the little make shift couch. "Plagg, Adrien is waiting for you out on the porch." He grumbes something under his breath and gives Tikki a quick hug. He zips past my ear and out to the balcony. I follow with Tikki hovering just above my shoulder.

"Plagg, Claws out!" He exclaims, and in a bath of green/white light my partner stands replacing Adrien. "Until tomorrow, My Lady." He kneels and lays a chaste kiss on my finger tips before I can think to pull away. And just as fast as he arrived, he's gone.

Sorry, there's some spelling and grammar errors.