Marinette sighed as she placed her mask over her face in front of the mirror in her room. She gazed at herself for a short moment, and then lowered her head with guilt. "Maybe I was too harsh on him..." She whispered. Tikki sat down on Marinette's shoulder and said "Why don't you apologize to him?" "Apologize? What, right now?" "Sure! Why not?" "What do I have to apologize for!? He was the one who snuck into my room to try and sneak a peak at me!" Tikki crossed her arms and stared up at Marinette with a sarcastic look. "Yes, but you did yell at him when you shouldn't have." Marinette looked away from Tikki then back at her reflection. "That's true…" Tikki flew over to the door and opened the door with a smile, pointing to the room across the hall which was Chat Noir's. "Come on. Just go over there and apologize. What's the harm in doing so?" Marinette shook her head with a deep sigh and a shrug. She looked back at herself in the mirror one more time. She was wearing her Ladybug costume again, but just looking at her reflection made her feel even worse for treating Chat Noir in such a harsh way. She nodded and said "Tikki, you stay here" then she was out the door.
Marinette lifted her head from the floor, took a deep breath, then knocked once on Chat's private room door. "Chat…?" She asked. "Who is it?" A voice replied from behind the door. "I-It's me…Ladybug…" Silence fell for a moment, until the voice replied with "Come in" after a minute or two of silence. Marinette opened the door and took a good look at Chat Noir as he stood up from a chair that was beside his bed. She closed the door behind her and crossed her arms, looking away from Chat. "I-um..I wanted to..to.." "Hm?" "A-Apologize…f-for yelling at you…" Chat paused for a moment then chuckled lightly. "You don't need to apologize." "What?" Marinette asked, with shock. "But, I yelled at you. Aren't you upset?" "Not really…judging by the fact that it really was my fault." He stepped closer to Marinette while talking.
"I shouldn't have gone in there. I need to respect your privacy. I was just so desperate to find out who you were, I guess I lost self consciousness and ignored how you'd feel about it." "Ye-yeah…" Marinette said. "You had and still have every right to be mad at me." She frowned with one nod. "Next time I'll have to set up a trap that way you don't try to sneak in again." She said with a giggle. Chat chuckled lightly. "Yeah." "I'm still mad at you. I don't forgive you." "I know…" Chat murmured. "Well..I-I guess, I'll just leave you now…" Marinette backed away from Chat and reached for the doorknob behind her, until Chat continued.
"But…I'll find a way." He said.
"I'll find a way to see who you really are. I'll keep trying and I won't give up until I've achieved my goal."
"You really don't-"
"And no matter what-" He set his right hand on the door behind Marinette, gazing down at her. "I will figure out who you really are, Ladybug. I won't stop until I find out." Marinette's heart fluttered once her back touched the door, and after she realized she had no where to go. "Ever since we first teamed up…I've always dreamed of meeting the real you, the you behind the mask." "Chat, I..I-I can't…" Chat watched as Marinette stuttered, trying to grab a hold of the doorknob. He glanced away for a second, then placed his other hand underneath Marinette's chin, watching her quivering lips.
"I grow tired of struggling every day to know who you are…But it's worth it. Even if I have to wait a million years to see the real you, I'll do it." Chat leaned in closer to her face, dipping his head so their lips were aligned. Marinette's heart began beating faster and faster. She tightly closed her eyes once Chat touched her mask, ready to remove it from her face. "Ch-Chat.." She squeaked, but it was too late. Chat placed his lips onto hers, wrapping one arm around her waist to keep her close, and the other gripping her mask. At any moment, he was ready to reveal who she was, but he lost track and didn't let go of her lips. Marinette struggled to pull away, and desperately tried to grab the doorknob. Chat reached for her wrists and held her hands over his shoulders.
Minutes passed, and they didn't let go of each other. Marinette soon gave in, and passionately held onto Chat. She didn't realize the situation they were in until Chat lured her to his bed. He gently pinned her down and hovered over her. "Show me your face..." He whispered, now finally ready to take off her mask while sliding his hands up her stomach. Marinette's face grew red as Chat very gradually pulled off her mask, while still keeping his lips on hers and distracting her. She tightly closed her eyes, trying to pull away from Chat. "N-No...Plea..se..." Chat Noir had sudden guilt in his chest as listened to Marinette's pained moan, knowing that she didn't like the situation whatsoever. But he was desperate. Too desperate. The only sound that filled the room was their two heartbeats, beating as one, and pounding louder by the second.
The silence broke after a knock on Chat's door. "Chat Noir, Ladybug, are you in there?" It was the senate. He was checking up on the two of them. Both Chat and Ladybug stuttered. Marinette covered her face and ran to the wall so Chat couldn't see her face, due to the fact that her mask was already removed. Chat stared at her mask for a second, then quickly hid it behind his back. "C-Come in!" He said.
The Senate opened the door and smiled. "Ah, there you are, Ladybug. You weren't in your room." "Y-Yes.." She said. "Hm? What's wrong-" "Uhhh she's just having a nervous breakdown…!" Chat said, stepping infront of Marinette. "A nervous breakdown? Is everything alright?" "Yeah! You know how women are…All emotional about everything." "Err…yes.." The Senate suspiciously glanced over at Ladybug, then back at Chat as he grinned nervously. "Well, I have good news. We will be landing within the next four hours." "Great!" Chat said. "That's awesome!" "Now…I'll leave you two alone," The Senate said, winking at Chat in reference to romance. "A nervous breakdown?" Marinette asked. "Well, that's what you're having, right?" "I'm not having a nervous breakdown! I'm just…just…" Chat turned around and stopped behind Marinette. He set one hand on her right shoulder.
"Hey," He whispered. "Just…let me see. I was this close to seeing your face. It'll just be a secret between the two of us." "No, Chat. No secrets! First you sneak into my room while I'm not even decent, then you kiss me and seduce me…You just won't stop, will you!?" "Was it a good kiss?" "Ugh! I'm leaving!"
"Wait!" Chat grabbed Marinette's left wrist right when she passed by him. He still hadn't seen her face, but he wasn't going to stop now. Marinette covered her face with the only hand she had left, until Chat grabbed that arm and pulled it over her head along with her other arm. She squeaked with a bit of pain, though Chat didn't realize he hurt her. "Chat…st-o..p.." She gasped after being pressed against the wall, with her arms held away from her face. "Now, let me get a good look at—" Chat's eyes widened at the very sight of her face. Her porcelain skin, her deep blue eyes, and her familiar face that he recognized before. "You're…Marinette!?" Marinette closed her eyes as tears spilled over her cheeks, just as much as the night before. She kept thinking to herself if something was wrong with her, due to these tears she's shed.
"God, Chat.." She whispered. "I don't understand you…" "Eh?" Marinette broke free from Chat's grasp and glared up at him, more tears slipping over her cheeks. "Don't you have any respect for others feelings!? If I haven't told you once, I've told you a thousand times! You just don't give up! There's a reason why I didn't want you to see who I am! I had a perfectly good reason yet you just take advantage of me and forcefully reveal my true self! You…you're…" "Hey, I didn't mea-" "Such a jerk!" She yelled. "But, Marinette! You don't understand, I'm—"
A light beeping noise echoed throughout the room and left the two of them silent. Chat's time was running out, it was only a matter of seconds before he transformed back into his normal self. Marinette scoffed then began rushing out of the room in tears. "Marinette! Wait!" Chat yelled back at her, but it was no use. He pulled out the her mask that he took earlier and gazed down at it, then shook his head with a sigh. "Nice going…" He muttered. "I had a chance and I blew it…" Chat's mask disappeared, as well as his tail and his ears. He had now transformed back into his normal self. By this time, more guilt had been flowing through Adrien's mind each time he thought about Marinette. He clutched Marinette's mask in his hand and held it to his chest.
"She's right…" He said. "I am a jerk.."