This is a commissioned piece for a "Wombatking". They commissioned me to write a 5 chapter piece at 20k words.

This is Chapter 4 of the 5 piece. Enjoy!

The final chapters will be released weekly from now.


INGENUITY

~ Unfinished Designs ~

Marinette rolled around her bedroom and let out a deep sigh. "What is a matter Marinette?" Tikki asked as she flew out from her little hideout in Marinette's beside draw.

"I am bored" she groaned. "I don't want to play my computer games because it takes a lot of effort. I just realised that I wont be able to design any of my outfits again." She explained, staring at an unfinished waistcoat she had hoped Adrien would wear at some point.

Tikki did not know what to say, so she flew over and hugged Marinette. "I'm sure you'll find a way" Tikki tried her best to console her friend and companion.

"There is that big competition I wanted to be in, but I guess that's a no-go anymore." She sighed and wheeled over to the window. "I can't even scratch my nose without having someone come to do it. Its useless… Eating, dressing… I even pee and poo in a bag!" Marinette almost yelled out but she was not angry at Tikki, she was more angry at herself.

"I'll never be a famous fashion designer now" she mumbled quietly and stared out the window.

At the hatch to her bedroom, Adrien waited a couple more minutes before knocking on the hatch and came in; he did not want to seem as if he was spying on her after overhearing her outburst.

"Hey darling" he grinned, stepping up into her loft room.

"Hey Adrien, I did not hear you come in downstairs" she admitted and rolled over to him.

"I wanted to sneak up on you" he admitted and smiled. "Let's have some fun" he walked up to meet her and kisses her lips.

Adrien had a plan and after he left Marinette's he headed straight to Alya's after sending her a text during his stay.

"I have an idea" he told Alya, sat in her room as he sketched out something on a piece of paper.

"Yes, I think we can get something like this going. I'll give Nino a call. She'll be totally surprised" he grinned

"Once we got it all sorted out, you just need to get her out of the house all day while we'd set it up"

"Oh that's easy" Adrien winked.

And so, Nino, Adrien and Alya got to work with their little secret plan. It took all week but Nino had it completed by the weekend, which meant that Adrien could take Marinette out on the Saturday.

Arriving at her house, she descended the lift and met him outside. "All ready?" he asked and she made a little twitch of her head as a nod.

"I'm thinking we can go shopping today, I've realised that I only have a few clothes I wear most of the time" Adrien admitted to a chuckle from Marinette.

"I guess I'm the same, I think new clothes are a good idea".

Adrien and Marinette were gone all day and arrived back late, having spent time in the park, around the large shopping malls and even going up and down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées.

Adrien looked down at his phone as it buzzed in his pocket, smiled slyly and then turned to Marinette.

"I think its time to go home, I'll drop you off at home and we can sit and watch a film for a little while if you'd like?"

"Yeah I'd like that" she replied and turned her chair with soft puffs and blows before heading back down the road.

Arriving back at her home, Adrien stepped into the lift with her and pressed the button for her floor, her chair could back up into a button set into the wall to send it up and down without having to reach out for a button.

As the doors opened, Marinette would have jumped out of her chair in fright if she had been able, but instead her head shifted just slightly and her eyes widened.

"Surprise!" came the call from the gaggle of people stood in her room.

"Alya? Nino? Rose? Juleka?, Ivan? Mylène? Kim? Max? Alix? Nathaniel? What are you doing here?" Marinette looked confused as Adrien stepped forward and turned to face her.

"We're here to give you a surprise Mari" Adrien grinned wide as he turned to Alya who pulled out something. It was Marinette's laptop. On the screen was a new program she'd never seen before.

"Nino and I coded this for you, it was Adrien's idea but he's terrible at coding and designing" Alya laughed, Adrien rubbing the back of his head.

"I'm just the pretty face who gets to wear the nice designs" he laughed softly.

"But… I can't use it" Marinette explained.

"You can, it will connect to your chairs system, allowing you to use it like you use your laptop" Nino explained.

"But… I can't sew or make it" Marinette added.

"That's why we're all here. We're going to help you in the upcoming contest" Rose chimed in, pulling a small cloth off the bed with the help of Juleka, which Marinette now saw was piled high with something.

Under the cover was a vast selection of cloth, material and supplies to make anything Marinette designed.

"Th…thank you…everyone!" she looked like she was going to cry, but what really tipped her over the edge of tears was when a young girl came running over.

"I'm going to help too. I brought drinks and snacks from downstairs!" Even Manon Chamack, the daughter of Nadja Chamack was here to help.

"Alright team, let's get to work!" Adrien called out.

Over the next two days the group worked together to help Marinette design a full outfit. Adrien would be the model and stood in a pair of shorts and a tight fitting shirt so that they could measure and attach pieces to him.

Manon would come up and down the stairs from the shop bringing snacks and drinks for everyone. Marinette sat at her desk using her Sip and Puff to design pieces of the outfit.

By the end of it, they had a full set of clothes cut and designed.

"We'll do this whenever you like Marinette. We'll make it a bi-weekly thing. A couple of us will come over during the weekend and we'll make all your designs" Nathaniel told her as he fitted one of the last pieces to Adrien.

"I think you'll win the competition with this piece and the pretty face you got wearing it" Adrien joked from the small raised podium they had him stand on.

"I think I might" she smiled up at him, glad that she had a boyfriend like him, and friends like everyone here to help her through this.

~ Date Night ~

Marinette stared at herself in the mirror as Alya finished splashing some makeup on Marinette's cheek with the small brush then finished up with the red lipstick.

"I think… we're done" she grinned and stood back, squinting before she leaned forward and brushed her cheek with the brush again.

"Nope, now we're done" Alya added and grinned at her friend.

"You sure I look okay? I feel silly wearing this dress in the chair." Marinette complained.

"Oh Gurl… you look amazing, I mean, if I wasn't dating Nino and wasn't straight… I'd be jumping on you right now" Alya smiled and laughed softly, causing Marinette to chuckle too.

"Alright, I'm sure I am fine with the fact you are not jumping on me right now" she grinned.

"Adrien is lucky that you're in that chair, I bet you'd be jumping on him all the time" she grinned, using a little bit of dark humour, Marinette smiled back at her.

"I was not that bad, not like you and Nino"

"Gurl, you and Adrien's mouths were so connected I thought one of you were going to eat the other" she burst into laughter, Marinette turning a dark red.

"Marinette! Your boyfriend is here!" Sabine Cheng, Marinette's mother, called up through the open hatch from downstairs.

"Okay Mom!" Marinette called back and looked at herself in the mirror.

"Come on, let's get you to your Chat Noir" Alya grinned and picked up Marinette's purse and hung it on the arm of the chair before walking with her towards the lift at the edge of the balcony.

"I am so nervous" Marinette began as they descended down the lift. "Its the first date we've had since I've been in the chair, I don't want to be a pain by having him feed me, give me drinks or have to waste his time with me during a romantic date." Marinette sighed as she looked down.

"Come on Marinette, he wouldn't be wasting his time. Adrien loves you more than anything, if his words as Chat Noir and since you two have FINALLY came out to each other are to be thought true, you two are the perfect couple." Reassured Alya, smiling and using the edge of her knuckle to tap the corner of Marinette's chin.

"He'll do anything for you." She added.

"Do I look okay?" Adrien asked for the… well Nino had lost count the several times Adrien had asked variations on the question. Standing in the shop waiting for Marinette and Alya to come down, Adrien held the small box in his hands tightly; fingers turning white.

"Dude, you look cool as cool can be, you shouldn't be nervous. You always act so cool." Nino grinned at his best friend and slapped Adrien's back. "I mean, as Chat Noi…" he did not get to finish as Adrien put his hand over Nino's mouth.

"Shush…Only you and Alya know. You can't keep blurting that out"

"Soz dude… Keep forgetting" Nino laughed and rubbed the back of his head. Tonight was a special night for all four of them. Alya and Nino were going out on a date too, not to the same place Marinette and Adrien were going but it had been planned so neither pair would feel left out from their best friend for a Friday night.

Standing in suits, Adrien had a three-piece suit; black suit jacket and trousers, white shirt, black waistcoat and a dark green tie. Nino had jokingly said that it was Chat Noir's colours and Adrien decided that he'd keep it.

Nino was similarly dressed however he had just a two piece suit rather than a three like Adrien; his was silvery-Grey with a dark red tie.

"You sure I look okay?" Adrien asked Nino again as Tom Dupain, Marinette's father, came out from the back.

"You look okay Adrien. I'm glad you two are getting out and about. I think keeping Marinette's mind busy with her fashion work and dates has really kept her from dwelling too much. Thank you for that" He smiled softly at Adrien and lifted something from behind his back.

It was a small green box. "This was my fathers, and his fathers before him. I think seeing as you are dating our daughter, I should give it to you to use."

"Thank you Mr Dupain, I am honoured that you would give this to me, but I can't accept it. If it was in your family for that long, I can't take it." Adrien shook his head softly.

"Nonsense Adrien. You are more than family right now. After all you've done for Marinette and us, you're like Chat Noir helping Paris. If I was a suspicious person, I'd say you were him" he laughed heartily while both Adrien and Nino laughed a little nervously for a moment.

"Thank you Mr Dupain, I will treasure it as much as I treasure Marinette." Adrien took the box and kept it tightly in his hands for a moment.

"I do hope so, or I'll hunt you down and kill ya" Tom laughed heartily again, Nino and Adrien once more laughing a little nervously.

Opening the box, Adrien smiled at what he found. Inside was a pair of cufflinks. Black silver with a small green gem at the very centre.

"Thank you Mr Dupain, they are beautiful." Adrien quickly put them on and inspected his cuffs.

The sound of the lift outside coming to a stop brought their attention to the outside of the store.

"I think the lovely princesses are down from their tower. You two knights better go get them" Tom winked and left to stand with Sabine and snoop on them from the back room like all good parents do.

"Wow…" Adrien gasped as the lift doors opened and stood in front of him, Alya and Marinette came slowly out. "You two are so beautiful" he commented.

Stood beside Marinette's chair, Alya was wearing a knee-length black dress, her hair tied up into a tight bob while letting some of the long hair free.

Marinette wore a similar length dress but hers was a vivid red with black swirling designs. Alya had helped pick it out when they had gone shopping together. Marinette had complained that it looked too much like something Ladybug would wear, the black swirls looking almost like polka dots on the soft red material.

Marinette, however, loved the look of the dress even if it did look too much like Ladybug.

"Oh behave Adrien, do tell, which one of us is more beautiful?" Alya teased.

"I'm afraid I'm biased on that count" Adrien grinned and leaned forward, kissing Marinette's red lips.

"You really are the most beautiful" he whispered to her.

"I'm with Adrien on this one, Marinette's got this" Nino grinned, earning him a punch in the arm from Alya. "Kidding… I'm biased too… dont hit me again…" Nino laughed as Alya grinned and kissed Nino.

"You two have fun, I'm sure we will" Alya winked at Marinette before walking off with Nino's hand in her own.

"So, what do you have planned for us tonight?" Marinette questioned.

"Well I have a couple of nice things planned but first, we've got dinner at one of my favourite restaurants with the best view in the entire city" Adrien grinned and turned to walk down the street.

His driver waited for them nearby and after getting Marinette in and putting her chair into the back, Adrien nodded to the driver. After five minutes of driving, Adrien pulled out a soft silk red blindfold.

"I'm afraid I'm going to surprise you with this" he grinned, "Mind if I?" he asked and motioned with the blindfold. Marinette nodded nervously and let him put it on.

She tried to follow the ride with the movements of the car matched against the map of Paris in her mind but quickly lost it.

Ten minutes of driving and Adrien softly speaking to her to keep her reassured, he explained all actions as he lifted her out of the car and back into her chair.

"We're going up in a lift" he told her as the lift shuddered. A minute later he leaned forward and whispered "I'm taking the blindfold off"

As she opened her eyes, she was greeted by the most beautiful view she could imagine. Stretching out through the lift's windows was the Champ de Mars and in an instant she realised where they were.

"We're at the Eiffel Tower" she grinned.

"Yep, we're going to Le Jules Verne restaurant, I love the view and thought that you might like it too, plus, we got the best seats in the house." He grinned and as the door opened, pushed her chair out. He did not want her to have to waste effort right now, he wanted this little dinner to be the best thing in a long time.

"Ah, Monsieur Agreste and Madame Dupain-Cheng, your seat is this way, if you would follow me" the waiter spoke softly and guided them to the centre table set with the view of the Champ de Mars,

"This is… perfect Adrien. Thank you!" Marinette teared up and would have jumped up to kiss him if it wasn't for her disability.

"This is only the beginning Marinette. I have a whole night planned together." He winked at her and leaned forward, using the green handkerchief in his top jacket pocket to wipe the tear without spoiling her makeup.

"Now, what would you like to eat?" he asked, shifting his chair so it was right next to hers and lifting the menu for them both to see. "We can chose six of these, as I've paid for two six course meals" he smiled softly.

"Wow, these all sound so tasty… I think I will start with the Asperges blanches servies tièdes, sauce maltaise (Warm white asparagus, maltaise sauce), then move onto the Belle langoustine dorée, légumes primeurs, sucs de crustacés (Seared large langoustine, early vegetables, shellfish reduction)" She smiled and continued to peer over the menu.

"For the mains, I think I will choose the Dorade marinée à l'oseille (Marinated sea bream with sorrel) followed by the Foie gras de canard confit, cerise et amande fraîche (Preserved duck foie gras, cherry and fresh almond). I don't think I will choose the Pigeon rôti, la cuisse fondante, verts et blancs de blette (Roasted pigeon, white and green Swiss chard); I think we've both had enough of Pigeon's"

Adrien chuckled softly with her and then turned the menu for the deserts. Marinette's eyes widened as she grinned at him, he nodded at her silent question and she quickly gave him her order.

"The Fin sablé aux framboises, glace à l'huile d'olive (Raspberry shortbread, olive oil ice cream) and the L'écrou croustillant au chocolat de notre Manufacture à Paris (Crispy 'Tower nut', chocolate from our Manufacture in Paris). That's six courses right?" she grinned, excited to get to the fifth and sixth course, desert.

"Yep, I think I will have the same, I agree with you on the Pigeon front" he winked and then turned to a nearby waiter as he brought over the drink menu. Ordering a bottle of wine for them both, Adrien looked to Marinette when she mouthed 'wine?' at him.

"My father told them to give us what ever we want" he explained to her before reading out their choices from the menu.

"Brilliant choice Monsieur and Madame" The Waiter smiled, taking their menu's and leaving to get their drinks.

"This is so romantic, I would have never thought I'd be going on a date like this with you" Marinette sighed softly to herself.

"I thought I'd be taking Ladybug here one day, but I got something better" Adrien stared at her from the side and took the glasses of wine in each hand when they arrived and lifted one to her lips.

"To Ladybug and Chat Noir" he toasted before the sip.

Dinner soon arrived and Adrien lifted the fork from the table beside Marinette and took one piece of the asparagus, dipping it in the sauce and lifting it to her lips for her to take a bite.

"You do not have to feed me like a child or baby Adrien." She told him quietly but Adrien shook his head.

"I am not feeding you like a baby, I'm feeding my girlfriend, I'd let you feed me like this in return" he explained to her, taking a bite of his own food.

Once they finished off the Asparagus and maltaise sauce, they enjoyed another glass of wine before the Seared large langousine arrived.

"I think I will feed myself first this time" he winked softly and ate some from her plate.

"Hey, don't steal from my plate" she chuckled but Adrien just winked and put some of the langousine in between his teeth and leaned forward for her to take some. It was rather an odd thing to do in a fancy restaurant but he wanted to make feeding her romantic.

The pair shared the meals together as the night continued along, next the marinated sea bream came along, leaning forward and sniffing the meal, Adrien lifted the small plate to Marinette's nose for her to smell.

"That sauce smells lovely" she nodded and opened her mouth when the fork came along.

Both their cheeks were getting rather red with the amount of wine they were both consuming. Adrien knew his limit but did not know Marnette's limit, he did not want her getting wasted or drunk; as they had more things planned after the dinner.

The duck was defiantly the better choice over the pigeon, and with their encounters with Mr Pigeon, they defiantly both agreed the choice.

"You know, I really do hope that we've seen an end to Hawk Moth, I've seen and heard nothing of Akumatized villains while we've been dating, Hawk Moth may really be gone" she grinned happily.

"I guess we'll have to wait and see huh?" he nodded over her shoulder. "In the meantime, here is the fifth course"

The Raspberry shortbread with olive oil ice cream was to die for, but it was not what Marinette was really waiting for. There was one thing she had been waiting for since she saw it on the menu; although she enjoyed the entire meal, this one dish was the masterpiece.

'Tower Nut' was a hexagon of chocolate was designed to look like the nut's of the Eiffel Tower itself, and were to die for. Marinette could easily die happy after only one bite.

Finishing off the meal with a final glass of wine, Adrien pulled out a credit card from his wallet and paid for the bill.

"Hmmm, that was lovely Adrien, best date night ever" she grinned across the table at him a few minutes later.

"It is not over yet milady" he grinned and stood up to put his jacket on. "We've still got a full night together" he admitted and came around to her.

"Let me push you, so you don't ruin the meal by having to puff and blow. Savour your desert" he let out a small giggle and pushed her chair towards the lift.

Once outside, Adrien turned and began to push her down the north-east, going along the Quai Branly road and along the River Seine. The stars were out and even through the light pollution, you could still see most of them.

"Dinner was amazing Adrien, I've never been there before; the meals were small and fancy but were delicious" she admitted.

"Yea, they are small, but I don't think I would be a good boyfriend taking you to McDonald's would I?" he smirked.

"I dont know about that, I love a good Big Mac" she smirked in return. "Here… let me" she gave her chair's breath tube a little blow and the chair whirred into life; matching Adrien's casual pace.

After a few minutes of walking Adrien removed his jacket and wrapped it around her shoulders.

"Here, before you get cold" he told her; Marinette could not feel if she was getting cold or not but he saw her getting goosebumps. He was fine with the cold, they would soon be arriving at their destination soon anyway.

Passing by the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and continuing down the Seine, the Grand Palace came into view after ten minutes of walking.

"Where are we going Adrien? Are we near?" Marinette questioned.

"Yep, just another few minutes, it's over the bridge here". He pointed to the Pont de la Concorde where they crossed the Seine. Past the bridge, they headed South East.

"We're going towards the Louvre" she told him and Adrien nodded. "Sure are. I got you a little surprise there" he admitted. Walking through the Jardin de Tuileries and coming out in front of the Louvre, Adrien guided her around to the lift.

Inside, it was empty. It was supposed to be past hours but the lift had worked.

"We shouldn't be inside here. What if we get caught?" she questioned.

"Oh we won't be bothered, I paid the entire place tonight. Not my father, I did… well… with a little help from Chat Noir" he winked and began to walk down the long hallways with her. It was eerily creepy to be walking through here when it was empty but when they came up to a room kept closed for the past few weeks, Adrien stopped.

"In here…" he turned and pushed both doors open at the same time. Inside, was a large statue that had only just been finished by the looks of it.

Carved in Marble and striking heroic poses, Ladybug and Chat Noir stood over a miniature version of the Eiffel Tower"

"Oh my… Adrien, its beautiful" she gasped as she wheeled up to it, almost forgetting to stop her chair and almost crashing in to it.

"It's a little surprise I had made for you, it will be displayed here for the foreseeable future. Look at the scripture." He pointed at the bottom at a brass plate with silver writing.

'To my dearest love, may we protect Paris together for the rest of our lives… C.N'

"Oh Adrien" Marinette gasped as she stared at it, then at him. "I… I don't think I can ever top this" she admitted but he shook his head.

"Unless I…" he began to get down on one knee and Marinette suddenly burst into tears.

"You're going to propose to me!" she blurted out but Adrien looked down, back to her then laughed softly. "I'm kneeling down…" he laughed again. "Just kneeling, but when we're old enough and mature enough. I would love to marry you Marinette" he admitted, taking her hand and grinning.

With eyes streaming with tears and her lip shaking, Marinette spoke.

"Yes…" Marinette gasped quietly as she stared down at him. "When we are old enough, I would love to marry you too" she admitted.

From his squatting position, Adrien leaned up and kissed her lip passionately.

"My Chat Noir" she whispered.

"My Ladybug" he replied in a quiet whisper.