Summary:Chat and Ladybug exchange numbers in order to be able to alert each other when there's an akuma attack, but things get saucy when Adrien can't find his phone and asks Marinette to call him.
Pairings:Marinette/Adrien, Ladybug/Chat Noir, Marinette/Alya friendship!, implied Adrien/Ladybug
notes: I seriously have no idea what the fuck happen there and I apologize for everyone that saw this chapter in code. Sorry, I'm really sorry.
Ladybug was late to the akuma attack as it was recurrent the last couple of months and as much as Chat Noir loves her he has his limits. He wasn't angry, but damn they needed a solution for Ladybug's recurring tardy.
It was not entirely her fault, the attacks had lately been far from her and she wasn't really able to notice them immediately as before, only when she decided to check (if she, by art and grace of God, decided to check) the ladyblog or occasionally the news.
"I'm so sorry Chat, I swear I was so busy that I didn't notice the akuma, and I totally understand if you are angry." She said apologetically.
"Don't worry my lady, I'm not angry." Chat Noir said while dodging one of the akuma's attacks. Then, after successfully punching the akuma, Chat was hit by the biggest epiphany he's ever had.
He suddenly had the solution to all his problems, so when the akuma was defeated and he heard his lady yell 'miraculous ladybug' he voiced his new plan to Ladybug.
"I've got a solution" Chat said.
"A solution to what?" Ladybug asked not recalling the earlier event.
"So you can always know when there is an akuma." Chat Noir explained.
"Okay, so what's your suggestion?" Their miraculous beeped in warning, and ladybug threw Chat a make it quick look.
"Exchange numbers and text whenever we need." Chat Noir said.
Ladybug hesitated, maybe they did need a way to communicate, but she needed to think about it.
The beep of her earrings reminded the pair they had little time before detransforming.
" I'll uh...think about it and tell you tonight on our patrol, is that ok?" Ladybug said already listing the pros and cons of this.
Chat nodded, and they both left to opposite sides.
As promised Marinette considered the option, and fortunately at the end she agreed to exchange numbers with Chat.
"...7," Ladybug said finally dialing the last digit of his number on her phone. "Perfect chaton, now you can tell me when there's an akuma."
Chat grinned, he had his lady's number! He mentally made a victory dance.
He sneaked a glance to Ladybug's phone where he noted smugly that she had him as chaton and a cute cat emoticon. Ladybug noticed his reaction and scoffed.
"Oh, come on my lady I also have a cute pet name for you" he said placing his phone in front of her, where it read Bugaboo3. She rolled her eyes, but Chat didn't fail to notice the smile on her face.
After an hour or two they separated and went to their respective homes.
Marinette, now ready to go to bed heard her phone buzz; she'd received a text from chat.
Chaton: good night my lady ;)
Marinette smiled to her phone typing her response.
Bugaboo: good night kitty :D
"Who on earth are you texting so much?" Alya voiced exasperated "I swear to god you are on that phone more than me."
"Come on Alya, you know that's impossible" Marinette said her phone still in her hands.
Adrien came through the door eyes stuck into his phone furiously typing. He was smiling like an idiot just like Marinette was a second ago and as a girl and a journalist Alya couldn't help but jump into conclusions.
She turned her head to Marinette so violently that she's surprised it didn't snap.
"Are you texting Adrien!?" Alya asked shock and surprise filling her features.
"Wha- no! I don't even have his number after the cellphone fiasco!"Marinette said.
Alya giggled at her best friends predicament.
"Either way, who's this...person you're talking to all day?" She asked.
Marinette panicked.
"Uh...I-" she was cut of by the teacher entering the classroom and greeting everyone.
"Don't think for a moment you've gotten away with this, Marinette Dupain-Cheng, you will have to tell me." Alya whispered.
Marinette continues to panic.
"Okay class, today we will be assigning a very important project in pairs," the teacher said causing most of students to look in the direction of the person they wanted to be with. "And sorry for ruining your dreams, but I'll be the one arranging the pairs..."
She continues to name the pairs, but Marinette doesn't care anymore so she continues to text with Chat.
"Adrien and Marinette" the teacher says "that's all the pairs, so let's continue with the class."
Marinette is freaking out, even though it's not the first time she has to do a project with Adrien, but it sure as hell feels like it.
Marinette tries to concentrate in what the teacher says, but her brain can only focus on generating more and more catastrophic scenes that either end up with her moving out of the country or Adrien hating her. She knows she's definitely overreacting, but she can't really help herself.
Marinette wasn't able to notice the class had ended until Adrien himself speaks to her.
"Marinette?" He asks seeing the distracted state Marinette is currently in, and he moves his hand in front of her face.
He didn't expect her to get as startled as she did.
"A-A-Adrien!" She said jumping in her seat hitting her legs against the top of her desk and whispers a small 'ow' in the process. Adrien smiled sheepishly as to saying sorry for startling her.
"So...do you want to meet at your house to do the project or..." He said eyes wondering to the sides at the end.
"N-no! I-I mean my house is fine!" Marinette said.
"Great" Adrien smiled in a charming way. "See you in an hour then." He said waving goodbye.
"Girl," Alya, who had been silent before voiced out."as much as I'm proud of you being able to form a complete, essentially coherent sentence towards Adrien, I have the responsibility of reminding you that in an hour you'll be letting Adrien enter your Adrien Agreste poster-filled room."
And there it is people, Alya fulfilling her responsibilities of being the bff of Marinette or as some people call her 'the hot mess'
Marinette runned out of the classroom of to her house barely muttering a 'thanks Alya, bye' she so thankful to have people as Alya to keep her from fucking up badly as Marinette knows she'd do without them.
Thankfully Marinette was able to take down all the posters and change her screensaver having all ready for Adriens arrival. Marinette heard the knocks on the door and opened it.
Adrien waved at her. "Hi, Marinette."
"H-hi, Adrien, please come in." She said welcoming Adrien inside. She lead him into her room where they worked all afternoon in the class project successfully finishing it halfway.
"Um...Mari, what time is it?, I can't find my phone." Adrien said muttering the last part.
"Oh,uh..." Marinette grabbed her phone. "It's seven-thirty" her tone expressed surprise since it was pretty late considering the hour they started.
"Damn, Nathalie must be calling like crazy." Adrien said hints of desperation in his voice at the inability to find his phone.
"Don't worry I-I can call you!" Marinette said. Immediately Adrien spoke the digits of his number and Marinette instantly dialed them in her phone, little did she notice her cellphone recognizing the number as 'chaton'
Adrien's phone buzzed buried beneath some of his books, he pushed out of the way said books grabbing his phone. Adrien pulls a face of pure shock and surprise as he notes the name 'bugaboo3' appear at the top of his screen.
Marinette, seeing her crush finally retrieve his phone, puts her cellphone down so she can end the call when she notices two things; first, Adrien's fucking phone number is labeled as 'chaton' with a freaking cat emoji, and second, Adrien was gaping at her as if the secrets of the universe had been unraveled to him.
They both awkwardly stare at each other realizing what just happened and pulling the last pieces of information together.
"M-my lady...?" Adrien stammered in hesitation.
Kitty, Marinette said inwardly unable to muster any words out of her mouth; panic and uncertainty raising in her chest.
"I-I...I need to breathe." She said rushing up her trapdoor into her balcony to transform and let her brain processes the sudden information.
Adrien stood there already certain Marinette was Ladybug due to the loud 'Tikki, transform me' he heard.
He understood why she'd runned away, for all that he knew Marinette hated him, in other words Ladybug hated him, like why else wouldn't she be able to talk to him?
Great. This obviously had to happen when he had finally found out who his lady was, there was no other possibilities, like I don't know Ladybug being actually ready to reveal herself!
Sometimes Adrien hated his life, and luck so much right now.
Adrien was helplessly enamored with someone that hated him...that was just perfect.
