Ladrien June- Day 4- Sorry, I wasn't paying attention because your face is so distracting

It was a pleasantly warm night. The past few weeks had all been filled with sun and the occasional drizzle of rain, so all of Adrien's outdoor photo shoots had gone pleasantly enough. Once you ignored the occasional halt for an akuma, most of the last bits of spring had been going on well enough.

Which was why Adrien was adamant in his new desire.

"Why don't we go somewhere outside for once? I have some free time in a few days because of the switch between spring and summer lines. We can go on a walk somewhere!" Adrien did his best expression of a cute little kitten which Chat Noir had been practicing. He imagined the walk. They would go together, and Adrien would work up the courage to hold hands, and they'd get married when Ladybug fell in love with him!

Ladybug just sighed. "I have a duty to Paris. If people see me walking with you, they're going to assume that an akuma is attacking, or Hawkmoth might start targeting you!" She crossed her arms and shook her head. "It's bad enough that I'm here instead of patrolling!"

Adrien pondered this for a second. "Why are you here anyway?" He posed dramatically. "Is it because I'm simply purfect?" He leaned towards Ladybug.

"Since when were you Chat Noir?" Ladybug playfully pushed him back. Adrien blinked. He must have been embracing his Chat side a little more than was probably safe.

Ladybug noticed his silence. "It's because you're my friend." She paused. "Not that you aren't amazing or anything! I mean you're pretty awesome and incredible and perfectly handsome," Ladybug trailed off into indecipherable speech. Adrien would have been paying more attention., but there was something about the cute face that Ladybug made whenever she was thinking and the speck of dirt on her cheek...

"What was that?" Adrien muttered. He couldn't qute remember what they were talking about earlier. Was it something about the way that Ladybug's eyes seemed to shine with the brilliance of a shooting star?

"And I mean you're not a bad person, but I can't say that you don't look semi-average because you are a model gorgeous. I mean gorgeous model" Ladybug was muttering pretty quickly. Adrien couldn't quite tell what she was saying. Despite the confidence that seemed to ooze from her, Ladybug sometimes would stutter and talk to herself whenever she was bothered or nervous.

Usually Ladybug was brimming with self-assurance, but Adrien occasionally saw occasions where social awkwardness would take over. It was a different side to his lady, and he found that he didn't mind it. It was cute.

"I'm so sorry. I'm inconsolable. Can't word. I mean talk right now, and I'm sorry for saying that you're handsome even though you are." Ladybug was stammering.

"Sorry, I wasn't paying attention because your face is so distracting." To Adrien's unending horror, he realized that he said that outloud. Judging from the way Ladybug's face went red, she heard loud and clear.

"I mean. Uh. There's some dirt." He was stammering now. "Right here." He wiped away the speck of dust away from Ladybug's face before his mind caught up to his actions. His hand was on Ladybug's face, and they were close. To an outsider, he almost seemed like he was caressing her face.

They flew apart.

"I'm so so sorry"

"No- I mean it's fine"

"No. I just wanted to wipe the dirt out and-"

Needless to say, the rest of the night was even more awkward.

When Ladybug finally left, Plagg took his chance and pounced.

"You two lovebirds disgust me!" Plagg flew directly into Adrien's face. Adrien immediately began denying the accusation, but Plagg ploughed through. He'd had enough. "You realize that you've been up for hours! I'm starving! I want cheese!"

"Ladybug and I are just friends and- wait hours?" Adrien glanced towards the clock to show that most of the night had been passed in conversation. Plagg started laughing. "I have school tomorrow! I have a photoshoot in the morning!"

Plagg lazily drifted into the bed and winked at Adrien "Should have thought of that before you and Ladybug spent the entire night flirting. I've never had a chosen so akward at flirting!"

Adrien's face was priceless. Plagg would definitely have to remember this night. He'd love to tease them later at their inevitable- blegh- wedding.

Saying as much caused Adrien to shut up the rest of the night. The next day was also pretty hilarious due to the fact that both he and that baker's girl had gotten next to no sleep the last night. The ladybug girl shoved the two of them together and made things even awkwarder.

Plagg would definitely need to keep this for blackmail. He had a suspicion about who Tiki's chosen was. He'd love to win the bet he and TIki had made about who found the other's chosen first.

The chance to gather more blackmail to get extra camembert didn't hurt.