Hi everybody! I'm OneLittleSpark18's roommate. You know, the one who's been providing quality material for you to read? I'm used to being the editor, but it was fun being creative for this chapter! While it was fun, OneLittleSpark18 is much better at being creative than I am ;)

Here is the moment you have all been waiting for: the post Reveal conversation between Adrien and Marinette!

Chapter 10: Life as We Know It

Adrien's POV

Okay, I can't really read her right now, so I don't know what she's thinking. Is she even breathing? I mean, I know she used to have a crush on me before dating, well… ME. This is just getting confusing. Is that going to be a deal breaker? When is she going to say something?

Marinette's POV

Adrien. Adrien. Adrien? ADRIEN?! My superhero boyfriend, my crime-fighting partner is freaking flipping ADRIEN AGRESTE? He knew about my crush on him all this time. Son of a baguette eater! He knows about how I was willing to give up my Miraculous for him. I will NEVER live that down…

General POV

"Marinette? Are you okay? Say something." Adrien took her hand in his.

She blinked, trying to process this new information. "You, Adrien Agreste, are Chat Noir?"

"Yyyeessss…" He drew the word out, not sure where she was headed with this.

"You are Chat Noir. Chat Noir is my boyfriend. Thus, you are my boyfriend." Marinette stood up, wandering around the ivy-covered corner muttering to herself.

"Mari, PLEASE talk to me. I know this might be difficult to grasp…" She whirled around to face him.

"This is NOT difficult to grasp. You knew how I felt about you, about both of you! You knew I was willing to risk my life for you on multiple occasions. Was this all just a game to you?"

Adrien stood to face her, pointing a finger. "Now hold on! YOU are the one who didn't want to know who I was, remember? Why are you mad at me?"

Marinette ripped the mask off her face. There were tears in her eyes. "You've done so much stupid stuff to risk your life! Why shouldn't I be mad at you?" Adrien put his hand on his chest in surprise.

"Me? I'm the one who's risked my life? YOU'RE the one who jumped into a T-Rex's mouth!" Uh oh. He did NOT mean to say that.

Marinette's tears ceased immediately as she crossed her arms. "You jumped in front of Dark Cupid and got yourself shot!"

"To save you! And you're the one who almost got herself sacrificed to an ancient Egyptian god!"

"Well, who's the one who thought they could take on an army of zombie knights by themselves?"

They continued to argue about who did the stupidest thing in the line of duty. After a while, they ran out of insults. Adrien and Marinette looked at each other, then at the ground.

"What now?" Adrien was the first to break the silence, his tone falt. "Where do we go from here?"

Marinette still had tears in her eyes, yet she was smiling. "Well, I think I need to break up with Chat Noir." Adrien looked startled and hurt. "We need to break up, so I can date you." She moved closer. "I'm done with secret relationships. Being with you as Chat was amazing; but what I want, what I've always wanted, was to be with you as Adrien."

Adrien's gaze was stone cold, unmoving and unreadable. Marinette gave a little yelp when he pulled her into a fierce fast embrace. "Marinette, you have no idea how happy this makes me." He wept into her hair. They stood there like that for several minutes.

"Marinette! Party's winding down. Where are you?" Alya called out looking for her friend. Marinette and Adrien sprang apart.

"You've got to get out of here, Adrien! You weren't supposed to be here tonight. If Alya sees us together… She's smart. She'll put two and two together." Marinette began to push him away.

Adrien grabbed her hands. "Can I come by later?" Marinette glanced over her shoulder, as Alya's footsteps grew louder.

"Yeah. That might be a good idea. Just go!" Adrien ran off, avoiding the snoopy blogger.

"THERE you are, girl!" Alya came around the hedge, her eyes scanning the secluded corner. "Did the cat bug out?"

Marinette picked up her discarded mask and walked with her friend back towards the main ballroom. "Yeah. We also broke up." Alya stopped her, putting her hands-on Marinette's shoulders.

"GIRL! Did he break up with you? OOOOHH! I told him no one would find his body…"

Marinette laughed, wiping the tear tracks off her face. "Easy Alya. I broke up with him. I found out some crucial information tonight and needed to end it with Chat. End of story. I'm fine."

Alya looked at her quizzically. "If you're sure…"

"I'm sure, Al. If you and Nino are ready to go, I wouldn't mind heading home now…"

Alya was surprised by Marinette's calm demeanor but did not question her friend any further. All the way home, Marinette attempted to hide the smile that was desperately trying to creep across her face.

Hey guys! I'm back! AHHH! This was so much fun writing this with my roommate!

This story is starting to wind down. Details to follow in the last chapter, Chapter 11: Into the Unknown.