Marinette walked around the classical art filled museum with Adrien. He wore a loose white button down and low sitting light blue skinny jeans. A pair of tan canvas slip-on shoes sat on his feet as he walked around. A pair of black aviators were nestled into his soft golden hair. Marinette's loose fit red dress swayed as she went from one statue to the next, taking them in for inspiration.
He walked up to her and put his arm around her waist. "So, how's your 'project' going?" He used his fingers to air quote the word and she smiled up at him.
She reached up on her toes and placed a chaste kiss on his lips. "Purrfect. I want to go outside to the gardens and sketch something up." Marinette patted his chest and spun out of his embrace and he chuckled as she took his hand in hers.
"Whatever you want, Bugaboo." Adrien let her drag him out of the museum and into a wide expanse of luscious green foliage. He would follow this woman anywhere.
Marinette saw a statue of a couple and suddenly took off to go sketch their pose. Her black flats sank into the dewey grass, but she didn't seem to care. He caught up to her and sat down beside her on a white marble bench. He intently watched her work. Her pencil moved at a fast paced rate as she began to sketch out two designs for them. They were beautiful designs that were light and airy. A loose fit chiffon dress in pale creams for the woman and a matching chiffon shirt for the man with a pair of slacks and shoes that resembled the ones on his feet. Both the shirt and dress had a pale floral pattern.
Adrien raised an eyebrow with his arms crossed over his chest. "His outfit looks very familiar."
Marinette giggled and poked him in the chest. "It's not my fault if your shirt inspired me too. It fits well with the airy feel of the clothing on these statues."
He reached out and touched her jaw, turning her head to look at him, while his other arm rested on the back of the bench. She looked up at him with parted lips and stained cheeks. "You're beautiful. Especially when you're inspired and drawing in your sketchbook." He leaned forward and pressed a loving kiss on her lips.
Marinette closed her eyes and let him deepen the kiss. Suddenly, a flash appeared and she opened her eyes to see Adrien's phone facing them. She closed her eyes again and grabbed the collar of his shirt, pulling him more flush to her and kissed him harder. He groaned and took a whole montage of photos as she hungrily ran her tongue along his. She ran her fingers up the back of his neck and up into his hair. She tangled them into his soft locks and he dropped his phone, leaving it forgotten on the floor as he grabbed her and put her into his lap.
They were the only two people in the little area surrounded by tall lush topiaries. A small mew broke their kiss as his cock flexed against her through his jeans. "Did you hear that?" Marinette looked into Adrien's sparkling emerald eyes.
"I did." Adrien cleared his throat as another small meow appeared.
Marinette crawled off of his lap and he adjusted himself. "It sounded like it came from over here." She began to look along the topiaries before she found it. "Awww… Poor baby." She bent down and picked up the small black kitten.
Adrien picked up his phone, walked over to her, and watched her clutch the kitten to her chest. The kitten began to purr in her arms and Marinette looked up at Adrien. "I wonder how long it's been here."
"I don't know." Adrien rubbed the kitten's head with his index and middle finger. He began to scratch the kittens ears and neck. The kitten happily purred and Marinette passed him the kitten.
"We should look for a vet and see if it has a microchip." Marinette took her phone out and began to search for a local vet near them.
Adrien was busy cuddling the kitten and laughing as it licked his face. He scratched under its chin, listening to it purr louder. Marinette suddenly took a photo of them with her phone and he stared at her in shock.
She shrugged with a giggle. "You looked too cute to pass up." She scratched the kitten's head and then leaned into kiss Adrien. "Now, let's go. There's an emergency vet place around the corner from here."
Adrien followed her to pick up her sketch book and head towards the vet's office. "Do they take walk-ins?"
"The site said they did." Marinette smiled and took his hand, while his other one cradled the kitten.
The small kitten was busy sleeping and gently purring in the crook of Adrien's arm. The warmth of the fuzzy kitty made his heart fuller than before. He had always wanted a cat, but his father would never let him have one. Gabriel had spoke of how cats would claw up his furniture and then possibly his designs. None of his excuses had really sat well with Adrien, but he knew better than to argue with the stubborn man. "I always wanted a kitten." Adrien spoke low enough for only her to hear.
"Why didn't you?" Marinette smiled up at him as they rounded a corner.
"My father always had his excuses." Adrien sighed and brought the kitten to his face and nuzzled it.
"Well, he's not here now." Marinette stopped walking and stepped in front of him. She peered up at him with a warm smile and took in his sad expression. "If the kitten is a stray, would you like for me to take it in? You could come see it whenever you'd like." She watched his frown turn into a grin.
"YES! I would love that." Adrien grew excited like a child that had just been told he could pick any candy he wanted in a sweets shop.
"It's settled then. If it doesn't belong to anyone… I'll keep it for you." She smiled and reached up on her toes to kiss him. He sighed and pulled her closer by the back of her neck to deepen the kiss. The kitten let out a small mew and Adrien broke the kiss to chuckle.
"Not enjoying that, kitty?" Adrien laughed and pet the kitten, hearing it purr once again.
Marinette giggled and covered her mouth with her hand as they continued their journey down the street.
It didn't take them long to get through the vet visit. The kitten had no chip and they had been told that it was a boy. Within moments the little cat was given shots and a new lease on life. Marinette smiled up at Adrien, who was busy throwing cat toys, treats, food, and a bowl into the hand basket. Marinette picked out a neon green collar and threw it into the basket. They had called the hotel to see if they allowed pets and luck was on their side because they happened to. Adrien passed her the kitten and he picked up a portable litter box along with some cat litter. He chose a few more random things that they would need, as well.
They got in line to pay and before long they were standing in front of the tag machine, lost in thought.
Marinette tapped her bottom lip. "What should we name him?"
Adrien smirked in thought. "Art de Rue? Rue for short."
Marinette giggled and shook her head. "Graffiti?"
Adrien burst out laughing. "No. Hmm… how about…."
"Errant?" Marinette scrunched up her nose as the kitten chomped down on her finger and dug its claws into her hand. She winced as the wounds began to burn.
Adrien laughed harder as the kitten began to playfully chew on Marinette. "Fitting."
"Errant it is." Marinette laughed as Adrien typed it into the machine.
After they made the tag, they were out of there and walking back to the hotel with their purchases.
Adrien slid their key into the door and opened it. He closed the door behind them and Marinette set the kitten on the spacious bed, while Adrien set up Errant's food/water dish and travel litter box.
Marinette put the name tag onto his collar and clasped it around the kitten's neck, after she adjusted it's length. "There you go, Errant."
The kitten trilled happily and Adrien fell onto the bed beside her. The kitten climbed onto his chest and curled up in a content ball. Adrien ran his fingers along the kitten's soft fur and listened to the his calming purr.
"He really likes you." Marinette sighed and fell back beside him. She laid her leg over his hips and rested her head on his shoulder, while her hand reached up to pet the happy kitten.
An emergency alert sounded on their phones and Adrien slipped his from his pocket. "Shit."
"What?" Marinette sat up and the kitten complained at the sudden movement.
Adrien sighed and held his screen to face her so that she could read the headline.
Paris Up in Flames After Infamous Street Artists Ladybug and Chat Noir Change Their Target
"Shit!" Marinette cussed and the kitten took off hiding behind Adrien. It curled against his side and peeked up over his abs to keep an eye on Marinette with speculative green eyes.
"You scared Errant." Adrien chuckled and scooped the kitty up into his arms, petting him and reassuring the poor scaredy cat.
"I'm sorry, baby." Marinette warmly smiled and gave the little black kitten much needed pets. "I didn't mean to scare you." She took the kitten from Adrien and nuzzled his soft head with her nose before placing kisses in his fur.
Adrien smiled at the two of them and imagined her holding a child instead of a kitten and when she caught him staring at her with dreamy emerald eyes, she raised an eyebrow at him.
"What is it?" Marinette scratched Errant's neck beneath his collar, listening to his gentle and calming purrs.
"No-nothing. I'm gonna go get a drink and see if I can figure out what else is happening in Paris. I think now is a good time to get that group together. We're gonna need all the help we can get." Adrien got up off of the bed to the kitchen to grab some brandy. He knew this wasn't the best time to drink, but he needed something to help him relax.
"I'll see what the street artist scene looks like here in Greece!" Marinette called from the bedroom and took her phone out to start looking up graffiti in Greece, specifically where they were vacationing. She needed to build a team of the best of the best if they were going to fight against what was happening in the streets of Paris at the moment.
"LOVEBUG…." Adrien came running in with his phone. "Now, there are protests happening all over Paris." He flashed his screen at her and she became more determined about finding people to fight through art with them.
"I mean, Kitty. Isn't this what we wanted?" Marinette searched his eyes and he fell onto the edge of the bed.
He ran his fingers through his hair and sighed. "I mean on the one hand yes. Yes, I wanted to make the fashion world fall to its knees and change, but I don't want to hurt people. I didn't want there to be any casualties and right now people are going to jail for this cause. I don't think that's necessary. This is getting out of hand, Bugaboo." Adrien peered over at her with worried eyes.
Marinette set Errant down on the bed and crawled over to him. She placed her hand on his cheek and turned his face towards hers. "We can't control what people do. We can't control how they act. It is their responsibility and their consequences. Not ours. Yes, we set it up and gave them the ideas… but that doesn't mean that it's your fault. Or mine. They chose this path, not us. We didn't tell them to march in the streets. We didn't tell them to set random fires or to make debates on our accord. NO, we only made the art to instill thoughts into people's minds or rather to set fire beneath what was already there to begin with. We don't know these people and they don't know us. We can do this. Where is Chat Noir when we need him?" She smirked at him and a sly smile appeared on his lips.
He stood up and yanked her against him. "Right here, LB." He bent her back and kissed her hard on the lips like he meant it. Like he had her back no matter what. He would protect her and be by her side through heaven and hell.
Songs I wrote this to:
Rat a Tat by Fall Out Boy
The Pot by TOOL