Prompt: On Valentine's Day, Marinette fails to ask out Adrien once again and decides to hang out with her favourite kitten instead.
Marinette mentally scolded herself for being so clumsy around Adrien, the love of life, as she walked home from school. 'UGH! He probably thinks you're a fool! Good job Marinette. Now I'll be all alone this Valentine's day.'
She angrily yanked open the back door to her parent's bakery, while making a frustrated grunt noise, and trudged up the stairs to her room. She didn't even bother saying hello to her parents because she knew they were busy in the bakery with customers. It was Valentine's day afterall.
She heard the familiar chime of her phone and leaned over to pick it up after settling in the comfy chair at her desk. "Oh. Alya's got a date with Nino." She grumbled while jabbing her thumbs into screen; replying to the text. "Looks like I have no one to hang out with."
"Don't worry Marinette! You are still gonna have an amazing Valentine's day, I just know it!" Tikki exclaimed from the purse at her waist. Marinette gave a small but sad smile and sighed as she turned to look at her shrine to Adrien. "Thanks Tikki, but today was just awful! I turned down poor Nathaniel and felt really bad afterwards. Luckily he didn't get akumatized by Hawkmoth. Then I realized I forgot the chocolates for Adrien at home so I had nothing to give him. And to top it all off, I tripped and fell right on top of him after school when I was finally gonna try asking him out! This day has been a disaster." She slumped her shoulders in defeat.
Tikki patted her hand for comfort. She was about to say something again when Marinette's phone gave another loud chime. The girl picked it up, assuming it was another text from Alya, but was kind of shocked to see Chat Noir's name on the screen instead.
Kitty: Hey princess! Happy Valentine's day! Can I come over later and celebrate this magical day of love with you ;)
Marinette blinked a couple times before reading his text again, making sure she read it correctly the first time. "Who is it?" Tikki giggled. "Chat Noir...He wants to spend Valentine's Day with me." The bluenette responded warily.
"I told you, you wouldn't be spending the day alone." The red kwami giggled.
Me: Don't you already have someone special to spend the day with *ahem* Ladybug *Cough cough*
She waited a few moments before receiving a reply.
Kitty: Me and Ladybug don't have a patrol scheduled for today and she rejects me all the time anyways. :( Besides, I'd rather spend the day with my sweet princess.
Marinette felt a pang of guilt shoot down her spine as she read his response. Was he really gonna give up on his lady to hang out with plain, old Marinette? Well, it was true that she did reject him as Ladybug...but that still didn't really explain why she would gladly hang out with him as Marinette.
Me: Okay fine. I don't have a special Valentine today anyways so you can come whenever :)
Kitty: YAY! *Happy squeals* I'll be there at 8. Can't wait to see you purrincess!
Me: Can't wait to see you too!
"Marinette! Can you please help us down in the bakery?" Sabine called from downstairs. "Yeah! Coming maman!" Mari threw her phone on her chaise and let Tikki settle in her purse before disappearing down the stairs.
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It was 8:30 when Marinette was finally free to retreat back to her bedroom. The bakery had always been very busy on holidays so she had been running around all day and doing as much as she possibly could to help. After they closed up, Marinette had to help her parents with dinner and they had just finished cleaning up. Only when her father mentioned the time, had Marinette realized that she had forgotten about Chat Noir and he was probably waiting, so she said goodnight and scurried up to her room.
"Chat?" She called as she pushed open her trapdoor. The girl froze in place as soon as she saw the scene before her. The room was dim, only being lit by candles scattered around the room. There was a gigantic stuffed bear sitting on her chaise, along with two small, pink, heart-shaped pillows. On her desk, was a large bouquet of red roses and many other gifts.
"Good evening, purrincess"
Marinette glanced up at her bed and noticed two black ears sticking up, over the edge. She slowly climbed into her room, quietly shutting the trapdoor behind her, before making her way to the stairs leading to her bed. "Chat?" She asked, sounding surprisingly startled.
"The one and only." He purred back. The bluenette hesitantly made her way up the stairs and was greeted by her kitty, lounging across her bed with a rose in his mouth, at the top. She noticed his gaze was full of tender affection as his eyes gazed on her form.
"Kitty, what is all this?" She questioned as she sat down, criss-cross, in front of him. "They're your Valentine's day presents!" He replied happily, clearly satisfied with his work. He watched the girl's wide eyes dart around the room again. "B-but there's so many!" She stuttered. "You didn't have to do all this."
"But princess," He chuckled while sitting up, "I wanted to do this for you."
"But I-" The girl began to protest but was silenced by the feline's finger on his lips. She looked up to meet his bright, glowing eyes. Her eyes trailed down to his pale lips. They looked so soft...so….perfect.
"Just go open your gifts." He urged. His voice sounded oddly satisfying and very calming…..almost mesmerizing. She nodded dumbly, eyes still wide with curiosity, as he took her hand and lead her down the stairs. She was seated on the chaise while he strolled over to the desk to retrieve the large collection of gifts.
Marinette was handed a large pink gift bag, decorated with red hearts. She eyes Chat suspiciously before proceeding to remove the tissue paper. "OH MY GOD!" She pulled out a bolt of pink, shiny fabric that was covered in elegant white swirls. "I've been trying to get this fabric for weeks! How did you- I don't even like- THANK YOU!" She squealed joyfully and pulled the kitty in for a hug.
"That was just present number one." He snickered in her arms. After she pulled away from the tight embrace, he gave her a smaller box. It was heart-shaped and covered in red velvet material. 'Chocolate' was her first thought when she took the box. The young designer untied the white ribbon and opened the box to reveal about a dozen fancy, expensive chocolates. "Yay food!" She exclaimed before shoving one of the treats into her mouth. Chat watched her intently with amusement as she slowly chewed the tasty treat and licked her lips. She noticed his stare and giggled. It caused him to blink out his trance.
"Would you like some chocolate, kitten?" She giggled while extending the box into his reach. He gave a nervous chuckle and hesitantly accepted one of the chocolates. "Uh..thank you princess." He popped the treat into his mouth and handed her the next gift.
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"Wow. That took almost two hours." Marinette said after opening the last present and thanking Chat for the one thousandth time. "You seriously didn't need to get me all this stuff."
"But I needed to get something for my princess on this special day." He stated with a charming smile.
"Isn't today only special for people who have a valentine?"
His face drooped. Suddenly, he was filled with concern. "Didn't you have a valentine?" He asked in an unsettling tone."
"No." She responded casually.
The words made Chat feel dizzy and furious at the same time. 'How could she not have a Valentine? I was even gonna ask her today but she ran away after tripping and falling.' He pondered in his thoughts for a few moments before they were interrupted by Marinette's tired voice.
"I was gonna ask him today but my clumsiness betrayed me and I tripped and fell right on top of him." She groaned into her hands as she tried to hide her face from the world.
"...Adrien?"
"Duh. Who else would I want to be my valentine?" She mumbled. A cheshire grin spread across the cat's lips.
"Moi purrhaps?" He whispered into her ear. The girl slowly lifted her head to scowl at the pesky kitty. "You?" She pointed. He nodded and took her hand to bring it up to his lips, not once looking away from the girl's magical blue orbs.
A faint blush dusted her cheeks a rosy pink colour and Chat thought she looked adorable. "May I be your valentine, purrincess?" The nickname made her face twist into an expression that said 'I'm so done.'
She pulled her hand away and stood up to leave. "I'm going downstairs." She said without looking back. "Wait Mari! NO!" He called after and tried to jump on top of the girl but she was too fast. Chat Noir fell to the ground and landed right on his face.
"Oh my gosh! Kitty, are you okay?" The bluenette questioned alarmingly. She rushed to his side and cradled his head in her lap. "I'm so sorry!" She exclaimed when he didn't answer.
Chat made a few muffled noises and hugged her waist, burrowing his head closer to her body. Marinette let out a relieved sigh and began to scratch behind her kitty's ears, causing a low purr to erupt in his throat.
"Silly kitty." She mumbled. "Only your silly kitty." He raised his head for a moment to reply and then lowered it back into her arms. Marinette smiled and leaned down to place a gentle kiss on his head. She noticed the tips of his ears become red and let out another loud giggle.
"You wanna watch a movie?" She suggested, still stroking his soft, golden hair. "Of course, my princess." He grinned up at her, then stood up and carried her over to the desk, where her computer was, and plopped down into the chair with her right on his lap.
Marinette reached over for the mouse to play a movie while ignoring Chat's teasing about her background. Once the film started she nestled back into his lap while wrapping her arms around his neck to place a chaste kiss on his cheek, causing his whole face to flare a deep red.
"Thanks for being the best Valentine kitten."
"N-no problem p-princess."
Wow! I uploaded another chapter the next day! Are you guys purroud of me?