A/N: Hi guys, Redfox here! :3 As promised, another fan prompt! Enjoy!

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Prompt: Chat asks Marinette on a date!

WARNINGS: A bit OOCish Marichat (I'm apawlogize dear readers! T_T )

Rated: K-T

Came for the Date, Stayed for the Chat

Marinette rose an eyebrow when she heard a familiar tapping sound on her window and when she swiveled her chair around, she saw none other than Chat Noir crouching in front of her window, grinning at her widely.

Standing up, Marinette opened her window and stepped aside to let Chat Noir in, but instead of going in, he stayed outside but extended his hand out to her, "Kitty? What's wrong?" she rose an eyebrow.

He seemed perfectly calm, happy even, but the sight of his slightly dropping ears made her suspicious.

"Good evening princess," he smiled, "I was wondering if you could spare some time for this stray?" he smiled and Marinette had a feeling her kitty wanted to talk.

Immediately, she climbed out of her window, but Chat stopped her with a hand to her shoulder and she realized she hadn't verbally answered him, "Of course I can kitty, what's wrong?" concerned blue eyes stared up at him but the bright green hues of his eyes pacified her.

He grinned gently, "It's cold princess, we'll be heading out so you should dress warmly," Marinette rose an eyebrow but complied nonetheless, shooting Tikki a quick, reassuring smile before grabbing her long sweater. She was safe with Chat Noir, she didn't need to grab Tikki along.

Once properly dressed for the cool night air, Chat Noir helped her out of her hatch, but his hand remained wrapped around her own even when she found her footing on her balcony, "Chat Noir?"

The superhero smiled and bowed his head, "If the princess agrees, I would like to show you something,"

Marinette rose an eyebrow, crossing her arms in amusement, "Don't you have some superhero stuff to do?" had he finished patrol already?

But Chat shook his head, "All done and taken care of." He motioned with his head somewhere farther away, "I guess, I…don't really want to be a superhero, at least for tonight," he looked conflicted to say the least.

All sorts of ideas and theories started brewing up inside her mind, thinking what it could possibly be what Chat Noir would want to show her. Why hadn't he called Ladybug? Surely, she would be the first one he would want to know about something.

Despite the thoughts traveling through her mind, Marinette walked up to him and placed her hand on his shoulder, squeezing, "Well? Let's go kitty," she smiled up at him and Chat found himself slightly entranced by her.

He was surprised to see the unconditional trust in her eyes when she looked at him and how confidently and comfortably she walked up to him and smiled her consent. It made him feel warm, feel like he knew a side of Marinette that Adrien didn't and it made him excited and sad at the same time. Maybe if she got used to Chat Noir, she could also get used to Adrien?

Shaking his head, Chat smiled and held his hand out, "Well, this looks familiar," he smirked, thinking back to the times he had saved Marinette from akumas in the past.

Gently but firmly taking her hand, Chat Noir carefully picked her up bridal-style and Marinette wrapped her arms around his neck, completely trusting her kitty wherever it was he would take her. She knew if there was anyone she could trust with her life, it was Chat Noir.

Chat froze right when he wanted to extend his baton, eyes peering down at the smile on Marinette's face, remembering all those times she had usually kept her distance from him, much like his lady did, but now seemed so comfortable being close to him. With a smile, Chat vaulted off the small balcony, up over a few tall buildings and finally they landed in a park.

"Keep your eyes closed princess," gently pulling Marinette's hands away from his neck and setting her down on the soft grass, Chat went to work, lightning up the two lights he had brought along.

He made sure everything was in place and finally, when he deemed everything close to perfect, he said softly, "You can open your eyes now,"

Marinette wasn't sure what she had been expecting. She had thought it might have been something funny he had seen while on patrol, perhaps a scenery of Paris that was particularly captivating, maybe even something dedicated to Ladybug, but she had never expected what she saw when she opened her eyes.

They were in a park near the Eiffel Tower, under a thick, low hanging tree with a blanket laid out on the ground, a picnic basket full of goods on it, two bottles of juice along with two lanterns bathing the spot in a soft light.

Marinette didn't think this would ever happen to her, she was pretty sure she knew what this was, maybe she wasn't, maybe Chat just wanted to spend some time with her as a friend, maybe he wanted Ladybug to come here but went to her as a substitute because she didn't answer his calls and-

"Marinette?" she blinked, ripped out of her haze as she looked into Chat Noir's incredibly green eyes.

"Chat Noir, this is amazing!" and it really was, and it partly broke her heart, "I bet Ladybug would love it!"

Instead of the anticipated reaction, something to show her that Chat had planned this for Ladybug and was sad she didn't come, he looked…strangely indifferent. He shrugged instead, "Purrhaps," and then his face brightened, "But what do you think of this, princess?" he settled down next to her on the blanket, legs crossed as he snatched two croissants from the basket and handed one to her along with a small carton box of juice.

"Me?" Marinette blinked, looking around at the nearly vacated park, "It's…really nice." She smiled fondly, "But, what Ladybug thinks is more important," she chewed thoughtfully on her croissant, realizing it was one from her parents' very own bakery. Had Chat come by? But surely her parents would mention Chat Noir himself strolling through the shop, had he come in his civilian form and bought them? Her heart pounded at the thought of Chat Noir's civilian form so close to her own one.

Chat regarded her curiously, tilting his head to the side, "I don't know about that princess since she isn't here," he had long ago accepted her decision for them to remain friends, it had been hard and for the most part he had remained undeterred in pursuing her heart, but then he had spotted Marinette.

The same girl that could mercilessly beat him in Ultimate Mecha Strike III and keep up with his clawsome puns was also the same shy, stuttering girl that sat behind him in class every day and that could barely string two sentences out in front of Adrien. Maybe she felt more comfortable around Chat Noir, maybe she liked him better, maybe Adrien was intimidating to her?

He shook his head, "I…" he scratched the back of his neck, feeling his cheeks heat up, "I actually only asked you here Marinette," he cleared his throat, furiously sucking the juice out from his juice box to avoid choking to death on the croissant.

Marinette's eyes flew open at that and he found the action to be…cute, "M-Me? Not…not Ladybug?" he shook his head.

And in the next second she looked flustered and he wanted to kick himself, "I-I mean, I can escort you back home princess if you'd like, maybe it was a mistake coming here and forcing you to-" there was a finger on his lips and his eyes shot to Marinette's serious face.

Only when she was certain he wouldn't talk did she remove her finger and leaned back against the tree behind her, "Easy kitty. You didn't force me into anything, I was the one who wanted to see what you wanted to show me, remember?" she smiled fondly, her gaze softening, "Besides…um…I-I really liked the surprise," she smiled and blushed prettily and he thought he had never seen her act this way around Chat Noir before.

"R-Really?" hope blossomed in his chest.

Marinette smiled and nodded. Chat dared to scoot just a bit closer to her leaning position against the tree, smiling now, "You know princess…" a smile curved his lips, his heart pounding just a bit faster, "Maybe uh, we could do this again," he scratched the back of his neck, a blush creeping up to his cheeks, "That is, if you want to of course,"

Chat held his breath, blood rushing in his ears and heart pounding until he felt a warm hand cover his own on the grass.

His eyes widened and he looked to his side, Marinette's eyes and smile were warm and she suddenly scooted much closer to him, resting her head on his shoulder, "I would like that kitty," she yawned softly, "I think it…would be…just…purrfect," her whispered words struck a chord in him suddenly.

He felt giddy, excited, calm, warm, tingly, all at once and he wasn't sure if he wanted to shoot through the sky or roll around on the grass in sheer happiness.

Carefully steadying Marinette, Chat Noir took out a blanket he stored in the basket, draping it over them both, cuddling closer to his princess.

He purred softly, cuddling her close, and he saw the genuine smile on her face, "You're right princess…" his thumb gently stroked her cheek, "This is purrfect,"

The warmth from Marinette and the feel of her in his arms, her scent all around him was what eventually lulled him to sleep.

For tonight, he wasn't Chat Noir the superhero.

He was just Chat, a lovesick kitten.

With his princess.

Argh, I'm so sorry if this didn't turn out right, for some reason I've been having writersblock despite having so many ideas to write .