Will Marinette tell Adrien she's LB?
Marinette and Adrien sat side by side on the chaise lounge, knowing the conversation they were about to have wouldn't exactly be fun.
Marinette took a deep breath, she just wanted to get this over with.
"Mari, is there any reason why you don't want to tell everyone we're dating?" Adrien spoke up before she had the chance.
Marinette hesitated. Should she tell him that it was because she knew he was Chat Noir? She shook the thought from her head. No, that was ridiculous, that would make it more obvious that she was Ladybug. There was no way should could let that happen now, their relationship would be ruined.
"Mari?" He asked, his voiced coated with concern.
"Sorry," She started. She just had to tell him the truth. She couldn't keep the poor boy in the dark forever, just look at him! He was so concerned. His beautiful blonde hair falling over his brows scrunched in worry. She caressed his face with her hand and smiled. "At first there was a reason. A good one… I think. I don't even remember anymore."
Adrien's expression of worry changed into one of confusion.
"I was thinking about why I wanted this to be a secret since you asked me at school and I couldn't remember. I thought that if I can't remember why anymore, then there should be a reason we can't tell everyone. It obviously wasn't that important if I forgot."
Adrien laughed and pulled her into a tight embrace. "Oh Mari, you're so silly." He loosened his grip and backed away to look at her.
"Wh— what are you doughnut?" Marinette fumbled her words, "Doing." She corrected herself.
Adrien leaned forward and gently kissed her forehead. Marinette's face quickly burned red in embarrassment, but she didn't fight the feeling, instead she smiled and leaned her head forward to rest on his shoulder.
"Are you ready to watch Sarah Universe?" Adrien asked and gestured toward her computer.
Marinette nodded and stood up. "Do you remember what episode we're on?" She asked as she sat at her desk.
Adrien hummed, "I think in the last episode Sarah and Connor were trying to learn to fight while their souls were merged, but they were having trouble?"
Marinette scrolled through the list of episodes. "Okay, that was probably "Thoughtful Lesson", so the next one is "Future Man Lance"."
Adrien shrugged. "Sure."
Marinette started the episode then immediately paused it to make sure everything was ready. She rolled the computer chair away and looked toward Adrien. "Can you move the chaise lounge to the usual place please?" Marinette asked with a bright smile.
"Can do my lady."
Marinette felt her heart skip a beat. She hadn't heard that in a while. Chat didn't say it anymore, but Adrien didn't say that to her either. If she was honest, she kind of missed it. She couldn't tell Chat now, but she was starting to realized she actually really liked their banter, his lame puns, and his endless attempts to flirt with her.
"Ready?" Adrien asked as he made himself comfortable on the chaise lounge.
"Yeah, just a second." Marinette hit full screen, then play and sat beside Adrien, leaning against him.
Part way into the episode both their phones buzzed. No...not now, please. Marinette thought to herself. They both sat up to check the notification.
"Maybe it's just our friends group chat?" Adrien suggested, hopeful it wasn't an akuma and he wouldn't have to "go home", "just in case".
Marinette turned her phone on to see the notification;
Akuma Alert - 8:06PM: "There's an akuma at the Gardens of Champs-Élysées. Please stay inside and avoid the area until the issue has been resolved."
Marinette sighed and turned the screen to Adrien. She stood to pause the episode they were watching, then turned to face him again. "I guess this means you have to leave?" She asked, sad he had to go, but glad she had an excuse so not to disappear for 20 minutes while she fought the akuma.
Marinette knew that his excuse was because he was Chat Noir and had to fight alongside Ladybug. It wasn't a terrible excuse on his part, and it really helped her.
"Yeah…" Adrien sighed and stood up to leave. Before he made it to the stairs he pointed to Marinette's phone on the chaise lounge. "I'll text you later, don't miss me too much!" He told her with a wink and disappeared downstairs.
Marinette waited until she heard him talk to her mom, then get quiet again to make sure he left. She wanted to make sure he couldn't hear her when she transformed, let alone come back and catch her mid-transformation.
"Tikki?" She called out from the middle of her room.
The small red kwami appeared from Marinette's loft, "It's too bad your little date got cut short."
Marinette nodded and raised a fist. "Which is why we've got to teach this akuma a lesson! Let's go Tikki, spots on!"
Ladybug emerged from the trapdoor onto the rooftop balcony. "Alright, shall we see who ruined my night?"
She swung across the city until she reached the Gardens of Champs-Élysées to find a swarm of birds and a man… standing on top of them? Ugh. It was Mr. Pigeon again.
Chat landed beside her and let out a sneeze.
"Bless you."
"Thanks." Chat answered as he rubbed a finger under his nose. "Mr. Pigeon again?"
Ladybug sighed audibly, "Looks like it."
Chat groaned, it was clear he was just as upset as her. "What a way to ruin my night. Let's cage this foul bird, shall we, Ladybug?"
She smiled. Yup, she missed his puns. "It would be my pleasure." She responded as she swung her yo-yo.
The battle was short lived, as expected for a villain they'd faced countless times before.
"Bye bye little butterfly."
"Psst, LB," Chat whispered to her, trying not to act unnatural. "Mayura 2 o'clock, rooftop."
Ladybug looked up to, in fact, see Mayura watching over them. What is she doing here?
SORRY FOR BEING LATE, I FORGOT. I'll make it up to you guys 3
