It had been 10 years since Marinette defeated Hawk Moth, but she was reminded of the immense impact he'd had on her life every day. On this particular afternoon, she'd been cleaning the apartment when she stumbled upon a pair of miraculous boxes. Master Fu's health had been deteriorating as of late, so he'd entrusted Marinette with the miraculous box as the new guardian.
Marinette picked up the two boxes and brought them into her sewing room where she hid the miraculous box. "I won't be needing these anytime soon, right Tikki?"
The kwami sat on Marinette's shoulder. "I hope not! We don't need another Hawk Moth on our hands!"
Marinette giggled, "You're telling me." She put the boxes away, then checked the time on her watch. 3:30 already? She clicked her tongue, there was a fashion show at 5PM tonight and Marinette finally managed to get a line in the show.
"Adrien!" She called down the hall. "It's already 3:30, don't you need to be at the venue by 4?"
A panicked voice responded from the bathroom, "It's 3:30 already? Oh no."
"I told you to get moving earlier!" Another voice responded.
"Oh stop Plagg. If anyone here is unreliable, it's you." Adrien retorted.
Marinette chucked. Out of the four of them, Plagg and Adrien bickered the most. It was a funny thought. A grown man arguing with a small, black, fluff ball.
Marinette moved to the kitchen to fix herself a midday snack to hold her over until the show finished. She didn't have to be there as early as Adrien, but she had to go early to ensure everything went smoothly and all her outfits looked as good as possible on the models.
As she ate Adrien dashed from the bathroom to the bedroom, then met her in the kitchen. "Do I look okay?"
Marinette smiled and twirled her finger. "Do a spin."
Adrien obliged her request and Marinette laughed. "You look great. You know they're going to make you up again when you get there though."
Adrien sighed, "You know what I think about first impressions!" He crossed his arms and huffed dramatically.
Marinette stood up from the table and threw her arms in the air, "You've met all these people before!"
As he was walking he turned around mid-step and brought a finger to his lips to shush her.
Marinette laughed. "You silly cat." She sat back down to finish her snack.
As she washed her dish Adrien poked his head around the door.
"You're still here?" She asked with a smirk.
"What do you think…" He trailed off as he walked into the kitchen and leaned against the counter beside her. "...If we reminisced for a bit?"
Marinette put the disk in the drying rack and dried her hands. "You want to transform and take the rooftops there?"
Adrien looked at her eagerly. He put his hands together, interlocking his fingers, pouting, and nodding excessively to try and garner her approval.
Marinette sighed. "You know, sometimes you're more like a puppy than a cat."
Adrien lifted both his hands in defence and took a step back. "Me-ouch!"
"Give me 30 minutes. You're going to be late though."
Adrien smirked. "It's okay as long as I'm with you, Bugaboo."
Marinette walked off to the bathroom to get ready.
Adrien smiled, he was so lucky. His first love was his only love and they were happy together. Marinette had excelled through her fashion degree, not that he had anything to do with that no… He continued to be successful in his modelling career, as apparent by the show he was going to walk in later that evening.
Adrien went into their bedroom and opened Marinette's closet. He didn't want to be later than he had to be, so he decided to pick out and outfit for her. Or at least try to.
As a model he had a pretty good eye for fashion. He picked out a white blouse with a ribbon tie at the neck, with poofy cuffed sleeves, a black pencil skirt, and a pair of everyone's favourite: Panty hose.
Marinette came into the bedroom with her makeup finished and hair neatly curled and placed in a ponytail. "Thanks Adrien." She said and put on what he'd picked out for her.
She put on a necklace and a bracelet and checked her appearance in the mirror one last time just in case.
"Ready?" Adrien asked as he stood up from where he'd been sitting.
"Ready as I'll ever be." Marinette tugged at her sleeve then turned to face him.
"Tikki, spots on!"
"Plagg, claws out!"
They both called out and transformed into their super hero forms.
They left through their balcony and soared across the Paris sky. They chased each other, dashing from rooftop to rooftop, clearly enjoying themselves.
They quickly arrived at the show's venue and broke their transformation where no one else would see. They passed by the line at the door, meeting the security guard.
"Adrien Agreste." Adrien told the guard.
The guard went down the list and ticked off his name. "Make sure you get a badge when you get inside."
The guard looked to Marinette. "Name?" He asked.
Marinette smiled, "Marinette Agreste."
The guard ticked off her name from the list. "Make sure you get a badge too." The guard opened the door to let them in, then continued to stare off, arms crossed, guarding the door.
Marinette and Adrien picked up their badges and headed backstage. Adrien went to see his team of stylists, and Marinette left to find the group that were taking care of her line.
"Will I see you in the audience?" Adrien asked before she left.
"Of course!" She replied with a smile before disappearing into the maze of temporary walls and stations that had been set up for the event.
"I love you!" He called after her.
"I love you too!" She called back at him through the maze.
