Adrien reached the Dupain-Chengs' bakery within ten minutes of lessons finishing as the whooping of his classmates egged him on. There was no denying it, even if they did not know, they were definitely rooting for them: it gave Adrien the much needed courage to do what he needed to.

Thanks to a throwaway comment from Alix, the blonde was certain he was the guy Marinette had been hung up on for so long, and there was no way he was going to let them be apart a minute longer. Sod his love for Ladybug, Marinette was the one, and as his heartbeat tripled upon opening the back door: he was sure the organ was going to burst out of his chest. Bounding up the stairs after locking the door behind him, he saw that the apartment door was ajar and with a quick knock, the blonde poked his head through.

There was no sign of Marinette, and part of Adrien felt a jolt of excitement ping through his chest at the prospect of being able to wake her from her slumber… then he remembered that there was a chance that she was still naked from the night before; the blonde debated transforming so he could join her and then divulge his identity.

"Marinette?" Adrien called as he shut the door behind him, but there was no answer and he took a few steps into the living area. The apartment was silent, and upon further investigation, he deemed the living area empty. Glancing around quickly, the young man decided to go up the staircase leading to her bedroom and knocked the trap door. Adrien did not want to intrude, but his need to release his feelings for her, felt like a bubble that was about to pop in his chest.

He needed to tell her now.

"Marinette," he called again, and still received no response.

Biting his lip, the blonde gingerly opened the trap door and saw no sign of the young woman in the lower level of her room. His brow furrowed though when he spotted the open hatch to her balcony, and surmised Marinette must have opened it at some point because Adrien knew he had closed it earlier that morning. Clambering through into her room, his hand found a box placed just inside the entrance and froze.

Condoms.

Sabine had given Alya a key for Adrien to let himself in.

The woman had told Alya that Marinette had been up late in the night.

'Did she hear us last night? Oh CRAP! She must have heard us…'

Adrien groaned, suddenly his face flushed and the blonde was very grateful that no one was around to see just how flustered he became when he tripped over thin air while making his way further into the room. It was one thing for Nathalie to know, but it was another thing for Marinette's parents to know their little darling daughter was active.

He had not even asked Tom and Sabine if he could date their daughter and they already thought she was having sex! 'How am I gonna face them now!?'

With a grunt he covered his face and landed with a thump on the chaise; the blonde could feel Plagg laughing at him from inside his pocket in the same way he had when Nathalie had surprised him.

'At least we're both prepared now…'

After mentally preparing himself, the young man let out a long breath and stood up on shaky legs. This was it. Adrien was about to wake his slumbering Princess and lay everything out and hope for the best. He was confident that this was the perfect way to do it, but when his head popped up to see that her bed was empty, Adrien's mind went blank. The blonde had assumed that was where she would be

'Where is she?'

The sound of creaking stairs brought Adrien out of his thoughts, and he looked up to see Marinette emerging through her trapdoor with a towel around her head, plate of pastries in hand and wearing nothing but his top.

His top that he left behind that morning.

Adrien suddenly felt very smug. Seeing nothing but her shapely legs poking out from underneath his signature top did things to the blonde that would surely result in the condom box being emptied. No longer nervous, his eyes darkened with lust as Adrien concentrated his smoulder on the stiff looking teen who had found the young man unannounced in her bedroom.

"A-adr-um, wh-why, what, I mean… hi?" Her wide eyes glanced quickly around her room before landing on his intense greens. "Uh, eclair?" She offered the plate of treats out and Adrien shook his head fondly as Marinette bit her lip nervously and shyly pulled down the hem of the top in an attempt to cover herself a little more.

"My top looks good on you."

When Marinette woke up just after lunch, the young woman opened her hatch to let some air in and then lay in bed daydreaming about the night before. Part of her hoped Chat would swing by and see the open entrance as an invitation to join her back in bed. The way Marinette had felt under the blonde's touch was amazing and, even though the space next to her was cold, part of her could still feel him there. Rolling into the space that had been occupied by her black clad partner the night before, Marinette enjoyed the feeling of contentment before begrudgingly reached for her mobile. Checking her phone and realising the time, the ravenette panicked until she read the text that her mother had sent her:

Maman: Thought you could do with a lie in. Don't forget we're out just after 1 and we won't be back til late. Enjoy your day and get some rest. Love you.

Marinette smiled at the message before placing the device back down beside her bed and scooched across her mattress to retrieve some clothing. As she picked up the black Chat top, Marinette remembered that she had needed a makeshift towel to clean themselves up; the stains on the t-shirt caused her to giggle while her cheeks turned pink. Tossing it down into her laundry basket, she noticed another item of clothing.

'Oh my Kwami, it's his top!'

Holding her breath Marinette tentatively reached for the item as if it might burn her.

"Whatcha got there Marinette?" The poorly hidden amusement in Tikki's voice caused Marinette to purse her lips once she had recovered from the initial shock of her Kwami's sudden interruption.

Marinette rubbed her face, "gosh Tikki, you scared me." The Kwami only giggled in response and Marinette took a deep breath, "it's his top, Chat's top… what if I recognise it?"

Tikki twirled enthusiastically in mid air, "oh, I guarantee you will."

"What?"

"Marinette," the red being levelled with her and peered up to the young woman while perching on the item of clothing. "He's already given you enough clues to work it out without seeing his top, you know who he is already, why are you so hesitant?"

Marinette crossed her arms indignantly, "the vague clues he's given me do not tell me who he is."

Tikki tilted her head as a small knowing smirk appeared on her tiny features. "Oh really? And I guess him calling himself 'your Sunshine' was too 'vague' for you to work it out?"

Marinette stilled and her eyes widened comically. After a moment of quick reflection, and the realisation finally dawning on her, she immediately scrambled for the top knocking Tikki from her perch.

The flabbergasted young woman turned it the right way and held it up.

"Oh my goodness! It's him! Adrien's my…"

Tikki grinned broadly, "yep! And he's fallen for the otherside of you, just like you have with him."

The young woman took a steadying breath, "should I text him? Tell him I've worked it out?"

Marinette's tiny red companion shrugged, "it's up to you, but I would highly recommend getting a shower before you do anything else."

Blue eyes rolled fondly at the suggestion and Marinette quickly made her way down stairs to do as Tikki said while staring at Adrien's top in her hands. It was not like she was going to see him anytime soon: the ravenette had time. Time to think, time to decide, and time to work out how she would break her own news to the blonde.

She spent the majority of her time in the shower pondering her options. Marinette decided to forgo grabbing her own clothes in favour of only wearing the blonde's signature top, and wrapped her hair before darting down to the bakery kitchen to grab a snack. Knowing that the premises would be closed, the ravenette was not concerned with being seen in just her underwear and t-shirt, so made no effort to cover herself.

When grabbing a few things from the kitchen however, Marinette heard the lock in the outer door turn and instantly hid thinking that her parents had come back to get something they forgot. When she heard a familiar voice calling her name that did not belong to one of her parents though, the ravenette froze.

She was not ready to face the blonde.

Physically shaking her body to try and ease the nerves away, Marinette took a deep breath and exhaled forcefully. "You can do this, you can do this… it's just Chat," she whispered to herself while slowly climbing the stairs and hearing him call out her name again. 'Shit. Chat is… that means…' Marinette groaned with a mixture of nerves and disbelief.

Then she became giddy.

"Oh my GOD," the young woman quietly exclaimed to herself while trying to compose herself before entering the apartment. "I sucked on Adrien's PENIS! Me! Marinette Dupain-Cheng!" The beauty stilled again, "oh my… he went… down, there… knowing it was… Tikki, where the hell are you in my moment of need?!"

As the tiny red being did not fabricate through any walls, Marinette took another deep inhale and entered the apartment. 'I can do this!' She walked to the bottom of her staircase and saw that the trap door was open. 'It's gonna take some getting used to, but I. CAN. DO. THIS.'

Marinette successfully silenced her squeak of excitement and was determined to act like the confident young woman that she was.

That all changed the moment her eyes met his.

'Shit shit shit! I'm not-'

"A-adr-um, wh-why, what, I mean… hi?"

'Smooth Marinette, smooth.' She glanced around in the hopes that his beautiful green eyes would not distract her from doing what needed to be done, while also looking to see if Plagg and Tikki were enjoying the show. The young woman suddenly felt the need to cover herself as the way Adrien was looking at her told Marinette that talking was the last thing on the blonde's mind. "Uh, eclair?" She offered the plate up and tried to cover her legs a little, the way Adrien was looking at her had Marinette wanting to drop her panties right there and then but she needed to tell him the truth about who she was. The young woman hated herself for not letting her body take over, but it would not be right if he did not know.

Watching the blonde fondly shake his head before his eyes rested on her again, Marinette bit her lip and pulled at the hem of his top a little more.

"My top looks good on you." Adrien smiled alluringly and closed the space between them, standing way too close for Marinette to be able to dampen down her urges. He smelled divine, and all the ravenette wanted to do was jump him and have him take her then and there. The heartthrob pressed right up against Marinette and took the plate from her hands while leaning down to whisper in her ear. "Do you need another clue, Purrincess?"

His breath tickled the soft skin on her neck and Marinette felt a low moan escape her throat. Goosebumps spread down her neck and a pleasant tingle of excitement traveled through her body only enhancing the need for his hands on her. Upon turning her face to his however, Marinette caught sight of two very judgemental looking Kwami, and their looks alone were enough to bring the young woman to her senses.

She took in a shaky breath, Marinette could almost taste the blonde he was that close.

"I'm Ladybug."

How will Adrien take the sudden revelation!?

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