A/N: Quick Jane the Virgin spoiler alert. I rewatched that show recently in a weird order and I love it so much that I had to reference it a bit later on. I don't reveal a lot but I do reveal who Jane ends up with which is a major spoiler for a show with an as important love triangle as our Miraculous love square. I did also read a Miraculous fanfiction story on here that incorporated Jane the Virgin ideas in such a clever way. My references aren't like that at all but I thought that was amazing!

One last thing, this chapter pretty much addresses the most important things that I want them to find out about, there are so many more but it's very difficult to keep a dialogue conversation going with the limited synonyms for said!

Chapter 3

*Marinette's POV*

The battle was eye opening. Shadowmoth really did have a nearly unbeatable plan, nearly being the key word. Rena, Cat and I managed to deakumatise Chloe's Mum and find out that Nino was replaced by a sentimonster which was truly terrifying. It was a reality check. Shadowmoth got too close this time and we have to be more careful.

After finding the little butterfly sentimonster that was tracking the miraculous holders, another close call, I pulled Cat to one side.

"Hey, I wish we could talk now, but we need to get back to your award ceremony. It would be too suspicious if the guest of honour and the girl who's been crushing on him for the better part of the last 3 years disappeared," I laughed.

"Yeah you're right, we should get back. But I am very much looking forward to 'discussing' everything with you," cat smirked, giving me a wink. Why does he have to be so cuteeeee.

"Meet me on 'the' roof, you know the one I'm talking about. Alya's coming over after the ceremony, so I'll meet you around 11pm. Is that ok?"

"Yes, I'll see you there. I'm glad you suggested we meet as superheroes. I have the photo shoot for Style Queen Magazine to celebrate the award. My father would kill me for missing that!"

"Yeah I can imagine. We really do need to get you out of your father's shadow." At that moment my earrings beeped and I turned to move before I transformed back. But I couldn't go. Cat had grabbed my wrist and was looking at me with a dopey look in his eyes. He then shifted his weight forwards and placed a light tender kiss on my cheek.

"I'll see you later bugaboo," he whispered into my ear, causing my blush to extend to the top of my ears.

"Don't call me bugaboo," I stuttered back, before I ran away to swing out and then back inside the building.

*Later that night*

*Adrien's POV*

The photoshoot was really boring. It did go really quickly though as I was daydreaming about Marinette's lips the whole time. Her beautiful soft Macaron tasting lips...

BANG

Ouch. I may have gotten a little distracted and collided head first with a chimney while running across the rooftops of Paris to the one where I set up the candles and roses for Ladybug three years ago. I can't believe she remembered. It's been so long.

That's when I saw her. Ladybug. She's sitting on a gingham picnic blanket, her back supported by a large pink cushion. In Front of her is a gorgeous spread of bakery delights, including a cheeseboard. Plagg will be happy.

I carefully landed behind her as she turned around and smiled at me, patting another large pink cushion next to her. She really had created a cosy environment on top of the secluded rooftop.

"Hi, I thought I should bring a few things. We have a lot to talk about, and not talk about," she greeted.

"Good idea, it's supposed to get a little chilly so I brought a scarf with me as well," I said as I pulled the light blue scarf my father gave me for my birthday a couple years ago from my baton. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Ladybug's breath visibly hitch as she spotted the article of clothing. "What's wrong?"

"Oh nothing. I just know that scarf," she answered, a little skeptically.

"Yeah, I've worn it to school before. My father gave it to me for my birthday the first year I joined public school."

"Oh yeah, of course. That's why I recognise it." She's still a little off. "No, wait. In the interest of us being here to tell each other the truth and catch up with everything, your father didn't give you that scarf, I made it for you. Of course it was the one piece I didn't sign and I had a massive crush on you so I couldn't get my words out when I tried to give it to you in person so I delivered it to your house but didn't write a card so I put a post it note on it at your party that akumatised Nino threw you but I guess my magical ladybugs must have taken it away or Natalie took it of to pass it of as a gift that your father gave you," Ladybug blurted in the most Marinette way possible. How did I not see the similarities sooner!

I looked at her a little dumbfounded. After a few seconds of staring at each other, I burst out laughing. Soon she joined me and we were rolling in laughter.

"Plagg, Claws in," I said as I pulled Ladybug towards me.

*Marinette's POV*

The laughter felt so good. I don't know why I had the sudden urge to tell him about the scarf. I guess I felt that he needed to know the truth. But then he de-transformed. The laughter died in my throat as he pulled me towards his hoodie clad chest.

"Tikki, Spots off," I said, just managing to get out the words before Adrien brushed the laughter tear from my cheek, leaning in as he did. Our lips then met in a sweet kiss that I then deepened by shifting to straddle him, staying connected the whole time. He smiled against my mouth as his arms latched around my waist to pull me even closer. I was lost, every inch of my body was on fire as the kiss turned from sweet to passionate.

"AHHHEEEMMM"

*Adrien's POV*

Marinette broke the kiss as we turned to see the cause of our interruption. Tikki and Plagg were floating, both with their arms crossed, mirroring the stance that Rene Rouge had taken earlier that day.

"Oh come on you guys! I think you both know how long we've waited to do this," Marinette face palmed.

"Yes we do, but we don't think you know how long the other has wanted to be in this situation. Talk first. Kiss later. Isn't that what you told me before we left Marinette?" Tikki replied, reminding her holder of something.

"Haha that's funny, Adrien said the opposite to me before we left!" Plagg added, giving me an amused look.

"PLAGG! Stop trying to get me into trouble. Eat the camembert on the cheeseboard and leave us alone for a little please," This time it was my turn to face palm.

"I agree with Adrien. Can't the two of you grab whatever snacks you want and let us talk for a bit. We'll call you later when we need to go home," Mari requested before turning to me and adding, "Luckily, tomorrow is Saturday so we can stay and talk as much as we want. My parents think I'm at Alya's and I checked your schedule, you have one of your rare free time days tomorrow."

I did a double take.

"You know my schedule?"

"Yeah I know it for the next 3 years. I may be a slight stalker. But within reason."

"`Wow, we really do have a lot to talk about!"

"Yeah you do. Now keep your hands off each other and talk it out. It can be one of those Jane the Virgin nights where you stay up all night and talk. UgH. Thank you Adrien for making me watch that show, now I can't stop the references!" Plagg said sarcastically, rolling his eyes and flying away with a whole wheel of camembert in his hands. I flushed with embarrassment at the mention of my guilty pleasure show.

"You watch Jane the virgin? This is make it or break it, if you answer this question wrong, I'm going to have to break up with you before we even start. Do you ship Jane and Raf or Jane and Micheal?" Marinette asked, her eyes showing the sincerity of the question.

"Jane and Raf of course! My heart broke so many times on that roller coaster. But it was so worth it when Raf proposed in the most beautiful way and when they had the most amazing wedding with all the take backs to the first episode. I'm not ashamed to admit that I was bawling at the end! And of course my heart was glowing!" I replied, 100% serious in my answer.

"I don't think I've ever been happier that you understand that Jane and Raf are the OTP of that show! It's so hard not to kiss you right now I'm so happy! But Tikki's right, we have a lot to talk about," Marinette laughed before becoming completely serious again.

*Marinette's POV*

We talked well into the night. About everything and nothing. It started by me telling him about the major crush I've had on him since he gave me his umbrella and led to both of us discussing our relationships with Luka and Kagami respectively.

"I'm so sorry that you and Kagami aren't on talking terms right now, but you'd bever guess what she said to me after the pool stalking incident," I laughed while biting into a delicious strawberry. "She saw our connection and shook me back to my senses that I shouldn't be trying to get the two of you back together, I should confess my feelings towards you. Then the second umbrella thing happened and it renewed my faith that I will one day tell you, just not while I could still feel the intense pressure of being the guardian."

Adrien picked up a passionfruit macaron with a pensive look on his face.

"You do know that you can trust me to help relieve the pressure. I know you had to tell Alya and that she has helped a lot, but I'm here when you need me, even for the smallest little thing," Adrien told me, not quite managing to hide the hurt in his voice.

"Oh kitty, of course I trust you. I know Master Fu didn't want us to know our identities, but I think that he was wrong on that front. I admit that if I had found out that you are Cat Noir by accident and didn't tell you, I would have been a stuttering mess and would not have been able to be a successful superhero. But now I think that our relationship will be stronger, on both sides of the mask"

"I completely agree M'lady," Adrien replied, his face breaking out in a radiant smile as he seemed to have a thought.

"I think I've figured out what happened in our lost memory time during the Oblivio akumatisation!" he exclaimed proudly. "In the footage we saw that you got shot while using your lucky charm and that I'd used my catalcysm, which means that we must have transformed back. We also know that Hawkmoth did not find out our identities so the only thing that could have happened is that we worked together to evade the bad guy in civilian form until you rang Master Fu, another thing we know for sure, and figured out how to defeat Oblivio. I guess because of the pictures of Ladybug on my phone and the pictures of me on yours, we must have thought that we were a couple and re-fell in love with each other in the space of 20 minutes."

It all came rushing back. Every single detail from the Oblivio fight, including the moments from when we lost our memories. Adrien's 100% right. How did we not figure this out sooner? Finding out Cat Noir's identity was the only way I would have accepted my feelings for him because of being so head over heels for Adrien.

"Wow, you figured it out. Did you also just get a rush of memories?"

"Yeah I did. That's amazing! I knew there was a reason that we kissed on that rooftop, and that if it happened once it would happen again!" No one could wipe that dopey grin off his adorable face!

*Adrien's POV*

"I think we've talked enough now," I whispered, inching closer to Marinette as I spoke."Talking isn't the only thing we had to do tonight." Her eyes widened in surprise as I kissed her neck, then her jawline.

'What else did we have to do?" Marinette gulped, her hands now resting on my knees.

Taking a page out of Rafael's handbook I whispered into Marinette's ear, her grip on my knees slowly tightening.

"Ok, that's enough, kiss me now," she gasped, pulling my head in for an intensely passionate kiss. I felt myself melt into her as she yet again straddled me. Nothing has ever felt so right before. Our lips were moving in a delicate dance. I nipped on her lower lip causing her to shudder and gasp, allowing my tongue access to deepen the passion.

*Marinette's POV*

I don't know how long we were kissing for. I remember Adrien wrapping one arm around my waist and flipping me onto my back, gently guiding us both to lie down amidst the comfy pillows, our legs entwined together. His lips broke away from mine, but never left my skin as they kissed a path down my jawline towards my neck and then to the buttons on my shirt.

"I don't want to go all the way Mari, I think it's too soon, but I do think we're ready for a little more heat. What do you think?" I heard him breathlessly ask as he looked into my eyes.

"I think you're right. I'm a little warm now," I said as I unbuttoned the top of my shirt. Adrien's eyes widened in understanding and then his lips crashed back on mine. I will never get enough of this boy!

The hand that was on my waist slowly lifted up the hem of my shirt as gentle fingers explored the exposed skin, sending yet more shivers down my spine. I then used our entwined legs as a lever and flipped us over again, my hands pulling his hoodie over his head while he unbuttoned my shirt a little more, revealing my red and black spotted bralette. His jaw dropped.

"You're amazing Marinette. I'm sorry that I didn't wear anything special," he whispered.

"You did you goof. The scarf. I was so nervous when you got here, the scarf broke the ice." I laughed in between kisses.

The night went on. We stayed welded together for what felt like hours, exploring each other in ways we never had before. We didn't go further than roaming hands, but the night was still perfect.

Soon the sun was coming up and we watched the sunrise over the beautiful parisian skyline wrapped in each other's arms underneath a cosy blanket. My head was resting on his chest while his arm was wrapped around me, his fingers tracing gentle circles on my waist.

*Adrien's POV*

Everything was perfect. Even just lying down watching the sunset with my beautiful girl made me the happiest I'd ever been.

"Hey, there's one thing we haven't decided on yet. Are we together as Ladybug and Cat Noir or Adrien and Marinette?" I asked.

"Good question. I think Adrien and Marinette. Everybody has seen the feelings we have for each other even though I refused to tell you and you were blinded by spots."

"Hey I wasn't blinded by spots! Well not completely anyway! But that sounds good. I can't wait to walk into school with you on Monday."

"Me too. Everybody is going to lose their minds! Do you want to come over tomorrow? I'll invite Alya and Nino as well and then we can talk about the miraculous situation. And then maybe do some normal couple stuff."

"I'd love that. And I love you."

Marinette beamed at me.

"I love you too Adrien. So much." She stretched her head up to me and tenderly kissed my lips before placing her head back on my chest and sighing with happiness.