Chapter 3: Sharing Secrets
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(With Marinette and Tikki)
"TIKKKKKKIIIII! I CAN'T BELIEVE CAT NOIR AND I ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO SHARE OUR IDENTITIES!" Marinette yelled. "What if Cat Noir hates me when I show him who I truly am! What if he gets disappointed in me and never talks to me again! WHAT IF HE IS SO DISAPOINTED THAT HE TELLS EVERYONE IN PARIS WHO I AM! WHAT IF…" Marinette cried, her eyes wide in horror.
"MARINETTE!" Interrupted Tikki, alarmed by her owners dark thoughts. "We both know Cat Noir is NOT going to do any of those things! Cat Noir's a good person! Besides, I don't think he'll be disappointed when he finds out your Ladybug."
"I hope you're right, Tikki! I'm just afraid that he won't like me when he founds out the strong, brave Ladybug is actually the shy, clumsy Marinette!"
"When you change into your superhero self, you don't change who you are. And of course he will still like you, he might even like you more after you reveal yourself to him!" Tikki told her firmly. "Stop doubting yourself!"
"Sorry Tikki, I'm just nervous." Said Marinette, looking down.
"It will all be fine! He's probably just as nervous as you are!" Replied Tikki.
This made Marinette look up and smile at her kwami. "Thanks, Tikki. I can always count on you to make me feel better."
"Your welcome, Marinette." Tikki replied, giving Marinette a smile.
"I also can't wait to meet Plagg! From what you've told me, he sounds like a pretty amazing kwami."
Moments before Marinette had noticed that her usually confident kwami looked nearly the opposite of confident. She looked very nervous, possibly as nervous as she was.
Tikki's eyes instantly darted to Marinette at the mention of his name. She opened her mouth to reply, but no sound came out. Marinette giggled and gave her small friend a knowing look. "It's alright Tikki. I'm sure Plagg will be very happy to see you again!"
Although she was still very nervous, Tikki gave Marinette a small smile. "It's been such a long time. I don't know how he'll react." Exclaimed Tikki, uncertainly. "But I know I shouldn't be too anxious about it. He's my friend after all."
"That's right!" Agreed Marinette, nodding with a confident smile. But Marinette's confidence slowly disappeared again as she remembered that she was sharing her identity to Cat Noir in less than an hour.
"Cat Noir's going to HATE MEEEEEEEEE!" Marinette cried out, as she fell face-forward on to her bed and buried her head into her pillows. All her previous confidence gone. Tikki sighed as she sat on Marinette's shoulder, "Cat Noir could never hate you. Stop worrying so much!"
(With Adrien and Plagg)
"PLAGG! I'M DOOOOOOMED!" Adrien cried out as he paced up and down his room. "I'M NOT READY FOR THIS!"
Plagg just looked at Adrien sympathetically, but didn't reply.
"LADYBUG ALREADY DOESN'T LIKE ME! BUT WHEN SHE FINDS OUT I'M SOME PRETTY BOY MODEL, SHE WILL NEVER TALK TO ME AGAIN!" Cried Adrien, stopping in front of Plagg.
"Number one, Ladybug does like you more than you may think. Number two, I'm pretty sure she will be quite happy when she finds out who you are." Said Plagg, successfully hiding all his own anxiety.
"BUT WHAT IF SHE'S NOT! WHAT IF SHE HATES ME!" Adrien asked Plagg in distress.
"She does NOT hate you! And will NEVER hate you!" Plagg told Adrien, firmly.
"How do you know that?" Asked Adrien in a defeated tone as he sat down on the couch, feeling worse than he had all year.
"I just know. Trust me." Said Plagg, looking at his extremely anxious owner.
Adrien slowly turned his head to meet Plagg's large, green eyes. "Ok, I trust you, Plagg. But I just can't shake off the feeling that somethings going to go wrong!"
"I know how you feel." Said Plagg, breaking eye contact with Adrien and directing his gaze to the floor.
"Thanks, for everything, Plagg." Said Adrien, gently with a smile. Plagg looked up and gave him a slight smile back. "We've still got an hour till nine o'clock. I say we have some fun. Would you like to play some video games with me?" Asked Adrien, gesturing to his many gaming machines. Plagg nodded with a grateful smile, "Sure."
(With Adrien)
It was time. "P-Plagg. Claws out." Adrien whispered, shakily. Plagg gave Adrien a panicky look as he was sucked into the ring. Adrien knew Plagg wasn't as calm as he came out to be and he couldn't help but feel bad for him.
He just needed to find the positive outcomes in this situation. One, he would finally know who Ladybug was behind the mask. Two, he will most likely be able to see Ladybug more often. Three, he would get to meet Ladybug's kwami. Four, he would get to see how Plagg acted around Ladybug's kwami.
Thinking all this made a small smile appear on Cat Noir's face. In the end, Cat Noir decided that there was probably more good things that could come out of this situation than bad.
Cat Noir jumped from rooftop to rooftop, occasionally using his staff to help him get over the larger gaps. He was extremely excited, but extremely nervous at the same time.
When Cat Noir reached the Eiffel tower, he looked around to see if Ladybug had arrived yet. He eventually concluded that she still hadn't arrived yet, So, he waited anxiously in the dark for her to come, both dreading and awaiting the moment when she arrived.
Not even a minute later, Ladybug arrived looking just as anxious as he was.
"Hey." Greeted Cat Noir.
"Hi." Replied Ladybug.
They both stood there awkwardly for almost a minute before Ladybug spoke. "So…I-I'll go first."
"Are you sure you want to do this, my lady?" Cat Noir asked, unable to look away from her bright, blue eyes. "I'm sure." Replied Ladybug with a nervous smile.
"Ok, I'm ready. Just try not to be too disappointed."
"I could never be disappointed. And I'll love you know matter what." Cat Noir said, truthfully. This made Ladybug blush lightly. "Ok, here it goes. Tikki, spots off."
Cat Noir watched as she began to change back into her civilian form. His emotions were a jumbled mess. He was feeling excitement, anxiety, curiosity and fear all at the same time. A second later, Ladybug's mask was off. And Cat Noir nearly fell off the edge of the tower when he saw her. He opened his mouth to speak, but only a gasp came out. "M-Marinette!" He finally choked out, staring in absolute shock at the girl standing in front of him. Marinette merely nodded with a small smile.
As the seconds slowly turned into minutes, Marinette's confident smile disappeared and gradually turned into a very small, sad smile. "I knew you would be disappointed. I'm not exactly a girl people would think much of."
Cat Noir shook his head, shaking off his shock and disbelief.
"No, I'm definitely not disappointed. I'm actually really, really happy your ladybug! I've always thought Marinette was an amazing girl! And now I know that the incredible Marinette is actually the magnificent Ladybug! To me, it's a dream come true! Sorry I didn't say anything before, I was just really surprised. I just couldn't believe how close I was to my lady without knowing it was actually her!" Cat Noir told Marinette, truthfully.
Marinette honestly didn't know what to say. She knew she was blushing like crazy and she probably looked totally stupid, but she did it anyway. She slowly leaned forwards and pecked him on the cheek, making them both blush. "Thank you, Cat Noir." Said Marinette, softly.
"Anytime, my lady. Now, it's my turn." Said Cat Noir, not at all nervous anymore. "Plagg, claws in." He said, softly.
Mariette held her breath. She had been so worried and nervous to show her own identity that she hadn't even thought about Cat Noir's identity. She watched with wide eyes as her Kitty turned into someone very familiar. Blushing a very bright red, Marinette gazed at Adrien Agreste with a look of pure shock and surprise. She felt her heartbeat quicken and her mind go absolutely blank. "W-What!" Marinette exclaimed, breathlessly.
"Big shock huh." Said the de-transformed Adrien Agreste with a slight chuckle.
Marinette felt like she was about to faint! The superhero she had been pushing away all her life was her crush in civilian form! She just couldn't believe it! If this was a dream and she woke up to find out this never happened, she would cry non-stop for days.
"Marinette, are you alright?" Asked Adrien, uncertainly. A tear rolled down Marinette's face as she stared into Adrien's eyes.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to upset you! Please stop crying!" Adrien's eyes were wide in horror, not knowing what he did wrong. He couldn't believe he had brought his lady to tears.
To Adrien's confusion, Marinette giggle. "W-We were so c-clueless!" Choked out Marinette in between tears and laughter.
"What?" Asked Adrien, very confused.
"Sorry. I-I just can't believe it's you!" Replied Marinette.
Marinette took a deep breath to calm herself down. "I've been pushing you away as Cat Noir ever since I met you because I liked somebody else. And now I've realised that the person I like is the one I've been pushing away."
It took almost took a minute for Adrien to possess this. Does this mean his lady really did like him back. "Wait, What!" Asked Adrien, his brain hurting from all the thinking he was doing.
"Well, I-I guess what I'm trying to say is…I like you…a lot." Marinette blurted out, not even trying to fight the bright red blush from appearing on her cheeks. Adrien quickly shook of the shock and smiled at the blushing girl in front of him. He then leaned forward and gave Marinette his own kiss on her cheek. "I like you too." Said Adrien, softly as he pulled away.
They both stared into each other's unable to look away.
Finally, Adrien broke eye contact and turned his gaze to the ground. "It's getting late. I think we should both go back home. Maybe we could meet up after school tomorrow?" Said Adrien softly with a wink. Marinette, to stunned to say anything, just replied with a smile and a small nod. Adrien smiled. "My father will probably be looking for me. So, I better go. See you tomorrow, Marinette!"
"S-See you tomorrow."
"Plagg, claws out!" Adrien exclaimed as he transformed into Cat Noir. He then waved at the slightly frozen girl in front of him. Then Cat Noir left, invisible in the dark of the night.
