Cookies and Red Polka dot Dresses

CHAPTER ONE

Adrien sat on his bed bored like usual. He was a bit tired too. Him and ladybug stayed up late last night to fight an akuma, then early in the morning for the lollipop senti monster. On top of that he was even more wiped out from saving Marinette's mother Sabine who had been akumatized that same day. He didn't argue the time to be with Ladybug of course, he loved those moments, but it was a lot of fighting and he was sure ladybug had to have been tired too. After all that had been done all of his piano, chinese, fencing, and homework had to be done. Could you get any busier?! He wasn't sure what to do now, but he knew he wanted to get out.

Then it occurred to him, how was Marinette and her family doing after her mother was akumatized? He had visited her home as Cat Noir a few times like with Evilistrator, Glaciator, and that time she said she loved him and her dad turned into Weredad. That was pretty crazy too. Maybe he'd stop by as Cat Noir. Since Cat Noir would make more sense on knowing about the battle. He'd just go and see how they were doing, they were hospitable. "Plagg, claws out."

"Now just to add the spots…" Marinette had been working on a ladybug dress. She already made one for herself, but she'd never wear it anywhere for obvious reasons. However Manon had really wanted to have one when she saw Marinette's when rummaging in her closet. Marinette wondered if there was any way to teach that girl not to drive people all over the place. Either way, Marinette had plenty of fabric left over and just enough to make a small dress for the girl she babysat so often. Manon being small meant the dress was small, and marinette marveled at how quickly the dress was taking to be made. THUMP. "Cat Noir…?"

Marinette let him in through the trap door. "Hey Marinette!" Cat said happily. "Hey, what's up?" Marinette asked, and honestly wondered. "I came to see how you and your family were doing. Since your mom was akumatized earlier today. How are you?" Cat Noir replied. "Oh, I'm good. Me and my mom are all good too. My dad was a bit worried but after we explained everything he calmed down." She answered. "That's good to hear!" Cat said glad. Then Marinette asked "How are you Cat?" He smiled at her caring. "I'm doing good!" "Perhaps you'd like to go downstairs and say hello to my parents? Maybe you'll leave with some cookies.." Marinette went on, and smirked when his cat ears noticeably perked up a bit at the suggestion of cookies. "I'd love to!" Cat noir said as they went to chat with her parents. Then he noticed the little red dress at the sewing machine. With some black spots on them.

"Wow! That looks so cool! Who are you making it for?" Cat noir complimented. "Oh Manon, the girl I babysit wanted me to make her one. She can be trouble sometimes haha.. She saw the one I made for myself and just wouldn't let it go." Marinette replied happily. "You have a Ladybug dress too? Can I see?!" Cat noir begged. "Uh..how about some other time..?" Marinette couldn't let him see the dress, if he did he would certainly want to see her wear it. That wasn't going to happen, not without her identity possibly being exposed. "Oh.. ..that's fine." Cat Noir was a little embarrassed now and didn't want to push more, so he just followed her down to her parents like the original plan.

"Cat Noir, what a surprise!" Tom and Sabine said as they saw him walk into the bakery. Tom pulled out a tray of croissants and put them in front of Cat Noir. "Oh, thankyou!" Cat Noir took one. "Mmm so good…" Cat said with his mouth full. Sabine smiled at him gratefully, "Thankyou Cat noir and give Ladybug my thanks too for earlier." " It's our job, and it's the right thing to help. You are good people, I'll be happy to help you in any way I ever can." Cat said candidly. "I was just thinking before my akumatization, that you and Ladybug must be exhausted. How much sleep did you miss out on?" Sabine asked, feeling concern. Marinette and Cat noir secretly thought in their heads, you have no idea. "Not too much, well quite a bit actually. But I took naps when I could." Cat Noir admitted. By naps he really meant the 2-3 times he fell asleep in class and his photoshoot.

Tom pulled out two bags with their bakery logo on it. "Here Cat Noir, me and Sabine made these for you and ladybug. Yours is this one, please give this another one to Ladybug when you see her." They were so generous and kind Cat Noir almost teared up. Marinette noted the expression on his face and wondered how many people were this generous to him. "Thankyou I'm sure Ladybug will love it, can I open mine?" Cat Noir thanked them and asked. I wish I had such cool parents, Cat thought. "Go ahead and open it whenever you want." Sabine said kindly. "Wow!" Cat said excitedly as he saw an assortment of ladybugs and cat macarons inside. There were some with passionfruit too.

" I love these!" He popped one of the passionfruit macarons in his mouth, since the ladybug and cat ones were too cute to eat yet. "You like passionfruit?" Marinette asked curiously. "Yes, those are my favorite!" Cat said without thinking. Then stopped mid bite as it occurred to him Marinette knew that his Adrien side like passionfruit macarons. He finished it hoping she wouldn't catch on. Marinette also noted the way he stopped eating after saying it was his favorite flavor for macarons.

An alarm beeped on his staff. "Not again…." He sighed. "Well looks like I have to go, thank you so much for your hospitality, and for your kindness and generosity." With that Cat Noir exited out the bakery door and went out to meet ladybug to fight yet another akuma. "Oh no..I'm going to just go to my room and finish the dress while you and ladybug do your work." Marinette sighed and tried to keep her agitation out of her voice. Shadowmoth just didn't know when to give them a break. Marinette transformed as soon as she got in her room, then met up with Cat Noir over where the akuma was.