The story below is based on the characters from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. I own nothing of the show. This is purely fictitious and written for the enjoyment of my readers and myself. All rights go to the proper parties.

This one was a lot of fun to write. I love jealous Adrien and I love Marichat. They are adorable.


Adrien was having the most pleasant daydream in Ms. Mendeleiev's class. He finally admitted his feelings for Marinette and she returned them. They would have a hamster, three kids, and live on an island where they only eat fruit. It would be an amazing life where Marinette designed all his clothes and he modeled them for her happily. He sighs wistfully before his daydream is interrupted.

"Nathaniel! What are you drawing?" Ms. Mendeleiev yells from across the room.

Nathaniel looks up, dazed, "Wha, wha--"

"And these artistic endeavours are clearly why you are failing science." Ms. Mendeleiev says harshly.

Adrien winces at her tone before Nathaniel responds, "I'm sorry..." He says quietly.

"You go march yourself down to the principal's office and show him that checked scratch! Then you'll be really sorry!" She commands.

Nathanial trips over Mylène's bag as he makes his way out of the classroom. He drops his sketchbook and Chloé grabs it.

"Ooh! Look, Sabrina! It's him as a superhero! And look who he's saving! It's Marinette!" Chloé yells.

Adrien feels uncomfortable as jealousy rears its ugly head.

"Uh-" Marinette begins.

"He's so totally crushing on you, Marinette!" Chloé declares.

Panic starts to rise in Adrien. What if Marinette likes him too? What if they fall in love, get a hamster, have three kids, and move to a remote island.

Adrien holds himself back from declaring his own love for Marinette as Nathaniel speaks, "Gimme that!" He yells, snatching his sketchbook back.

"Enough! Nathaniel, go!" Ms. Mendeleiev scolds.

Adrien watches as Nathaniel leaves the room. His jealously remains for the rest of the day.


~Later at Chloé's Hotel~

After the initial akumatization of Evillustrator, Cat Noir stands guard at Chloé's hotel. Ladybug left him after getting annoyed by Chloé. He doesn't blame her for it, after all, he's getting a bit annoyed with her himself.

"Ohhh... Sabrina is so selfish! Making me do this project by myself?! Ugh, my brain hurts..." Chloe whines. "Huh? Hey! Cat Noir, Are you any good at particle physics?" She asks.

"Oh, this cat's got particle physics in the bag." He responds cockily.

"Ah! Great!" Chloé exclaims. She pulls his arm and leads him to a chair, "Sit, kitty!" She commands as she hands over her project. "Now, make it sound purr-fect for my presentation. See what I did? I made a cat joke! Ah! I can be funny." She laughs.

Cat Noir responds sarcastically, "Yeah, hilarious." His staff rings and he answers it, walking out to the balcony. "You can't just fly out of here and then decide to make cat calls, Ladybug!" He exclaims.

Ladybug responds from his baton, "I'm sorry, that wasn't cool. But you can leave Chloé. I need you to protect this girl instead." Cat Noir looks at the photo Lafdybug sent to his staff. He holds back a gasp. "Her name is Marinette. Really cute, isn't she?" Cat Noir blushes as he agrees. "The Evillustrator is in love with her, and promised not to harm Chloé as long as Marinette comes to his birthday party." Ladybug finishes.

Cat Noir's jealousy from earlier in the day comes back full force. Marinette is going on a date with Nathaniel as an akuma! He can't even scrounge up enough courage to admit his own feelings for her, and here's this akuma expressing his undying love for Marinette.

Cat Noir is momentarily distracted when Chloé dings his bell, trying to get him to do her project, but he shoves her away while continuing his conversation with Ladybug.

"While he's distracted, I want you to take him down." Ladybug explains.

"What about you?" He asks.

"I'm going on... a very important secret mission. I'll catch up with you later. Can you handle this alone?" She asks him.

"Ha! Please! It'll be a cinch!" He says confidently as he closes his staff. He'll protect Marinette from Evillustrator and maybe even impress her as Cat Noir. He turns to Chloé, "You're out of danger, uh, so I'll see ya! Later!"

Chloé watches him jump away and yells, "Later?! What about my presentation?! Ughhhh!"


~Marinette's House~

Marinette just finished her conversation with Sabrina before Cat Noir shows up at her door suddenly. "Whoo-hoo! I thought I was going to have to save you from that girl's claws. Get it? Claws? Hey, I haven't even introduced myself. I'm Cat Noir." He says flirtatiously as he bends to one knee and kisses Marinette's hand.

She pulls her hand away awkwardly and says, "Uh, yeah... I know! You kinda save the day all the time and stuff...I'm Marinette! So... What are you doing here?" She asks, feigning interest.

Cat Noir turns around, running his hand through his hair, and shows off his muscles. "Well, that birthday boy date of yours is bad news. But don't worry. You'll be safe with me." He doesn't notice Marinette mocking him from behind his back.

He turns around as Marinette responds, "That puts my mind at ease."

Cat Noir smirks and places his hand on the door frame. He leans close to Marinette and says, "but I am going to need a little help. Care to assist a superhero?"

Marinette turns around, making faces, "What about Ladybug? Aren't you a duo?"

"She's busy with something tonight, so..." he eyes Marinette, "You get to be my Ladybug." He says while pointing from her to him.

Marinette stops her mocking and turns back around. "Me and Cat Noir? Fighting crime together? Amaazing! What do I do?" She says, feigning excitement.

Cat Noir turns around confidently, "Just get that drawing pencil away from it, little lady. I'll take care of the rest." He salutes her and jumps away, hiding the blush finally making an appearance on his face. He lands on a rooftop nearby and sighs in relief as his heart pounds in his chest. He watches as Marinette giggles at his conversation with him.

He smiles to himself, "mission accomplished." He says to himself.


~The Date With Evillustrator~

Cat Noir watches from a nearby rooftop as Marinette arrives for her date with the akuma. He holds back from jumping onto their boat and interrupting the date, but knows that Ladybug wouldn't approve of him jumping headlong into battle due to jealousy. He listens closely to their conversation, grateful to have his excellent hearing as Cat Noir.

"Happy birthday." Marinette says as she arrives.

"Marinette!" Exclaims the Evillustrator. They take a small stroll before he says, "Thank you for accepting my invitation."

"Wow, it's so beautiful." Marinette says wistfully. Cat Noir bristles, he could do better than this. He would use candles, flowers, and rose petals. He would make their first date romantic and memorable. He shakes his jealousy away as he continues to listen.

"You like it? Well hold on, 'cause I'm just getting started." The Evillustrator says proudly. He moves to draw something but growls as dark clouds cover the moon, "Grr! Come on, you've gotta be kidding!" He complains.

"Huh?" Marinette says confused.

"Uhh, sorry. I didn't mean to startle you. It's just... I can't draw properly in the dark." Evillustrator complains.

"Hmm!" Marinette responds.

Evillustrator draws a glowing moon and it appears just over the boat. Providing him with light, "Voila!" He says, proud.

Marinette and the Evillustrator ride together on the boat, while the Evillustrator plays some music on his pad. Marinette notices Cat Noir leaping on the buildings nearby. She leans closer to Evillustrator to distract him from Cat Noir's presence.

"You're so talented! I just don't understand why you wanna use your power to hurt people." She gushes. Cat Noir's jealously heightens as he notices their closeness. He prepares to jump on the boat.

"Not all people. Just Chloé. And I'm never doing that again. After all, you were true to your promise, so I'll be true to mine." Evillustrator says in response.

Cat Noir quietly jumps on the back of the boat. Marinette waves lightly at him as he inches closer from behind them.

Marinette speaks, trying to distract the akuma, "I...actually draw a little too, I'm not as good as you are, of course."

Evillustrator smiles, "I'm sure you're a wonderful artist."

"Well, can I draw you something special for your birthday?" She asks, trying to trick him out of his pencil. The music stops as he turns to her.

"That would be amazing." He says before noticing Cat Noir. Marinette grabs his pencil. "Marinette, give me my pencil back. I need to draw something, now!"

Marinette refuses, "No, I'm keeping it! Cat Noir! Now!"

Cat Noir's staff extends in front of the Evillustrator. He smirks as he prepares to protect Marinette.

"Marinette! You're working with him? I'm so stupid... I actually thought you liked me! But you're really just like Chloé. Teasing me, mocking me, leading me on!" Evillustrator yells, feeling betrayed.

"Come on! Seriously? Why is everybody comparing me to Chloé tonight?" Marinette protests. Cat Noir holds back a chuckle at her complaints.

The Evillustrator kicks Cat Noir's staff, and it hits the pencil. He grabs it, and draws a transparent cube that falls and traps Cat Noir and Marinette inside.

"Dahh!" Marinette calls.

"And I'm taking back my promise! Chloé's gonna get a little lesson she'll never forget!" Evillustrator yells as he erases a portion of the boat, causing a hole to appear, and making the boat sink. He escapes as Marinette and Cat Noir begin to panic.

"We've been penned in! Literally!" Cat Noir yells. He looks at Marinette, wanting to keep her safe, but feeling hopeless as he can't get through the glass.

Tikki sticks out of Marinette's purse; Marinette covers her with her hands and looks around as an idea pops into her head.

"Cat Noir, your stick! Like this!" She says as she indicates placing the staff against the ceiling of the cube, "And extend it!" She calls.

"Great thinking!" Cat Noir says as he grabs Marinette by the waist and looks towards her. Marinette removes his hand and points his head towards his staff as he extends it. "Yeah...I'm a genius." She says sarcastically. She holds onto Cat Noir as they lift from the boat and land on the ground.

Cat Noir looks her over carefully before saying, "gotta go. A superhero's work is never done." He starts to count on his fingers. "Damsels in distress, ladies in waiting..." He smirks flirtatiously. "I've got a lot more saving to do. You can thank me later." He says, winking, before he jumps away.

"Me? Thank him? Please! He should be thanking me. We'd still be trapped if I hadn't told him how to do his 'job.'" Marinette scoffs.

"Speaking of which..." Tikki starts.

"That boy's gonna need our help saving Chloé." Marinette finishes.


~The Next Day at School~

Marinette listens as Alya questions Chloe, "What happened when Ladybug and Cat Noir arrived on the scene?" She asks.

"Well, to be perfectly honest, they only made matters worse. They came barreling in, and started smashing things to bits, throwing plastic balls around my room!" Chloé complains.

Alya makes a face, "Plastic balls?"

Marinette giggles before Sabrina speaks up, "I hope you had a good time last night taking care of that important thing you had to do." She scoffs.

Marinette winces, feeling guilty, "I'm really sorry, Sabrina. But I can meet you in the library today and finally work on the project with you." She offers.

"Too late. Chloé and I are doing the project together." Sabrina says.

"You mean, you're doing the project?" Marinette says sardonically.

"Of course! After all she's been through..." Sabrina says genuinely.

"Ughhh... Nice new beret, by the way." Marinette says sarcastically, pointing out the new beret on Sabrina's head.

Sabrina smiles, "I know, right! Chloé lent it to me. She really is my BFF! Chloé! Your geography homework's ready!" She calls.

Marinette rolls her eyes as she closes her locker.

"Hey!" Adrien says, coming from seemingly nowhere.

"Wahhhh!" Marinette yells as Tikki hides.

Adrien smiles, enjoying her flustered state, "I heard about your adventures with Cat Noir yesterday. Were you scared?" He asks suggestively.

"Me, scared? Pfft, it was a dream. I mean, you're a dream. I mean, in your dreams! Huh? Oh, this is a nightmare..." She mutters, embarrassed.

Adrien smiles, "Okay... So, what do you think about Cat Noir? Was he awesome?" He says, fishing for compliments.

"I mean, sure! Yeah, but not as awesome as you, of course. Because, who could be? You're the most awesome of awesome." Marinette says dreamily.

"So, that's a yes" Adrien says as the bell rings. Marinette thinks he's awesome! He pats Marinette on the shoulder and walks away smiling blissfully.

Marinette watches Adrien walk out as she puts her hands onto her chest, she feels her heart skip a beat as Tikki comes out from hiding, "You do realize you just blabbered on to Adrien about how you think he's awesome, don't you?"

Marinette sighs happily, "He touched my shoulder... I'll never wash my jacket again!"

Tikki sighs, "Girl, you have got to get better control of your emotions."