December 1st, 1st gift:

Marinette carefully removed each package from the bag his partner had given her and placed them on her desk and on her lounge chair. Some were tiny, as she could tell by picking up an envelope and placed it on her desk, others were much larger; so much that his bedroom now looked like what a child might imagine Santa's workshop to be.

Chat Noir had taken care to number each gift, so that she opened them in an order he had presumably precisely predefined.

It was December 1st, so she was going to be able to open the first package; a gift the size of a shoebox, covered in bottle-green paper with golden fir motifs.

She gently removed the wrapping and found a pretty rectangular red box with black dots, which she excitedly opened.

The box was full of photos and envelopes.

A little one at the top caught her attention.

"Just to remind you how important what you do is and how much it means to the Parisians. Never forget that you are meow-some, Bugaboo. Your partner, Chat Noir. "

A smile spread across her lips as she now moved to discover, with emotion, the photos in the box.

There were a few photos taken on the fly in the middle of a fight, most of them by Alya.

The Pharaoh: Alya had been the target of the supervillain by the way, but that didn't stop her from filming the scene and taking pictures of the heroes in action.

Guitar Villain: A photo of her and Chat Noir on the back of a Dragon. A surreal experience!

Santa claws: A laugh escaped her when she discovered a photo of Chat Noir completely slumped on her in the middle of the Césaire family living room.

Oblivio: The photo of their forgotten kiss, reminding her of another kiss, the one she shared with her partner in the fight with Dark Cupid, and which she remembered perfectly. At the thought, she unconsciously put a finger to her lips.

She also discovered a photo with their aquatic enhancements, as well as a photo of them flying above the Eiffel Tower using their space enhancements and many more that she continued to discover for a few minutes ...

Her attention then turned to the many envelopes that were in the box.

She opened the first envelope, a red, sealed envelope. She was surprised to find that the latter was a letter from Alya.

"Dear Ladybug, I know I am a person who must be a little boring with my many videos, photos and questions to feed the Ladyblog. I won't apologize, and I look forward to continuing to follow you and Chat Noir as much as possible.

Please know that if I am doing this, it's to give your actions the recognition they deserve.

Everyone should know that Ladybug and Chat Noir are incredible superheroes who will never leave their beloved city and their inhabitants. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for protecting Paris at the risk of your own life, thank you for saving my life on several occasions, thank you for disakumatizing me when I became LadyWifi because of Hawkmoth and thank you for the trust you place in me by allowing me to be Rena Rouge. It means a lot to me.

Thank you for everything you do and everything you will do again.

Alya. "

She opened more envelopes and read with emotion letters of thanks and support from people she and Chat Noir had saved in the past: Alix, Juleka, Rose, Luka, Nino, Mister Ramier ... and stopped with surprise on a letter written by Chloe.

"Ladybug, what Chat Noir asks me is ridiculous, totally ridiculous… But the cat is in front of me and insists on telling me that it's a good thing to do and that it is important for him, for you, but also for me..

So I am writing to tell you that I'm sorry. Here I wrote it, and yes I think so: I'm sorry. I'm sorry I let Hawkmoth manipulate me like a pawn. I have done a lot of harm and I hope I can redeem myself from you. I hope one day you will be able to trust Queen Bee again, because after all, no one wears this costume as well as I do. Even though your silly Cat is dreaming out loud about your pretty butt in this suit… I know this suit is made for me and I will prove it to you.

Queen Bee. "

Marinette felt her heart swell with gratitude at Chloe's apology.

It would certainly take a while for her to be able to trust the young blonde again, but this letter was a first step in writing a new page and forgiving her for her mistakes.

She still had a few sealed envelopes in the box, which she hastened to open and read.

It was a nice surprise that his partner had given her: collecting so many expressions of sympathy must have taken him a long time and she greatly appreciated his partner's attention to her.

Decidedly, the feline hero was full of surprises and at the sight of the packages invading her room, he might surprise her more than once.

That night Marinette went to bed with a light heart and her head full of positive thoughts.

To be Continued...