"I sense I am wanted," Tikki stared off to the side in thought.
"Huh" Marinette looked over to her Kwami. They had been just about to transform to head out on patrol, and she was already running late.
"It's Nooroo...they need me." Tikki looked distant, as she floated in mid air, seemingky contemplating the signal.
"Can you sense where Nooroo is?" Marinette enquired.
"I can feel a pull to them but I can't say where exactly," Tikki looked at Ladybug with big eyes. "Their wearer must have gave them permission," Tikki gasped at Marinette.
The trap door to her room opened and Adrien emerged through it. "Hey Bugaboo why-," he read the room. "What's the matter?" His brow creased in concern as he leaned in to peck her thoughtful parted lips.
"Tikki can sense Nooroo." Marinette's eyes widened when she acknowledged what had been said by Tikki.
"Is that what it is?!" Plagg zoomed in front of Marinette, "I thought I was hungry." Adrien rolled his eyes.
"you always think with your stomach Plagg!" Adrien shot at the tiny God while holding out some cheese.
"its better than thinking with a different part of the anatomy." Plagg sarcastically mumbled before devouring his snack.
"Their master must have given permission for them to contact us." Tikki commentated, ignoring Plagg's comment.
"Why would Nooroo, suddenly, have permission," Adrien questioned, as Marinette stood at his side, he put his arm around her shoulders, and her arm curled around his waste. They were looking at their Kwami, pondering the reasons for this sudden change.
"Could it be a trap?" Marinette looked between Plagg and Tikki. They shrugged in unison, with uneasy expressions on their tiny faces.
"We could go to see Nooroo?" Plagg suggested.
"You're not going alone-" Adrien told him.
"We can't feel them when you're transformed kid!"
"Why don't we see where Nooroo is as ourselves-" Adrien stiffened at Marinette's words, "and transform-"
"And then we risk being caught-"
"Not if we're smart about it Kitty." She pecked him on the cheek while lightly touching where his bell would rest.
Adrien grabbed her shoulders and stooped down to her eye level, he was concerned as it was normally him with the reckless ideas. He was searching her blue eyes desperately looking for reasoning.
"Marinette," he almost shuck her with his words, "I have only just got you, I love you! And with you, everything has fallen into place-"
She knew how much of a risk this was, they would risk revealing their identities to Hawkmoth. They would be vulnerable to attack, vulnerable to have their Miraculous' taken from them... they could die.
"-I am not willing to risk it." He concluded.
With this, her hands cupped his face and brought him to hers, kissing him passionately. As he softened into the embrace he hugged her tightly, squeezing her as if this was not enough.
Finishing their kiss, the love birds had their foreheads resting against each other, gazing into each other's eyes.
"What's gonna happen then kid." Plagg jolted them back into the room as they had been staring with goo-goo eyes for a little longer then necessary at this point. "We need to act now before we cannot feel Nooroo anymore."
"The permission can be rescinded," Tikki chimed in, "and we risk losing them again!" Desperation was apparent and Plagg consoled her, both of their Kwami pleaded with their eyes towards their wearers.
"We could take back up to watch over us?" Marinette suggested, thinking of Alya and Nino.
"Let's do it then," Adrien sighed and resided with the fact that this was happening. "You do realise if they're watching us...they'll know."
Marinette looked perplexed, "they haven't told us about themselves." Looking at Adrien, worrying her bottom lip, "if anything it would bring us closer as friends." Playing with fingers, Adrien grasped her hands holding on tightly to show his support.
"I will support your decision M'Lady."
"Hey Alya, are you and Nino together?"
Marinette was on her mobile talking to Alya, Adrien sitting on her bed playing with her hand as she stood facing him. They were watching each other nervously, as they had no idea what they would come up against.
"Do you want to come meet me and Adrien in the park for a bit...I know it's late, but it's such a nice...fantastic...yeah we'll meet you there! Bye."
Marinette hung up the phone, looking optimistically at Adrien, he was still apprehensive and worried about how this would turn out. He stood up looking down at Marinette, "you got their Miraculous'?"
"I do," Marinette answered with a smile suddenly beaming across her face.
"Why are you smiling like that?" A puzzled look on Adrien's face at how broad her smile was. Marinette knew she must have looked like a crazy person, but at that moment, with those words, Marinette could not help it.
"Butterflies are in my stomach," hugging him tightly, very excitedly, "in a few years I could be saying those words for a different purpose." Marinette giggled, "if... you know..."
The thought that Marinette had hinted at just swept into Adrien's mind. Eyes wide, a smile beamed from his face too, "ahh... yes well, I would have to get your fathers permission before anything like that happened Bugaboo," he nuzzled his nose on hers and they shared a gentle kiss. Both blushing, both a little giggly at the thought of getting married in the future.
"Love struck kids eh!" Plagg rolled his eyes, "are we doing this then or what?"