"What is it about Adrien and the umbrella or Luka and the guitar pick that made those such grand gestures ?"

She paused for a few seconds to think.

"Well, Adrien gave me his umbrella on a rainy day even after I yelled at him before that. He was kind to me even if I was rude with him. Luka was also kind after I made a fool of myself he gave me a Jagged Stone guitar pick only because I told him I liked it "

Chat refused to believe those two could be compared . in his head the umbrella was much better than a lousy guitar pick

" A guitar pick? That is nothing compared to giving his mother's umbrella especially when it is one of the few things he was to remember of her " Chat Noir pointed out trying to win in this romantic battle against Luka

" How do you know it was Adrien's mom umbrella? He never told me " she said filling guilty

Scratching the back of his head nervously he told her "Well, he told me. Like I said. We are close and don't worry he might have lost his umbrella but he gained something equally as amazing ...your friendship "

"He said that ?" Marinette asked and he nodded. Completely happy she asked, " Isn't he so amazing ?"

" Yes he is " chat said forgetting for a minute he wasn't Adrien right now and placing his arm around Marinette

She quickly pushed him off.

" We need rules. Flirting and hand-holding and other things like that should only be done in public. "

" Fine but what about kissing ?" He said with a smirk and noticing a quick blush on her

Her pink cheeks along with herself quickly recovered enough for her to smirk. Playfully touching his nose, she told him " Hold it right there. Only simple pecks and when it is necessary to really sell this so don't get ideas. I thought you liked ladybug. "

" I do but I'm only trying to make it seem believable"

"Right, well I'm sure flirting with other girls won´t go well in her eyes "

" Don't worry . My heart only belongs to one lady in and out of the mask … she is the one for me just like Adrien is the one for you"

If he hadn't known her identity, he wouldn't have noticed she got a little nervous when she told him" Right ."

With a smile and pretending to be casually asking, as if his heart didn't depend on it, he asked "what is it about that Adrien that you like so much? Why him and not me for example? "

" Well, first I know him better and spend more time with him that you. Second, he is kind and caring. He doesn't have the easiest life …. always being controlled, his father not giving him attention, having lots of fans chasing him ...but he still smiles and continues like it's nothing. He isn't a snob like Chloe and for him, everyone matters. He is determined and serious but still manages to say one or two extremely funny jokes. I could spend hours telling why I love him instead of you but the truth is that I just do. He didn't ask for my heart but he has it and I couldn't give it to anyone else. "

" That's beautiful," he said surprised and holding back tears. How had he missed how much she loved him? How could she know him so well? How could he miss the spark on her eyes when she said his name.

Interrupting his toughs , she admitted " It's not like I would ever be able to tell him. At least with this date, I hope it's a step forward "

" Marinette let me tell you he is a fool for not realizing your feelings for him. He isn't worthy of such love but hopefully, he can spend his whole life trying to be ."

Trying not to get flustered " We-we should get back to our fake relationship "

" Sounds good " He agreed embarrassed

"Maybe you have been visiting many times my balcony. Eventually, we went on a date and feelings began to evolve. It sounds more believable than a whole rescue "

"I still think my idea is better. "

" Not a chance"

Seeing ultra mega strike on her shelf he smirked " I will play you for it. Winner chooses how he fell in love "

She also smirked " You are on. The winner also chooses the pet names we use for each other "

After a very intensive battle and awful puns and Chat very poorly tried to steal the controller from her, she won.

" I won! Kittyboo " she declared victorious. He smiled because in his mind he hadn't lost. He was playing videogames with the smartest, cutest, most awesome girl in the world. He felt like a winner.

" Rematch ?" he asked hopeful

She accepted and they continued playing many matches. They made more plans and had all in order from when they met to which flavor of ice cream the other liked

It was during a break that she confessed " I'm nervous about going on a date with him. I don't know what to do or behave. What if he thinks I'm a loser ?"

"Trust me, he won't. If you want you can think of tomorrow as a test for your date with Adrien. "

The next day went by slow for Adrien as he waited for his date. In fact, the only interesting thing that happened was that Marinette in full summer took his umbrella to school and tried to give it to him. He refused and told her to keep it as a reminder of him. He loved her flustered completely red expression when he told her that.

Marinette day went by normally. Adrien let her keep the umbrella and now she was getting ready for a fake date with Chat. It was hard to believe how strange her life was sometimes.

"Wow ! you look amazing," Tikki said seeing the bluenette inspect her dress for the one hundred time

"Thank you! Do you think he will like it ?"

" He will love it " Tikki confirmed

Marinette relaxed and waited, not for long because he arrived early.

He had been wasting time until he could get her and now finally being there made him nervous. He knocked on her door and her parents opened up

He wasn't prepared to see come down. She was so beautiful with a pink evasé dress and her hair loose. She was nothing short of breathtaking

He mumbled feeling all the words drain out of his mouth.

"Cat got your tongue ?" She teased him