Wow, the last chapter certainly caused a stir and look, here's the next chapter as promised. You peeps certainly made a lot of noise (so much awesome). Here's a longer chapter for your efforts. Enjoy!

Chapter 18 – Kissing Revelations

Chat Noir's thumbs gently smoothed down her cheeks and then his lips were on hers, not soft and tentative as Marinette imagined but hungry and demanding. Four years of pent up passion for Ladybug was poured into that kiss and she lost herself to it. With her eyes closed Marinette released her own frustrated yearning for Adrien into that kiss. Her fingers snaked into his soft blonde hair, one leg lifted to snag around his thigh. She needed to be close to him. To feel the press of his body to hers. To have his racing heart beating in time with her own.

Apparently, the feeling was mutual. Chat Noir wound one arm around the back of her shoulders and the other at her waist. He broke away momentarily to suck in some much needed air and then his mouth was back on hers. Marinette vaguely registered one kiss had merged into at least two. She should push him away but a few more minutes wouldn't hurt.

"Did you kick off the blankets again." Tikki's familiar voice cut through the haze of lust.

Shock had Marinette's eyelids snapping wide open as the kwami activated the light on her phone. Chat Noir's unmasked eyes scrunched at the sudden brightness and he pulled his head to the side, shying away from the light. But she recognised that face, how could she not? She'd studied it in great detail over the last four years.

"Adrien?" she gasped.

Green eyes blinked to Marinette and then to her kwami. "Marinette? Tikki?" he rasped with astonishment.

The kwami's head was zipping from one miraculous holder to the other. "Um, you're dreaming right now. Go back to sleep."

"Tikki," Adrien repeated and then looked fixedly at Marinette. Leaning back, he uttered with shock. "You're Ladybug."

Marinette pointed a finger at him in return. "And you're Adrien."

The boy lifted his hand and touched his face in a panic. "I thought I was dreaming."

"You are," Tikki said with authority.

"Don't listen to her," Plagg interjected in a sing song voice.

The two teens stared at each other in shock while their kwami's bickered. Marinette could feel her cheeks beginning to burn just as Adrien's flushed as well. Suddenly his eyebrows lowered in anger. "You've listened to me all evening as I poured my heart out and you're Ladybug!"

"Like you've got a leg to stand on, Adrien. I poured my heart out to you while you were Chat Noir."

The pair sat in a stare off for a whole minute before Plagg cut in. "You were both happily sucking each other's faces just moments ago. As much as I hate mushy stuff it's better than cranky miraculous holders." He turned to Tikki, "They're less likely to provide quality cheese."

Adrien huffed as he looked at his kwami. "So, the fact that she ripped out my heart for the umpteenth time means nothing?"

Marinette raised her hands in confusion. "I don't even know what I did to upset you so much."

The blonde rounded on her. "You held my hand for an hour. Ladybug never does that. Maybe pushing for a kiss was too much. But when I blew in your ear you shoved me away and laughed."

Confusion had her nose crinkling. "Hair tickled my ear. I tried to tell you as much. Besides, why were you blowing in my ear to begin with?"

He looked away, rubbing at his nape in a clear fluster. "Because…"

"Because what?"

Biting on his bottom lip he looked up at her sharply. "Because it turned me on when you did it to me accidently."

Marinette frowned. "When did I do that?"

"When we were watching Asterix and Obelix. You were lying half on me and when you shifted you blew in my ear."

"And you liked it?" Marinette said quietly as she relived the memory. It explained why Chat Noir had acted so strangely when he left. Yet she pinkened when she realised it was in fact Adrien under the mask, meaning she'd turned on her old crush.

"Yes, and I didn't understand why. I didn't think I was attracted to you, to Marinette, but I couldn't deny my reaction. I'd just wanted to replicate that moment with Ladybug. I hoped her reaction would be the same as mine."

"And it wasn't," Marinette said in understanding.

"No," Adrien confirmed quietly. "But now I'm confused. Why did you agree to kiss me?"

Marinette shrugged and glanced up at him from her bangs. "Because I understand what it's like to want someone so much it hurts."

Shock had him sitting back momentarily, then those green eyes narrowed slightly. "Did you realise it was me? I mean Adrien."

She gave a shake of her head and watched him warily, unsure how he'd react.

Adrien swallowed and edged slightly closer. "What if…" Dropping his gaze from hers, the model shook his head. "Forget it."

"Forget what?"

"I-I, this is too much. I don't know what to think. Heck, I don't know if my brain is fully functioning right now. I should go home. Plagg, claws out."

With shock, Marinette watched as Adrien vanished under the familiar visage of her partner. "Chat…" she uttered as her jaw grew slack.

Green feline eyes met hers in a look of anguish. "We can talk tomorrow."

Before she could say another word, Chat Noir was on his feet and busy unlatching the skylight lock. Without conscious thought, Marinette snapped out her hand trying to catch his tail as he bolted from the room. Yet she missed and was left sitting alone with her kwami, unsure what to do.

Question: should Marinette chase after Chat Noir as Ladybug or should she wait until the following day to speak with Adrien/Chat? You know, let them both stew on it a bit? I'm having trouble deciding. Have started writing the latter but I'm wondering if the former would be more entertaining. Please let me know your thoughts in the review box below.

Thanks for reading :)