Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir does not belong to me.
"Sh*t."
Oh, mon dieu, it is her! And if anyone heard and connected the dots... it's all his fault. Marinette- no, Ladybug- no... Buginette? Well, Buginette, in the meantime (while his brain short-circuited), had fled the scene.
That's when he began to cooperate again. Adrien jumped up, and began to sprint in the direction she had went. He could still hear Alya's screeches of outrage and Nino frantically looking through the rulebook.
He went down the street, surprisingly not heading towards the bakery, and rather closer to the direction of his house and to where The Eiffel Tower was.
"Marinette! Wait! I'm sorry!" He was heaving breaths and his lungs burned, and, wow, she's fast, but he kept going after her.
She eventually stopped before The Eiffel Tower, and he stood next to her as they both gasped for air. She didn't try to struggle away from him, now that she was exhausted.
"M-Marinette," he still had a hard time breathing. "I'm s-sorry. I don't know what I w-was thi-"
"Shut up."
"What?" Did she hate him, now? He hoped not.
"Shut up."
"I-"
"Do you remember this place, Chat?"
He paused. What was she on about? "Well, yeah. This is where we truly defeated our first akuma."
"Yes. We are in the exact spot where you gave me a pep-talk that day, where I gained confidence and learned that I could fix my mistakes fearlessly. It's also where I gained one of my truest friends, because after the words you told me I trusted you more than I had someone my age in a while. And most importantly, it's the spot where I really, really met you. We became actual partners that day, and I knew I wouldn't ever want another Chat with me, ever."
"I agree, M'lady. I'd never want any other to be this cat's partner in crime."
She took a deep breath. She sort of made a face, like she had just bit back her tongue. "And, that's all I wanted to tell you. It's that I have wanted to tell you that you meant a lot to me for so long but I never found the courage to tell you. And after I ran away earlier I didn't want to hurt you. I'm sorry."
"Marinette, it's alright. And, you mean a lot to me, too."
A silence filled the space now, with neither knowing what to say. It wasn't exactly unsettling or awkward, though, they just knew they'd for sure missed first period now.
"So," Adrien began. "I can't believe I didn't realize it was you sooner! You look the exact same, have the same smarts, you are both witty, and creative, and always know what to do!" He gushed. Marinette began to do the same.
The two ended up skipping the rest of class, and walked around Paris for a while. They continued to talk about all the times they should have figured it out, got icecream, and just had a good time. The two heroes had probably felt better than they had in a long time, like the weight of their secret had been taken off their shoulders. And, soon enough, they had become even better friends, and started going out.
A/N: so this is all I can publish this weekend. Sorry :( I had a family member come over so I was busy (she talks A LOT), not to mention the fact that I am still a student, and it is also very chaotic at this point in the school year (especially with competitions and such). Anyways, if you made it all the way down here, thanks for reading. It means a lot, because I really want to improve my writing skills. I'm always open to suggestions, by the way, to make my writing better.