Yet another chapter hot of the presses. I've come to find that nearly every chapter I write will be over at least 1000 words minimum, looking over some of my older things I'm almost certain nothing I write is ever short. So if I looks like my chapters go from super long to kind of short it's not cause I'm running out of idea's, I'm just pacing the story in a way that works for both me and the reader.

Also I find myself in need of new Akuma idea's, please pass me a message or review telling me of your idea for an Akuma and why they became as such. Give me power idea's and what not.

And/Or if you'd like give me some idea's of what you'd like to see happen in this story. I'm always open to new idea's. Right now the fanfic is set around fifteen chapters but that can always be more if you guys give me more to work with. Tell me some side otp's or just something you'd like to see happen to whatever character. I'm open to any idea you've got and I'll put them all into consideration.

This isn't the first time I've made an offer like that. Ellie Fenton ended up being 39 chapters thanks to my readers giving me some extra idea's. It was originally going to be about 13 if I recall correctly and none of it is filler. Additional chapters will only fuel the plot. So please don't be shy,the worst that can happen is it doesn't make it in. Review's and messages are more than welcome.

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Sleep was overrated. Who needed something like that anyway? Certainly not two teens that had school in the morning.

Marinette and Adrien had been blissfully asleep when there was a sudden crash across town. Simultaneous groans fell from their lips as they got up and transformed and dove head first into danger. This Akuma was a pain too. Emitting a loud screech that made their ears ring painfully. Because of Cat's sensitive hearing he was at a great disadvantage. What was uncomfortable for Ladybug was brutal for him.

More than once she had to catch his arm or ankle with her yo-yo to pull him out of the way from oncoming attacks. And that wasn't even the worst part. The pain and fighting he could deal with. For his lady he'd brave any enemy. But that wasn't what was slowing him down so much.

It was the rain.

It started storming late into the afternoon and now it was pouring ice water. What was weird was that as Adrien he liked the rain. It made him sleepy but also calm, spring showers were his favorite kind of weather. But Cat Noir was a different story. As soon as he was hit with the water he felt ill. Every inch of him was on edge and he could hardly focus. Of all things to slow him down it had to be that.

His Lady would need him and he was on his knees thanks to a little water.

When Marinette arrived at the scene she hadn't dawned her spots yet. Wanting to preserve energy for the battle she ran in the rain as Marinette, much to Tikki's ire.

"Watch out!" A young man yelled as a car came flying towards her. Before she even had a chance to respond a black blur tackled her aside and pulled them into an alley. Marinette opened her eyes to find herself in the arms of a very wet Cat Noir. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. But you don't look so good. Did you get hurt?" She asked taking a step back to see if he had any injuries. When she found none she looked at him confused.

"I'm fine." He shook his head not letting her worry about him. Taking her hand in his own he placed a small kiss on the back. "No need to worry about me Princess." He grinned at her.

Pulling her hand back he tried not to roll her eyes like she normally would. "It's Marinette, not princess." Crossing her arms over her chest he chuckled softly.

"I know." Cat Noir wanted to kick himself for saying that. He wasn't supposed to know her name, Adrien knew her name not the hero. Oh well too late now. IT was actually hard to see her as the same Marinette given how snarky she was being, it was cute. Regardless it was time to work, he couldn't be seen lazing about in an alley when Ladybug would show up. "You should get out of here, the Akuma is coming. Be safe Princess!" Marinette had of course done as he asked but not for the reasons he thought, Ladybug showing up only seconds later.

"Cat! Get back! I've got this!" She yelled back towards him, snapping him out of his daze, and went to the enemy alone. Moments earlier she summoned her lucky charm, an ipod, and was getting ready to use it. Cat wanted so badly to help but in the end he'd just be in her way. She couldn't do her thing if she was protecting him as well. So as much as it pained him he stayed back.

With her luck and skill she found the perfect use for the item. The Akuma was apparently a member of a band that was meant to play for the city that night but got canceled due to the rain, his attacks were all sound based. Just as the Akuma was ready to attack she jumped up onto a nearby stage and plugged in the ipod to the speakers. Turning everything to max she hit play and covered her ears. The attacking sound clashed with the lucky music and canceled one another out. Without his tunes the Akuma was distraught. Giving Ladybug her chance to attack.

Leaping into the air she kicked him down and tore the headphones off of him. Snapping the tainted object in half she caught the butterfly and let it go just as always. Following that up with a quick Miracle Cure and all was right with the world. But the rain persisted. A deep pained groan pulled her attention back to her partner.

Cat was curled up next to a building trying to stay out of the rain with a small canopy above him. It was hardly working but it was all he could do.

"Cat!" She called running to his side and wrapping her arms around his shivering form. He curled against her, his head on her shoulder as he tried to get warm. The rain really was effecting him. He was cold and felt so sick. "Maybe next time we can get you a hood." She teased trying to brighten his spirit.

"S-sorry I couldn't be more help My L-L-Lady." He stammered out between shivers looking up at her with his bright green eyes. "D-did you see a girl get away?"

Ladybug paused a moment to collect herself. Even when just in passing whenever Cat Noir would end up mentioning her real self she always had to remind herself he didn't know who she was. Which was exactly how she liked it. "Don't worry about her, I spoke to her before coming here. She said you needed my help. We've got to get you dry." She smiled softly down at him but gasped as she heard her stone go off. Cat Noir was in the same boat as his ring beeped again, only one more paw print before he changed back.

"Go." He said forcing himself to sit up and get to his feet. If it wasn't for the wall he knew he'd fall over. "I'll be okay once I change back. I actually like the rain when I'm not dressed up, not good for the leather." He chuckled but it became a serious of coughs. Oh man he had to get home.

"But Cat-" She wanted to make sure he'd be alright. But once she used her lucky charm she had only a few minutes before she changed back. That's how it worked and they both knew it.

"Don't worry about me." Grabbing her hand he placed a small kiss on the back. "I'll see you soon." He grinned. She steeled herself with a breath and nodded.

"Be careful." She said before throwing her yo-yo and swinging off into the night. Once she was out of ear shot he groaned like a kitten denied his cream.

Slumping his shoulders he saw a piece of paper stuck under his shoe. Picking it up he saw it was a drawing of a jacket with lace and designer buttons. The only person this could have been from was Marinette, she must have dropped it. Thinking it over maybe he should invest in a hood. Anything had to be better than this. But either way he had to brave the storm and get home. Time for bed.

Morning came way too soon. Marinette was lucky enough to have the attack close to home so she avoided being out in the rain too long. Cat might not have had such luck. It wasn't like she could just call him whenever either. Man this was all a mess.

"Well at least you didn't get sick." Tikki called out as she munched on her cookies while sitting at her computer desk. "Imagine how much worse school would be if you have a cold as well."

"True. That would be pretty awful." She agreed as she got dressed for the day. It was still lightly raining outside and she dreaded having to go back out into it. "I wonder if Cat Noir is alright..."

"He said he would be. Have faith in him." Tikki flew over and sat herself on Marinette's shoulder. Smiling at her little Kwami she patted her head and picked up her bag. Tikki flew into the hand made purse getting nice and comfy in the soft interior.

She was right. Cat wouldn't lie to her and he was tough. If he said he was going to be alright then she'd believe him. Checking the clock he noted that it was still a bit early but decided to go to school then anyway. Grabbing some hot chocolate in a thermos from her mother on her way out she pulled out her umbrella and started her walk.

What a dreary day it was going to be. Days like this just made her want to sit inside and work on her outfits. Oh well, maybe she'd get some time in to do that later. Wrapping her jacket tight around her, tucking her scarf into place, and holding her umbrella tight she made her way onto school grounds. To her surprise she wasn't the only one there.

Adrian was standing under the over hang in front of the school trying to stay dry. From the dark spots on his pants and sleeves it was clear that wasn't working. Wearing only a small jacket was hardly going to keep him dry. Running over to him, her face flush from the cold she noted that he wasn't looking too well.

It wasn't that he looked bad just... drained. Like there was no life in him. A cough that wracked his frame as she came up and his red nose proved he was sick. All of that and he didn't even have an umbrella.

"Adrien. What are you doing in the rain? You'll get sick." Apparently being worried won out against being nervous. Stepping closer to him she put him under the umbrella as well. It was only once they were closer that she realized... how close they were. Oh man what was she doing?

Adrien was just as shocked as she was. While he was thrilled to find that she wasn't hurt at all from last night this was abnormal for her. It was only yesterday that she wouldn't even get within five feet of him and couldn't say a single thing to him that made sense. Was she really that worried about him getting sick? It was just a little cold from the rain, nothing major. At least that's what he kept telling himself as an excuse to get out of the house before someone could force him into bed for the day. Better to be at school with friends sick than at home alone all day with a cold. It made perfect sense to him.

After getting back from the Akuma attack he'd changed back and took a hot shower to warm up. Taking a few extra minutes to lay out the sketches he'd found on the wet ground on his desk to dry. He felt fine as Adrien. But as Cat Noir he might as well have been dying from how much the rain effected him. In the end he'd been useless to Ladybug and that weighed heavily on him. Sitting at home moping about it wasn't going to make him feel any better. Plagg said as much and Adrien was hard pressed to disagree.

"I left it in the car when I was dropped off." He chuckled rubbing the back of his head feeling a bit like a fool for doing that. "Got caught in the rain a bit last night. It's just a small cough, I'll be alright." Adrien assured her but didn't make a move to step back. He was finally dry under her umbrella and even with the small distance between them he could feel the warmth coming off of her. "You came early again."

"Y-yeah." She nodded feeling bashful for acting so rash towards him. "Oh! Here this will help." She fumbled to reach into her bag and handle the thermos with one hand. Adrien saw what she was trying to do and caught the umbrella before it slipped from her grasp. His kind smile was met with her shy one before she went back to opening the thermos of hot chocolate and pouring him some in the cup. "It's my mom's recipe. Best in town." Man she sounded like someone advertising for the bakery.

Adrien looked at the dark liquid in the cup curiously. A home made drink. He couldn't even remember the last time he had something like that. Yes he could. The last time his mother made it for him. Something so simple was more precious than most teens ever realized. Shaking his head he gently moved the cup back towards her.

"Your mom made it for you. You should have it." Adrien reasoned. Marinette wasn't going to back down. His hand was freezing, the sides of his palm was pressed against he tips of her fingers. He might as well have put ice against her skin.

"I always have plenty left over when she makes some. Better to drink it now before it gets cold." She pushed it back towards him insisting he drink it. Amazing the amount of confidence she had when it came to taking care of someone. Her heart soared when Adrien sighed but gave up and took the offered drink. She smiled as he sipped at the cup and hummed at the flavor. Already she could see the color coming back to his face.

"Thank you Marinette. This is amazing." And just like that she was reminded that she was talking to Adrien and not just another classmate. All of her insecurities came crashing down on her. She'd been so pushy giving him a drink he didn't want, sure it was to warm him up but even still...

"Y-you're... welcome..." She muttered taking back her offered umbrella and ducking her head down.

Adrien couldn't help but feel dishearted at this. They'd made such progress. Marinette was talking to him normally and wasn't all shy a second ago. Did he do something wrong again? Why couldn't Nino be there to give him a hand. As much as he hated to admit it he was a bit socially awkward around others, he'd been home schooled before going to school here. Took over a year of arguing with his father to agree to it and it was the best choice he'd ever made. He wanted to get along with everyone and he wanted them to get along with him. Marinette was no exception.

"Marinette." He couldn't help but feel a bit meek at her little flinch and shy look up at him. "Uh... Well, I-"

"Adrien! Marinette!" They both jumped out of their skin at the familiar voices. Looking over they saw Nino and Alya coming towards them. Alya holding a camera with a big grin on her face and Nino snickering behind his hand with a laptop under his arm.

"Hey guys." Adrien greeted them smoothy. Marinette on the other hand was blushing red as her costume and wondering how long they'd been standing there. Why was Alya smirking like that. Had she... no. She didn't take a picture did she? Why did she even have a camera? What was going on?

"What is-"

"Oh!" Alya cut her off running to her side and hooking their arms together. "Look at the time. Class is about to start!"

"Oh crud!" Nino said looking at his watch and seeing that she was right. Another tarty slip and he'd get a detention for sure. "Let's go man." Not giving him a chance to talk he grabbed his arm and pulled him along into the school.

"So what were you two doing so close under your umbrella?" Alya smirked getting in close to Marinette's personal space.

"N-nothing! It's raining and he didn't have one."

"No it's not."

"What? Yes it-oh..." Marinette moved her umbrella aside and looked up to find a blue sunny sky above them. She didn't eve notice the rain had stopped. Alya's grin made plenty of sense now. Seeing the look of astonishment coming onto her friends face Alya laughed and poked her side. "I didn't... he was... we... arghhh." She cried crouching on the balls of her feet trying to fade from existence from under her umbrella.

Alya was having none of it and pulled it from her hand closing it up and holding it like a cane at her side. Still laughing down at her she teased her a bit goading Marinette into chasing her all the way to class. Both girls were out of breath but made it into the room just before the bell went off. Their teacher didn't seem pleased but let it pass all the same.

Now in class Alya showed some mercy and let off the teasing for now. Marinette was curious as to why her and Nino were giving one another thumbs up right before the class started. Given the two she wouldn't put it past them to be plotting something. Adrien seemed just as curious as he tiled his head with a questioning expression at Nino only to get a chuckle and a shake of his head in return.

But the day progressed all the same. Class after class went by until they finally got to their study period. For this class everyone mostly goofed off and did whatever, not like they'd bother actually studying. Most opted to start work on their art projects. The teacher never bothered to hang around anyway. As such Nino turned around in his chair and sat his laptop on Alya's desk without even asking. Said girl pouted and glared at him for doing as such. Rolling her eyes she handed him the cord to her camera and he plugged it in to get started on whatever they were doing.

Marinette laughed softly at their dynamic, but was quickly distracted by a set of green eyes that had set on her. Blushing brightly she ducked her head a bit and smiled shyly. Adrien again saw how quick her mood changed around him. For a moment he thought she was just nervous around guys or people she didn't know all that well. Nino fell into both of those categories and she wasn't shy around him.

Maybe it was just him. He made her uncomfortable so perhaps he should just keep things professional or something... No! Ladybug said he should just be himself and that was what he was going to do. How Marinette acted earlier was proof that she could act calm around him, now it was just a matter of making it so she could act like that all the time.

"Thanks again." He smiled at her placing the cup to her thermos in front of her on her desk, freshly washed. "It really helped me feel better."

"You sick man?" Nino asked clearly concerned at his friend. Even Alya looked up from her camera to look at the cup curiously. Being her best friend she knew that cup was part of Marinette's thermos. She'd seen her with it more times than she could count on cold days like this.

"No." Adrien shook his head. "I wasn't feeling all that great this morning cause it was cold. Marinette gave me some hot chocolate. I'm doing fine now."

"Got stuck out in the rain huh?" Alya mused and pulled out her phone showing them her Ladyblog. "Cat Noir was a mess last night. Did you guys see?"

Adrien groaned at the recording of him being tossed around like a rag doll and saved by Ladybug. Nino whistled lowly. "He's got it rough. Maybe he doesn't like the rain. He is a cat man after all."

"Not like they can stop the rain for a fight." Marinette muttered as she opened her book to finish a sketch from earlier that day. Alya looked at what she was making and got a brilliant idea.

"I know! How about you make Cat Noir a hood!" All three of her classmates looked at Alya like she was nuts, Marinette in particular. "Come on. A hood would take no time at all and I could post it on my blog. Ladybug and Cat Noir have to be following their own news after all."

"So your plan is to tell them Marinette is going to make Cat Noir a hood?" Adrien asked. It was... actually a good idea. Cat Noir needed a hood and Marinette was a designer after all. She could probably make something amazing for him and as an added plus he'd never have to worry about the rain again. "Have you ever seen him before?" He asked Marinette.

"Uh well... I saw him last night." Marinette shrank back at her friend's accusing glare for not telling her this sooner. "He saved me from an Akuma attack, I'd gotten caught in the rain is all and thought I could just rush home. I ended up dropping some sketches then too." It wasn't a complete lie at least. But she had to admit Alya had come up with a good idea. But there was an issue. How was Cat Noir supposed to get the hood from Marinette without arousing suspicion? Nino saw such a flaw in the plan and asked.

"He's a hero isn't he?" Adrien popped up. "He probably followed Marinette back from the roofs or something to make sure she'd be safe. If not then most everyone know's where their bakery is."

"True, if Cat Noir wanted to find Marinette he probably could." Nino agreed. After a few seconds though he pushed Alya's phone back and looked at Adrien. "Wait. You don't mean the hot chocolate from her bakery right?" Nino's eyes darted to Marinette. "Not that hot chocolate right?"

"After all that you're asking about the drink? Alya sighed shaking her head.

"Y-yes. My mom gives me some in the mornings." Marinette answered Nino.

"Got a problem with hot chocolate?" Alya accused Nino with a glare.

"No! That's the best hot chocolate ever! Seriously I'd drink it every day if I could." He groaned. "You're lucky man." Adrien laughed at his friend's overly dramatic display.

Oh no. Alya had that plotting look on her face. Marinette felt a lead weight in her gut when she smirked at her before leaning forward towards the boys. "How about we all go to the bakery together sometime? Hot chocolate is always on the menu after all and I could go for something sweet."

"Yeah! That sounds awesome." Nino cheered already excited at the idea.

Adrien looked at Marinette and gave her a small smile. "Is that alright Marinette?"

Resisting the urge to frog her best friend as she snickered into her hand next to her she looked into his green eyes. How could anyone possibly say no to that face? It would take a lot of pleading to keep her parents from embarrassing her but now that Alya offered the idea it wouldn't be fair to turn them down. It might have been her home but it was still a bakery and it wasn't unusual for her to see someone she knew from school stopping by to grab breakfast or just a sweet snack.

Alya leaned over nudging Marinette to the side thinking she was stuck in her mute mode like she usually was around Adrien. "Sure it's alright!" No way would she let her best friend miss this chance. Even at her insistence Adrien still turned his attention to Marinette waiting for her answer.

"Y-yeah..." She nodded at them trying to muster some confidence. "It sounds like fun right?" She smiled getting one in return from Adrien and a cheer from Nino.

"Sounds stupid." Of course no moment could go without a problem at the end. Chole had heard their entire conversation and just had to make her opinion heard. Most of those in the class were polite enough to at least pretend they weren't listening but other's were blatantly staring at what was yet another Chole fit. Any time there was something going on that she didn't like she'd either speak up about it or call her Mayor daddy to fix it. Normally speaking your mind was a good thing, but not when every other word is putting someone else down and loudly bragging about whatever was going on in her life. "It's just hot chocolate. Anyone can get that."

Getting up from her seat she stepped over to Adrien and wrapped her arms around his paying no mind to how he tried to lean away from her. She rested her head on his shoulder and batted her overly make uped eye's at him. Marinette felt like getting violent. No matter who it is you do not insult her family's recipes and then throw yourself at her crush like that. Adiren felt so uncomfortable it was maddening. Chole had no sense of personal space unless it was her own. But he was too polite to push her back.

"Why don't you come over to my place? My latte machine makes hot chocolate's to die for." She batted her eyes at him again making him think she had something in her eyes. "Much better than whatever swill you can get at some crummy bakery."

"Hey!" Marinette slammed her hands on her desk as she stood up. Full of fire she glared down at Chole, who was standing a level lower than her. Other students were now watching in awe, the quiet Marinette looked like she was about to start a fight. "You don't get to insult my family's bakery like that. You've never even been there!"

"Yeah!" Alya backed her up crossing her arms over her chest. "If you read anything other than a fashion magazine you'd know they are rated in the top five best bakeries in all of Paris. Nothing there is crummy."

Chole glared at them both like they were flies. How could they dare to speak up to her like that? She was the mayor's daughter after all. "Like I'd ever waste my time in a place like that."

"Chole that's not nice." Adrien pulled her arms off of him and stood up collecting his books. Chole looked at him confused as he moved out into the isle and held out his hand towards Marinette. "Let's go work in the library. We need to figure out what we are doing for the project."

Marinette looked from Adrien's eyes to his hand like it was a fabrication of her own mind. This was not really happening. But wait he was smiling at her and waiting. What should she do? Oh man this was too much. But thankfully her best friend was there to save the day. Alya discretely reached over from under the desk and gave her leg a hard pinch. With a small yelp Marinette jumped out of her seat glaring at her friend who just waved at her with a smile. Looking at Adrien again she smiled bashfully and gathered her books.

Taking his hand she felt like she was a princess walking on air. She didn't even hear what Chole was saying as they left the classroom together hand and hand. Squeezing her books to her chest she kept glancing at the ground and their joined hands. It really felt like some kind of dream. Looking up she saw Adrien looking back at her making her pause.

"Sorry about what Chole said."

"Huh?" Oh right. Chole said some Chole like things back there. "Oh that... It's not your fault."

"Even still, it's not fair to you. She doesn't know what she was talking about." He assured her. "I hope you don't mind if we still go to there sometime."

"No! I mean yes... I mean.." Marinette sighed shaking her head to try and get her thoughts in order. "Everyone really seems to want to go so it's fine with me." She smiled. Trying to move her hand to brush her hair back she notice that she couldn't. Looking down she found that Adrien was still holding her hand.

They both stared at their joined hands for a few seconds before looking up at one another. In a split second they both let go feeling embarrassed. They'd just had an entire conversation while holding hands in the hall.

"A-anyway we should work on our project right?" Adrien quickly brought up trying to help them both move past the awkward air around them. Marinette nodded and couldn't help but giggle softly. He nearly reached out to take her hand again when he realized what he was doing and stopped. It was weird, they only just recently started talking and it felt so normal to hold hands.

Whatever was going on he wasn't entirely sure he wanted to stop it from progressing. Marinette was like minded.

And the LadyNoir intensifies!

Just so no one is confused 'to frog' someone is when you punch them in the leg but rather than using a flat fist the middle finger is pushed out further than the other digits. As such it basically stabs into the nerve and makes the leg go numb for a second when punched in the thigh. It's called 'frogging' cause no matter how hard you try not to when you get frogged you jump from the sudden pain.

Physical comedy is the best comedy lmao

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