AN: Hey there guys, it's Aiden. I was so happy with response to the first chapter. I couldn't be happier with the fact that you all decided to read this. I will try and update this regularly depending on how life and metal illnesses premit. Please be patient with me and thank you so much for reading

DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything Miraculous Ladybug related, I just really love them.

The first thing that Chat noticed when he woke up that he head was resting on Marinette's chest, the second thing he realized was that it was morning, and the third the he realized was that he was currently Adrien and not Chat Noir. Panicking slightly, he began to slowly and carefully pull away from Marinette; he had no idea how he would explain to the girl what was going on if she were to wake up right now. He managed to slip away from the girl without waking her but he wasn't in the clear yet; he still had to find Plaag and find somewhere for him to transform back. He spotted the lazy black Kwami drifting lazily out of something on Marinette's desk.

Adrien frowned out him, knowing he would have to scold the cat for going through things that weren't his when they weren't in danger of revealing a huge secret to one of his classmates and good friends. He silently motioned for the Kwami to follow him up the ladder MArinette had in her room that led to the roof top balcony that she had. He made his way up the ladder, cringing slightly every time it creaked slightly under the pressure he put on it. Finally, he made it to the safety of the balcony, closing the hatch behind him.

"Plaag, you really shouldn't be going through Mari's things like that." Adrien scolded quietly, still fearing that he might wake Marinette up and blow his cover; although for as many times as she overslept and missed the beginning of school these past years, it was obvious that she was a pretty heavy sleeper. Plaag shrugged, not wanting to tell Adrien what he was actually doing so he didn't blow a secret that wasn't his to tell. "Let's just transform back so that Mari doesn't wake up and get suspicious as to why I'm suddenly gone." He said before calling Plaag back into the transform.

He made his way back down the ladder, grateful to find MArinette still sound asleep. He went and stood at the end of her bed, watching her. He thought about how far their friendship had come; not just her and Chat but her and Adrien as well. He thought about how she yelled at him the first time they met; he smiled at that thought. It was actually relieving when she yelled at him. She wasn't trying to impress him because he was the son of the famous Gabriel Agreste, she wasn't trying to win him over for the chance of fame or anything. She genuinely didn't know who he was and got mad at her. He watched the gentle rise and fall of Marinette's chest, thinking about how absolutely amazing she was; she was just as amazing as Ladybug but so different from her. Where Marinette lacked the strength and confidence of Ladybug, she made up for it will her friendliness and care for all those around her. Chat knew that he would never have to worry about fighting Marinette as an akumatized villain because she was so positive and cheery all the time.

He snapped out of his daze when he hear Marinette's groan quietly, quickly moving so that he was seated next to her so it looked like he had just woken up. She rolled towards the cat hero, her eyelids fluttering open gently. "Chat? How long have you been up? Why didn't you get me up?" She asked, still clearly not fully awake. Her half asleep tone was so unbearably adorable that it left Chat speechless for a second. "Hello? Earth to kitty." She said, waving her hand in from of his face

"I wasn't up too long, Princess. I didn't want to wake you just yet though; you seemed awfully tired." He said, finally coming to his senses and acting like nothing had happened. Marinette stared at the boy's face again; the bruise on his cheek much darker now. Looking at it still made her sick to her stomach, thinking about what kind of monster would strike their own child like that. She knew he had to have been lying about how long he had been up as well. His detransformation woke her up last night, luckily; she caught herself before seeing his identity and forced herself back to sleep. He had to have gotten up a little while ago to transform back, but she wasn't about to let Chat know that she had extensive knowledge of how the miraculouses worked.

"You could have gotten me up, I'm sure it couldn't have been too much fun just sitting there while I slept." She said softly, finding herself staring into his brilliant green eyes. Green eyes that always seemed so fun and full of excitement. "How's your cheek feeling?" She asked, finally tearing her gaze away from his eye. Chat as slightly disappointed when she looked away. He loved gazing into her bright blue eyes; it was almost like staring into Ladybug's eyes.

"I'm fine, my princess. Trust me, I have had way worse than just a little bruise on my cheek." He said, which wasn't a lie. Being a superhero and being tossed around all the time took a toll on his body; plus it wasn't the physical pain of the bruise that was hurting him at this point, it was the mental. This wasn't the first time his father had laid his hands on him and it probably wasn't the last, but there was something about last night that really bothered him; it was like he knew that he was going to see Marinette and he wanted to prevent that, Chat shook the thought away; now wasn't the time to be suspicious of his father's behaviour.

"I know but still, size aside, it can't be good for you mentally to have your father hit you like that." She said softly, reaching up and touching the bruise softly. Chat almost told her that he was used to that sort of thing but caught himself before he spilled the beans,

"Don't worry about me." He said softly. The girl sighed quietly but gave in, knowing that Chat was horribly stubborn. She stretched herself and sat up, wishing that she could get a few more hours of sleep, but knowing that her mother would be up here anytime know, bothering her about getting up and coming and helping in the bakery. She touched his face again, wishing he knew what was going on in that head of his.

"Just remember that you can alway talk to me about anything." She said softly. Chat smiled at her, leaning into her touch. Marinette was a painfully good friend to him; it was no wonder everyone seemed to like her so much. He caught himself staring at her again; the fullness of her lips, the way her hair rested just above her shoulders when it was down, the brightness of her blue eyes. Chat couldn't recall any time he had seen eyes bluer than hers, except for maybe Ladybug's. He found himself leaning his face closer to hers until their foreheads touched. Marinette blushed slightly, the proximity of his face flustering her slightly.

She could feel his warm breath gently breeze across her face as she stared into his piercing green eyes; he was annoyingly cute up close. Marinette felt herself inch her face slightly closer to his, suddenly wondering what his lips felt like. She sucked on a breath and moved forward a bit more.

"Marinette? Are you awake yet? We need your help downstairs." Her mother called from her door. Marinette jumped away from Chat, her heart racing as she feared her mom would open the trapdoor and discover that she was alone in her room with a boy. Chat watched her, slightly disappointed that they had been interrupted.

"Uh, yeah mom, I'm up. Just let me get dressed and then I will be right down, I promise." She called back before jumping up from her bed. She heard her mother go back down the stairs and started scrambling around her room in search for something to wear. She knew that if she didn't get down there soon that her mother would most definitely come into her into her room and the last thing she wanted to explain was why the famed superhero Chat Noir was currently sitting in her bed. Chat watch the girl frantically get herself together, wondering if this is what she looked like when she was late for school in the morning. He knew that it was time for him to get out of Marinette's way. He got up off the bed and walked over to her.

"I'll see you later, Mari." He said softly as she stopped her frantic movements for a moment. Moving quickly before he lost the courage, Chat bent down some and gave her a quick kiss before quickly getting out of her room. Marinette stood froze in place, her lips tingling slightly as Chat left. She could feel her face burning as she forced herself to finish getting ready

Chat couldn't believe that he had actually kissed Marinette. He got a few rooftops away from the Dupain-Cheng bakery before stopping to catch his thought. His face burned red as well as he thought about how incredibly soft her lips were; he couldn't stop smiling. He stared at the bakery for a little longer before heading back home, definitely planning on coming back for more tonight.

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