"Go on, give it a try," Cat nudged Marinette. "You silly kitty, people will here me. At least wait until we're inside." Cat had been meowing a new song ever since he'd seen Marinette doing homework on her balcony. She leaned against the balcony railing. "Okay, I'll give it a try."

The look of pure joy across her partner's face was enough to cover her embarrassment. But then one of the notes went sour, and they both fell to giggling. "Let's get some cookies and milk," Marinette suggested. "Before I lose my voice." "Oh, Princess, that would…." Cat coughed and Marinette knew he was trying to cover up more giggles. "that would be a tragedy!" Cat held a hand to his forehead as if the news he bore would be enough to make him faint. Marinette's bluebell eyes sparkled as she flicked his golden bell. "Yeah, but then you would be able to babble to your heart's content if I lost my voice." "True, true. But would still share my cookies with you."

Marinette snorted as she opened the hatch to her bedroom. "As if. Who's paw did I find in the cookie jar last week with cookies crumbs and chocolate chips all over there face?" "Don't blame me your cookies are delicious!"

They bantered like that as they climbed down into Marinette's room and without thinking Marinette took his hand as she led him to the kitchen. "And what do I owe this pleasure?" Cat asked, eyes twinkling. Marinette looked down at their linked hands. "I…" "You don't have to answer now." Marinette opened the lid to the cookie jar and took a cookie stuffing it into his mouth. "Good. Have a cookie!" she spun around to grab one herself and to hide her blushing face.

Oh, chocolate chips, just tell him already! She told herself. Courage. "Cat?" she clapped her hand to her mouth as her adorable kitten had chocolate smeared all over his face. "Never mind, it can wait. Let's get you cleaned up."

As Marinette cleaned him up in the bathroom with a washcloth, she noticed Cat staring at her like he did Ladybug. "I know what your thinking, and I like you too, Marinette."

Marinette never found out what Cat was going to say next, as the next thing she knew he was asleep in her lap. She stroked his fluffy hair, smiling to herself. She had fallen in love with Cat Noir, but first she had to tell him she was Ladybug.

But these special moments were they were just Cat and Marinette were special memories she didn't want to lose. Marinette sighed, pressing a kiss to Cat's forehead. Sometimes it wasn't easy being a Princess or a hero.