The morning broke.
A golden hue shimmered across the east and lit everything it touches. The sun, that brightened up the city more and more, woke up the birds. The chirping of them sounded like singing and laughing. The last shadows of the night were leaving and the city of love was lit up by the beautiful and bright light the sun created. The birds, now fully awake, already flying by, talking to another. One of the loudest ones landed at a slightly opened window of Marinette´s room, unfortunately waking Chat up. Covering his head with the sheets, he tried to block the bird and sun away. Unfortunately to no avail.
He needed to stand up.
As he uncovered himself he noticed that he wasn´t laying in his room. Panic overtook him before he recognized the environment and calmed down. Well, what a pleasant start of the day. Sitting up on the chaise, which now was transformed into a bed apparently, he began to let his thoughts go to the night before. A little smile adorned his face. Remembering the sweetness and kindness of Marinette, who let him stay. He hadn´t meant to go to Marinette, really he hadn´t! But his mind was blanked out, because of the hunger and tiredness and the thing that happened. Not three days ago. He quickly shook his head to get the memory out of him. Unfortunately his fall from yesterday hadn´t left just a little bruise.
Ouch! This isn´t good. I´m going to get a headache with every step I take.
He thought to himself holding his head in one hand. Looking up at Marinette´s bed, he saw it empty, with the blankets neatly folded. With a confused expression he looked around the room, trying to find the bluenette. But she wasn´t there. Shortly after he decided to stand up and continue the search downstairs, he heard something fall and broke.
"Marinette what are you doing. You´re so clumsy!"
Someone said to herself. He quickly recognized the voice as Marinette´s and began running downstairs, worrying about her being hurt. After he arrived at the kitchen he saw her kneel on the floor cleaning something. As he watched closer he recognized the broken pieces as a plate. He sighed a breath of relieve after he saw that Marinette was fine. He waited patiently before interrupting. He didn´t want to scare her and drop the plate again. When he knew that the coast was clear he began to speak up.
"Good morning, Purrincess."
He said with a smirk. Marinette whirled around, shocked about Chat suddenly appearing out of nowhere.
So it was true. Marinette thought. Cat´s really have velvet paws.
"M-Morning Chat Noir."
Marinette stuttered out with a hint of red across her cheeks. After she regained her composure she smiled kindly at him, not knowing what to say or to do. Chat repeated the smile while looking around the room. Only now he recognized the table full of sweets, fruit, bread and croissants. He looked at the sight in shock, saliva slowly forming in his opened mouth. After some seconds he needed to close his mouth or he would have drooled all over the floor. Marinette in the meantime stood awkwardly beside him. Not knowing why he would stare. After some time, and more saliva that filled his mouth, Chat slowly remembered where he was and what he should do. Trying to forget the sweets and treats, which smell tried to lure him over, he locked at Marinette, slowly stuttering some words out.
"Y-You made all of … this?"
Marinette nodded looking away shyly, not knowing if this was bad or good.
"Well, if you don´t like it you don´t have to…"
She said, but was cut off by him.
"What are you saying? This is the best breakfast I´ve ever seen in my entire life! Did you make the treats all by yourself?"
She nodded again shyly.
"Since mom and dad are out of town, I open up the shop on Mondays to Saturdays. Mostly in the morning and then the second time in the afternoon. So I make some of the fresh bread and sweets early in the morning."
She looked slowly at him again. This time with more self-confidence.
"So you stood up early? You could have woke me up. I could have helped you."
"Yes, but you looked so peaceful and you were so tired the last night, so I thought I would let you sleep. Besides you don´t need to do that. I´m perfectly fine with it."
He looked at her stunned.
Blinking a few times before continuing, "Of course I need to do that! I´m so happy that you´ll let me stay here, so I wanna help you with all I can. I owe it to you."
"Chat you don´t owe me anything."
She said smiling, chuckling a little bit and shaking her head. Chat just looked a little confused, but he didn´t change his opinion.
"I´ll help you. If you like it or not. It´s the least I can do."
Crossing his arms, he looked serious at Marinette, which giggled a little.
"Ok kitty, if you insist. Come on. You don´t want to miss breakfast do you?"
She said smiling and getting a new plate, since she broke the other one. Chat already ran to the table and sat there hungrily, but he waited for Marinette, like a gentleman should do. After they both sat at the table they began to eat.
Fife whole minutes passed and both didn´t say anything. They just cut fruits or munched on some sweets from the bakery. Both of them thinking about something to talk about, but they came to no result. Marinette needed to think about yesterday evening again. Smiling a little while doing so. Her smile faltered quickly when she came to a specific point of their conversation. She looked at Chat sadly, who stuffed his mouth with another croissant.
"Do you really think that I only think of you as a joking sidekick?" She said concerned and with sadness in her voice.
The apple, that she hold mere seconds ago, now laying on the plate. He looked up surprised and confused.
Why would she bring up such a topic?
"Well, umm … you see … I think everyone thinks it, Soooo…"
"Why do you think people think that?" She said even sadder.
"Ladybug IS the important part of the team and so I think it is not that big of a deal."
He shrugged and wanted to go back to eating, before a hand took his wrist and he looked up again.
"YOU ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS LADYBUG IS, SO DON´T THINK OTHERWISE! WITHOUT YOU SHE COULDN´T FIGHT AGAINST THE AKUMAS! YOU ARE A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE TEAM AND NOT A SIDEKICK!"
She screamed sad and angry at him, making the things on the table quiver slightly. Seeing the shocked Chat before her eyes, she quickly regained herself and sat back on her chair, letting go of Chat´s wrist. His arm still standing in the position she hold him.
"I-I´m sorry. I didn´t mean to scream at you. But you shouldn´t think of yourself that low. It makes me angry to see you thinking that you´re not important. You´re just as important."
He still looked at her shocked. Trying to process what actually happened. But his headache was standing him in the way of thinking clearly. After some seconds passed with an awkward silence, Chat´s ring made itself noticeable with a beeping noise. Fighting with his brain to actually get something out of his mouth, he shakily tried to say something.
"I-I … umm I to need … detransform. To bathroom … I´m … yeah."
He stuttered out and jumped up. He quickly got into the bathroom. Firstly he detransformed and gave Plagg his cheese like he was some kind of robot. Still having the same shocked expression on his face like the one before. Plagg just rolled with the eyes and ate his cheese, saying nothing until he finished.
"Adrien calm down. It´s not like she confessed her undying love for you. And close your mouth. I think the flies already fly towards you."
Adrien closed it. He slowly was able to think rational again and study the whole situation.
"Why is she thinking so highly of me?"
Was the first one out of million questions that filled his mind right now.
"Kid do I look like Jesus to you? How should I know?"
"I don´t know." Adrien whined bringing his hands to his head.
"Why are you overreacting? Just tell here thank you or something."
"Yes, that would be helpful. Plagg, claws out!"
He said and Plagg got sucked back into the ring mumbling something like ´thank god` or so.
After Chat ran into the bathroom, Marinette had a small breakdown.
Why did you need to scare him like this?! Oh Marinette, you´re so dumb and clumsy and good for nothing.
Thinking about the whole situation, Marinette was holding her head in her hands, covering her eyes. She actually didn´t thought about it until now.
Did I really missed him saying it last night? Why didn´t I notice it before? I didn´t think I could become such as dumb as Chloe! Ok Marinette calm down. You´re overreacting. I just hope that he´s not scared of me, because I screamed at him.
After some time of rambling many thoughts in her head she heard the door to the bathroom being opened and closed again. Looking in the direction of the bath, she expected to see a still shocked and maybe scared cat in front of it. But Chat was smiling at her kindly and went back to the table. After sitting down he looked her deep into the eyes and began to speak.
"Sorry that I looked like that. I´m just not used to being praised in that way. But thank you Mari, for thinking so highly of me. I didn´t thought anyone liked the silly Chat Noir."
He said laughing a little bit at the end. Marinette smiled kindly back after he finished and sighed.
"I still can´t believe that anyone ignores you. You´re a very kind and cool person if you want to." She winked at the last sentence.
"But at one thing I must agree. You are very silly."
Marinette laughed a little bit and Chat chuckled along as well. They both sighed after they finished laughing and went back to eating. This time they talked and laughed more.
Eventually they finished the breakfast and together they cleaned the table and put the dishes into the dishwasher. Their finishing product was a perfectly clean kitchen. After they admired their work a little bit they decided to go back upstairs.
"Well, what do we wanna do?"
Asked Marinette while chat folded his blanket and put it back on the chaise.
"I don´t know. Do you have any board games?"
Marinette thought for a moment. "Yes! Their downstairs in the living room. Wait here, I fetch them."
She said happily and ran downstairs, only to arrive in her room some seconds later. They both played maybe two or three whole hours and tried every game the Dupain-Cheng´s had to offer. After they finished every game, both of them eventually got boring and so Marinette but the box with the games back downstairs.
"Have you any idea what we could do now?" Chat asked bored.
He loosed at most of the games the two of them were playing. His patience was gone.
"Hmm." Marinette thought a little.
"If you wouldn´t be such a grumpy cat, we could play Ultimate Mega Strike Three." Marinette said to him giggling in the process.
"That sounds great!"
Chat said and both of them sat in front of her computer. Fortunately for Marinette, she removed all pictures from Adrien and she changed her computer background when Chat still was asleep. She didn´t wanted to have any awkward conversation about it. So they played half an hour until Chat gave up. He was losing, of course.
"Urgh, you´re too good at everything. Playing with you isn´t so funny."
"Hey!" Marinette interrupted.
"I can´t do anything about it. Sorry but I´m just a natural talent."
She said and arrogantly closed her eyes and took her head up. Like Chloe would do it. They both began to laugh furiously and couldn´t stop.
Chat, still laughing said, "But it´s true. You´re very good at that."
Marinette blushed a little at that and uttered a small ´thank you`. After they regained they wanted to play another round, but they were stopped by a sudden ringing noise. Marinette, knowing exactly who it was, quickly jumped up and tried to shove Chat outside the window.
"Marinette what´s wrong?" He said concerned.
"You need to get out of here! That´s Alya! I forgot that she´s coming today!"
Chat nodded and said before jumping out of the window, "I´ll see you at 15 pm."
Marinette nodded and watched Chat leaping away before she heard the doorbell ringing again.
It´s a smaller Cliffhanger this time, if it actually is one. XD
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