Alright! Sorry this chapter took so long! I've been fishing through so many ideas, and I'm glad it's finally up. I'm trying to sort through all of my ideas, and get through a new school without any friends :), but I'm making it work. These stories are like my children that brighten my life, along with all of you. Thank you all! Enjoy! ~Magine
This wasn't good. Alarm bells were going off in Marinette's head. There was no way she was going to transform back into Marinette with Chat Noir in the room.
"Don't look!" Marinette shouted as light enveloped them both. The two superheroes were still suspended in the air back to back.
"Milady?" Chat Noir whispered. "What do we do now?" Ladybug didn't respond, and Chat was about to get her attention again, when he heard her sniff.
"L-ladybug? Are you okay?" he said worriedly.
He felt Ladybug shake her head from behind him.
"I was supposed to be on a date with a guy I really like. I'm just tired of this job taking away the time I have to sleep, always making me late, and screwing up my personal life. I love it, but it's driving me crazy." Marinette didn't know what had happened. The words had just spilled out all at once.
Chat Noir couldn't help feeling a little sad when she talked about having a date, but he reminded himself that he was on one too. Chat felt the air around his hand until he managed to find Ladybug's hand.
"It's going to be okay, Ladybug. No guy would be idiotic enough to let you go." He squeezed her hand softly. "I promise to do whatever I can do to help you get some of your time back," he assured her.
Ladybug smiled. "Thanks. I guess the worst part about this was that my date got stolen by Volpina," she laughed. Chat Noir froze.
There's no way, Adrien thought to himself. Ladybug is Marinette. They're one and the same. He didn't have time to keep thinking, because the exhausted kawamii managed to pick themselves up off of the floor.
"Thank goodness!" Ladybug exclaimed."Tikki, there's a cookie in my bag down there!" Tikki nodded and retrieved the cookie from Marinette's bag. Plaggwas already eating some of the popcorn from behind the movie counter.
"It's not camembert, but it's pretty good," Plagg said happily.
"Your kawami is so adorable," Ladybug giggled. Plagg smiled and flew over in front of Marinette.
"See, someone appreciates my charm," Plagg said to Chat Noir. Tikki frowned at him.
"Plagg, you know we shouldn't know who each other's masters are," Tikki complained. Plagg just laughed.
"We already knew, didn't we?" Plagg asked rhetorically. "It is pretty obvious." Tikki sighed, but she couldn't keep from smiling.
"Fine, but I still get a look at your master." Tikki flew around in front of Adrien and laughed. "It was pretty obvious," she agreed.
"You two have met before?" Ladybug asked and Plagg nodded.
"Of course, we've known each other for thousands of years," he said like it should've been obvious.
"It has been a while since we've been out and spoken like this," Tikki said a little sadly. Plagg laughed a little.
"It doesn't change the fact that I'm here whenever you need me," he said a little shyly.
Ladybug laughed.
"I think it's time for us to change back," she told the two kawamii. Plagg and Tikki nodded,
and the two heroes both called out their respective phrases.
"One problem, bugaboo, we're still stuck," Chat Noir laughed. Ladybug started looking around.
"If we can find the end of the yo-yo and get it unstuck then the rest should come apart," she explained. Chat Noir happened to find the end of the yo-yo and pulled the string.
The string unraveled in a matter of seconds and left the two of them to tumble to the floor.
Ladybug hurriedly stood up and brushed herself off.
"I'm going to go check on Adrien and see if he made it home," Ladybug said worriedly before taking off. Chat Noir just un transformed into Adrien and stared at Plagg.
"Plagg, we sort of have a problem," Adrien said to the small floating cat. "Something Ladybug said tipped me off to who she is," he confessed.
"Well, then, who do you think she is?" Plagg asked. Adrien looked down at the floor.
"Ladybug is Marinette," he whispered. Plagg smiled and flew onto Adrien's shoulder.
"Don't worry. Ladybug and Chat Noir always find out who each other is. It always happens. The hard part will be breaking it to her," Plagg informed him.
"Oh crap! I almost forgot! I need to be home by the time Marinette gets there," Adrien yelped. He quickly transformed in Chat Noir and took off towards his house.
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Ladybug hopped through the window of Adrien's room. Of course, Chat Noir had already arrived shortly before her. He turned on the shower so it sounded like he was in the bathroom.
Ladybug sighed. He's in the shower, so he's safe, she thought to herself. Chat Noir came in through the open window behind her.
"Is the civilian safe, Bugaboo?" Chat Noir asked in his usually flirty tone. To Ladybug, IT seemed almost...sadder than usual?
"Yeah, he's okay," Ladybug assured him. "Are you alright, Chat? You seem a little troubled." Chat Noir just smiled.
"Trust me, milady, I'm just purrfect," he pinned. Ladybug didn't believe him for a second, but she ruffled his hair and smiled.
"Alright, Chat. We should probably both be heading out for patrol," she said reluctantly.
ChatNoir shook his head. "I assured you that I'd start taking more patrols to give you some of your life back," he reminded her. Honestly, he didn't think he could face her while still knowing who she was.
"Thankyou, kitty," she saidgratefully. Chat Noir hopped on the windowsill with a wave.
"Bye, Marinette," hecalled and went off to patrol. It took both him and Marinette a few seconds to realize what happened.
Ladybug bit her lip, and her eyes went wide in shock. She barely saw anything around her, and her heart started to beat faster.
Did he just call me Marinette?