"Are you very popular?" Marinette asked Chat Noir. He was sitting on her balcony, and she was doing her best to figure out who he was.
"I don't see myself that way, but most people would consider me popular," he answered and jumped down from the railing. Marinette laughed softly when he came and sat down in front of her chair. He looked way too much like a patient cat. Marinette couldn't help but laugh.
"We have to go on patrol soon, Chat," she reminded him. Marinette stood up out of her chair, and she headed to her room to get Tikki. Chat followed her obediently with a sigh.
Chat Noir frowned and flopped dramatically onto a chair in her room. "I don't wanna," he whined. Marinette chuckled.
"You're being overly dramatic today," she noted. Chat just smiled.
"That's only because I want to spend more time with milady," he shot back with a wink. Marinette rolled her eyes, but she couldn't keep herself from smiling.
"Tikki, spots on!" Marinette shouted. Chat Noir smiled when he saw her become Ladybug. It was easy to be comfortable with the mask he already knew.
"Ready to patrol, milady?" Chat Noir asked. Marinette nodded and the two took off to the Effiel Tower. Of course, they'd barely gotten there when they spotted another akumatised villain ransacking the town.
"That's...interesting," Ladybug squeaked. The newest villain was made entirely of water. It was turning everything it touched into a body of water that simply stayed frozen in place but untouchable.
"How are we supposed to beat something like this?!" Chat Noir groaned. The two of them didn't have much time to think before they had to hurry to follow the akuma victim into a building.
The girl seemed to be crying in everything that she did. She didn't even seem to be causing harm on purpose. Ladybug and Chat Noir tried to keep her occupied, but there was only so much slashing and throwing they could do with a baton and a yo-yo.
"Uh, milady, not to purressure you, but now would be a good time to use that lucky charm," Chat Noir called nervously.
Ladybug nodded. "Lucky charm!" A key fell from the air into her hands. "What am I supposed to do with this? This is even weirder than normal," she grumbled.
Chat Noir jumped over a blast of water from the akumatized girl. "I don't know, but figure it out soon, milady?"
Ladybug scanned the room for an answer, and the only thing that lit up was a door. The pieces clinked into place in her head.
"Chat!" Ladybug shouted and ran over there. She made a sign with her hand to show him that he needed to run in as soon as she opened it. Chat nodded in recognition.
Ladybug yanked the door open, and Chat ran in to lure the akuma. The girl ran after him, but the second she ran in she froze. Literally. The room Ladybug had unlocked was the freezer of he building, and the girl's teardrop shaped necklace gleamed.
Ladybug took the necklace off and broke it, revealing the akuma. She de-evilized the little butterfly and waved as it flew away. With a toss of the key, she reset everything back to normal.
"Pound it," she said in unison with Chat as she fistbumped him. The girl shook her head and sat up.
"What happened?" she said groggily. Chat helped her up.
"You were akumatized," he explained, and the girl looked down sadly.
"I'm so sorry," she apologized. "My best friend and I got into a huge fight, and he just left and walked away. I started crying, and I must've been akumatized." The girl pulled her knees up to her chest, but she quickly recovered and stood up.
"Thank you both. I don't know what I would've done if I'd really hurt someone," she smiled. Ladybug and Chat Noir nodded to her and left. The two met back up at the Eiffel Tower.
"Hey, Marinette?" Chat said softly. He looked at the other superhero and smiled. "Don't give up on another crush simply because of me. I'd prefer to fairly beat the competition," he laughed. Chat was thinking back to what Marinette had told him as Adrien in the classroom. "I want to win your heart regardless of the mask." Chat gently took Ladybug's hand, and to his surprise, she didn't pull away.
"What's your favorite food?" Ladybug asked suddenly. Chat Noir blinked. That wasn't what he'd been expecting her to say. It took him a second to remeber the game that they were playing.
"My favorite food is macaroons," he answered simply. Ladybug nodded and smiled down at her hands.
"No wonder you're so sweet," she joked with a blush. Chat Noir just laughed. The two stood in silence while Marinette tried to think of who he could be. More importantly, when she found out who he was, would she choose Chat Noir...or Adrien?
All she knew was that standing here holding his hand, she felt at home. Ladybug's eyes widened. It can't be, she thought to herself. The beginnings of an idea began to take place in her mind, and the more she thought about it, the more accurate it seemed.
"Are you okay?" Chat Noir asked her. She'd become shaky and shocked, like she'd seen a ghost. Ladybug looked up at him. If she was right, then she was a huge idiot. How could she have not know who Chat Noir really was?
No way, she thought, there's no way he's...
Thank you sooooo much for all of the kind reviews. I'm sorry that this chapter is a little short. I was trying to write a sort of filler chapter just to try and get inspired for what I'm going to do next. I've had a ton of work to do lately, and my sleep and happiness have both been lacking lately. I was feeling a little better today, so I finished this one up for you. Thank you for your patience, and I promise I'll do my best to update more soon. Love you~Magine