"Milady, are you okay?" Chat Noir asked worriedly. Ladybug just continued to look at Chat Noir, and quietly whispered the order for Tikki to detransform.
"I th-think I figured out who you are," Marinette stuttered. "So I'm going to do this without the mask."
Chat Noir nodded and sat down. "Go ahead."
"You're obviously blond haired and green eyed. You're kind and you radiate like the sun to everyone around you." Marinette stood up and touched the edges of his mask. "You show love and bravery and every other wonderful trait of humanity. You're the best guy in my class, and I can't believe I didn't notice this sooner. The only guy who could compare to you is you...Adrien Agreste." Chat Noir smiled.
"Claws off, Plagg," he whispered. Marinette felt the black mask slip away from underneath her hands. Plagg laughed.
"It took you long enough to figure it out," Plagg chuckled. "I mean sure you can't really tell who the other is because of the magic, but still..." Tikki just glared at Plagg.
"They can't help it, you silly cat," she grumbled. Tikki tried to insult him, but she wasn't very good at that.
"Um, can the two of us talk for a second...alone?" Adrien asked the two kwamiis. Tikki smiled and dragged Plaggoff so the two of them could talk.
"I'm sorry," Adrien said. "I didn't mean to figure out who you are. I know you wanted to keep things a secret," he apologized. Marinette just laughed.
"Silly kitty, we both know I can be quite crazy at times. Judging from our kwamiis' reactions, I don't think I had much to worry about in the first place. Honestly, I was slightly worried it would knock us out of sink, or you might have hated the real me," she admitted and shrugged sheepishly. "I can't help that sometimes I react before I let myself think."
Adrien gently took her hand. "I think that just adds to your charm, milady," he laughed. Marinette blushed.
"There's something that I've been meaning to do for a while now," Marinette laughed nervously. "I think that right now would be the perfect time."
Adrien titled his head. "What is it, milady?" he asked. Marinette looked up at met his eyes.
"This," she whispered. In the spance of a second, she laced her arms around his neck and pulled him forward to him. It was short, sweet, and maybe a little awkward. Neither of them cared a bit. All that mattered is that they finally got to be together in a way that didn't require any sacrifices.
"What does this mean for us?" Adrien asked. Marinette shrugged and brushed his bangs out of his eyes.
"It means that we're partners, just like we've always been. Now, Marinette and Adrien are partners and not just Chat Noir and Ladybug," she answered.
"You two might be the most adorable Chat Noir and Ladybug in centuries," Tikki giggled. Marinette and Adrien spun around to see their two kwamiis sitting there watching them.
"We asked you to excuse us for a minute," Adrien groaned. Plagg shrugged.
"We came back after a minute," he said simply. Tikki and Marinette started laughing, and Tikki flew over to rest on Marinette's shoulder.
"Our silly kitties," Tikki chuckled. Marinette nodded and smiled happily. Adrien couldn't keep being upset after he saw how happy she was.
Of course, the moment had to be ruined. A loud roar sounded from the other side of town, and the two superheros sighed.
"Duty calls," Tikki said. Marinette and Adrien both called for them to transform, and they were soon standing there as the two superheros of Paris.
"Don't forget, we're still a team. Things don't have to be awkward just because of this," Ladybug reminded him nervously.
"Don't worry, milady. If anything, I think it'll be easier to work as a team now," Chat Noir replied with a wink.
It didn't take them long to reach the spot where the newest akuma was. The newest akuma was, however, a ten foot tall panther. It's only goal seemed to be to cause as much havoc and destruction as possible.
Chat Noir seemed confused as the followed the panther, trying to find some way to slow it down. With the animal causing so much destruction already, there didn't seem to be any practical use for his cataclysm. Ladybug motioned for Chat Noir to meet her on a rooftop as they barely managed to save a woman from under the panther's paws.
"I've got an idea," she told him,"and we may not even have to use our extra abilities." Chat Noir yawned.
"That's good. It's too late for Hawkmoth to be sending us akumas," he grumbled. Ladybug laughed and ruffled his ears.
"Just cover me," she ordered. Ladybug swung her yo-yo so that she landed on the pather's back. ChatNoir watched nervously until he figured out what she was doing. She was petting the panther behind the ears, exactly where he knew it was the most effective. The panther let out a sleepy purr, and slowly lied down on the grown.
When the panther uncurled its paw, there was a small blue and white night cap in it. Marinette picked it up and ripped it in half, releasing the akuma.
"Bye bye, little butterfly," she waved after clensing the akuma. Chat Noir met her on the ground to give her a fist bump after she threw the night cap into the air.
"I think that we can afford to go and get some sleep tonight," Chat Noir said happily. Ladybug sighed gratefully.
"I'll see you at school tomorrow, kitty?" Ladybug asked. Chat Noir nodded and winked.
"Count on it, bugaboo," he replied. The two superheros took off and went back to their homes, the night's events completely exhausting the two heros.
Not much more left in this now! I'm sorry for the inconsistency, but IB work has really been slowing me down. I'm not really happy with this chapter, but I really wanted to get over my writer's block. Thanks for all of your wonderful comments and support. Until next time!~ Magine