Summary: Nino recives an unsual guest. From the "Cuddles" promt.
"Cats are Cuddle Masters"
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It had been a long and exhausting day and Nino nearly cried in joy when he entered his room and saw his bed.
His parents weren't surprised, if not a little worried, when they saw him fast asleep a few minutes later. Lately Nino had been arriving home looking tired and ready to pass out of sleep deprivation in a matter of seconds. They asked one time, and Nino simply said that school and life had a conspiracy against him.
About three hours later, Nino finally woke up from his nap.
Or, more accurately, a noise had made him wake up.
Something was tapping the window.
He turned around ready to spook whatever bird that had decided to make the unnerving noise when he stopped on his tracks, his mouth wide open in shock.
Chat Noir was at the pane.
Before he knew it, Nino was opening the window in a matter of seconds.
"Dude, I was having a nice nap, I thought cats respected people's needs for naps" he said while Chat entered the room.
The cat hero simply grinned sheepishly.
"Sorry, but I needed to talk to you" Chat Noir said as he and Nino took a seat on the latter's bed.
"Okay?" Nino said a bit warily. On the corner of his eye, he saw a little flash of blue making its way from his school bag to his desk. His guest didn't seem to notice, though.
"Thank god" he thought.
"So… what did you want to talk about?" Nino asked.
Chat Noir looked a bit uncomfortable for a moment.
"It's…. kind of complicated" he said. Nino simply raised an eyebrow. Chat sighed.
"I think… I think I'm in love with someone that's not Ladybug" he finally admitted. Nino was taken aback, and from behind Chat he could see Duusu making a little dance of… celebration?
"Oh" he said, trying his best to ignore his Kwami and focus on Chat. "With… with who?" he asked, trying not to sound too interested.
Chat's cheeks went red.
"A friend of mine, from… uh… work" he said, rubbing the back of his head. "That's all I'm saying"
"Oh, okay" Nino attempted to hide his disappointment as hard as he could. He wasn't a model like Adrien, but he knew how to mask emotions too. "Umm, thanks for sharing, I guess" he said lamely.
Chat Noir gave him a tired smile.
"Thanks for listening" he replied. Looking at the clock that rested next to Nino's bed, he sighed. "I guess I should go home"
Nino took notice that Chat was saying it with dread.
"You can stay" he quickly said. Chat looked at him, a bit shocked. "I mean…. For a little while, if you want to, that is" he added, cheeks going as pink as Marinette's denims. "I've been working on a few mixes for my friend Adrien, and I would like someone to give me their thoughts on them" Nino continued to say as he looked for his laptop.
"You… really?" Chat asked with a twinkle of excitement in his eyes. "What's the occasion?"
"His birthday is next week" Nino replied as he took out another pair of earphones and connected them to the computer. Chat Noir moved closer as Nino opened the files and handed him one piece as he pressed 'play'.
While Chat listened, Nino's eyes wandered to his desk, where Duusu was still standing with a little smirk on her face.
"What?" he mouthed.
Duusu pointed at Chat, then at Nino and at herself as she started to make a little dance before smiling back at him.
If Nino's cheeks were pink before, the definitely looked like Ladybug's suit now.
"I'm not seducing him" he almost shouted, but thankfully he managed to control himself and mouth it to her.
The peacock kwami simply rolled her eyes in a way of saying "Sure, and I'm not a kwami"
Nino was about to give her a response when the mix ended and Chat Noir paused it.
"It's amazing, Nino!" he said, "I'm sure your friend Adrien will like it" he added as he gave a wink.
"Thanks, it's inspired on the new hero" Nino said as he scratched the back of his head.
Chat Noir looked at him with wide eyes.
"It's inspired on Royal Blue?" he whispered. Nino nodded. He thought Adrien will like it, given that now he only talked about his superhero self more than Ladybug.
Chat cuddled closer to Nino.
"Can we listen to more?" the cat hero asked, cheeks flushed as he bit back a yawn with his hand.
"Uh, sure!"
Twenty minutes later, Nino woke up to find Chat Noir cuddled on his waist, the earphones forgotten on the pillow. Giving a look at where Duusu was, Nino saw her give him a thumps up before going to sleep. Her charge simply rolled his eyes before closing them and giving Chat a little cuddle as he fell asleep again.
I have joined Ninoir hell and I love it.
