These two dorks are so adorable, aren't they? Though I will apologize in advance for the brevity of this chapter. I didn't realize until I typed it up how short it was. I'll try to make the next chapter longer! Thanks and enjoy Ladrien.

Ladrien

Ladybug crept out of her room, her destination bouncing around in her mind. She knew what she was doing was risky and really, really stupid, but she had no choice. She couldn't risk Adrien becoming an akuma.

Earlier that day, she had noticed Adrien seemed rather upset over something. After questioning Nino, she learned that Adrien's dad had canceled on their monthly family dinner. It wasn't the first time that it had happened, but Adrien had really been looking forward to the dinner for weeks. No one, especially not Adrien, deserved to be akumatized because of Gabriel Agreste's poor parenting.

Minutes later, the spotted heroine stood in from of Adrien's bedroom window. Hesitantly, she rapped her knuckles against the glass. This was a bad idea. She shouldn't have come. Adrien was going to get suspicious and call for the security the house most likely had and she would be arrested and untransform in prison and everyone would know she was–

"Ladybug?" a muffled voice called through the window pane. Her eyes snapped forward, registering the thick blond hair and the beautiful green eyes of Adrien Agreste.

A very large part of her wanted to blush and hide from his gaze, but Ladybug forced that back. She was the hero of Paris, not a shy school girl –at the moment, anyway. Mustering up her courage, she waved at him before gesturing to the window. Seconds later, she was allowed inside.

Adrien looked nervous –he looked nervous –as Ladybug stood there. "My L –ah, I mean, Ladybug! Wh-what are you doing here? Not that I mind, of course!"

She smiled at his stuttered sentence. For once, she felt completely at ease around him, probably due to his nerves and her mask. "I heard you were felling down, so I decided to come see if there was anything I could do. I don't want you becoming an akuma."

The look on his face was indecipherable, not quite joy, but not quite touch either. It made Ladybug's heart melt.

"How did you know I was upset?" Adrien eventually asked.

"Marinette told me –we kept in touch after the Evillustrator. That's how I know when one of your classmates becomes akumatized," she half-lied.

The blond nodded slowly, as if processing the information. He asked another question, which Ladybug answered with a smile. Their conversation lasted for nearly an hour, resulting in them lounging on the couch, laughing at something neither of them could remember. Ladybug was just about to ask Adrien another question when her earrings beeped. Really, Tikki? She couldn't give her a few more minutes?

With a sigh, the red-clad heroine climbed off the couch and started walking toward the window. She was just about to jump out the window when Adrien gently grabbed her wrist.

"Thank you," he said, a soft smile on his face.

Ladybug returned his smile. "Anytime."

Before she could talk herself out of it, she pressed her lips against his forehead. She barely registered the surprise on his rapidly reddening face before she swung out the window.

As she headed home, a stupid smile found its way onto her face, even though she was nearly the color of her suit.

Tada! I love these two, don't you? Thanks for reading!

~C