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Marinette had the house to herself after a very long time. The kwamis were creating a ruckus as she was admiring the posters of Adrien which she had collected painstakingly from every magazine that featured him. Tikki had went to fetch herself some sugary treats from the bakery.
Suddenly, there was a knock, she flinched as she ushered all the kwamis to go hide. She was frantic as she tried to erase traces of any other living organism living with her. She quickly fixed her hair as she heard another knock
.
"Princess? You there?" Chat Noir's voice called out
"Yeah, yeah, just a moment!" Marinette shouted back. She hoped Tikki heard the little exchange between her and Chat Noir and doesn't come upstairs.
She opened the trap door and gave Chat Noir an awkward smile and welcomed him in. She cursed her clumsiness two seconds later as she fell from the ladder leading down the trap door, fortunately enough, Chat Noir caught her right in his arms.
"You really should be more careful Marinette, you could break a bone with that clumsiness" Chat Noir spoke.
"Y-yeah, Sorry."
Chat Noir put Marinette back down. Marinette could practically see the kwamis and Alya wiggling their brows at her. Marinette decided to push that thought away.
"So, what brings you here?" Marinette questioned.
"I- uh, I- I don't know how to express myself- uh- you know, um your friend Alya, god, Ladybug would kill me-"Chat Noir babbled mindlessly as Marinette's questioning frown deepened. Alya? hat about her? Wait.
DID CHAT NOIR KNOW ALYA IS RENA ROUGE?!
Marinette's eyes widened impossibly as Chat Noir said "Well, fuck it, Alya is Rena Rouge and Nino is Carapace-"
"What made you want to tell me?" Marinette cut him off before he could further talk.
"-I decided to tell you because Ladybug trusted you with a miraculous and knowing M'lady, she would never give a wrong person a jewel as powerful as a miraculous." Chat noir finished, releasing a breath, he never knew he was holding.
If only what Marinette hoped could've come true, this could be so much more less embarrassing.
"Marinette! The new funfetti cookies are delicious! You're definitely the best Ladybug to give me such- Oh shit."
Tikki had entered the room rubbing her belly, with her eyes closed and didn't notice Chat Noir standing there. Chat Noir's eyes were fixated on the red being as they slowly turned to Marinette. Chat Noir scoffed once, then again. He bursed out laughing as everyone ( including all the kwamis) stared at him like he was some lunatic.
"S-so, you're telling me, t-that YOU are ladybug! Wow, nice job Tikki!" he was still laughing as he wiped off a tear.
"W-why are you laughing?" Marinette asked him
"Because! Oh my gosh! I should've known! BAHAHAHAHAHA! It was so obvious! WOW! I am one oblivious fuck!" Chat Noir was still wheezing.
"H-huh? I don't understand?"
"Marinette! Or should I say, M'lady, the other guy that you were crushing on was Adrien wasn't it?"
She could clearly see the wiggle of Chat Noir's eyebrows through his mask.
"I-um- Yes?" Marinette's cheeks suddenly turned a bright shade of pink and she connected her pointer fingers together as she said so.
"But WAIT- HOW DID YOU KNOW?" Her whole face was a bright shade of red again and Chat Noir couldn't stifle his laughs any longer. He doubled over laughing as he fell on the floor.
"Wow Master Fu- He really- Marinette! PLAGG, Claws in" As Chat Noir chanted out the de-transformation words, the black god dropped his transformation and zipped out, leaving Adrien Agreste behind him.
"I was suspicious when I heard you say 'especially if there is only one pot' but Plagg! This is hilarious!!" Adrien exclaimed
"...." Marinette had no words to utter as Adrien and Plagg broke down into a fit of laughter.
"Wait- SO you mean that WE have been REJECTING each other for EACH OTHER?!"
"YES!" All the kwamis and Adrien yelled in unison
Marinette broke down yelling "This is a disaster!"
"And kids, that's how I and your mother started dating!" Adrien finished as he saw Emma, Hugo and Louis fast asleep on the bed. He smiled and sneaked out of the room to enter his own and seeing Marinette fast asleep too. His smile softened as he went to the bed and snuggled against Marinette as he kissed her forehead.