A/N: Special thanks to Wura___  for allowing me to use her beautiful poem in this chapter. Thanks girl! XOXO

Special thanks to mayuralover on FF for giving me a really nice idea you'll see later in the chapter.

Two updates in one week. Yayyy!!

(There might be a few mistakes in this chapter because Wattpad is glitching like hell.)

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Cat Noir's heart stuttered as he saw his father in the place of the villain he had been fighting for years now. His breath hitched. It was him. It was his Father this whole time. No, it couldn't be him! His heart didn't want to believe what his brain was supplying. Yet, it was true. The man behind Hawkmoth's mask was the same man he had been trying to please for so long.

This isn't right.

It really wasn't right. He wasn't supposed to feel this way. He was a superhero and superheroes didn't have the luxury to feel anything. But, his poor heart couldn't take it. He was a lost boy. He wasn't ready to lose his only parent. He tried to blink back his tears. Despite all his efforts, he couldn't stop himself. "F-Father?" His voice cracked. And at that moment, the ground opened up under him.

"Huh?" Ladybug's eyes widened as the meaning of his words sunk in. "Father?"

Gabriel's head snapped to his left to see the blonde hero, eyes wide as saucers. "W-What di-did you jus-just say?"

Nathalie watched the pair from her position on the ground— too lost for words. Her emotionless face reflected dread.

While Nooroo and Dusuu just gaped.

"You," Cat managed to speak, "Have been terrorizing people for all these years. You almost killed people in the Notre Dame tragedy. You tried to kill my girlfriend!" Do you understand that? He gritted his teeth angrily, his face darkened in anger like that of a condemned man with nothing to lose.

"You tried to kill the only person who loves all of me unconditionally." His nails dug into his palms with only the Miraculous armour protecting his skin and the blood from oozing out. Tears filled his eyes, "Y-You nev -never did." He confessed quietly. "Yo- you only appreciated me till I did whatever you wanted me to do. You always controlled me." He looked into his Father's dull eyes. Why didn't I see it before? "You really are a control freak, aren't you?"

He could see the foggy recognition in those cold eyes— an indication that he, too, understood the situation, but the denial on his face was clear. He couldn't blame him for that part though. Hell, he was trying his best to be in denial too.

"Ho- How cou- could you?!" Hot tears cascaded down his cheeks. One would expect him to be angry with his Father. And he was! He was furious, but he was more disappointed and pained than angry. He had always believed that despite being not the best parent, his Father was a good human at least. He was wrong. How can I be SO wrong every time? "Do you even care?" He demanded, "You tried to kill the person I love most in the world!" His tone betrayed his rage, "Did you ever care!?"

"I-I don't know wh-what to say... It's you." Gabriel looked at his son in shock.

"What exactly were you trying to prove? Were you always trying to protect me from backstabbing people like you?!" The son pointed accusingly at his father. God, his fans had no idea how right they were whenever they said that his life was messed up. He was Cat Noir and his pathetic excuse of a father was Hawkmoth. He didn't know how he was holding up. They were both built to the same design, yet he couldn't love what they shared. They were strangers in reality. There wasn't any real understanding between them.

"Adrien, son," Gabriel's voice had softened, coated with guilt, "Please und- understand."

"I am not your son!" Cat Noir spat.

"Adrien, it's for your mother..." The older man pleaded. "We can bring her back."

That snapped something in the blonde's brain. "Don't bring my Mom into this!" He bellowed, "She doesn't deserve this." His calm veneer finally cracked and anger pulsated in his veins. Had his Father confessed those words a few years ago when his mother disappeared, he would've hesitated. But things had changed. The highlight of his teen years had been fighting akumas— innocent people who were put into use like mere pawns by Hawkmoth, just because they had emotions. He had seen too many victims suffer that nothing could justify his fath-- Gabriel's actions. His mother did not deserve to be dragged into this. "You didn't deserve her," his voice was steely and venomously calm, "You don't deserve me!"

"Cataclysm!" In the spur of the moment, he was about to bring his hand to touch his own father when a hand covered in red spandex grabbed his arm while the person's other hand made him touch a stone— immediately disintegrating it. His Cataclysm was wasted.

Ladybug had rushed to her partner's side as soon as she recovered from her own shock of her partner's identity reveal, leaving Nathalie tied up in her yo-yo's string, just in time for her to stop him from killing his own father. There were so many things on her mind at the moment that she had trouble concentrating. Adrien was Cat Noir?

My Cat Noir is Adrien?

It was him this whole time?! Of course, it would be him. She realised that he wasn't the only one who fell for the same person twice because the exact same thing happened to her.

It was Adrien who had reassured her while fighting 'Stone Heart', it was Adrien who had made the flirtatious advances on her, it was Adrien who had been cracking lame jokes during Akuma battles, it was Adrien who had always tried to woo her, it was Adrien who had confessed to her, it was Adrien who had been kissing her hands, it was Adrien who had befriended the girl behind the mask when she found him crying on her balcony.

It was Cat Noir who she had been trying to impress for the majority of her teenage years, it was Cat Noir who could make her heartbeat like a drum by just looking at her, it was Cat Noir who she had a crush on and thought that she had moved on, it was Cat Noir who had invited her to the skating rink, it was Cat Noir who had danced with her during 'Despair Bear', it was Cat Noir who had given her his umbrella as an olive branch on their second encounter as civilians that had started it all.

This is too much for me to take at this moment.

"What are you doing?" Cat's voice was shaky. "Just let me punish him for-"

Ladybug put a finger on his lips, immediately silencing him. She bent down to meet his eye-level, wrapping him in her arms as she tried to comfort her. "As much as I know what he did was wrong, I can't let you do it, chaton. Especially not after the recent developments. We can't just kill him, no matter how many lives he put in danger... We have to be better than him." Her boyfriend's frame shook as large sobs stole his breath.

Cat's breathing was uneven from his sudden fit. He was still burning in pure rage. Ladybug couldn't blame him though. She knew it wasn't easy to see someone you trust so much to be your worst enemy.

"Let me just do-" Gabriel interrupted, stretching out his left hand towards his son.

"You have done enough." Ladybug said firmly, giving the man an icy glare. She shushed the crying boy she had been hugging.

"So, what ar-are we going to do with them?" Cat sniffled and asked, seeking comfort in his princess' embrace— something he really needed.

Ladybug had already formulated a plan.

******

Police sirens wailed loudly, drowning most of the conversation between Ladybug and the intelligence officer she had been talking to.

Gabriel Agreste and his assistant Nathalie Sancoeur had been handcuffed and were seated in the agent's car.

"Thanks for doing this for us, Albert. I knew I could trust you." Ladybug said as she watched Cat Noir from the corner of her eye sitting on a bench not too far away from them. The poor boy needed some time. "And thanks for coming up with a cover-up story."

"It's no problem, really." He reassured her, "It's my job and I am just returning the favour, you really helped me that time, you and Cat Noir both."

A year or so ago, Albert Descartes had been struggling to catch the head of a leading crime racket of serial killers and thieves. He had been given a number of life threats by the criminals while he had been threatened by his boss that he would lose his job if he didn't catch the guy. Ladybug and Cat Noir had stepped in and helped him as various European countries' people's safety was compromised. In a nutshell, Albert along with the superheroes not only caught the mastermind of the racket but also saved hundreds of lives. Albert had become a trustworthy ally and had vowed to help either of them if they ever needed him.

This promise found the ladybug-themed heroine in London, finding Albert and telling him the entire situation. She kept Cat Noir's and her identity a secret but told him everything he needed to know.

"Are we clear?" Ladybug asked.

"Crystal." Albert looked back to his car to look at the two ex-villains through the window. "But, why don't you want the world to find out who Hawkmoth and Mayura really were?"

Ladybug sighed. "I cannot really tell you the entire reason, but if people find out that it was Gabriel Agreste behind the akumatisations then people will target not only his company but also his family and relatives. The company was his late wife Emilie's, dream and it will all go downhill after the revelation. People will also somehow involve his son Adrien into this. All the people who work under Gabriel won't be spared either. They will lose their jobs and one way or another their social lives would be affected too. These innocent people had no idea that they had any kind of relations with a supervillain. This is just to protect them all."

"And what will you tell the boy, his son?" He inquired.

"The truth..." The heroine averted her eyes and put her arms around her stomach. "He has a right to know, we can't just tell him what we intend to tell the public. Although I feel sorry for him, he had lost his mother earlier and now his father too."

"I know you, Ladybug. I know that you will support him, Cat Noir will too. I am sure that Agreste kid has friends he can count on." Albert smiled at her.

"Albert, can I talk to them, if you don't mind?"

"Sure."

Ladybug walked over to the black Mercedes GLC Coupe. She bent down to meet Nathalie's and Gabriel's eyes.

"I have taken care of everything...
Albert will safely take you a special confinement cell in a top-secret prison that is located in one of the islands of Hebrides. No one except for the very senior agents will know about this. A team of specialised cosmetic surgeons will change your faces. The information regarding your real identity in the prison will be safely kept as a secret and will be taken care of Albert himself."

She took a deep breath as she changed her eye contact to meet Gabriel's hard gaze, "Your brand won't be harmed and the reigns will be temporarily passed to the director of your company. Adrien will be getting the control as soon as he is ready for it. Your death will be faked as a tragic accident of you two disappearing in the Bermuda Triangle during your flight to Tampa. Everything has been taken care of. Your caretakers will look after you properly. And as for Adrien, I will take care of him... along with my family."

"Th-Thanks a lot, Ladybug." Nathalie spoke in a small voice, "We really owe you." She confessed.

"Is there anything you want to tell me?" Ladybug looked at Gabriel expectantly. Maybe if he talked with Adrien to smoothen some patches then it would really help her to keep him calm.

Gabriel looked away from her and pretended to look out of the window on his side. "Just make sure to get me in contact with my lawyer before we leave for the Hebrides... I have to alter my will."

Ladybug just stood there, frozen, her eyes widened. She was transfixed.

He is never going to see his son again and all he cares about is his will? Is he really that cold and insensitive?

A hand on hers caused her to jump slightly and turn her attention towards the pair. Nathalie looked at her with kind eyes.

Honestly, I think that Nathalie can serve as a better parent than Mr Agreste.

"L-Ladybug, thank you, for what you did for us and Adrien even after everything we have done. I am not going to reason with you and try to prove myself right by telling you why I did what I did. Neither is Gabriel... We don't have a right to say anything, but trust us, trust him, it was all for Adrien, in a way. . . Gabriel does love him, he just doesn't know how to show it. When the time is right, we will tell you the entire story... if you want to listen." She softly said to her, low enough so that only she could hear it. Nathalie wiped her eyes in her sleeve as she turned to face the superheroine one last time. "Take care of Adrien... He- He des-deserves love and kindness."

"He deserves the world." Ladybug nodded in approval as she saw Albert hop into the car and drove them away. The police cars left too.

She sighed. What a day!

Drop. . . Drop. . . Drop. . .

Suddenly, droplets of water started pouring unannounced which wasn't a surprise considering she was in London. She looked over to Cat Noir who was still sitting on the same bench, his head between his hands. The sudden rain didn't even make him flinch.

"Lucky Charm!" She called out and a red and black spotted umbrella appeared. Opening it quickly, she walked over to him and shielded him from the cold drops. She sat down beside him and used her free hand to make him look at her. Her heart ached as she saw him in this distraught state. His eyes were red and moist and his shoulders were tensed. His usual playful and cheerful attitude, all gone. He didn't deserve this. He was always so kind.

"Minou?" She asked softly.

In an instant, she was wrapped in his arms as he sobbed into her shoulder. Tears welled up in her eyes too. She brought him closer to her, one hand rubbing his back to comfort him while the other was busy holding the umbrella above them. She had to be strong for him, he needed her.

"S-Sor-Sorry M'lady... I am su-such a-a cry ba-baby." He sniffed. His ring beeped for the final time and his transformation came undone. He hadn't refuelled and re-transformed like her. Adrien Agreste was in the place of her partner, still crying in her arms. Her pace quickened. This reminded her that it was all real. There was something intimate about watching him detransform. Luckily, no one was nearby to witness this.

"No one is judging you, kitten. I know it's hard. Just let it all out but, I want you to remember that I will always be by your side. As long as we are together, you don't have anything to worry about, Adrien." She cooed and kissed the top of his head.

He cried harder and after what seemed like hours, soft snores replaced his sobs. She realised that he must have fallen asleep.

My poor kitty, he must have been drained, both emotionally and physically by the happenings of the past few days.

Ladybug looked at her sleeping kitten and smiled at his rested state. His face had a serene expression. She felt happy that she could be his solace just like he was hers. She listened to the pitter-patter of the rain as if it was telling her something. And it sure was. Indeed, it all started and ended in the rain.

******

It was the laziest morning Adrien remembered having in a long time. He got up slowly and stretched like a cat, proceeding to rub the sleep out of his eyes. He could hear birds chirping in a distance, the sun was shining brightly through the skylight and he could smell warm butter, cinnamon and freshly baked bread from downstairs. He looked around to see pink and recognised the room as Marinette's.

"Good morning, sleeping beauty? Did you have a good sleep?" A cheerful voice startled him and he looked down to see the person.

Marinette stood near her trapdoor, holding a tray that had some of his favourite foods arranged nicely.

The events of last night came crashing down to him as a pang in his chest and his good mood soured. "I did but, you know I saw a nightmare where my father turned out to be Hawkmoth." He replied.

He saw her sigh as she climbed up the stairs to reach him on her bed, carefully balancing the contents of the tray.

"It's all so sudden... I mean, I figured out your identity and then we defeated Hawkmoth and Mayura and we got to know their identities and then I revealed my identity to them unintentionally. It's overwhelming." He rubbed his temples as if he was trying to soothe his mind. He watched his girlfriend intently as she placed down the tray in front of him. "How are you so calm about this?"

"I had a lot of time to freak out, kitty." Marinette looked at the blonde, "You've been sleeping for almost 10 hours now. It's noon."

He grimaced. Had he really been out for that long? No wonder he felt so good. "Did you sleep well?"

"I did," she assured, "I had my personal body pillow." She winked. No reaction. He was still not in his best shape. And she couldn't really blame him. How else would one expect him to react to his father being a terrorist?

Marinette scooted over to his side. "Hey," she lifted his head with her hand as she put her other hand on his shoulder, "It's okay... It will take time, but everything will go back to normal eventually. I cannot pretend to know how it feels. I can't even imagine what you are going through right now. But I know that it hurts and you know what? I will always be there for you, Mom and Dad too and so will Alya and Nino." She cupped his face and kissed his eyelids gently, savouring the blush on his cheeks.

They stared into each other's eyes intently. She had done that action for probably a million times, but there was something so intimate about doing it without a black mask covering his eyes.

"But, aren't you mad at me?" Adrien argued, breaking their little moment, "I just compromised my identity! My own father is the reason why your life had always been in danger. He did so many-"

"Minou," she interrupted him, "I am not mad... Just surprised that you are my kitten, but happy too that I fell in love with both of you. As far as your identity is concerned, I don't think your father will ever leak that information to the public besides, you were shocked to see him there, at that place. I was too. It's not your fault that he chose to be a villain. He was blinded by ambition." She took his hand in hers and gently brushed her thumb against his knuckles.

"Adrien, Cat, you are the most caring person I have ever met. You are so kind and generous both in and out of the mask. You do so much for others and never ask for anything in return. Don't blame yourself. You are the best thing that ever happened to me."

Adrien's eyes held so many emotions, pain, regret, adoration but mainly, love.
"Thanks, bug." He tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears and caressed her cheeks. She lifted his hands and kissed his palms.

"I love you, ma princess."

"I love you too, mon minou." She beamed at him.

"I love you three, cheriè." He grinned.

Marinette rolled her eyes. And he is back...

He leaned in, but she pulled back. His face fell. "Oh, you don't want to kiss me. It's oka--"

Marinette giggled uncontrollably, so much that she was unable to catch her breath. Her excessive giggles made Adrien raise an eyebrow, "What? What's so funny?" He asked. This caused her to laugh even more. There was something funny about him being baffled. "Oh, my silly kitty! I didn't kiss you because you haven't brushed your teeth yet." She deadpanned.

The blonde formed an 'o' with his lips, relief washing over and relaxing his features. But, his shoulders slumped. "Do I really need to brush?" He whined like a little kid.

"Yes, you do." The bluenette replied sternly. "And you can't eat this amazing food without brushing~" She cooed, gesturing to the tray of mouthwatering treats.

Adrien's eyes lit up, "Give me five minutes." He scrambled up from his position and looked at the food, "Get ready, Cat Noir's going to eat you~" he smiled. With that, he dashed to the bathroom.

She watched his retreating figure with a fond expression. He had gone through so much. How could somebody who has always been abandoned carry so much love in their heart? He was so amazing.

Adrien was in the bathroom for longer than 5 minutes, but he came out looking fresh. He quickly climbed up the stairs to her bed— two steps at a time. Eager kitty? He was by her side before she could blink.

Marinette looked up to meet his eyes— meadows of green met an endless sea of blue. She lifted her hands to cup his cheeks as she brought his face closer to hers, their breaths intermingled and foreheads pressed together. He captured her lips with his. Breaths against breaths, lips against lips, they kissed each other sweetly yet passionately. The bluenette tried to give him all the comfort and love he deserved through her kisses. Each kiss was a promise. She didn't want this to end, it was their moment. He deepened the kiss more and her hands stroked his hair. He purred contently.

Marinette abruptly broke the kiss and looked at him oddly. "You can purr even when you are de-transformed?"

Adrien's face turned crimson. "I-I... n-no..." He stuttered.

She laughed heartily at his predicament and he pouted childishly.

"Kid! Marry your princess now! She just teleported me to cheese heaven." His kwami squealed as he phased through the trapdoor, a red kwami following him, looking displeased.

That didn't help Adrien at all. It just darkened his blush while Marinette laughed even louder at his poor state.

"You spoil him." He scoffed.

She playfully poked her tongue at him.

"Oh, puh-lease, she just knows how to appreciate me." Plagg rolled his eyes.

"Plagg! Why did you disturb them? They were having a moment." Tikki scolded him.

"You don't know what I had to deal with in the past few months, sugar cube." Plagg tried to explain, "Loverboy here used to spend all his time as a lovesick fool. Trying to write her romantic poems, learning how to cook to impress her, staring at her pictures for hours, daydreaming about his married life with her and then transforming to come here to get all lovey-dovey with pigtails here. It was pure torture, to feel their lips hugging when he was transformed. You should be thankful that I didn't say anything until now."

"Plagg!" Adrien shrieked as he heard his kwami tell Tikki about all the things that he would have like to keep a secret from Marinette and that little god had just told her.

"What? Don't deny it. Not to mention your Ladybug doll set and the shrine dedicated to her..." Plagg couldn't complete his sentence as he had to dodge the pillow his holder had thrown at him.

"Don't worry, Adrien. Marinette is just like you." Tikki began much to her chosen's horror. "She used to spend hours looking at your photos, first as Adrien then as Cat Noir. She has even named her future kids Emma, Hugo and Louis."

Marinette face turned red in embarrassment. "Tikki!"

The red kwami covered her mouth with her paw, "Oops! Sorry, Marinette." Tikki realised her mistake.

The pigtailed girl buried her face in her palms as she groaned. "We are dorks, ridiculous dorks."

Adrien chuckled at her antics. "No M'lady," he pried her hands off her eyes and he held them close to his lips, "We are two dorks who happen to be ridiculously and irrevocably in love with each other." He kissed her knuckles and her blush intensified.

They leaned in, about to kiss again when Plagg decided to take matters in his own hands. "Ew, you guys are gross." He fake gagged.

"Plagg!" Tikki and Adrien scolded him in unison, though the ladybug kwami was one step ahead and smacked his head upside behind causing him to drop his cheese and then he flew downwards immediately to catch it. This quietened the black kwami and he went to a corner of the room muttering apologies to his camembert. Tikki followed him with a fond smile.

"Anyyyway... I made you breakfast. Omelette with bacon, toast, croissants and cappuccino for Mr Agreste." She handed him the cup.

"Why, thank you, Mrs Agreste." He said, accepting the cup and blowing at it gently to cool it down for him to drink.

He didn't realise what he said until he saw Marinette's face that could rival Ladybug's suit. His eyes widened as he started explaining himself. "I am sooooooo sorry, Marinette," he waved his arms wildly, panicking, "I got too ahead of myself, I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. I was just teasing you, not that I wouldn't like you being an Agreste. I will love it, to be honest. What am I even saying? I will just shut up."

Marinette giggled in reply, immediately putting Adrien at ease. "Oh, mon chaton! You are just so cute! Of course, I wouldn't mind being an Agreste. Dupain-Cheng Agreste has a nice ring to it, don't you think?" She rubbed their noses together affectionately.

Adrien grinned like a Cheshire cat.
He sipped his coffee and put down the cup back on the tray. He cut the omelette neatly with his knife, stabbed it with his fork and brought it near his mouth and then he stopped, the fork merely inches away from his lips.

"Did you have your breakfast already?" He asked Marinette.

"What?" Marinette eyes had wandered off to the two kawmis at the windowsill who were enjoying each other's company. His question made her look at him again. "No." She admitted. "But, I am not really hung-" Her sentence died in her throat as Adrien had shoved the fork in her mouth. She wrapped her lips around it and he removed the fork from her mouth while she chewed.

"Now, do you want me to do this, surprising you every time or would you rather just do it willingly?" He asked as he ate his omelette.

Marinette rolled her eyes but opened her mouth again, grinning at the blonde.

******

Needless to say, it wasn't until she was running over the rooftops with Cat Noir occasionally dropping a pun or a pick-up line that Ladybug realised how much she missed doing this with her partner. Ladybug and Cat Noir. It always sounded better together.

It felt like it had been years since she had patrolled with the cat while in reality, it had only been a few days. She looked at her feline partner who winked at her and her heart swelled. He was singing her praises and it was getting cheesy. "Cat," she scolded him light-heartedly, "We are on duty. No flirting." Of course, she didn't mean it. She secretly loved whenever he flirted with her.

"But My Lady," he whined, batting his eyelashes and putting up the best kitten eyes he could, "My love for you is like a furball~ I can't just hold it in!" Classic Cat Noir.

She stopped dead in her track, on a random rooftop and burst into a fit of giggles. The joke wasn't even funny yet she couldn't stop herself from laughing so hard. She had so much on her mind for the past few days that she couldn't enjoy anything. Now that everything was sorted, she felt like a free spirit in years. No Hawkmoth, no akumas, no secrets— just her and Cat Noir.

Her laughter died slowly and she looked up to see her partner giving her a look of pure adoration. Her cheeks pinked and her heart hammered against her ribcage, he really needed to stop looking at her as if she hung stars in the sky for him. Did he know the magnitude of the effect he had on her? He was still staring at her intently, "K-Kitty?"

"Your laugh," he said abruptly, "The sound of your laughter is so sweet. Please never stop being happy."

Ba-dum Ba-dum Ba-dum

Her cheeks erupted into a cherry hue. God, he was so cheesy! She walked closer to him, putting her hands on his chest she looked up at him, "Then make sure that you are always happy because you are my hap-pun-ess."

The kitty blinked down at her, unable to comprehend. "Di- Did you just pun?" He asked incredulously.

Of course! That's what he chose to concentrate on. She shook her head fondly at his antics. "I did," she rose up to plant a sweet chaste kiss on his lips. And being a needy kitty, he leaned down to follow her lips in order to kiss her deeply— when a loud screech startled them and caused them to pull back.

"Ladybug! Cat Noir!" A familiar high-pitched voice greeted them. They turned to face a very happy looking blonde. She was holding a box in her hands.

"Hey, Chloe." They said in unison.

"Ladybug! It's so great to see you after so many days. I heard you saved all the people from Achew," the retired hero talked happily, "Daddy told me everything about your plan. I knew both of you could do it."

The superhero duo sighed in relief. Chloe was a more lot different than she used to be earlier. They were happy that she wasn't bitter about her retirement. "Thanks, Chloe." Cat smiled at his childhood friend, "Yes, we defeated Hawkmoth and Mayura. But please don't tell anyone. We're going to officially announce that statement through Ladyblog tomorrow."

"Oh, okay. I won't be telling anyone." She assured.

"But what are you doing here?" Ladybug asked.

Chloe cocked her brow, an amused smile played on her lips. "Uhh... I am here because this is my balcony. I came here to enjoy some Sushi in the sun. Instead, I found the two heroes of Paris being a really mushy couple." She enjoyed the sheepish expression on their faces. "By the way, when did this," she waved her index finger between the two, "Happen?"

"A few weeks ago."
"A few days ago." Cat Noir and Ladybug replied simultaneously and then froze, eyes widening when they realised they were caught.

"It's okay if you don't want to tell me." The girl shrugged, "Would you like some Sushi? I made them. Consider this as a celebratory gift." She offered.

"You can cook!?" The heroes asked, genuinely surprised.

Chloe chuckled, "Sushi is more about technique than real cooking. The only cooked ingredient in it is rice and that's not really the hardest thing to do." She lifted the lid of the box to reveal its contents. The box already had chopsticks inside it arranged alongside the dish. "Here, have some."

Her phone rang and she held the box in one hand to check her phone. Her mother's number flashed the screen. "Excuse me for a second." She said to the heroes and turned around to answer her mother's call.

Cat Noir took this as an opportunity and draped his left arm around her shoulders and turned themselves around so that they had their backs facing Chloe's back. "What are we going to do?" He whispered.

"What do you mean?" Ladybug confusedly asked.

The blonde boy exhaled exasperatedly, "Are you forgetting that Sushi has raw seafood in it? Look, I might be a cat, but I like my fish cooked and not raw."

"Shit! I forgot," she grimaced, squinting her eyes. "What are we going to do? We can't say no, it'll hurt her considering she made it herself." She added urgently.

"I know!" He sighed, "But I am really not looking forward to eating raw meat."

"Are you scared?" Ladybug smiled mischievously, "I thought you weren't afraid of anything." She teased.

The cat let out a dramatic affronted gasp, "Why M'Lady," he draped an arm over his head, "How could you say that? I thought I was your brave knight in shining armour."

"Oh shush you," the heroine rolled her eyes. Such a dramatic kitty. "If you want to prove your chivalry, then why don't you eat Sushi?" She challenged him.

"Oh, you're on!" He had a glimmer in his eyes.

They both turned back just in time to see an unsuspecting Chloe hanging up and turning around to face them.

"Here," she extended the box towards them, "Take as many as you want."

"Ladies first!" Cat Noir said in his usual gentlemanly way.

The bug's eye twitched, "How 'bout we do it at the same time?" She smiled innocently.

The leather-clad hero gulped and extended his arm hesitantly to pick up the chopsticks, the heroine not so far behind. They both smiled nervously at Chloe who looked at them expectantly as they shoved a piece of Sushi in their mouths, their eyes closed as they expected something bad. They chewed very slowly and reluctantly. After the taste of the dish began to settle in, their eyes snapped open and they froze.

"How is it?" The blonde girl asked eagerly.

"Itsh acchuallhy nwot bhad." Cat Noir said between a mouthful of rice, fish and vegetables, looking surprised.

"Yeah, it's actually quite delicious." Ladybug agreed, her eyes wide in surprise too.

This caused Chloe to cheer.

The duo looked at each other with a wide smile and quickly gobbled up whatever they had in their mouths. "We did it, princess!" The male hero opened his arms wide for the bluenette to step into them. The heroine hugged him tightly, "We did it, kitty!" She said jovially.

They looked back at their classmate who was giving them a really odd look. The superheroes looked at each other and then faced Chloe. Ladybug cleared her throat, "Ahem, do you- Do you mind if we eat one more piece?" She asked nervously.

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"Awe! Is this an old photo of you and your Mom?" Marinette cooed at the photo frame in her hand, "You look so cute!" She squealed. It was a photo of a little, chubby-cheeked, cute looking blonde boy in a blue onesie. He was in resting in his mother's lap while grinning up at her.

Adrien looked up at his girlfriend from the bag he had been packing for the items he was going to need for staying at her house. He wasn't leaving his house permanently— just for a couple of weeks till his Aunt Amilie will arrive in Paris with his cousin to share the mansion with him. They were waiting for Felix's academic year to finish. And it was okay, he really needed to take his mind off a few things. What could be a better way to do that than to stay at your doting girlfriend's house? "Yes," he smiled unconsciously, "That's a photo of me and her when I was five."

He went back to packing some of his jeans whilst the bluenette looked around his room. She came across a familiar-looking heart-shaped card sitting on the keys of the piano. She picked it up. Yep, it was her card. Adrien kept this? "You still have this?" She voiced her thoughts.

The boy looked up once again at the object in her hands and his heart sank. This wasn't good. His girlfriend had just discovered a love letter some other girl sent him. He knew it wasn't from her, he had ruled out that possibility a long time ago. This was bad. "I- It's not what you think!" He panicked, "I thought it was from you- well Ladybug, but then I realised that it might not be from her- I me-mean yo-you. Someone just answered my poem. I'm sorry, I should've thrown it away."

His girlfriend's giggles silenced him. "It was me." She said.

"Huh?" Adrien tilted his head.

"I sent it to you as Marinette on Valentine's day when Kim was akumatized. I picked it up from where you threw your letter and answered it, but I forgot to sign it." She explained.

"O-Oh!" Adrien heaved a sigh of relief.

"It's a really nice poem." She rubbed her hand against the pink page. Her head snapped back to her boyfriend, "You know, I wrote you another poem."

"R-Really?" He asked in disbelief but still couldn't stop himself from sounding excited.

The bluenette nodded and rushed to his side, she pulled him by his arm and sat them at the piano's bench. She sat close to him and put his arm around her shoulders so that she was snuggled into his side. Eyes half-closed, her hands on the keys to create a small melody.

"Will you be my Leonardo DiCaprio?
Replay time with me,
And end up on The Titanic again.
You'll be my Jack,
And I'll be your Rose—
Let's fall in love again and this time we won't lose each other."

Adrien looked at his girlfriend adoringly as she recited the beautiful verse.

"Or will you be my Johnny Depp?
Play The Mad Hatter for me,
And I'll be your Alice—
A girl so deeply immersed in her world of dreams that she falls into it.

If none of that works out,
We can try to be Romeo and Juliet again.

Or will you be my William Sheeran?
And I, your Nancy Mulligan—
Let's act to the lyrics of Ed Sheeran and last together."

She looked up to meet his stare and lifted her free hand to brush away his bangs from his eyes.

"But if we completely fail in acting,
Will you be just you and I will be me?
So that we can morph our story with our own acts. . .

Will you be my lover forever?" Her bright blue eyes reflected love.

Adrien cupped her cheeks and brought her face closer to his, "Marinette, I will be yours forever." He whispered against her lips.

She quickly captured his lips and started kissing him passionately. Overcame with their sudden fervour, they didn't notice when Adrien's phone slipped from his pocket or when the lyrics to a familiar song started playing...

Wise men say only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you
Oh, shall I stay, would it be a sin
Oh, if I can't help falling in love with you?

Like a river flows, surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes, some things are meant to be

Take my hand, take my whole life too
Oh, for I can't help falling in love with you

Oh, like a river flows, surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes, some things are meant to be

Oh, take my hand, take my whole life too
For I can't help falling in love with you
Oh, for I can't help falling in love with you.

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A/N: Wohoooo! A loooooooongg chapter after a loooooooongg time. And a fluffy ending to what started out as Adrien fuelled angst. My poor cinnamon roll... Why does he always get so much pain? WHY?!!!

Anyway, again I want to thank Wura___ for writing this beautiful poem and permitting me to use it. Did you guys like it too? Make sure to check out her profile and leave a follow.

Thanks to mayuralover on FF again for recommending just one word 'Sushi' and it inspired me to write another fluffy moment between LadyNoir (This book doesn't have enough romantic LadyNoir moments, don't you think so too?) and an Adrienette moment that wasn't initially written. In fact, this chapter also covers Ladrien (a little bit) so, yeah!

Next up: Paris reacts to Hawkmoth's and Mayura's defeat and Gabriel's and Nathalie's 'sad demise'.

More fluff to come. ➡️➡️[Spoiler: Adrien gives a promise ring to Marinette.] And two extra surprises!

And that's all for today,

{Edited: June 4, 2020}

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