Note: Chat Noir has been visiting Marinette for a while before this happens. Also, Alya has her Miraculous permanently, but Nino and Chloe don't. And in case you were wondering...

The double entendre in the title was FULLY intended. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

That said... let's begin.

Marinette's POV

I gazed out at Paris from my balcony, waiting for one of my closest friends. He visited me every day now - and today I had a proposition for him. A black blur moved along my sightline, and I grinned at the sight of it. As it got closer, I was able to make out a silver stick and messy blonde hair. It was him alright.
Chat Noir landed right next to me. “Hi, Princess.” He asked. I turned to him. “Kitty - I need some help.”
He raised his brow. “Oh? How could the Princess possibly require her knight’s assistance?” I quietly stated, “I want to ask him out.”
Chat blinked. “Who?”
I firmly said, “My crush - I've never told you his name… but I trust you. So, ah, um, could you possibly help me get a date with Adrien Agreste?” I blushed, looking away from him. He loved me, and I returned the favour by asking him to help me ask out my own crush. I didn’t notice that his ears and tail had gone stock still, facing straight up in surprise. “S-sure…”,

Chat Noir’s POV

All this time… the guy she'd been pining for had been me. All those sweet words, praising descriptions… that was all for me.
I kind of felt honoured. At the same time, an argument roared in my head.
You can't lead her on like this, you're in love with Ladybug.

But I can't break her heart.

One of you has to be unhappy - you or her. Do you really think you can take another heartbreak? (The first person who sees a reference here will get an immediate follow and message from me)

I'll have to.

She doesn't deserve a boyfriend that doesn't love her. Either way, her heart gets broken.

Maybe I can fall in love with her before she gets hurt. Then it won't matter.
Do you really think you can get over Ladybug?

...no, not really.

Besides that, you'd have to tell her you're Chat Noir. Even before you tell Ladybug.

...I trust her. Whatever happens, so be it.

My Princess brought me back to earth with a ,”Chat?”
Curling my tail, I snapped to it. “Yes, Princess?”
“I don't really have much of a plan, just need you nearby for moral support.”
I frowned. I'd have to be Chat and Adrien at the same time to pull this off.
But I never was able to say ‘no’ to Marinette.
I grinned. “That'll be a piece of cake.” She threw herself at me. Nuzzling into my chest she sighed, “Thank you, Chat. I couldn't do it without you. Thank you for listening, thank you for being here, thank you for agreeing, thank you for supporting me.”
A blush she couldn't see rose on my face. “Always, Princess.”
We separated, and I stared at her face. Taking in her rosy cheeks, glowing bluebell eyes, raven black hair, and the freckles scattered across the bridge of her nose. I booped one of them. “Boop.” I whispered. She broke the eye contact, throwing her head back to laugh. When she finally came off it, she was wiping tears. “Oh… oh my God, Chat… thank you…”,
“No problem, princess.” I grinned. “Now, I need to get home. I have a commitment early tomorrow. You should maybe ask him right after school or during your lunch to meet you by the Trocadero - then you can ask him out. No matter what time, I'll definitely be there.”
She smiled. “See you tomorrow, Chat Noir.” She pecked my cheek, then turned and went inside. Dazed, I leapt off in the wrong direction, righting myself when I realized I was headed to the Eiffel. I chuckled oddly, then headed off in the correct direction.

The next day after school…

Marinette’s POV

I took a deep breath. Now was the time. Adrien only had a few minutes before getting whisked away to his Chinese and piano lessons at home. I'd put off asking him when school broke for lunch, but it was now or never.
I took a deep breath, and walked up to him. “Adrien?” He turned to me and smiled, his cheeks slightly pink. “Hey, Marinette.”
“I - i was just - i wanted to know if you would-", I imagined Chat in his place - it'd be easier if he was Chat. “if you would meet me by the Trocadero later today?” It came out smoothly. I internally glowed.
Adrien scratched his neck. “Well, uh, yeah, course I will. Are you free… at 7 this evening?”
Success!

Adrien's POV

“Yeah, of course. Sounds pawsome - I mean, clawsome, I -", she shut her eyes and said, “I meant AWESOME.” I chuckled. “Those were some funny puns, Marinette. You must've learned from an expert.”
She giggled. “No, I learned from a certain stray alley cat who's always making puns.”
“A cat?” I raised a teasing brow. I heard a honk and sighed. “I have to go home now, Marinette. I'll see you later.”
How was I gonna be two people at once?
Then I realized. Maybe I should call a sly foxy friend I had.

Alya’s POV

Immediately after school, I ran home. Yelling a greeting to Nora, I ran into my room. Trixx flew out of my jacket.
Before either of us said a word, I heard a scream. I looked to her. “Trixx, we've got to check this out!”
“You can go as Al-", she screamed, but it was too late. “Trixx, let's pounce!” The transformation washed over my body. Jumping out the window, I headed to the scream.
To find Chat Noir, who smiled. “Rena. I was looking for you.” I raised a brow. “Who screamed?” He leaned on his staff. “Me.” I put my hands on my hips. “Why?” He teased, “Well, I need the help of a certain sly fox.”
“So you're finally admitting you need me. What for?”
He surprisingly tucked away his staff and looked away, blushing faintly. “I need you to make a Chat Noir illusion.”
I frowned. “What do you want with my Mirage? You know I can't use Mirage unless it's for fighting Hawk Moth’s newest villain.”
He said nervously, “Well, I've been visiting Marinette Dupain-Cheng.”
I did a double-take. “Excuse me, what?” He frowned. “Do you know her?”
Professionally, I cleared my throat. “Uh, no.” He continued, “Anyway, she's meeting up with a guy and I have to be there to cheer her on and keep her confident. But I can't make it - I have something important to do under the mask at that same time. Can you make an illusionary Chat Noir to cheer Marinette on while I do what I need to do?”

Chat Noir’s POV

I NEEDED Rena to be on board with this. She was giving off weird vibes, but otherwise it seemed to be going well. She smiled kindly. “‘Course, Tomcat. Where are Marinette and this mysterious boy going to be?”
“At the Trocadero. They're supposed to meet up at 7 p.m.”
She smiled. “Ok, I'll be nearby.” She checked the time. “Oh, I've got to do my homework! See you, Tomcat!” She dashed off as I made a mental note to thank her.

Marinette's POV

I hurried home. There was no time - I had to dress for my date with Adrien! I ran to my closet. I looked through racks of dresses, skirts, blazers, and blouses, but I couldn't find anything good enough for me to wear to see ADRIEN! I called, “Tikki!” She floated over. “Yes, Marinette?”
“What do you think I should wear?” I pulled at my hair. “WHAT IF HE DOESN'T LIKE IT AND NEVER GOES OUT WITH ME AND THEN DATES CHLOE! THIS IS A DISASTER, A DISASTER, A DISASTER!”
Tikki, as usual, played the voice of reason. “Hold your horses, Marinette. He never would have agreed if he didn't like you at least a little bit. You should calm down. Besides, he threatened to not be friends with Chloe if she didn't change. Do you think he would do that if he wanted to DATE her?”
I looked away. “You're right as usual, Tikki.” She added, “I think you should take the black blouse and royal blue flower patterned skirt, it'll make your eyes pop.” She pulled out the indicated clothes. As I put them on, she lodged Chat’s rose in my hair. “There.” She floated backwards and, taking me in, nodded in approval. “You look good, Marinette.” I checked the time - it was 6:40! I had to go!

Adrien's POV

Nervously, I checked the time. It was 6:55. The Gorilla had already dropped me off - thankfully Father hadn't scheduled one of his surprise photoshoots. I had to thank him for this when I got home.
Man, I hoped Rena would be here soon. I needed her to show up. My thoughts danced wildly as I waited.
Then she appeared and I lost command of language.
She was so BEAUTIFUL. Her eyes popped Ladybug blue as the beautiful lotus-patterned blue skirt she wore swished about her long pale legs.
Adrien, whatever you do, don't you dare look down. Her hair was an easy distraction, however. Wait, that rose…
She walked right up to me. “H-hey, Adrien.” Her shy voice tinkled. “Uh, hey, Marinette.” I smiled down at her. “Why did you want to meet up?”
She looked up in the trees, where a clawed hand gave her a thumbs up. I smiled - Rena had kept her promise! She determinedly said, “I wanted to tell you something, Adrien. It probably will fall flat, but I have to do it. Adrien Agreste, I love you. I've been in love with you since you gave me that umbrella and I hope you'll have me,” she plucked the rose from her hair and handed it to me. “As your girlfriend.” I took the rose. Panicking, she dropped it into my hand and covered her mouth. “Oh my God what did I do what did I just do did I seriously just ugh I'm so stupid why would you ever like me -", she muttered words of hate and self-deprecation to herself. Tucking the rose back into her hair, I first opened with, “Keep the rose. It goes with your outfit.” Her big blue eyes widened as she blushed. “Marinette…”, I hesitated. What should I say?
I gathered my courage. “Marinette, I…”, my shoulders slumped - I couldn’t do it. “I don’t want to play around with your feelings. It’d be the same as lying to you. You’re a friend, and I’d never want to lie to a friend. There’s this girl I-”, she cut me off mid-sentence. “Ladybug, right?” Surprisingly, her eyes twinkled as she smiled giddily. Confused, I answered, “Yeah, actually. How did you know? And why are you so happy about this?” She raised a brow. “How’d you give me a thumbs up? How did you even say you’d be here?” She wrinkled her brow, then realization struck her face. “Rena Rouge, I know you’re in the trees somewhere making Mirages for - Chat Noir. You really shouldn’t have gotten involved.” She called.
Rena Rouge fell out of her tree as I did a double take. Marinette hummed. “Mhmm. Thought so.”
Rena stammered, “But how?!?” Marinette asked her, “Can you leave? I need to speak with Adrien privately.” Her voice was polite, but firm. Rena apologetically said, “Of course, Marinette.” She left us as Marinette turned to me. “Clever attempt, Adrien. I really appreciate the effort, but there was no need.”
I was so confused. The atmosphere had changed so suddenly it gave me vertigo. “What - what are you talking about?”
She answered. “You and Chat Noir can’t possibly appear at the same time. I would've understood if you'd said you couldn't make it back on the balcony.” She seemed more reserved now. I understood - she knew. Gently, I asked, “How did you know?” She quoted, “‘I don’t want to play around with your feelings. It’d be the same as lying to you. You're more than a partner to me, Chat Noir. You’re a friend, and I’d never want to lie to a friend. There’s this boy I…’”. She'd quoted Ladybug like she'd been there to see it. I realized - I'd used Ladybug’s own words to reject her. “Ah… uh, sorry about that. I didn't mean to. But how did you know what Ladybug said?”
She pulled the rose out of her hair and stared it. “You gave me this. And you told me it went with my suit.” She peeked up at me. “I know what she said because… I said it.”
I breathed, “No way. You can't be Ladybug.” Under my breath, “I couldn't be that lucky.”
She played with the rose. “I know you probably are disappointed in me, minou. That's why I never wanted to tell you.” I laughed. She snapped her head up and glared at me. “Why are you laughing?!?” She asked tearfully. I shook my head. “No, no, just why in the world would I be disappointed?!? I'm so lucky it's you, Princess.” I smiled down at her earnestly. “I wouldn't rather it be anyone else.” She blushed fiercely, and I teased, “So my Lady loves me, does she? I guess her recognition is a bit spotty.” Marinette groaned. “Ugh, I have to deal with that for the rest of our lives.” Lives?
She wanted marriage? My cheeks painted themselves pale pink. She squeaked and covered her mouth. “Ah, I'm s-so sor-sorry, I kn-know you wouldn't me marry to want!” I chuckled. “I intend to stick around for marriage, Marinette. I can't think of anyone I love more than I - more than I love you.” Her eyes filled with stars. She hugged me. “Thank you for being my wingman, Kitty.” I sunk into her hug.

I do too many reveal oneshots... possibly because I thirst for the reveal to be canon. I've recently been into Lilanette and Adrino so those may get their own oneshots. This was actually a request from my beta reader... I'll codename her Lily, since I talk about her so much. I love y'all tho! I wasn't even expecting to write this one but it came out pretty well, if I do say so myself. It was long too, and had a lot of POV changes. Hope y'all enjoyed! Buzzing off,

- Queen Honey 🐝