*dabs* Here you go! *Nae Naes away*
Adrien was bored. His father was busy doing something, his homework was done, he didn’t have any extra curriculars to do.
“Someone looks bored.” Plagg said.
“You know who isn’t bored?”
They both smiled and said “CHAT NOIR!”
Adrien transforms and hops out of the window, hopping rooftops.
He loved being Chat Noir. It gave him an escape from being depressed at home. Being able to see the beautiful views Paris had to offer and being able to help the citizens, it made him happier.
But the best thing about being Cat Noir, the thing that would always make his day...
His staff rang. He checked the caller ID and a smile spread on his face.
“M’lady, I didn’t expect you to be out this time of day. Do you like watching the sunset too?”
“Hey, I need to talk to you. Is there some place we can meet up?”
“Yeah, I know the perfect place.”
“Great, send me the address. And Chat? Don’t scare me!”
He hangs up and sends Ladybug the location he knew all too well.
The Grand Paris Hotel... Bar...
He made it and walked inside, seeing his beautiful lady on the bar stool. His heart skipped a beat and his chest became warm and fuzzy.
Ladybug turned her head as she approached and she smiled.
“M’lady, you look lovely.”
“Hey, Kitty. Thank you for not sneaking up on me.”
Jean comes out with a red drink with blackberries in it.
“Here's your mocktail Ms. Ladybug, a raspberry Shirley temple topped with fresh blackberries. A Grand Paris specialty.”
“And for you Monsieur Chat Noir? The usual?”
Ladybug nearly choked back her drink.
“No thanks, I’ll take the Chat Noir mule Mocktail, please.”
“Ah, yes! The blackberry and mint drink. Very good choice sir. I’ll be right back.”
“So this isn’t another attempt of taking me out on a date is it?” Ladybug asked.
“No, but it could be if you wanted it to.” Chat said.
She dipped her fingertips into her drink and flicked her fingertips in his face, playfully splashing him.
“I’m kidding, but I did think you’d like this place.” He used a napkin to wipe his face, his tongue licking the side of his face to taste her drink. “Your drink is pretty good.”
“It is nice here, and you frequent here often?”
“Yeah, I do. Whenever I’m bored or I have extra time, I’ll stop here. Mr. Bourgeois actually has a policy that prevents reporters and media from coming up here unless given permission for interviews, since mostly celebrities frequent this bar.”
Jean brought him his drink. “Anything else I can get for you two?”
“No thanks.” Ladybug reached into her yo-yo compartment and Chat Noir reached into his pocket and they paid for their drinks.
“So what is Chat Noir’s usual.” Ladybug asked her partner.
“You really are a cat, aren’t you?” she huffed out, holding back her laughter.
“How else do I get these strong muscles?” He flexed in front of her, earning a soft smile from his lady. “Anyway, what did you want to talk about?”
“Is it alright if we go upstairs to the roof? For privacy?”
They both headed upstairs to the roof, them finding a table and chair by the pool, with a view overlooking the city.
The sun had just set and the stars were beginning to poke out.
“Listen, Chat... I know that you’ve noticed that something’s wrong... with me.”
“I have...” He wasn’t going to lie to her. “I know we can’t exactly talk about our personal lives, but I want you to know that I’m here for you, and that I care about you.”
“I’ve been stressed, and overwhelmed, and...”
“... I loved him so much, but couldn’t be honest with him.”
“Wait...” Him knowing everything she was saying. “You too?”
“Yeah... I loved her too, but... It didn’t work...” Chat Noir sighed and shook his head. “You do seem better though. I know you have a lot more stress than I do, but you do seem better than when we went to the movies.”
“Ugh, don’t remind me... But I do feel better... because I did something.”
Chat’s ears perked up as he took a sip.
She breathed in, and out. “I told someone.”
Chat Noir choked on his drink, coughing as processed what she said.
Ladybug placed a hand on his back, helping him get his breath back.
“That- that was totally meant to be a spit take” He choked out.
“Yeah, yeah...” He got his breath back. “You told someone? That you’re Ladybug? Like someone in your civilian life?”
“Yeah. I did. I felt like you should know.”
“Wow. I...” He was surprised.
“You’re not mad are you?”
“Because I didn’t tell you first.”
“What? No, I get why you didn’t tell me. Our dynamic works because we don’t know who we are, and what if Hawkmoth akumatizes one of us, or if the akuma mind controls one of us, all of that. Besides I like the mystery around who you are.”
“I’m glad, and I promise when Hawkmoth is defeated, we can discuss revealing ourselves to each other.”
“Of course. If anything, I’m surprised that you told someone. I completely thought that I’d accidentally reveal myself first because of Plagg.”
Ladybug laughed. “I thought I’d accidentally reveal myself, you’d be surprised if you knew my civilian self was me.”
They shared a laugh together.
“But, the main reason I wanted to tell you is because I know this job is stressful and I know we can’t reveal too much about our personal lives, but I don’t know how stressful being Chat Noir is in your life.”
“It gets stressful at times, but being Chat is a freedom that I wish I had more of in my personal life.”
“I’m glad, but for when it does get stressful, I want you to have someone to lean on... someone who isn’t me.”
Chat Noir paused. “Wait... do you mean?”
Ladybug nodded. “If you want to you can tell someone.”
“Yeah, I’m guardian now, so I make the rules.” She joked. “But seriously, if it’ll make your life easier, you can tell someone. It’s only fair.”
Ladybug thought. “It can’t be a woman.” Just to cover her basis of protecting herself and Alya.
“Okay. Thank you, m’lady.”
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