Chapter 1: Twenty Questions (Part 1)

Disclaimer: I, Sun's Radiance, in no way own any part Miraculous Ladybug & it's characters. The characters are themselves, tweaked slightly for the needs of the story. Canon answers will be used when the information presents itself.

This story is set a few years from the current show (they are 13-15 in the show, I have them at 17-18). They have not yet caught Hawk Moth but have a few leads. Other Miraculous may present themselves. I'm not sure. OC's will to keep the story going. Any ideas within this story are my own and any connections to other stores are purely coincidental. This story was prompted by the song "The Heart Wants What it Wants" by Selena Gomez, and is dedicated to Jaryll & Arya

As the sun set, it's beams of evening light mixed with the lights on the streets, reflecting off the metal and shimmering. It was times like this the city looked magical for the different colored lights just brought something special to the view. And that view looked so much better up on the rooftops.

Two blurs, one black and one red, broke the shimmering lights that made Paris be nicknamed the City of Light. They didn't reduce the effect, but only made it better, because people knew those blurs protected them. Chat Noir and Ladybug.

The two stopped at the Eiffel Tower, standing proud as they overlooked the city.

Marinette shaded her eyes with her gloved hand and watched the last few rays of sunlight drop below the horizon with a smile. "For all we dealt with an Akuma attack, the day looks beautiful."

"Ah~ but not as beautiful as you, my dear," Chat Noir replied, not looking at the sun, but at her, and how her suit just shimmered slightly in the lights that danced all around them.

With a smile, Marinette turned to her partner and tsked. "As you've said many times."

"And I'll never stop saying it, for you are purr-fect." He raised a hand, just as a warning beep came from his ring and a green pad of the paw flickered. Raising his green eyes to her again, he opened his mouth to speak, but Ladybug spoke first.

"I know what you're wanting to ask, Kitty, but the answer is still no." Her own warning beep went off.

His head only dropped a fraction and Adrien closed his eyes before raising his head again and smiling. "As my lady wishes. But next time, I propose something. A game, of sorts."

Marinette had taken her Yo-yo and started to spin it, getting ready to hop away and back somewhere for the transformation to wear off, but she gave Chat Noir one last look. "Oh?"

"A round of twenty questions. Nothing direct about identities, but I wish to know you better. Please?" Adrien prayed she'd reply favorably. How could he not? He had been wanting to know who was behind the mask of the lady that he felt so strongly about. Ladybug was amazing to him. Her brilliance when dealing with Akumas notwithstanding, she just had an aura about her that made him drawn to her.

Marinette thought for a moment, and decided it wouldn't be too bad to agree with Chat Noir's idea. She wanted to know a bit more about her partner, but didn't want to fully reveal who she was yet. When she became Ladybug, she felt slightly different. She knew it was in part from her kwami, Tikki, but also because she didn't have to be herself anymore. "Alright Kitty, I agree. But we're allowed to not answer a question if we feel it'll reveal too much about ourselves."

Jumping up, Chat Noir grabbed her free hand and placed a kiss on it. "Of course! Thank you, my lady! And Goodnight, for I shall see you again soon. Sweet dreams."

"To you too, Kitty."

And with that, both of them hopped in opposite directions. Marinette stopped behind a cluster of trees and released her transformation, Tikki flying free, then coming to rest on her shoulder. "Y'know Marinette, he loves you."

"I know Tikki, I know." She replied sadly, and left it at that as she opened her purse and let Tikki fly into, to much on cookies as she headed home.

Adrien went longer, going all the way to his balcony after taking many detours, before dropping his transformation. Plagg immediately whined. "I want Cheese!" He complained as he followed Adrien into his room, before diving towards a plate that was left on the desk.

Shaking his head at his kwami, Adrien flicked the mouse of his computer to have the Ladyblog show up and he saw today's attack. 'And I want Ladybug.' Was all he thought.

It had been like this for many months - years now. Ladybug and Chat Noir had gotten into a better sync as time went by, although they had yet to figure out who Hawk Moth was, much to both of their annoyances.

Marinette had been scouted by Gabriel Agreste - Adrien's father - and was currently having her designs created and published as a sideline to his. A few years had not changed much in her appearance except that she was indefinitely taller, curvier in the right places and had put on a bit of muscle from all her work as Ladybug, but it did not pull away from her delicate female frame.

What had started as a crush was a still there, the feelings even more deeply rooted into her core. Marinette loved Adrien, she knew this. Some of her Ladybug qualities had started to show up in her everyday civilian life, and she began to not stutter or freak out near Adrien.

A lot of it had to do with the fact that Nino had asked Alya out a year ago, and Alya had told Nino - although he was sworn to secrecy - about Marinette's crush on Adrien, and the two plotted constantly to get the two together. It worked, as Marinette began to get used to Adrien around more, for where Nino was, Adrien was often nearby.

Working with his father as she did helped, for she often would be having meetings with his father in his house, and it was only natural that his father pushed her towards her son for a model to display her designs. One had to be calm to be able to pin things on the person they liked, although Marinette tended to forget that it was Adrien whom she was pinning things to, just to be able to get her job done.

Adrien, with the help of Nino, had finally told Chloe he did not have feelings for her at all. She felt slighted by it, and still chased after him, but there wasn't as much heart in it. She - finally- figured out her calling, and with Sabrina at her side, she got into it, so much she lessened her attacks. It allowed Adrien to have much more freedom, since Chloe was not trying to attach herself to him. He spent as much time as he could with Nino, barring modelling, and had worked with both Alya and Nino to be less intimidating to Marinette.

As long as Marinette was focused on something, like discussing a design, or plans, she could hold a conversation with him. Adrien was beginning to enjoy the time spent with her, especially when she was more calm around him like everyone else.

Adrien still loved Ladybug though. There was just something about her, something in the way she spoke, moved, fought. He couldn't put it to words. And so he was glad that finally, after all this time, she agreed to his idea of questions to learn about each other.

It was one day after classes that the opportunity arose. A new Akuma appeared, what looked to be a florist who had been demeaned to the point they were prime target for Hawk Moth. Adrien and Marinette split from their friends in a pretense of running to safety.

Marinette appeared as Ladybug first, and got the Akuma's attention, easily pulling it away from innocent bystanders. She gracefully jumped and cartwheeled to avoid the attacks - flowers thrown at her in the form of both petals and full flowers with stems, when Chat showed up.

"About time, kitty cat!"

"Sorry my lady, it will not happen again." He would be sure to be more on top of getting somewhere to transform. The Akumas as of late had been more deadly in their attacks and he was afraid of anything happening to her.

The florist focused her attention onto the black cat, and Adrien skillfully extended his staff to twirl it, effectively knocking away petals and destroying flowers, although that angered the florist. "Cats have no regard for flowers!" It yelled, focusing on Chat Noir even more, ignoring Ladybug.

"Your kitten me, right? I'm a cat, of course we don't care flowers. We pawfer to just nap." He retorted, proud of himself for putting two puns in there. He caught Ladybug's quiet laughter as she used her powers to figure out what the Akuma was hiding in.

"There!" She called out, and he could not be happier with her timing, and made his way towards the Akuma, somehow just knowing he had to pin it.

"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug called out, throwing her yoyo into the air. She was rewarded with a long curl of ribbon, which she immediately wrapped around her wrist to avoid the attack the Akuma tossed her way.

"Cataclysm!" Chat Noir called out, running his fingers at the base of a lamppost, effectively bringing down the hanging basket of flowers too, that the Akuma dived to save the flowers, only to be pinned by the post.

Ladybug unraveled the ribbon from her arm, and with one flick of her wrist, snapped it out to pull the flower that was pinned into their hair. She broke the stem in half and then purified the black butterfly. "Bye bye, little butterfly." she said, then tossed the ribbon into the air to let her miraculous powers repair the destruction caused by her, Chat, and the Akuma.

Both Chat Noir and Ladybug made their ways towards each other, pausing to fist bump.

He spoke first. "Do you remember what I asked and you agreed with?" He glanced at his ring, and was glad to see he should have enough time.

Ladybug had finished with her yo-yo and hooked it around her waist and looked at Chat. "Of course. You may ask your question."

"What is your favorite color?" He started simple. Marinette pondered for a moment, before replying, "Pink."

Adrien smirked, "Ah, a paw-sibly purr-fect choice for you, My lady."

Marinette groaned, but then gave a chuckle at his puns. "Now your turn. Your favorite color."

"Oh please, that is furry easy. Red. Like the color of your suit, and the color of your blush." A beep ended his words and he saw his ring flash again. Still time though.

But then Ladybugs miraculous beeped and he saw only one spot left, and realized she didn't have as much time as him.

"Oh, is that so, Kitty-cat?" She spoke as she looked around. "But I'm afraid that is all we have time for. I will see you later!" And with that, she turn and ran, even as he reached out to her.

The heart wants what it wants.

"But I want to see you now…" Adrien murmured, as he slowly moved backwards and into an alleyway to let his transformation fade.

Author's Note: This should be a short 10-20 chapter story with less than 2K words per chapter. Supposed to be fun, floozy and comical. Identity reveal will take place, as well as romance. Content Warning will change if there is more than light fluff. I hope you enjoy! :)