Prompt: Mari only getting 3 hours of sleep + a warm, cuddly Adrien = lots and lots of snuggles
Marinette was dead. Dead to the world and she knew it. Her body ached and her eyes felt heavy. She could feel Alya's hand guiding her into the school and whined as the sun hit her eyes.
"Girl, how long did you stay up last night?"
Between patrols and her latest design? Not long enough. She opened her mouth to answer but all that came out was a yawn. She could vaguely hear footsteps come towards her and Alya and blearily opened her eyes. Marinette saw a blur of blonde and green and immediately thought of her kitty.
"Mon minou..." She whispered, blinking rapidly. A warm hand went to her forehead and she gasped in relief. Warm. Whatever this was, was warm! She needed it. She jerked away from Alya and latched herself onto the warm limb, following it up to an even warmer body. Humming in relief, Marinette wrapped her arms around the body's waist and nuzzled it's chest, closing her eyes with a sigh.
Adrien was walking into the school with Nino, a yawn on his lips. Last night was full of teasing and patrolling with his lady.
"Dude, check out Marinette!" Nino chuckled, staring past him to the front doors of the school. Adrien turned and blinked at the walking corpse that was Marinette.
"Is she ok?" Adrien asked, pulling is backpack strap more firmly over his shoulder. Nino shrugged and made his way over to Alya, who was coaxing Marinette awake.
"Hey Alya. Is Mari ok?" Nino asked, poking Marinette in the cheek. She didnt notice, only yawned more, eyes opening a bit. He put his hand on her forehead and tilted his head.
"Why is she so tired?" Next thing he knows, he has an arm full of a tired Marinette. She was cuddling herself close to his chest and he yelped in surprise, a red blush forming on his cheeks. He looked at Alya and Nino who stared in shock before starting to snicker. Adrien looked back and lightly wrapped his arms around her, not really knowing what to do.
"I'm going to take her to the nurse." He whispered to his friends, starting to drag her but Marinette fell completely limp. Adrien grunted lightly and picked her up bridal style. Marinette immediately found warmth in his neck and buried her face there, sighing softly. Her breath caused small chills to go down Adrien's spince making his blush a bit harder. A small click made his turn.
Alya had her phone out and was taking pictures. He rolled his eyes fondly and carried Marinette away. The nurse looked at him weirdly as he walked in. She directed him to the bed in the back and he gently placed Marinette down. He was about to move away when she suddenly grabbed his shirt and whined.
"Stay."
He blinked.
"Chaton stay."
He blinked again and couldn't help the small chuckle escape his lips.
"Ok princess." He sat at the edge of her bed and lightly ran his hands through her hair. She smiled and curled up to his side. He didn't leave until she finally loosened her grip.
20 minutes later, Adrien walked into his Physic's class with a sheepish smile and a slip from the nurse. He handed it to the teacher who nodded to his seat while he also mumbled about Marinette. Sliding into his chair, Alya and Nino were giving him knowing looks.
"What?" He muttered with a flush.
"What took you so long?" Nino asked, a grin spreading across his face.
"I had to wait until she let me go. I didn't want to wake her."
Alya giggled and sent him the picture she took. Adrien felt to small vibration of the phone and quickly opened it up before the teacher could yell at him. It was a really good picture to. Marinette was cuddled close to his chest, her hands making a fist as she held onto his shirt. He had her tightly in his arms and at the moment he was looking down at her with a small smile. The picture made his blush darken.
"Shut up." He muttered, leaning on his arms and looking straight ahead. He pointedly ignored the giggles from Alya and Nino.
It was two periods and after lunch when Marinette made another appearance. She still looked tired but not as bad as before. The bags under her eyes were less prominent and she could finally say complete sentences without yawning.
"How are you feeling?" Alya asked as Marinette settled down next to her. Marinette smiled and stretched a bit.
"Better. I'm not that tired anymore. I'll be fine for the rest of the day."
"Don't need you falling asleep on us again Mari." Nino chuckled. Marinette flushed and laughed nervously.
"Yeah...that reminds me! Who brought me to the nurses office?"
"Adrien." Alya said with a smirk and watched the reactions simultaneously. Adrien who had his back to them froze while Marinette tensed and her cheeks burned red.
"What?" She squeaked out. Adrien turned and flashed a small smile.
"It was no problem! Really!"
"You fell asleep on him." Nino commented with a chuckle. Marinette gaped and started to look really faint.
"What?!" Her voice came up a few pitches and Adrien tired to calm her down quickly.
"Hey! It's no big deal. You are really light and easy to carry i swear!"
"Y-You carried me! ALYA!"
"Marinette chill!"
"It's ok. I promise." Adrien stated calmly, giving her a reassuring smile despite his own nerves.
"Yeah, you only didn't let him go for like 20 minutes." Alya teased, setting her friend off again with apologies spewing out of her mouth. Finally, Marinette settled with laying her head on her desk and sighing.
Marinette was up late again. It was like 12:30 at night but she didn't care at the moment. She already finished patrol with Chat Noir and that was an hour or two ago. She couldn't remember. This design wouldn't leave her alone. She had to finish it. It was a special piece that she was starting to be proud of but couldn't get done because of all he tiredness. She sighed for the billionth time that night as she pricked her finger on the needle.
"What are you still doing up Princess?" A voice from her balcony asked. She yelped in surprise and turned to she her favorite kitty.
"I could ask you the same thing Chaton." Chat smiled at the nickname she so dearly calls him. He strolled over to her and sat on the floor, nudging her knees with his head.
"Kitty," She scolded him. He grinned and did it again.
"Seriously though, you shouldn't still be up. Your going to exhaust yourself again." He gave her a knowing look that made her flush pink and duck her head.
"But I want to finish this!"
"And you will. But you can't do that with only 3 hours of sleep." Marinette sighed, knowing he was right and pouted at him. Chat grinned and stood, holding out his and for her. She stubbornly turned away with a huff. Chat chuckled and leaned down, picking her up, making her yelp in surprise. He walked over to her bed and gently placed her down in the bed. She looked up at him with a weird look in her eye.
"What?"
"Your the second person to do that today."
"That means we care." Marinette snorted and shook her head. Chat ran a clawed hand through her hair and took out the pigtails she always wore. Marinette stared at him with droopy eyes and smiled.
"Thanks kitty."
"Anything for you Princess." She snorted again but closed her eyes, nuzzling herself into her pillow and quickly falling asleep. Chat grinned and slowly stood back up and walked back toward the window but paused at the desk Marinette was working at. He looked at the design she made and grinned, cheeks flushing a happy pink. It was a hoodie jacket with cat ears at the top. She was currently stitching in the ears and looked like she was going to get started on the embellishment. He read what the jacket was supposed to say and grinned, shaking his head.
Petite Chaton.
Indeed she was his little kitty.
A/N: And finished! I hope you liked this prompt. Be sure to send me more so i know what you want me to write ok? Byeeeeeee! :3