Chapter 1

Wearing a hospital gown and propped up on a hospital bed, Marinette is waiting on news from the doctor. At least she can pass the time with someone to talk to.

Tikki is a kwami, and she is the reason Marinette is able to transform into Ladybug. Marinette is the current owner of the Ladybug Miraculous that is the form of earrings. She uses her powers of good luck and creation to defend the city of Paris from akumatized villains that wreck havoc.

Similar to a ladybug, Tikki is red and has some black spots on her head that is larger than the rest of her small body. She has two antennas, a short tail, and big, dark blue eyes.

"I hope everything is all right," Marinette says. "Do you think he's been gone a bit too long?"

"Oh, I'm sure everything is fine!" Tikki assures her. "Just you wait and see!"

As if on cue, footsteps approach the door that leads inside of Marinette's hospital room.

"Tikki, hide!" Marinette urges.

Not being told twice, Tikki dives under the bed and hides in silence.

The door is thrown open, and an abnormal looking doctor struts inside the room. The man's black hair still has purple tips while his beard and mustache combination have not changed a bit. The dark, heavy eyeliner and eyeshadow make his green eyes really pop. Instead of wearing a typical white lab coat, his coat is sparkling black with yellow accents. It even has yellow epaulets! To complete the strange picture, he is holding a small bundle wrapped in a green blanket.

Right behind the man is crocodile wearing a nurse's cap on top of his head. The door closes behind him after his tail makes it inside of the room.

"J-Jagged Stone?" Marinette sputters in disbelief. "Fang?"

"Congrats, Mrs. Agreste!" the rock-star-turned-doctor says enthusiastically.

She is confused and is uncertain why she is being congratulated in the first place.

"It's a kitten!" Jagged continues.

Now she is utterly perplexed. "A kitten… ?"

With a grin on his face, Jagged bends at his waist so Marinette is able to see what is wrapped inside the bundle. Sure enough, it is a newborn kitten. It is solid black from ears to tail, and its eyes are not even open yet.

Marinette looks up at Jagged, trying to wrap her head around the situation. "Wait, what?" she squeaks.

Jagged hands her the bundle so he can raise his arms above his head in the air. He uses his fingers to make the rock and roll sign while he nods his head to some beat. "Perfectly healthy and ready to rock 'n' roll!"

x-X-x

Marinette's bluebell eyes flutter open when she wakes up. The dream is still fresh in her mind and she is able to recall the different moments, especially the ones that happened towards the end.

With a smile, Tikki hovers over her and looks down at her. "Good morning!" she says cheerfully.

"Morning." Marinette sits up and rubs her eyes.

Tikki lands on her lap and sits down. "How did you sleep?"

"I had a weird dream."

"Another one?"

"This time Jagged Stone and Fang were there."

"What did they do?"

"Well, Jagged Stone was a doctor while Fang was a nurse." Marinette makes a face. "Apparently I gave birth to a kitten."

"Again?"

"Again."

"That's the third night in a row that you've dreamed about kitten children!" Tikki points out.

"Yeah, I know." Marinette looks over at the right side of the bed where her husband normally sleeps. He is away on a trip and will not be back until tomorrow evening.

Even though she has the whole bed to herself, she stays on her side. The sun just misses her side when it peeks through the blinds. On the other hand, her husband loves the morning sun right when he is waking up. He typically stays in a bed a little longer when he has the warmth from it.

"I think it's because I miss Adrien…" Marinette says.

Tikki nods. "Those dreams did start after he left."

"It's weird though. I've never had being pregnant or giving birth to a kitten the other times when he's been gone."

"Hmm… Well, maybe you just miss him more than before!"

With a small smile on her lips, Marinette cups Tikki into her hands and holds her up to her face. "At least I have you to keep me company."

She giggles. "You can count on that!"

x-X-x

The half-French and half-Chinese young woman is off to a good start for the morning after her shower. She is all dressed in a comfortable look and is ready for the day ahead of her. The button-up blouse is pink except for the white sleeves, collar, and a strip down the front where the buttons are. The top is tucked into a black skater skirt with suspenders that cross at the low back. The attire is complete with her favorite pair of black booties that have cute bows on the outside sides.

Her signature pigtail look is something of the past. While her sideswept bangs to the left are practically the same, the rest of her dark hair falls to the middle of her shoulder blades. She goes for a simple half up half down look in the form of a cute, messy bun. It has been a go to hairstyle for her.

All of her jewelry seems to be in order. Her stud earrings are black because Tikki is not inside. The two silver rings on her left hand are still perfect. The engagement ring might be a little flashy for what she has worn in the past, but it is not too gaudy for her taste. Tikki secretly helped Adrien when he came to designing her engagement ring. When it came to her wedding ring, Adrien was more than happy to give her whatever she wanted.

With Tikki sitting on her left shoulder, Marinette makes her way into the kitchen to get some breakfast started. Just as she sets her cell phone down on the counter, it starts going off to Adrien's assigned ringtone. It is a kitten meowing at different lengths and tones. Of course, it is an inside joke because of the couple's alter egos. Adrien finds it totally endearing and absolutely purr-fect for him.

While Tikki hovers away to find a cookie to munch on, Marinette picks up her phone. She answers the call and holds the device up to her right ear. "Hello," she says in a playful tone. "Mrs. Agreste speaking."

"Well, Mrs. Agreste," Adrien begins with a chuckle, "I was just calling to see how your morning is going."

"It's not bad. Tikki and I are going to make breakfast. I think I'm in the mood for pancakes."

He gasps. "How dare you make your amazing pancakes without me there?"

She smiles. "At least I don't have to worry about anyone eating the batter when my back is turned to the bowl…"

"Whaaat? Who would do such a thing?"

"A troublesome cat." She recalls her recent dreams that she has yet to share with her husband. "By the way, I've had some weird dreams about cats. Well, kittens actually."

"Oh? Do tell, Princess." Even after all of these years, he stills calls her Princess. He also is the only one who calls her Mari. It might have to do with the fact he has so many nicknames for Ladybug, ranging from LB to My Lady. Bugaboo is a personal, top three favorite of his. Mrs. Agreste takes the cake as his ultimate, favorite thing to call her.

"Since you've been gone, I've had dreams about kittens. Well, I've been pregnant with a kitten. Or I've given birth to one."

When she finishes speaking, Marinette is only met with silence on the other end of the line. "Adrien?" she asks, thinking they have lost their connection.

"Are you serious?" he whispers.

She is confused. "Of course, I'm serious. Why would I make something up like that?" Cat-related things are his things, not hers.

"That's great news!" Adrien bursts in excitement.

Marinette is taken back. "What are you talking about?"

"Wait, what are you talking about?"

"Adrien, they're just silly dreams about kittens. I think it's because I miss you. After all, the kittens have always been black." Black just like her favorite kitty cat.

"Don't you know what those dreams mean?" It is easy to hear the smile on his lips when he speaks. "It's a great thing!"

She feels completely out of the loop. "I'm not following."

"The dreams you've been having. Pregnant women have those."

"Pregnant?"

Tikki is quick to turn her attention to Marinette, nearly dropping the half eaten cookie in surprise. "Pregnant?" she echoes.

Marinette looks at Tikki and shakes her head. "I doubt it means that I'm pregnant," she says, talking to both Adrien and Tikki.

"Haven't you heard about it before?" Adrien asks.

"No," she replies.

"Mari, it's a sign. Go look it up on the Internet. I promise you'll see the connection."

"But what about you? You've told me about some kitten-related dreams." She recalls a certain one. "Remember when you gave birth to a litter of them?"

"Psh, it's totally different if I have the dream," he states.

Marinette playfully rolls her eyes even though he cannot see her.

"Hey!" another voice, higher than Adrien's, shouts from the other end of the phone. "Is that Marinette?"

"Plagg, not now," Adrien says in annoyance. He does not feel like sharing his wife with someone else. Even if that someone else Plagg.

"Tell her to make sure there's camembert for me when I get back!"

"I won't if you keep bugging me!"

Marinette giggles at their interaction. "Tell Plagg I'll get some when I go out shopping later."

"What's that, Mari?" Adrien teases. "The store is all out of camembert?"

"No!" Plagg wails.

"Wait, every store is out of all kinds of cheese?"

"Anything but that!"

"Oh, stop teasing him," Marinette scolds playfully.

Adrien starts laughing.

"Hey, what's so funny?" Plagg demands.

"I'm just messing with you," Adrien replies. "Mari will make sure to get you your smelly cheese."

"Hmph!" Plagg voices. "You better watch yourself! Maybe I'll tell Marinette that you–"

"Anyyyways," Adrien says to cut him off. "Mari, are you going to be able to hold up until I get back?"

"I will eagerly be awaiting your arrival for tomorrow evening." A thought occurs to her. "Oh, do you want me to cook your favorite meal?"

"I'd love you even more if you do."

"Is it possible for you to love me even more?" she jokes.

"I'm pretty sure–"

Adrien is interrupted by an unknown voice. "All right. I'll be there." Then he gets back to Marinette. "Hey, I have to get going now. I love you."

"I love you, too. I'll see you tomorrow."

After the call is over, she stares at her phone's black screen while she thinks about what Adrien said. How can she be pregnant? Well, she knows how. But she doubts it. She has not been pregnant before. Besides, she is simply a little late for her time of the month. It has happened before. No worries.

Marinette finally sets her phone back down on the counter and looks at Tikki. "Are you ready for some breakfast?"

x-X-x

With Tikki hidden in her little purse, Marinette is inside of a store and pushing around a cart. She is currently getting cough medicine because the last of it was used up. She wants to stalk up on some more before there is a need for it at home.

After putting the bottle in the cart, Marinette turns and comes to a stop because of something she sees.

Out from the aisle she is in, pregnancy test kits are dead ahead.

Marinette shakes her head and continues onward, turning around so her back is towards them. She does not need to buy a kit. It will be a waste since she knows the result with be negative. "Hmm, what else do I need?" she muses to herself.

Tikki opens up the purse. "Camembert for Plagg," she softly whispers.

That is something she still needs to grab before leaving. "Good call."

By the time Marinette puts the last item in the cart, she heads to checkout. She passes by the area where the pregnancy test kits are located and slows down. Well, it will not hurt anything if she does purchase a kit…

So Marinette steers the cart over to the shelf and looks over all of the boxes. Feeling overwhelmed, she decides to go with the brand she has seen in commercials before. Just to make sure no one is watching her, she peeks around. The coast is clear.

Marinette grabs a box and simply tosses it on her cart before continuing on her way. Then she groans when she realizes the checkout clerk will see the box. Perhaps she will say it is for her best friend…

x-X-x

Back at home, Marinette and Tikki are busy putting away the things from the store. Cold items first, then the rest.

"Tikki, do you see where the–" Marinette begins.

Suddenly, Tikki gasps loudly and dives into a bag.

"What's wrong?" Marinette asks.

Tikki emerges and hovers in the air, holding onto the pregnancy test kit. "You really bought one!"

Marinette steps over to her and takes the box from Tikki so she no longer has to hold it. She looks down at what she is holding in her hands. "Adrien said the dreams I've had mean I'm pregnant."

"Oh, is that what they've been meaning?"

"I'm not sure, but he says it's true." She might just do look it up when there is some downtime. It will settle her nerves.

"Do you think that you'll test is later?" Tikki inquires.

Marinette looks up at her. "I'll see what the Internet has to say first. Then maybe I'll think about taking a test."

A/N: So this is my first published MLB fanfic (it's only gonna be 3 chapters) and I'm really happy with it! It's actually 4 different one-shot ideas I had in mind, and they ended up all together for a multi-chap work.I'm hoping to update with the next chapter a week from now. Or even less than that. So stay tuned for the two other chapters to come! :D