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What had he just done? First, kissing a girl in broad daylight was stupidly dangerous! It would be all over every gossip magazine if someone got a picture, and only half of them if they didn't.

Shit.

Second, he was in love with Ladybug he thought about her night and day, so why did he betray her like this? He was fully committed to His Lady. So, what in the world was wrong with him?

Never mind, he needed to deal with the civilian repercussions first. He would focus on Ladybug after.

He had about 30 minutes before this was plastered over any blog that cared, and about 18 hours before it was in every national gossip magazine. He had to clue Nathalie in to what had just happened. This was going to be a fun conversation.

Adrien pulled out his phone.

Nathalie, you need to know something. Where are you? -Adrien

In my office. Is this something that your father needs to know about? -Nathalie

Maybe, if we can't handle it fast enough. -Adrian

Meet me at the mansion. -Nathalie

Two minutes later, Adrien was standing outside the front gates of the courtyard. A car screeched up to the gates, Nathalie walked up with urgency and purpose.

"What happened?" Her tone was harsh, businesslike.

"I kissed someone at school… In broad daylight." Adrien said, he looked at the ground.

"Please tell me it was a girl?" Nathalie asked with exasperation.

While Adrien liked both genders, they both knew that the press would have a field day if he showed any outward signs of 'swinging that way'. France was becoming increasingly right-wing, and they knew that it would put the Agreste name in the middle of a political debate that no one wanted to get involved with.

"No, luckily it was a girl." Adrien said. He knew that her relief shouldn't have hurt. He knew that she accepted him. He had asked her not to tell his father.

"Okay. Did anyone get a picture?" Nathalie asked.

"I doubt it, It was quick. I was too nervous to do anything more than a peck."

"Okay, I think that I can deal with that. We can laugh it off as a silly rumor. Thank you for giving me the heads up." Adrien turned to head into the mansion.

"And Adrien," He turned, and looked at her. Her eyes softened. "Congratulations on your first kiss. Let me know if it becomes anything more, okay?" Adrien's face turned red.

"Okay"

Marinette was flying high. She had been kissed by Adrien Agreste! Sure, she had been too stunned to remember most of it- hell, who cared? She had been kissed by Adrien Agreste!

Marinette threw her yoyo again, and pulled hard, launching herself into the sky. She backflipped in glee. She let herself feel the night air rushing across her face, and through her hair. She felt the power of her own body, twisting perfectly through the air. She felt the exhilaration of the drop, and feeling like she was flying.

She threw her yoyo again and again; swinging, falling, flying. She was unstoppable.

She was in her urban jungle, flinging herself through forests of buildings, fireflies of headlights, and beckoned by the eye of the moon.

A shadow fell in line beside her. It wasn't a patrol night, so what were the odds that he was out here tonight? How did he find her? Paris was a big city, but she supposed that since this was their regular stomping grounds, seeing Chat here was not out of the question.

"Having fun Milady? Can't resist doing extra patrols? You are far too responsible for your own good!" Chat teased as he ran on the rooftops beside her.

"Well, I thought you were supposed to be the irresponsible one, but you are out here too. What's your excuse, kitty?" Ladybug swung herself onto a roof so that they could banter properly. While she was always annoyed by his flippant behavior during a fight, she enjoyed his humor when they didn't have the imminent danger of being killed by the villain of the week.

"I was pretty irresponsible today." He sighed, serious for once.

Ladybug stared. What? He was usually one to banter all night, he didn't usually say anything so real.

"What happened? If it was part of your civilian life, I don't want to know the details. Just give me the gist." Ladybug wanted to help, but not at the expense of their secret identity.

"Well, I found something out, and it clouded up my mind all day… I did something really stupid. I mean, I didn't realize that I was going to do it, but then it was happening. The next thing I knew, I was doing damage control." Chat looked embarrassed. Ladybug sympathized. How many times had she screwed something up? She thought about the time that she had accidentally confessed to Adrien via voicemail, and then caused an akuma trying to fix it.

"Yeah… I know how that goes. I do that a lot. I find that often make things worse when I try to fix my mistakes. Did you do that today?" Ladybug didn't look at Chat.

"I don't think so. Only time will tell. I didn't tell my parents, but I told someone I could trust to help me." Chat shifted. "I don't know if it was a mistake or not. I just needed to think things through. I don't think well under pressure." Chat's hand rubbed the back of his neck, embarrassed.

"Well that explains a lot." Ladybug smirked at Chat's annoyed expression.

"I get the impression that you need a lot of time to think. You would probably make a better strategist than I would, but I am a better tactician. I'm better at battles, you would be better at wars. Luckily for Paris, we've only had battles so far." Ladybug patted Chat on the back, reassuring him.

"But back to your irresponsibility." Ladybug grinned. Chat smiled too. "I have found that, once I put aside my embarrassment, I'm often grateful for my mistakes." Chat chuckled, disbelieving.

"Yeah, I know it sounds weird, but it's true. I try to learn from my mistakes. Every one is a reminder of why I want to be better. Sometimes it takes a few mistakes to learn, but it's even more reason to do better." Ladybug smirked.

"You know, I had a pretty fantastic day today. There was something that I have been trying to make happen for months, and it just happened out of the blue." Ladybug smiled wistfully, thinking about her kiss that day. It wasn't technically her first kiss, she had used that to save Chat's butt, but it was magical to her all the same.

"Funny how you did something unplanned, and I got something I planned for months. We really are opposites, aren't we?" Ladybug joked.

"Opposites attract, Milady." Chat flashed his best Cheshire grin. Ladybug rolled her eyes.

"I need to see her, she's my little girl!" The woman screeched. Her eyes were wild, looking for her child.

"I'm sorry ma'm but while the investigation is-" The policewoman didn't get far before the woman screamed in rage. A black butterfly fluttered around them. The policewoman's stomach dropped.

"Run! Akuma! Everyone clear the area! Everyone is to run to a safe distance before the akuma manifests!"

An evil laugh chilled the policewoman to her very core. This was going to be a long night.

Chat Noir was enthralled by his Lady's intelligence and wisdom. How old was she? She looked and sounded young, but her attitude screamed maturity.

There were only a few instances where he had seen her calm, calculating nature break. He suspected that she was much older than him. She was probably a senior in high school. It seemed more likely that she was in college.

Is that why she didn't seem to notice him? He tried to play the part of a perfect gentleman rouge. He loved flirting and punning, it was the opposite of everything he had ever been told to be.

He was supposed to keep his mouth shut, head down, smile for the camera. He was only supposed to pursue the intellectual stimulation that made for good dinner conversation. He could fence and play the piano, not because he liked them, but because it sounded refined and dignified. He spoke Mandarin and English because business partners and customers didn't like to learn French.

He hated it. The bland conversation, bland jokes, bland smiles, everything! There was no spice to life, no freedom. Until he became Chat Noir. He wouldn't give up his attitude even if it made him look like a child to Ladybug. Besides, when had she ever given him a second glance?

Ladybug's smile disappeared, her expression turning serious. Chat followed her gaze and saw the cloud in the distance, writhing like a school of fish.

They jumped at the same time.

Authors note:

I got about halfway through writing another fight scene and then realized it wasn't relevant to the plot. I can include it in the next chapter for funzies if you need it, but I wanna actually finish this fic instead of abandoning it like an asshole.