I know, stop staring at me like that. I know I just posted another story a couple weeks ago. And haven't updated it. But I can't stop the plot bunnies. It ain't happening.

Winter break is around the corner and once that's over, more regular updates, I promise. I want to get my feet wet in this premise and see how people like it.

Once you get pulled into the miraculous world of Ladybug and Chat Noir… there ain't no going back. Especially when you start shipping Adrinette/LadyNoir, and any combination thereof. Then you're done for. Adrinette/LadyNoir trash. Such trash.

I haven't decided if this is a reveal fic yet, but with what I have in mind I think that's where it will end up. But I'm not putting the cart before the horse; I'm just gauging reader interest right now.

Miraculous Ladybug – Flirting With Disaster

Plot: Adrien finds himself in deep trouble when Chloe discovers his secret double life as Chat Noir. Now he has no choice but to date her if he wants to keep his identity secret from the world...

Chapter 1

It was a rare moment in Adrien's life when he could fully enjoy a vacation. His modeling gig, schoolwork, and saving the world really didn't leave much time for tomfoolery. But this was different. His father had taken Natalie with him abroad. There was no one to say no, and no one shoving stupid schedules into his face. Adrien was determined to spend this one Saturday completely devoted to himself. And that meant running across the rooftops at incredible speeds, black suit standing out starkly against the bright Paris sky. From behind the mask, Char Noir's bright green eyes scanned the roaming people below, grinning to himself as he imagined all those ordinary people down there living their ordinary lives, and only wishing they could be as free as this alley cat.

Chat Noir slowed to a stop, standing just so that he had a perfect view of the Siene, the waters glimmering in the bright morning sunlight. He closed his eyes and breathed deeply, tasting the sweetness of the air on his tongue, much more crisp and alive than the dull, quiet atmosphere that surrounded the Agreste Mansion. This was probably Chat's favorite spot in the entire city. Since acquiring his alter ego, Adrien had found himself drawn to high places, finding that he enjoyed looking out, being above, and the feeling of being completely invulnerable. Plagg explained to him that his sudden cat-like tendencies came with the territory of Chat Noir's existence now completely embedded into Adrien's being. And the young blond didn't mind in the least.

"I thought I'd find you here," a cheerful voice said, and Chat Noir's heart leapt at the sound of his Lady's voice. He glanced over his shoulder, a smile widening across his handsome features as he beheld his partner in crime fighting, Ladybug. Her tightly fitting red and black polka-dotted uniform hugged her lithe frame, blue eyes smiling at him from behind the mask. There were times Chat wished he could take off that mask, profess his love to the girl underneath, and kiss her.

"You look exceptionally beautiful today, My Lady," he said flirtatiously, taking her hand in his and pressing her knuckles against his lips in a chaste kiss. He didn't lie... Something about Ladybug seemed much more bright than usual, and it suited her well.

"Not so bad yourself," Ladybug said dismissively, a smile of her own appearing on her face as she gazed out across the city. Chat looked around at her, and though he didn't care to admit it, his heart exploded with happiness at her dismissive compliment. Any compliment from the love of his life would send him over the moon.

"You're here early," Chat commented as Ladybug slid into a sitting position next to him.

"Didn't have anything else to do," she replied. "Hawkmoth is pretty quiet today."

"For once," Chat Noir agreed, settling down next to her. He leaned back on the palms of his hands, painfully aware of how close their fingers were. He resisted the urge to touch them.

Chat Noir had accepted long ago that he was in love with Ladybug. It hadn't even come as a surprise to him; it was just one moment he saw her fighting, a look of determination on her face that it just clicked in his head and his heart. Even with the mask on he could tell that whoever her regular self was beautiful, but her heart of gold was even more attractive.

He wanted so much to know who she was. What she did (besides crime-fighting), her hobbies (besides crime-fighting), her dreams and passions (besides crime-fighting). But, and Chat Noir was loathe to admit it, he wanted to know if she had someone already by her side. But she wasn't ready to tell him, and he respected that. He probably hadn't considered what her reaction would be once he reverted back to his normal self… he was kind of famous after all, even without the black suit and cat ears.

He had hints here and there to her identity, but those hints only made him feel like he knew absolutely nothing about her, despite seeing her almost every day to fight crime. The blog Alya had made for Ladybug was his primary source, but he didn't want to put all his eggs into one basket. So far he had gathered that she was about his age, athletic, and smart. But it seemed like there were so many high school girls out there with short dark hair and blue eyes. But Adrien had a feeling that if he ever saw her, he would just know.

The black cat was torn from his reverie when a scream cut through the air, followed soon by mighty crashes. The crime-fighting duo exchanged knowing looks, standing and racing toward the sound. They didn't go far before spotting the akuma-tized villain standing on top of a building across the street, which had somehow become overgrown with bushes, small trees, and other vegetation. He was dressed in a dark brown latex suit, dark green gloves and boots covered his hands and feet. Atop his head was what appeared to be a head of broccoli, a particular vegetable that Chat hated. The man's face was half-obscured by a black mask. In his hand was what looked like a trowel, which he pointed menacingly at the people in the street below.

"Right," Chat Noir said, pulling out his baton. "Where do you think the akuma is?"

"My guess?" Ladybug said, whipping out her yoyo. "In the trowel."

"I am Treevil!" The man called triumphantly, brandishing his trowel. From its tip burst a green light, and in the streets below, a businessman was suddenly thrust into the sky as a tree exploded from the concrete, entangling the man in its branches. Ladybug launched her yoyo through the air, wrapping it around the thickest branch. She leaped down toward the trapped man as Chat Noir glared across the street at Treevil.

"What did you do!?" The black cat demanded, brandishing his baton threatingly.

"Ah, Chat Noir!" Treevil grinned furiously. "Construction has reduced nature to nothing! Now watch as nature takes its revenge!" He brandished the trowel in his direction, and Chat Noir suddenly found himself unable to move from where he stood. Thick roots had sprung from the tiles and wrapped themselves all the way up to his thigh, rooting him into place, literally. He hissed angrily, pulling uselessly at the roots but it was to no avail. They continued to grow around his body until he couldn't even move to activate his Cataclysm.

"Uh… Ladybug? A little help?"

Ladybug looked up and noticed her partner's predicament, a determined grimace appearing on her face. She assured the man in the tree he would be free soon, and returned to Chat's side.

"I actually sympathize with this guy," she muttered, yanking, unsuccessfully, at the tree roots that bound Chat Noir.

"Really?"

She nodded. "Yeah. We cut down trees to make room for buildings, and displace a lot of animals from their homes. Eventually there won't be anything left."

"Doesn't give a nature-obsessed guy the right to hurt anyone," Chat Noir argued.

As they spoke, more trees and vegetation sprouted all across Paris, woodland creatures ran wild on the streets, and Treevil had moved toward the Eiffel Tower, which had suddenly transformed into an enormous oak tree, towering high above the city with its roots stretching down every path.

The roots binding Chat finally gave way, and the duo leapt into action, flying across the rooftops in the direction of the Eiffel Tower. Treevil came at them with everything he had, launching vines to strangle them or sharpened roots to impale them. Chat dodged the onslaught with a catlike grace, finally reaching the base of the tower, Ladybug not far behind.

"We're back by poplar demand," Chat snickered, using his baton to beat away vines. "What's the plan?"

"First, stop with the puns."

"This guy is really driving a splinter into our relationship."

Ladybug glared at him, and Chat Noir laughed in spite of the situation.

"We need to get up to the top of the tower," Ladybug said, focusing back on the task as she used her yo-yo to crush a root that was about to impale her partner from behind. "Get the trowel."

"The root of the problem."

Ladybug groaned. With every passing moment, Paris became more and more overrun with plant life. If they didn't do something soon, the entire city would be a forest.

"Cover me." Ladybug threw her compact into the air. "Lucky Charm!" A flash of red light, and an extension cord fell into the girl's arms. "What the heck do I do with this?"

"Better think of something fast," Chat winced as a vine yanked painfully on his ankle before he managed to beat it back. "I'm not sure how much more of this I can take."

Luckily, his partner was, in fact, a fast thinker. "Get the trowel!" She demanded before fighting her way across the street, where a moving ice cream wagon was parked outside a set of apartments.

Chat Noir didn't need telling twice. With a yell, he sheathed his baton and began to scale the side of the tall tower, dropping to all fours to gain speed. The bark that had grown over the landmark was rough under his gloved hands, but the branches made it easier to climb. In no time, Chat was perched on one of the largest branches, Treevil standing just above him. Luckily, the villain hadn't spotted him yet. Chat suspected that wouldn't be the case in about two seconds.

"Cataclysm!"

The evil botanist barely had time to react before the thick branch beneath him suddenly began to crumble away thanks to Chat Noir's destructive power. From there it was easy for the hero to overpower the akumatized man as he tumbled down, yanking the trowel from his grasp as he passed. "I'll take that, thank you." The cataclysm wasn't enough to destroy the entire tree, so Chat hoped his partner had taken care of whatever she'd planned to do.

His question was answered as he dropped back down to ground level and safely lowered the unconscious Treevil to the ground. The roots and vines that had been attacking them were now frozen completely, coated in what looked like vanilla ice cream. Ladybug stood to one side, the pipe to an ice cream dispenser still in her hand. She dropped it once she saw him, and ran over.

"Did you get it?"

Chat grinned, whipping out the trowel with a flourish. "My Lady," he said, and offered it to her. "How did you know to freeze the vines?"

"Are you implying I don't pay attention in biology?"

"That was amazing, Chat Noir!" a high-pitched voice screeched, and Chat flinched. Ladybug merely groaned; both of them could recognize that voice anywhere.

Chat Noir looked around, and sure enough the mayor's daughter Chloe Burguois was running towards him, an elated look on her face. She looped her arm around his, and it took all he had not to yank himself away. He'd had to deal with Chloe before; he remembered a specific instance where he'd been roped into doing her physics homework. And while Physics was Adrien's favorite subject, it hadn't exactly been the loveliest of experiences. Then again, it wasn't a pleasant idea to have to deal with Chloe not only as Adrien, but as Chat Noir, also.

"Chloe, was it?" Chat asked casually, carefully prying himself from the blonde girl's grasp.

"Oh, you remembered my name!" Chloe gushed.

How could I, we're in the same class. But of course he couldn't tell her that.

Thankfully, Ladybug came to his rescue. "I need you to move away, Chloe," she told the preppy girl sternly. "It's still dangerous."

An audible beep resounded, and Chat looked down to notice the first paw print on his Miraculous blinked away. He only had a couple minutes before he transformed back into Adrien.

Chloe managed to take a selfie with Chat before Ladybug all but shoved her out of the way. With a grumble, Chloe stalked away, dragging her redheaded satellite behind her.

Once the akuma had been purified and the damage done to the city by Treevil magically removed, Ladybug grinned at Chat Noir, who smiled confidently back. "Mission Complete," they chanted, fist bumping happily.

Their happiness was short-lived however, as Chat's ring beeped again, leaving the superhero with only a few paw prints left before he transformed again. "I guess that's my cue," he said, keeping the disappointment from his tone. He'd hoped to spend more time with his Lady on his day off, but it seemed like that wasn't going to happen.

Ladybug raised her hand, a gentle farewell. "See you later, kitty!" she smiled.

"Wait a sec." Chat reached out and took Ladybug's forearm. She looked at him curiously, blinking those beautiful blue eyes up at him. "Plant one on me before you go," he grinned cheekily with a wink.

Ladybug rolled her eyes, pressing a finger against his forehead and pushing him away. "Whoa, kitty kitty," she teased back. "I wish you wood cut that out already."

Chat grinned stupidly at her own bad joke. "I'm wearing off on you."

"You wish!" With a laugh, Ladybug launched herself into the air and dashed away, her form disappearing among the buildings. Chat stared after her with a blissful sigh until he couldn't see her anymore, the warning beeping from his ring the only thing that made him high tail it out of there. He couldn't risk transforming back into Adrien in the middle of the street.

He ducked behind a sign, just barely managing to slip out of sight before a flash of green light enveloped his body, and he could feel the tight black suit melt away from his skin as the familiar feeling of his everyday clothes fell around his shoulders. His Miraculous ring faded from black to dull silver, and Adrien caught Plagg just before the small kwami crashed headfirst into the sign.

"Cheese…." The tiny cat creature mumbled tiredly, rubbing his head against Adrien's fingers.

Adrien smiled, massaging Plagg's head with his thumb. "When we get home, I'll have a giant cheese buffet bro—"

"Adrien!?"

Adrien froze, a sense of dread suddenly overcoming him. He didn't like the sound of that voice, of surprise and tinged with fear. Slowly, the blonde boy turned on his heel to face Chloe, her jaw somewhere on the ground and her eyes round as saucers. She must have followed him after Ladybug had pushed her away. But what pinged Adrien's radar, however, was the cell phone held aloft in her hands, a flashing red light indicating it was recording. And Adrien had a sinking feeling he knew exactly what had been recorded.

"Who's that?" Plagg asked wearily from Adrien's cupped hands, raising his head to stare at Chloe, who met the tiny cat's wide green eyes with her own blue ones.

"Chloe…" Adrien tried slowly, feeling the color drain from his face.

"Adrien, you're…."

"Chloe, calm down…"

"You're Chat Noir!?"

.o0o.

Please don't kill me.

I know my plant puns are awful. Leaf me alone. I also suck at action scenes.

I do my best to write long-ish chapters, so hopefully from here things will get longer. Let me know if you think this is worth continuing; like I said, gauging interest.

Love this damn show.