AN: This is a little two-shot fluff piece. I wasn't sure of their exact ages on the show, I think it differs by dub, but for the sake of the story, I'm going with they're 15 in season one, and this is Adrien's 16th birthday, the birthday following the year of the Bubbler incident. I hope you enjoy :)

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Cat Noir stared up at the moon, perched on top of the building where he had asked Ladybug to meet him. He was a few minutes early, but the minutes felt like hours. His palms were sweating, and his cheeks were flushed. He was pretty confident that this would never work, but he had to at least try.

Today was his sixteenth birthday. His father had actually let him have a party this year where all of his classmates were invited. There also hadn't been any akuma attacks today, either. So far, it had been a good day, but there was only one thing missing that would make it perfect.

If his lady agreed to it.

He heard the familiar sound of her yo-yo and turned to her, a wide grin plastered across his face. "Milady," he greeted. "I was hoping you would come."

She walked over to him. "What's so urgent, kitty?"

After yesterday's akuma battle, he tried to tell her, but his transformation was wearing off so he had to leave. All he managed to tell her was to meet him here at eight the next night, that it was "life or death". He may have exaggerated a bit, but she had to have known he wasn't quite that serious.

He met her halfway and took her hand, kissing the back of it. As usual, she was quick to pull back.

"Me-ouch," he said. "Is that any way to treat a guy on his birthday?"

"It's your birthday?" She repeated. "Is that what this is about?"

"Yes," he said.

She took a step back, staring at the ground awkwardly. "You should've said something. I would've got you something."

Or made him something, like she had done for Adrien. Again. Only this time, he had known it was from her. She had made sure to hand it to him personally.

The smile returned to his face. "No need. You brought exactly what I want."

She eyed him, a bit confused. "What do you mean?"

"Your lips." His smile widened. "Believe it or not, I'm sixteen and never had a proper first kiss. I just wanted it to be memorable and with someone really special, and there's no one more special to me than you."

Her cheeks warmed. Of all the things he could've wanted, he wanted to kiss her? Sure, she had kissed him once and it wasn't horrible, but he didn't remember it and she hoped he never would or else she'd never hear the end of it. And, if she agreed to this, she'd never hear the end of it, either.

But, this was his birthday, and he had called her out here just to do this. She thought about Adrien and what lengths she would go to to get a kiss from him. If he was as sincere about his feelings for her as she was about her feelings for Adrien, she knew Cat Noir would be just as crushed if she refused as she would be if she was in his position. Of course, in order for her to ever be in this situation with Adrien, she first had to be able to actually talk to him.

She took a step closer, swallowing her nerves. "Because it's your birthday, I'll agree to this, on two conditions."

His eyes lit up in surprise. "Anything, milady."

She held up one finger. "One: after tonight, this is never brought up again and nothing changes between us."

He nodded. "Deal."

She held up a second finger. "Two: You never ask me again."

He nodded. "I agree to those, only if you don't feel anything. If you feel something, you have to let me know."

She nodded, though she was already confident that she wouldn't. She had kissed him once after all and felt nothing. That wouldn't change.

She closed her eyes and puckered her lips, waiting as the seconds ticked by for him to get this over felt him moving closer, his breath tickling her skin the moment before his lips met hers. His hands rested on her waist as he deepened the kiss, and she put hers around his back as she returned it. She was pleasantly surprised at how good it actually felt, compared to last time. Then again, last time he was under Dark Cupid's control and wasn't kissing her back. This time, it felt nice.

He pulled away after only a few seconds, grinning from ear to ear.

"Th-thank you, Milady," he said, taking her hand and kissing it again. "That was . . . just . . . thank you."

Her lips curled into a sly smile. "What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?"

His hand covered his heart. "So you don't like my cat puns, but it's okay for you to make them?"

She giggled. "At least mine was decent."

"Me-ouch. Be nice to the birthday boy."

"Don't you mean birthday cat?"

His expression grew serious. "But, really, I mean it. Thank you for that. It meant a lot to me. Did . . . did you feel anything? It's okay to say no."

She placed her hands on his shoulders. "It was nice. I could tell how much you care about me, and . . . I know you're serious about how you feel for me."

"As for you?"

I swallowed hard. Here comes the pain. "I . . . I really like you. You're the best partner . . . and friend, I could ask for, and while I enjoyed the kiss, there's someone else that I like. I don't expect it to go very far considering I can't even form a coherent sentence when he's around, but I can't get rid of my feelings for him, no matter how hard I try. I hope you understand."

He looked down, nodding. "It's alright, milady. I understand completely." The smile returned to his face. "Don't expect me to give up that easily though, not after that kiss. I'll keep trying to claw my way into your heart, one meow at a time."

She giggled, dropping her hands from his shoulders. "I wouldn't expect anything less, kitty cat."

AN: Before you say you wish Adrien's birthday party had been included, I got it covered with part 2 which will be up within the next day or two. I thought about adding it here, but I liked having this scene standing on its own, but like I said, it's coming. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed it.