Chat couldn't stress how nice it was to wake up to someone.

The instant that he was roused, he just wanted to go back to sleep. His bed was soft, smelled of sweets and flowers, and it was warm. So very warm. And just so comfortable. He purred happily, nuzzling his pillow. He gave a small start when the pillow shifted, hugging him a little tighter back. Cracking green eyes open, Chat blinked sleepily see that Marinette was asleep, and had him completely wrapped up in her arms.

Blinking, he soaked in her appearance, noting every freckle scattered over her nose, the curve of her brow, the twitch of her eyelids as she dreamed, and the roll of her lips as she spoke. Warmth filling his core, he purred, nuzzling her shoulder, unable to stop smiling. Waking up to someone holding him, it was warm, securing; it was nice.

He hasn't woken up to being held since he was a kid.

It was as nice as he remembered.

He was just about to fall back asleep when he heard the faint bark of a dog in the distance. Ear twitching, Chat forced himself to sit up, turning towards the windows like he could see that dog. The credits blared on the tv, playing a song Chat didn't know as the movie ended. Stretching slightly in her hold, Chat reluctantly wiggled out, clawing his way up to the back of the couch. He looked down at his tiny frame, frowning. Did his Lady still not found the dog? Mindful, he didn't mind being this small. Marinette was far more relaxed with him, and willingly caved into so many of his whims he's sure he was going to end up spoiled after this, and then go through a cruel crash of reality when his friend didn't cave to him whims anymore...

But, his Lady sure was taking her sweet time with this.

It's been... a little over two hours now? Probably more.

Was that dog giving her that much trouble?

Hopping down and trotting over to a window, Chat peeked outside, hopeful that he would see his Lady or the dog.

Of course he saw neither, but that didn't stop him from hoping.

Still, surely there was something more he could do!

He glanced back to the couch, where Marinette dozed. She mentioned she had an errand to do. And he wouldn't mind joining her. Maybe they could take up the chance to help and look for that dog while doing her thing?

If so, she needed to be awake first.

Sneaking closer, Chat paused beside the sleeping noirette. He crouched slightly, peeking up at her, holding his breath a little as he gazed up at her.

He shouldn't wake her.

Quite a few times he's seen her completely exhausted. She must not be getting a lot of sleep lately.

He should let her sleep.

He trusted his Lady to handle this.

And he's sure he'd just get in the way if he tried to cut in and help her.

And he should let Marinette sleep.

And there was plenty that he could do while waiting.

He just didn't know what...

And he should really, really, really let Marinette sleep.

But, even as he reasoned this, his body was moving on it's own. He crouched lower, his body wiggling side to side, he had an open landing just waiting to be filled, and a need to have conscious attention.

Chat jumped forward, landing on top of Marinette and jerking her awake.

"Wha," she sputtered, looking down to see Chat peering up at her, completely unapologetic. "Chat!"

"Sorry," he offered with a small smile.

Groaning, she slumped against the couch, rubbing her hands over her face. "What time is it?" she yawned.

"A little after three," Chat informed, budding his head up against her chin, trying to get her to pet him. Humming, she relented, weaving her hands in his hair, earning a pleased purr from the small kitten.

Only to frown when she drew away to stretch. She flopped back down with a sigh, frowning down at the kitten. "Why do you have to be such a cat?" she wondered.

"Cause I'm adowable!" Chat proclaimed.

"Sure," she agreed, scratching his chin.

Chat comments, leaning into her touch, his eyes falling closed. "You gotta be cawefuw Pwincess, I may nevew weave."

"I don't know if that would be a bad thing," she returns, standing up with Chat set in her arms.

"You mean that Pwincess?" he gushed.

"Sure," she yawned.

Smearing his face against her neck, he absently asks, "So what errand did you need to do?"

Marinette frowned. Errand? Was she going to do an errand...

Oh.

That's right.

The problem.

The problem that was literally sitting in her arms.

She had to take care of that problem.

Unfortunately she couldn't just send him away, not to just anyone...

"I... was going to check out the fabric store." That was believable, plus she could scope out streets that way. And if not, worse comes to worse, she makes a new Lucky Charm.

"We can go!" Chat reassured, eager to help his Lady find that Lucky Charm.

"Not a good idea," she bid, setting him on the counter.

He blinked up at her, raising a brow.

She gestured to him. "Me walking around with a little Chat Noir?"

Oh.

He gave her a sheepish smile. He had forgotten about that tidbit. They'd probably be crowded. Barely left alone together. And even after all of this was taken care of, Marinette would still be sought after for being seen with him.

"I can go later," she reassured, booping his nose. Mewing in surprise, Chat rubbed his nose, giving her a pout.

"So," he drawled out, staring after her. "What shall we do now?"

"Um," she hummed, glancing up to her room. "Let me check something real quick," she bid, rushing up to her room before he could reply. Blinking up after her, Chat looked around, kicking his legs out as he tried to think of what to do.

His eyes caught sight of pictures on the opposing wall. Purring excitedly, he jumped off and scurried over, eagerly looking to eye each picture in the frame.

Only to find that he was too short to see any of them clearly.

Pursing his lips and blowing a light raspberry in slight frustration, Chat looked about for something that he could use to climb and get higher.

That chair!

Chairs never failed him!

Rushing over and grabbing one, he dragged it over to the wall, eagerly clamboring up to see the pictures that littered the wall better.

Family photos.

So many family photos.

They weren't big like the ones he had back home, looking intimidating, cold, or lovely.

These pictures were small, happy, and some just plain silly.

Like one of little Marinette and her Papa covered in flour, sheepish yet amused beaming smiles on their faces. It made the kitten wishful that he was there as well, covered in flour, laughing with the two. Leaning back, he peered up at the other pictures, smiling at the love and fun they had saved.

There was Tom and Sabine's wedding, the bear sized man dancing with his small wife, beaming like this was the happiest moment of his time.

There was them standing in front of their bakery, a very different logo looming above them.

There was Marinette's baby picture.

Her great uncle Wang Cheng holding her with a cooing smile.

There was Marinette as a little kid holding a big pink tube up as she grinned at the camera, missing one of her teeth.

There were so many cute pictures up.

He was so jealous that he couldn't have a wall of memories like this.

So caught up in his fondness and envy, Chat jumped when he heard a very loud beep. Looking down at his ring, he stiffened when he saw that he was on his last dot. When did this happen?!

"Hey Tikki?" she called, peeking into her room.

"Hm?" the kwami hummed, peeking down from where she was sleeping on the loft above.

"Can we just make a new Lucky Charm?" Marinette asked, quickly closing the trapdoor behind her.

"We can," Tikki confirmed, floating up and dropping down beside her chosen. "But we need it for use of something."

"Breaking Terrible Two's spell won't be enough?"

"Lucky Charms are used to curve the situation for you, make your chances better. You need a situation to manipulate to use a Lucky Charm. You can try summoning a new one, but with right now, nothing will come."

Marinette huffed at that. Then, till they come across a situation that they can use a charm to curve, they might as well look for that bone.

But how to do that with Chat...

Maybe she could just say that she's babysitting a kid that wanted to dress up as him?

"Can you sense were the Lucky Charm could be?" Marinette asked.

Tikki nodded, flying into her purse when Marinette cracked it open.

Looking around her room, she tried to think of what she could use to keep attention off Chat...

Maybe a hat?

Or-

She jumped at the squealed alarm sounding below.

"Chat?!" she called, hurrying down, only to stop when she heard him cry out.

"Don't look at me!"

Frozen on the steps, she looked around the room warily, stiff. She didn't see her kitten anywhere. The only thing that was different was a chair that was shoved up a wall where they kept their pictures. "Chat?" she called.

A much softer voice responded, "I'm detwansfowmed Pwincess."

Oh.

Oh.

"Um..." she uttered. "Is there... anything I can do?" She couldn't outwardly offer food. She shouldn't know how the miraculous work. So it surprised her when a small black blur zipped up in front of her, tiny green eyes bright against the dark body. A sharp, "Plagg!" following after the kwami was ignored by the surprised girl and the cranky little god.

"I need cheese," he stated, not caring to explain his appearance. His green eyes narrowed as he smirked. "You got any Lady Luck?"

"Wady Wuck?!" Chat repeated, peeking over the counter, only to squeak and drop out of sight when their eyes met. Marinette blinked, was that...

"Plagg!" Tikki's sharp voice scolded out, snapping the purse open and zooming out, scolding the bad luck god. "What were you thinking! You don't go revealing them like that!"

"You just confirmed it," Plagg pointed out.

Tikki opened her mouth to snap, only to stiffen as she realized, yes, she just did confirm who Ladybug was. Shoot.

"Besides," Plagg cuts in, "this'll make it easier for us all. I don't know about you, but I don't want to be mobbed."

"We could've-"

"You really think you could've made another Lucky Charm that easily?"

Tikki huffed, glaring at her counterpart.

Marinette ignored them both, ducking under them, she crept closer to the counter, shyly peeking over it to see a small, wide eyed boy staring up at her. Adrien Agreste. It really was Adrien Agreste sitting there on her kitchen floor, gaping up at her like she put the stars in the sky. "You're Chat Noir," she whispered.

"You'we Wadybug?" he whispered back, completely awed.

"See?" Plagg said, "There have been far worse reveals than this."

"There have been better ones," Tikki grumbled.

Shrugging, Plagg zipped over to Marinette, demanding, "Now how about that cheese?"

Marinette didn't hear him, her eyes still locked on the little blond. "It's been you this whole time," she uttered, a laugh bubbling out of her. "Oh my god. Of course. Of course!" Turning to Tikki, she bid, "You, you did say that we're always fated to circle the other... right?"

Tikki nodded.

Marinette ran a hand over her face. "Oh wow."

"You'we Wadybug," Adrien repeated, still gaping. Then his eyes widen and he smacked himself in the forehead. "You've been sitting behind me this whole time!"

"My god, I threw you at akumas. And off a roof!"

"I thought I'd always be able to spot you! But you've been wight thewe this whole time! I'm such an idiot!"

"And, just, damn we kissed and-"

"What?"

"...What?"

"Cheese!" Plagg rudely chimed in, breaking their eye contact.

"Oh, right," Marinette bid, turning away and just heading to the fridge. "Any preferences?" she asked as Plagg floated up beside her. Crawling up, Adrien trailed after her, still gaping at her. Marinette was Ladybug.

Marinette was Ladybug.

She's been sitting behind him this whole time.

Adrien was such an idiot.

"Oooh!" Plagg purred aloud, diving in, "cheese bread!"

Letting Plagg eat, Marinette turned to Adrien, flashing him an awkward smile. Adrien just continued to gape up at her, eyes full of wonder. Blushing a little, she crouched down before Adrien, asking, "Ready to go find that Lucky Charm?"

His own cheeks flaring red, he gave her an awkward, hurried nod. Suddenly feeling shy, he turned away, digging his the tip of his toe into the floor.

Grinning at how cute he was, Marinette scooped him up, her smile growing when Adrien let out a surprised mew. As Adrien wrapped his arms loosely around her neck, Marinette cracked her purse open for the two kwamis. "Let's go find that Lucky Charm!" she announced.

Wandering around the streets, peeking down the alleys; they scoured about looking for that dog and Lucky Charm. Tikki popped out every now and then, pointing them one direction, stating that she felt it.

"Look over that fence!" she voiced, "I feel it that way."

With Adrien perched on her shoulders, Marinette stretched out, trying to let the blond peek over and see if he could spot the Lucky Charm.

His sharp gasp confirmed that he saw something.

"Do you see it?" Marinette asked excitedly.

Instead of answering, Adrien hopped off her shoulders, slid over the fence top, and disappeared from view.

"Adrien?!" Marinette cried, crouching down and jumping up to follow after him. She looked up just in time to see Adrien racing after the dog, and there was the Lucky Charm! "Hey!" she shouted climbing over the fence and joining the race. "Tikki! Spots on!"

"Get back here!" Adrien cried, gritting his teeth and hissing slightly as the dog kept ahead of him.

This is why he hated dogs.

He could not believe his Lady liked dogs.

Dogs and they're damn keep away!

At least cats have class when they're annoying. Knock stuff over, tripping, and a look. That's all cats had to do to be annoying. There was no chasing of any kind, no stealing of any kind.

He didn't care how much his Lady pouted at him, he was putting his foot down about owning a dog.

They're just... no.

No dogs in their household.

Adrien leapt, his fingers stretched out, ready to get that darn dog; only it jerked away and left him to tumble to the ground. "I hate dogs," he muttered.

"Gotcha!"

Jumping, he turned to see that Ladybug had jumped in front of the dog, hands set on the bone. She had an adorable, frustrated pout on her lips as she tried to get the Lucky Charm from the dog. "Give it!" she snapped. The dog growled and shook his head, trying to rip the charm away from her.

Adrien narrowed his eyes.

Nobody growled at his Lady.

Jumping up, he jumped at the dog once more, digging his nails into the rear. The surprised dog yelped in alarm, dropping the charm and rushing away quickly.

"Finally," Ladybug sighed, flicking the charm free of drool.

Crossing his arms, as seriously as he could, he told her, "We'we nevew owning a dog My Wady."

Rolling her eyes, she threw the charm out, letting the magic spill out and fixing everyone to their right ages and size. "There's my cat," she greeted, smiling now that Adrien stood over her once more.

"And My Lady," he returned, happy that he could talk without a lisp anymore. With an excited wiggle, he dragged her into a hug, purring. Laughing, she returned it, giving him an affectionate squeeze. It was good to be back. Though he was going to miss the pampering.

Dropping the transformation, Marinette drew away, asking shyly, "Since we kinda fell asleep during the movie, you want to finish it?"

"And cuddle?" he asked hopefully.

"Of course."

"Let's hurry home!" Adrien bid, dragging her after him as he headed back to the bakery, Marinette's amused laughter filling the air around them.

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