Adrien hung back, impatiently watching Marinette talk to Alya, the two girls taking their time as they made plans. Adrien in turn pouted at the two, ready for follow Marinette home, convince her to find and accept the miraculous.

She was a Chat Noir fan.

She'd listen to Chat Noir.

He'd be just the encouragement she needed.

Then all three would be an amazing super team!

But first, he needed to get Marinette alone to approach her as Chat. And if Alya was there, there was no way to talk to Marinette, who will be more than happy to let Alya take over and ask him questions.

She had to be alone and was taking forever to be alone.

Plagg leaned out of the jacket pocket grinning. "Hey Adrien," the kwami called out, drawing the boy's gaze down. Plagg flashed him a wicked grin. "You know this probably won't go as well as you plan."

"It'll be fine Plagg," Adrien insisted, rolling his eyes at his kwami. "I can get Marinette to accept the miraculous easy!"

"Three Camemberts say you can't."

"Deal," Adrien said, and with his own wicked smile, he added, "And if I'm able to, I get to put the cutest bow I can find on you."

Adrien was surprised when Plagg said, "Deal."

He raised a brow at the kwami. He was that confident Adrien was going to fail in getting Marinette to accept the miraculous?

Well, he'll show Plagg!

Marinette will be apart of their team, he'll make sure of it!

Plagg in turn just snickered gleefully and wiggled his way back into Adrien's pocket, pleased that he was going to get more Camembert.

It was guaranteed.

When Marinette finally moved to head home, Alya leaving her side, Adrien did a fist bump. Yes! Now he could be alone with Marinette! She will accept this miraculous! She'll join the team! And he got to dress Plagg in the cutest bow he could find and take pictures so he can remember that forever.

Unfortunately for Adrien, things don't always go as planned. Much less intended.

He was just about to issue the command when a voice rang out above him, or course, per usual, coming at the worse time.

"Adrien? Why are you in the bushes?"

Adrien tensed, then looked up to see Chloe eyeballing him from above, brow raised.

He gave her a sheepish, tight smile, his gaze quickly flickering towards Marinette, who was getting closer and closer to home with each step she was taking.

"Um," he uttered, scrambling for an excuse. "I dropped my pen! I found it though!"

She flashed him a smile, chirping, "Great! Since you're free today, how about we go-"

"IgottagobyeChloe!" Adrien rushed and sped out of the bushes, racing after Marinette, ignoring Chloe's shout after him.

She was almost home.

And there was no way to transform into Chat Noir, not with so many witnesses.

He just had to wing it as Adrien!

Maybe he could just find the box for sure, just to secure she'll find it-

Unfortunately for Adrien, and Marinette, her luck caught up to them both.

Just as Adrien was nearly upon her, Marinette suddenly stopped to open up her purse, and had also forgotten to close up her backpack.

Going too fast, Adrien slammed into Marinette's back, pitching them both forward to the ground.

Right in front of them, rolling across a thankfully empty sidewalk with no one around to see, were two kwamis.

Adrien gaped at a ladybug and bee that wobbled up, then his gaze flickered to the wall when he heard Marinette made a tense sound.

Against the wall was another black box. One that flopped to it's side and opened, shooting an orange ball out that came rolling out and a fox kwami slammed right into Marinette's face. The kwami wiggled back, face rolling about, then went stiff, gazing up at the two gaping humans. Her ear twitched and she looked back to see a stiff ladybug and bee staring at her.

Then she slowly turned and gazed at the two, looking at the earrings and ring.

With a hum, she asked, "Is the situation more desperate than I thought?"

Adrien and Marinette just stared down at her.

Then slowly turned to gaze at each other, eyes wide.

It clicked in Adrien's mind then why Plagg was so sure he'd win the bargain.

Why Marinette, who very likely did find the box, wouldn't wear the new miraculous.

Marinette who wore the same earrings all the time.

Marinette who even wore pigtails all the time just like Ladybug.

Still gaping like a fish, he started whisper, "Ladyb-"

Marinette's hand slapped over his mouth, cheeks red, hissing, "Don't you dare finish that."

Oh mon dieu.

He found Ladybug.

He found his Lady.

And she's been sitting behind him this whole time, right under his nose.

Oh dieu, he was such an idiot.

As soon as Marinette recovered from the surprise, she sprang up, gathered up all the kwamis, grabbed him by the jacket and hauled him into her home, not stopping till they were in her room where she practically dumped him on her chaise.

She instantly started off, "You're not to breath a word of this to anyone! No one!"

"Lady-" he started, only to lean back when she pushed at his nose in a very Ladybug fashion. Only Marinette was doing it. Not Ladybug. Marinette.

"No one!" she repeated.

"I-I won't tell," Adrien promised, gazing at Marinette, mystified.

This was Ladybug.

He found his Ladybug.

He finally found her.

All it took was giving her a miraculous. Thinking Marinette would be a great addition to the team. Only, Marinette, she, she already...

Whining, Marinette turned and started to pace about, tugging at her hair. She was scrambling to try and figure this out, what to do about it. Adrien found out. He found out. He knew. And while she was fine with this over all, there was the factor that Tikki said no one should know, and yet he found out. He knew. Someone knew. What does she do about it?

For sure make sure Adrien doesn't let anyone know, make sure Hawkmoth will never know this and...

Adrien sat still, gaping at her, watching her move in a very Ladybug like fashion, trying to figure this out, come up with a plan. It was really her...

Both ignored the three kwami eyes set on them, observing and letting the two work it out by themselves.

Marinette stopped when Adrien blurted out, "I gave you a miraculous."

She turned to him, stiff and wide eyed. "W-what?"

"I gave you a miraculous," he repeated, running a hand through his hair, laughing. "I gave Ladybug a miraculous."

Marinette stared down at him, then her eyes widened in slight alarm and surprise.

"I gave Ladybug a miraculous."

"I gave... miraculous."

"...miraculous..."

There was only one other that was handing out miraculouses.

Only one other she gave a miraculous too.

And he, no way. Life, life couldn't be that easy. There was no way...

Yet, the words had slipped out of mouth and were ringing in her ears.

Chat Noir had deemed Marinette Dupain-Cheng fit for a miraculous.

Adrien just stated he gave Ladybug a miraculous.

That, that meant...

Adrien turned to her with a laughing smile, green eyes lit with amused delight. "Quite the mess I got ourselves into, huh My Lady?"

Adrien didn't quite know what he was expecting, but certainly a screech and Marinette leaping away and hitting her rolling chair, sliding away from him, peeking at him from the chair's back, eyes wide.

Blinking, he offered her a smile, cooing about how cute she was.

"Chaton?" she asked.

"My Lady," he confirmed, "it is meowvelous to know you."

Before Marinette could respond, another voice rang out, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Reveal's all nice and fluffy, but, I believe I just won a bet." A dark blur shot out of Adrien's jacket, a grinning Plagg turning to him. "You owe me some Camembert."

Adrien stared at his kwami, then gave a betrayed gasp, pointing at Plagg. "You knew!"

Crossing his arms, Plagg gloated, "I knew since day one."

"What?!" Marinette cried out.

"Plagg!" Adrien whined.

Tikki huffed. "You knew?!"

Plagg turned to her, grinning evilly. "I did. And since I won this bet between this Ladybug and Black Cat, I believe you owe me a homemade cheese danish."

Marinette turned to Tikki, gaping. "Bet?" she asked.

Tikki offered her holder a small smile, chuckling slightly. Dandii reached over and gave her an encouraging pat.

Trixx though just sat with a grin, enjoying this drama she woke too.

An accidental reveal.

How often do you get to see that?

Later the day, the Guardian was surprised to find his two secret heroes at his door, and four kwamis pink out at him from under a purse. Wayzz peeked out from over Fu's shoulder, then shot his master a tired frown. "I told you it was a bad idea," the kwami declared.

There are not enough short and silly reveal fics.