Current One-Shot: Eiffel For You. Chat showing up on Marinette's door step was NOT what she was expecting. But she's willing to show a stray cat some love. A one-shot for pinksakura271 to apologize for my long disappearance.

Eiffel For You

Wow, I've been gone far too long! I'm very sorry. I promise I will get to updating all of my stories (as well as writing one for another fandom cause rip me I can't help myself). However, I promised pinsakura271 a one-shot with a prompt of her choice as an apology for disappearing, and then I disappeared before doing that. So I have to write that first. I'm very sorry life got in the way of updating! Between some hard life issues, anxiety and other mental issues, as well as lack of time, everything has been straining my creativity and ability to write fanfiction. But I'm back, at least for now! I'll try to work more consistently for now, but no promises with school and all that crap. Thankfully Christmas break is almost upon me, and then I can hopefully do a big updating spree! We'll see though.

Anyways, this one-shot is for you, pinksakura271! Enjoy. c; Also, I live in America, so this will have no references to Season 2 of Miraculous in it yet! ;-; I want it so badly guys.

Marinette's Point of View

Chat Noir appearing on my roof top was not how I intended for my night to go.

I look at him, eyes wide and lips ready to ask what he's doing there, only to freeze. My poor partner looks up at me with watery eyes, offering me a shaky smile.

"Hello, Purrincess. Sorry for dropping in on you like this." He gives a shaky laugh, wiping at his eyes, and my heart shatters. "This wasn't my intention."

"Are you okay, Chat?" I ask, stepping towards him with a frown. "What are you doing out so late?"

He shrugs rather hopelessly. "Distracting myself. Today is my birthday, but I wasn't allowed to see anyone today. It basically went forgotten."

That's the real kick to the gut. He didn't even get to see me, his partner, and I, as his partner, didn't even know it was his birthday! I feel terrible.

Before I truly register what I'm doing, I wrap my arms around him. "Oh Kitty, I'm sorry." Then, I get an idea. "Well then you can come in for a bit. We'll have our own personal birthday party in my room. I can get snacks from the bakery."

"Really?" The small spark of hope in Chat's voice is what solidifies the idea. "I don't want to be a burden..."

"It won't be a burden at all. It'll be fun. I finished all my homework anyways." I pull away and offer him a wide smile.

He smiles back broadly. "Princess, you have no idea how pawsitively this has impacted my day."

I roll my eyes, tugging on his hand and leading him to my trapdoor. "Come on, Kitty. It's your birthday!"

We end up watching a movie and eating snacks, as well as talking. It's ironic, but as I talk to Chat more, I realize how little I really know about him. We don't talk nearly enough as partners. By the end of things, Chat is laughing alongside me and all his previous distress seems forgotten. The simple act of seeing him so happy makes me happy.

I end up yawning, leading Chat to say, "Alright, time for you to get some sleep."

I shake my head. "No, we can stay up longer. I'm fine." As if to add insult to injury, I end up yawning again.

"No, you need sleep." He insists, and when I don't move, he picks me up bridal style and carries me over to his bed. "Thank you for the party, Princess. It means a lot that you would do that. I had fun."

"Me too." He sets me down on the bed and I barely manage to stifle my squeak.

"Get some sleep, okay?" When I nod and manage to give a slurred 'You too,' he just laughs.

Two nights later, he's on my rooftop again as I water my plants. I find myself smiling, not even bothering to scold him for being there after our last experience. I'll even let it slide as Ladybug. I can't fault him for this.

"You're back!" I say with a grin, walking closer. "What brought you by my roof tonight?"

He smiles back, hurrying over and pulling me into an unexpected hug. "I've come to say thank you for throwing me that party tonight. Can I steal you away for tonight? I pawmise it will be fun, and you'll be back safe and sound."

I rold my eyes at him. "That pun was really stretching it."

"Will you come?" He looks so excited, so even if I was going to say no for some reason, there's no way I could now. "Please?"

"Okay, Kitty." I laugh. "Where are we going?"

"You'll see. Here, come here." I step towards him and he wraps his arm around my waist, causing me to squeak in surprise. "Trust me, this will be worth it."

In his other hand, he holds his baton, and then he extends it as he uses it to vault us over the rooftops. I've never really gotten to enjoy traveling from Chat's point of view; anytime we use his baton we're focused on finding an akuma. But we're not finding one now, and so I get to see this through Chat's point of view. I laugh as I look over the city, the beauty of it hitting me all over again. The sight of Paris at night, only lit by street lights and some houses, is stunning.

However, the beauty of the city is forgotten as Chat brings us higher only to bring us down on my favorite part of Paris: the Eiffel Tower. My eyes widen as he sets me down. He has a whole little set up up here, with a table and food and a small radio.

"Chat," I squeak, turning around to look at him, "What is this?"

"I wanted to thank you, and decided I might as well make it nice." He grins, seeming pleased that this has flustered me. "Tell me, Princess, do you know how to dance?"

"No way." I shake my head furiously as he turns on his radio. "I'm awful at it."

"A princess who is bad at dancing? Impawsible!" He extends his hand towards me. "I think I can prove that wrong."

I raise my eyebrows, unsure what to think of this. "Are you asking me to dance?"

He steps closer, picking up my hands in his. "Are you saying yes?"

Before I can actually respond, he carefully moves my hands to the right position, and then smiles down at me as he positions his own. He doesn't say anything, instead just guiding me into some sort of slow dance. My cheeks have flushed red at this point, but I don't break the silence or even tell him off for this. It's actually really nice. Am I crazy for this? I like Adrien, so why does it feel like my heart is pounding because I'm so close to Chat.

"Marinette?" Chat whispers by my ears, holding me closer than I expected. "I don't know when it furst hit me. Maybe when you handled Evillustrator, but I ignored it then. I thought I adored my lady, but now...Now I'm not sure." My heartbeat begins to quicken. Is he saying what I think he's saying? "You're just so sweet, and I...I think Eiffel for you, Princess." He lets me go, turning away for a second. "Am I crazy for that?"

I pull him into a hug from behind, smiling like an idiot. "No, Kitty, this...This has been really nice. I, I don't know for sure yet, but I think I've fallen for you too. And if you're willing to, I'm willing to give us a shot."

Chat appearing on my rooftop was exactly how I intended for the next night to go.

Woo, there we have it! I hope you guys enjoyed an actual happy one-shot from me for once. Yay! I can actually write something happy! :D What did you guys think? Was it good? Bad? I don't like writing this sort of sappy stuff as much, so sorry if it isn't up to par, but I made myself promise I wouldn't make a one-shot with a happy prompt for someone sad! Let me know what you thought of this set up in a review. In an actual story I would have had more build up to the Eiffel Tower scene, but for a one-shot that I didn't want to have take too long I figured this was okay. Let me know any other one-shot ideas you might want to see in the future (especially sad ones) in a review. c:

Now I'll actually update some of my stories (and potentially post a one-shot that has been in the works for a while) that I have neglected. See you around and thanks for the support!

~ Dagger