Happy Valentine's Day to all! Warning: This chapter is a special, so therefore not considered canon to the future of this story.

It was that time of year again. That time of year decorated with hearts and reds, pinks and chocolate. That time of year that so many people got so excited about.

He used to be excited about it too, back when he thought he would have a chance to spend it with his Lady.

But yet again, he was single this Valentine's day. Alone while the rest of Paris had someone to share their day and their love with. Even most of his friends had Valentine's today.

Nino was taking Alya to a Heroes themed party down by the Seine. Nathaniel was taking Marinette on a art crawl around Paris. Chloe even has a date with a model she met at her father's hotel.

The one that stung the most was his Kitten even having plans today with her other best friend, Martinus.

Adrien had planned for weeks on a way to ask her if she would be his Valentine today. He even considered asking as Chat Noir just because his higher confidence as his alter ego, but decided against it because he didn't want to share her on this day with his other self. He wanted to finally be with someone on the day of love.

But his always cursed luck would never let him have the one thing he wants most.

Instead, he would yet again be alone while the girl he wants to be with is out with someone else.

Adrien slumped against the hard wood bench he was sat upon and sighed as he watched yet another couple walk hand and hand through the park. Flaunting their love to the world while he was denied the gift.

Plagg groaned from his hiding spot, drawing Adrien's attention momentarily away from all the love around him. "Kid, why are you tormenting yourself by sitting here watching everyone? Let's just go home, stop depressing yourself. You're ruining my date." Adrien rolled his eyes at Plagg's comment of a date, as his date only involved him hugging his Camembert before shoving it in his mouth.

"It's better than sitting in my room alone. Watching those valentine's day specials they always put on TV. At least here I can enjoy the nice day." Nice day that he wasn't lucky enough to share with the woman he adored.

"While watching other people and thinking about how you wish you could be with your Kitten." Plagg reminded him cruelly, Adrien slumping more in his posture. The Kwami sighed from his hiding spot not a second later. "Kid, you're killing yourself over something so trivial. It's just a normal day, it's not special. You can ask her to do something with you tomorrow." Plagg tried to make him feel better, but the bitter sting in his chest wouldn't allow it.

First, Ladybug. Now it's Tiana. He's cursed to fall for women who won't love him back, isn't he?

Plagg squeaked before he felt him bury inside his shirt, not bothering to check to see what startled him out of his last spot.

When the bench creaked beside him, he looked up from his distant stare on the ground. "Hi, Lover Boy." Adrien had to blink a few times, unsure if he was really seeing her beside him right now.

But there she sat, bright blue eyes staring back at him and that warm smile that he loved once more on her lips. "Tiana?" Adrien questioned, embarrassment flushing his system at his first word being how incredulous he was about her being beside him when she had plans today.

"Yes, you act like you've seen a ghost, Lover Boy." Tiana teased, giggling for a moment and relieving the embarrassment he felt. "Why're you sitting all alone in a park on Valentine's day, didn't you make plans today?" Tiana asked, and he looked away again as the bitter sting returned to his chest over being reminded he was alone.

"This was my plan for today." Adrien revealed, nodding his head towards the park around them. "Wait, why are you here? Where's Martinus?" Adrien asked and took a look around for the prince in question. "You two had a date today, didn't you?" Adrien asked upon not spying the guy in question anywhere.

Tiana laughed and he frowned at the idea of her date with Martinus. Maybe they already had it and it was magical and everything she had ever hoped for. Maybe he's getting her a gift and she's just here waiting. "You're funny, Lover Boy. I'd never go on a date with Martinus." Wait what?

"But...you two had plans today." Adrien was thoroughly confused.

"Yeah we make plans every Valentine's day. It's our own way of sticking it to Valentine's day as two people who usually spend it single." Tiana explained, confusing him more but at the same time helping him feel a little better as at least she wasn't dating her other best friend. Giving him another chance, maybe.

"So...where is he then?" Adrien asked after letting her creative way of spending Valentine's sink in.

A glance at the girl beside him showed a somber smile on her lips now. "He had to cancel. Urgent business that he didn't even have a chance to tell me about, I'm used to him bailing by now." Tiana said with a shrug, Adrien frowning a little at how her tradition was canceled by her best friend.

"I'm sorry, Kitten." Adrien apologized, scooting closer to her and patting her hand with his own.

"It's fine, like I said I'm used to him having to cancel. Just usually not on Valentine's day." Tiana shrugged before tilting her head his way. "So you chose to spend your day sitting and people watching at a park?" Tiana asked, and his face flushed in embarrassment at hearing what he was doing out loud.

"It's better than spending it alone in my room." Adrien reasoned, but only felt more embarrassed at admitting that out loud.

Tiana hummed beside him as he watched yet another couple walk hand in hand into the park before adverting his gaze. "No one should have to spend Valentine's day alone." Tiana mused, and he remained silent as that was how he spent each one. Never lucky enough to have someone to share it with.

If only he had asked Tiana back when he first considered it, instead of planning it out and losing his chance to Martinus. Now she might not even be in the spirit to-

"Would you like to spend the day together, Adrien?"

Wait, did he just hear that right?

"W-what?" Adrien stuttered, looking to her to see her calmly looking back at him as his face once more heated up.

"Do you want to be my Valentine today, Adrien? Is that a better way to phrase it?" Tiana asked, and this time he was sure he must be imagining things. There's no way Tiana would ask him to be her Valentine. No way she would offer him the one thing he wanted most but never got.

"You're serious?" Adrien asked after a moment of trying to figure out if this was real.

"You don't have to say yes." Tiana said and looked away from him, Adrien then realizing the way her face was dusted pink. "I was offering because no one deserves to be alone on Valentine's day, but you aren't obligated to say yes just because I offered." Tiana muttered quietly, and Adrien's heart skipped a beat at not only the fact that she was basically asking him to be her date on Valentine's day but that she was so obviously shy about it.

Adrien turned to face her on the bench and tried his best to ignore his racing heart as he reached over and took one of her hands in his own. "I'd never say no to you, Kitten. If you really want me to be your Valentine, I'd love to." Adrien admitted, smiling at her when she bashfully looked up at him.

Tiana shyly looked away from him and his smile grew at knowing he wasn't the only one nervous. It made it easier to know he wasn't alone, both in nerves and now in having someone to share the day of love with.

"I've never actually had a Valentine before." Tiana admitted quietly, Adrien squeezing her hand gently. "Martinus and I spend it together mainly it's better not to be alone." Adrien's shoulders sagged a little at her words, but more so because at least she had a friend during it. His Valentine's days were spent alone.

"Did you have anything in particular you wanted to do today?" Adrien asked, not wanting to think anymore about how he usually was alone on this day. This year, he gets to spend it with the girl he cares about most. That's the important thing.

"Oh Adrien, I'm sorry. You were spending it alone before I..." Adrien waved her off, not needing an apology for her honesty. Instead of continuing her apology, she hugged herself into his side as his heart jumped at the sudden contact.

"Not alone now, Kitten. So, what were you in the mood for today?" Adrien asked, smiling down at her when she laid her head on his shoulder.

Adrien laughed triumphantly as Tiana rolled her eyes at his cockiness. She leaned on the edge of the air hockey table as he reached down to retrieve the puck to continue the game. "You realize the next point wins, Lover Boy. Keep gloating like that and I'm gonna be the winner." Tiana teased back as he set the puck up and she got ready to continue.

After a brief brain storm of something to do, they had decided on the arcade because it's casual and fun. So far, it's been pretty nice too. Usually she only came here with a group, not just one person.

They started on the air hockey table almost right away, and it's really amusing to watch the usually humble blonde become cocky. Almost reminds her of another blond boy.

It also feels nice to have the attention of a boy other than Martinus on this day of awkward love and romance. She was scared at first when Verro gave her the idea to ask Adrien to be her Valentine, afraid of both the idea he would say no and the idea that it would just be a day of awkward talks and glances and pining for someone else.

After all, he probably was only spending it alone because the mystery girl doesn't return his feelings.

Stop thinking this way. There's no need to be negative anymore, they're out together and they're having fun. There's no awkwardness or shy glances anymore, they're comfortable together like always and having fun.

"Hey are you hungry?" Adrien asked as they aggressively tried to hit the puck into each others goal.

"Getting there. Should we get lunch after I win this game?" Tiana asked with a smirk his way, eyes lingering for a moment as their eyes locked across the table. His happy green eyes almost glowing back at her, happy to see him so happy compared to when she found him in the park earlier in the morning.

The loud knock of the puck entering her goal broke their gaze as she looked down in shock. "So what was that about you winning?" Adrien asked pridefully as Tiana mockingly laughed back at him.

Whispers caught her ear as she leaned on the table for a moment to watch Adrien smirk cockily at her from the other side. A brief glance around and she found the source, a pair of burly boys standing off to the side and very obviously watching her like she was a sheep and they the wolves.

Tiana stood up straight as she noticed their gaze, taking a brief look at Adrien to see him unaware of the two. "Bet you she'd be a lot happier if we were there. He's probably a pity date." Tiana felt her temper surge a little as that phrase hit her ears from one of the boys.

Adrien would never be a pity anything.

Before Tiana could whirl around and show them who the real wolf was in this situation, they grew enough confidence to walk up to her themselves. "Bonjour, ma douce." The same one that threw the snide comment about Adrien greeted her as he ran a hand through his dirty blonde locks, his brunette friend beside him quiet.

Against her more desirable wish for a reaction, she cast a smile up at the boy to try to keep the likelihood of undesirable situation at bay. "Bonjour." Tiana greeted back, flickering her gaze down the table to Adrien as he finally realized the two boys interested in her.

"It's such a nice Valentine's day, why spend it inside? Would you like to accompany me and my friend here to grab a bite?" The cocky boy asked, and Tiana vaguely noticed the way Adrien made his way around the table to her as the boy talked.

"As nice an offer as that is, I'm going to have to turn you down. I already have plans." Tiana reminded, as they obviously were eavesdropping on Adrien asking her if she wanted to grab lunch so she wouldn't let them get in their heads that Adrien wasn't worthy of her attention.

The boy took a glance behind her where she assumed Adrien now was. "You shouldn't have to spend your day on a pity date, sweetheart." Tiana frowned up at him at his words, eyes narrowing.

"Excuse you?"

"Can I help you two with something?" Tiana was cut off from ripping into the two boys by Adrien stepping in this time.

"We're just asking the lady if she wants to go on a real date, buddy. Spending Valentine's day at an arcade seems too shabby for such a lovely lady like her." The rude boy spoke to Adrien without looking at him, instead keeping his lecherous eyes on her.

"While I won't deny she deserves a lot more, this was both our ideas. So instead of insulting her, how's about we all just go back to our day and let her enjoy herself." Adrien countered, Tiana about to turn to him when she noticed the way the rude boy's eyes narrowed at her friend.

"Hey, bro, maybe we should just-"

"I'm not trying to insult her, I'm trying to help her. She shouldn't have to spend Valentine's day on a pity date." Tiana could almost feel Adrien cringe behind her at the insult, but whirled on the brute for the direct insult to his face this time. "I can at least promise it will be more romantic than air hockey."

Before Tiana could open her mouth to rip into the boy like the wolf she was, a hand caught her shoulder. She was confused when Adrien stepped protectively in front of her, his hand not leaving her shoulder.

"I don't care if you insult me, but you're not going to insult her. Apologize and we can forget about all of this and go back to our day." Adrien firmly demanded, Tiana's eyes widening at the way he was being so protective over her when he was the one insulted here.

"Me apologize?" The boy asked indignantly as his friend tried to coerce him to just leave.

"Bro, come on, it's not worth it."

"I appreciate you trying to calm your buddy down, but Tiana is worth the world. So she deserves an apology." Tiana's heart raced at Adrien's words as she looked up at the determination on her friend's face.

"She doesn't even look like she wants you defending her right now, let alone to be out on a date with you." The boy retorted, and Tiana glared at him from around Adrien's arm before stepping forward and wrapping on arm around his own and hugging herself into his back.

She felt Adrien stiffen against her touch for a microsecond before relaxing as he looked back at her.

"I don't need an apology from you. All I want is to go have lunch with my Lover Boy here. He's the only one I want to be my Valentine." Tiana admitted calmly, pressing her face into his shoulder out of reflex and nuzzling herself into him. When his familiar scent of grass and expensive cologne hit her nose, she internally cursed her Kwami upon realizing his habits rubbing off on her again.

She's not a wolf right now, she shouldn't be trying to mark her friend with her scent to ward off people that don't understand the gesture.

When the rude boy went to speak again, his friend butted in. "I'm sorry for all this. We hope you two have a great Valentine's day together, we'll just leave you alone now." The nicer brunette boy apologized before shoving his bigger friend off when he started to try to argue.

Tiana waited until they were out of sight before even considering letting go of Adrien. Only when his call of her name hit her ears did she let go. "Are you okay?" Adrien asked softly as he turned to face her fully, her chest swelling with warmth at how even though he was just insulted so many times, he cared more about her and how she was.

Tiana smiled up at him before leaning up and hugging him around the neck quickly, cursing Verro again when she nuzzled his neck before pulling away and taking his hand to lead him as far away from that bratty boy as she could get.

Adrien kept a protective hand on Tiana's waist as he glanced at his phone with his free hand. He never liked getting on the crowded subways alone, but now after earlier he especially didn't like it if she had to be on it too. "We've got about twenty minutes." Adrien revealed, Tiana standing in front of him with her back to him as they were so crowded in.

Though he didn't mind as much when he at least got to keep her closer like this.

"I'm getting the snacks since you got the tickets." Tiana mused from in front of him, Adrien playfully rolling his eyes at her want to pay for part of their movie plan somehow.

"If I don't beat you to it." Adrien reminded, smirking at her when she looked back at him almost immediately.

The train jerked as she went to talk back, Adrien catching her by the waist before she could stumble and possibly fall. Instead, he fell back into an empty seat he hadn't realized had been behind him.

His face burned hot as he looked up at her, her own face not much better. He's cuddled up to her plenty of times as Chat Noir, but it's so much different when she's on his lap and he's not his alter ego. Come to think of it, she's never sat on his lap before has she?

When the train jerked again, he sat up a bit better and held her closer to keep her from possibly falling off onto the floor. "Adrien?" Tiana asked as he grabbed his phone off the seat where it fell when he grabbed her so abruptly.

"You can stay like this if you want, I don't mind. I'd rather you not fall if the train keeps doing this." Adrien said as he tucked his phone away, trying his best to ignore the fact that the girl he liked was sat in front of him on his legs blushing probably as much as he was.

Tiana smiled softly at him before hugging him yet again. This was becoming more frequent as the day went on, starting after the encounter at the arcade. Doesn't help that when they were at lunch, he noticed his clothes now smelled distinctly like her to tease him to want to hug her too.

It was like she knew she was driving him crazy half the time.

It also earned him much mocking from Plagg when Tiana wasn't paying attention, his Kwami claiming that he was supposed to mark his lady. Not her mark him. He's beginning to wonder if Plagg remembers at times that humans and cats are not the same.

When they finally reached their stop, he was almost reluctant to let Tiana out of the hug. "Let's not miss the movie, Lover Boy." Tiana teased, leading the way off the train as he watched other couples around them coo and point at his hand interlocked with Tiana's.

His face heated up once again before speeding up to walk beside her instead of behind.

Once they got to the theater and got their seats, he felt his pulse quicken at realizing that out of the whole day this right here was possibly the most romantic part of it. Seeing some rom-com together with however many other couples sat around them.

About a half hour in, he decided to just go with it and reached over and laced his hand with her own on the arm rest. He was even happier when she immediately leaned her shoulder into his own and laid her head on his shoulder.

If only this could be more often, instead of just Valentine's day.

Maybe he should just suck it up come the end of the day and tell her how he really feels. That this day means more to him than just not spending it alone.

He spent long enough earlier scrutinizing over her words to the guy from the arcade, wondering if she actually felt the same. Maybe this was his opportunity to come clean.

Once the movie was over when he decided that tonight definitely should be his time to come clean. "Do you want to come over and have dinner?" Tiana had asked him once they stepped outside, solidifying his choice.

"Sure, Kitten. Do you want me to call someone to come get us, or risk the subway again?" Adrien asked as they stood beneath the slowly darkening sky.

"We can take the subway again. Don't make your bodyguard come out of his way to get us. Besides," Tiana began leading the way back to the subway. "Don't act like you didn't enjoy the last ride." Tiana teased and sent him a wink, and he doubled his step after her when she started to run towards the subway.

By the time they walked through the front gates of her estate, his mind was made up. He needed to tell her tonight, tell her that he's had these feelings for her for so long and can't hide how he feels anymore.

"The kitchen staff is making something for us, so all we have to do is wait a little longer." Tiana said as they walked up to the door.

"Did you enjoy today, Kitten?" Adrien asked as she opened the door, looking back at him at his words. "Anything like your past Valentine's days with Martinus?" Adrien asked while trying to keep his jealousy hidden over how Martinus had her for so many past Valentine's days when they weren't even officially Valentine's like he had been for her today.

"No, it was nothing like my past ones with him." Tiana admitted, and he wasn't sure if that meant his own with her was better or worse. "Today was my favorite one so far, it made me like Valentine's day a little more." Adrien perked up at her words, locking eyes with her as she smiled softly back at him with her cheeks once again dusted pink.

"Really?" Adrien asked, taking a step closer and letting her close the door behind them which she proceeded to lean against as she looked up at him.

"I've always felt like Valentine's day was just a screw you reminder to those of us who spend it alone, but today I didn't feel alone. So thank you, Adrien, for being my Valentine today." Tiana professed, his heart racing faster at her honesty as he looked down into her captivating blue eyes.

Adrien was at a loss for words. There were so many he wanted to say, but he was lost on which to say first.

"Thank you for defending me at the arcade, for caring so much about me. You're amazing and deserve the world just like you told that brat at the arcade." Tiana continued honestly, and he finally figured out the first thing he was ready to say.

"I already got what I wanted." Adrien admitted, Tiana tilting her head curiously up at him. "I got to call you my Valentine today, Tiana." Adrien reminded, Tiana giggling that sweet chime that he loved so much.

"You're so cheesy." Tiana teased, stepping closer and wrapping him in a hug yet again. This time, he pressed his face into her neck like she's been doing to him half the day. When he felt her pull away, he slowly parted only to notice an unfamiliar look in her eyes.

Before getting far, she leaned up and gave him what he hadn't realized he wanted all day.

Her lips were as soft, warm and enticing as he remembered from their trip to Italy. Igniting that pleasurable warmth in his chest that he only got with her, that he only wanted with her.

Before Tiana, he never thought he could want something so simple so desperately. But the moment she started to pull away, he stepped right back in and kissed her again. Her back pressed against the door behind her before she reached up and carded her fingers into his hair.

His own hands found perch on her waist as they kissed gently, lips moving slowly together as he enjoyed the sensation of not only kissing her but getting to show her a fraction of how he really feels.

Their noses bumped together as he felt her lips part gently, taking the hint and kissing her a little harder. He barely felt her canine sink into his lower lip before a throat clearing behind him caused them to pull apart.

Looking back, a smug Louie stood a few feet back. "If you two are about done with your Valentine snogging, dinner is ready." Louie revealed, flashing them a toothy smirk before striding away.

Adrien's jaw set a little at the interruption before a pleasurable hum left his throat as he felt lips on his erratic pulse point.

"We can continue this talk later, if you want." Tiana hummed against his skin as he stepped closer to her again.

"That's talking, huh?" Adrien asked teasingly, Tiana pulling her face out of his neck to look up at him with a teasing glint of her own in those blue eyes.

"I mean do you not want to do that again?" Tiana asked, flashing him a toothy smirk that put Louie's to shame.

"I really want to do that again." Adrien admitted willingly, one step closer to admitting how he really feels.

"Then," Tiana stepped forward, making him step back. A finger traced up to his collar bone as he watched her every movement. "We can continue this later. Come on, let's go get dinner, Valentine." Tiana offered, giving him a wink before stepping around him and walking towards the dining room with an extra hop in her step.

Adrien smiled after her before following, thanking his luck for finally cooperating with him and giving him such a wonderful Valentine.

The whole time eating, he could barely take his eyes off her. The boost to his confidence about telling her how he feels is that she could hardly do the same herself. Unfortunately, Louie found it necessary to keep teasing about their "snogging" near the door.

Though it's a lot less embarrassing since Tiana isn't embarrassed by it herself.

Once done, they made their way to the living room as Louie refused to allow them to be alone in her room on Valentine's day. "So...we should probably talk about earlier." Tiana started first as they sat down on one of the couches together.

"I like you, Tiana." Adrien admitted, getting straight to the point as it was probably pretty obvious after what happened earlier.

Tiana like he thought didn't look too surprised. A warm smile was what he got instead. "I like you too." Tiana admitted back, his heart swelling at finally hearing those four words he wanted to hear more than anything else in the world. "I mean, how could I not like you, Kitty Cat." His heart stopped that time.

"W-what?" Adrien questioned, feeling Plagg even stiffen where he hid in his shirt.

Tiana just smirked knowingly up at him now. "You kind of gave it away at the arcade. Only one other person has ever protected me the way you did there. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. Besides, now you're my Kitty Cat." Adrien wanted to keep freaking out at knowing his secret was compromised, but that one phrase broke him down as he was then snatched up in a hug again.

"Besides, she's letting you in on a secret herself too." Adrien's eyes found Plagg sitting on the back of the couch, widening as he saw the second Kwami beside him.

"W-wait." Adrien looked between the Kwami and the girl in front of him. "You...you're Wolf?" Adrien questioned, Tiana pulling her face out of his neck to look up at him with that smirk he's used to seeing on the neutral wolf's face each time he sees her.

"In retrospect, we're both kind of blind not to have seen it sooner. But yes, Kitty Cat. I'm both the girls that you had your eye on, just like you're both the boys I had mine on." Tiana admitted, Adrien stunned himself that he never saw the similarities.

"So now that you two finally know, you can get together and stop bothering us with this pining." Tiana's Kwami spoke up, Tiana whipping her head to the side to glare at him.

"Verro!" Tiana barked, Adrien laughing as he thought only he didn't get along with his Kwami all the time.

"We can discuss this later. Right now." Adrien leaned forward and snatched Tiana back into his arms. "Let's finish this Valentine's day out the right way. I like you, my Valentine. Will you go out with me?" Adrien asked seriously, squeezing her arm when he noticed the way her eyes softened to the point he worried she'd cry.

"I like you too, of course I'll go out with you Kitty Cat." Tiana agreed, Adrien grinning as he finally got the girl of his dream. Tiana leaned up and pecked him on the lips before hugging him once again.

"Great, now instead of listening to the pining, we'll have to listen to this mush from now on." Plagg lamented, both happy teens laughing openly at his words.

It's been a while, hasn't it? I haven't forgotten about this story though, I'm still here! Sorry for such a big gap in updates, I moved across country so haven't really had time to work on this story. Though I got inspired to write this special because it was a year ago today that I started this story, inspired last time yet again because of Valentine's day. So what better one year anniversary than to write a special for our kitty cat and his wolf!

In my opinion, it's a good way to spend this day.

I have started on the part two for Bad Dog, but because of my move I haven't gotten further than the first page yet. I promise, now that I'm more settled in I'll try to get back to work on that. Sorry that this wasn't the second part, but I hope it makes up a little bit for the long wait.

Well, I'm going to let you all get back to your Valentine's Day! Happy Valentine's day, from me, Kitty Cat and his Wolf, and their secretly proud little matchmakers!