Cheating Minds (mlb) [COMPLETED]

Chapter 16

Marinette pov:

I walked to the workshop and started with the project.

Well, I love working at night. Everything is calm and silent.

It's peace!

I lined the fabric and the extras as I heard a faint thud.

"C-Chat n-noir" I stuttered as he neared

"What are you doing late at night" He asked

"What are you doing here" I eyed him suspiciously.

"Well today's akuma poured hardcore hatred on you, so I came, just in case if I have to take you to the hospital" He smirked.

"I'm not that weak and FYI she got akumatized because I punched her" I smirked.

"Bad girls causing akuma needs punishment, purrincess" He purred.

Gosh! that was hot!

"A-Anyway I'm doing great" I turned as he inched closer.

"What are you working at" He whispered as I took a deep breath.

"P-project" I mumbled.

"Isn't project supposed to be done in pairs"

"Well I'm more active at night and besides don't you think the atmosphere is somewhat calm to work" I said.

"And yeahh...I don't want to disturb my project partner" I blushed.

"Is your project partner adrien?" I smirked.

"Wait...How did you..?!"

"Lila thinks you stole her boyfriend or something who is adrien and seems like she's right, you stole his heart" He grinned as I signed.

"Hmmph.! As if,...If anything I owe him my life" I told as the guilt that I tried to hide from came through the window.

"I'm hurt princess, I saved you many times but still you owe that model your precious life" He told as a lump formed in my throat.

"You saved me chat...but...h-he...he sacrificed himself" I cried

"Princess" He sat beside with concerned filled eyes.

"I thought you hated him" He whispered that I barely managed to hear.

"No, I hate myself for what I did to him chat, he was nothing but kind and tried to save my fucked up dignity and I had to speak hateful words to him" A sob raked through my body.

"Who told you...I MEAN what do you mean by he 'sacrificed himself', sacrifice is a bit overboard if you ask" He ranted as I glared at him through my teary eyes.

"Well I think sacrifice is not enough to describe his helps" I spat as he was taken aback

"I'm sorry" I quickly told as he nodded acknowledging.

"What happened" He calmly asked sitting comfortably beside me.

"I-I....I found adrien having half-naked pictures of me and a kid calling him daddy" I told as chat literally cringed.

"Well I was angry like the stupid bitch I am and afterwards kagami called me, his ex-girlfriend, she and I are good friends you know,
I asked how she's doing after her break up and how's life in japan and all, when she told me about adrien dating lila because she's blackmailing him with his friend,
and I figured out, I mean he hinted me by asking 'do you think I'm stupid enough to date her' and at...at one point he directly told me but I am stupid enough to not believe him.
I deserve to rot in hell, he must be thinking 'helped that bitch but bitch had to be obnoxious', I don't deserve even his friendship" I cried

"No no marinette, he doesn't think that"

"And how can you say that" I wiped my freshly formed tears

"Trust me, nobody can hate you and we can't blame anyone in this situation, you did what you believed and he did what he believed, if you want, blame that lila girl" He sneered at the end.

"Exactly chat, I should've known adrien would never date a fox like her but instead because of my anger, I had to hurt his generous and loving heart which did nothing but helped me" I bite my lip to control my tears.

"Princess I don't know...put the past behind and start a relationship with him...I-I mean rebuild your friendship with him" He wiped my tears with his clawed fingers.

"I can't chat, I have to stay away from him" I signed.

"But...but why! you don't want him even as your friend" His voice was small

"No I'd be happy to have him even more than friends but the thing is, lila won't give up, she will try to create problems for me and what if adrien tried to sacrifice his own reputation to save me again.
save this stupid bitch, maybe he doesn't care about his reputation but Mr.Gabriel sure does and he would make sure to destroy anything that causes the damage of his only son's reputation, which means he will destroy me and my family, I can't harm anyone,
I'll just give my blessings from afar and that's completely okay with me,
it's good he thinks that I hate him, I can't let him tarnish his reputation..."

"Princess!!!" He stopped my ranting.

"You are over-thinking, just go and talk to him" He insisted.

"I can't chat noir, not with this guilt literally eating me alive, whenever I talk to him, I can feel the guilt consuming, causing a lump in my throat and a teary eyes" I took deep breaths to calm myself down.

"It's okay" He hugged me and I turned my whole body to engulf myself into his hugs.

His warm hugs

I don't know why but I feel this sense of security around him.
He sacrificed himself to save me many times as ladybug and as marinette he's my knight in shining armor.

The thing is, he never once complains.

I bluntly rejected him and his feelings yet he's ready to do anything for me without questioning without complaining and he has so much love for me that he thinks being my partner is the best thing.
He never got upset or tired of people always praising ladybug and seeing him as my sidekick, If anything he's proud to be my sidekick

I don't know what I did to deserve him.

"I don't know what I did to deserve you chat noir" I told as I pressed my lips against his.

He pulled back quickly and looked at my eyes.

"Marinette..." There was something else in his eyes, something I couldn't pin point.

"Sorry for...taking advantage" I quickly pulled myself from his embrace and stood up.

I forgot I'm pathetic little marinette not his fierce lady

He just came to check on marinette like the true superhero he is,

That was embarrassing too, I wish I could tell him that I am ladybug

But I know what would happen if I tell him, it will lead to the akumatization of either me or him.

I still remember him as chat blanc. His power can cause the end of this world.

"You should get going" I told as I faced the other side of the room.

"Princess I pulled away not because I didn't liked the kiss or something but because I don't want you to regret anything, I know you are not in a stable mood to think straight, I hope things won't get awkward between us" He gently turned my head and placed a kiss on my cheeks.

"And I don't know what I did to deserve you too, super marinette" He whispered in my ears increasing my heart beat before he took his leave.

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