From Ashes to a New Beginning: A Miraculous Fanfiction

Chapter 18: Realization

Marinette picked herself up and straightened her clothes, trying to recollect not only her feelings but her thoughts as well.

"Chat... What happened earlier...?" She asked.

"I saved you." He smiled.

"Well yes... but... I was with Adrien... then he said... some... words that were... oddly specific that had nothing to do with getting out of that situation, then you appeared. How am I supposed to react to that?" She said, crossing her arms.

"You didn't technically see anyone transform or detransform so you can't be one hundred percent, I'm lover boy? I simply came and saved him and then saved you. That's all there was to it." He laughed.

"I'm not buying it." Marinette rolled her eyes.

"You could at least try." Chat laughed.

"Ugh... What am I going to do now? I know your identity. Wait... I'm living with you! All this time I've been living with you?!" Marinette's eyes widened as the sudden reality hit her like a ton of bricks.

"Oh my god! I'm so sorry I slapped you! I-I didn't know!" She said, looking at him with a worried look.

"It's alright, I kind of deserved it. I just... got caught up in the moment with my... ahem... uh... girlfriend at the time..." He said, looking away awkwardly.

"Oh... right..." Marinette turned her head away awkwardly as well.

"Now that you know my civilian self... is there any way we can try and make this work?" Chat asked, Marinette turned to face him and he saw a slight smile on her face.

"You know this is super weird, right?" She laughed.

"For you, maybe. Nothing has changed for me." He laughed.

"So... is that a yes... princess?" Chat said, walking toward her.

Marinette looked up at him and her face started to turn red so she looked down at her feet.

"Yeah..."

"What? I couldn't hear you." Chat said, smiling.

"Yes..."

"Princess... I can't hear you when you're looking down. The sound gets carried off with the wind you know."

Marinette rolled her eyes and looked up, about to shout it to him but as she turned her head upwards, he tilted his head downwards, placing his hand behind her neck to pull her toward him as her lips met his. Marinette's eyes widened with the sudden kiss but closed her eyes once she felt the familiar touch.

He removed his hand and leaned away from her, smiling as he saw her face was still bright red as it was when she found out his identity.

"What's the matter?" he laughed.

"I'm... just still processing.. Leave me alone! This is a lot alright. I had suspicions but..."

"Suspicions? How?" He asked, now intrigued.

"Uh... well..."

How could she get out of this now? She couldn't tell him that she knew information as Ladybug.

"You just... have the same... bed hair when you first wake up." She crossed her arms.

"My... bed hair almost gave it away?" He laughed and sat down on the roof, letting his legs dangle off the ledge.

"Y-yes! You should be careful how you sleep and who sees it, you know." She teased, taking a seat beside him as they watched the sunset.

"Well, that's good because you're the only one who should be seeing it." He smiled, causing her cheeks to turn pink again.