Next of Kin

Chapter 22

Chat ran and leaped across the rooftops of Paris until he came to a stop on his favourite perch high up on the Eiffel Tower. This was the life he had always wanted, the total freedom just to be himself. Squating on the railing and looking over the city the only thing that was missing was...

"There you are Kitty."

Chat's face lit up and he looked over his shoulder to see Ladybug, his beautiful, wonderful fiancée, walking over to him while throwing her yo-yo up and down in her hand. Chat then turned away with mock disdain.

"Oh no, she found me. Will I never have a moment of peace ever again." Chat yelped when Ladybug's yo-yo suddenly wrapped around him and she turned him around. She had that flirty, mischievous look in her eyes as she leaned into his face.

"Well, that's a shame." Ladybug smirked, tapping her finger on his nose. "Because I did have a surprise for you waiting at home, but if you're not interested..."

"Oh, I'm interested." Chat replied as the yo-yo untangled from around him. "Especially if the surprise happens to be chocolate coated."

Ladybug folded her arms and leaned back on one of the poles. "You've been talking to Papa haven't you!"

Chat jumped down from the railing and wrapped his arms around Ladybug's waist, pulling her closer to him. "I may have popped around earlier to say hi and he mentioned something about sending over some eclairs later."

Ladybug huffed. "Remind me to tell Papa that he needs to be better at keeping things to himself. That said, this particular surprise isn't the eclairs, they're for Alya's bachelorette party tomorrow and no, you're not invited."

"Fair enough." Now Chat was extra curious. "So... what's the surprise then?"

Ladybug untangled herself from him and took a few steps back. "I'll tell you... if you can catch me."

With an expert flick of her wrist, Ladybug swung away in a flash leaving one black cat in her wake. "Hey!" He yelled after her, vaulting off his stick. "I'm faster than you."

Parisians in the streets looked up and pointed as the heroes raced past, their infectious laughter bringing smiles to the faces of those looking on. Alya had made an announcement though the Ladyblog that the two heroes had married during the hiatus they had away from the city. The story was well accepted since most of the media had already speculated that was the reason for their absence anyway (and for good measure they reiterated there was definitely no cat bugs in development, not yet anyway). For now at least the city was at peace and the heroes brought comfort to the people that no matter what evil may come in the future, they would be there.

Landing on the balcony of their apartment, Ladybug squealed as Chat tackled her, the two of them rolling through the door and onto the carpet,both laughing hard. Chat pushed himself up on his arms, caging Ladybug in under him. "I caught you." He grinned, his bangs hanging over his eyes.

"I suppose you did." Ladybug teased, dropping her transformation. "But I'm not sure capturing me on our own balcony counts." She said, grabbing his bell she pulled him down to her, kissing him. It didn't take long for the two of them to start getting lost in the moment, Chat's advanced senses tingling as Marinette buried her fingers into his hair.

"Is this my surprise?" Chat queried between kisses. "I'm definitely not complaining if it is."

"This is just a bonus." She smirked, giving him one more peck on the lips before pushing him off her and walking over to her bedside table. "You need to drop your transformation and put on a blind fold."

"Princess." Chat exclaimed, sitting up cross legged and placing his hand on his chest. "I didn't know you were into kinky stuff."

Marinette rolled her eyes but looked away from him bashfully. "Just stand up and put the blind fold on you silly cat."