Little levels of love | A marichat/maricat story

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"Marinette! Not again!?" Marinette jerked at tikki's high voice.
"How long has that alarm been going off..?" Marinette pointed at the ringing alarm clock.
"30 minutes mari! Get up!"
She struggled out of the bed and got changed. She ran to school, yawning all the way. Chat noir never escaped her mind, she was flooded with thoughts of the kissing. Turning on her camera to send a pic to alya to tell her sees coming, she realizes a hickey mark on the side of her neck
"WHAT!?" she stopped in the middle of the sidewalk, pressing at it.

"Mari!? What are you going to do!? Your so close to school! You can't go back now," tikki exclaims
She ran last alya, nino and Adrien as she bursted through the bathroom doors.
"Are you kidding me!?" She shouted. She put her head in her hands.
"Alya will not let this rest," tikki groans

Marinette rushed to her seat, alya asked her what's wrong
"Girl, something is up." Alya questioned, holding marinettes shoulders.
"Don't judge ok?"
"Never babe,"
She moves her collar down an inch and it reveals a brown and purple mark.
"WHAT!?"
"Shhh!" Marinette pushed her finger to alyas lips.
"Who!?"
"I can't tell you," she explained. Alya sulked after she wouldn't tell but soon got over it surprisingly.

Adriens POV

I looked to the side after marinette was showing alya something, I was curious since I was erm... well you get it. She revealed it and it was a hickey. WAIT A HICKEY!? DID I MAKE THAT?! OH. MY. GOD.  I put my hand to my mouth after I saw the hickey. Alya shouted and marinette shushed her. I cant believe I gave her that hickey?!

The rest of the day was extremely boring. I got home and wanted to go to marinettes.
"Plagg, claws out!"
I transformed and started to move closer to marinettes balcony. I landed quietly and looked through the window. I saw her silky midnight hair flow in the breeze of the open windows on the other side of the room. I decided to call ladybug and tell her my feelings towards marinette. I wanted her to know I don't love her anymore. I called her and it went through. I was about to extend my pole but Surprisingly I saw pink flashes through the window.

3rd person

Chat saw some mysterious pink flashes come from marinettes room so he looked back into her room and he tried to listen in.
"Huh.. oh chat needs me as ladybug.. tikki where are you?"
Chats eyes saw the kwami and looked away, putting his back against the brick wall next to the window.
"Tikki spots on!"
He looked back into the room as he saw the flashes consume marinette and ladybug came out. He extended his pole and jolted to the Eiffel tower. He sat there with a shocked look on his face. His mind was racing, he couldn't believe both of his previous and now crushes are the same person!?

Ladybug lands down on the tip of the Eiffel tower.
"Hey kitty, what's up,"
"You know what, I feel so much better! See you later mar- ladybug.." he raced back to his house and fell on his bed.
"Claws in," he murmurs
"Girls, they're all the same. I swear,"
"PLAGG YOU KNEW!?" he shouted, with a tad of anger.
"I always knew."
He turned around and laid on his side.
"I don't know what to do. What would happen if I get akumatized!? I would reveal her identity, and mine too!"
"Just don't feel sad. It's simple Adrien." Plagg spits, shoving Camembert in his mouth.
He was shocked but realized he needed to say something to Marinette. He decided to do that as Adrien. Bad choice.

Marinette finally got to school at a reasonable time, speaking with Alya about life and stuff.
"Marinette, can I speak to you? Privately," Adrien announced.
Alya pushed her toward Adrien as she replied
"Ok, let's go to the library," she pushed Adrien to the library, looking back to check of alya was following.
"What's up Adrien?" She had a concerned look on her face.
"This is really hard to say." He rested his hands on her shoulders.

"I know your ladybug, Marinette."

"What..? How did you-" she stepped back and started shaking. Marinette ran out of the room. Tears flooding her eyes, the water filling the rim.
"Marinette! Don't leave! Please!?" Shouted Adrien as he trailed behind her.
She ran straight through the bathroom doors. Adrien stared at the doors, hand over his mouth. He was muttering random things as he broke down. Marinette hid herself in a stall after checking if anyone else would hear her meltdown.

"I feel a negative emotion. Shock. Betrayal. This could get me the one thing I need." A devilish smile spread across his face.
"Perfect."

"How could I be so careless!? I got trusted and now Adrien knows who I am!?" She curls up, knowing she was a failure.
A purple butterfly flew past Adrien caught a glimpse of the akuma and ran into the girls bathroom.
"MARINETTE THERES AN AKUMA! WHERE ARE YOU?" He started to panic the akuma searched the room for the distressed girl.

Adrien kicked down the stalls one by one.
"Marinette, please come out your going to get akumatized!" His voice was shaken and filled with panic. The akuma entered a stall, Adrien raced to it and slid under.
He watched as the akuma entered her earrings, creating a glowing mask around her face.
"Hello mindwasher, I will help you make him forget he ever found out your secret, I wi-"
He got interrupted by Marinette grabbing her head and resisting.
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" Adrien shouted at her to resist.
"GET OFF OF ME! LET ME GO!"
the symbol around her face shattered as the akuma left her earrings. Adrien hugged her as tears ran down her face.
"I was nearly... akumatized," she was clearly shaken up.
"I won't tell anyone. I promise." He leads her out of the bathroom to the stairs of the school.
"Girl..? Where are yo-"
"I'm taking her home. She nearly got akumatized." Alya gasped as she was clearly disturbed of how her best friend just nearly got manipulated.

They arrived at her bakery and exited the car.
"Tell thanks to your bodyguard, and thank you Adrien." She kissed him on the cheek and like always, he went bright red.
"I.. it's ok. I'll tell him." He waved goodbye and got back in the car.
"Take me home." Adrien looked out the window, Gazing at the world around him. He arrived to the mansion and entered the property. His father stood there waiting for him to speak but his son just raced passed him slamming his door to his room.

He got into his room and immediately transformed into chat. He jumped to Marinettes balcony, knocking on the window. She smiled at him with a fake smile.
"Hey princess." He jumped inside and she kissed him. He could feels the tears on her cheeks, the sadness on her face.
"I love you kitty. I swear," she mutters, putting her head on his chest.
"What happened princess?" He already knew but wanted to see how she would say it.
"I have a secret. I can't keep it hidden from you any longer." She grabs his face and stared into his eyes.

"I'm.."