Umbrella - a Miraculous Ladybug fanfic

Part I

Their relationship was back from square one.

It was not about a bubble gum, or any similar situation caused by some misunderstandings. Or something caused by Chloe.

The blame this time was their Miraculous.

Who would've though that Marinette was Ladybug and Adrien was Chat Noir all along?

It was an unplanned revelation - or probably only to them since Master Fu was there - in an unexpected place and unexpected time. It wasn't even an accident wherein they were forced to de-transform because they ran out of time, or because their Miraculous was taken.

According to their kwami, it was an inevitable moment.

"Is it also inevitable that Marinette will hate me?" Adrien groaned while fixing his things for school.

"Why did you say that?" Plagg responded while munching his cheese.

"She won't look at me. She won't greet me. She won't even talk to me even though I initiated it. And damn if she runs away whenever she sees me."

The black kwami tilted his head. "Well?"

"Well what?"

"What's new to that? She's been practically doing that from the start."

"Chat Noir didn't have any problems on that with Ladybug and Marinette from the start." Adrien ogled at him, then sighed. "She must be disappointed on me."

Plagg rolled his eyes and flew towards his human. He already heard that same line for a million times, and didn't want to damper a sour mood anymore, especially on a gloomy weather.

"Listen to me, young man. It's her loss, not yours." he advised, waving his small hand in the air. "There are so many fishes in the sea, and the cat in you will not gonna have problems on that. You're a one hell of a pedigree."

"But the cat in me doesn't want any random fish. She's one of a kind, Plagg."

Why did I end up taking care of this dense, lovesick doofus? Plagg asked himself.

"Then why don't you go fishing."

"Fishing?"

The kwami smacked himself mentally upon seeing a dubious face. "Not that fishing, Adrien. It's fishing."

"Oh. Fishing."

"Yeah, fishing. Not the literal one."

Adrien blinked. Thrice. "I thought we're going to use rods and herrings."

Tikki! Plagg screamed with a wish that kwamis can communicate telepathically. Let's exchange spot!

"Adrien." he shook his head face-palmed. "My opinion for you has changed. Drastically changed."

"Marinette is not a fish -"

"Adrien."

"Yes?"

"Go fishing! For information! Get a grip, will you?"

The model gaped at his kwami's erupted anger, then realized his idiocy. He was acting like a dense, lovesick doofus, not a calm and collected one.

Didn't Nino told him once that Marinette was a person you would want to befriend with? She was kind and sweet and always there for you. Very Ladybug-like.

No wonder he wasn't surprised that his Lady and his Princess were the same person.

An idea struck him. He looked at the jade charm tied on his bag and grinned.

He'll never end this day without a reconciliation.

"Plagg." he said. "Let's go fishing."

Plagg gave an exasperated sigh as he slipped inside Adrien's raincoat, trying to hide a smile.

Finally.