Ladybug hugged herself and looked at her feet. The moonlight was reflected off of her red and black attire. Chat spoke. She didn't answer until he asked again.
"What did you just ask me...?" he said with a little more disbelief than the first time he asked. The rooftops of Paris were as quiet as the streets below, and the only thing that could be heard was the sound of a shaky breath taken in by Ladybug.
"I-I asked if... I asked..." Ladybug stammered.
Chat leaned forward and gently cupped her cheek with his right hand. She hoped the insecurity she was feeling wasn't too obvious. She wondered how small she looked compared to him. Chat Noir, the black-clad hero of Paris. She dared look up at him only to see his green eyes were much closer than she expected. She suppressed a gasp. He got even closer until their breaths mingled in the little space between their faces. He was, Ladybug realized,much taller than her.
"Are you afraid I was going to say no...?"
Slowly, Chat closed the space between them. Ladybug drew back a bit, but didn't stop him. She mentally punched herself for being so nervous. She had kissed him once before, but it had meant nothing to her then. She only wanted to save him from Dark Cupid, the akuma that had turned her partner against her. But this was entirely different. Her heart was pounding in her chest as time almost literally stopped. Her head was a mess, her arms hung dumbly at her side, and she tried her best to work her lips the way Chat's did against hers. She felt him grin as he began to stop. Her heartbeat quickened. She didn't want him to stop. She dared herself to do it.
Do it.
Do it you coward... kiss him.
She didn't do it. She just stood there, looking up at Chat-- who was still very close-- and hoping he got the message through her pleading, almost desperate eyes that she didn't want it to end. She wanted a redemption, a do over, a round two.
Somehow he got the message (or maybe he wanted another kiss as badly as she did) and leaned forward. This time though, they closed the space between their bodies. It only took a single step, hands finding their ways to shoulders and waists, and a single breath as two pairs of lips practically begged to connect one, two, three more times. She liked the way Chat held her tightly. She loved the way he breathed into her as they parted briefly to gasp for air. Heat spread through her body and her head felt light. She felt as if she let go of him, she would float away.
That was, until her miraculous beeped.
The pair flinched and Chat stepped back, letting his arms fall to his sides. Ladybug watched him take a respectful stance. She cursed her earrings for the first time that month.
"Well, I... suppose you should head off now, right? That akuma was pretty tough," Chat ran a clawed hand through his blonde hair. He gazed at Ladybug with regretful eyes.
"Yeah. I... didn't think I'd be saying this but... I hope there's another akuma soon." Ladybug unlatched her yoyo from her waist.. Chat's smile was different tonight. It was small, gentle, and made her heart flutter. Her miraculous beeped again. "Bye..."
She could feel intense green eyes watch her as she turned and lept from the building they were on. Behind her, she heard a triumphant yell from her newfound crush.
Ladybug bit her slightly swollen bottom lip as she swung through Paris. Her mind flashed to Adrien.
'Dang it, Marinette.'
