Keep Me Warm

Soaked

Chapter Two

That night, the rain started to pour heavily. Unfortunately, Chat Noir and Ladybug happened to be patrolling the streets of Paris when they got caught in the downpour.

Ladybug of course didn't mind the rain, but Chat was a different story. He hissed in annoyance as he got soaked, flattening his ears against his head. Peering through squinted eyes, Chat Noir searched for something, an awning perhaps, to take shelter from the rain. Unsuccessful, he scowled at his bad luck.

Looking over at her partner, Ladybug giggled. "You poor kitty. Not so fond of the rain?"

"Gee I wonder how you came to that conclusion." he grumbled sarcastically. Ladybug raised an eyebrow. "Someone sure is a sour puss." Taking pity on her partner she decided to call it a night.

"Well, there hasn't been any activity so far, so we should just head home. I'll see you later."

The spotted heroine took off in a flash of red, running down the pavement rather than swinging across the tops of buildings since everything was too wet for her yoyo to hold on to.

Chat Noir watched her disappear, smiling warmly despite the rain. This was one of the reasons why he loved her so much. His lady was always looking out for others. And although she acted as though Chat bothered her to no end, he knew she still cared about him.

"Well Plagg, I guess we better head back." The blond haired hero started on his way home, flinching under the rain.

Tap tap tap.

Marinette had just arrived at home and was drying herself off when she heard a noise at her window.

Huh?

She turned to see Chat Noir crouched outside, completely soaked, a look of annoyance on his face, and his cat ears flattened against the top of his head.

Marinette rushed to open the window. "Chat! Why did you come here? It's pouring!"

The superhero lowered himself into his friend's room. Meanwhile, Marinette had dashed off to get a towel for him and upon finding one, she handed it to Chat.

Gratefully accepting the towel, Chat gave her a crooked smile. "Well my purrincess, I suppose I just wanted to see you." Marinette rolled her eyes, though her smile gave away the fact that she wasn't really annoyed. "Ok you silly kitty, sit tight and I'll be right back."

Taking the towel from the now completely dry boy, the small girl scuttled downstairs, unaware of Chat's lingering gaze on her. She was wearing her usual large shirt and short shorts sleepwear combo, which was providing a... distraction... for Chat.

As soon as the girl left, Chat shook himself out of his daze.

Get it together, Adrien! he scolded himself internally. It's Marinette. Your classmate. You can't be staring at her like a creep no matter how cute she is.

Grumbling, he lowered himself down to the floor leaning against his friend's bed with his legs crossed.

Since when had he started thinking of Marinette as cute?

A few moments later, said girl entered the room balancing a tray of two mugs of hot chocolate and two plates of croissants. "Thought you might be hungry."

She smiled and set the tray on next to Chat.

"You are absolutely pawsome!" Marinette rolled her eyes at the lame pun.

The two best friends munched on their treats, laughing quietly as they talked. The entire time, Chat's eyes glittered with some kind of emotion every time he looked at the baker's daughter.

Marinette couldn't quite figure it out. All she knew was that every time he'd look at her, she would feel her heart thump a little.

It was Marinette's warmth that drew the lonely boy towards her. He was so used to the cold, closed of attitude of his father that the pretty little girl came as a surprise to him.

And a nice one at that.

Realizing how late it had gotten, Chat stood up, as did Marinette.

"Well, I better get back now. It's getting pawfully late." He chuckled weakly at his own joke, but stopped as his breath got caught in his throat.

Marinette was standing close. Too close.

Her eyes reminded him of the ocean water, deep below the surface. There was something enchanting about them that sent the black cat into a daze. He stepped closer, closing the distance between the two.

Marinette gasped quietly, unable to tear her eyes away from Chat's. As the masked boy lowered his face towards hers, she almost forgot to breathe.

Chat Noir stopped, an inch away from the girl's face. "May I?" he whispered.

This is a bad idea. Bad. Bad bad bad!"

Marinette nodded her head slowly, unable to speak.

Softly, Chat captured her lips with his own. He could feel fireworks erupting in his chest as he kissed the girl. He cupped Marinette's face as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

The kiss gradually became more passionate and Chat's hands moved down to rest on his classmate's slender hips. His gloved fingers brushed against her skin as he moved his hands under her shirt. Internally he groaned, cursing his suit from preventing him to be able to feel her.

Marinette pushed herself against the masked boy, kissing him harder, her skin tingling at his touch.

Gasping for breath, she pulled back. Her cheeks were red, dark hair was ruffled, and her eyes shone glimmered with emotion. Chat Noir looked down at the panting girl, unable to tear his eyes away from her soft, pink lips.

Freshly kissed is a good look on her.

Turning red at the thought, he suddenly realized what had happened. Stepping back, he removed his hands from Marinette's waist.

Clearing his throat, he spoke. "W-well. I should head off now. See you later?"

"Yeah. Later."

Climbing nimbly out of Marinette's bedroom window, Chat disappeared into the black night. Marinette watched him leave, her fingers brushing the lips that her partner had just kissed.

Flying towards her friend cautiously, Tikki landed on Marinette's shoulder and watched her expression.

"Tikki. I just kissed Chat Noir," Marinette said, breathlessly, still watching the window. Tikki nodded.

"Yeah, you sure did."

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I didn't mention in the first chapter, but cover credit goes to the lovely tumblr user, Hogeky. Here's a link to her page if you want to check out some more of her amazing art: http://hogeky.tumblr.com

Also, I'm really sorry that this chapter was so short. I have been busy this week but I promise I'll try to make future chapters longer.

Go ahead and comment your thoughts on this chapter. I would appreciate it a lot!