our chemical romance

Chapter 17

Adrien watched in shock as his girlfriend transformed into his superhero partner, "Y-You're... Oh my god.."

Ladybug took Chloé bracelet off, it held the akuma. It was a gift from Adrien. She destroyed it and captured the akuma, de-evilizing it. Afterwards, she made sure Chloé made it out of the bakery safely before meeting back on the roof.

"So.. I guess we have some talking to do... Spots off.." she said, transforming back into Marinette.

Adrien nodded, "Yeah.. I seriously would've never guessed.. And I, of all people, should've realized.. Considering I'm Chat Noir.." he bit his lip.

Her eyes widened, "You're Chat?!" Her jaw dropped before she sat down, "God, we are idiots. We seriously never realized before?!"

He laughed and sat down next to her, "I think, in time, I would've figured it out. When we were playing Ultimate Mecha Strike III, I remember thinking your confidence reminded me of Ladybug. But I ignored the thought to try to beat you."

She looked up at him, "You realize we've been crushing on different sides of each other for ages now... Chat Noir obviously loves Ladybug. And I've been crushing on you since you gave me that umbrella."

He chuckled and nodded, "Funny how that works out..."

"I can't believe it was you this entire time.. Alya thought it was you, even. She took a picture of you and photoshopped it so you'd be wearing the Chat suit. She showed it to me. But I was all like, no way!" She pulled at her hair a bit, "I'm so dumb."

"You're not dumb, you're just highly oblivious." He teased her.

She rolled her eyes and looked at him, "It's strange.. How different we both act with the mask... So different we didn't know it was each other.."

He nodded, "It's because we got a chance to be someone else and took full advantage of it.."

"Yeah.. I guess you're right...."

He looked her in the eye, "I don't want to be someone else around you..."

She blushed, "I've always wanted to be someone else around you..."

"Why? You're perfect..." He held her hand.

She chuckled and looked away, "Yes, perfect with all my tripping and stuttering. It's so embarrassing."

He smiled, "I always thought it was cute."

She looked back at him, he grabbed her face and pulled her into a short kiss. She blushed after, "That was, uh, sudden."

He chuckled, "You might not see it, but you're so beautiful and perfect Marinette. I've always admired Ladybug, I've always thought she was amazing. But I've also always admired Marinette. I've always thought she was equally amazing, just in different ways. I've always admired both sides of you."

She smiled, still blushing as she looked back up at him, "I always thought Chat Noir was annoying."

He faked offensive, "Wow that was harsh."

This time she kissed him, "But I couldn't live without him."

He smiled and pulled her close, "I couldn't think of anyone else I'd want to be Ladybug."

"I couldn't think of anyone else I'd want to be Chat Noir," she leaned into him.

And that's how the two stayed, side by side on Marinette's rooftop as the sun began to set. Things couldn't have worked out any better.