Miraculous Ladybug

The Truth

Ladybug and Cat Noir fist bump as everything gets turned back to normal. Their particular akumatized villain was a baker who had been stolen from by a stupid school boy. Ladybug heard the familiar beep of her earrings as her time began to slip away. Cat heard his ring beep shortly after. 

"Listen, M'Lady, meet me at the top of the Eiffel Tower in 15 minutes. Give your kwami some time to eat up. I've got something I need to discuss with you." He spoke quickly and ran off with a swift salute. As soon as he reached an abandoned alley he turned back. He transformed back into Adrien and held Plagg in his hands as his dramatic kwami pleaded.

"I am STARVING Adrien please, I need some camembert!" And with that, he dramatically pretended to faint in Adrien's hands. Adrien stuffed him in his jacket pocket and ran to his house to get him something to eat quickly. He was going to tell Ladybug who he was. He was so sick of keeping it a secret and he wanted to be with her. Hopefully him telling her who he is would inspire her to do the same. 

"Marinette do you really think this is a good idea?" Tikki asked her through small bites of chocolate chip cookie. She finished off the one she was eating and went to lay down on the small little bed Marinette had made out of a hat for her. 

"Yeah, I think so. He could have an idea as to where Hawkmoth is. He could have an idea as to some sort of information about Hawkmoth that would tell us where he is. I don't know Tikki but it's probably important." Marinette spoke, obviously ignoring the one she was hoping for. She was hoping he would tell her who he is. He had been teasing her about it for a few weeks since the Volpina incident. He was hoping that he would finally just spill the beans. She didn't want to be the first one to say who she was. "We should probably go now. Are you full Tikki?" Tikki nodded reluctantly as Marinette screamed "TIKKI SPOTS ON!" and began to transform.

When Adrien got to the top of the Eiffel Tower the sun was about to set. He sat on the edge, letting the cool air rush through the black material of his suit. He looked out and saw a blurry red suit swinging from the buildings and knew it was time. He ran through what he was going to say and then promptly reminded himself that he had no idea how she was going to react. She could tell him not to say anything or she could start speaking first. There were so many options that could be the result of just the first sentence. Never-mind the reactions the rest of his little speech would get. He felt a particularly strong burst of air over him as Ladybug rested down next to him, breathing heavily. 

"So, what is it that you wanted to tell me?" She asked expectantly. She looked at him with her eyebrows raised and he couldn't help but be mesmerized by them. His breath caught in his throat as he began to speak.

"Well, we have been partners for several months now and I thought that this would be the best time to..." He paused. He had to gather up enough courage to tell her the truth. "reveal our identities." He said quickly. He needed to get it off his chest. It has been eating at him for months. He let out a deep breath he hadn't realized he took in before he had spoken.

"Oh..." She didn't know what to say. She hoped he would say that but that was the last thing she actually expected him to say. "Well... you brought me here so you go first." She stayed as decisive as she could sound even though her legs had started shaking. Luckily they were both sitting and the wind was rushing through their ears because his heart was pounding loud enough that people at the bottom of the tower would have been able to hear it. 

"Well. Maybe instead of us speaking would could both just transform back into ourselves so neither of us can chicken out when we find out who the other one is." He spoke. He didn't know what he would do if he found out or if she didn't like him. They counted down from three and looked away from each other, turning back into their mundane, everyday selves.