At Last

Scene One

Marinette's POV

I opened the door to the bakery and I saw my mom and dad in the kitchen baking.

"Hi Mom. Hi Dad. My friend Adrien is coming over later for a project we're working on. Is that okay with you?" I asked.

"Sure, honey. That's fine. Just don't keep him here too late," Mom replied. She winked at me.

"Mom! He's not my boyfriend! I don't even have a crush on him anymore. I have a crush on someone else!" I explained.

"And who might this new crush be?" Dad asked. That question caught me off guard.

"I, uh, it's a secret... I could never be with him anyway... It's impossible... Fine... I have a crush on... Chat Noir..." I replied.

"Wow. You went from supermodel to superhero. Do you even know him?" Mom asked.

"I've met him before. Ladybug actually sent him to protect me and then I ended up helping him in battle and I was saved by him once or twice and I sort of fell in love with him," I explained.

"Oh, I see. You've worked with him and you've been saved by him, so you just fell in love with him. That makes little sense," Dad said.

"Just go with it. I need to go to my room now and work on the costumes for the play that we're doing for our project. Later," I said before running upstairs, dropping my bag on the ground, and plopping down on my bed and groaning.

"It's not as bad as you think, Marinette. All Ladybugs fall in love with Chat Noirs. It's in the ancient law. That's why all of past heroes have gotten their Miraculous after they've had their 16th birthday. You are only 15. Chat Noir is 16, but he got his when he was 15. So, Chat Noir is older than you. Anyways, you shouldn't feel bad about it. This is your destiny! Your fate! Your 16th year is very important. It's when you really start falling in love. It was difficult for Master Fu to pick the perfect people for the job. He had to figure out the perfect pair. You were the first one to receive a Miraculous. Then it was the civilian form of Chat Noir, but back to the point. Don't be afraid to tell others about your feelings. It'll all turn out for the best. All you have to do is believe in yourself!" Tikki explained.

"Yeah, I guess you're right. What am I saying? You're always right," I said. "I need to get to work on these costumes."

And with that, I got out a new sheet of paper and started on Chat Noir's suit. It took me a while to draw it, but I finally finished it. I colored it in and looked for the perfect materials. I decided to use shiny fabric, so it would look a little less realistic. It would help to keep my identity a secret. Of course, I also had to make Chat Noir's suit match Ladybug's with the type of fabric.

I grabbed out red fabric and black fabric and started sewing my costume. When I was a fourth of the way finished, I heard the doorbell ring. I stopped what I was doing and decided that I should probably take down all of my pictures of Adrien since I no longer had a crush on him. I quickly took care of it and opened my trapdoor. I started down the stairs to see Adrien standing in the doorway.

"Hi, Adrien. You can come on up to my room. I want to show you what I've gotten done with the costumes so far," I told him as I gestured for him to come upstairs.

"Okay," he said as he started climbing the steps leading to my room. I held open the trapdoor until he was in my room. I closed it and walked over to my sewing machine.

"So, this is what I've sewn so far for the Ladybug costume," I said as held up my unfinished work.

"That's really good. Can I see the design for Chat Noir's suit?" Adrien asked.