At Last

Oh, H-Hey Alya...

Marinette's POV

I woke up and heard a knock on the trap door.

"What?" I asked. The trapdoor opened and there was Alya. She dropped her phone and she bent down to pick it up.

"Uh-oh," Chat whispered. He sat up just a little before Alya stood back up. I quickly moved in front of him and acted as if nothing had happened.

"Oh, h-hey Alya..." I stuttered.

"Mari... What are you hiding from me?" she asked.

"Oh, uh, heh... Nothing..." I lied. Alya gave me a look that told me she didn't believe me.

"There's something black behind you," she said. Uh-oh. She noticed that? Oops...

"Wh-what are you talking about?" I asked and laughed nervously.

"Mari," she said.

"Hmm?"

"What are you hiding behind your back?"

"N-nothing..."

"Why don't I come check?"

"No! Okay, fine! I'm hiding something..." I admitted.

"Okay, now tell me. What is it?" Alya asked.

"More like who is it..." I muttered. Alya gasped. Great. She heard it.

"You're hiding a person in your bed?" she asked in surprise.

"Uh... Yeah..." I confessed.

"Who is it?" Alya asked.

"I can't tell you..." I said.

"Then I'll come look," Alya said.

"Okay, fine! I'll tell you...it's...it's..." I tried to get it out, but I couldn't.

"Who?" Alya asked, sounding more anxious to figure out who it was. I couldn't tell her, though.

"Ch-Ch-Cha..." I stuttered. I felt Chat Noir tap me on the back, indicating that he really didn't want to be given away. I tapped him back, indicationg that I felt the same way and that he was gonna get found out whether we like it or not. How we get all of that out of one tap, I have no idea.

"C'mon! Just spit it out already!" Alya urged.

"Okay! Okay! I will!" I said.

"Yay!" Alya squealed.

"Chat Noir," I replied. Alya looked at me with disbelief.

"Chat Noir?" she asked.

"You don't believe me, do you?" I asked.

"Nope," Alya replied.

"Then here's your proof," I said and then moved out of the way, revealing Chat Noir just casually half-sitting and half-laying down.

"Heh, hi..." he said and with a small wave.

"WHY IS CHAT NOIR IN YOUR BED?!" Alya screamed. I heard someone coming up the stairs. The trapdoor opened and there were my parents. Staring wide-eyed at the scene in front of them. They came into the room and nervousness (A/N: Is that even a word? Eh. It is in my story.) was coursing through me.

"CHAT NOIR?!" my parents shouted in awe of the superhero who just happened to be sitting up now and appeared to look formal. (A/N: In reality, he was about to get off the bed, but he froze when her parents opened the trapdoor.) 

"Hey," Chat Noir greeted casually and stood up.

"May I repeat my question? WHY WAS CHAT NOIR IN YOUR BED?!" Alya screamed again.

"Wait. Chat Noir was in your bed? Did he sleep with you last night?" Dad asked.

"Uh...well..." I started.

"Yes, but it was for protection," Chat finished for me.

"Protection? Is she in danger?" Mom asked, sounding worried. 

"Well, she just needs protection so she can stay out of danger," Chat explained.

"Hmm..." Dad didn't sound like he fully believed Chat.

"Come on, dear. Let's leave them and...wait. Why were you in her bed when you couldn't just as easily slept on the chaise?" Mom asked. I'll answer this one. It'll be as much of the truth as I can say without Tikki blowing up and it's gonna change everything.

"Well, you see... We haven't exactly given you the whole story yet. So, Chat Noir and I... We're...dating... And don't say anything yet! I need to finish explaining. So, it was partly for protection for reasons that are not to be said. As for the whole Chat Noir sleeping in my bed... Well... That's because I...wanted...him...to... I asked him and he said he would and then we fell asleep. We promise we didn't do anything," I explained. 'Why did I just say all that?' I thought. I should not have said anything. Chat Noir had it under control. Now, will always have people talking to me about dating Chat Noir and I really don't need that. Oh well. Too late now.

"You're dating Chat Noir?!" Alya, Mom, and Dad all asked at once. All I could do was nod. 

"Oh, Tom! We're gonna be late! Remember we have to fly to America for a baking competition?" Mom asked.

"Oh yeah! I forgot! We're gonna miss the flight!" Dad said, sounding concerned.

"I can take you guys there!" Chat Noir offered.

"Oh Ladybug! I just saw her go by! Chat can go and get her, right? I need to...uh...go to the bathroom... Good luck!" I told my parents. I ran to the bathroom and transformed and jumped out the window. Chat saw me and motioned for me to come in. I jumped into my room .

"Are you ready Mr. and Mrs. Dupain-Cheng?" Chat Noir asked.

"Yes," my parents replied in sync. I picked up my mom, while poor Chat had to pick up my dad.

I swung my mom to the airport and Chat trailed behind me. He was a lot slower than me than he usually was. (Not by too much, though.) 

We dropped them off and went back to my house. I entered through the bathroom and detransformed. I walked out of the bathroom.

"So... YOU GIYS ARE DATING?!" Alya screamed.

"I already answered that," I replied.

"I came to take you to school. We have to leave right now," Alya told me. Chat Noir went wide-eyed.

"School!" he yelled and jumped out the window. A few seconds later, I heard a knock at the door. I grabbed everything I needed and rushed downstairs and opened the door to see...

"Adrien! Hi!" I greeted.

"Hi... I was wondering if I could ride to school with you," he said.

"Uh...sure..." I replied. I began to get nervous again. Wait, I can't have a crush on Adrien anymore! I'm dating Chat Oof! (A/N: That oof in Chat Oof is the work of autocorrect, but I'm not changing it unless you want me to 'cause I'm lazy.)

"Thanks," Adrien said. 'Alya's behind me, isn't she?' I thought.

"Let's go, Alya and Adrien! To school we go!" I said awkwardly. We headed off to school and I knew from that moment forth, that it was gonna be a long day.

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And there we go! I really need to start updating this story before it reaches 9 o' clock everyday. After 9, I'm pretty much in crazy shipping fangirl mode, only tripled. That's where the kisses come from. If there is a kiss in a chapter, then you know I'm updating after 9.

Well have a nice day/night/evening/morning/noon/afternoon/midnight/or whatever time of day it is!

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~LadybugLuvsTikki