Miraculous: Love struck

Chapter 5

------Mari P.O.
Was he talking about the hug me and Adrien had? How did he find out? Why would he care? Does he know Adrien?

All these questions came into my mind all at once. He was staring at me, like he needed to know the answer. But why?

"Why do you want to know?" I asked him.

"Um, its for a friend." He said.

"You're friends with Adrien Agreste?" I asked, almost yelling.

"Uh, sure. Yeah, we're like best friends." He said, sounding nervous.

I was freaking out. Chat knew Adrien. Not only that, but they were best friends. Why didn't he tell me as Ladybug?

"How did you guys become best friends?" I asked him.

"Uh, I um." he said, scratching the back of my neck. "Uh, when gamer was after you. And you told me that your friend was still at the park. I got him to safety."

I smiled. "So you saved him?" I asked him.

"Uh, well, yeah. That is my job after all." He joked.

I felt so thankful that he was there. Not only did he picked me up and put me in a safe place. But he also saved Adrien.

I went over to him and gave him a hug. "Thanks." I whispered into his ear.

-----Adrien P.O.
She hugged me. My eyes widened as she kept on hugging me. I slowly wrapped my arms around her waist and hugged her back.

"Thanks." I heard her say. I was confused. "For what?" I asked her.

"For saving Adrien, of course." She said.

My arms then went to my sides. She liked me, but not the real me. She liked the perfect side of me. The side everyone loves, but me. I hate trying to be perfect. I just want to be myself, and Chat Noir was the only way to show the real me.

Marinette saw that I was sad and smiled. "Aw, is my kitty jealous?" She asked, as she petted my head.

I couldn't even say anything. So much was going on in my mind. First, she called me her's and not only that but she called me kitty. And the way she said it almost made me want to purr.

Then she petted my head. It was like she wanted me to purr. I tried to keep it in, but when I see her that's all I want to do. Stupid cat thing, I thought to myself.

I then shook her hand away. "I'm not jealous." I said, which was true. There was no need to be jealous of myself.

She just laughed and started scratching under my chin. This time I couldn't help but purr. I closed my eyes and purred as she scratched my chin.

She laughed as I purred louder. She moved her hand away and my cat ears dropped. She laughed at that, too, and scratched my chin again.

We stayed like that for a long time. Neither one of us wanted to leave. Her and I were sitting on the floor, not even talking to each other.

"Hey Chat." Marinette said.

I looked over at her. "Yeah?" I asked her.

"I can trust you, right?" She asked.

I then sat up. "Of course, Marinette."

"Good." She said, pulling me into a hug. "Then I can trust that you won't tell Adrien about my crush on him." She whispered into my ear.

I smiled. "Don't worry. I won't tell him." Because I am him, I thought to myself.

"Thanks." She said.

-----Mari P.O.
Chat was acting weird after I told him about my crush, but I didn't know why. I even joked around with him, but he just seemed to act weirder.

Was it possible, just maybe....  No. I had to stop my mind from going there. I didn't have a crush on Chat. And he didn't have a crush on me.

I like Adrien. He likes Ladybug, which is me. But he doesn't know that. And he won't find out. I looked away from him. Would he be disappointed when he finds out I'm Ladybug?

I then felt a hand on my shoulder. "Marinette, are you ok?" He asked me.

For some reason, I felt like I could tell him anything. We were partners, but he didn't know that. Before I could say anything, he pulled me into a hug. That's when I felt something. A spark? No it was something more powerful. Like I could do anything with Chat, even as Marinette.

I then realized that me and Chat had been hugging for a long time now. I then pushed him away. I couldn't think like this.

"S-sorry. I-I didn't mean..."

I cut him off. "It's ok. It was just a hug, didn't mean anything, right?"

He nodded his head, but I wasn't sure if I was telling him it meant nothing. Or myself.

----- on the balcony
We walked to the edge and stood there. We didn't talk for a while now. And I felt like I'm the one to blame.

I looked over to Chat, who was looking over the city. "Nice view, huh?" I asked him.

He smiled at me. "Yeah, but I know a better place for the best view of the city."

I rolled my eyes. "What is it? The Eiffel Tower?"

He shook his head. "Even better." I just rolled my eyes. He smirked and held out his hand. "Do you trust me?"

I rolled my eyes. "Really? An Aladdin quote? What's next? You going to show me a new world?"

He just laughed. "Maybe. Only if you want to, purr-incess."

I then took his hand and we left my balcony.