A Recorded Life - Miraculous Ladybug

22 - Ladybug and Chat Noir

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Chapter Summary: After Ladybug and Chat Noir have been revealed as mildly famous Parisians, Marinette and Adrien make a video addressing the topic. 
Author's Note: This chapter was fun and I spent a long time on it. What would you have asked them?

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"Hi, I'm Marinette," She introduced the video. "And Adrien is here, too."

"Hi!" Adrien smiled.

With a sigh, she continued. "Today is a serious video, and the only time we will be talking about this," She said. "I tweeted out that I would be taking questions about Ladybug just this once. And now I guess we're also going to take some Chat Noir answers too, since Adrien decided to help with this video," Marinette explained. "Let's get started."

Adrien scrolled through his phone to find some good questions. "This one is in response to you saying you declined interviews. Why did you decline them, don't we deserve to know how our favorite hero thinks?"

Marinette took a deep breath to answer the first question. "I declined the interviews to keep everyone safe. To keep Adrien and me safe, our families and friends safe, and the entirety of Paris safe. Most interviews are live and will not be controlled by me- what if I said something jeopardizing? With my own video, I know what I can say, and if I decide it doesn't work right, I can edit it out and control what is being released. Heck, I never even intended for our identities to be revealed," She said. "That was a loaded one for the first question."

Adrien chuckled. "I'll lighten it up a bit," He said and continued to scroll. "Oh! I like this story. How did you become Ladybug?"

Marinette shook her head. "The Miraculous was given to me, and I found it the day the first Akuma showed up. I had no idea what was going on and was even more awkward than I am now."

"I was running away from home and helped a man while I was trying to run away to go to school. Then the Akuma showed up, and I found my Miraculous, and I have to say, I was ready to get superpowers," Adrien smiled. "Did you two know each other's identities?"

"No," She answered quickly. "We agreed to keep it a secret. As I said, it was to keep us safe. I'm sure once we won the final battle with Hawkmoth, we would talk about it." Sure, that one was only half true. Tikki was a huge reason not to tell the identities.

Adrien nodded. "I actually really wanted for us to know each other's identities, but I respected her opinion, and it probably was best to keep it a secret."

"Thanks for that," Marinette smiled. "Next?"

He was looking for the best questions he could find, without being too personal. "How perfect is that view from the tippy-top of the Eiffel Tower?" He asked.

A soft smile grew on Marinette's face as she thought about it. "It is perfect. Especially at night," She said. "Paris is beautiful, but it's even more beautiful from up there. Maybe I'll take a picture sometime, but photos will never do it justice," She awed.

"She's right. We would meet there a lot for night patrols, and it's the best. Sometimes I would go there when I just need some fresh air and a break, and it's the best spot in Paris to go," Adrien added on as he finished the question and began looking for another.

Scrolling for another few seconds, he showed it to Marinette before asking it. She nodded, but knew she had to be careful with some of these answers. "How do you turn into Ladybug?" He asked.

"Magic," Was her one-word answer, and all that she was going to give for it.

"How have we seen other superheroes appear in Pairs? Like Rena Rogue, Carapace, and Queen Bee?" Adrien continued reading.