One Miraculous Circus

Chapter 21

That question repeated in Adrien's head,  I didn't do anything stupid, did I?  "Is this the time to tell her that I know she's Ladybug?" he thought. 

"I did find you pretty much passed out in a back room at the bar, and when I handed you your pyjamas you started to strip right in front of me," Adrien said while awkwardly laughing. Marinette went crimson red across the cheeks and she fidgeted under her covers. 

"At least I didn't tell you all my secrets," Marinette said laughing but Adrien looked sorry, "Right?"

Adrien shuffled on his side of the bed and faced her, "Well, you actually showed me something, that," he said pointing to his white jacket that lay on the back of her chair. 

Mari swallowed and her breathing quickened, "I'm guessing you worked it out then." 

Adrien looked at her sympathetically, "I know this probably isn't the way you wanted to tell me." 

Sweat beaded on her forehead and she panicked, "Do you wish it was someone else? Am I not who you hoped for?" 

You could see Marinette's knuckles whitening as she gripped onto the bedsheets tighter to stop herself from crying. 

Adrien took Mari's hands in his, "Marinette, I'm happy you are the one who was behind the mask. I fell in love with my best friend. I must have done something extremely good to get you as my girlfriend." 

Tears ran down Marinette's cheeks but they weren't tears of sadness. Her dream guy said he loved her and she loved him back. 

She was happier than happy, "I love you too, Adrien."

"Okay, the first thing I need to ask, how are we going to go about this? We're already public as Ladybug and Adrien so would we fake break up and go to Adrien and Marinette or would we stay as Ladrien?" Marinette rambled and Adrien just giggled. 

"Don't worry too much Mari. We should stay as Ladrien, or whatever that nickname is, because it's already really public and we only told people yesterday after all. I'm not sure if I'll be able to spend a school day without kissing you though Mari." At this point, Marinette's face seemed to be permanently blushing. 

She leant in and pulled him close by his shirt, "Keeping my hands off you will be hard Agreste."

The sun was beaming through the cracks in the curtains when Marinette left her room that morning. The weather had started to finally warm up so she was wearing a light pink summer dress with Adrien's jacket on top, she also had matching white ballet pumps. Her hair was down other than a small braid made from the hair that would usually hang in her eyes. Adrien was making pancakes for breakfast as a small treat for them both, he had gotten rather good at cooking from when his family was away. 

"Wow, you look amazing," Adrien muttered as he looked her up and down. 

"You don't look too bad yourself, Adrien," she said while kissing him on the cheek.

Soon the two were sat on the sofa together eating the pancakes Adrien had made for them both. 

"Do we have anything today? I feel like I've forgotten something," Adrien asked Marinette just before he took a large bite of his breakfast. 

Mari searched through her brain, looking for anything she had forgotten and her face suddenly showed a reaction of shock. 

"What is it, Mari? Are you okay?" he said, placing his plate on the coffee table and leaning towards Marinette. 

"Adrien, the slumber party is tonight. I have to sort out my apartment." Mari rushed from the sofa and started hiding the stuff that related her to the circus. 

"Mari, calm down, okay," Adrien said while standing up himself and wrapping his arms around her, "I'll help you clean. They aren't coming for another few hours yet anyway. We have time." Mari placed her head on Adrien's chest and breathed out, calming herself down. 

"I'm so lucky to have you," she whispered and Adrien kissed her on the forehead and held her tight.

The pair spent a while going around the house and hiding things such as her costume and anything that linked her to the circus in any way. They hid her designs of the Ladybug costume as well as any masks she owned. They also hid anything that related the two together as a couple, they couldn't let Alya discover they were together, it would reveal Marinette's identity. They replaced the things they moved with small accessories or posters of Ladybug herself so it seemed like Mari was actually just a fan in case they found something. The two breathed sighs of relief after they had finally hidden everything and as if on cue a knock sounded from the door. Marinette went to answer when Adrien grabbed her shoulder, stopping her from walking any further. 

"The jacket," he whispered, pointing towards the jacket that lay around her shoulders. She sadly shrugged it off and handed it to Adrien. 

"I wish I didn't have to take it off," she sighed. 

Another knock sounded and Marinette turned back to the door and swung it open, "Hello Alya!"