Ch.9 A race

The next day at school, Marinette wanted to talk to Plagg. She had made a camembert tart. She hadn't spoken to plagg in awhile and she missed him. She had made him a camembert tart and some cheese sauce to go with it. Alya was talking to her again about her blog.

"Girl, look at this picture, I caught Ladybug and Cat Noir sharing heart-shaped macarons! My fans are going crazy! They were heart shaped! Heart Shaped!" She said.

Of course, Alya would've caught that on camera. Of course.

"It doesn't mean that they're dating though," Marinette said.

"No, not yet, but I know they will be soon. These weren't normal shaped macarons! They were hearts! Hearts mean romance! Plus, it wasn't like she rejected them. She was eating them with Cat Noir. This is a good sign. Ladynoir will happen!" She squealed.

Oh boy. Why, why, why, why did she decide to make those macarons heart-shaped?

Just then, Nino and Adrien came in.

"Hey, Marinette. Hey Alya. What's got you so excited?" Nino asked.

"She's thinking Ladynoir is coming true. She got a picture of Ladybug and Cat Noir sharing heart shaped Macarons." Marinette said.

"Wow, really?" Adrien asked.

"Y-yeah" Marinette stuttered out.

"Well look at this photo! They are sitting next to each other eating heart-shaped macarons like their on a date!" Alya argued.

Just then Ms Bustier walked in and they had to stop talking and pay attention.

Lunch came around and Marinette went home. When she opened up her purse, she was happy to see two kwamis were there.

"Hey Plagg, did you enjoy the tart?" Marinette asked.

"It was quite delicious princess" Plagg said.

"It's been awhile since I've seen you."

"It has. You have the better cheese than Cat Noir has." Plagg said.

Marinette rolled her eyes. Of course, that would be the first thing on Plagg's mind.

Tikki playfully glared at Plagg.

"Plagg, you've been sneaking into Marinette's bag to eat any cheesy pastry she brought that day." She said

"Really?" Marinette asked

"Well, I get bored just hanging in Cat noir's bag, plus yours is more comfy" he argued

Marinette laughed.

Plagg was such a Cat.

"Well I'll make sure to always have a snack for you then Plagg" Marinette said.

"Thank you princess. It is greatly appreciated. If you wouldn't mind, could you transform and come to the Eiffel Tower tonight? I'm sure there is another cat that would love your attention." Plagg Said.

The thought of cat noir made her smile. They have been getting closer lately and Marinette wasn't complaining.

"I'll be there. We should get going back to school, I don't want to be late" Marinette said.

The two kwamis flew into her bag and she ran to school.

When Marinette got to school, she couldn't really focus on school work. She was excited to see cat noir again. When school ended, she was so focused on getting home, she didn't notice a certain model until she banged right into him.

"Oh, hey Adrien! Sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going!" Marinette said.

"It's fine, I wasn't paying attention either." Adrien said.

"Well, I have to get going. My mom is expecting me home." Marinette said.

"Okay, see you Marinette!" Adrien said. Then they walked away.

Alya, who had been watching the whole thing ran up to Marinette.

"Good job girl! You just spoke to Adrien agreste without stuttering! This is a huge step!" Alya said.

Marinette hadn't even realized she didn't stutter. She was so focused on getting home and then hanging out with cat noir that it didn't fully register in her brain she was talking to Adrien!

"Thanks Alya!" Marinette said.

"If you can keep talking to him without stuttering, then maybe you can get enough courage to ask him to the movies or something!" Alya said.

"Maybe, anyway I've got to go. See you Alya!" Marinette said, then ran home. First Marinette had talked to Adrien and now she got to hang out with cat noir. This was turning out to be a good day.

Adrien noticed that plagg had disappeared during lunch and sighed. He was doing it more and more frequently. Once school started again Adrien kept checking his bag to see if his kwami had returned, but to no avail. By the end of the day, Adrien was worried sick about Plagg that he didn't see Marinette and walked straight into her.

"Oh hey Adrien! I'm so sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going." She said.

"Its alright, I wasn't looking where I was going either." He said.

Marinette was a sweet girl and one of his closest friends aside from Chloe, Nino and Alya.

"Well, I have to get going, my mom is expecting me home" she says

"Alright, bye Marinette!" He said.

Marinette was a girl who always seemed to put a smile on her face. She was incredibly talented designer and Baker. She usually seemed nervous around Adrien, but it seemed to be getting better over time.

When he reached his locker and opened his bag, plagg was there.

"Plagg! Where have you been? Were you with Marinette?" He asked, putting two and two together.

"Maybe. Shes a bakers daughter. She has a good selection of cheese." Plagg argued.

"Plagg, once was okay, but you could be putting her in danger." Adrien said. He didn't want to see Marinette hurt just because of plagg's gluttony.

"She's in no more danger than you are, and she's not defenseless. What's the harm in seeing her." Plagg said.

Adrien sighed.

"Besides, I wasn't with her the whole time. I was with ladybug to. And im telling you ladybug will be waiting for a certain black cat to appear tonight at the Eiffel tower." Plagg said.

Adrien was shocked for a moment, then smiled.

"Thanks plagg. Your the best." He said

"I know" plagg said.

Plagg was silent for a moment before he spoke up once more.

"Just a question Adrien, are you sure that just your lady owns your heart?" Plagg asked.

"What do you mean? Are you talking about Chloe? You know I don't like her-"

"Not chloe, Marinette! You seem very protective over her, and you always smile when shes around." Plagg said.

"Plagg, she's just a friend. My heart belongs to my lady" Adrien said.

Plagg just rolled his eyes.

Meanwhile, Marinette had just finished eating her dinner and ran upstairs. She was excited to see cat noir.

Tikki picked up on this and decided to slyly ask Marinette about it.

"Someone seems pretty excited to cat noir." She said.

"Of course Tikki. He's my friend" Marinette said.

"But is that all you want him to be? Just friends?"

Marinette paused for a moment before speaking up.

"Of course. My heart belongs to Adrien! You of all people should klknow that" Marinette said.

Tikki sighed. She didn't get through to marinette. She was still in denial.

"Its time to meet him. Tikki spots on!"

Ladybug transformed and went to go meet cat noir. When she got there, cat noir was already there.

"Well hello M'lady. Fine night it is indeed?" He said with a bow.

"Hello Kitty," ladybug said.

She walked over to edge of the city. It was a beautiful night.

"Hey Kitty, want to race?" She asked him.

"Race?" He asked.

"Yeah. A race across the city. First one back to the Eiffel tower wins." She said.

"You are on bugaboo." They both walked to the edge of the Eiffel tower.

"Ready... Set.. GO!" Ladybug yelled.

They both ran through the city. The wind in ladybugs hair made her feel alive. She looked next to her and saw that she was neck and neck with cat noir. They continued to race, until the Eiffel tower was in sight. With one last burst of speed, the two of them ran to the Eiffel tower.

"It seems we tied M'lady" cat noir said

"It does." Ladybug said, laughing. She hadn't had this much fun in while. She looked at the clock.

"I've got to go, or my parents will notice I'm missing. Bye Kitty, I had fun." Ladybug said, before swing her yoyo and heading home. When she got home and detransformed, she went to bed with a smile on her face.

Tikki watched her silently. Even if Marinette refused to admit it, she knew she was falling in love with the same guy twice.

When Adrien got home and detransformed, he yawned then have plagg some Camembert.

"Plagg, please be careful if you visit Marinette. I don't want her to get hurt." He said then went to bed.

Plagg munched on his cheese. Adrien was too stubborn to admit he cared deeply for ladybug as well as Marinette. Master Fu was right about these two. They were made for each other. They just don't know it yet.