Miraculous Ladybug One Shots & Scenarios

Project (Reveal)

Marinette was sat at her desk, getting out the materials she would be needing for her project. Her project for Ms. Bustier's class. The class she was in with Adrien. The project she was working on with Adrien.

"You got everything?" Tikki asked seeing a like Marinette had made of supplies.

"I think so." She leaned back in her chair looking at up her ceiling letting out a sigh. "Just think of it as hanging out."

"Well you kind of are doing something after school so it's basically hanging out." Tikki mentioned.

"I've gotten better at talking to him." She remembered back when she couldn't say anything in front of him without fumbling over words. She'd come quite a ways from the early stages of their friendship. Did she still like him? Yes. Did she let her life revolve around that fact? No.

"I'm proud of you! How'd you do it?"

"I guess... I was just focusing on seeing him more as a person. But if it wasn't for your encouragements I wouldn't be here." She smiled to her tiny friend. "Weirdly, imagining him as Chat helped."

"Really?"

"I don't know. Both blond, green eyes. I've known them equally the same. It just kinda helped me treat him better as a person. If I just act like Adrien is Chat then I can talk to him. I just can't think about the fact that he's so kind and generous and friendly and-"

"Marinette." Tikki broke her from her daydream like state.

"Sorry." She shook her head as a way to snap back to reality and remind herself, "Just imagine he's Chat Noir, cocky, flirtatious, reckless Chat Noir. What's Adrien like when he flirts? Does he flirt?" The idea of Adrien Agreste flirting was a thought Marinette couldn't get out of her head.

"Unless calling you a friend is his way of flirting." Tikki knew fully well what Adrien was like when he flirted. "You've flirted a times haven't you?"

"No. Where do you get that from?"

"Well sometimes... at Patrol...."

"That's not flirting," she was quick to defend herself, "that's just friendly banter."

"If you say so." Tikki a 'sure' look to Marinette.

"Are you suggesting what I think you're suggesting?"

"I've been around for centuries." She started, "Humans have developed ways of showing attraction towards each other."

"I do not like Chat Noir. Isn't that against one of the laws of the Miraculous anyway?" Deep down she oddly hoped it was.

"No. But ladybug and black cat holders do share a strong bond as you can imagine." She thought over her history of serving her holders. "A few did end up together. Others still kept in contact even after their time as holders was done."

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that even you don't like him, right now, you'll always have a bond."

Did she like him? If she did, why would she hope that it was against the rules of the Miraculous to like another one? Sure he might be cocky and reckless. But he's also protective, self assured, caring, respectful considering the amount of times they've been close to nearly revealing, he's also- Oh no.

"Can- can you like two people at the same time? No, you know I'm not going to worry about that right now, Adrien will be coming at any moment and-"

A knock suddenly broke through the air.

"Adrien?" She asked wondering if it was him when her mom would usually give her a warning when someone would come to see her.

There was a moment of silence before a, "Yeah. Can I come in?"