Only If I'm With You

Chapter 9

Marc and Nathaniel were busy drawing their comic, like normal. Ever since they started dating, they haven't worked on it since. Yes, it was late at night. And somehow, it turned into a sleepover, from the agreement of Marc's (ultra supportive) parents and Nathaniel's. "So.. Do you think Cat Noir should Cataclysm the pencil or let Ladybug break it instead?" Marc asked, tapping his pen on his chin. "A pencil.. Should be easy to break. Afterall, I can sort of remember Ladybug snapping my pencil when I was Evillustrator" Nathaniel responded, sketching out a panel where Cat Noir was creating a diversion for Ladybug to use her Lucky Charm. The two were more busy with their comic more than usual, and it was getting more later into the night without even realising.

One of them finally yawned. "What time is it? I'm getting a bit sleepy.." Nathaniel murmured, trying to get the sleepiness out of him. "It's now half past midnight, Nath. We should get to sleep" Marc chuckled, closing his notepad. "No.. Don't we need to.. *yawn* Finish.." His partner tiredly mumbled, rubbing his eyes. "Nah, we can finish it tomorrow" Marc reassured gently, placing his notepad and pen on the desk. Reluctantly, Nathaniel followed. They brushed their teeth already, got into their sleepwear, just time to sleep now.

After just an hour or so, the room was now filled with light breathing and just sometimes, the rustle of trees outside. The two fell asleep quite quickly, perhaps they were exhausted after the Valentine's Day meetup, and stayed up for a little too long for their comic. But all that mattered right now was them catching up on their sleep.

The next morning, everything was quiet, just like last night. Except birdsong filled in the silence. Nathaniel was the one to awake first. He yawned, then sat up. He glanced at Marc, who was asleep in a sleeping bag below his bed. He just smiled, and forgot he had a broken leg, for perhaps the 19th time. Luckily, he didn't bash his leg this time.

"Wake up, Marc," He whispered. Marc didn't move. Then, he yawned, and sat up. "Morning.." He mumbled sleepily. His hair was messy and ruffled, but it was expected. After all, Nathaniel's hair wasn't tidy either. "How did you sleep?" He asked, feeling a sense of pride that he seemed taller now. It was a bit silly, but it was still satisfying. "It was good.. You wanted to hold my hand in your sleep" Marc chuckled, while Nathaniel turned a bit crimson.

Nath's family was rich so he had a bathroom inside his room and outside, so they departed, just for now. When they came back, they were surprised at what both of them were wearing. "Are those the clothes I gifted you for your birthday?" Marc widened his eyes in surprise, then blushed. "Yeah, I loved it. Yours looks.. Gorgeous too. Who bought it?" Nathaniel walked a bit closer, examining the other boy's attire with curiosity. "My mum took me out shopping once, and I tried on this combo. Been my favourite ever since." Marc explained proudly. His was an ivory coloured jacket with a patterned white shirt underneath, and some black pants sequinned with small diamonds (A/N: Uh.. I'm not the best at fashion. I also know that Marc is gender fluid so.. I gave him what I would wear..? Don't judge.) Meanwhile, Nathaniel was wearing a soft red hoodie that was decorated with yellow swirls near the edge of the sleeves and some blue jeans. "I like it how we're both decided to wear something different today" He smiled, looking outside the window. Marc blushed. "Yeah.. I guess"

They had both arrived at school, and departed from each other. "How was the sleepover?" Alix asked. "It was good. It was a bit disappointing that we didn't get to finish working on the chapter.. But still, I enjoyed it so much" Nathaniel answered, tugging the strap of his bag. She peered over at him. "New clothes, huh? Marc too!" She pointed out. "I mean, besides the headphones of course. Those were always there" She added, snorting. "Come on, it doesn't both you. You can leave it alone" He rolled his eyes, and walked a bit faster.

Sorry if the chapters are too short! I don't have much time as I expected so forgive me.. I'm also under 14 so I have a bit of trouble of spacing them apart because I'm rather impatient too.