Spirit of the Sphinx || Miraculous Fan Fiction ( Chat Noir X Ladybug X Reader)

Chapter 16 : Seduction and Nightmares

I woke to sunlight instead of darkness. I was back at the Agreste Mansion, tucked into my giant bed. A jolt of fear hit me when I realized that- if I was here, Hawkmoth could get me at any time!

I leapt out of the bed, bare feet hitting the carpet. I was almost to the door when I realized something else – bare feet! The hand reaching for the doorknob was human too. I was no longer in Sphinx form!

Which meant that I was free from her somehow, which meant that...

"You're awake." Said a sleepy voice from behind me.

I whirled around to see Adrian uncurling himself from the armchair next to the bed, hair tousled from sleep.

"Wha- what are you doing here?" I asked.

"Keeping an eye on you." Adrian said, stretching. The hem of his shirt lifted as he raised his arms over his head, revealing a few inches of solid muscle. "I would've curled up in bed with you, but I usually wait until after the first date." He said winking.

"Uh...date?" I asked, weakly. I felt like my brain was slowly turning to mush as he walked toward me and took my hand.

"Yes, [Y/N], date. With you." Adrian said, reaching out and gently stroking my cheek. "I know it's only been a few days, but watching you lie in bed, I realized that you brought were a ray of sunshine to my life that I'd never had before, and if you ever woke up, I'd spend every second I could telling you how important you were to me."

"But...what about Ladybug?" I asked.

Adrian lifted my hand to his lips and kissed it gently. A question that had started to form in my head fizzled out as he turned my hand over and kissed my wrist, then my palm, then the tips of my fingers, sending shivers through my body. He pulled my closer so he could whisper in my ear.

"Ladybug has nothing on you."

His bare skin felt like silk under my hands - when had his shirt come off? With his body pressed against mine as his kissed my neck I could feel every muscle, and down lower...oh my...

Adrian pulled away slightly to kiss my forehead, his golden eyes so close I could see the slitted pupils. Then my nose, stopping just before he kissed my lips, teasingly rubbing the tip of his nose with mine.

"[Y/N], I've loved you from the moment I saw you. Say you'll stay with me, forever." Adrian murmured. Something was bothering me but it was hard to focus with his fingers threading through my hair.

"How do you know my real name?"

Adrian froze for a second, then smiled gently and cupped my face in his hands and repeated.

"[Y/N], say you'll stay with me forever."

"In this room? Isn't it a bit cramped?" I said, trying to throw some levity into the situation. Adrian looked serious.

"I never want you to leave my sight. Say you'll stay with me." His hands were no longer gentle but gripped me forcefully. "Say it!" He demanded.

"You're hurting me," I protested, struggling in his hold.

"Say it! Say you'll stay with me!"

The room seemed to shimmer all around us for a second, a storm was brewing outside the window; lightning crackling across the sky as a fierce wind howled and tore at the filmy white curtains leading to the balcony.

This can't be real, I realized, this is just Sphinx messing with my head.

"Let go of me!" I shouted over the storm, twisting in his iron grip.