His Mute Princess

Chapter 34

Nathalie stood at the door. Her arms holding her tablet across her chest and her eyes narrowed at him.

Just friends my butt, she thought. Adrien immediately stood up and Marinette hid her face in embarrassment.

Nathalie raised a brow, "Your father wishes to speak to you." Adrien nodded. He turned to Marinette and she didn't look at him.

"I'll be right back," he said. Marinette nodded, still not looking at him. Adrien walked away with Nathalie and she heard the door close.

Marinette finally turned around and looked around the room. She was in Chat's—err Adrien's—room. She stood up and looked around. His room was very big and had a lot of things.

Seeing everything different knowing these were Chat's things. Did Ladybug know?

Almost as if the hero had heard her, Ladybug swang across Adrien's window. Marinette walked towards the window and Ladybug noticed her. The hero stopped and smiled at Marinette.

Marinette opened the window, allowing her inside. Adrien wouldn't mind. This was his partner.

"What are you doing here?"  she asked. Ladybug looked around and frowned. "This is a boy's room!"

'Chat's room,'Marinette mouthed. Ladybug blinked in surprise. "Say that again. I think I read your lips wrong." Laybug chuckled. "I read 'Chat's room'." 'That's right.'

Ladybug froze, "What?" Marinette smiled, 'This is Chat's room.'

Ladybug frowned and looked around once more. "No way, this room is too nice and neat to be Chat's. I'd imagine his room to be a mess with dirty clothes, videos game everywhere, and old food."

Marinette laughed (or rather, jerked forward with a grin). 'Not for Adrien Agreste.'

"Who?"

"Adrien Agreste."

Ladybug and Marinette both jumped to see Adrien standing at the door. The previous frown he had held was replaced with him trying to hold back a smile.

"Nice of you to drop by, Jasmine," he said in a slightly cocky tone.

"You're Chat? Pretty model boy is my reckless, messy kitty?!"

Marinette and Adrien laughed again. "Oui, c'est moi," he replied with a grin.

Ladybug blinked. "I need a moment hold on."

The older hero sat down on the couch. "So you're saying, he's Chat Noir?"

Mari and Adrien nodded.

"And how are you taking this?" Ladybug turned to Marinette.

Marinette's face reddened and she shyed away a little. Adrien laughed, "Well we were about to kiss when we were interrupted."

"So it went well?"

"I would hope so."

Marinette didn't chip in.

'"Pretty model boy"?' she questioned after a moment. Ladybug turned to her and laughed. "That's what we would call him during patrols.

"We'd see an ad on a billboard or something and we came up with "pretty model boy". It was used to make fun of him." She paused.

"Which reminds me, Chat, why would you think of yourself so lowly?"

Marinette snapped her attention to Adrien. Adrien shifted nervously on his feet. "Um. . . I-I um. . ."

"That nickname was made to make fun of Adrien, which is you! Chat why do you criticize yourself so much?"

Adrien stood frozen. He didn't know what to reply. He felt embarrassed. If he told them it was because he wasn't happy, they'd probably laugh.

Why wouldn't they? He has everything, he should be happy right?

Both girls looked up at him expectantly. Caught up in his thoughts, he didn't even notice they stepped closer.

"Answer, Adrien."

To his luck (and not), Ladybug's yoyo rang with an akuma attack. "Shit," she muttered. She looked to Mari, "I'm so glad you offered to take care of Thomas, his father is leaving soon. Can you go get him?"

Marinette nodded. "Perfect!" Ladybug gave Marinette the adress and a folded paper.

'What's this?' she asked. "It's for my fiance, he can't read lips nor does he know sign language. Inside it just says you're Thomas's babysitter, explains you're mute, and has my signature as proof."

Ladybug turned to Adrien, "C'mon Chat. You can take Mari, I'll head to the akuma attack."

Adrien nodded and transformed.

Despite knowing he was Chat Noir, it still felt weird for Marinette seeing Adrien and then Chat seconds later. Chat caught her staring at him and he sent her a wink. She tensed a little and heat rose to her checks.

Ladybug and Chat shared a quick chuckle. Chat took out the smallest coat he had and put it on Marinette. "It's too cold for you to not have a coat or jacket, plus we'd be high up in the windy air."

Marinette nodded. Chat picked her up and both heros jumped out the open window.

Marinette hid her face in Chat's surprisingly warm chest. A few blocks away, the heros split up. Ladybug headed to Le Louvre while Chat headed to the given adress.

He landed in front of an apartment building and put Mari down. He gave her a kiss on the forehead, said good-bye, and left.

Marinette turned to the door. She huffed when she saw she needed to call in to get in. How am I going to get in?!

Ladybug had thankfully thought of that already and a young man opened the door.

His sandy brown hair was a mess, presumably from running down the stairs. He had the same hazel colored eyes Thomas had and a warm smile. Thomas was snuggled up in multiple blankets in his arms.

"Jasmine told me someone was coming, is it you?" he asked. Marinette nodded, handing him the paper. He opened it and read it. "Perfect!"

He ushered her in and immediately handed Thomas to her and a key. "This the key, it's the first room on the top floor. His formula is on the counter, already separated in the right amount. Make sure to warm his water first before adding the formula.

"Everything else you'll need is in a bag on the couch, Jasmine prepared everything for you. She's the one that will be coming home first. Now I'm late for work, thank you so much!"

He gave Thomas a kiss on the forehead and bolted out the door. Marinette stared at the door in confusion. He spoke fast but she got most of what he said.

Marinette turned towards the stairs and looked up. She let out a groan. She had to climb seven flights of stairs with a newborn baby.

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"Yes, it's me" - Oui, c'est moi

Whose adventure do y'all wanna see? Chat and Ladybug's or Marinette's 🤔

Also, what do y'all think about the new blue cover?