Finally Found

S E V E N T E E N

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Those green eyes.

She'd stared into them a thousand times before and yet, she couldn't help but feel as though she was seeing them for the first time.

She found him.

The boy of her dreams wrapped up in a black leather bow.

Marinette reached her hand up and touched his face.

Gently.

Her fingers caressed his skin and she couldn't help but smile, softly in amazement and wonder.

"It's you." Her words were hushed. "It's always been you."

"It's me, Marinette. And I'm all yours." Adrien responded.

Her eyes started to water and she was bursting at the seams with happiness.

All she wanted to do now was kiss the boy she loved.

And she did.

Adrien Agreste.

Chat Noir.

Life couldn't get any better.

Adrien held her close, the way he wanted to so many times at school but couldn't.

He felt her fingers grip onto his blonde hair and he liked it. He loved it.

He loved her.

So he told her.

"I love you Marinette. Now and forever." He said between breaths.

Marinette abruptly stop stopped what she was doing and leaned back to stare into his eyes.

Her face was that of pure surprise and shock, and for a moment, Adrien had started to panic, thinking that she was going to quickly retreat after his declaration of love.

But she simply grinned.

From ear to ear.

It was probably the happiest he had ever seen her.

"I love you, Adrien Agreste. I always have."

At that moment in time, both Marinette and Adrien were in a blissful paradise.

They were content.

They were happy.

But there was one gnawing thought lurking in the back of Marinette's mind.

Do I tell him who I am now?

***

"I can't believe Adrien is Chat Noir!" Marinette beamed as she conversed with her Kwami the very next morning.

She had woken up bright and early, unable to sleep because of all the excitement she was feeling.

"I can't believe he told you..." Tikki spoke so quietly that Marinette had almost missed it.