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Purrfection	By : ShadowSlayer Category: +M through R > Miraculous LadyBug Views: 6099 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own, nor am I making money off of, The Miraculous Adventures of Ladybug and Cat Noir.

Chapter List
- 1-Chapter 1: Purrfect
- 2-Chapter 2: Impurrfect Revelations
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Summary:
After her talk with Cat Noir, Marinette is starting to feel a little guilty about thinking of Adrien as perfect. What happens when she decides to apologize to the blond boy?
Notes:
I do not own, nor am I making money off of, The Miraculous Adventures of Ladybug and Cat Noir.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

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Chapter 2: Impurrfect Revelations

Marinette sighed as she stepped onto school grounds. She was early today, for once. She couldn't get her talk with Chat Noir out of her head. She really had thought he was just being a jealous kitty at first but... she was shocked at the realization that the blond fur for brains had a deeper thought process than she'd originally imagined.
It was actually interesting to have seen that side of her partner. What had put such thoughts into his head in the first place, though? Did he feel that way too? Like people expected too much out of him? She wouldn't blame him if he did... after all, Paris expected a whole lot out of both of them.
Paris assumed that they'd always be there, that they'd always win the fight, that they'd always protect every Parisian that got attacked by an Akuma or became one. It was a lot of weight put on such young shoulders and perhaps Marinette wasn't the only one feeling that weight after all. She should never have assumed that her happy-go-lucky partner wasn't feeling the effects of the responsibility that had been placed on them. It seemed she'd made assumptions about both of the blond boys in her life.
She frowned at this point, her thoughts going back to Adrien. She felt kind of guilty, truth be told. She knew that Adrien had a lot of expectations put on his shoulders too. He was the son of the famous Gabriel Agreste and he was also a famous fashion model that everyone adored. His father expected him to be prim and proper and his fans expected him to be kind, gentle and always look his best.
Adrien couldn't do anything wrong or it would be in the papers before he could say 'no flash photography please'. It must be hard on him. She couldn't imagine being in that kind of spotlight all the time. It was hard enough being Ladybug... but at least she could return to her civilian form and escape the limelight for a while... Adrien was trapped in that limelight almost all the time... except perhaps when he was at school. Everyone at school treated him more or less normally...
"Hey, gurl!" came Alya's voice after a second and Marinette blinked, looking up to the bespectacled girl with a warm smile. "Hey, Alya... how are you?" she asked and the two of them started chatting about their evenings, Marinette making up an elaborate story about designing a dress that she wanted to wear to prom when the time came, just to cover up the real events of last evening.
They were headed towards the school when they spotted Nino and Adrien walking towards them. Marinette smiled weakly, blushing slightly as Alya waved to the two boys, "Hey there!" before looking to Marinette and chuckling, just figuring she was being her usual shy self. That girl just couldn't keep her composure around Adrien... not if her life depended on it.
"Hey Alya, Marinette," Adrien said with a warm smile, making the dark-haired girl blush even more and sputter out a, "Ha... happy day... morning... umm... hi?" tripping over her words, as usual, causing her three friends to chuckle as they headed into the school for class.
Marinette watched Adrien's back throughout the entire morning, frowning as she thought about how much Cat's words had hit home the night before. Did Adrien feel like he was trapped by other people's expectations of him? He was certainly trapped by his father's expectations, that she was sure of.
She sighed after a moment, putting her head on her hand as she decided to herself that she needed to talk to him... not sputter and stutter but actually talk. She wanted to apologize... even if he'd never heard her say that word... perfect... she felt like she should apologize. Cat was right, after all, she should welcome Adrien's faults if she truly cared for him... that's what a relationship was all about... loving someone for who they are, inside and out, flaws and all.
Marinette got lucky and Miss Bustier hadn't caught her staring off into space... or at Adrien rather... and soon enough it was lunchtime. Marinette waited for a bit as Adrien slowly put his stuff in his bag, trying to calm herself. Everyone started piling out of the class, including Chloe and Sabrina, by the time Marinette got the courage to move. Her hands shook as she took a deep breath, "H... Hey... Ad... dr... Adrien?!" she let out, a little louder than she had expected, her cheeks darkening as the boy looked at her, confused.
She covered her mouth quickly, a little bit embarrassed as Alya stared at her, shocked to see her friend trying to, willingly, talk to her blond crush. Alya just grinned, winking at her friend as she grabbed Nino by the wrist and dragged him off with her so he couldn't interrupt the moment the two were having.
This left the two of them alone in the room and the blond blinked as he looked to her, "Y... yes? What's up Marinette?" he asked, tilting his head to the side as she glanced up, spotting Alya closing the door behind them and winking one last time as she waved, giving a thumbs up, before slipping off, silently wishing her friend luck.
"I... uhh... umm... I just... I wa... wanted to... umm... kind of... I feel bad... I mean... I..." Marinette stammered, cheeks going really red as Adrien chuckled softly, "Cat got your tongue?" and Marinette blinked before chuckling softly. Cat puns... it had to be a cat pun... but thinking about Cat Noir seemed to help calm her a little and she relaxed a bit. She always felt comfortable with her partner. Adrien might not be Cat but reminding her of him helped her nerves.
"I... I'm sorry," she managed out after a moment, causing the boy to look confused, "I... I've said things... and thought things... that were... untrue... a... about you... and I... I shouldn't have... I shouldn't have thought such things because... it was... they were unfair to you..." she said, stammering as she spoke as the blond frowned a bit.
"W... what?" he asked, confused, "what... are you talking about? What is it that you could have said?" Adrien wondered out loud. Marinette was always so sweet, kind and so quiet. He couldn't see the pigtailed girl saying anything mean. She was just too sweet for that. It just wasn't in her personality to be cruel.
Marinette took a deep breath before sighing, "I... ever since the day we first met... when you... when you gave me your umbrella... I've... always thought... you were... perfect..." she uttered, "you were so kind and sweet and generous... I was... shocked... the more I learned about you... the more... perfect you seemed to be to me... I even... told Alya how perfect I thought you were..." she uttered out.
Adrien's heart leaped in his chest as the girl spoke, blinking as the words came out of the shy girl's mouth. Perfect... that word in particular... Ladybug's voice echoed in his mind, 'He's just so perfect...' That same voice... that same word... and she was apologizing... Part of him wanted to think it was just a coincidence, if only because he knew how much the secret meant to Ladybug... but... it was hard to believe it had nothing to do with last night.
"I... I never meant to make it sound like I expected you to be perfect... I don't want you to have to feel like you can't make mistakes around me... I want to know you... I want to be your friend... I... I want to get to know the real you... your wishes, dreams, likes... and your faults... I... want to show you that you don't have to be perfect... that your faults can be loved just as much as everything else about you," Marinette uttered before her cheeks went beet red, "I mean... liked... not... not loved... I mean... I don't... I mean... I do... but... you don't... have to... I mean... oh my god... please shoot me..."
Adrien burst out laughing at this point, his own cheeks dusting pink as he reached down to grab one of Marinette's hands before she could cover her face up with it. It was that same beautiful laugh she'd heard after he'd given her that umbrella on that fateful day... as the rain poured down around them.
Marinette groaned and blinked as she looked at her hand, then shyly up to Adrien's vibrant green eyes. She was embarrassed but also confused. She stared at him as he held her hand, wondering if she should pull it away or just wait to see what he'd do. She decided after a moment to just let things happen as they would... or perhaps it had something to do with her not being able to move a muscle.
Adrien smiled warmly at this point, tilting his head to the side for a moment as he took in her flustered state. She was beautiful... and absolutely adorable. He'd never thought he could be more in love with Ladybug but right now he was realizing he'd been so very, very wrong. With that, he brought her hand up, leaning down slightly to press a gentle kiss to her hand, "I forgive you... My Lady..."
Marinette blushed deeply at the kiss to her hand, a shiver running through her whole body before the words left the blond's lips. She blinked at them before confusion reached her features. She looked at him, the posture, the words... those lips against her hand... the cat pun from earlier.
She stared at him for a moment as his eyes met her's again and she finally whispered out, not sure she wanted to know the truth but knowing there was no turning back now, "C... Cat? Cat Noir?"

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Notes:
Thanks so much for reading. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. If you could leave me a review, that would be great. Reviews inspire me to write more. =^-^= It doesn't have to be long. Just knowing you enjoyed it is enough. Constructive criticism is always welcome as well.
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