I got 17 followers within the first 3 hours of this being posted. That is...

Scary. And new. My goodness. Thank you for the wonderful support!

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marinetteladybug: Will do.

Guest: Glad to hear it! Marinette only had the words "Hey, it's me," because those were the very first words that he said.

So... I saw the origin story episode after I wrote the first chapter, which I'm keeping the way that it is. So there. Mwahaha. Haha. Ha..

I don't own Miraculous Ladybug.

Chat caught another flying cat before setting it safely on the ground. It spat at him.

"Chat! You should be attacking them, not saving them!"

"I'm sorry, m'lady, but they're my flesh and fur! It's like..." he tried to think of a good simile before dodging another cat. "It's like if you were to squash a ladybug between your fingers," he decided on. "Wouldn't that be a cat-astrophe?"

Ladybug looked at him, expressionless. Chat grinned sheepishly.

"Bow to the might of Cat Lady!"

"I think Hawkmoth's getting less creative with superhero names."

"Well, there's something we can agree on."

"It's pawful, isn't it? We can hardly get along."

"Will you stop?"

"I certainly hope she won't un-leash her powers across all of France."

Ladybug blinked. "That's a new one," she muttered.

"Only for you, m'lady."

"Stop flirting and give me your miraculous!" The Cat Lady cried. She was an older lady who lived with a bunch of cats. Her neighbor's dog had escaped and scared nearly all of them away. Her home was a mess, and Hawkmoth had used the heartbreak to turn her into Cat Lady, a woman with control over cats. Ladybug and Chat Noir both glared at the akumatized victim with the same glare.

"Never!"

Nearly an hour later, the Cat Lady had been defeated, the butterfly cleansed, and the city put back to normal. Chat Noir and Ladybug grinned. "Pound it."

"Hey, Ladybug, I was wondering if we should maybe exchange numbers... you know, if one of us isn't in costume and an akuma attacks?"

Ladybug pondered this for a moment before shaking her head. "That could be dangerous. What if we know each other as civilians? Our identities would be exposed."

"But-"

Ladybug's miraculous beeped.

"I have to go," Ladybug said. "See ya, Chat." She waved right before swinging away.

Chat waved back halfheartedly.

"Would that really be so bad?"

-Linebreak-

That night...

"Plagg? What are you doing here?"

"Adr-"

"Shh!"

"Chat won't give me any cheese. He says I've 'eaten them out of stock'. Whatever that means."

"So why are you here?"

"I heard your bond has a bakery."

"Yeah, not a dairy. Can't you find cheese somewhere else?" Tikki and Plagg suddenly froze at the sound of movement.

"Hmm... Tikki? Who are you talking to?" Marinette yawned, opening her eyes. First she saw her own kwami, Next to her was a cat-like one that she didn't recognize.

"Oh! Are you Chat's kwami?"

"Plagg, at your service. Well, not really. Unless you have cheese."

"I think so." Marinette paused, then frowned. "Why are you here?"

"Adr-"

"Ahem,"

"Sorry, Tikki, Chat Noir won't give me any."

"Why not?"

"He's being mean."

"Um. Well, I'll see if I can get you some cheese. Do you have a preference?"

"Mmm... camembert."

"I'll see what I can do."

What Marinette did was bring back samples of several kind of cheeses. Plagg consumed them quickly.

"Is Chat okay?" she asked as Plagg ate the final piece of cheese. He nodded, his mouth full. "Oh yeah, he's fine. Aside from the fact that he feels sort of rejected because you didn't give him your number. Or he wasn't able to give you his."

"Really?"

"Yeah. He liiikes you. Which," Plagg licked at the plate, "I think is pretty pointless."

Marinette thought for a moment. "I don't think it's such a good idea," she said. "I stand by what I said earlier; we might figure out each other's secret identities. Plus, if a villain found my number or his, then all sorts of bad stuff could happen. It just isn't possible."

"Tell him that. You didn't even let him finish telling you why he wanted to have your number."

There was a pause. "Whelp, I'll see you later, Marinette. It was nice meeting you!"

Plagg waved goodbye to the girl and her kwami before zooming out of the open trapdoor.

"So that's Plagg?" Marinette said. Tikki nodded.

"He seems a little outgoing."

"He's my best friend."

"Really?"

"Yup. I've known him for more years than you would think. You know, I advise you get some shut-eye tonight. You have a pretty busy day tomorrow."

"You're right. Goodnight, Tikki."

"Goodnight, Marinette."

Poof, it's done. Please leave a comment and feel free to follow or favorite(or both). Hope you guys liked it.

~Misfortune