AN: Fluff. That's all this chapter is about.

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Two Pink Lines

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Chapter 05 – Move

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Adrien wasn't one to rest before a task was completed so he didn't until he had found some suitable apartments for him and Marinette to look at. It didn't hurt, though, that he spent a lot of money with a very reliable real estate agent who managed to find quite a few places.

They had seen four apartments that afternoon and even though all the options had been very good, but just like the ones they saw a week before neither felt it was the right home for them.

"I have just one more to show you," Ségolène, the real estate agent, said with a sigh not feeling very confident after the last attempts "but don't worry, I'll work to find some other apartments in a week or so."

"We'll check the last one out and if we don't like it we will be more than glad to visit more next week." Adrien said, an arm around Marinette's shoulder and he could clearly see she was exhausted, especially with how cold the weather had become the past couple of weeks. "Unless… Marinette, do you want to go home? We can see this one the next time-"

"No." The blunette shook her head, stubborn. "Let's see the last one and then we can go home. But before we go to your apartment, I need to stop by my parents: Mama said she made lemon cakes." Luckily for them, she had been craving sweets for the past few weeks and having parents with a bakery was very lucky, especially with them spoiling their daughter.

Adrien chuckled and kissed her temple. "Alright. Let's see the last one and then we go to the bakery."

Twenty minutes later, when Ségolène opened the door of the last apartment and the young couple stepped inside, Marinette's hand tightened around her boyfriend's and Adrien blinked in surprise at how beautiful it looked.

The living room was bathed in sunlight coming from the glass door that led to a large balcony – which had an amazing view – and Marinette could see her plants out there during the warmer days. The living room was large and it could easily turn part of it in a dining room; the couple walked towards the large kitchen and while Ségolène went to answer her phone, they checked the small studio and the other rooms.

Marinette was fascinated with the walk-in closet at the master bedroom alongside with the second (but much smaller) balcony there while Adrien enjoyed the large ensuite very much. The other two rooms were medium sized, but only one had its own bathroom. After they inspected the smaller one, they went to see the other and while Adrien checked the bathroom, Marinette stood in the middle of the room, looking around.

"This looks great, Marinette." Adrien was clearly excited and looked at his girlfriend, her sweater doing nothing to hide her growing stomach, she was sixteen weeks pregnant, almost reaching the fourth month and in Adrien's eyes she had never been more beautiful than she was at that moment. "What do you think? The balconies would be perfect for LB and NC to use. And it's just fifteen minutes from your parents' place."

"Adrien." Marinette's voice was serious. "Are you sure you want this? You and me living together, and-"

"If I am sure I want a life with my perfect girlfriend, with our baby and in this amazing apartment? Uh, yes." Adrien stepped closer to her. "We are looking for apartments and you ask me if I want this? In FOty years you'll still be asking me if you are sure I want to be with you. Is it about right?" Marinette nodded shyly and Adrien smiled. "Yeah, I figured." The blonde man wrapped his arms around her and pulled her body close to his, her stomach making a bit harder for a proper hug, she tucked her head underneath his chin, he was such a tall man. "Well, then, I'll make my mission to tell you every day how much I love you."

"Stop it, you are going to make me cry." Marinette blinked fast, trying to make the tears go away and Adrien chuckled.

"So, what do you think about the apartment?" Adrien asked, his thumb massaging the place between her shoulder blades. "Because I freaking loved it."

"Me too." Marinette looked up to her boyfriend.

"You could have the studio for your designs." He suggested.

"I liked this bedroom for the baby." The blunette said and Adrien raised his eyebrow. "Just join me in my imagination for a second," she stepped out from his embrace and pointed to their left "the crib would go there," she pointed to another point at the room "a changing table dresser that way, shelves over there so we could put toys and pictures." She looked around. "The walls… I'm thinking yellow, maybe? With some drawings?" Marinette turned around, a hand over her stomach. "What do you think?"

Adrien could feel his eyes burn and he couldn't contain the happiness that was flowing inside him. His throat was tight and his heart was beating fast. "I think we found our home."

"Yeah?" She stepped closer to him, wrapping her arms around his middle. "Are you sure?"

"We just decided where things are going to be. I am very sure it's already ours." Adrien gave her a peck on the lips. "You?"

"I am sure."

His smile was wide and so real it made Marinette feel tingly all over. "I'll let Ségolène know. I think she'll cry in happiness, we were not the easiest clients."

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In two weeks time (Adrien had finally made use of his many means to make everything run faster and smoothly), Adrien and Marinette had finally moved into their new apartment. For the first few days, Sabine had left the bakery at Tom's care and helped the young couple organize things, since Marinette was forbidden by her mother and boyfriend to lift anything else other than pillows – Plagg and Tikki would rat her out if she did.

Two days after they had moved in, they were finally settled. Sabine left after she fed the young couple and she hung on Marinette, crying about her leaving home before she left the apartment. Marinette and Adrien just stayed in the middle of their new living room incredulous about the fact that they were indeed living together.

"Does it feel weird?" Marinette asked Adrien.

"Yes." He had his arms crossed over his chest. "Christmas is in four days and we didn't get a tree. We'll get one tomorrow." Marinette slapped his upper arm. "Meowch!"

"I meant if it feels weird for us to be living together."

Adrien snorted. "It feels weird. But it's because I haven't had a home in so long… and now I do." He smiled at her, an arm around her shoulders. "Thank you for that, Mari."

"Trust me, it is my pleasure." Marinette tip-toed and gave him a peck on the lips. "Should we take a shower and go to bed? I'm exhausted."

"Me too." Adrien kissed her forehead. "Come on." He twined their fingers together and pulled her gently towards the bedroom but stopped when Marinette didn't move. He looked over his shoulder and saw her with a hand over her stomach, eyes wide. "Marinette?" Adrien was back by her side immediately, suddenly worried, especially when he glimpsed tears in her eyes. "Marinette, are you okay? Talk to me."

"I…" Marinette gasped. "I think I felt the baby."

Adrien's eyes widened. "You did?"

"Maybe, Mama told me it would be like thi-" She gasped. "Oh, I felt it again!" Marinette squeezed Adrien's hand and laughed. "I definitely felt it." Adrien put a hand over his stomach in hopes he could feel it as well and Marinette knew that, but it was too soon for him.

"I can't feel anything." The blonde was visibly disappointed.

"The books said in a couple of weeks you'll be able to feel it as well." Marinette tried to soothe him.

"It's playing favorites already." He was pouting. "Moving for you and not for me."

Marinette laughed at how stupid her chaton was being. "Well, the baby is inside me, of course I'll be the one to feel it first."

"Favorites." Adrien poked her stomach gently. "I'll remember that, kitten, when you are fifteen and want to go out with your friends." Marinette giggled and felt the baby again. Noticing her expression of astonishment, he asked: "How does it feel?"

"I don't… I don't know how to explain exactly." Marinette bit her lower lip for a few moments. "It's like… a soap ball landing on my skin, but move away. Maybe a bit like butterflies? It's very unique."

Adrien smiled. "Even though the kitten is playing favorites, I am happy you are feeling it." He sighed. "I'm just jealous I can't feel it as well."

"I know." She put a hand on his cheek and caressed with her thumb. "And I also know that when you feel it, you will be attached to my stomach every second you can."

"You know me so well, Bugaboo." Adrien laughed and kissed his girlfriend.

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"Adrien." Marinette touched his shoulder and the young man groaned with the wake. He looked to the clock on the nightstand and by his calculations he had been sleeping for one hour after his round on Paris as Chat Noir. "Adrien? Are you awake?"

"I am now." He moaned and turned around to look at his girlfriend, who was sitting on the bed, a hand over her stomach and she was biting her lip. He frowned at her, confused of why she was waking him up. "What's wrong?"

It was as if she was just waiting for him to ask that, because the next thing he knew, Marinette was sobbing. "I'm so sorry, I didn't want to wake you up but I couldn't sleep."

Adrien blinked the sleep away and sat by her side. "Marinette, what is it?

"I-I-I co-couldn't sle-ep." She sobbed.

"What do you need, Mari? You are freaking me out." Adrien tried to stay calm, but Marinette was never one to cry over nothing.

"I-I am having a cra-craving." She said and Adrien let out a relieved sigh; her parents had made such a big feast for Christmas that three days later they still had leftovers on the fridge so it would probably be an easy fix.

"Adrien? Marinette?" They heard Tikki's voice coming from behind the door. "Is everything alright?"

"Come in, Tikki." He told the kwami and soon she was hovering over Marinette, worried about her crying. "She's feeling guilty for waking me up because she has a craving." Adrien informed Tikki. "Even though I told her I don't mind."

"What's this all about?" Plagg's voice was sleepy when he flew inside the bedroom and landed on the feet of the bed. At his arrival, Marinette cried harder. "Wow."

"I wo-wo-woke u-up every-ev-everyone." She cried. "I tr-tr-tried to sle-eep, b-b-but it's so stro-ong."

"Oh, Marinette. It's alright." Tikki touched her host's cheek.

"Now tell me what this craving is?" Adrien caresses her arm. "I'll go get it."

"Plagg wi-will ha-ha-hate me." Marinette sobbed.

"Why would I hate yo-?" The black kwami asked and then realized exactly why she thought that. "Oh no. Not that."

"What is it?" Adrien and Tikki asked, confused.

"She wants my Camembert." Plagg informed them and Marinette hid her face on her hands and cried, while nodding. "Come on, Marinette, I only have one piece left until Adrien buys me more." The cat whined.

"So-so-sorry." The blunette said.

"Plagg, please." Adrien said. "I'll buy you so much Camembert tomorrow you will get sick of it. I don't know where to find that at three in the morning!"

"I'll pet you anytime you want for a week, Plagg!" Tikki pleaded.

"Alright, alright." The black kwami raised his small paws. "Calm down. I accept both your propositions, especially since I was going to give it to her either way." He smirked to Tikki and then to Adrien. "No takes back: lots of cheese tomorrow and pats from you, Tikki." Plagg flew towards Marinette and removed her hands from in front of her face. "Don't cry, Marinette. I could never hate you, I'm actually glad this kitten seems to have good taste. And I got an amazing deal out of this." He winked and Marinette giggled between her tears. "Now, stop crying and order Adrien around to get that delicious cheese so all of us can sleep."

"Thank you, Plagg." Marinette sobbed, trying to stop her tears, but they changed to tears of gratitude. "You are so kind." She reached for him and gave him a smooch on his cheek, not minding the whiskers at all.

"Adrien." Plagg gasped from between Marinette's hands. "For god's sake, man, go get the cheese so she can release me!"

"I'll go get it!" Tikki chirped, happy. She kissed Plagg's other cheek, gave him a loving look before she flew away from the bedroom, gingerly.

Adrien looked at his kwami and smirked. "You acted so caring with Marinette and Tikki saw it. You are going to make out so hard tonight."

"Shut up!" Plagg's whiskers moved in annoyance, but the humans just chuckled in response.

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"I can't believe people actually watch these movies." Marinette said when Adrien returned to their living room with another bowl of popcorn – they (Marinette) had eaten one during the first part of the movie.

"They love us, it was bound for them to make a movie about us." Adrien shrugged but cringed at how bad the Chat Noir from TV was acting. For starters, the actor was way too much bulkier than he was and the actress playing Ladybug had a lot more going on in the chest area than Marinette before she got pregnant (at the moment they were bigger, but not like that). "You are way prettier anyway."

"And I'd rather have you than Mister Look At My Gigantous Arms." Marinette snorted.

"They don't mention me at all. I give Chat Noir his powers and no one mentions me!" Plagg was indignant while Tikki laughed.

"They don't know what gives Ladybug and Chat Noir their powers; of course they wouldn't put us in the movie." Tikki giggled. "They think it was a radioactive ladybug and cat that bit them."

"Plot holes!" Plagg was outraged. "Radioactive…. I'll show them radioactive!"

Adrien and Marinette watched the interaction while giggling and their attention returned to the screen –Ladybug and Chat Noir were about to face Hawk Moth – when Marinette frowned; the baby had been moving a lot lately since she first felt it, but that time something was different. She massaged the spot she felt it and it finally dawned to her: she felt it with her hand as well.

"Adrien." Marinette breathed, eyes wide when she looked up to her boyfriend, finding his green ones. She smiled when she felt the pressure on her hand once again and immediately grabbed his hand to put it where her were.

"Marinette?" The blonde frowned.

"Wait." She whispered. "Wait." And then there it was, the movement. She was about to ask if he had felt it, but didn't need to, not after seeing his eyes widen and his gaze fell on her stomach. "It's not playing favorites anymore."

"Is-" He gulped. "Is this the baby?"

"Yes." Marinette nodded. "Someone is finally saying hello to you."

The baby moved again and that time Adrien laughed, his eyes glistening with unshed tears. "Well, hello to you too, kitten." Adrien rested his head on Marinette's stomach and kissed it. "I've been waiting for so long to feel you, little one." Marinette was sure he was crying. "You just made me the happiest man in this world, kitten, and you are not even born." He kissed the stomach again. "I can't wait to meet you."

Marinette was crying as well, her fingers on his hair, soothing him but feeling so happy to see Adrien finally get what he had been craving for so long. Most of the things he was saying to her belly, was whispered and she couldn't make it out and she just waited for him to be ready to speak with her again.

After a few minutes, Adrien finally stopped and he immediately kissed her softly. "I love you." He whispered and Marinette put a hand on his wet cheek, he was still crying and his hand didn't leave her stomach. "Thank you so much for this." The blunette just smiled and kissed him.

They stayed in silence for a few moments before Adrien dried his eyes and looked at the kwamis, who were watching them from their spot on the couch. "Tikki, Plagg. Do you want to feel our baby?" He asked.

Both kwamis flew around Marinette for a while and the blunette pointed the place they had felt the baby. Tikki was the first one to rest her body on Marinette's stomach, followed by Plagg and they waited.

Almost a minute went by and no movement at all, so Plagg complained. "Are you sure you felt the kit?" He mumbled, grumpily. "Because I'm not-Oh." Just like that, the cat shut up and his eyes went wide in amazement.

"This is lovely." Tikki said, her voice emotional.

"It is." Marinette agreed and she looked up to Adrien, who still had his eyes glistening in happiness. "The loveliest thing in the world." She kissed the blonde and he whispered one more time how much he loved her.

A lovely thing indeed.

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AN: So… I lied when I said this was going to have 5 chapters. At least five more before it is finished. I hope it's alright. HAHA And what did you guys think about the movie they were watching? I'm sure someone would make one of Ladybug and Chat Noir. LOL

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