It was late that evening and the sun had already set when Marinette was getting ready to head out and meet Chat Noir. While they would normally be going out for patrol, tonight Chat had special anniversary plans. It was the perfect time to give him her other gift. She only hoped he appreciated it.

She put on her prettiest, ladybug themed dress in a 1950's style with black lace underlay, and touched up her makeup, giving herself a cat eye but keeping the rest fairly neutral. She didn't know if they would be detransforming or not that evening but she wanted to be prepared.

Eventually she was ready and she called for Tikki to transform her.

"Tikki, spots on!" she cried and she was away out of her trap door.

Chat had been waiting for around twenty minutes on the roof of a building which had views of the Eiffel Tower. He had gotten there early in order to set up his plans and now he was waiting for his lady to arrive.

Ladybug dropped almost soundlessly onto the rooftop then stopped in awe. The sparkling twinkle of a thousand fairy lights were hung from poles and street lamps, creating a canopy of stars above the surprise her loving boyfriend had set up for her. There was a table covered in a pristine white cloth and set for two. Silver covered plates sat in each place and vase of flowers were in the middle of the table. He had obviously put a lot of effort in and she was floored. All the spotted hero could do was stare.

"Do you like it?" the usually cocky Chat Noir asked uncertainly. Ladybug snapped out of her reverie, realising it was time to put her plan into action.

"It's just purr-fect," she purred at him, dropping her transformation. Chat was oblivious to her pun as he took in her beauty. With that dress and her hair down, she was breath-taking.

"You look absolutely stunning, my Lady," he said, dropping his own heroic disguise. Adrien stood in front of her in a classic black suit with an emerald green tie. Even out of costume that couldn't help but show a little of their alter-egos. It gave them both a small boost of confidence.

"You look meow-vellous, yourself, Hot Stuff," she quipped back. He definitely heard her this time, his eyes widening slightly before he shook his head. I must be hearing things, he thought to himself, smiling at her nick name for him. He lifted her hand to kiss her knuckles and lead her to the table.

Marinette's brow furrowed slightly in annoyance. She couldn't believe that he wasn't noticing her cat puns. She would have to step it up a notch.

"I've got to say, I'm feline purr-etty good about this evening." The bluenette stressed the puns a little more heavily this time and something flickered in his eyes, but still no comment.

"Oh?" he questioned, not sure where she was going with her statement.

"You've got to be kitten me." She didn't even mean to do that one, it had just slipped out. But it seemed to have done the trick. Adrien finally seemed to notice what she was doing.

"Did you just..? No..." he shook his head. "Did you?" he eyed her tentatively.

"Starting to cat-ch on, are we, Kitten?" she smirked at him seductively.

"You... punned! This is the best day of my life. I love you so much. You're the best girlfriend ever!" he gushed at her, glowing with happiness. She sighed with relief. This was definitely worth it. And for what it was worth, she didn't hate puns. Not really. Especially when they made her kitten happy.

The two sat down to eat. They talked, Marinette punned, they whispered sweet nothings and the evening passed in a dream. They finished off the meal with hot chocolate from a thermos that Adrien pulled out from under the table, along with a blanket. The two snuggled under together, sharing the sweet drink and sat in comfortable silence. Marinette rested her head on Adrien's shoulder and sighed in contentment.

Adrien was the first to break the quiet.

"So, I just want to say, thank you so much for my present. It really means a lot to me that you would pun, just to make me happy," he paused, reaching into his own pocket, "but I didn't give you your present yet."

Marinette waved her hands in front of her to reject his words.

"What are you talking about? You set up this whole night for me. It was... meow-gical." She rolled her eyes at her own pun but blushed when Adrien kissed her cheek gently.

"I do love you," he sighed dreamily and pulled a small box out of his pocket.

"Look, I know we're only seventeen and I want to say, before you open this, it's not an engagement ring, I'm not proposing," his eyes widened in panic, "not that I don't want to marry you someday, just... ugh, this isn't going how I planned."

Marinette lay a hand on his arm comfortingly, smiling encouragingly at him but not daring to say anything lest she ruin the moment. He took a deep breath and continued.

"Well, here," he placed the box in her hand. She gasped when she opened it. Nestled against the black velvet was a gold band studded across the face with small diamonds. "It's a half-eternity ring, more comfortable to wear than a full eternity ring and I thought it could be like a promise ring, and you can wear it on whatever finger you like, it's up to you," he was babbling. He rubbed the back of his neck in a nervous gesture but carried on. "What I mean to say, not very eloquently, is that even though I'm not proposing marriage right now, I want you to know that I want to be with you forever, for eternity." Adrien gazed deeply into her jewelled eyes. "Is that okay, Mari?"

Marinette was taken aback by his heartfelt speech and could feel the prick of tears at the back of her eyes. She threw herself into his arms, holding him as tightly as she could before easing back keeping herself nestled comfortably in his lap and holding her right hand for him to put the ring on her third finger for her. No sense in scaring her parents and inciting pregnancy rumours around school. She knew how easily things could be misinterpreted and whispers started, especially with the Chloe Bourgeois' of the world.

When it was securely in place the couple drew back together in a kiss that was sweet and gentle. Marinette sighed happily and drew back slightly, eliciting a whimper from the enamoured blonde and she smiled before drawing him back in for a deeper kiss. Her lips gently tugged at his lower one, sucking it into her mouth before lightly biting down on it, making him growl in the back of his throat. She shifted her position so that she was straddling him. Adrien clutched her more closely to him, one hand carding through her hair while the other settled on her rounded derriere, which he had been admiring earlier.

Their tongues tangled together while her hands made an exploration of his muscled arms and back before tugging his shirt out of the back of his trousers to caress the skin there. Adrien shivered lightly at her touch.

All too soon the pair broke away from each other, breathing heavily and clutching each other while their heart rates slowed.

It was drawing close to midnight and the two had school in the morning. This was the thought they both had but were loath to say. As always, Marinette was the voice of reason.

"We should probably go," she insisted reluctantly, her fingertips still grazing his waistband and driving thought from his mind.

He hummed, whether agreeing or not, she wasn't sure. He seemed equally reluctant to move away.

With a final sigh she pulled away, standing and turning toward home. She called for her transformation and looked behind her at her boyfriend. She was amused and a little excited to find that his eyes had wondered down to where his hand had rested moments ago.

"Checking meow-t?" she quipped playfully before tossing her yoyo to a distant point and throwing herself from the building. She could hear his delighted laughter as he transformed himself and leaped across the rooftops, close on her tail.

Thank you to everyone who read this and especially to those who reviewed, followed and favourited. I know this was supposed to be about Marinette trying to be romantic (and I think it was successful) but it did seem to slip away from me at the end there with Adrien being the soppy romantic he is. I just couldn't help it.

I hope you all enjoyed it anyway.