As the transformation completed for the first time, she stared into green eyes, feeling a surge of sudden confidence, twisting this way and that, not overly pleased with her outfit regardless.

"I've got to say, you're bee-utiful." Adrien's wide grin, made her heart plummet, and she rolled her pretty blue eyes at him.

"Adrikins, you do know that puns are not an effective way of flirting, right?" She winked at him, standing tall, as his green eyes shot up to meet hers.

"You do know that adding -ikins to any name is not an effective way of flirting, right?" She hated his sass; she decided just then.

"You do realize that bees aren't just as sweet as honey, right?" Her eyes lit up, and her voice sounded like melted sugar as she leaned closer; it was funny that he'd never heard her voice sound like that despite being childhood friends with her.

"Yeah, but I figured that the sting would be well worth it." He grinned, sounding smug, and she wondered briefly if he still had feelings for Ladybug in this moment; she didn't bother bringing it up in case it reminded him.

"It might not be quite as fun as you'd expect it to be." She pressed closer, watching her stinger, and leaning in to gently kiss his lips, knowing half as well as she wished she did that he'd let her kiss him in this moment.

"So?" It was playful, and she was pretty sure she saw what had first appeared to her as a mangy cat in him though it was nearly endearing in this moment.

Chloe sighed, arms crossed, and let a smile pull at her lips as she uncrossed them to gingerly tap him, "So since you saw mine, show me yours." Her blue eyes were lit up in actual excitement and wonder, and Adrien couldn't resist the slight up pulling of his lips at the sight.

"I thought that you didn't like Cat Noir?" Adrien asked.

"That was before, I found out that he was pawsitively endearing and fell for him." She shrugged with a slight smile and hoped that the cat pun was enough to convince him.

"Okay, okay." Adrien's eyes sparkled at that as he quickly reached out for Plagg and called, "Claws out."

Chloe giggled though her eyes lit up in excitement and wonder as soon as the transformation started and finished.

"I'm surprised. You actually rock the cat ears and leather quite well." She shrugged, figuring that good boy Adrien actually looking like this was kind of hot in its off the radar kind of way.

"Thanks." Cat Noir blushed despite the pride that rose up in his chest as his eyes flickered back to her and as his ears twitched on his head.

"No problem." Queen Bee pressed closer and gingerly kissed his lips again though always a little fearful that this would be the last time that he'd let her; she'd cherish it second by second especially when he kissed her back.

Bees took up nest in her stomach, reminding her of her childhood with him, how she actually fell in love with him before nerves kicked in, before puberty pulled them further apart, before she'd developed an image that she'd had to uphold before it became too much.

She loved how he always managed to bring her out of the funk of her teenage years, make her feel younger again, and make her feel as elated as this moment did.

Cat Noir pulled away from her with an easy smile, and for a moment, Queen Bee could pretend that he loved her and just her.