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Breathtaking In Black

A/N : This one-shot is a birthday gift for the lovely @foofoocuddlypoopsgavesokkaapples . Hope your birthday is pawsitively wonderful. In the spirit of Marichat May, this is a marichat one-shot and it is filled to the brim with fluff! Sorry it is so extremely long, but I couldn’t help myself! I really hope you enjoy it Nav!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY :)

P.S. I will most likely write a second part to this in the near future!

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The Halloween Ball at Collège Françoise Dupont was only three days away. Marinette had been working on her costume ever since the ball was announced in Early September. A simple short black dress with gold embroidery along the sweat heart neckline. A single gold bell sewn in the center. Black ribbon wrapped around the waist and hung down in the back to mimic a tail. A headband with a pair of black cat ears sewn to it sat beside her sewing machine. Marinette knew she wouldn’t be the only Chat Noir at the ball that night, but she was determined to stand out. All she had left to finish was the gold embroidery on her matching mask and she would be ready.

Wearing matching ladybug and chat noir costumes was Alya’s idea of course. Marinette was more than happy to dress as her partner rather than risk recognition so she didn’t dream of objecting when Alya called dibs on Ladybug. Of course, matching costumes meant twice the work on Marinette’s part. Across the room, hanging on her closet door was a high-low red dress with small black spots dotted along the matching sweat heart neckline. Black spots covered the skirt and faded as they traveled down from the waist line. A red mask with five black spots sewn on it lay on a nearby desk with a pair of red fingerless gloves. Both costumes would be finished by the end of the night, completely on schedule.

“You’ve really out done yourself Marinette” Tikki praised as she floated past the young designer.

“Thanks Tikki! I just really hope Alya likes her dress. I know it will look spectacular on her.” Marinette turned to examine the bright red dress hanging on her closet door. Alya had always looked good in red. Marinette was sure that the polka doted dress would compliment her best friend very well. She just hoped that she wouldn’t look too plain in comparison. She was very proud of her work on the Chat Noir dress, but she still wasn’t sure if she could pull it off. She didn’t exactly have Alya’s confidence. However, she was determined to impress at the dance. She didn’t want to impress just anyone of course. A school dance meant male classmates, and male classmates meant Adrien.

“Marinette stop looking so hesitant. You’re going to look amazing! I promise” Tikki sang as she did a small flip mid air. Marinette smiled at her Kwami. Tikki always knew exactly what Marinette needed to hear. The teen took a deep breath, nodded at her tiny companion and sat down to begin the intricate embroidery on her mask.

Two minutes into her careful threading, Marinette heard a strange thump on her roof. That could only mean one thing. Chat Noir. Her heart dropped to her stomach. The hero had visited her quite a few times when on patrol and she had managed to become good friends with him without her mask. But if he saw her dress, she would never hear the end of it. She could already hear him teasing her over and over about her creation.

“Tikki help me hide everything! I can’t let him in with these dresses out in the open!” Tikki grabbed the red mask and gloves off of the desk and flew into the closet. Marinette followed after her with both dresses in hand. She quickly hung them both up in the back of her closet and shut the door before spinning around to look up at her trap door. Sure enough, a familiar knock came from the door and she began climbing up the steps to her loft. Marinette opened the door to reveal a young blonde boy in a black cat suit grinning back at her through the darkness.

“Why good evening Princess” he said with a slight bow. "I was on a nice patrol around the city when I realized that it had been quite some time since I paid a visit to my favorite civilian. Hope you haven’t missed me too terribly.“ Marinette laughed at his theatric greeting.

“Don’t worry kitten, I missed you just the right amount I assure you. Come on in.” He thanked her and walked down the steps into her room. Marinette followed after him and the two sat down on her chaise. The two often sat there and talked for hours about their lives and their hobbies. Marinette was comfortable with him around and she didn’t think this visit would be any different from the others. That was until she spotted a small piece of black fabric with unfinished gold embroidery sitting out on her table. Before she could act, chat had already spotted the mask and was on his feat.

“This mask is beautiful Marinette,” he marveled as he carefully picked it up to examine it closer. "Do you have a special occasion coming up or is this for a Halloween party purrhaps?“ Marinette stared at him blankly. Not only had she left the mask out, but sitting on the table beside it was her open sketch book with several drawings of the two dresses and the accessories spread across the page. She had been using it as a reference. Chat stared at her with curiosity when she hadn’t answered his question, but all his confusion was replaced with pure interest as he followed her gaze to the open sketchbook next to him.

"No wait Chat!” she called as she stood up, but it was too late.

“Princess… are you designing a chat noir themed dress for Halloween?” His grin grew wickedly wide as he spoke. His eyes flickered from her designs to catch her gaze. How could she have missed the sketch book? "My dear I knew you were a big fan, but I never knew you were this infatuated with me?“ Marinette rolled her eyes and sighed before reaching for the book. Chat held it up high in the air. "Oh no, You are not getting this back until I hear more about this dress.”

“Alright fine!” she gave in. "If you must know, my school is having a Halloween Ball in a few days and my bestfriend Alya wanted us to wear matching ladybug and chat noir themed dresses. I know how much she idolizes ladybug so I chose to go as you. Now give it back!“ she stomped on his foot and jumped up to grab the book as he flinched in pain.

she smiled at her victory but stopped smiling immediately when she realized he hadn’t reacted to her swiping of the book at all. He was just blankly staring at her. Then his face lit up and the wicked grin spread across his face once again. Marinette did not like that look. She knew it all too well.

"So if the dance is only a few days away…” he hinted before turning quickly to face her closet. "That means the dresses must be mostly if not completely finished and are most likely hidden in there.“ Her eyes widened and Chat took a step towards the closet.

"Wait!” she called out as she crossed the room and put herself between him and the door. "I’ll show you the damn dresses, but you are not snooping through my closet” she demanded.

“Okay it’s a deal.”

“Not so fast. There is one more thing. I worked really hard on both of them. And honestly I’m still really nervous about showing up to a dance in a dress I made myself so if you could at least try to control your urge to tease me I’d really appreciate it. ”

Chat dropped his goofy smile and placed his hand over his chest. "On my honor I purromise that I will not tease my princess for her beautiful creations even if it may be tempting!“ Somehow she wasn’t convinced, but Marinette knew he would never leave without seeing both dresses.

“Alright, ladybug first” she said hesitantly before disappearing into her closet. Chat went to sit patiently on her chaise as she went to the back of her closet to grab the hanger holding the high-low red dress she had designed for Alya. Marinette backed out of the closet and slowly spun around to face him. Chat’s eyes went wide as her examined the spotted dress held out before him.

“Wow,” he breathed before slowly reaching out towards the garment. "May I?“ he asked before Marinette moved closer to him.

"Sure. Just watch the claws okay?” He nodded in silence and smiled at her before lightly taking both sides of the waistline between his gloved fingers.

“You really have outdone yourself Mari” he praised. "Honestly. You captured M'lady’s aesthetic quite stunningly.“ He observed the spots that spread from the waistline and faded as they reached the ends of the skirt. He knew designer quality clothing when he saw it and this dress easily surpassed many of the different designs he’d seen over the years. "I knew you were talented Mari, but this really is beautiful work. May I see the back?” Marinette nodded with a light blush coating her cheeks. She really wasn’t expecting him to give so many honest compliments. She delicately spun the dress around so that he could admire the length of the skirt in the back and the black bow that would sit at the center of Alya’s lower back.

“This color will look fantastic on Alya. I wish M'lady were here to see this! She would love it I assure you,” he said with a sweet smile. He looked up from the dress and his glowing green eyes met her sparkling blue ones. He noticed the stunned look in her eyes and the light blush across her cheeks.

Pink really was her color.

He wanted to playfully tease her so badly in that moment, but he had promised.

“Thank you chat” she breathed almost silently. Adrien was a little hurt to see her so surprised by his ability to praise her. However getting to see her blush like that made it all worth the pain in his chest. “Alright,” she said more to herself than to him. "Now you can see the chat dress. But do me a favor and close your eyes for me?“

Chat was intrigued to say the least. "I think I can manage that,” he said with a nod of his head. His eyes slipped shut and he released his delicate hold on her ladybug dress. he listened to the faint sounds of her footsteps fading as she walked into the closet once again. He heard the slight thud of her closet door closing behind her. Adrien took in a deep breath and tried to calm his excitement. He had meant every word he had said about her first dress. It was obvious that she had put passion into every small detail of her work.

The amount of dedication he had seen from her only made waiting more difficult. She had been rummaging in her closet for several minutes, and he was beginning to believe she was just testing his patience. Finally, his cat ears perked up as he heard the sound of a door knob turning and the door creaking open just a crack.

“Your eyes are still closed right?” she asked hesitantly.

“Of course they are. Princess I never break a promise,” he assured her as he heard the sound of her foot steps slowly approaching him. Her breath sounded shaky and her steps were very uncertain. chat smiled lightly and whispered “Marinette you don’t have to be afraid. I promised I wouldn’t tease or mock you. You are an amazing designer and I am pawsitive that I will be blown away by your dress.”

Marinette took in a deep breath and smiled down at him. He had been her partner fro two years now. She knew he’d never lie to her. "Okay kitty” she said as she took a step back from him. "You can open your eyes.“ Chat’s eyes flew open as soon as he was given permission to look. A few feet in front of him stood his dark haired classmate not holding, but wearing the most beautiful chat noir costume he had ever seen. The gold embroidery on the neckline was extremely intricate and lead the eye directly to the small bell at the center of her chest. He pulled his eyes away from her neckline with a light blush of his own before examining the satin ribbon tied around her waist.

Chat stood up and took a step towards her. "Mari this is honestly the most beautiful piece I’ve ever seen you finish.” His eyes traveled down to the ends of her skirt before flickering up to read her expression.

Marinette was glowing. Her blush had grown from a light rose to a bright magenta. She had no idea why she felt this way. Was it the honesty in his voice? Was it the way his eyes had lingered at the center of her chest before slowly traveling down her body? Her short trance was broken when Adrien reached out and gently took her hand in his. "Can you do me a small favor princess?“ he asked with his face now dangerously close to hers. He held her hand up over her head and took a small step back to give her room. "Do you mind spinning around for me? Please.” The low rasp in his voice was almost too much for her to handle.

Get a grip Marinette she demanded in her head as she nodded and let out a hushed “Yeah, sure.” She spun around one time slowly, holding his hand the entire time. As she turned to face him she saw an expression she had only ever seen on his face when she had the mask on.

Pure admiration.

Their eyes met once again and the sweetest smile he had ever given her spread across his lips.

“You know I used to think pink was your color Marinette. However it seems I was mistaken. You look absolutely breathtaking in black.”

He took a step closer to her and their faces were dangerously close once more. He was still holding her right hand in his left and he slowly brought it to his lips to place a tender kiss atop her knuckles.

Marinette was at a loss for words. Normally she would playfully push him away with a sassy remark. However, her mind had gone blank the moment he touched her hand. She had never seen this side of chat when in her civilian form, but she was sure he had flirted with her many times as ladybug. So why? Why was this time any different?

While Marinette was silently self destructing, Adrien could not pull his eyes away from her. Her growing blush was absolutely adorable. He had never been able to get such a reaction out of her before.

And he liked it. He liked it a bit too much.

“Can I ask one last favor before I leave?” he whispered, pressing his forehead against hers. She blinked and forced herself to focus.

“Don’t you think I’ve complied with enough of your small requests for the night chat?” she managed to tease.

“I promise I will leave you in peace to finish your work if you promise me one last tiny favor.”

At this point Marinette would do anything to get a few moments to herself so she could clear her head. she nodded and let a small smile grace her lips. "Alright if it means I can have peace and quiet to finish the mask. What’s your price kitty?“

“Save me a dance on Friday night?” he asked.

Marinette’s head spun out of control. Chat was going to the ball? He wanted to dance with her while in his civilian form!? Only school students with invitations from the school would be allowed in. A million puzzle pieces were flying around in her head as she desperately tried to piece them together.

“Well princess what do you say?” His nose was practically touching hers at this point and she could feel his breath on her lips. Come on Marinette just speak damn it she thought silently. The puzzle pieces continued spinning around in her head as she blinked and attempted to form a sentence.

“T-that would be alright with m-me,” she managed to mumble. Why was she stuttering!? "The only problem is you need to be a student in order to be allowed in chat.“ She was sure this would cause his expression to change from playful to disappointed instantly. However his smile only grew more devious.

"Oh I assure that won’t be a problem in the slightest.” He took a large step back from her, breaking all physical contact instantly. "I’ll be there so don’t you worry your pretty little head about it alright? Besides, I want to see the finished mask.“ Marinette had lost all ability to speak as he chuckled under his breath and turned towards her door. "What do you say Mari? Is it a promise?” He turned his head to look at her and she knew he was not leaving without an answer. she took in a sharp breath and tried desperately to piece the words together in her head.

“Yeah. It’s a promise kitty. I will save you one dance,” she managed. Chat appeared very pleased with her answer.

“I can’t wait princess,” he whispered with the same low rasp that had left her speechless only moments ago. "Until then, I bid you farewell. Even the most lovely of maidens needs her rest.“ He turned his head once more and headed up her steps. Before Marinette could so much as blink Chat was gone and she was alone. She barely noticed when Tikki emerged from her closet to sit on her shoulder.

"Marinette do you really think this is a wise idea?” Tikki asked, but Mari could only barely hear her over the sound of her heart beating in her ears. Tikki sighed and flew over to her stash of cookies Marinette had left for her at her bedside.

Chat’s words repeated on loop in her mind as she slowly began changing out of her dress.

“You know I used to think pink was your color Marinette. However it seems I was mistaken. You look absolutely breathtaking in black.”

The next three days were sure to be the longest hours of her life.

Part 2

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