Protection

Just gonna throw out a quick reminder that this story is rated T

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"What?"

"You heard me. I said 'Take off your shirt.'" Marinette demanded once again.

"I don't-"

"You're hurt, it needs to be taken care of, don't make me say it a third time."

Adrien couldn't help but smile at the girl she looked serious about taking care of his wound but he couldn't stop thinking about how adorable she looked right now.

Hoping not to get her angry though, he decided to oblige her request removing his shirt.

Marinette was not ready for what she saw next as the blush started to crawl on her face. His body must have been carved by God himself cause he had the body of a freaking angel! Years as Chat must have done him some good. She wondered if he was still a model.

"Marinette?" Adrien snapped his fingers in front of her getting her attention. "You still there?"

"Oh..I..I'm fine." Marinette pulled out a disinfectant wipe, "Now hold still."

The wound was still fresh and bright red, whatever bleeding he might of had had already stopped by now. The wound went from his shoulder and halfway across his back. This was probably going to leave a scar.

Adrien and Marinette sat in silence while she tended to his wound.

"So.." she finally spoke. "Did you capture the akuma?"

"I...She...no." He answered. "She....um..got away."

Marinette raised an eyebrow, slightly suspicion at the way he answered but decided to leave it for now.

"Are you feeling okay though?" She asked concerned.

"I'm fine princess, honestly." He tried to assure her with a smile.

"Still this looks pretty bad, why didn't you go see a hospital or something?"

"What exactly am I going to tell them, that I got it while fighting an akuma? That's why we have the first aid kit, we only go to the hospital if it's absolutely necessary."

"Then why don't you tell them you were just in the vicinity of the akuma."

"Then that would have been a lot of visits to the hospital where the cause was the akuma. We didn't want the doctors putting two and two together and figuring us out."

"Hmm...I guess that makes sense." The blunette said to herself. "But that still doesn't excuse you not seeking immediate medical attention as soon as you realized you were hurt you could get yourself killed."

Adrien chuckled, "Yeah, the girl who went jumping into the mouth of a prehistoric animal is lecturing me."

Marinette rolled her eyes at the blonde, going back to focusing on his wound.

Suddenly another memory had hit Adrien.

Ladybug and Chat Noir sat in the living room of Marinette's apartment. It was a cozy little place, big enough for the blunette alone and a perfect hideout after each nasty akuma.

Ladybug sat on the couch with Chat dressing the wound on his arm. Plagg added a new feature that allowed Adrien to unzip his suit in special situations like now for example, when he needed to be given medical attention.

"I just don't get why you feel like you need to jump in situations without thinking." Ladybug scolded

Chat scoffed at the statement. "Oh yeah like you're the one to talk, which one of us jumped into the mouth of a freaking dinosaur again?"

"That was essential and you know it."

"That still doesn't make it any less dangerous, it's my job to protect you."

"Your life is just as precious as mine Chat Noir, besides I can handle myself I don't need you trying to protect me all the time." She wrapped his arm in a bandage, when she was done she sighed holding onto the blonde "Chat...Adrien...I care about you. Way more than you realize. Do you really think I want to see you getting hurt all the time? That I like seeing you in pain?"

Chat took hold of Ladybug's chin using his free hand. Leaning in he rested his forehead against her.

"For you?" He chuckled a little before taking her hand and placing it near his heart. "I'd say all the pain in the world is worth it."

That's when it happened, their first real kiss. Neither of them are really sure who made the move first, all they knew is that when it happened it felt so right.

Chat held on to his Ladybug as she held onto him careful of his arm. Chat leaned back lying down on the couch coaxing his Ladybug to follow, never separating from the kiss. What was really a few minutes felt like an eternity and it was complete bliss.

Of course all good things must come to an end. His miraculous began to beep alerting him that his time was nearly up. He wanted to ignore it and just continue to embrace his lady but as usual she took it as a sign for them to stop whatever they were doing.

Chat sighed as Ladybug sat up, putting his hand up he looked at his ring.

Two dots.

"I guess I should get going..." He said sadly wishing he had a little more time.

Ladybug took a hold of the cat's hand making him raise an eyebrow.

"M'lady?"

"Y..You know your place is...pretty far from here and I know that the paparazzi could be really annoying and I'd...hate for one of them to catch you de-transforms so maybe it's best if you stay, I mean if you want that is you don't have to if you'd rather go home it's fine, but my offer is there if you want to I mean I have the room of course, but if it's too small than I guess I understand-"

She was rambling, a little habit of hers that he's learned only happens when she's nervous, but that didn't stop the smile that crawled on his lips when he realized she was suggesting that he spend the night.

Of course he was going to say 'yes' a night with his princess was much too good to pass up.

"-but if you're worried about cheese for your kwami I have plenty in the fridge and if you're bored we could always watch a movie unless you don't want to I mean it's really up to you."

Chat chuckled taking both of her hands into his giving her his dashing smile. "I think that would be puurrrfect princess~"

Ladybug blinked at the cat before the pun finally sunk in and she groaned, but couldn't help returning his smile.

Adrien snapped out of his memory as Marinette took some hydrogen peroxide and poured it over the wound. Adrien tensed up a bit feeling the sting, but quickly relaxed.

Marinette placed a couple of patches on his back and shoulder to cover the wound. She leaned back observing her handy work before proceeding to put the first aid kit items back in the box.

"All done~" she sang happily.

Adrien moved his shoulder no longer feeling as much pain as he did earlier that morning.

"I'm sorry I can't do more for you. I'm not exactly the best nurse..."

"Oh no you did great for what's supposedly your first try." Adrien reassured. "And you get even better in the future, you'd be surprised how often this happens."

They both laughed a little before once again sitting in complete silence.

"So..." Adrien started, once again eyeing the outfit that Marinette was wearing, now would be a good time as any to ask about that right? "Not that you don't look....good in it or anything, but why are you wearing that?"

Marinette looked down at her pajamas, turning a bright shade of red when she remembered her choice of sleepwear. She had completely forgotten about that.

"Well...um...you see..." She struggled to say the words. "Honestly...I couldn't find anything that fitted, this was all I could find."

That made sense she was much smaller at 15 than she was as an adult.

"Well lucky for you little Lady I called Alya this morning and asked if she could bring over some clothes for you to wear. She should be on her way now."

"Oh, okay." Looking at the first aid kit in her lap she stood up. "I'm going to go put this away."

"Oh wait, let me I'll put it away for you." Adrien said standing up also.

"Oh that's okay I remember where it-" Marinette as clumsy as ever as this age missed a step on the carpet and started tumbling to the ground.

Adrien who attempted to catch her missed the same step and went falling on the ground with her. Catching his weight so he wouldn't come crashing down on top of the poor girl, the blondes hands took a place on both sides of the blunette's head.

She blinked up at him as he blinked down at her. He had a slight blush and a smile while she had wide eyes and a face that burned as hot as an oven.

In that moment someone opened the door and entered the house.

"Hey Adrien, I brought the clothes is Mari awake yet?"

Alya entered the living room and what she saw nearly made her drop her phone.

Right there was a grown shirtless Adrien Agreste on top of a teenage Marinette dressed in suggestive silk pajamas and a face redder than a tomato.

The couple looked up at the Auburn haired woman with wide eyes as well.

"What the...." The woman with glasses spoke before yelling in an angry tone. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING AGRESTE?! GET YOUR ASS OFF OF HER RIGHT NOW!!!"

Yeah.....this was going to be a great day.

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Protective best friend mode engaged.

Lol

She's 15 and he's a grown man for goodness sake fanfiction or not that just seems wrong to me.

.....but then again she's not supposed to be 15 and their married so it also feels right for some reason....

Oh dear God what's wrong with me.

Future me: a lot of things my friend.... a lot of things...