I never know what to say at the beginning anymore cuz it's just the same thing over and over again.
Maybe I should start putting the little summaries I make when I have an idea for the oneshot but don't want to write it yet.

Oblivio. Let's say it happened a tiny bit different. The time frame is a bit iffy but we will work with what we've got. As usual the seasons happen over a few years for this so here they are 17 coming to 18 and have known each other for over 2 years.

It happened because of an akuma.

More specifically, it happened because of the akuma known as oblivio- why Hawkmoth decided to akumatise two people because they were sad that they were caught playing super penguino, Marinette didn't even want to know.

And things were fine for the rest of the day really.

Even with her wondering what the heck happened during the attack which caused her and Chat to kiss, the rest of her day was pretty peaceful.

They got off the bus and went home without a hitch and Marinette spent time helping her parents out until they closed for dinner. Then she retired to her room, foregoing playing games with her father (though she could hear her parents competitiveness as her mother told him she would play instead), and instead completing the small bit of homework for Miss Bustier's literature class. Marinette was able to complete it rather quickly so, after making sure Tikki had enough food, she grabbed her design book and started sketching.

Before she knew it, an hour had passed.

And then she got a message from the person she least expected.

Adrien💚
hey Mari...

Marinette
Hi Adrien! Can I help you?

Adrien💚
So I was looking through my recent calls today because I got obliviated by our best friends

Marinette
Adrien....
Where is this going?
And is that a hp reference?

Adrien💚
You like HP?!?!?
No wait....
We can talk about that later
Well I checked and apparently u called me during that time

Marinette
WHAT
WAIT HOLD ON
OK. So I just checked and ur right
I don't understand
I was obliviated too

Adrien💚
Yh I didn't either
Until i did some more digging

Marinette
And?

(Why the hell did this part take longer than I expected it would.)

He didn't say anything else for a moment. Marinette waited for a bit and was about to text again (and omg she was texting Adrien!!!) when he sent a video.

The preview picture was of Adrien in the foreground but she could recognise herself in the back, looking out of the window, determined. Adrien was smiling that sincere smile he always had when he looked at her. And she would have swooned if she wasn't so concerned with what they were doing together in the first place. She had assumed she was with Chat the whole time, so where did Adrien come from?

She let it download as her fingers drummed impatiently at the back of her phone.

She pressed play:

Adrien was looking straight at the camera, beaming like the sunshine he was.

"This is going to be extremely quick because we are currently being hunted down by a creature that has somehow wiped our minds and made us forget everything. But Marinette," he pointed behind him where the girl was pacing on front of the window, as if in deep thought, "thinks that we are the ones who are supposed to be stopping it."

"Did you say something?" Her distracted voice was heard in the background.

"Uh no. Just go back to doing whatever you were just doing."

"Just give me a few minutes and I'll figure something out, I promise!"

"Yeah, of course," he called back to her before turning to face the phone again, "as I was saying. This is just a small log in case you guys don't remember what happened once everything gets fixed somehow. I'm not sure. I just have this feeling that we somehow won't remember this. So, here goes. So we wake up- Marinette in the ladybug outfit and me in the cat- like on this poster see-" he turned the phone to a poster of the Ladybug and Chat Noir Movie before continuing to explain the events as quickly as possible.

How they had detransformed right on front of each other. How they had escaped the supervillain and how Marinette had figured out how to open their phones- a neat trick really. How Plagg had just run off and how they were now waiting with bated breath for the villain to attack.

But he was cut off when the elevator made a noise and the doors opened to make way for oblivio entering the office.

"Ladybug, Chat Noir, we know you're in here. You won't get away this time," the purple figure continued to loom around the office, "You remember your BFF Oblivio, don't you? Don't tell us you've forgotten us."

A laugh filled the room as the threat began to throw objects around, creating enough noise for the two to speak quietly.

"I'm not convinced that this monster is really our best friend," and then he looked down at his hand and widened his eyes, only just realising he was still recording.

The last thing that was heard in the video was Marinette coming to his side and whispering loudly enough for the phone to pick up, "One things for sure, if we're superheroes, he can't find out about our secret identities."

(End of video)

There was no denying it really. When the evidence was all there.

Adrien was Chat Noir and he definitely knew that she was Ladybug.

Marinette
Let's talk after patrol tonight

Adrien💚
Of course m'lady

Despite her conflicting feelings, Marinette's heart was this close to jumping out of her ribcage. She loved Chat's nickname for her. But just something about him knowing who she was and still calling her the endearing term made her heart swoon. It made her hopeful.

Humming to herself, she called out for Tikki who was off somewhere munching on a cookie.

~Let's get down to business and skip to after patrol~

They didn't really speak before patrol- they just nodded at each other and spoke about where they would be headed before agreeing to meet back in one of their favourite spots on the top of the Eiffel Tower where they would have the privacy to speak freely after most people were asleep.

For a moment they just stood at the balcony, overlooking one side of Paris- with her enhanced vision (something that definitely didn't correspond with the whole ladybug theme, though, she was not complaining) she could make out their school and, consequently the bakery right next to it.

Ladybug felt calm as she turned to face her partner properly. Her partner who looked to be the epitome of nervousness. With his hunched up stance and his head ducked low in an attempt to not look at her. His leather ears were drooped and there was a small pout on his face as if he had just been caught with his hand in a cookie jar.

She laughed.

Her voice bellowed loudly through the night air as she laughed, not in a mocking way, but full of mirth. It was only when she began laughing that he looked up at her, his expression, still nervous.

"We've been such idiots Adrien."

"Wha-what," it was a wonder how between the two of them, her kitty was the nervous one.

"I mean- when we couldn't remember, we just knew that our hearts beat for each other but I kept on denying my feelings for Chat because I was so focused on Adrien and I'm assu-"

"Wait- WHAT?"

He was shocked, obviously. What about, she was unsure of.

"What's wrong?"

"But I thought- what about Luka?"

"Luka? What do you mean what about him?"

"I thought you like him."

"I do. Luka is extremely kind and talented. I don't think people could not like him. And maybe yes- I felt a bit flustered around him but that doesn't mean I love him."

"Flustered?" His voice sounded small to her and she wanted to embrace him right then and there.

"Adrien. You silly cat," she came forward and brought his face into her hands, effectively squishing it, "Luka was kind to me without reason. And he payed attention to me when no one else did. I felt that way because I was grateful. After the stuff that happened with Lila I was feeling frustrated. I couldn't talk to anyone. But Luka, despite not knowing exactly what I was going through, made it his mission to try to cheer me up."

"Wait- back up. What did Lila do?"

"She threatened me-"

"What!?!" He shrieked and all of his nervousness seemed to dissipate as he put his own hands on her shoulders, looking deadly.

"That's beyond the poi-"

"Marinette! I told you to take the high road. But I didnt know that she threatened you!"

"You didn't know!"

"If I did I would have never given you that stupid advice," he averted his eyes and tried to turn his head away.

She turned his face back so they were looking straight at each other, "Look. We can talk about this properly at a later date. Just. I need to tell you before I lose my mind."

"Tell me what?"

She took a deep breath and this time, she could feel her nerves growing, "Adrien... I'm in love with you."

"You-you are?" He looked at her as if she had just caught a star with her yoyo and gifted it to him.

"Remember on your first day of school, when you apologised to me for the gum incident. That was the first time my heart beat just for you. You were so kind, and you just wanted to be my friend and it made me feel good. I still have the umbrella you gave to me."

"Wait- so I was the other boy- not Luka?"

"You still are, Sunshine," he felt the tip of his ears (his human ones) grow hotter at her nickname for him, but he shook that off as he thought back to the fateful day that had brought Marinette into his life.

"I think it started back then too," he replied, his face thoughtful.

"What did?"

"Me liking Marinette. But I was so focused on the fact that you were the first friend I made for myself, and I was so hung up on my love for Ladybug, that I felt guilty for liking Marinette. So I tried to deny it. I'm sorry."

She shook her head and stroked his cheek gently with her thumb, "And I spent my time trying to chase Adrien whilst denying any feelings for Chat Noir so I didn't have to feel guilty either. I think we're even kitty cat."

He smiled at her. It was a smile that she knew was reserved for her only- as both Marinette and Ladybug. A smile she had only seen a few times when he was Adrien. A small, but genuine smile that reached his eyes and expressed his delight. She swore she could see the stars shining brightly in his unnatural green eyes. He brought one of his hands- the other still on her shoulder- to her cheek, mimicking the soothing movements she had made with her own thumb just moments before.

"I'm in love with you too," he whispered, but she felt like he had shouted it out to the whole world, "Whether you are Marinette or Ladybug, I will always love you."

"Me too. Chat or Adrien. You're you. And I love you," she whispered back, her voice almost faltering as her eyes began to tear up and she felt choked with the endearing look of love he was giving her.

"Can I kiss you?" He asked.

Not trusting herself to speak for much longer, she nodded.

And that was all it took for him to step forward and close the distance between their bodies and their lips as they embraced each other in a fit of passion that had been building up for years. His hand that had been on her shoulder had moved down the side of her torso, to wrap around her waist. His other hand had found its way to the side of her neck, helping him to angle them so their lips could touch more easily. Her own hands clasped around his neck and pulled him closer than what seemed possible as she felt herself tiptoe slightly to gain access more easily. Their lips began to move with the desire and longing they had felt for each other, and their actions became more desperate as the minutes went by.

They did pause for breath a few times but the two were all too eager to continue kissing. They had been waiting for this for two years after all.

For the next hour or so, they continued to switch between kissing and talking, but they never once stepped away from each other, not wanting to let go until they had to part- they needed to sleep of course.

Before they did seperate, Ladybug- who had her head on Chat Noir's shoulder- looked up to her partner and spoke up, "Remind me to thank Alya and Nino when we see them tomorrow. Maybe I'll make them a gift."

"We could make them thank you cookies together," he suggested.

"Are you just saying that because you want free cookies?"

"Perhaps."

And if Adrien did get his free cookies whilst fighting with Tikki over the last one that weekend meaning that Alya and Nino never did get those cookies, well that's between them and us, don't you think?

I've been writing shorter oneshots lately because I'm quite busy but I love writing these oneshots so I still try to find time to do them. It just means the longer ones I have planned to write will take a while longer to do.

In here Marinette probably seems quite calm. I just think that a bit older Marinette would be more calm and mature after her initial freak out. And yes- she did freak out somewhere during that time skip.

I don't have much else to say.

Bug out lovelies 😘.