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[After hours of fighting with myself and struggling with basic English, here’s the first chapter! Its short, but the next one will be longer I promise! I hope you enjoy!]

“I’m home!” His emerald green eyes shifted to the closed door as he heard the familiar distant voice. His lips slowly stretched into a bright smile. He jumped off the bed and quickly slid under it as he heard the door creak open. The model walked in and closed the door, placing his school bag on his desk. His golden hair shifted to the side as he turned his head around, glancing over his room. “Noir?” He called out. He raised an eyebrow when there was no reply. He folded his arms, rolling his lips into a smirk. “Well, I guess I’ll just have to give his present to the trash can.” The mischievous cat beneath the bed flinched in shock and quickly scurried out in a panic. “Present?! Where?!” He stood up with a wobble, smiling brightly with a twinkle in his eyes. Adrien smiled softly and let out a small sigh. He looked at Noir with a gentle look in his eyes. “Hi to you too.” He chuckled. Noir scratched his cheek awkwardly and shrugged. “Sorry, you said you had a present for me…so…” “You owe me.” Adrien walked to his backpack and opened it up. “Owe you what exactly?” Noir raised his eyebrow, slowly walking over to Adrien. “A new backpack.” Adrien suddenly held his breath and quickly took out a small brown packet, handing it over to Noir. Noir’s eyes widened. He took the bag and quickly opened it. He gave a large toothy grin. “My favorite cheese!” He quickly stuck his hand into the bag and grabbed a piece of the Camembert and plopped it into his mouth. Adrien watched with disgust. He quickly took his books out of his bag before throwing it into the trash can beside his desk. “Thanks, Adrien!” Noir said with a mouthful before holding his arms out to hug the other. “Ohhh you’re welcome.” Adrien quickly shook his head and took a step back. “But I’m not coming near you when you smell like THAT.” He shivered, having to swallow to prevent himself from puking. Noir blinked before shrugging, putting the bag down on the desk. “Fine.” Adrien walked over to his bed and sat down. He closed his eyes halfway and glanced to his windows that let the afternoon sun flood into his room. He glanced over to Noir who was still happily chomping down on the cheese. His black ears perked back and forth, his long black tail swished around lightly. His dainty claws sinking into the cheese. Adrien’s expression slowly saddened. He suddenly closed his eyes and lay down fully. This had all begun a few weeks ago. Adrien had simply taken a bath during a lightning storm, which Plagg had suggested he not do. Adrien still felt confused about how it all happened. Lightning struck, it had hit him and his ring, Plagg had clutched onto the ring and had somehow slipped it off of Adrien. The ring itself had become Chat Noir. At first Adrien thought that Plagg had vanished, but once he found out that Chat Noir had a sudden appetite for Camembert every few hours, he knew that Plagg was in there somewhere. “Hey!” Adrien’s eyes shot wide open, seeing Noir sit on top of him. “I’m finished eating, so pay attention to me.” He grinned. Adrien frowned but soon smiled and slowly sat up, patting Noir’s head. Noir’s gentle purr came out, closing his eyes and beginning to relax. At first Adrien had beat the stuffing out of Noir for taking away his powers and everything he looked forward to, but after awhile Adrien realized Chat Noir was not the Chat Noir he was. Chat Noir was still Adrien’s ‘Kwami’. All Noir had to do was wear the ring for a couple of hours. His energy charged it up and whenever Adrien needed it he’d grab the ring off of Noir and slip it on. The difference between the two was that Noir was a real cat, with a real tail and real ears. Adrien’s was all just accessory. “…Did anyone call?” Adrien suddenly asked. Noir stopped purring and blinked. “Oh! Yea, I forgot.” Noir chuckled and sat back, rolling to Adrien’s side. “Marinette. She said she couldn’t get hold of you on your cell.” Adrien blinked and quickly dug in his pocket, pulling out his cell phone. He sighed when he saw the two missed calls. “…Thanks Noir.” “Aren’t I the perfect secretary?” Noir smirked, crossing his arms proudly. Adrien smirked and raised his eyebrow. “No, you’re not. I had to remind you if any one phoned me.” Noir blinked. “…Ah…right.” He giggled. “Also, my name’s not Natalie, and I don’t tell you what to do, and I don’t wear nerdy glasses. I also have better taste in fashion.” Adrien blinked before laughing softly. “Yea, that’s true.” He stood up before blinking, looking down at Noir who now rolled his full length out on the bed. “…Hey, you’re wearing my clothes!” Adrien raised his eyebrow. “And?” Noir shrugged. “We’re the same size, what’s the problem?” Adrien opened his mouth but then shut it again. He tapped on his phone to return Marinette’s call. Noir sighed softly, watching Adrien walk to his window while holding the phone to his ear before finally speaking. “Hey! Sorry, I was at a photo-shoot and my phone was on silent.” Noir’s eyes rolled to the side, looking at Adrien’s desk. He had a small frame of himself and Marinette taking a picture together. Noir looked away, his ears folding down. “Yea, sure. Is it ok if I bring him along? I know he kind of messed up the place last time…” Adrien mumbled but Noir heard it loud and clear. Noir felt his insides turn and his heart ache. Noir always felt like he had to boast about himself and show off to make people like him and think that he was cool. But he somehow always messed up. Chat Noir however was really cool and saved people without hurting them, and still was a show off but in a good way. Everyone loved Chat Noir for that. Ladybug loved him for that. Noir bit his bottom lip. He always had to stay hidden. The only people who knew of him were Marinette and her parents. Noir knew he was a pain. Noir knew Adrien hated him the very first time they met. Noir touched the side of the cheek where Adrien had punched him. Adrien had been on top of him, crying and shouting in blind rage. Noir never asked to be here. It was all a mistake. He appreciated how Adrien took care of him, but to be honest, Noir was only Adrien’s tool to become Chat Noir, so it wasn’t real love was it? “See you then.” Adrien chuckled and pulled the phone away from his ear and shoved it into his pocket. “Marinette’s coming over for dinner, so-“ “Stay out of the way.” Noir said with an emotionless tone, looking down at the floor. Adrien’s eyes widened. “…Uh, well no…since I always eat by myself we’ve arranged that we’ll all eat together in my room.” Noir’s eyes widened in surprised and looked to Adrien in disbelief. Adrien gave a small smile. “Marinette thought it would be nice if we all eat together.” “…Oh.” Noir’s growing smile disappeared as fast as it came. He looked down and held his tongue. Of course, it was Marinette’s idea. She felt sorry for him and he knew it. Adrien turned away and looked back out the window. He had seen Noir’s sad expression. He could tell that Noir felt left out and used. There was sudden tension in the room. Adrien felt his head ache. Noir felt his stomach twist and turn. “Hey…Adrien…?” “Yea?” Adrien kept his eyes on the window, the hairs on his neck slowly beginning to stand up. “…What am I to you?” Noir asked, slowly getting off of the bed, his eyes glancing down at the framed picture on the desk. Adrien’s eyes widened. He quickly turned around to Noir, seeing him with clutched fists at his sides. “What do you mean?” Adrien slowly walked to Noir but Noir only took a step back, making Adrien feel slightly hurt. “You know what I mean…what am I to you?” Noir’s voice rose slowly. “A friend? A brother? A nuisance?!” Noir suddenly looked at Adrien, his green eyes filled with tears. “Or am I just a vessel!?” Adrien flinched and took a step back. He was shocked from such an outburst. Noir wasn’t the type to explode like that. “Noir…no, how could you think that?” “Oh…I don’t know…” Noir’s voice dripped with sarcasm and anger, ignoring his weak tears streaming down his flushed cheeks. “You bring me food to eat, then only hours later you grab my ring and run off!! We never hang out or do things together! You come and go and use me as you please! And you think you can make it alright by giving me food!” Adrien felt his voice disappear. His tongue had slipped to the back of his throat. However a part inside of him snapped with anger. “You’re so selfish you know that?!” Adrien stepped forward and gave Noir a harsh shove on the chest. Noir gasped and wobbled backwards, shocked by Adrien’s attitude. “That’s MY ring! Being a cat is MY thing! Plagg was MINE! I’ve accepted that you’re here and I’ve been trying my best to deal with it positively! But I never asked for you!” Noir’s eyes slowly began to shake, his ears slowly folding downward. He already knew all of those things…but hearing Adrien say it like that made his heart sink down into his stomach. Adrien’s eyes widened. It took him only a few seconds to realize what he had said. He slowly backed off. “…N-Noir…I’m sorry, I didn-“ “Yes you did mean it…” Noir looked down, his one shaking hand raised up to wipe away the few tears that streamed down his cheek. “…its okay…” He whispered and slowly looked to Adrien. He was doing his best to put on a brave smile. “…I shouldn’t have been so rude…” Adrien froze, his heart gave a loud thump. “I never asked for him!” Gabriel shouted. “…I’m sorry…I shouldn’t have spoken to you like that.” Adrien felt tears come to his eyes as he heard his father say that. His mother sat on the bed, trying to smile. She looked at Adrien as his father stormed out. “It’s alright, he didn’t mean it.” Adrien grabbed Noir into his arms and hugged him tightly, his limbs shaking. Tears came into his eyes, his fingers clutching onto Noir’s shirt. Noir’s eyes widened, his voice shaky as he tried to speak. “I’m sorry. You’re here now. I should make the best of it.” Adrien whispered into Noir’s ear. “You’re important to me, Noir. Not just for the ring…you’re always there for me…” Noir gulped and felt more tears coming, he clutched tightly onto Adrien, beginning to sob into his shoulder. “I’m sorry for neglecting you…” Adrien whispered, then slowly pulled away, making Noir look at him straight in the eyes. “…I’ll be your family. You belong in this world as much as I do.” Noir slowly began to smile through his tears, feeling his heart pump happily. He felt a sense of life rush through his blood. “…And I’ll be your family, Adrien...” Noir smiled brightly before the two boys hugged each other tightly again.      

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