A New Creation Ch 24

Chapter 24 – Time Passes By

A few hours later, Marinette almost shot up from the bed, her stomach growling so much it made her entire abdominal region vibrate. It didn't take her long to register that she and Adrien did it, she turned to see Adrien sleeping by her side, and from what she could see mostly covered by the sheets that he wasn't wearing anything, and neither was she.

She let her hormones take over, and this was her reward. It was almost a complete blur to her, but she remembered the sweet feeling of intense pleasure and satisfaction from it all. Marinette almost moaned at the thought, but then she realised that neither her kwami nor Adrien's kwami were anywhere in sight, she assumed that they must have fled the scene when she and Adrien got really intimate. She wondered where they could be now, but then turned as she saw that Adrien had made a little bed for the two of them to sleep in which they were both fast asleep in, Marinette smiled at the immediate thought of Adrien thinking about the kwamis too, he was such a considerate person.

Her stomach growled again, the hunger was killing her, she desperately needed food, and she knew that both her and Adrien skipped out on dinner when Marinette's hormones took control over the situation, but she smiled lovingly as she stroked Adrien's head much like she would stroke a cat.

A small smile appeared across Adrien's lips as he slowly opened his emerald green eyes to see the love his life sitting right next to her with an adoring smile. "Morning my Lady, enjoy your sleep?" He asked, rubbing his eyes before he stretched out his arms with a very satisfying yawn.

Marinette almost chuckled at the thought of it being the next morning already. "Um, Adrien…I don't think my stomach agrees with that fact." She explained with a grin, pointing to her stomach, and as if on cue it growled once again.

Adrien looked for his phone in the pocket of his pants that laid on the floor, he bent over to grab it and then realised that it was still the same day but only a few hours after he had asked Marinette to wait for him outside their new house. He quickly hopped out of bed and got dressed, feeling like if Marinette starved for any longer she would start to get cranky, but knowing her parents might be looking for her he had to make dinner quick.

"Um, how about I just grab some take out food for you instead, what do you feel like?" He asked, not minding what Marinette picked at all.

As Marinette got out of bed too and searched for her clothes scattered across the floor beside the bed, she thought about what she was craving, but the problem was that she was so hungry she didn't know what she wanted. All she wanted in that very moment was food. "I don't know, anything right now would be fine." She replied.

Adrien felt like she was going to respond that way, so not long later the two of them along with their kwamis decided to have a small walk around the streets in search for a place that would be open at this hour. Eventually they found some food and not long later Adrien and Marinette parted ways as Marinette entered the bakery to see her almost worried parents.

"Marinette! Where were you!?" Sabine cried, running up to her daughter, tears beginning to engulf in her eyes.

Tom ran up to Marinette also, deeply worried about where she had been and concerned as to why she was out for so long. "You were meant to only be gone for a few hours!" He exclaimed.

"Don't worry; I'm fine I'm not hurt. Adrien was just taking me out to dinner and we got a little sidetracked by baby stuff that's all." She assured her parents, but feeling bad that her parents were worried about her and not knowing where she was. "I'm sorry I didn't come home sooner, I just got so wound up in baby stuff Adrien and I lost track of time."

Her father sighed in relief, knowing that the two of them were bound to start hanging out like this every now and then. "Well at least you're alright; it's great to hear you and Adrien getting along well."

Sabine rested a hand on Marinette's shoulder in concern. "But Marinette, we are concerned about Adrien's father Gabriel. Even after what he told us I still feel like Gabriel should be a part of this family too." She insisted with a small hopeful smile.

Marinette remembered the instant moment where Gabriel's expression turned from content to complete anger and shock the moment she told him she and Adrien were expecting a baby. She felt like there wasn't much hope left in that man that he would be able to accept that he was going to become a grandfather so soon, and after what happened tonight, she worried that Adrien was really in for it, the next time he and his father would meet face to face, it would be worse than battling Hawkmoth.

She sighed in doubt of Gabriel ever being accepting of the pregnancy, she slowly started to walk away but before she climbed up the stairs she turned to her parents with a saddened look. "I don't think he'll ever come around..." She said, before heading up the stairs.

After getting back into her room, all in that moment Marinette could think about was how much trouble Adrien was going through just to make all of this work. She loved that he was standing up against his father, he was letting his Cat Noir side show through, and she admired that about him, but it still worried her that Gabriel might do something horrible to him. Gabriel was high up in society, practically next to Chloe's father the mayor of the town.

And then her mind drifted off to thinking about how strange Chloe had been acting, she couldn't put her finger on it, she heard from Adrien every now and then that she was acting strange, and during class when she looked up she could see Chloe's eyes almost flash purple and then red before they turned back to their normal blue coloured state. It worried her but every time she thought about it she felt like there was nothing she could do, she had already seen Chloe and asked her about this as Ladybug and there was nothing.

Marinette would like to think that it's her eyes tricking her, but she had seen it so often that something had to be going on. "Tikki, I don't know what's up with Chloe...ever since she was Antibug and turned back into her normal self she hasn't acted fully the same, I feel like some of that akuma must still be inside her." She explained, almost collapsing into her bed before huddling herself up into a ball with a worrisome feeling.

"I know it's really concerning to you but right now all you need is sleep." Tikki implied, making Marinette yawn in the moment she suggested Marinette get to sleep.

She felt the tiredness kicking in, and without even changing into her pyjamas she slipped under the covers and smiled as she began to remember that wondrous intimate moment she shared with Adrien a little while ago. It was everything she dreamed about and more, if only their first time could've been as amazing as that was. But at the same time she knew that if it wasn't for that accidental first occurrence then the two of them would still be oblivious to each other's secret identities. It was crazy to think that two superhero sidekicks of three years now had been working together side by side defeating Hawkmoth's akumas while at the same time tackling work and their studies at the same school in the same class.

Marinette smiled before she drifted off into a deep sleep, Tikki cradled beside her head, not necessarily needing to rest, but seeing Marinette sleep made it feel appropriate to her that she should sleep as well.

So for the next week or so, Marinette kept the news about the new house Adrien had bought for the two of them a secret, but when she, her parents and Adrien went shopping for baby stuff, it was then that she had to tell them what was going on.

Also during that week, Adrien had managed to take all of what he needed from his bedroom into his new house, he was glad that Gabriel didn't know where Adrien was moving too or who he gave the money to so he could buy the house, but Adrien felt like he would find out sooner or later and then there would be more trouble. For now, Gabriel remained silent, but on the inside he was bursting with rage about his son fighting back on his arguments, it wasn't like him, it made those moments remind him of the arguments he shared with his wife before she went missing.

So Adrien was getting settled into his new place, he knew that eventually Marinette would move in too, he couldn't wait for their baby girl to be born so then they could live as a happy and complete family. In all the meanwhile, Marinette was incredibly lucky that ever since her bump had gotten bigger there hadn't been many akuma attacks, there was only two that happened during that week and they were both at night so it was very difficult for anyone to make out if they saw her.

Meanwhile Marinette and Adrien hadn't really talked much about what happened that night, it was a very memorable and intimate moment but they were both shy to talk about it. They both enjoyed it so much but were afraid to talk about it as it was their actual first time that they actually enjoyed it instead of it being completely forced upon them.

Now Marinette, Adrien and Marinette's parents were walking around the shop to find the appropriate items they needed for the baby when it would arrive, but when Tom and Sabine asked about the placement of the baby's things, it was then that Marinette explained what Adrien had done.

"Um...about that...Adrien bought a house...for the three of us to live in once the baby is born." She explained, gesturing to Adrien who smiled sheepishly, feeling like he was going to be in trouble.

Tom and Sabine gasped at the thought of Adrien even being able to buy a house at his age. "Really, you were able to purchase a house!?" Sabine exclaimed, a hand partly clenched in front of her face.

"I didn't think you were allowed or even old enough to do that...because of your father." Tom added, knowing from what he's heard already about Gabriel's perspective of the situation that he wouldn't be accepting at all at what Adrien has done.

Adrien raised his hand in assurance that everything was being taken care of. "Don't worry, I've been taking good care of everything, I'm old enough now to buy my own house and my father cannot stop me." He assured with pride, feeling really good about standing up to his father.

Tom raised his eyebrows in surprise, almost shocked to see Adrien being able to hold in so much against his father he worried that he would explode with rage against his father and then all hell would break loose. But at the same time, Tom hadn't actually met Gabriel in person and didn't want to think too badly of him, he had to respect that Gabriel didn't want to be a part of this family that had been created, and so did Sabine as well.

"So Marinette...you're moving out once the baby is born?" Sabine asked, wanting to clarify again with her daughter, feeling concerned about things that still needed to be worked out. "Because there's so much that goes into buying a house...you'll need a job, and remember that you need to finish school this year as well." She explained with sincerity, knowing Marinette had a lot on her plate to deal with.

Marinette nodded with a small smile, knowing she had a lot to work out before the baby was born. "I know but don't worry; Adrien and I will be able to sort it all out in no time." She assured, leaning closer into Adrien, making him blush and widen his smile.

Sabine and Tom gave their upmost support to the two of them, knowing it was going to be a lot of work and they only had less than five months till that time would come for the baby to be born. So the four of them spent the rest of the afternoon looking at more baby stuff, they eventually bought some more baby stuff but Adrien stayed behind and bought a nice lovely crib that he had delivered to his house not long later, having planning the baby's room already without Marinette, but he was going to keep it his little surprise until she would visit him next.

A month or so went by, Marinette had somehow managed to keep her pregnancy a secret but now that she was close to her sixth month she was getting bigger and worried who would be the first to notice that her belly was getting bigger, she worried that Chloe might tease her about getting fat, or Alya would comment about how many pastries she was eating around her parents. She was starting to think that telling Alya would be a good option, unfortunately she couldn't say much else beyond that otherwise it could potentially reveal her and Adrien's secret identities. Marinette decided she would only tell Alya if she would ask.

So during that month that went by, Marinette had an uncontrollable desire to make love with Adrien every moment she had alone with him, but didn't know how to make the moment work as they were rarely in a secure area. It also didn't help that her lust for Adrien kicked in midway during a battle against another akuma. Ever since that night with each other they've both desperately wanted to do that again, but could never find the right time, they were both starting to get real busy with school as the end of the school year was approaching and they had final exams to prepare for, plus it didn't help that they were rarely alone during that whole month to even do that and when given the chance an akuma would show up and they would have to spring into action fast.

Marinette was lucky that no one had bothered to notice that in her superhero form she was beginning to show through, but she knew eventually someone would notice and then it would be all over the news. Theories and speculations would happen, and if Marinette had already told Alya she was pregnant but couldn't tell her who the father was, it would be totally stupid of her to not put the pieces together and realise that Marinette was Ladybug.

During that month also, Gabriel had been trying to track down Adrien's new house, and had come close once but only to find Cat Noir instead around that neighbourhood instead of his son. He and Adrien hadn't spoken much since they argued about Adrien moving out to start his own life, but Adrien knew the next time they would see each other in person, things were definitely going to take a turn for the worst.

Meanwhile, Chloe had seemed to be acting more like her normal self, Adrien and Marinette still kept their eyes on her though during class, but for the last two weeks of that month she seemed to be fully acting like her normal self again.

Luckily it was break for school now so she and Adrien had more alone time to themselves, it was by this time that the baby room was almost ready, and Tom and Sabine wanted to take a look at the house Marinette would be staying in.

The pair walked in as Marinette and Adrien were already inside waiting to greet them, Tom and Sabine gasped in amazement at how much work had been done already to make the house feel more like a home, Sabine was almost in tears as she looked over at Adrien, forever grateful of his amazing generosity.

"Oh Adrien, I feel like we haven't done enough compared to what you've done on your own already!" Sabine stated in amazement, taking in the scenery more as she waved her arms around, feeling completely happy and secure.

Tom approached Adrien and shook his hand, knowing that Adrien was doing everything he could so that they would be ready in time for the baby. "Fantastic job, I can't imagine Marinette finding a much more amazing person as you in her life." He complimented, surprising Adrien with an embracing hug.

Marinette felt like she was going to come in tears again from how happy her parents were about all the work Adrien had done just for them. He was definitely one of a kind, and she felt bad that he had done so much for her and she hadn't done enough in comparison. She smiled brightly as she saw her parents thanking Adrien for doing all of this to make their journey as parents a good start, but then she sighed as she rubbed her arm, feeling like Adrien was being far too kind and that she could never match what he had given her already.

Adrien turned in the moment Marinette sighed, he saw the look of worry on her face, and her parents noticed to the moment they saw their daughter looking down. "Hey...are you alright?" Adrien asked with a small smile, approaching her.

With a smile and a small tear trying to escape her eye, Marinette looked up, happy and beginning to feel the tears of happiness run down her face. "You've done so much for us...I could never return that favour..." She explained, feeling like there was little she could do in her state.

Adrien almost laughed when Marinette said that, knowing that Marinette was already giving him something amazing to share with her. Tom and Sabine could see it too, but knew that Adrien telling her was what would most definitely lift her spirits up.

"Are you kidding? Marinette you're going to give me something in less than four months that I could not compare anything else with that I can give you. Our little girl will be the most precious gift ever given to me and you...to us." He assured with a loving smile, resting his forehead against hers.

Marinette felt much more relaxed and filled with happiness and joy after Adrien gave her the assurance she needed, Adrien was truly an amazing person to have in her life. There was definitely no one else that could take his place, he was definitely the one.

So a little while later, Tom and Sabine allowed Marinette to stay the night with Adrien just to get a taste of when they would be officially living together, for now Adrien was living on his own until Marinette would have the baby and then they would all move in together. Marinette's parents were perfectly happy with this, after seeing how much effort Adrien had done already on top of his schoolwork he was able to take care of a child and Marinette at the same time.

Adrien and Marinette were perfect for each other.