“Chat….!” Ladybug exclaimed behind him. He whipped around, worried that something had happened. She was holding her cupped hands out, staring into something with an expression of awe.

“Yes, M’lady?”

“It’s snowing!” she said breathlessly. Her voice full of happiness and excitement. He made a mental note that she liked snow. Glancing up, he confirmed that it was indeed snowing, small white orbs falling gently from the sky.

“Isn’t beautiful?” she asked him. He looked at her.

“Yes, yes it is,” he informed her with a slight smile. She glanced at him and narrowed her eyes.

“You’re not even looking,” she accused him. He shrugged and gestured towards.

“It’s still a beautiful view,” he replied with a smirk. Ladybug sighed and looked back to the snow, admiring it. After a few minutes, she stepped further to the outskirts of the Eiffel Tower platform. She took a deep breath, enjoying the fresh, cold air that comes with snow. With a giggle, she took a light step and twirled under the snow.

Chat’s breath caught in his throat, she was gorgeous. The light from below caught on her figure, outlining it in the dark night. Her eyelashes were visible, long and prominent on her pale cheeks. A small smile graced her face, further highlighting her beauty. The bangs of her hair framed her face delicately, as though she were fragile. The snow fell like feathers, softly gathering on top of her midnight hair like a crown. White snow circled her gently as if each one wanted to be close to her. The paleness made her colors all the more vibrant and she seemed more alive than ever before. She swirled to a stop and tilted her head back, mouth open as she waited for the spheres to settle in her mouth. His mouth and body moved before his mind was aware of it. He stepped to her and took a deep bow, one hand extended to the amazing creature in front of him.

“May I have this dance, M’lady?”

She looked at him, startled. To his surprise, she blushed very lightly. “I don’t know how to dance,” she admitted. He smiled.

“I can teach you.”

“You know how to dance?”

“Yep,” he replied cheerfully. He had been forced to learn at a young age. After all, he didn’t want to embarrass his father at some party by stepping on some important designer’s feet. But now, he was happy he had learned.

“Okay,” she answered. Grinning, he took her hand and placed it on his shoulder, holding the other hand in his slightly raised and to the side.

“To start a basic box step,” he instructed, “take a step back with your right foot, then step to the left with your left foot and bring your feet together. After, step forward with your left foot, go right with your right foot, bring your feet together, and repeat from the start. Remember to stay on the balls of your feet. When going forward or back, rise to the top of your feet and go back down when going sideways.”

With a nod, she followed his instructions. After a few tries, she got it right and they moved on to the next step. A half hour or so pass and she learned all the steps and could execute them reasonably well without fail. Now, they were just having fun, continuously switching from the box step to the revolve.

“You’re good at this, are sure you didn’t know how to do this before?” he asked teasingly. She laughed.

“It’s only because I have such a great teacher,” she replied with a smile. But then, as if to mock her, she slipped on the growing pile of snow. Chat reacted instantly, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her to him so she wouldn’t fall. They looked at each other. With a blush growing on both their cheeks, they hastily stepped away.

“Thanks,” Ladybug offered with a smile.

“Anything for my lady,” Chat replied cheekily as he winked. Her smile widened.

“Anything…?” she repeated with an evil grin.

“Yes, anything,” he repeated firmly, his tone becoming more serious.

“....It’s getting late, go home you alley cat,” she turned him around so that he couldn’t see the blush on her cheeks, but he could still hear the smile in her voice.

“As M’lady wishes,” he turned around and, as per usual, kissed her hand with a wink.

As per usual, Ladybug pushed him away with a laugh and he jumped away.

Unusually, they both smiled as he jumped away and Ladybug lingered for a bit, watching him, before going home.

Unusually, Ladybug touched the hand he had kissed and smiled fondly.

Something had changed that night, although neither knew what or why.