"Out of the question, Chat Noir!" Ladybug said, staring at him in disbelief.
He whined, "c'mon, my lady, I got my ears pierced just for this!"
She sighed, "no. Switching miraculous? What kind of dumb idea is that?"
He chuckled, "you know, all we have to do is close our eyes, take off our miraculous, and switch them. Piece of cake. I just want to know what it's like to be you, my lady. Who knows, we might learn from it and learn to fight better with each other!"
"Chat Noir..." She glanced down, and sighed. "Promise you won't look."
He gasped, before nodding. "Promise."
They both closed their eyes. Ladybug removed her earrings, becoming Marinette. She put them in one hand, and outstretched that hand.
Chat Noir took off his ring, and held it out. Adrien blindly tried to reach her arms. With some difficulty, he found her hands, and quickly exchanged miraculous.
Marinette frowned, "what do I say?" she asked softly.
He chuckled, "it's 'claws out', what's yours?"
"Spots on," she answered, with a smile.
Simultaneously, they said "claws out" and "spots on"
They opened their eyes, and laid eyes on one another.
Marinette gasped, before laughing. "Who would have known red looked good on you?"
"Why, my lady, I look good in all colors!" he said, chuckling. "See ya around... Chat Noir!" He leapt away, before realizing he needed to use his yo-yo to actually do that. Blushing, he waved to her.
"Bye, uh, Ladybug!" She giggled, and began to climb the rooftops back home.
{The next day...}
Marinette gasped, waking up. "Oh no, I'm going to be late! Tikki, spots..." She frowned when seeing Plagg, dozing on her bed. "Oh, right. You need to recharge. Here!" she handed him a cookie.
He eyed it with distaste. "I can't eat that! I need something delicate... You don't happen to have any camembert with you?" he asked, a hopeful look in his eyes.
The girl sighed, "no, but... We might have some in the bakery. I'll go check!" She got dressed and dashed downstairs.
Adrien stared at Tikki, who nibbled on a cookie. He chuckled, "you're nothing like Plagg. In fact, I think you're better. I might keep you around!"
She sighed, "Adrien, switching the miraculous wasn't a good idea. You don't know how to be Ladybug!"
"I've seen her enough to know how to do things. Her lucky charm, her yo-yo, her de-evilizing the akuma... If anyone should be Ladybug besides her, it should be me!" he exclaimed with a smile.
"I'm just saying, if something goes wrong, and you don't know how to cope with it as Ladybug, something might really mess up. As soon as you see her, you should switch back!" Tikki exclaimed.
"Adrien, you're going to be late for school!" called Natalie.
Adrien gasped, before standing up. "Coming!"
Tikki let out a weary sigh, and flew into the blond boy's bag.
"I can't believe dad puts camembert in his sandwiches... And I can't believe it's so stinky!" Marinette exclaimed, pinching her nose.
Plagg laughed, "since you're Chat Noir now, you're gonna have to deal with the stinky cheese! Man, I knew switching the miraculous was a good idea!"
Marinette gasped, "wait, it was your idea?"
The kwami nodded, popping the cheese in his mouth. "Of course! I come up with all the good ideas, heh!"
She shook her head. "No time for that right now. I've got to get to school! Hide, Plagg." She gestured to her little bag, which he immediately hid in.
"Nice new earrings, dude!" Nino exclaimed, seeing Adrien come in.
Adrien gasped, before smiling. "Yeah, I just got them... You like? It's the newest trend!"
"Whatever you say, man." The boy chuckled.
Alya frowned, leaning over. "Have either of you seen Marinette around? She's going to be late again..."
"I'm here!" Marinette announced, running into the room. She tripped, and would have landed face first on the ground, but Adrien caught her.
He laughed, "you okay?"
She gasped, noticing his earrings, before nodding. "Y-yeah... Are those new?"
He chuckled, "Brand new. You should get to your seat before the bell rings!" He took her hand, and led her to his seat, but not without noticing the silver ring on her finger. His eyes widened.
They both took their seats. Alya laughed, "did you see that, Marinette? Adrien held your hand!"
Marinette nodded, grinning, "I know... He's so dreamy..." She stared off into space, an idiotic smile on her face.
Alya groaned, putting her hand to her forehead. "Seriously, girl?"
Adrien frowned. "That ring..." he muttered, before shaking his head, "it can't be. Well, only one way to find out..."
