Author's Note:
Happy Halloween everyone! Had Masquerade Balls on my mind for this new story and thought it would be convenient to post this on Halloween! This is an interesting story concept that I want to look into, but no plot for the actual story will be made until some chapters after I got the Masquerade Ball out of my system. Hope you all enjoy.
Adrien sighed as he leaned against the bar. "I thought that you came here to have fun." His head turned to see a young woman in a yellow dress with black stripes with blonde hair, her face hidden by a yellow mask.
"It's not much different from what I'm used to," Adrien admitted, hearing how much hype people had for Mayor Bourgeois' Masquerade Ball weeks before. He wanted to get away from anything that reminded him of running a company, especially the fancy events that the Mayor's ball reminded him of. "Only now you don't know who people are with the masks and everything Am-"
Her hand covered his mouth quickly. "Don't say my name! Especially since I saw a few reporters on my way over to you, I don't want anyone knowing I'm here."
Adrien sighed, knowing that was true especially with his ex-wife, Chloe Bourgeois, in the media's spotlight. It would make huge news if those reporters among the crowd heard Amber Bourgeois' name with her being Chloe's sister.
Adrien downed the shot that was in his hand and remembered her title here. "Sorry, my bad Queen Bee."
Amber smiled at him. "It's fine Chat Noir." That comment made him slightly regret wearing the cat ears that rested in his now messy hair, but hey it was Halloween so who cares (which also prevented him from fully regretting wearing them).
"She's still angry isn't she?" The "what-do-you-think" look Amber gave him answered his question. "Figured."
"Don't worry about it. She deserved it after treating you so poorly especially when he died." When his father died, and turned his life from a lonely drone of an existence to hell. "The only one's at fault were our dad's arranging a marriage for business rather than love."
Adrien smiled. "You're a good friend Amber."
She shrugged as she ordered a drink. "I'm just doing what any other selfless friend would do, but don't get the wrong idea Chat, I'm not trying to get your affection."
Adrien smirked. "Bee-hive Miss Bee."
She rolled her eyes. "Behave, bee-hive. Your puns are getting worse."
Before he could reply to Amber, a melodious laughter behind him stopped him in his tracks. "Mee-youch that must sting for you tomcat. Hi, Queen Bee."
Adrien turned to see the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his entire life who just made a cat and bee pun in the same sentence. Her raven hair just long enough to caress her bare shoulders. She wore a red dress with black dots all over it, sharing the pattern on the mask she wore that complimented her bluebell eyes that seemed to stare into his soul.
From the tone in her voice, Adrien had to guess Amber was smiling as he felt her finger close his mouth. "Ladybug, enjoying the party? I wasn't able to talk to you that much when the Foxy twins met up with you. The stray here is Chat Noir."
Ladybug turned to the blonde, wild-haired man who seemed to stare at her like a moth drawn to a flame. "You okay Chat Noir?" She couldn't help but smirk as he snapped out of his trance and smiled.
"Pur-fect. Miss… Ladybug was it?" She nodded. "Might I ask you for this dance?"
Mentally he froze when the question came out of his mouth before he realized it did. Adrien mentally kicked himself. Why the heck did he ask her to dance?! He just met her for crying out loud! Now she was going to think he was desperate(well he is desperate to be loved but that's beside the point).
Adrien was about to retract his offer when Ladybug said, "Yes."
To say he was happy was an understatement as he offered the crook of his arm and she looped hers through it. "My what a gentleman. Such a surprise from a stray," she teased.
He winked at her as they joined couples dancing to the soft violins playing a romantic tune that could be heard throughout the entire Ball. "This cat is full of surprises, Ladybug. Just you wait and see."
As Adrien danced with the masked goddess who traded teasing and puns with him throughout the entire dance he knew without a doubt that it was miraculous meeting her as the tensions of his normal life seemed to fade. Before the Masquerade Ball ended, he was happy to hear the mayor announce that the Ball would be held on weekends from then on.
Author's Note:
Oh the horror of it all! ADRIEN AND CHLOE WERE MARRIED sometime in this fanfiction story line!
Love stories that run on a different timeline from the original story. So much fun with what you can put in it to put a parallel between the two.