After seeing the trailer for Frozen this morning, I was instantly inspired to come up with this! That being said:

IF YOU HAVE YET TO SEE FROZER'S TRAILER, OR THE EPISODE, AS WELL AS ANANSI, I'D ADVISE YOU BOOKMARK THIS FIC AND COME BACK TO IT ONCE YOU'VE SEEN THEM!


It was just another typical day in the beautiful city of Paris. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and Ladybug and Chat Noir had just defeated another akuma villain, adding onto their ever growing list.

The two still had a couple of minutes to spare before it was time to leave, so neither were exactly in a rush to head back to where they had been prior to the fight, or where they were supposed to be next.

Ladybug noticed billboards of Adrien's perfume ad in sight as she sighed dreamily, admiring them from afar. Chat Noir noticed the sudden change in her behavior and followed her gaze to the posters of himself. His eyes flickered and darted back to her as a sudden thought occurred to him.

"Adrien Agreste isn't the boy you mentioned before, is he?" he asked seriously, his tone pressing.

Her big blue eyes widened. "Ah- What? Pfft, of course not. Why would I? I don't even know..." she attempted to hide the truth to prevent herself from getting caught, and also to spare his feelings, but the harder she tried, the more obvious it became she was lying. The look Chat Noir gave her told her that much.
Ladybug sighed. "Okay, yes. He's the boy that I told you about."

Chat grinned and took several steps towards her. "In that case, there's something you should know."

With his smile still etched on his face, Chat Noir closed his eyes and let his transformation go. When Adrien opened them, he was greeted to a shocked Ladybug, her mouth gaped open, completely frozen in place. That was understandable, he hadn't been planning on revealing himself until that moment.

He rushed to her, wanting to break the distance between them as soon as was possible, and cradled her hands in his. "You know how I feel about you, Ladybug," he began. She blinked in response. "Now that I know how you feel about me, I just couldn't hide it from you anymore. You had to know who I am."

She still didn't speak, she had barely even moved a muscle since he had detransformed. He took this as a sign to keep talking.

"It's perfect how this worked out. I was honestly worried that the guy you liked was someone else," he beamed, starting to get lost in his happiness. "I love you, Ladybug."

Ladybug. He loves Ladybug. When she pictured him saying that to her, it would be Marinette's name he'd say, not Ladybug's.

She let out a small gasp and broke her hands free from Adrien's.

"What's wrong?" he asked, his smile now turned into a frown. "Did I say something?"

Ladybug glanced down at the ground, trying to think of the right way she should go about this. Oh, did she ever want to be with Adrien. This was her chance to be with him, finally. But she could only be with him as Ladybug, because revealing her identity at this point was not an option. She had the safety of everyone she cared for, including him, to think about. And if she was honest with herself, she wanted Adrien to love her for who she was outside of the mask. A relationship just wasn't possible between them right now, and it broke her heart to realize this.

'Chat Noir… no," she corrected herself. "Adrien, I… I can't be with you," she breathed with a shake of her head, her eyes gleaming with tears that were threatening to spill over.

Adrien looked panicked. "Why not? You said you have feelings for me, right? So I don't understand…"

"I do, Adrien. I really do. But think about it: Ladybug and Chat Noir couldn't date, not really. Everyone would be watching us like hawks, and we'd only be able to see each other during akuma fights and stolen moments here and there. And Ladybug and Adrien certainly couldn't go out together, either."

"But Adrien and who you are behind that mask can," he held out his hand to caress her face.

"No, we can't," she brushed his hand away. "I told you I need to keep my identity a secret. As badly as I want to tell you, I just can't. In order to keep you safe, to keep everybody safe, this is how it has to be. I'm sorry," Ladybug's voice was slightly shaking, he realized he had never heard her sound so strained before. "The only way we could work out is if you loved the girl I really am...and you don't."

Adrien looked at her desperately. "I don't know who you are. I don't even know if I've ever met you. How could I…?"

"I'm sorry," she repeated again with her back was facing him. She threw her yo-yo dozens of feet up ahead, leaving Adrien alone on the rooftop.

Ladybug rushed towards the ice rink. She was running late meeting Luka. She took a moment to breathe, to compose herself.

"Marinette…" Tikki started, poking her head out of Marinette's purse. She was hoping she'd learn sooner or later of Chat Noir's identity, but he clearly chose a bad time to reveal himself. She was greatly concerned about Marinette. Rejecting Adrien was not something she expected from her, and she had no idea how she was going to handle the situation..

"I can't talk about it right now, Tikki, I promised to help Luka, and I'm already late," she insisted, motioning for her Kwami to hide back in the bag.

"Hey Marinette!" Luka called her over with a wave as she walked in the frigid building.

Marinette mustered up a smile and waved back. "Sorry I'm late."

"Don't worry about it. Philippe was just helping me out with some individual training. Are you okay?" he asked when he noticed her looking distant.

"Y-yeah, I'm fine," she lied lightly, waving her hand back and forth. "Let me just get my skates on and I'll be ready."

With a nod, Luka glided back onto the ice, leaving Marinette alone to put on her gloves, pads, and skates. She took a deep breath and let it back out, trying to let her thoughts of Adrien escape her mind as she exhaled.

Marinette stumbled around a bit, trying to get comfortable with her footing on the ice. Before she knew it, she had no problem staying on her feet. Attempting anything more than that was another story.

"Here, let me help," Luka offered with a chuckle. He held his hand out for hers, and after a couple of moments, she hesitantly took it.

He guided her along the ice, going at a slower pace than he normally would to keep her comfortable.

"Good job, Marinette!" Philippe called over with a thumbs up.

"He's right, you're doing great," Luka assured her.

Marinette smiled up at him as her feet began to lose their grip on the ice.

"You're okay, I've got you."

"I think it's time you try a lift!" Philippe shouted over at them.

"A w-what?!" Marinette stuttered, beginning to panic.

"I won't drop you. I'd never let anything happen to you," his eyes were intensely looking into hers, and she recalled the same look and determined tone Nino had when saving Alya from Anansi. She had wished that day that she had someone to feel the same way about her as Nino did Alya.

Marinette felt herself being spun as she broke away from her thoughts, surprised to feel Luka's arms wrapped around her. Before she could say anything, Luka was lifting her off the frozen ground, and she was in the air, spinning high above the ice. She almost felt like she was flying, very different from the way it feels when she soars above Paris with her yo-yo.

When her skates touched the ice again, Luka dipped her, gazing into her eyes with the same intense but gentle look from before.

"Bravo, bravo!" Philippe cried, jumping up and down, tearing Luka and Marinette from their moment. Mayor Bourgeois looked displeased sitting in the stands at the display on the ice.

"That was beautiful! Magnifique ! Très magnifique !" Philippe wiped a single tear away with his hand as he applauded.

"Philippe, you know I will not allow such elements in this program!" he bellowed.

"I don't see why not, Mayor Bourgeois. Did you not see how well they performed it? Simply marvelous! And that was just their first attempt! With this element implemented into our routine, we will surely succeed!"

"That may be so, but I simply cannot allow it!" rang Mr. Bourgeois' voice, it echoed throughout the rink. "I don't want to be liable if something were to happen. You will either have to come up with something else, or you can forget about entering that competition." He flung the papers he held up in the air - papers with the details of the competition written on them - and exited the rink, leaving behind a very disgruntled skating coach.

Meanwhile, Adrien had a fencing match to attend, but his heart just wasn't in it. His mind kept replaying the scene over and over in his mind. Ladybug finally admitting that the one she loves is in fact him. Not the side of him that she spent every day with, but a side of him nonetheless. His snap decision to reveal himself to her… now that he thought it through, it probably wasn't the best idea he's ever had. He knew just how adamant she's always been about keeping their identities a secret, and he broke that today. Adrien wouldn't be surprised if she was angry with him for it. He groaned.

Would she really only accept him if he fell for her civilian side? Was it even possible for him to find her, much less fall for her?

"Do you think it's possible for me to find the girl beneath Ladybug's mask?" Adrien wondered aloud to Plagg, sitting in the locker room, alone.

"Mmm, maybe," Plagg answered. "But she does have a point. The only way it could work out is if you were to date who she really is, and if she's not going to tell you her identity, it's up to you to figure it out."

"Ugh," Adrien groaned again, brushing his gloved hand through his hair. Then it hit him. Plagg knows.

"Plagg…" he began, the sudden change in tone made Plagg's skin crawl. That was the tone of someone who wants something.

"What?"

A smirk formed on Adrien's lips. "You know who she is…"

"Yeah," he drawled.

"Could you tell me?"

Plagg shook his head. "Sorry, no can do, Adrien. I promised not to interfere. This is something you're going to have to do on your own."

And the smirk was gone.

"Adrien?" came a voice from the door. Plagg ducked into Adrien's bag. Kagami entered the room.

"Oh...hi," he greeted her, his shoulders slumped.

"That wasn't like you, you almost never lose a match. Something's wrong," she stated, setting her bag down on the bench beside her as she sat next to Adrien. "You can tell me. Is it your friend, Marinette?"

Adrien shook his head. "No, but it does involve a girl."

Kagami squinted her eyes and her lips stretched into a smirk. "Okay," she drew out the word, extremely suspicious of him telling her the truth. "What's going on? Maybe I can help you."

Adrien took a breath. "I don't know if she really trusts me," he admitted. "She says she does, but I still doubt it. I know she has her reasons for not confiding in me with this particular secret, but it doesn't make it any easier. Especially since this secret is the only thing keeping us from being together," he stared glumly down at the floor. "Maybe she doesn't like me that much after all. Maybe I'm not good enough for her."

"Hey," Kagami reached over and touched his face, getting him to turn his head to face her. "That's not true, you are good enough. You said she has her reasons, do you know what they are?"

Adrien nodded.

"Try to think of it from her perspective. If you were her, can you understand why she may not tell you?"

Adrien thought about Ladybug and all the times she insisted their identities had to remain secret. Each time she reminded him, she grew sadder. She even told him that she would tell him once Hawk Moth was defeated. But if she really loved him, wouldn't she want to be with him now, as much as he wanted to be with her?

Not enough to risk their safety, and everyone else's, a voice in the back of his mind told him. She may trust Adrien, and she may trust Chat Noir, but she didn't trust Hawk Moth. He did have the misfortune of being affected by akumas way too often. If Hawk Moth managed to get inside his head and control him to go after Ladybug… of course he could never risk harm coming to her like that.

"I can understand exactly," he responded, sitting up straighter than before.

"Give her time," Kagami suggested. "Things won't always be this way, I'm sure everything will work out like it's supposed to."

"Thank you, Kagami," he smiled a smile that touched his eyes.

Kagami blushed slightly. "You're a really amazing person, Adrien. This girl is lucky to have you, don't forget that."

He nodded and reached in his bag, where a single rose lay. He was going to give it to Ladybug, but that didn't end up working out. "Here," he told her. "For being so kind."

Adrien took his bag and left the locker room, leaving a blushing Kagami behind, admiring the rose meant for Ladybug in her hand.

Philippe grumbled to himself, sitting in one of the seats, desperate to find something else to include in the routine. Nothing as good as the lift Luka and Marinette had done would be good enough, he was sure of it.

A dark purple butterfly breezed past Marinette, who gasped as she saw it head in Philippe's direction. She watched the butterfly mark light up around his face, and a wicked grin appeared.

"Oh no…" she whispered. Luka looked in the direction she was pointing. Luka took Marinette's hand and led her off the ice to the opposite side of the rink. They rushed out the door just in time to see the entire building become completely frozen.

"You should hurry and head home!" Marinette urged him. "Make sure your mom and sister remain safe. I have a feeling Paris is going to look like a giant rink soon."

"What about you?"

"My house isn't far from here, I'll be fine going back on my own."

Luka hesitated, but she looked confident, and he didn't want to waste time arguing.

"Be careful!" he shouted as he turned and ran in the opposite direction from her. Already, the buildings around her were coated in thick blue ice. She peered around, making sure not a soul was in sight.

Marinette sat on the steps of one of the frozen buildings and dug in her purse for a box. The box that contained the mini macarons for Tikki in case their extra powers were needed. She grabbed the icy blue one, and put the remaining treats away.

"Tikki, power up!" she cried as she tossed the macaron in the air.

Tikki caught it in her mouth and began transforming. "Stalag-Tikki!"

"Stalag-Tikki, spots on!"

Ladybug transformed, spinning around on a new pair of skates. She glimpsed at her reflection in the shining ice and touched the tiara on her head. "At least I'm not out-of-practice anymore," she said to herself with relief. By the time her transformation was through, the entire block was frozen over, and she was unsure of just how much of the city was affected.

Ladybug skated in the direction she remembered seeing Frozer head in, though she had a guess that he was going after Mayor Bourgeois.

On her way, she spotted Chat Noir on the ice, struggling on his skates.

"Need some help?" she called over to him as she approached.

"I'm fine," he insisted, but then he fell abruptly on his back. She held her hand out for him. He almost didn't accept her help, but he sighed and took her hand.

"I have more to say to you when we're done... okay?" she said gently as she yanked him off of the ground.

"Sure," he agreed.

Ladybug wrapped her arm around his waist and hoisted his left arm around her shoulder.

"You won't be able to do anything until you can stay up on the ice," she reminded him as he looked deeply into her eyes.

"Right," he cleared his throat.

She helped make sure he could stay on his feet and move around on his own before they headed after Frozer.

It wasn't a particularly long fight, thankfully. Two akumas in one day, and their athletic activities in between them, was more than enough to leave them exhaust for days.

"I'm going to need more than a cat nap to recover from today," Chat Noir groaned as he plunked himself down onto the same rooftop they had chatten on earlier that day.

Ladybug watched him lie there, her heart starting to race in her chest as she anticipated what she was about to say.

"You know I want you to be happy, right?" she asked.

Her words caught his attention and Chat sat up.

Ladybug turned her head away from him. "I don't want you to feel like you have to wait for me, you know. I'm the one that's holding you up. You know you're free to do what you want, and be with whomever you want," she said sadly, but her words were genuine.

"I spoke to a friend today. She told me I should give you time. I really don't mind waiting for you," he insisted, but she knew deep down he really did.

"This friend of yours sounds like she cares about you," Ladybug glanced at him again. "And I know you would wait. But please, don't let your feelings for me keep you from living, Adrien. You're my friend, my best friend, and I want what's best for you. Right now, that just isn't me."

A spark of fear flashed over his features.

"Don't worry, we'll still fight akumas side-by-side, and I'll still be your friend. Nothing will change. One day, maybe you'll fall for me, as me, and we can be together. But until then, open your eyes to what's around you, okay?" Ladybug bopped him on the nose and messed his shaggy blonde hair up a bit as she got to her feet.

"I'll see you tomorrow," she promised.

Chat Noir stood up. "Wait, but we don't have patrol tomorrow. How do you know you'll see me?"

They had school in the morning and Adrien sat in front of her in class. Unless one of them fell ill, there was no doubt he'd be one of the first people she'd see.

Ladybug laughed, gave him a wink and was off without another word. He had to admit, his hope that they could be together someday had been restored. He just needed to follow her advice and be patient.

The next day at school, Marinette arrived to find Kagami there chatting with Adrien. From what she knew about this girl, she and Adrien came from similar backgrounds, and had several of the same interests, fencing obviously being one of them. As much as she didn't want to admit, she was the kind of person Marinette wanted him to find. She must be the friend he was referring to yesterday.

"Hey Adrien," Marinette greeted.

"Hey Marinette!" he smiled, moving to stand next to Kagami so he could face Marinette.

"Hello Marinette, I'm Kagami. Adrien's told me so much about you."

Marinette glanced at Adrien and then back to Kagami. "Did he?" she shot him a crooked grin. "I remember you, you're the one girl Adrien was up against during tryouts! I'm so sorry about what happened, I really wasn't sure who won that day," she said sheepishly.

"Don't worry about it, Adrien told me you were new to fencing. And everything worked out in the end," she pulled her phone out of her school bag to look at the time. "Oh, I'm sorry, but I really have to go to school. We should all hang out sometime," she insisted.

"That would be great," Marinette agreed. "You should come by my family's bakery, it's next door. You can have whatever you like there, my treat."

"Thank you, Marinette. Well, I'll see you both later," she waved goodbye as she left the school grounds.

"You okay?" Marinette asked when she turned back to Adrien.

He nodded. "I've just had some things going on, but they're okay now."

"That's good," her hand played nervously with the strap of her purse. "Kagami seems nice."
A smile appeared on his face.

"You should take her somewhere after school today. I'm sure it'll cheer you up and make her happy, too," suggested Marinette. "She's new to Paris, isn't she? You could show her around, I bet it'll make her feel more at home."

"That's a good idea, I'll ask her later. Thank you, Marinette," he touched her shoulder to show his appreciation. "I have to go find Nino, but I'll see you in class later."

"Sure," she waved after him. "This is so hard," Marinette groaned, throwing her hands up to her head.

Tikki popped her head out of Marinette's purse. "I know, but you're doing the right thing. I'm so proud of you."

"You were right, Tikki. Being friends is the best place for us to start. Friends are supposed to have their friends best interests at heart, so I can't be selfish."

Tikki giggled. "Things will work out, you'll see."


Please let me know if you enjoyed reading this! I may have it be only a one-shot, but I could definitely add an extra chapter of you if you'd like to read it.

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