Adrian had always had a gut feeling that Ladybug would find out his secret identity one day, whether she wanted to or not. He was fairly certain that they attended the same school, due to how quickly both of them would show up to fight off any akumas, so he suspected maybe one day she would recognize him, or his voice. Or maybe he would slip up and make a pun, or pair any chivalrous task with a elegant "Pleasure, M'lady," before realizing his slip up. There was also the fact that their transformations were short lived after battles, and both were always worried that they wouldn't be able to get out of sight before reverting to their civilian forms. And considering how lazy Plagg was, it was a constant concern of his. But MY GOD if this wasn't the STUPIDEST POSSIBLE way to have his identity revealed to Ladybug.

-The previous night-

Ladybug and Chat Noir were perched near the top of the Eiffel Tower on a particularly starry night after an hour or so of patrolling Paris. Ladybug was hesitant at first, ("Chat that's so freaking cliche! Ugh...At least it's better than you hitting on me during battle…") Both were grateful for each other's company though, and the night seemed too peaceful and quiet to simply sleep through. Chat Noir's ring beeped and he immediately excused himself to go feed his ever-hungry, cheese-loving kwami. And Marinette just had to seize the golden opportunity to get back a her partner for all the puns, flirting, and other obnoxious behaviors of his she had to endure. He had left his phone behind.

Normally, she would have left it be. Ladybug believed that their secret identities were an essential part of their partnership, and she didn't wish to have her identity discovered or know the identity of her partner. His phone would have his name all over it. If she wasn't careful, she wouldn't be able to unsee any revelation. But it was open to settings, he had recently used it to turn of his location services so he couldn't be tracked. (Overprotective parents, maybe?) There wasn't much she could find out here. She picked it up, and evil smirk crossing her face. But what to do…

Taking a bunch of random pictures to spam the camera roll was a classic phone prank but it could be potentially dangerous for him, were someone else to discover those pictures. Or there could be a picture of civilian him that would immediately pop up. No, she couldn't do that. Then it hit her. The perfect idea to embarrass him. She quickly made some...adjustments to his phone, snickering all the while. She then turned it off and laid it back down where it had been. Immediately on cue, Chat Noir came bounding back over the buildings, landing with cat-like grace next to her so they could continue their conversation.

He didn't check his phone again. Not once. Their conversation was so friendly and engaging that by the time they decided to part ways and head towards their respective homes, Marinette almost forgot about her little prank. Almost.

-Earlier that Morning-

Adrian was regretting staying up so late last night. It was just his luck (damn you Plagg!) that there would be a History pop quiz today. He must have been daydreaming yesterday because he had no idea what half the things even were. A quick glance around the classroom let him know that he was not the only one who was blanking. Everyone was scratching their hands, tapping their pencils, and staring blankly at their unfinished papers. Well, expect Chloe. She was looking at her nails. Even with the ambiance of stress, the room was nearly silent. Adrian was desperately hoping for something, anything to break the icy silence. Of course Murphy's Law had to go and kick him in the balls.

Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan Nyan…

Everyone's heads instantly jerked up. Adrian laughed to himself. Who could possibly have such an embarrassing ringtone? And that's when he noticed that his bag was vibrating against his leg.

...Crap.

Cheeks as red as Ladybug's costume, he casually leaned down to turn off his phone, ignoring the call from Nathalie. Everyone in class was holding back laughter...except Marinette, who just kind of looked horrified. But she usually looked like that around him so he didn't think much of it.

"Very funny, Nino," he grumbled, louder than needed to so that his classmates knew that he did not willingly use that awful song as his ringtone. It was kind of ridiculous that it was set to Nyan Cat of all things. He laughed to himself. It was almost as if someone...knew…

But that was ridiculous! It was just a coincidence was all. Besides it was a well-known, annoying song, and it really didn't have THAT much to do with cats.

"Hand in your papers!"

Adrian looked down. His paper was still half finished, he hadn't realized how much time he had been sitting there, panicking. At that moment, the bell rang, ending History class and commencing their lunch break. Adrian quickly circled his educated guesses for the last few questions and handed it to his teacher as he left the classroom, Nino by his side.

"Dude, who changed your ringtone? That was hilarious! Right in the middle of a quiz too!" Adrian raised an eyebrow at his friend.

"I thought YOU did."

"Nope. Wish I had though. You should have seen your face! You looked as embarrassed and flustered as Marinette when she tries to talk to-" Nino was swiftly dragged away by Alya before he could finish. Adrian didn't go after him, mostly because he was too caught up in his own thoughts. Who could have possibly changed his ringtone if it wasn't Nino?

"Hey!" He was immediately snapped out of his thoughts at the sight of Marinette, blocking his path and looking timid, angry, and confused at the same time...somehow.

"Hi, Marinette," he returned, still a bit out of it.

"I need to talk to you." She seemed a bit uneasy, as though she were trying to convince herself that they needed to talk rather than him. And it was freaking adorable.

"Sure." Adrian abandoned his train of thought and followed Marinette behind the school, where they could talk privately. Marinette triple checked that no one was around. She was going to go check one more time, but she looked too paranoid for her own good, so he broke the ice by clearing his throat and saying, "So…"

"Ichangedyourringtonelastnighti'msorryididn'tknowthatthiswouldhappen!"

"What?"

"I changed your ringtone," she repeated softly. "Last night." Last night? He hadn't seen Marinette last night. And he certainly hadn't left his phone anywhere; he liked to think he was more careful than that.

"What?" he repeated.

"I changed your ringtone last night and I'm sorry that I did but I just thought that it would be funny and it was!" she blurted in a rushed, run-on sentence.

"You've lost me Mari."

"Come on...you like cat jokes." Adrian froze.

"What?"

"You see it's funny because...you know…"

"What?"

"You're...Chat Noir."

"..." Adrian did NOT know how to respond to this. None of this was making any sense to him. How the heck did she know? He didn't really realize that he was staring at her, jaw dropped.

"W-what?" she asked timidly.

"Isn't that my line?" he countered, raising his eyebrows up and down and giving her a sly smile. (It was reflex, okay?) Marinette's unsure expression dropped into a scowl.

"Yep. It's you."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

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