Felix Agreste was not the sociable type.

In fact, he didn't like socializing at all.

That is, unless that one person he was socializing with was his secret alter egos partner, Ladybug.

He sighed hopelessly into his book as he thought of her.

He heard a giggle echo somewhere in the library. He looked up from his book and casually glanced around.

"Oh, I'm s-sorry if I disturbed you." A nervous girl's voice said.

Felix turned and met the gaze of none other than Bridgette, the girl from his class he knew was obviously crushing on him.

He stood up collecting his things. "It's fine." He mumbled trying his best to not look at her.

Bridgette held up her hands. "You don't have to leave! I'll be quiet!"

He dared to look at her out of the corner of his eye. She looked concerned.

"I was going to leave anyway."

Felix ignored her as he walked out of the library and into the streets of Paris.

"Wait!" She called out as she ran after him.

Felix glared as she ran up to him.

"If offended you, I'd like to say that I'm sorry... Is there anything I can do to make it up to you?"

He knew the words he was about to say were going to be cruel, but it was necessary to get her to leave him be.

He leaned in close to her. "If you really want to make it up to me, leave me alone."

He turned away from her and continued walking. As cold hearted as he had grown to be, he couldn't bring himself to turn around and see the look on her face.

This was how it always was for Felix.

He did it for the reason that he thought was best. After all, anyone who strayed too close to him was bound to get hurt somehow someway.

It was the curse of bad luck that he suffered with and wouldn't dare let it affect anyone else.

That was one of the reasons why he kept everyone away, that and the fact that he didn't feel as if he fit in with the others.

He was content with his decision to keep his distance and never get attached, it was best that way. The only one he broke this rule for was Ladybug.

Her luck saved her from suffering the fate of misfortune. If only he could get a kiss from her, maybe then his curse might be broken... But he came to accept that was unlikely to happen anytime soon.

He continued walking until he made his way to the limo he knew was waiting nearby.

At home, he knew he would get the solitude that he craved.

His father, Gabriel Agreste, was a fashion designer and was never around, especially after the disappearance of his mother.

After that, his father was never the same, and neither was Felix.

The shy but kind child Felix once was suddenly became cold and withdrawn, the lonely days inside had begun torture to him, but with the miraculous he found, he had a newfound hope.

Despite the darkness and misfortune that it filled him with, he had found her, his Lady, and even though she never returned his feelings, he had her nonetheless.

Those ocean blue eyes made him feel as if he could be happy again. Dealing with the curse of the cat miraculous was nothing if it meant that he could see her.

…

As night time came, Felix approached the window and looked out. The full moon was nowhere to be seen, but that wouldn't be a problem when he transformed.

Plagg floated close to him nosily munching on camembert. Felix plugged his nose.

"Do you have to eat that?"

Plagg threw the rest of the cheese into his mouth with a loud gulp. "If you want to transform into Chat Noir to see your girlfriend, then yes. I do have to eat this."

Felix looked at the kwami and crossed his arms. "She's not my girlfriend."

Plagg shrugged and floated off to get more cheese.

Felix watched and waited for him to finish. Holding up the hand with the black cat miraculous ring resting on his finger, he said the words that initiated the transformation, "Plagg, transformer moi!"

Plagg flew into the ring with a flash of purple and black. Felix felt the transformation dress him in the leather black suit, ruffling his hair wildly about as the cat ears appeared on his head. He smirked to himself as he caught sight of his reflection in the window before opening it and leaping out into the night.

…

Ladybug sat by the edge of the building, daintily swinging her legs back and forth over the edge as she looked at the brightly lit city.

"Good evening, my Lady."

Ladybug turned her head. Chat Noir walked over towards her and sat down besides her.

"Good evening, Chat." She said with a beaming smile.

"See anything worth fighting?"

"Nope! It seems perfectly content tonight."

She stood up and brushed her suit off. "Care to take a stroll?"

Chat smirked. "How could I ever refuse?"

Ladybug ran across the rooftops, her ribbons fluttering behind her. Chat ran after giving chase. He noticed her approaching a huge gap between two buildings. Worrying that she couldn't see it as well as he could thanks to his night vision, he shouted to warn her.

"Ladybug! Watch out for that ledge!"

She glanced at him and smiled before leaping off the edge. She appeared as if she were flying through the air, then proceeded to land with perfect poise and waved back at him.

He looked at her awestruck. She never ceased to amaze him. He continued to gallivant after her into the night.

…

The alarm clock blared causing Felix to awake with a jolt. He turned over pulling the pillow over his head while grumbling to himself about having to wake up so early.

"Rise and shine. It's time to get up."

Plagg hovered around him and crossed his arms.

"More like you want me to get up to get you cheese." Felix mumbled into his pillow.

"That's true."

Felix rolled out of bed and forced himself to get dressed and do his daily routine. He gave Plagg as much cheese as he could.

While waiting, he sat and watched the kwami eat.

Felix propped his head on his hand. "Good thing people don't get too close to me. They would probably smell the reek of cheese."

Plagg threw a slice into his mouth. "Hey I don't judge your food! And the smell of cheese is amazing to me." He looked adoringly at the last slice before throwing it into his mouth.

Felix shook his head then gestured for Plagg to hide in his bag.

Now he could leave for school.

He stepped into the limo and sat in thought. In no time, they were already at the school. Felix really didn't like the limo, but it was one of the rules his father enforced that allowed him to go to school in the first place. He glanced out the tinted window at the crowds of students standing around in groups.

"Why did I ever want to go to public school in the first place?" He grumbled to himself.

Plagg peaked out at him from inside the bag. "I think it's because you felt lonely trapped inside that house all day…"

Felix's scowl faltered. He turned away from the kwami and stepped out of the vehicle.

What Plagg said was sadly true.

No matter if he didn't like anyone he attended classes with nor talked to them, it was an opportunity for Felix to get out of his house without having to transform into Chat.

He felt less lonely even though he was surrounded with people who were considered strangers to him, and it gave him freedom to be outside his house in his civilian form.

To walk amongst people invisible like any other person, it felt strangely comforting.

Sitting now in class waiting for it to begin, he ignored all the commotion and talking going on around him and focused on his book.

As time passed, the chatter settled down as everyone began to take their seats, and the teacher started their lesson.

"Today, we'll be starting a research project. I've already assigned the topics as well as the partners."

Everyone began whispering around the room wondering who was going to be working together and what their assignment could possibly be about.

Felix tried his best not to groan to himself. Working with someone was the last thing he wanted to do.

'What a bother…' He thought to himself.

"Pay close attention everyone, these are your assigned projects and topics."

She began to read off the list. Felix sat impatiently waiting for his name to be called and pondered over who was being assigned with whom. Finally, he heard his name.

"Felix Agreste, you will be working with Bridgette Dupain-Cheng. Your project is about the news media's coverage on hero reports and how they contribute to society."

Felix glanced over at her and she glanced back surprised.

When the teacher dismissed them, Bridgette picked up her things and walked over to him.

"So it seems we're partners right?" She laughed nervously.

Felix crossed his arms.

"So it seems."

She looked down and began fiddling with her hair.

"About yesterday… I-"

"Save it. Let's focus on the assignment and nothing more."

Bridgette nodded her head and gave him a small smile. "Alright!"

"But there's one condition that you have to agree to."

"Bridgette's smile faltered. "And what might that be?" She asked nervously.

"We only talk to each other when we're working on the project, and after it's over, we go about on our way and return back to our lives as they were before."

"T-That sounds reasonable to me." She nodded her head and looked away from his glance.

"Good. Are you available to meet after school at the library tomorrow?"

She nodded her head excitably. "Yeah! It's fine with me!"

Felix grabbed his notebook out of his bag, flipping through the pages until he came upon a blank sheet. He sighed thinking about the topic. He would need little research for this…

Bridgette fiddled with her pen waiting for him.

"Alright, let's get started."

She nodded. "Are you familiar with the topic?"

'More so than you'd think.' He thought to himself.

"Yes. You could say that I am. It's covered in the news quite often."

She looked down. "I'm familiar with it too. After all, Alya runs a blog for Ladybug and talks about them quite often."

"That's an advantage."

Felix began scrawling notes and ideas across the page.

"Yes, it could be." Bridgette agreed.

She glanced over at his notes. He created a column for Ladybug and Chat Noir's traits. Ladybug's column was filled with traits, whilst Chat's was empty.

"You could say that Chat's flirty and a bit impulsive." She said pointing to the empty column.

Felix stopped writing and glanced at her.

"What?"

She glanced away from him and blushed.

"Well, that's how he appears to be from what I've seen and read."

He put the pen down and passed the notebook over to her. "You fill this column in. I'm not all too familiar with Chat…"

"A lot of people aren't." She furrowed her brow. She began to write down how she saw him, trying to keep it less personal than she wanted to.

"It's a shame too, since he's just as important as Ladybug. He may be aloof in terms of how he interacts with the public, but he's a hero with a heart of gold, or so I've seen…"

A small smirk begin to form on his face. Bridgette looked at him curiously, and smiled. He turned away from her quickly and the familiar scowl returned.

He reached over and took the notebook and pen back from her, scanning the notes before he put it back in his bag.

"We're about to be let out any minute now…" He mumbled.

She glanced at the clock. "Oh, you're right."

The teacher dismissed them.

Felix walked as quickly as he could, his pulse quickened thinking about her words about Chat. He clenched his fists, and tried to ignore these thoughts, retreating to the limo waiting outside to go home briefly for lunch.