Adrien sat down and pulled out his trumpet. It was his favorite part of the day, practice on his balcony, and he was waiting to see if the flutist he's been hearing would play so he could join in. So far, who ever it was hasn't disappointed him. While thinking, he warmed up his trumpet. Once he was finished, he sat down to wait, fingering the keys as he did so. There it was. A familiar yet distant sound of a flute. The flute he had come to know so well. He put his trumpet to his lips and began his answer. He followed the melody making sure he was following in its footsteps. Suddenly, the flutist started something new. It was something jazzy and was moving a little fast. He stopped for a second so he could listen. He wished he hadn't, for the music had stopped. Where they listening? He pushed his trumpet against his lips and began again, this time following what he had just heard. The flute joined in again, they played and played. Making it up as they went.

"ADRICKINS!" shouted a voice behind him, making him gurgle the trumpet.

"Hi Chloe, " Adrien said as he listened for the flute. The music and the moment was gone.

Chloe practically bounded to where he stood and pressed an extremely wet kiss onto his cheek.

"What are you playing?" she asked as she peeked at his music.

Adrien grasped his music and pulled it from her line of sight. "Nothing, " he grumbled.

"Well, I wanted to let you know that I am competing in the Music in the Parks competition on Friday and so is your school!"

"Chloe sounds excited, " Adrien thought as he began to put his trumpet away in his case.

"I know Chloe, he said as he put his music in its folder. "Tikki announced it today, "

"Oh, "

Adrien was getting annoyed. He normally was really good at keeping his cool around Chloe. She was his only friend, other than Nino, after all. She had been around him his whole life. However, she treated everyone, except for him, like she was above them all.

"If you'll excuse me, I need to get in some extra practice before rehearsal tomorrow, "

Adrien walked away from a shocked Chloe, put on his shoes, and went to the park. Of course, his bodyguard, Gorilla, followed him, but he kept his distance as Adrien set up his music. Before he began his practice, he called his friend, Nino.

"Hello?" came a voice at the other end of the line.

"Hey dude. It's..

"I know who it is. What's up dude? This is normally your practice time, " Nino sounded worried.

"I just escaped from Chloe's clutches...again,"

"Dude, that's like, the third time this week,"

"I know,"

"Where are you?" Adrien heard a rustle and assumed Nino had stood up.

"I'm at the park with my trumpet and Gorilla,"

"Is there anyone else there?"

Adrien looked around. "Uh. yeah, a blue haired girl just walked up from the bakery across the street, "

"Do you need me down there, dude?" Yep, Nino was definitely worried.

"No, I'm good. Just needed to hear somebody else other than Chloe."

"Yeah I feel yah,"

They laughed.

"I guess I better get back to practicing," Adrien stated as he looked at his music.

"Alright dude, talk to you later."

"Ok, bye,"

"Later dude,"

Adrien hung up his phone, put it in his pocket, warmed up his trumpet, and began to play. Before he knew it, he was playing the tune he was playing with the flutist before Chloe interrupted. The girl with the blue hair stopped to listen, her eyes aglow and mouth gaped in awe. When he finished the piece, she was still there.

"May I help you?" he asked her cautiously.

"Oh, sorry. I didn't realize I was bugging you. I just thought I recognized that song, "

Adrien felt his eyes go wide. "Really?"

She nodded. "Out of curiosity, where did you learn it?"

Adrien wasn't sure how to explain it. "Um, this is going to sound crazy, but I actually don't know who I learned it from. I just follow a flutist that I hear during my practice times on my balcony. I let them lead and I follow,"

The girl crept closer. "I do the same thing with a trumpetest. I'm a flutist,"

Adrien's heart lept. This was the person he'd been playing with.

The girl giggled as she held out her hand, he grasped it and they shook hands.

"Marinette," she introduced herself.

"Adrien,"

They smiled at each other and Adrien knew, this was the start of a musical friendship.