"It has been two weeks since the incident. Adrien still hasn't come to school yet. Maybe he has some issues with his dad. Or maybe his dad, Hawk Moth kidnaped him. Oh no, what are we going to do? Should I check on him? No, he will think I'm too clingy. Ughhhhhhhhhh Tikki, what should I do?"
A little red creature with black dots popped out of my bag. She resembled a stuffed animal that a child would attach to their backpack as an accessory.
"Marinette, you should check on him. After all, he is your partner. He's had your back this whole entire time. Now that you know eachothers' secret identities and so does Hawk Moth, you guys should have eachothers' back even more," replied Tikki.
"Ughhhhhhhhhhhh, but what if he is disappointed that Ladybug was me all along. Chat Noir always liked Ladybug. And I'm not always Ladybug."
"Don't be silly Marinette. He was always fond of you. Even when you were yourself, and not Ladybug. Come on Marinette. Aren't you worried that something might have happened to him? Come on, check on him already. You can do it," said Tikki.
"Your right Tikki. Chat and I are partners, and we need to have eachothers' backs 24/7."
"Way to go Marinette," shouted Tikki
"Shhhhhhhhh, my parents will hear us downstairs."
"Sorry."
I grabbed my coat and headed out. As I headed down the stairs, I saw Chloe. What was Chloe Bourgeois doing in my parent's pastry shop?
"Why are you here Chloe?"
"Marinette, be kind to our customers," said my mom.
"Sorry. Chloe, what are you purchasing today?"
"Well Marinette Dupain-Cheng, I am here to pick up a cake for Adrikins. I am going to surprise him with it. I just want to check on him, because I am an amazing person," said Chloe.
"I would like to talk some more, but I have something to do. It's really important. Hehehe, bye," I said to her, rushing out the door.
"Wait a second there. Where are you going in a rush Marinette?" asked my mom.
"Yah Marinette, where you going?" said Chloe mockingly.
"Ummm, well, I was going to visit Adrien. You know he has been gone for two weeks and, um, I'm worried," I replied.
"Why don't you bring Chloe with you?" asked my mom. "She ordered a big cake. You can help her carry it over to his place."
"Really, do I have to?," I whispered.
"You're both going over to his place anyway," said my mom
"Ughhhhhh fine."
"Chop, Chop," said Chloe.
She smiled and placed the large heavy cake in my arms.
"Have fun carrying that the cake all the way there," she said.
The whole time I had to carry the gigantic cake. Chloe didn't even help me. It's so typical of her to do that. I almost dropped the cake many times. Who would need a cake this gigantic? When we arrived at his place, Chloe rang his doorbell.
"Oh Adrikins," said Chloe. "I've got a surprise for you."
"Who is this?" answered the intercom.
"It is me, your beloved Chloe."
"Oh, you. And who is holding the cake?" asked the intercom
"Oh, it's just Marinette," said Chole.
"Marinette is here too? Come on in, come on in. Quickly too, there's somebody I'm afraid that might get in," said the intercom.
The gate opened, and we walked onto the Agreste's property. When we got inside, Adrian rushed down the stairs.
"Oh Adrikins, I missed you," said Chloe as she ran up to him and hugged him.
"Uh, hi Chloe. I hate to do this to you, but can I talk to Marinette in private for a few minutes," said Adrian
"But Adrien, I came all the way here to visit you!"
"I'm sorry, wait here. And don't break anything. It will only take a few minutes. Can you please do that for me?" said Adrian.
"No," said Chloe.
"If I give you my autograph will you consider?" said Adrien.
"Ok, just this once. Don't do any funny business," replied Chloe.
I put the large cake down. Adrien ran towards me. He grabbed my hand and ran quickly upstairs, dragging me along with him. When we got into his room, he shut the door behind us and locked it.
"Adrien, what is this all about? Why were you gone for two weeks? Did Hawk Moth did anything to you?" I asked.
He gave me a sad look. He looked like a lost child, a small child that you would want to pick up and help them find their guardian, a child who you want to comfort, and tell them everything is ok, a child who needs someone to hold his hand.
"Yahhhh...about that. My dad left, and I don't know where he's been. I haven't seen him since that day. This whole time I was looking for a place or something where he could be performing these evil deeds. I haven't had any luck," said Adrien.
"I'm sorry Adrien. I know sorry isn't going to fix things, but someday I can help you look for this place, and for your dad. It is our duty as Ladybug and Chat Noir to hunt down and find Hawk Moth, after all. But not right now, Chloe is here and she will snoop on us. She will come here soon, so we better hurry. You know Chloe. She always has to barge in on people's business. And also, please come back to school. Everyone misses you," I said.
Everyone at school missed him alright. Nino and the others were worried about him. Sadly, they didn't know what was really going on.
"Ok," said Adrien.
"I think we should get going before Chloe finds us," I said.
I turned around to walk back outside. I had to make sure Chloe was entertained so she would not come up here and snoop on us.
"Wait," said Adrien.
He grabbed my hand and turned me around. Then he did a surprising thing. He hugged me and embraced me.
"I'm glad it's you Marinette. You were in front of me this whole entire time. And now, we finally stop chasing each other."
"I'm glad too, Adrien," I replied.
I hugged him back. For 10 seconds we stood there, embracing each other. Ohhh my gosh, Adrien and I are embracing each other!
"We better get going," I said, after a while of us just standing there, hugging.
I opened the door. There was a blond girl kneeling down with a glass cup by her ear. She quickly stood up. She stood there for a few seconds before tackling me with a bear hug.
"Oh my gosh! Marinette, you're LADYBUG?!" shouted Chloe.
