A/N: Well, y'all can thank my boss for this update! He was gone the past two days, so I didn't have to try and look busy at work. I finished all my work both days by 11am, but still had to sit in the office till 5pm. If anyone has seen Storks, I was like Tulip when she was working by herself. It was that bad. Anyways… I hope y'all enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir.
Chapter 2
I barely got any sleep last night because my head was reeling from what I learned. While Gorilla drives me to school, I go over it in my head.
1.) Marinette has a huge crush on me.
2.) She stutters and is nervous around me because she likes me.
3.) She made my birthday scarf! I can't believe Nathalie lied to me about that present! That means my dad also forgot my birthday again…
4.) She is kinda crazy and a stalker but in an adorable way. After I got home, I was able to process the insane things she's done to get my attention. I really want to know what was that voicemail said. How did she even get into my phone?
5.) I have feelings for both her and Ladybug. I am thinking of giving up on Ladybug though. I couldn't be with her only in superhero mode. Same with Mari. I'd have to tell her about Chat if something more happens between us.
Now what do I do? Maybe I can ask Nino for advice since Plagg was no help. All Plagg did was complain about always being stuck with the love-sick ones and demanded more Camembert. I wonder if Ladybug's kwami can be as annoying as Plagg is sometimes. Probably not though. She is lady luck. I think some good luck was passed to me for once because I see Nino alone outside the school waiting for me with no Chloe in sight.
"Hey Nino! Do you have a minute?"
"Yo dude! I do, but only until Alya gets here. She needs my help with something for the Ladyblog. What's up?"
"Well… I'm in a bit of a bind. You see I'm having issues with…"
"Sorry bro. There's Alya and Marinette. We'll talk about this later, ok?"
And of course, my luck ran out… Why is Marinette here early? She's never on time, let alone early! As we walk over to the girls, I realize Marinette seems more subdued than normal. She's not even responding to our greeting. She only looks up because Alya kept elbowing her.
"M-m-morning good. I mean g-g-good morning! Excuse me, I have to…do my homework? Yeah, homework. See you in class."
Well that was weird. She seemed to be occupied with something important.
"Alya? What's up with Marinette? She seems upset…"
"I have no idea! All she would tell me is that she had an encounter with someone last night, and now she's rethinking things. I'll try to talk to her today. I'm sure she'll be glad to hear of your concern though. Anyways, we should all be going. The bell is about to ring. We'll work on the Ladyblog later, Nino."
Marinette continued to act weird the rest of the day. She didn't really smile much or talk to anyone besides Alya. They kept having these whispered conversations at their desk. Even with my enhanced hearing, I couldn't make anything out. I know I heard my name mentioned a few times and something about another guy. But that couldn't be right. She told me last night that she has a huge crush on me. Wait. Alya did say she had an encounter last night and now was rethinking something. Could Chat Noir have been the encounter? If so, what would she be rethinking? All we talked about was her crush on me, and how awesome she was, and… I told her Adrien wasn't worth it because he couldn't see what an amazing girl she was. I am such an idiot… If they're talking about another guy, that must mean she's starting to like someone else! Who else would it be? None of the guys in our class seem right, except for Nathaniel. He sees her for who she is. He even drew her pictures! This is so nerve-racking! One thing is for sure though, I need to visit her today as Chat Noir.
***Later that night***
Nino and I never got to talk after school because I had a photo shoot, and he had to help Alya. I think I know what I'm going to do though. I'm going to go after Marinette. I know I need to be focused on my patrol with Ladybug, but I can't stop thinking about Mari and how down she seemed today.
"Ladybug, would it be ok if we ended patrols a little earlier tonight? I have somewhere important I need to go."
"Oh really? Are you rushing off to a hot date? Flirting with other girls now? I'm hurt, Kitty."
"Very funny Bugaboo. No, it's not a hot date. I am visiting a beautiful girl from my class though. I'm just worried about her because she seemed out of it today at school. She should always be smiling, so I want to try and cheer her up!"
"Wow. She sounds like a lucky girl to have a friend like you care so much about her."
"Yeah. She's purrfect. She just doesn't know it yet."
"Sounds like you have a crush, Kitty. She must like you a lot to put up with you and your bad puns. Let's get started!"
It might have been my imagination, but it seemed like Ladybug was sad when I said I was meeting a girl. Weird. It had to have been just my imagination. Ladybug doesn't like me like that. We're just friends and partners to her. Luckily, no akumas showed up, so patrol went by fast. I couldn't wait to see my Princess.
A/N: I just want to take a moment to thank everyone who favorited, followed, and reviewed my story! I enjoyed reading each review. To those who thought Adrien should have been more freaked out in the last chapter, I tried to address that in this one. I like to think that he was too shocked from finding out about Marinette liking him to think about anything else. Till next time! :)
