Hi guys! This is an unplanned update in the middle of my exams cause i'm bored XD. Hopefully i'll update again by the fifth.-MissMaiu.

The next morning, Marinette woke up surprisingly early, even though she only had 4 hours of sleep. She had a quick shower and putting Tikki in her purse she went downstairs. Her mother was pleasantly surprised of her daughter's early start, since she was usually late.

"My, is there a reason for your cheery mood? You're usually in a hurry. " Sabine enquired

"Nothing, Mama! I just felt like waking early, is all" Marinette answered gulping her breakfast. "Maybe she finally got a boyfriend, eh, Marinette?" teased Tom, coming up from the bakery.

Mari blushed bright red at that, but replied, "P-Papa no! At least not yet…"

Tom gave a hearty laugh, saying, "Bring Adrien home later on, will you!" Mari blushed even brighter, but nodded, mortified at her father's joking guess.

When they looked away she grabbed a few cookies for Tikki, just in case.

Meanwhile, Adrien was having a heart attack. It was true that he still loved his lady, but the more he thought about it, the more he discovered his feelings for his shy classmate. Even if he felt a bit guilty, it wasn't like Ladybug reciprocated his feelings. So why not?

On the other hand, Plagg was having the time of his life. The poor boy was too focused on his feelings to even notice the similarities, forget the identities of the girls. No wonder Tikki's charge found out first! She was, after all, good luck personified. Oh well, that's why he preferred cheese to romance... maybe not, he mused, thinking of Tikki.

Adrien barely stopped fidgeting though the whole, albeit short ride to school. Each passing minute felt like an eternity to him.

Marinette felt unusually confident while walking to school. She found Alya on her phone at the gate.

"Which way did the sun rise up today, Mari? You're up early; I get it but 20 minutes before school! Did you even sleep? Although you do live cross the street." Alya asked, genuinely surprised.

"I couldn't sleep, but what about you? It's too early for you even, Al."

"I got some hot news for the Ladyblog, and wanted you to be the first to know." She held her phone in front of Mari's face.

"There's definitely been an improvement in their relationship and nobody can deny it! I have the proof!" she said with ecstasy. Mari looked at the photo of her and Chat Noir from the other night. It wasn't HD or anything, as it was taken from a distance, but one could clearly see the flustered look on their faces.

'I guess that isn't completely untrue'

When the girls reached school, they saw they were one of the firsts to arrive in their class. Only Nathanaël and Juleka were sitting on their desks. The girls slipped onto their respective seats, chattering away. They didn't notice Nino coming in and sitting down in front of them.

"Hey dudes!"

"Nino, technically we're not 'dudes'." Alya emphasized the 'dudes' with finger quotations.

"How 'bout dudettes?"

"I dunno, I guess it's okay." Alya shrugged. Nino looked at his girlfriend once more and then towards Marinette.

"Yo Mari, you're kinda early. To see a certain model, perhaps?" He waggled his eyebrows. He seemed to remember something. Without a word, he pulled Alya away by her arm, out of a very confused Marinette's earshot.

"What was that-"

"Shhhh"

"What happened?" Alya whisper yelled.

"Adrien knows!"

"Knows what?" Nino gave her a look.

"OOOOOoooh- wait, who told him? Has our baby girl finally confessed?"

"I can't say for sure," A sly grin spread out on his face "There's only one way to find out."

"What about Adrien? Does he like her back?"

"I dunno… the dude sounded confused, happy but a lil'… ya know"

"Mmhm." With that she went back to Marinette.

Alya smacked her hand over the desk.

"Girl, did you or did you not confess to Adrien?"

"No." The bluenette blushed, and meekly replied, "I didn't."

"Then how did he know? He had called Nino for confirmation last night."

"Eeehhh," She noticed a familiar face come through the door. "Why don't you ask him?"

CLIFFFYYYYYYYY! I'M SO SORRYYYYY...(not)