~Marinette~

I knocked on Master Fu's door.

"Come in," a voice said.

I opened the door and bowed to Master Fu.

Master Fu smiled. "Welcome, Ladybug. I expect this is Chat Noir?"

Chat bowed. "Pleased to make your acquaintance, Master."

Master Fu looked at us. "Do you know each other's civilian forms?"

"No, and I want to keep it that way," I said firmly.

Master Fu looked at me with a mixture of curiosity and disapproval. "You'll have to let him know at some point," he said. "After all, most of the previous Chat Noirs and Ladybugs had more than just a friendly relationship."

I blushed and saw that Chat was busy studying his boots.

"Anyways," I said. "This is Hawkmoth."

Chat pulled him into the room, and I saw Master Fu raise his eyebrows in surprise.

"Mr. Fu," Chat said. "Could you possibly… make sure that this man never gets his hands on any miraculous ever again?"

"It would be my pleasure," Master Fu said. "However, I am curious… is there a reason why you could not do this yourself?"

"Chat doesn't want to get affected in case he knows Hawkmoth personally," I explained.

Master Fu smiled. "Of course… if you would step out?"

Chat followed me out of Master Fu's room, and we leaned against the hallway wall.

"So," Chat said. "You really think Fu meant what he said about the relationship thing? And the revealing?"

I sighed. "I'm sorry Chat. Even if I'm supposed to… you know, have a deeper relationship with you, I- I can't. I… also don't want to reveal myself."

Chat frowned. "Why not?"

"You see… there's this other boy. He's in my class, and I-" I tried to explain.

"Have a crush on him?" Chat said gently. I nodded. "I'm not forcing you to like me, but imagine this: what if he rejected you? That's what I feel like right now, Ladybug. And if you're going to reject me… I'd rather not have connections with you anymore. At all."

I tried to blink away the tears that threatened to spill. "What? Chat, no!"

Before Chat could say anything else, Master Fu opened the door and gestured for us to come inside. Looking in, I saw that there was an unconscious form lying under a blanket.

"Master Fu," I said. "I also have Volpina's miraculous."

I handed Master Fu Lila's necklace.

He peered at it. "Interesting… but I do not think this is real. It was most likely enchanted by Hawkmoth to act like a real miraculous, although I'm not sure why he would do that. I want to keep it, so I can do some research on it. Is that okay?"

I nodded.

"Thank you for bringing it to me. Any other questions?" Master Fu asked.

Chat raised his hand. "After Ladybug and I did certain things to other people's weapons, they kind of became ours, and those people fainted. Why?"

Master Fu frowned. "That's also interesting. I'm afraid to say I do not know either. I must see if I can find out. For now, I suppose you can keep them. But, Ladybug, about the revealing…." Mater Fu's voice trailed off, and he smiled slightly.

I glanced at Chat out of the corner of my eye. Chat avoided my gaze, looking indifferent to anything I said. My heart cracked slightly when I saw how much I had hurt him, but I really didn't want to do the big reveal. My mind whirled as I weighed the pros and cons of my choices. Finally, I sighed.

"I'll do it."

Chat spun to face me and gasped.

"Thank you, My- Ladybug. I appreciate this."

"On the count of three?" Master Fu suggested.

I looked at Chat and we nodded together.

"Spots off," I murmured.

Red sparks swirled around me and I was bathed in a red glow. I looked at the person next to me, and nearly fainted.

"A-Adrien?!" I whisper-screamed.

My face was burning, and I was probably blushing like crazy. I couldn't believe that this whole time, it was Adrien flirting with me. Adrien! And… oh god. It was Adrien that I had kissed when he was attacked by Dark Cupid, and Adrien that had just kissed me now! I smiled kind of weirdly at him and tucked Tikki into my bag.

"Uhh…" I muttered. "Um, well, meet nice with you. Glad you see here…."

Suddenly, I sat down hard. What was happening to me? I didn't act like this around Chat, did I?

~Adrien~

I looked down at Marinette, who was sitting on the floor. Marinette is Ladybug? I mean sure, they look a LOT alike, but they don't seem alike personality wise. Marinette seems so scared of me… she's always stuttering whenever she's around me, and Ladybug is just so… cool, I guess. But I wouldn't mind, because, well, Mari's kind of cute. Not that I judge girls based on their looks, of course. I sighed audibly. If only she liked me.

I whispered, "Plagg. You have one job- DON'T MESS THIS UP FOR ME. Got it? You can stay inside here." I held open my shirt pocket for Plagg and he zoomed in with a glare.

I sat down across from her.

"So, Mari. You're Ladybug? That's cool! Your friend, Alya. She'll be very happy to find out, right?" I asked. I wanted to try to make her less scared of me.

"Yes!" Marinette squeaked.

"Who's Alya, the ugly one with the yellow hair?" Plagg asked rudely.

I stifled a laugh and saw that the corners of Marinette's mouth lifted upwards. "No," I hissed. "That's Chloe. And what did I tell you about not messing this up?"

Plagg slid back into my pocket with a grumble.

"Well, anyways, um-" I started.

Before I could continue, Master Fu smiled gently and ushered us out. "marinette, adrien, if you could please take this outside? I have some things to do with Hawkmoth here."

Outside of Master Fu's house, I scratched my head and looked sideways at Marinette.

"Mari… would you mind if We talked while I walked you home? I have a feeling there is a lot we have to discuss."

Marinette blushed. "Sure…."she replied a bit distantly.

I put my hands in my pockets and tried to find a way to word the question so that I wouldn't seem like I was prying into her secrets or anything like that.

"Marinette, I just- I want you to answer one question. Is that okay?"

Marinette nodded. "Who is the boy you have a crush on? I completely understand if You don't want to tell me. But Mari… please. I just want to know," I pleaded.

I guess my question was a bit too much, because the rest of the walk to Mari's home was silent. I fiddled with the edge of my shirt nervously, waiting for her answer. When we got there, Marinette opened the door. She turned halfway to face me and whispered, "I like you."

~Marinette~

I don't know how I found the courage to tell Adrien that. What i do know is that I immediately regretted saying it. My face went up in flames and I whipped around and fled upstairs. I heard Adrien shout for me to stop, but I ignored him. My feet pounded the stairs as loudly as my heart in my ears. Only when I reached the trapdoor to my room did I realize that Adrien had followed me. I turned around and blocked the door with my body.

"NO!" I gasped. "You can't come in here!"

Adrien looked at me, puzzled. This is bad… what if Adrien found out about my posters of him? I mean, he already knows about my crush on him, but this would be even more embarrassing!

"You- no, never mind. Just leave, Adrien. I answered your question, right?" I asked.

"Yes,"Adrien said. "But Mari, don't you see, this makes everything so much simpler! We both like each other, in one form, at least. That means… we can work something out, right?"

"Okay," I agreed. After all, I did like Adrien. And I had to make sure Chloe didn't get her hands on Adrien first. "But can we discuss this another day? I've had enough chaos for today."

Adrien smiled in an understanding kind of way. After a moment of hesitation, he bowed to me, kissing my hand. "See you in school, my lady." Then, he turned around and left.

~MASTER FU~

I sat on the floor and smiled. I wonder if Marinette and Adrien will ever find out that what I told them about the relationships is a lie….

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