Chapter 3

Plagg got off the ground that he fell on and brushed off the dirt from his pants. He gave himself a mental reminder that he has to be more careful while being a human. Being a human was dramatically different compared to being a kwami where flying in the air was possible. His stomach lurched when he remembered that there was a chance that he would never be his "beautiful" kwami self ever again.

"Tch!" Plagg saw the girl flinch slightly, in the peripheral of his eyes, from the sound. Then, Plagg remembered that he was not the only one who fell earlier. He faced the girl that bumped into him.

The girl had hair that was, without a doubt, dyed to make it bright red. What else would explain the black highlights in her hair? That cannot be natural at all! He then noticed something striking about her. She had piercing blue eyes that you could stare at forever. Plagg found himself melting at sight of the human. There were no other eyes like that other than… Plagg could not not recall who.

Staring into her eyes, Plagg noticed a single tear threatening to fall. Why was she crying? Was it his fault? Plagg frowned because it was not entirely his fault. If this girl was more careful, no one would have had to deal with this. Still, he held out his hand for her to get back up. He knew he was going nowhere by acting so rude (and maybe stuck up), so Plagg tried to act cool and friendly to her.

"Sorry 'bout yelling at you. Haven't seen you around here. What's your name?" Plagg said with an aura of confidence.

Plagg was obviously around Adrien too much. He reprimanded himself for being weird about this (and for hanging around Adrien when he is in Dork Mode), but he could not help it.

For some reason, the girl covered her mouth and began to giggle. Her laugh that sounded like music and flower pedals. Wait. Flower pedals? Plagg has completely lost it at this point.

Even pass-bying people stopped their tracks to see where the people sound came from. Plagg blushed at all of this attention. Even the girl saw that people were watching, but that only caused more giggles. Except, he could tell that they were nervous giggles instead.

When she stopped her giggle fits, she brushed off a tear from her eyes after laughing too hard. She politely held out her hand and responded by saying, "My name is… er T-Thérèse!" It would be better if Tikki did not reveal her real name because anything could happen. She had to be cautious; she could not risk anyone finding out that she was a kwami.

She then inquired, "And yours?"

Plagg hesitated for a moment, but he thought that he could trust Thérèse. It felt like he had known her before, but it was probably his imagination. So he introduced himself as Plagg. When he did, he saw how her demeanor changed. She was happy before, but now, Thérèse looked a little confused. Sweat beads broke out as Plagg felt nervous that he was going to be caught. Did she know?

Tikki felt puzzled when she heard Plagg's name come out of the teenage boy's mouth. Was Plagg really such as common name? It could be, but Tikki was unsure. Chances are that Plagg did not turn into a human like her. Right?

She glanced at the human boy for a second before looking away. He had dark, disheveled hair, but despite that, he was not that bad looking in her opinion. At first, there was something intimidating about him, but now, she was rethinking her opinion about him. He was kind to a stranger like her! Before they had bumped into each other, she saw girls whispering and pointing at him. She had kind of eavesdropped on their conversation and heard that they thought he was "cute." Not that she would disagree with them…

"Umm… Hello? Thérèse?" This "Plagg" human was waving his hand in front of her face. It made her realize that she staring into space, in front of a stranger, when they were talking to her. She felt a blush forming on her cheek. Not because she had actually daydreamed about him-well kind of-but because his face was close to hers. She had never felt her heart beat so quickly in her life.

"S-sorry about that," Tikki practically whispered, "What were you saying?"

"No, it was nothing," However, Tikki noticed a faint tint of pink that had crept onto his face earlier. Did he also understand how she felt? What was this feeling?

"Umm I-I have to go now. Sorry, it was nice meeting you though," she waved goodbye with a small, awkward smile and left. Tikki was feeling uneasy with these unsettling feelings. They were strange. Different, but a good different. She blushed while speed walking to search for Marinette.

She did not know how to describe what happened. One second she was a powerful kwami, but next, she turned into an ordinary human being. She almost screamed when she saw her reflection in the girls' bathroom mirror at Marinette's school.

Tikki passed by a bakery that she had never seen before, but stopped walking after smelling something yummy. She closed her eyes and inhaled the sweet smell surrounding her. Looking through the window, the bakery displayed some beautifully decorated cakes and macaroons. However, her happy mood was soon replaced by a gloomy one. She saw her reflection; that was not her at all. But why did it happen?

A/N: And let's clarify once more: Tikki = Thérèse & Plagg = Plagg! Random question… Sorry if it took a while to write. I had to go somewhere for a week; there was no wifi. I was originally going to write more for this chapter, but I put it off for the next chapter (and the chapter after that). Thanks for reading this!