Tikki sat silently as she watched Marinette pace back and fourth, looking disheveled from tossing and turning that night, her arms were flailing around frantically as she practically shouted.

"What was he thinking?" Marinette said as she paced faster. "What was that supposed to mean?!"

"Maybe he likes you." Tikki suggested hoping this wouldn't spark another rant form her charge.

"But he likes Ladybug. Not me." Marinette argued, But stopped pacing and looked at her hands as if she were thinking.

"But you are Ladybug." Tikki said floating up to the agitated girl. A look of panic crossed over Marinette's features.

"Tikki, do you think he's figured it out?" Marinette asked hastily toward the Kwami.

"I doubt it." Tikki reassured, fairly certain. Chat was smart, but that was a little far. "But maybe he sees the similarities." Marinette gave a sigh of relief before another looked crossed over her.

"Well either way it doesn't matter, because I like Adrien." Marinette said. A worried look came over her and she looked at Tikki. "Right?"

"Isn't it possible to like them both?" Tikki asked. Marinette sighed, crouching down to the ground and burying her face in her knees. This was just getting more and more confusing the more she thought about it.

...

Marinette sat down in her seat in class, Alya next to her. Alya looked at her best friend, a worried look on her face. Marinette was mentally and physically exhausted.

"Hey, Marinette, are you okay?" Alya asked, snapping her friend back into reality.

"U-uh yeah. Just had a weird dream last night." Marinette lied, smiling at her friend. Alya was about to reply when the bell rang for class and Adrien and Nino walked in. Marinette felt the pang of guilt in her stomach when Adrien looked at her and smiled. She smiled back, half-halfheartedly though it was.

The teacher immediately called for everyone to get started on the project, since they only had few days left to finish it. Both Adrien and Marinette pull out a physics paper and began to work on the questions. Though Marinette's mind was else where, focused on a certain pestering black cat.

Adrien looks up from the paper, glancing at the dark haired girl in front of him. Her cheeks were lightly flushed, her blue eyes looking at the paper in front of her, but Adrien could tell she wasn't actually reading it. Adrien stared at her for a little longer, wondering why she seemed so preoccupied. Was it possibly something he had done to make her upset? Adrien began to worry as he opened his mouth to speak to the girl.

"Hey Marinette?" He asked hesitantly. "Are you okay?"

Marinette jumped as she seemed to be pulled back into reality by Adrien talking to her. She put her hands up, frantically saying, "Y-yes! I'm fine. O-of course!" Adrien seemed to visibly relax, though he still felt there was something wrong, he just couldn't figure out what it was. Though he just smiled warmly at her.

Alya sensed this was a good time to jump in and that was exactly what she did. (Sometimes you got to help your friends out). "Hey, so me and Nino are going to that small cafe down the street for lunch, I was wondering if you guys wanted to tag along." Alya glanced at Marinette, who was blushing slightly at the idea of spending lunch with Adrien.

"That sounds great!" Adrien said, then he looked at Marinette. "That is, if you're okay with that." Adrien said shyly. Marinette blushed when Adrien took an interest in her comfort.

"U-uh. Y-yeah, that sounds like fun." Marinette said shyly. Adrien smiled at her, and gave a small wink, making a dark crimson color burst on her cheeks.

"Great!" Alya said as the bell for the lunch break rang. The group stood and started to make their way out of the school and to the cafe.

When the group got outside Marinette was shocked by how cold it was. She shivered under her jacket as they started walking toward the cafe. Adrien noticed this a looked at her. He assumed he was feeling particularly Chat Noir like because he did something incredibly out of character for him. He calmly reached over and wrapped an arm around Marinette's shoulder and pulled her closer to him, hugging her against his body. Marinette could feel her face heat up so hot she was sure she would explode, but she didn't move away, instead she pushed in closer, enjoying the familiar warmth he gave off. Then it hit her. The spicy scent of the cologne he wore, Chat wore the same scent. Why? Marinette thought for a moment, trying not to visibly panic. 'Could Adrien be Chat?' She thought to herself then she smiled weakly. 'There's no way Adrien could be Chat. Lots of guys buy the same cologne. Plus they're nothing alike, Adrien is so kind and sweet and caring while Chat was...Chat was...quick to action, impatient and not to mention overly flirtatious. But Chat was also sweet and kind. And he cared, especially about her. He had taken more hits for her than she could count. Not to mention, as much as Marinette hated to admit it, but Chat was rather handsome, tall and slender, but muscular as well, his leather suit making that fact overly and distractingly obvious. Marinette felt her face heat up again, but this time it wasn't because she was so close to Adrien.

It wasn't until she'd heard him say her name for the third time that she realized Adrien had been talking to her. "W-what? S-sorry I was just thinking." Marinette said, being snapped back just into reality. Adrien smiled kindly at her, slightly amused by how cute Marinette looked at that moment...wait, did he just think that?

"U-uh, yeah we're here." Adrien said pointing out the cafe. Nino and Alya were already walking inside. Honestly Marinette had completely forgotten the other pair were there.

"Let's go inside." Marinette said as she and Adrien walked toward the doors. When they got inside Adrien unwrapped his arm from Marinette's shoulder. It only took a moment for Marinette to already miss his touch. They walked over to the front counter. Each member of the group ordered some different kind of sandwich. Marinette requested a coffee while Adrien stuck with water. Marinette went to grab her wallet, but Adrien stopped her.

"I got it." Adrien said, pulling out money.

"You don't have to pay for me." Marinette said quickly, knowing her face was getting red, Adrien smiled at the flustered girl.

"I know," Adrien said. "But I want to." And with that Adrien handed the cashier the money and the group walked over to a table. Alya sat next to Marinette while Nino sat next to Adrien, the blonde and Marinette opposite of each other.

Adrien looked at the girl opposite him, her blue-black hair glowing underneath the overhead lights, a light pink color appearing on her pale cheeks as she spoke to Alya about something that he wasn't really listening to. Adrien thought back to the night before, when he had kissed her on the cheek. A light pink color dusted his face when he thought about it.

It was Nino's voice that brought Adrien back to real life. "So what do you think Adrien?" Nino asked, looking at his friend as Adrien jumped slightly.

Adrien blinked. "Sorry, what was the question again?" Adrien asked looking away from Marinette.

"The project for physics, what do you think about it?" Nino repeated the question, looking at Adrien with a look that said 'What the hell dude?'

"I don't think it's too hard, but that might be just because I have a good partner." Adrien glanced at Marinette, smiling at the blush that appeared on her face. Meanwhile Alya gaped at the compliment Adrien payed toward Marinette.

"I thought Marinette sucked at phy-OW!" Nino shouted when Alya kicked him from under the table, giving him a look to shut up. "I-I mean, yeah that must be it." Nino looked apologetically at Alya, who smiled.

Both Adrien and Marinette laughed at the situation.

"So," Alya started, pulling out her phone. "I wonder what Ladybug and Chat Noir are doing right now. Like what they do in their normal lives."

Marinette jumped at the mention of Ladybug. "Well, its been pretty quiet this week. They probably go to school like everyone else."

"I wonder if they go to our school." Alya said as she opened her lady-blog to check how it was doing. "You know Marinette, you would make a pretty good Ladybug, don't you think?"

Marinette stiffened, a slight panic rushing over her. "U-uh!"

"But Marinette is way too clumsy to be Ladybug." Nino cut in, biting into his sandwich. Marinette sighed in relief, sliding down into the seat.

Adrien looked at Marinette, studying her. Marinette would actually make a pretty good Ladybug. They had the same hairstyles and hair colors. They had similar voices and they were about the same height, though that could all be coincidence. Nino was right, Marinette is pretty clumsy, but he would keep her in mind.

...

When they got back to the school Alya and Nino separated from the group. Adrien looked over at Marinette and said he had to go take care of a pesky detail and he would be back in a minute, then he disappeared. Marinette didn't mind, in fact with everything that had been going on she was glad to get some time to breathe. However, it appears as if she wasn't so lucky to get it.

"Who do you think you are?" A voice came from behind Marinette and she turned to see a furious Chloe behind her, her hands placed firmly on her hips, feet planted on the ground in an apparently supposed to be intimidating stance.

Marinette just stared at the girl in front of her for a moment before taking a similar stance. "What is your problem Chloe?" Marinette snapped at the blonde.

"My problem, Marinette, is that you are allowed anywhere near my sweet Adrien!" Chloe snapped back. "Do you not realize that Adrien Agreste is MINE!?" Chloe narrowed her eyes at the dark haired girl.

"You don't own Adrien, Chloe! What the Hell makes you think he's yours?!" Marinette shouted, loosing her temper. Chloe looked slightly taken aback by Marinette's outburst, but soon regained her stance toward the girl.

"I've known him longer than you! And I think we both know he's only being nice to a common bakery girl like you because he has to. I'm just saying what he's thinking." Chloe said smugly, cocking her hips to the side. Marinette stepped back, the shock and hurt evident in her eyes.

Adrien looked at the little black Kwami in front of him, swallowing wedges of cheese in single gulps. Adrien rolled his eyes, deciding Plagg had had enough and put the rest of the cheese away, at the upset argument of the little back cat. Adrien put the Kwami back in his shirt pocket and beginning to walk back to where Marinette was supposed to be. Then he heard it.

"He's only being nice to a common bakery girl like you because he has to. I'm just saying what he's thinking." Adrien knew that voice, in fact it's a voice that he hears way too often.

"When Adrien turned the corner it wasn't Chloe that made him stop dead. It was the look on Marinette's face. The hurt, the anger and the sadness that he knew he never wanted to see again. Adrien felt the Anger bubble up in him, and his cheeks burned. He wanted to walk out there and put Chloe in her place, but then the only useful piece of advice his father had ever given to him came to mind. "Think with your head, not you heart." Adrien held back, waiting until Chloe strolled away, satisfied with the reaction she had elicited from Marinette.

Marinette was silent when Adrien walked toward her. Marinette didn't even see him when he approached, not until he placed a kind hand on her shoulder, making her jump. He smiled apologetically before he noticed that look he hated so much was still there, she tried to hide it from him, but he could see it.

"Marinette," Adrien started." You know nothing Chloe said is actually true right?" Marinette looked up at the blonde boy that was her crush.

"Y-you heard that?" Marinette asked, looking down at her shoes.

Adrien just looked at Marinette for a moment. "Yeah. And Chloe's just jealous, don't take anything she says seriously. That's how I deal with her." Adrien smiled, as did Marinette.

"Thanks." Marinette said as she and Adrien began their way back to class.

Chat knew this would be the third night in a row, but he had to check in on her. Just to make sure she was okay. He jumped from roof top to roof top until he landed silently on Marinette's balcony. He smiled when he realized she was reading a book and not paying attention.

"Oh Juliet, your Romeo has arrived." Chat said, scaring Marinette. She shrieked and toppled off of the chair she was previously sitting on, the book flying to the floor. Seconds before Marinette would have hit the hard ground, Chat's arms are under her, one arm around her shoulders, the other around her waist. Marinette looked up at the green eyes standing above her.

Chat looked down at Marinette, her hair was down and wet from her recent shower, framing her face delicately. Her blue eyes glowed against the night. Her cheeks were dusted pink, her shoulders a similar color. Chat could feel the deep blush mostly hidden by his mask. His heart beat faster as he stared at the girl in his arms. For once, he went against his fathers advice, and he acted with his heart, not his mind, because before he could think his lips were pressed against hers in a gentle kiss that left his head spinning wildly.

Marinette gasped when Chat's lips found hers. His claws were cold against her arm, and she was tempted to pull away, but when he kissed her heart and mind spun rapidly. His grip was stiff around her like he wasn't quite sure if what he was doing was okay. Marinette wrapped her arms around his neck, entangling her fingers in his silky blonde hair, his arms loosened and he pulled her closer to him. When Marinette pulled away to breathe she stared up at the green eyed boy above her. They stared at one another until Marinette seemed to realize what had just happened. She shot forward, a dark red blush very evident on her face and she began to stutter.

"U-uh! Chat-" she began, but she had absolutely no idea where she was going with it. Chat Noir smiled at the sight of the flustered girl in front of him.

"Well...I guess I'll see you later, purrincess." Chat purred before disappearing off of Marinette's balcony. Marinette just stared after him, still in shock.

Note: Oh my gosh this was so long, but I like how it played out, though we all know this isn't going to get easier for Marinette. But I want to know if any of you have any ideas of what you guys want to happen later 3