"Mari! Where were you? You took forever!"
Marinette finally caught up with Alya at the mall.
"Um, well, I had to use the bathroom, and then, uh, I lost my phone, and-"
"No worries! I took amazing photos of Ladybug and Chat Noir fighting the akuma! Don't you think they'll look great on my blog?"
Marinette smiled gently.
"Don't you think Chat and Ladybug would make a great couple?"
Marinette blushed. She'd rather not think about that.
Alya talked and talked on and on while Marinette dreamily thought about Adrien.
"You know, you kinda look like Ladybug!" Alya exclaimed.
"Um, no I don't," Marinette said quickly.
"Hey… you are Ladybug, aren't you?"
Marinette didn't know what to do. She felt insecure, impressed, exposed, but most of all, scared. Who knew what Alya would tell the press?
She couldn't tell Alya. Not yet.
Instead, she acted like it was all a joke.
"Ha! Good one Alya," she said uneasily.
Alya frowned. "No, I'm serious. Are you Ladybug?"
Marinette raised her voice. "Stop acting like such a child, Alya!"
Marinette stormed home. For the first time in her life, she couldn't trust Alya.
Author's Note
I'm so sorry it's such a short chapter! I just typed this up quickly.
What do you think should happen next? Type it in the comments (my inspiration's running short!)
Let's try to get to 10 likes and 15 follows! Then maybe I'll post the next chapter soon!
-PandaNova27