Author's Note:

Hey guys! So I'm going somewhere for a couple of days, so I'm not sure if I can post until then. Here's Chapter 4. Enjoy :)

He had to tell Ladybug. Adrien can't help but feel like he'd betrayed his lady. Sure, she had never reciprocated his feelings for her but ever since they started fighting side by side to save Paris, he had given his heart to her. But what about his Princess? They are similar in some ways he thought. How confident they can be, how they would always stand up for what they think is right. How their blue eyes would sparkle whenever the sun shone on them…"Adrien….? You're daydreaming again…" He mentally hit himself as he sighed and sank his head deeper into his pillows. He wrapped the cushions around his face and groaned. How could I feel so strongly about two women? The kiss from Marinette replayed through his mind constantly. She had tasted like cinnamon and sugar….but his lady! Adrien had been in love with Ladybug ever since he met her but she was so adamant that they shouldn't reveal their identities. And he respected that, even though he really wanted to know who she was. Today was Saturday, which meant that he wouldn't see Marinette until Monday unless….unless… he thought maybe he could visit her tonight? "I know you're thinking about her." Plagg said crossing his tiny little arms.

"Uhh..who?"

"Marinette."

"H-how?"

"You've got that look on your face."

"What look…?"

"The look you get whenever you see Ladybug. She's in your class right? Why don't you just talk to her then?"

Adrien thought about this for a little while. He never thought he could love anyone as much as his lady but everything changed when he found out how Marinette felt about him. She's adorable… he felt a grin spread across his face. "Yeah. Maybe I will."

"I kissed Chat...Tikki! I kissed Chat!" Marinette almost yelled. She had kissed the punny, sarcastic black cat last night. "What about Adrien? Tikki, I can't just forget about him…"

Tikki rolled her eyes. "You don't have to forget about him, you can just be friends."

Marinette scrunched up her face and sighed. Ladybug never had feelings for Chat, so why did Marinette? All these feelings really confused Marinette as she closed her eyes and let her mind wander.

"Marinette! It's time to get up you'll be late for school!"

She forced her eyes open and groaned. She was dreading this day. She really didn't want to think about how their date went. She hadn't spoken to Alya since the incident and that 3 days ago. And she just happened to be sitting beside each other in class. The blue haired girl eventually dragged herself out the door and into class. She didn't dare look up as she walked to her seat. She got out her books and out of the corner of her eye, she saw streaks of gold. Huh? She built up the courage to turn her head and saw Adrien sitting beside her. She just about fell off her chair when an arm reached out to grab her. "Woah. Careful Pri…" That was close. He didn't think she heard him anyway. Shock was still spread across her face. "T-thanks." She smiled nervously and started blushing a deep shade of scarlet. She looked in front of her and saw Alya sitting in Adrien's usual seat, casually talking to Nino. "Oh yeah uhh Alya asked if we could swap seats for the day."

"Oh s-sure." Marinette didn't know what was worse. Sitting next to her best friend whom she had a fight with, or her crush. Marinette made eye contact with Alya for a second before they both realised it was too intense. She didn't know whether she was just imagining it or if she saw remorse in her friend's eyes. Marinette missed her best friend. She missed the person she could talk to anytime, about anything. She stopped herself before she could start crying. Adrien saw the two friends look at each other for the shortest time and saw the hurt flash in and out of their eyes. He placed a hand on her shoulder. "Are you two okay?" She looked up at him, looked back down at her hands and shook her head slightly. "No." Adrien turned to look at the board. He hated seeing his Princess so upset.

Marinette hoped he wouldn't talk about it anymore. She was already struggling to hold tears in by herself, she didn't need anyone talking about it. The day felt like it would never stop. Hours of taking notes and listening to the teacher speak about things that hardly even related to the topic. Finally, everyone started packing away their books after class was dismissed. Marinette rushed for the door. All she wanted to do was snuggle up in bed and eat ice cream. The sooner she got home, the sooner she could enjoy that. She was just out of the school grounds when she felt a hand on her arm. She spun around and saw Alya standing behind her, biting her lip. "Hey. I'm really s-" Marinette could feel the anger building up inside her, threatening to overflow. "No! Don't say you're sorry. Please don't. You knew how I felt about him...and that's not even the worst part! You never told me you liked Adrien. It wasn't that I never listened, you just never said it! I noticed that something was bothering you. I tried to talk to you. But you just kept avoiding me! Alya I didn't know what I was supposed to do. We're best friends, I thought that best friends told each other everything." Marinette couldn't hold in the tears anymore. They fell hard down her face. She expected a long story from Alya explaining why she did what she did. To talk to her, but all the words that left her lips were "I'm sorry." Tears were falling from her eyes too but she just turned and walked away. Marinette didn't have the energy to go after her. She get like she had lost the most important thing in her life. She didn't even know what their relationship was know. Most people had gone now, except for a few she didn't know.

She pressed her hands to her face and let the tears roll down her cheeks. She didn't try to hold them back anymore. She cried until she felt strong arms wrap around her fragile body and hold her. She looked up and saw golden hair and emerald green eyes. "Oh I-I'm s-sorry-" she stepped back but he just hugged her closer. "Sshh. It's okay. Take your time." She pressed her face to Adrien's chest and took deep breaths. Once she was ready, he walked her home, an arm around her. Now, he wanted more than anything to tell her who he was. Tell her that he was Chat Noir, that she was his princess. They reached the bakery and they stopped at the door. "T-thank you f-for walking me home." He looked into her tear stained eyes. "You're welcome. Will you be okay?"

She sniffed and nodded. "Thank you." Adrien smiled and watched her close the door behind her.

"Marinette...Are you okay?"

"Yeah I am. I think."

"Just know that I'm always here for you when you need me."

"Thanks Tikki." Marinette said hugging the kwami tightly.

"Marinette?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you think that you and Alya will become best friends again?"

"Well, I certainly hoped so."

Back at Adrien's house, he changed his clothes and laid on his bed. Thinking about Marinette, he smiled to himself. He finally knew how he felt about his Princess.

Author's Note:

Just a reminder, I'm going out of town for a few days until probably won't be able to update until then. And I had a lot of fun writing the next chapter ;)