Author's Notes:
-Since my country has only aired episodes 1-13,I have no idea what really happened with Adrien's mom,so please no spoilers. The story is just for flashback purposes.
Adrien and Nino had just ordered lunch at Le Grand Paris restaurant. Nino, who had found the cage earlier, had it in a black bag under their table so that no one could find it. While sitting at their table, they saw Andre Bourgeois, Chloe's father and the mayor of Paris, walking around nervously.
"Man, Mr. Bourgeois looks really worried." Nino commented.
"Well what would you expect?" Adrien asked. "His daughter has been kidnapped by Ladybug, and no one, not even the police can find a single trace as to where either of them are. If I was kidnapped by Ladybug, my dad would surly be in a state of panic."
"Everyone would be in a state of panic. You're kinda famous in Paris." Nino said.
"That is true..." Adrien commented.
"Hey, um, Adrien? I hope you don't mind me asking this, but why are you friends with Chloe in the first place?" Nino asked.
"Normally I don't like talking about that because I don't think people would really understand it, but you're my best friend..." Adrien started to say. "I would say that it started when I was six years old."
Adrien began to recall how he had met Chloe. He was six years old, and two weeks after his birthday, his mom died of a sudden heart attack. After this, things were never quite the same. His father became rather distant from him. Because of this, and the fact that he was home-schooled, he didn't really have any friends or anyone else to talk to him. Sure there was Nathalie Sanscoeur, but she was more of a babysitter and house-keeper than a friend. One day, about a month after his sixth birthday, he came out from his room after hearing some other voices. He saw his father, the mayor and a girl wearing a yellow dress with black tennis shoes holding the mayor's hand. Her blond hair was in a bun and dark blue eyeshadow brought out her light blue eyes. This was Chloe Bourgeois, as a six year old girl.
"Who's he?" asked the girl.
"Oh, him? He is my son, Adrien Agreste. Adrien, meet Chloe Bourgeois." Mr. Agreste said.
"Hi there." Chloe said, smiling at him.
The young Adrien smiled nervously at her. It was not because he was in love with her, but rather because he hadn't seen another female person (aside from Nathalie) in about a month. At that time, Andre's younger brother, was engaged and Chloe was going to be a flower girl at his wedding. She didn't have a small white dress to wear, so they went to Adrien's father to tailor her a brand new one. As they took her measurements, Adrien talked with her.
"So your mom died early too?" Adrien asked.
"It's very sad. I know that it was some kind of disease that got her. However, I don't know entirely what the cause was, but daddy said that he would tell me when I'm older." Chloe said.
"Oh, Adrien. There you are." said Nathalie.
"Who's she?" Chloe asked.
"That's Nathalie Sancoeur. She's the one who manages the house and takes care of me while my father is away." Adrien answered.
"Interesting. I have a butler who tends to my every whim." Chloe said. "Do you have any other assistants?"
"Yeah. There's this one huge guy who drives me to anywhere I need to go. I can't remember his name, so I just call him The Gorilla."
Chloe started to laugh. "The Gorilla?!" she asked. "You're funny, you know that?"
"That's really the nickname I have given to him. To be kind, I don't say that to his face, but that is his secret nickname." Adrien answered.
For some time, Chloe would come over at least once, maybe even twice a week, over to Adrien's house for a play date. Because he had no other friends at that time, he really enjoyed her company. But while Adrien just wanted a friend, Chloe wanted him to love her. Sometimes she'd flirt with him, call him cute, be rescued by him in the games they played, but never had she kissed him. That is, until more recently.
"Basically, until I started going to public school and met you, she was not only my best friend, she was my only friend." Adrien explained to Nino. "If anything happened to her, I'd be rather sad."
"I can understand that you and Chloe were kinda close in the past, but can you really continue to call her a friend after all that she's done?" Nino asked. A waiter came by holding up a tray of two different plates.
"The Croque-Monsieur." he said.
"That would be me." Nino said. He received his plate.
"And the Quiche Lorraine is for you." the waiter said, handing a plate to Adrien. "Bon-appétit."
"To be honest, I don't know how I should feel about Chloe anymore..." Adrien said, taking a bite of his quiche. "Any advice?"
"My advice would be to follow your heart. Even if it means going out with Chloe." Nino said. "I may not be happy about it, but I'll be by your side no matter what happens."
"Thanks for the advice. And by the way, how did you get that cage in the first place?" Adrien asked.
"My dad has a friend, who has a cousin, who collects items. His friend's cousin found the cage in the Seine River, and sold it to my dad's friend for about 20 bucks. His friend gave the cage to my dad as an apology gift, and because he wasn't interested in the cage, gave it to me. So that's how it came to be in my possession." Nino answered. "I wonder what Cat Noir may want or need with a cage like this."
Adrien shrugged. "I have no idea." he lied.
The two eventually finished their meal and the two went their separate ways. Adrien walked off with the cage, which unbeknownst to Nino, contained Tikki, Marinette's kwami that allowed her to become Ladybug. Nino walked off to the bridge. It was deserted for about one in the afternoon. Nino looked at the water below. He then saw a shadow of what appeared to be an angel, but it disappeared. He thought it was an illusion. Then he saw it a second time.
"Something seems very wrong here..." Nino muttered. Soon he saw Ladybug and Dark Cupid on the rooftop of a building and gasped.
"Now, Dark Cupid!" she commanded.
Dark Cupid threw a black and red arrow at him and he was engulfed in purple and black smoke. He was turning back into The Bubbler, a bubble wielding super-villain.
"Welcome to the pack, Bubbler. Before I send you off, I must give you your items." Ladybug said. "Lucky Charm!" She threw her yo-yo into the arrow and another black and red arrow appeared. She gave it to Dark Cupid and used lucky charm again. This time she conjured up an electric candle. "Dark Cupid, go find Mylene and turn her back into the Horrificator. Find me when you are done with your task."
"Yes, Mistress Ladybug." he said. Using his wings, he ascended into the sky, looking for his next target.
"Bubbler, you're coming with me. We will hunt down Nathanael and turn him back into the Evillustrator." Ladybug ordered.
"Yes, my mistress." The Bubbler said. They ran off in pursuit of their next target.