"Marinette why didn't you want to tell him who you really are?" asked Tikki as the two made their slow, cold walk back home where, surely , her parents we worried sick.

Marinette rubbed her cold hands together, the minute the transformation had worn off, the cold and soreness hit her like a hundred buckets of ice. The transformation had worn off only moments before meeting Princess's home where she had been given to her worried parents

"Well,…erm… wouldn't it defeat the point if I did so?" she said, turning to the Kwami. "I don't know Chat Noir, I don't know if can trust him with my secret identity, yet."

"Well he seemed eager to tell you." squeaked Tikki. "You two are a team, you should trust each other and you know that. That's not why Marinette."

She sighed, smiling faintly. "It's like you know me almost as well as Alya."

"I can tell when something is wrong."

"Well… you've seen me."

"Yeah and you were brilliant at Ladybug, except for the name, that was a bit dull.'

"No, I mean, you know me… as me."

"And what is wrong with being Marinette?" Asked Tikki landing to sit on her shoulder, which still unnerved her slightly.

"I146.84'm not hero material! I'm a clutz and shy and gosh I can' even find the courage to talk to my crush! It would destroy Ladybug, if anyone found out I was her…"

"You're a afraid people wouldn't take you seriously anymore."

Marinette just nodded her head, stopping outside her house door, the lights were still on inside.

"They'd be foolish to think that." Sighed Tikki jumping into Marinette's bag. "But if that's what you believe I won't force you to do what you don't want to."

And with that Marinette knocked on her door to be instantly embraced by her worried parents, who had heard about the havoc Princess had caused at the centre over the radio.

Adrien walked into his silent house, straight into his bedroom knowing there was no one there to greet him.

"Not bad for a first time." Congratulated Plagg, landing with a light flop on Adrien's unmade bed. "You don't happen to have any cheese around, d'you?"

But Adrien wasn't listening. Throwing off his hoody so that he was now running around in a pale t-shirt he frantically reached for a pencil and paper.

Pulling out his chair he carefully began sketching.

"Plagg, who was that girl?"

"Weren't you listening? Her name is Ladybug."

"No, but I mean who is she really?" asked Adrien still carefully sketching with his pencil.

"Wow, you really fell for that chick hard, didn't you? Don't; you have loads of questions to ask me about what happened… And you are ignoring me aren't you?"

Adrien lowered his pencil and lifted the sketch to the light. It was an impressively accurate image of Ladybug's appearance. Well, art had always been his forte afterall so he wasn't surprised.

"Plagg she was amazing! Who do you think she is? Why didn't she want to tell me who she is? This is so frustrating! She could be someone I know!"

"She could also be ten years older then you and have a third eye hidden under her mask." Added Plagg quite seriously.

"But why wouldn't she want me to know who she is? I wouldn't have minded…" he said dreamily looking at the sketch.

"Maybe because she had just met you? She doesn't know you? She might not like you. the possibilities are limitless actually." said Plagg jumping off the bad and zooming around Adrien's head. "Do you have any cheese Adrien? I'm starving!"

"Oh, why wouldn't she like me?" Adrien said, carefully pinning the sketch to the corner of his cork board along with numerous other sketches and picture of his friends and family. Then turning and giving Plagg his most dashing smile . "My Lady Plagg, care for a late night snack before I plan on how to steal the heart of the mysterious Ladybug?"

The next morning, at school, Marinette was rudely woken during science class by Alya's frantic poking. She was exhausted, playing Ladybug the previous night had really knocked her out, especially after constantly reassuring her parents that she was fine and couldn't have phoned them because the police still had her phone confiscated.

"Did you see the news this morning."

Miranette shook her head, rubbing the drool off her cheek.

Alya rolled her eyes and forced her tablet into her best friend's face.

The latter blinked as a video of herself (as Ladybug) and Chat Noir fist bumping stared back at her. She hastily grabbed the tablet from ALya's grasp, had she figured it out?

"Wha!" squealed Marinette, rather loudly, causing the teacher to stop and scowl at Marientte, some of the students turned too. Adrien was not one of them, he was too busy leaning against the wall ,dozing near the front of the class, while Nino typed furiously besides him.

"Is there something bothering you Marinette?" said the teacher calmly, although still scowling at the girl.

"No Mrs, " said Marinette quickly waving her arms and head but Alya just piped in over her.

"I was showing her a video of what happened yesterday. "

Murmurs instantly erupted around the class, Nino nudged Adrien, who just continued to doze silently in his corner.

"Ah I expected that would cause some commotion." She said, her scowl softening to one of understanding. "Where you out at the time Marinette?"

Marinette nodded her head carefully, not sure where this was going.

"Omg did you see them?" Alya chirped in jumping out of her seat and setting her tablet on record. "Marinette anything to add about Spots and Cat?"

Marientt blinked again, still unsure how she had gotten into this situation, certain her face was turning a shade of pink, gratefully, however, from what she could see, Adrien was the sole face in the room not turned in her direction.

Still waving her arms she shook her head. "I didn't see much, honest! I was hiding out somewhere. At a safe distance!" she quickly added seeing Alya's worried look. "Those two masked guys were already there, the monster thing already beat so I really didn't see much." But then something dawned. "But I did hear something small. They were calling each other Ladybug and Chat Noir, not Spots and Cat."

It was at the mention of his name that Adrien finally jerked awake.

"Nino, what happened?" he whispered noticing how everyone was looking at Marinette.

"Marinette saw the masked dudes yesterday!" he whispered excitedly back. "She said their names were Ladybug and Chat Noir, isn't that awesome?"

Adrien curiously turned to face Marinette, a fact the latter didn't fail to notice, her face turning much redder and stammering that that was all she knew.

The teacher clapped her hands.

"Okay class, stop staring at Marinette and lets get back to chlorides."

All the class turned back to the board, Adrien didn't. he was Still looking at her curiously.

However, as the last bell rang that day and Marinette was packing away her books, relieved that no one seemed to realise that she was Ladybug and as Alya chatted idly away about their mysterious masked heroes Adrien walked up towards her causing Marinetter to almost drop her history book on her own toes.

"So you were really there?" asked Adrien searching his memory for any sign of Marientte during the fight. She must have been very well hidden and Adrien was kind of glad neither himself or lady bug had lsot their transformation in the street.

"S-sorry?" she stammered, unable to comprehend what Adrien was asking.

"Were you really near the fight last night?"

"Ah… well.. erm.. yeah." She finally spluttered out. "You weren't there right? I-I dint' see you anyway."

"Neh, was already home by then." He casually lied, giving Marinette a small smile which caused to her almost drop her text book again. Alya caught it just in time.

"Hey Adrien, what do you think of Paris' Ladybug and Chat Noir?" she asked, handing Marinette her book.

"They look pretty awesome." He said feigning ignorance. "That Chat Noir guy looks epic."

"R-really?" Spluttered Marinette, remembering the flirty cat from the previous night. "He didn't really seem like he knew what he was doing, Ladybug is way cooler."

If only you knew how right you are. Thought Adrien, his thoughts wondering to the sketch of Ladybug he had drawn. How he wished he knew who she was.

"W-was that all you wanted to ask me?" stammered Marinette, looking disappointedly down at her feet.

"Ah…well… Oh! Do you have any idea when we'll be getting out phones back?"

"Hopefully by Friday." Chirped in Alya, helping to diffuse the awkwardness that was about to settle upon Marinette.

"Ah, thanks Alya."

"Hey Adrien, we better get going or we are going to be late for fencing!" Nino called from the door.

"Rigth, fencing." He mumbled under his breath, still sore from last night. " I'll be off then." He said giving both girls a smile and running to the door where Nino waited.

"Bye…" muttered Marinette, sighing as she let her waving hand fall.

This was one of the many reasons she didn't want people knowing she was Ladybug.

And that's another chapter! So sorry there isn't any action here but I thought it would be nice to see how our heroes reacted to their first day living a double life. Well… I hope you enjoyed, please tell me what you in the reviews. Thanks so much for reading, will update ASAP – LunaPendragon.