Bridgette met up with Marinette at the bottom of the stairs. She was shaking slightly. "Marinette? Are you ok? You look like you just saw a ghost." Bridgette asked. Marinette quickly stiffened. "N-no. I-I'm fine." she stuttered. Bridgette looked at her questioningly but decided not to pry anymore for the moment. The two girls walked out, passing Felix waiting against his and Adrien's ride. "Where is he?" Felix asked. "I'm sure he'll be out soon," Bridgette said back. Marinette seemed to be staring off into space. "Hey Marinette, you ok?" Felix asked. Marinette looked at him nervously. "O-of course I am! Why does everyone keep asking me that? It's not like I just fo-" she put her hand over her mouth and quickly removed it. "Uh, Bridgette and I should be getting home. We'll see you tomorrow P- uh, Felix!" she said quickly and started walking off. Felix looked at Bridgette confused. She simply shrugged then turned and followed Marinette. The whole walk home Marinette had her head down and neither spoke.
Bridgette folded up her apron. She was so glad to finally bake! She had told Tom and Sabine that Marinette was tired and was taking a nap. She figured that with whatever was bothering Marinette, she should be left alone. She quietly went upstairs and carefully opened the hatch. Marinette was sitting at her desk, muttering. "-not. He really can't be. B-but he said he was. I-I-I….." she trailed off and sighed. "He really is, isn't he?" she asked herself. She leaned back in her chair. She turned around and froze when she saw Bridgette. "Uh, how long have you been there?" she asked nervously. "Not long. What'cha doing?" Bridgette asked, climbing up into the room and closing the hatch. Marinette stood up in front of her computer screen. "Oh, um, nothing much," she said. Bridgette walked towards her. "Marinette, you know you have no reason to lie to me. Just tell me," she said. Marinette looked behind her then sighed. She moved to the side of the computer revealing a picture of Adrien. Except it wasn't a normal picture. It was Adrien with edits made to make him look like Chat Noir. Ears, a mask, and part of the suit. Bridgette looked at Marinette and smiled. "Congrats. You figured it out. It took you a while but you did." she said. Marinette shook her head. "No, I didn't. I heard him say it. As much as I want to deny that it's the truth, there's no good reason why he'd lie. Not about something as serious as a superhero's identity." she said. "I did figure that Felix is actually his kwami but I wouldn't have without first finding out that Adrien was Chat." Bridgette grabbed Marinette's chin and turned her head so she was facing her. "I bet you would've figured it out eventually," she said. Marinette smiled and Bridgette put her hand down. Marinette turned to look at the computer. She smiled a bit. "Who would've guessed that the silly, flirtatious, pun-loving hero of Paris, Chat Noir, was really the quiet, smart, nice, handsome model, Adrien Agreste," she said. "So I'm guessing you had a good few hours to think about all your interactions with Chat both in and out of the mask?" Bridgette asked. Marinette stared at her blankly then her eye twitched. "Oh. My. Gosh. I-I kissed Adrien! On the lips! And he flirted with me! What's worse is I rejected him! I'm a horrible person!" Marinette ranted. Bridgette shook her head then sat down on the chaise. She pulled out a book and read while Marinette continued ranting. She knew she would repeat herself, therefore, making the whole process longer but if it would help get it through her head then it would be fine.
Adrien sat down at his desk and leaned back. "I'm so stupid Plagg. Why didn't you try to talk me out of it?" he asked. Felix rolled his eyes and took a bite of camembert. "I did kid. You didn't listen and you said I wasn't going to talk you out of it so I stopped," he said. "Well, you should've tried harder regardless!" Adrien said back. "Now do you want to know why I'm not a kwami?" Felix asked taking another bite of his cheese. "I guess. Maybe it'll help," he said. "So basically, you and Ladybug are drifting apart and pretty much our job as kwamis is to get you two together so, me and Ladybug's kwami are humans and we're gonna try to force you two together and reveal yourselves. If that doesn't happen then like we get stuck as humans." Felix said casually. Adrien looked down at his ring. "It's almost sounding like Bridgette is Ladybug. I know what I saw. Why would she lie?" he wondered. "No. You didn't think she was Ladybug, you thought she was your lady. Ladybug could mean any of the countless Ladybugs before. Only one Ladybug is your lady, and it's not Bridgette." Felix said. Adrien sighed sadly. "Look, I asked Bridgette out on a date earlier, tomorrow after school. The only problem is, I'm a kwami and not into human romances so I don't know the first thing about how this dating stuff goes. I need moral support. I was wondering if you'd go with me." Felix said. "You're asking the wrong guy to go with you Plagg, and you know that," Adrien said. "Look, I'm not asking for advice. I'm asking that you'll be there. I'll text you if the date is going bad and you will suddenly come down with like the flu or something and I'll have to take you home. That's all." Felix said back. Adrien sighed. "Fine," he said.
"Bridgette, I don't know if I can do this," Marinette said as they walked into the restaurant. "Hi, we'll actually need two separate booths, please. We'll have one more with me and one more with her." Bridgette said to the waitress. She nodded her head. And directed them to follow her. "You'll be fine Marinette," Bridgette said as they followed the waitress. "Would you like the two booths back to back or apart?" the waitress asked. "Apart, please. Just one in between." Bridgette said back. The waitress nodded her head then directed the girls to their two separate booths, left the menus and walked away. Marinette looked over the menu while she waited. She looked up when she heard the door open. It was Felix and Adrien. Adrien seemed confused. He walked over to Marinette while Felix walked over towards Bridgette. "Hey. I didn't know you would be here." Adrien said. Now she was confused. Didn't he know it was a double date? "Uh yeah. Um, Bridgette asked me to come with," she said. Adrien sat down. "Yeah. Felix asked me to come with, in case the date went bad. Nice outfit by the way. Figured you'd meet some nice guy here?" he asked. Yeah. You. Marinette thought. She smiled. "Thanks. I made it myself. And no I didn't. I just wanted to dress up. I don't do that a lot. Never really any time. I've made lots of nice outfits but I never get to wear them." she said. "THIS WAS HORRIBLE DATE! I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU EVER AGAIN IN MY LIFE!" some girl shouted. Everyone turned and watched as she marched out angrily. A guy followed behind. Marinette and Bridgette made slight eye contact. They knew what was probably going to happen next. So did two other people. "Poor guy. Hopefully, someone will come along and cheer him up." Adrien said. Marinette looked at him then back at the door. "Yeah. Hopefully," she said. The waitress brought out Marinette's food and took Adrien's drink and food order. The two chatted, though it was mostly Adrien. "Hello there. It looks like you two are having a nice date. Here's a flower for the lady." a voice said. Marinette looked in the direction. A guy was handing out roses to couples. "That's sweet," Adrien said. He came over to their booth. "Your date seems to be going perfectly well. Here's a rose," he said. "Oh, We're not on a date. We're just friends." Adrien said back. "But of course you're on a date. Why else would the lovely mademoiselle be dressed up so nice?" the guys asked. He walked off without an answer. Suddenly there were screams. Couples that had just gotten along moments ago were hitting each other and spitting bad words to the other. "What the-?" Marinette started. She put her hand on the rose and froze. Adrien looked at her. "Marinette?" he prompted. She looked at him. Her eyes weren't their normal bluebell color. They were black with pink hearts in the middle. Only the hearts were broken. She chuckled and tightened her grip on the rose. "You're nothing Agreste. That's all you'll ever be. No one will love you. Ever. Not even your father." she hissed. He quickly reached for the rose but she pulled away and grabbed his wrist instead. "Aww. Did I strike a chord perhaps? Sorry, Agreste. You're not getting this rose. Unless you want to become evil instead." she teased. "I'd rather have taken the rose then you, Marinette," he said back. He pulled her hand off of his wrist. She put the rose behind her ear then grabbed both of his wrists. "Quit playing hero. Always trying to take the hit for the ones you love. It's stupid and sickening. You'll get yourself killed trying to do that." she said. That struck a chord as well. Only not like the other one. No, this was familiar. He had heard someone say almost those exact words before. "Sorry miss but I'm afraid that I'm going to have to take this boy away from you. You are treating him very rudely I'm afraid." It was Chat Noir. He pulled Marinette's hands off of Adrien's wrists. "I'd suggest you get somewhere safe." the hero said towards Adrien. He winced slightly at hearing his own voice but ran off anyway. He still wasn't used to Plagg being transformed and not him. He hid around back of the building. He sat down and a few tears fell from his eyes.
"Miraculous Ladybug!" Ladybug called out, tossing her Lucky Charm in the air. A swarm of ladybugs flew around, repairing all the damage. "Pound it!" the two heroes said, giving each other a fist bump. Chat's ring beeped. "I better get going. Think you can take care of that guy?" he asked. Ladybug nodded her head. Chat took off and de-transformed in an alleyway. He walked around to the back of the restaurant. He found Adrien there. "Hey kid," Felix said. Adrien looked up at him. "Was this a date?" he asked. "Yeah," Felix said. Adrien stood up. "Why are you setting me up with Marinette?" he asked. Felix shook his head. "You'll figure it out, kid. You're trying too hard to figure out who your lady is that you're missing her. Now come on. Let's go back." he said. The two walked back inside the restaurant. "Felix! Adrien! There you two are! We were worried!" Bridgette said walking up to them. Marinette followed behind her, rubbing her forehead. "I'm never touching a rose ever again," she said. She looked at Adrien. "Adrien. In case I may have said something really awful to you, I want to say I'm sorry," she said. He smiled. "It's ok. I know you didn't mean any of it," he said. "I wonder if Chat Noir accidentally touched one of the roses. Maybe one meant for Ladybug. It wouldn't be uncommon for him to take hits for her." Bridgette said. "He seems pretty lovestruck. Why else would he do it? It is a bit of a stupid thing though sometimes. He could get himself killed protecting her." Marinette said. "Anyways, it's a shame that your date was ruined guys," Marinette said to Bridgette and Felix. "Actually," Bridgette gave Felix a peck on the lips. "It wasn't that bad," she said smiling. "Anyways, Marinette and I have to go. See you two Monday!" Bridgette quickly grabbed Marinette's wrist and pulled her out. The two started walking home. It was silent for the most part until Marinette broke the silence. "Do you know what I said to Adrien?" she asked. Bridgette sighed. "You said, 'You're nothing Agreste. That's all you'll ever be. No one will love you. Ever. Not even your father.' Then he tried to take the rose from you but you pulled your hand away and grabbed his wrist. Then you teased him saying, 'Aww. Did I strike a chord perhaps? Sorry, Agreste. You're not getting this rose. Unless you want to become evil instead.'" Bridgette paused for a moment. "I didn't hear what he said back but it must have been something about him taking the rose instead of you because you then said, 'Quit playing hero. Always trying to take the hit for the ones you love. It's stupid and sickening. You'll get yourself killed trying to do that.' Then Chat distracted you and he ran off." she finished. Marinette shook her head and sighed. "I'm a terrible person. I can't believe I said those things," she said. "No, you're not. You were under the akuma's power. Just like he always is. You couldn't control yourself." Bridgette said back. "Yeah. You're right. I didn't mean to touch the rose. I wasn't going to. It was an accident." she said. "And why didn't he know it was a date?" Marinette asked. "Because our plan was to tell both of you that we needed you for moral support. Like if the date went bad you would get sick, which of course it wasn't going to go bad. But since you knew about him already I told you the truth." Bridgette explained. "Of course, the akuma wasn't part of the plan. That poor guy though." Bridgette said. "He said we were just friends when the guy put the rose on the table. That it wasn't a date. That hurt a bit knowing it was." Marinette said sadly. Bridgette put an arm around her shoulders. "It'll be ok. He'll figure it out." she said. "Knowing Plagg, he'll get fed up with him not and get as close to telling him as he can." she whispered.
Yep. That's chapter 4. Also, Tikki and Plagg when transformed look and sound exactly like Marinette & Adrien when they're transformed so that the media isn't like suspicious or confused or anything. Hope you liked this chapter. Stuff will get a bit more...interesting (i guess) in the next 3 chapters. Bye Bye!