Chapter 7

After settling when they would meet and where, Tikki and Plagg set off and parted ways. The sun began to set. The sky turned from a bright blue to a blood orange. Moments later, the orange hue in the sky turned into a bubble gum pink. Plagg enjoyed this more than ever. He was always hiding somewhere and barely had a chance to be "normal." But now, he was free as a human to do what he wanted to do. It was peaceful, but too peaceful. It was the too-good-to-be-true kind of peace that he felt.

Then, it struck him!

He began to feel like an idiot for not realizing sooner. He wanted to bang his head on a brick wall to get his senses together. Great, he thought sarcastically.

How did he forget about Adrien! Was Thérèse that much of a distraction? His cheeks were really red, and he knew the answer. Yes. Yes, she was.

He was glad Thérèse was alright because she was already with her friend, Marinette. However, Plagg realized that he had left Adrien without him knowing that he left the park. Well, Plagg did wave, but it did not count since Adrien never knew about his transformation.

This was definitely going to take a lot of explanation for Adrien to understand that it was him.

His stomach growled in hunger despite eating the snacks Marinette's parents offered to him. He yearned for the camembert that Adrien usually gave him around this time of day. He yearned for cheese in general.

He almost walked in circles searching for the park. He picked up his pace at some point when he recognized the streets that he had passed by earlier. Yes! He saw the park from the distance. Plagg needed to hurry because for all he knew, Adrien could have left. Maybe he would get lucky since all day, he was just super lucky. He met Thérèse, the one girl that he would never get out of his thoughts, and he got to eat a scrumptious pastry with cheese.

"Blonde hair, blonde hair," Plagg muttered under his breath as he ran around the gigantic park, "Where could he be?"

Right when he said that, he hit a solid object and fell. Or was it a person? He quickly stood up and saw that it was another person that he ran into. How many people did he even run into today?

"Sorry," Plagg said as he held out his hand for the stranger, "Didn't see you there,"

The figure laughed and grabbed onto Plagg's hand, who then helped him up. "No, sorry about running into you. I was so caught up in my thoughts that I did not see you there,"

The figure looked at a surprised Plagg. It was Adrien! He ran into Adrien. Plagg could not believe what had happened and pinched himself several times to prove to himself that it was no dream. He did not notice that he had been staring at Adrien for a long time.


Adrien had no idea what was happening, so he decided to slowly back away because the stranger was giving him a weird look. He slowly inched away and started to raise his hand to wave goodbye before the dark haired stranger took his hand to pull him back.

Adrien was praying to himself that he would be okay. He cried on the inside and begged for someone to help him, but the Gorilla was not there at the moment. How did he find himself in these kinds of situations? His bad luck never ceased to end. However, what happened next was unexpected.

He received a hug. A really, really tight hug that made Adrien feel like he was going to suffocate. He even staggered back from surprise. What in the world was going on? Who was this random guy?

"I-I am so, so sorry. People somehow mistaken me as a different person all the time. I really do not know you, so can you let me go?" Adrien severely struggled to get out of this person's grasp. Then, the stranger let go.

"Uh, you don't recognize me?" The teenage boy asks, "I have been looking for you for a long time," How was Adrien supposed to remember someone he never met? Maybe this was a stalker.

"No, sorry," Adrien was trying really hard to walk away from this, " I hope you find who you are looking for soon,"

"I am Plagg! Geez, how hard is it for you humans to recognize the voice of this amazing kwami? Are you serious?" Adrien was dubious towards this sudden appearance of "Plagg." This could be an akuma that somehow knows about Plagg, which worried Adrien too.

"Plagg? Is it really you?" Adrien was super sure that Plagg could turn into a human. How could that even happen anyway?

"Just get me some cheese already. I am starving," Plagg whines, "I'll explain it to you once you hand over the camembert in your pocket,"

Oh, nevermind. That really was Plagg…


Meanwhile at the bakery, Marinette and Tikki had just gotten permission from Marinette's parents to let Tikki stay over at their home for the weekend. They were both relieved that Marinette's parents did not suspect anything about Tikki. They settled down in Marinette's room, and they started to plan out what Tikki should wear for her date.

"Marinette, d-did I ever tell you that I have never been on a date before?" Tikki quietly asks. She looks away at embarrassment. Tikki has lived for such a long time that she lost count after passing 100 years. However, Tikki never had time to date or anything because she was busy as a kwami.

"Really?" Marinette was surprised, "Then, this calls for a special occasion! I am bringing in more cookies into this room!"

With that, Marinette dashed downstairs and brought up more treats to celebrate Tikki's first date. They ended up planning for a couple hours more before going downstairs for dinner. Tikki enjoyed being with Marinette's family. After being called, "Thérèse," by them, she had gotten used to the fake name. After only speaking to them for a little, she felt more familar and more at home than ever. She never got to speak to them in person since it would be bad if they found out that Marinette was Ladybug. She enjoyed Tom's jokes and Sabine's stories about her childhood. She wished this would never end.


Deep down, at some point, Tikki began to feel butterflies in her stomach. She fidgeted around in her sleep, which made it harder for her to sleep. Her first date was tomorrow, and she began to realize how important this day was. What if she messed up? What if Plagg realizes that she was just plain and boring?

Even worse, what happens if she turned back into her kwami form in front of him? What would she do?

Tikki looks up at Marinette's ceiling. She has a tight grip on her blanket and bites her lips at the thought of the upcoming date.

"Will I be okay?" She says to herself before finally drifting off into sleep.


A/N: Happy Holidays! Happy New Years Eve! Finally, I have updated. I have been quite busy lately, so I have not planned out what Tikki and Plagg's date is going to be like. However, I am going to posting a chapter of a story I have been working on for a while soon. Please read it! Thanks!