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What Happens If?

Chapter 10

Adrien's p.o.v*

School, photo shoots, patrol, eat, sleep and repeat was how Adrien's weeks had gone. Nothing much had happened, him and Marinette had grown closer but nothing worth bragging about. Patrol had been awkward but the two managed to cope, after all, it was their job to protect Paris and they couldn't let their problems interfere with that. Plagg was back to his 'I can't be bothered, give me cheese' attitude but he seemed to be handling the situation well, now that he had opened up.

The same couldn't be said for Marinette though, she had been struggling to cope with all the media attention. Everyday when she entered the classroom, you could see the bags under her eyes - despite the rushed make up plastered on. He had visited her a few times as Cat Noir and they had lunch together a few times without his mask. He had gotten a few words from Alya about using the fact that she was Ladybug to his advantage. She knew about his slight crush on her, she could see it in his eyes, after all, she had a journalists point of view for just about anything and it was easy for her to spot things like that.

Marinette and Adrien had grown closer and she had gotten more comfortable around him but their meetings had often ended with the bombardment of the press. Asking questions, making assumptions, taking photographs, some had even questioned if he was Cat Noir but she had pushed them away by that point. Marinette had became stronger around them because she knew it was the only way she could survive. The fire in her eyes when she had gotten annoyed at them was one he had seen so many times when she was Ladybug and the similarities between both sides had shown through more times than he could count, he had internally face palmed at how blind he had been.

It was another chilly Monday in Paris and Adrien had started to emerge from dream land and made his way to the shower, attempting to not wake the sleeping black cat that layed in a small nest he had made himself on the pillow next to his. Adrien would never admit it out loud but he really was adorable.

The boy had no photo shoots today but his father had given the first half of the day off to work on his Chinese for an upcoming grammar competition. He actually enjoyed Chinese now that he had known his lady spoke some and that her mother's family had originated there. He wouldn't admit that he had only continued it because of Marinette but he felt like he should if he wanted to impress her, at least.

Adrien walked out of the shower and put on any decent pair of clothes he could find, it was only around seven in the morning and he had nothing to do so he decided to check his phone. He hadn't gathered up the courage yet to ask Marinette for her number yet so he made the decision to scroll through the past few days of news and headlines. He knew that it was just going to be talking about Ladybug and Marinette but felt the need to check up on it.

The boy pulled the device out from under his pillow where he had left it and clicked the screen a few times and up came the biggest news story he had seen for quite sometime. It was five pages long and every nook and cranny had something to do with the one thing he had feared more than anything, Marinette.

'Marinette Dupain-Cheng, a girl unlike any other. In the day time, a normal school girl. A 'heart of gold' kind of teenager; as quoted by her mother. Her background is a fascinating one, to be quite frank. Her father, Tom Duapin, is a pure French man while her mother, Sabine Cheng, is of a Chinese background. All the while, making Marinette a girl of different ethnicity. Her Chinese and French roots are portrayed in every way possible, she's settled on a Parisian life style but her Chinese background shining through when designing - her main passion.

Miss Dupain-Cheng has been spotted many times walking out of the Agreste mansion, she has a job with the main man himself; Gabriel Agreste as a 'younger generation supervisor'. She is believed to be an amazing designer for a girl of her age and her work has been showcased many times at fashion shows. Also, Mr Agreste's son Adrien Agreste has modelled a few of her creations. The relationship between the son of the greatest fashion designer in all of Paris and the bakers daughter is purely platonic... right? Wrong. Adrien and Marinette have been located together a few times by passing reporters and they have been assumed to be closer than 'just friends'.

But why? Well, a few of my readers have put in comments, implying that Mr Agreste could be Cat Noir. After all, Miss Dupain-Cheng is Paris' beloved super heroine; Ladybug. The relation between the two defenders of our city is more than what they are letting on. In amateur footage, it is clearly shown that Ladybug had no problem with dropping the mask to her partner-'

Adrien turned off the screen, he couldn't read anymore. Why were they targeting Marinette? He couldn't care less what they had to say about him but she didn't deserve this. They actually researched her, he knew that reporters would never stop until they got what they wanted but that was over the line. That could put her in serious danger, even more so than usual. She didn't need anymore to deal with, enough was happening to her anyway.

'Uh-oh' Plagg made Adrien jump, the little god had been sitting on his shoulder reading away at the report.

'Merde! Plagg, you scared me!'

'Hehe, sorry, kid, didn't mean to.'

'What am I going to do, Plagg? Marinette's in huge danger now and I can't even imagine how she must be feeling.'

'Adrien.' Plagg spoke sternly. 'You should be more worried about yourself, it talks a lot about you.' Adrien sighed.

'I know, it's just I don't want anything happening to her. She means too much to me and if I lost her I don't know what I would do.'

'I know, kid. But what would Marinette do if she lost you? She wouldn't have a partner and no one would be able to protect her from Hawk Moth.'

'I guess your right.'

'I always am. Now gimme Camembert!'

'Of course, kitty cat.' Adrien giggled.

'Hey!'

It was now noon and Adrien was in the car on his way to school. He felt Plagg shuffle around under his jacket and smiled to himself, happy to have his best friend by his side. The boy knew he was going to get some off glances at school but to be honest he really didn't care.

Adrien jumped out of the limo, thanking the Gorilla as he left. As soon as Adrien appeared in front of the school, he was swarmed by journalists, bloggers and reporters. He knew that there were going to be a few asking questions but there must of been around fifty to sixty surrounding him. He cursed himself for not thinking of an escape plan.

'Mr Agreste! We have a few questions we'd like to ask you!'

'Nadja Chamack, don't be bemused it's just the news! Mr Agreste, can you confirm that you are indeed the bearer of destruction, Cat Noir?' Adrien shifted nervously, nonconforming anything. The questions kept on coming and he shut them out. The constant flashes, not ceasing for a second, began to make him dizzy and he felt himself become lightheaded. The ground seemed to shake that the crowd that consumed him become a blur. Until he heard the girl of his dreams.

'I guess I have some time for a quick interview.' Ladybug called. The crowd which surrounded him had dispanded and ran over to the super heroine.

'Ladybug! We have a few questions to ask you!'

'Sure but please leave the poor boy alone.'

'Of course. Now, have you read the latest headline?'

'Indeed.'

'What do you think about it?'

'Well, I believe that I do have a right of privacy and that there was no need to snoop around in my personal life.'

'Ladybug, how would you describe your relationship with Cat Noir?'

'We are just doing our jobs. There is nothing much to say about our 'relationship' except that it is purely platonic.'

'What do you think of the fact that Mr Agreste could be your partner?'

'I'm not sure, they are two completely different people, of course they have similarities but don't we all? Sure they look similar but their personalities are different.'

'But isn't your civilian form 'different' to your alter-ego?'

'I guess so.'

'How would you describe your 'relationship' with Adrien?'

'We've been friends for around a year and we've grown closer lately. We see each other often but it does not mean he is the alley cat we know of. Just because we are good friends doesn't mean that you can all drag him into my mess.'

'Do you ever think you'll find out his identity?' Ladybug sighed.

'Maybe one day but it would be much safer if we didn't in the first place. Okay, my time is up. It was nice to talk to you all but would you please just stop targeting me or my friends, it's not fair.' Ladybug grabbed her yo-yo and zoomed off into Paris and she left Adrien dumbfounded. She didn't seem to object the fact that he could be Cat Noir but she did say that 'platonic' word which was always something she seemed to say at interviews, so Adrien shouldn't be worried... right?

He brushed himself off and made his way into school, hoping Marinette wouldn't be there.

Hey guys, sorry this chapter is short and Ladybug was out of character for most of it but I'm just trying to lead up to the big reveal, hehe. Oh yeah I almost forgot, I made an Instagram (well not really it's an old account) so if you want to get new updates on season 2 and really crappy edits... then go follow it my username is in my bio. Oh and if you come from here, comment on one of my posts 'I'm from your fan-fic' then I will begin to put updates on my story for new chapters. Okie, I'll see y'all next week x