On the train ride back to France Dianne fell asleep with her head on one of the tables as Nathanael and Marinette sat at the other table across from each other, "So you really think you can make the cakes without me?"

"I know that I can," Nathanael smirked.

"We'll see," Marinette rolled her eyes, "How about this, I'll have my parents put the ingredients into a box and let you figure it out?"

"I get off work 5 tomorrow and you can bring it over," Nathanael responded taking out his phone and texting her his address.

"That sounds kind of like a date," Marinette crossed her arms.

"It's only a date if I make you dinner, on a completely unrelated note, do you like lasagna?" Nathanael questioned.

"Don't I have to decide if I want to go on a second date with you after the first date not before?" Marinette smiled sweetly.

"Savage," Nathanael laughed.

Marinette looked at her phone, "My mom just texted me, she told Alya, Adrien, and Nino the we are working on a secret project for the bakery and she also said to tell you my dad told them what you said to him, what did you say to him?"

"Secret guy things," Nathanael responded blushing, "I'll tell you some other time."

Alya, Nino, and Adrien sat again in Nino's room, on his bed, with their backs against the wall, watching the map saying Nathanael and Marinette were on their way back from Germany, Alya pulled out her phone, "Let's Skype them."

"To apologize for being creepy?" Adrien questioned.

"We probably should," Nino agreed.

Alya started the call and Marinette answered, "I'm so glad you called, I just found the most amazing thing in Nathanael's sketch book, look at this!" Marinette turned the camera around and showed them a page with a drawing of Nathanael drinking straight out of a bottle of wine with Rose and Juleka kissing in the back ground. "Nath, what inspired this piece."

"If you look closely the wine bottle says extra virgin," Nathanael smiled.

"Can we put that on a shirt?" asked Adrien.

"Maybe later, but we wanted to apologize to the two of you," Nino explained.

"Oh no, for what?" asked Marinette as she moved to sit next to Nathanael and propped her phone up on something.

"I tracked you again," Alya admitted.

"Again?" Nathanael questioned.

"I forgive you, I'm still waiting for the day you track me and save my life," Marinette smiled.

"When we visited your parents they gave us some tea," Nino interjected.

"The tea was you and Nathanael are going on a date," Adrien added.

"We have a date tonight and tomorrow night," Marinette answered.

"Oh so we do have a date tomorrow night?" Nathanael questioned.

"Give us the beef," Alya smiled.

"He's being dramatic," Marinette rolled her eyes.

"No, no, no," Nathanael covered Marinette's mouth by wrapping his arm around her, "Listen to me, we were flirting and we have to make more cakes for our project and I said I could make them by myself if she brings the supplies tomorrow after I get off work and she didn't want to commit because we hadn't gone on our first date so she might not want to go on a second one, ew."

Nathanael flinched and pulled his hand away from Marinette's mouth, "First let me clarify, I kissed his hand and he said ew and flinched, this won't end well, but I was joking."

"Nathanael is afraid of affection, a twitter thread," Adrien stated making everyone else laugh.

"Where are you two going tonight?" asked Nino.

"Marinette wants to go see the Eiffel tower all lit up," Nathanael responded.

"Ladybug and Chat Noir go on dates there all the time," Alya informed.

"Alya, they patrol there," Marinette rolled her eyes.

"I have a theory that they are married," Nino added.

"They're like our age, they can't be married," Alya countered.

"Just because you found that text book doesn't mean it was hers," Nino argued.

"I think Ladybug is our age," Adrien announced.

"You just want her to be because you have a huge crush on her," Nino laughed.

"Wait, do you seriously?" asked Alya to which Adrien shook his head and Nino nodded.

"Chat Noir and Adrien fight for Ladybug," Nathanael chuckled.

"Fencing dual," Marinette laughed.

"Wait, I'm going to draw that," Nathanael reached across Marinette to get his sketch book.

"Nathanael, are you wearing a button up shirt and tie with the sleeves rolled above your elbows?" asked Alya.

"Yes?" Nathanael was confused.

Nino and Adrien were also confused, "Why does it matter?"

"It's like the number one most attractive thing to girls," Marinette explained.

"It's swoon worthy, it's what makes guys go from 'nice to meet you sir' to 'your daughter calls me daddy too'," Alya added.

Marinette burst into laughter at not only Nathanael's horrified facial expression but Adrien and Nino's as well, "She's joking guys."

"Okay done," Nathanael held up a picture of Adrien and Chat Noir in fencing outfits sans masks holing the swords crossed with serious expressions, Adrien wanted to laugh at their slightly different facial structures and pout at the fact that Chat was draw taller and with more muscles.

"Can we put this on a shirt?" asked Adrien.

"Only if you add Ladybug sitting in the corner looking completely done," Marinette smiled.

"Can you get a red marker out of my jacket pocket?" Nathanael asked Marinette whom was wearing his jacket.

"Oh wow, there's an inside pocket," Marinette handed Nathanael the marker before inspecting the pocket further, "Did you sew this in?"

"Actually my mom did, is it that bad?" Nathanael laughed as he started to draw.

"No I can just tell it's hand stitched," Marinette shrugged, "Am I going to get to meet your mother tomorrow?"

"Oh a y-yeah," Nathanael stuttered not looking up from the paper.

"I've gone to school with you for like 6 years why have I never met your mom?" asked Marinette.

"Hey look the call ended," Nathanael pointed at Marinette's phone and changing the subject.

"Oh that's weird, let me call them back," Marinette called Alya and the phone rang and rang and then ended, "Her phone must have died, that happens sometimes she'll call back when it has enough charge, we're almost to the train station anyway."

The train pulled into the station and Alya, Nino, and Adrien were waiting on the platform, Marinette gasped, "Why are you here?"

"We brought you guys food," Nino handed Nathanael a box of fries as Marinette hugged Alya.

Dianne joined the group and Nathanael introduced her, "She's part of the secret project, not my divorced aunt."

"That sounds like an intricate lie," Dianne laughed.

"It was," Nathanael nodded, "I put two much effort into it."

"Wait, are you like really good at lying?" asked Adrien.

"Yeah, I'm not proud but it's useful," Nathanael shrugged.

"Marinette are you hearing this?" asked Nino.

Alya waved Nino off as she and Marinette were talking in their own little world, "Yes, yes of course Adrien."

Nino, Adrien, and Nathanael all rolled their eyes.

Hope this makes up for the fact that I won't be posting next till Sunday. I'm going to Nebkon in a Nathanael Kurtzberg cosplay.