The next night Adrien invited Marinette to go with him to the club.

"Hey guys." Adrien called. "Alix, Rose, Max, Mylene, how are ya?"

"Who's this?" Max asked when Marinette walked in.

"She sure is pretty." Rose said.

"I'm Marinette." She answered. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"I'm Mylene and this is Ivan."

"Hello." She said.

"Juleka, get me the usual." Adrien said.

"Uh Adrien can I talk to you for a minute?"

"Yeah, excuse me Marinette." She took him aside. "So what's up?"

"You really should've brought her here."

"Why is that?"

"Well-"

"Adrikins!"

"Oh no!" Adrien said as the poodle girl came up to him.

"I've missed you so much!" She said hugging him. "Where have you been?"

"Excuse me, Chloe. I need to find Nino." He said pushing her off. "Keep her away from me at all costs." He whispered to Juleka.

"Gotcha!"

"Where's Nino? Nino! Has anyone seen Nino?"

"He's out back." Kim said.

"Doing what?" Adrien said.

Outside in the back...

"Oh..." Alya moaned as she and Nino made out. They parted to breathe. "Oh God! I've never met a dog like you."

"I hope that's a good thing."

"It is." Nino started to wag his tail against Alya making her blush.

"Sorry." He said. "It kind of has a mind of its own."

"You really are a hound dog."

"Well I can't really control it and-"

"I like hound dogs."

"Then may I say, woof."

She tackled him and they began to make out again.

"You like belly rubs?" She asked not braking lip contact.

"Oh sweet mama." Nino said.

"What is going on here?!" Adrien said.

"Ahh!" Nino and Alya screamed as they pulled away, blushing.

"Oh...hey dude." Nino said. "When did you get back?"

"Um...who's your friend?" He asked.

"This is Alya, she's a dog I met, Alya this is Adrien. She and I had a date, it was a full moon and well one thing led to another."

"Nino you sly dog." He said grinning.

"Um Alya why don't you go get a drink while he and I talk."

"Okay. Nice to meet you." She got up and went inside. She went to the bar when she saw a familiar cat/girl. "Marinette?"

"Alya?"

"Oh my God!" The two girls hugged each other. "I was so worried about you when I heard you went missing. I've missed you."

"And I've missed you."

"Where have you been?"

"I was catnapped and left in the wilderness."

"Well you're back. Just wait til your owners find out and Nathaniel what will he think? That poor cat's been looking everywhere for you."

"My owners?"

"Yeah they've been worried sick."

"Oh my I had almost forgotten about them."

"Forgotten? You?"

"I don't know why." So she told Alya the whole story. From being left in the forest, to having that romantic night with Adrien.

"Hey you're in my seat." Chloe said.

"Oh I'm sorry." Marinette said. "But you weren't sitting here before."

"I always sit here because the seat next to it is where Adrien sits."

"You know him?"

"Of course! We're going to mate someday."

"Ha! In your dreams!" Alix said.

"Adrien would never mate with anyone." Ivan said.

"Shut up drool mouth!" She snapped.

"But it's true."

"You're just a slobbery ball of slime! What do you know."

Ivan covered his mouth. "It's a medical condition." He whimpered. "I see the vet about it."

"How dare you speak to him that way." Marinette said.

"How dare I? Do you know who I am? Just who do you think you are?"

"Just a regular a pet. You shouldn't speak to people that way. It's rude and mean."

"Why you little hair ball!"

"I may be a hair ball but you're spoiled and nasty. Someone should hit you with a rolled up newspaper."

"I like this girl." Alix whispered to Juleka. "She's got spunk."

"Ugh! Sabrina! We're leaving!"

"But we just got here." Sabrina argued.

"Don't be sad Ivan." Mylene said. "She doesn't know what she's talking about."

The two of them walked away.

"Girl." Alya said. "Who are you and what have you done with Marinette?"

"I don't know. I guess Adrien's had an influence on me."

"Speaking of which, he sure is handsome. Tell me, what have you two been up to?"

"Nothing." She said. "I think I'm gonna go get some air."

She went outside and took a deep breath. It was a cold and quiet night.

"Hey." Adrien said.

"Hi." Marinette said.

"I heard you had a run in with Chloe."

"Is she your friend?"

"Not exactly. More like an unwanted follower." They laughed then went quiet for awhile. "So you go home tomorrow?"

"Yes."

"Are you sure you want to go back?"

"What?"

"I mean there's a whole world out there to explore, are you sure you wanna give up your freedom?"

"Well it does sound exciting but it also sounds lonely. No family, no one to love or care for you."

"What if you weren't alone? What if someone was with you?"

"You mean just the two of us? I guess if I had someone special to be with me it wouldn't be so bad. But I can't leave my family they need me and besides who would want to spend everyday with little me anyway?"

"Marinette I..."

"Yes?"

"I...I...I need to get a drink."

"Okay." She watched him leave. Marinette looked at the city thinking about what he said. Did he want her to stay with him? To be with him? Why? She was nothing special. But he had been so wonderful to her.

"You poor child." A voice hissed. Lila leapt from a window sil and landed right in front of her. "Oh no! Not you! What do you want?"

"Relax Darling, I just want to talk. You know girl to girl, female to female."

"About what?"

"Just a warning. It will never happen."

"What?"

"You and him, together. Not gonna happen."

"I don't know what you're talking about. And I think I'll be going now." Marinette stood up to walk away but Lila just grabbed her arm firmly.

"You're in love with him, aren't you? Don't bother denying it I can see it in your eyes." She took a lock of Marinette's hair and twirled it around her clawed finger then letting it drop. "Of course who could blame you. He is how they say the cat's meow. But the truth is he doesn't really care for anyone."

"How do you know if he cares or not?"

"Oh you're so young and innocent. You know nothing. The fact is it's all part of his cruel game. He sees a pretty face gets all flirty then takes her out for the time of her life to get her hooked and then he dumps her for the next pretty face."

"I don't believe you."

She grabbed her chin. "You poor, sweet, naive, little thing. But then again I thought he loved me too. So did Aurore, Mirelle, Chloe, even her little weasel friend thought she had a shot but we all woke up well most of us. Chloe still lives in her little dillusions."

"I...don't-"

"But hey you don't have to believe me Darling. Go on, love him and then wait for him to break your heart."

She released Marinette and ran off into the night. Marinette pulled the rose Adrien had given her out of her hair. She stroked it's petals. Surely it wasn't all just a ploy. He must have at least felt something for her, right?