When the door opened, Adrien held me even tighter, if that was possible.

"Are you there my lady?" A feminine voice asked. Of course it was Alya. I let out a sigh of relief. She already knew we spent the night away from the palace. Theres no need to hide from her, but we can't come out now that we're in a situation like this. So we stayed as still as possible, hidden behind the curtain to avoid Alya. I looked up for just a moment, and Adrien was turned towards Alya, calm despite the situation we were in. I guess I'm the only one whos nervous.

But just then, I felt Adriens breath blow past my ear. I let out a small squeak as my face got red. I bit on my bottom lip to quiet myself.

"Guess she isn't back yet." Alya said. The next thing we heard was the sound of a door closing. After a moment, Adrien carefully peaked around the curtain. "She's gone." He said. I nodded. Then we quickly separated when we realized we were still in each others arms. We left our hiding place behind the curtains and made our way to the middle of the room. 'What a relief we weren't discovered.'

Adrien took one look at me and asked, "Is your face all right?"

'Oh no! Am I still blushing!"

I brought a hand up to my cheek and Adrien narrowed his eyes, "We'll, I'm heading back." I jumped at his sudden farewell.

"Oh, yes, thank you."

"Don't worry about it." He walked to the door and flashed me one of his sly grins, "I'll see you later." He then left the room. I sighed in relief once more. Honestly, I was so exhausted. As soon as the door closed, I could feel the fatigue begin to take over. I let out a long sigh. When I looked up, I saw myself in the mirror. My face was a bright shade of red. But I mean, who wouldn't get flustered if they were held by Adrien like that? I sat in the nearest chair and thought about his goodbye just now. He didn't seem fazed. He must be used to women by now, especially considering his luxurious lifestyle. I mean, he has Chloe. I can't steal another womans lover. What kind of Princess would I be then?

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Adrien sighed and closed the door to Marinettes room. "Tch." He ran his fingers through his glowing blonde hair, green eyes filled with frustration. The sight of Marinettes flushed face after they came out from behind the curtain was still fresh on his mind.

"Looking at her like that made me kind of flustered too..." He whispered. Just then, a small black thing flew out from behind him.

"Really? You looked like you enjoyed cuddling her, Adrieennnnn."

"Shut up, Plagg." Adrien whispered. "You're not supposed to let anyone see you."

"Relax, only people who own Miraculous Items can see me." He smirked at his holder, "But I'll be quiet if you give me some camembert." Adrien rolled his eyes, "But even so, I don't want the other holders to see you."

Adrien, who was pissed, walked off, unsettled by the whole affair.

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I let out a sigh. Tikki flew out from my pockets. I glanced at the earrings in my ear, the ones that were a present from the King himself. "Tikki, I could feel something... off... about Adrien. You don't think he's one of us do you?" I asked. Tikki smiled, "Who knows, there are plenty of Miraculous holders in the palace. If he did have one, I'm sure we would have noticed by now, unless he was hiding his. But you being so close to him just now and being able to sense it might be a possibility."

Marinette smiled at her kwami, "I'll make sure to reward you with lots of cookies later, okay?" Tikki nodded and was about to say something when there was a knock on the door. Tikki flew back into Marinettes pocket and Marinette looked at the door. Nino walked in, and once he saw I was there, he let out a sigh of relief. Alya followed behind him, "Marinette, you have returned!" Nino gave Alya a questioning stare, "Returned from where?"

Alya paled, "Uh, her early morning walks of course. Hehe." I smiled, "Yes, I have returned from my morning walk safely. Sorry to worry you."

"Not at all Princess, as long as you're safe, thats all that matters. I would hope you had it least Adrien, or one of the other Knights accompany you though." Nino gave me an all knowing look and I got this sudden feeling that he knew I snuck out last night.

Alya broke the tension again, "Princess, breakfast will be ready soon. Shall we go?" I nodded and she grabbed my hand, dragging me out of the room.

'Thank you, Alya, I owe you like a hundred.'

The meal was as delicious as I could have imagined. Nino sat next to me with a warm smile. "Princess, are you ready for todays schedule? We'll begin with regional languages, history, and imperial studies, followed by a light lunch." He said all this as he held a clipboard to his face, reading all of the things for the days event to me. This was going to be hard, considering I was out late last night. "In the afternoon, we'll practice your etiquette, practice your regal walk, and then take a short rest." His explanation continued and I felt like I was going to die. This was all in one day?

"...and that's it your highness. The King has gotten better, so I look forward to assisting you with Alya in your new duties. From here on out, I am at your service."

"Yes, thank you."

'I had no idea being a Princess would be such hard work.'

Just as I started to worry about the tight schedule, I remembered what Adrien had said during the night. "So thats why you agreed to be the Princess Elect. If you're serious about this, I will guard you with my life."

Yes, I made a promise. And I intend to keep up my end of the bargain.

"If I may my lady?" That was Ninos voice again. I looked at him. He studied my face very intently, "You look very pale today. Did you sleep poorly?"

Did he know...

"I had trouble falling asleep last night after all the excitement yesterday." I lied, "That's all."

"Yes, of course, well no need to worry," He stood from his side at the table, "By the time you finish studying today you will have no problem sleeping at all."

'In other words I'll be completely exhausted.'

"Remember, a Princess doesn't live a life of leisure. Nor does she do whatever she pleases." He sent a quick glare to me and I paniced on the inside. 'HE KNOWS HE DEFINITELY KNOWS!'

"I've made sure of that with this schedule, so don't worry Nino." Alya said. Thats right, Alya and Nino are married. Nino flashed both of us a perfect smile. 'Theres no possible way he could know about last night... right?' I turned to Alya who has a guilty look on her face. 'He knows...'

"Thank you very much." I appreciated them once again, and they nodded in return. "It is our pleasure, Princess." Nino said.

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Fin for this chapter because its currently 12:53 in the morning and I'm dead beat tired. I have homework to do tomorrow and my husband got his wisdom teeth cut out and theres a zombie run 5k so im gonna be busy busy busy tomorrow lol goodnight