They froze. Bessie and Jagged Stone had planned all this! No wonder the set was abandoned! Adrien didn't know if a proper response would be irritation or gratefulness. Yep, it was gratefulness! "Okay. We MAY have tricked you two to spend an alone time together but- surprise!?" Bessie said, awkwardly. "Now, since I got all the videos and pictures- I want an encore! Probably, like a showstopper?" She asked as the duo placed their fake mask back.
"Oh~! So like, something the real superheroes- of Parisian nights -would do if they finish the job? Like some mission accomplished!?" Jagged Stone asked. "Precisely!" Bessie exclaimed. 'Chat' and 'Ladybug' looked at each other with a knowing smirk. With their one arm on their hips, and the other extended- they fist bumped. "Pound it!" They said.
Bessie caught it all on camera. "Magnifique~!!!" She sang as she told Marinette and Adrien to go home after they're done videotaping the collaboration of their music videos. The special photo session was over. And Mari can't stop thinking of a certain real black cat hero... Wait. What!?
(~Le Time Skip! Brought you by MyBoredom21...)
At the Dupain-Cheng household, Marinette lays on top of her pink bed after locking herself in her room- she began screaming on her (poor and helpless) pillow as Tikki saw this and shooked her head. "So~? Is there something bad about thinking Chat Noir's face after your photo shoot? If I can recall, Adrien was acting as him. Maybe it's just you being a fangirl over your crush again." The red kwami told.
"No! No! No! If I was just imagining Adrien in a Chat suit, then I wouldn't be panicking at all! But I'm thinking about CHAT! Of all people- Chat Noir! I'm thinking about his life outside the mask and how funny he makes me feel. I am thinking about his smiles that makes my face flush. Pun jokes that makes me scowl yet, smile at the same time!"
Marinette exclaimed as Tikki's eyes widened. "You DO got it bad!" She told her chosen- who groaned in defeat. "Don't say it that way, please! I won't be able to look at him if I'm thinking about... THAT!" Marinette said as Tikki giggled. It was funny to see her girl fluster over simple things, again.
"Oh,there's nothing to worry about. You're Ladybug! In or out of the mask. I bet that you're just starting to think the same of Chat. It goes with every Ladybugs. They always go closer than ever before. It's natural! Just take it in. As a five thousand years old entity, you and I should know a thing or two about this already." Tikki assured her.
But the frantic bluenette refused to be assured. "That is a problem! I like Adrien, remember?" Mari exclaimed as her little kwami's face dropped. "Oh. Yeah, that is a problem. I don't even have any idea who Chat Noir is behind the suit because Master Fu didn't introduce me to his cat chosen." Tikki told. Master Fu is the guardian and keeper of the old miraculouses which passed down through generations.
"Precisely! I can't fall for him!" Marinette said as her arms made gestures, widely. "That is not always the case, Mari. Maybe, you're just starting to see him as a brother or best friend- something like that! Those feelings doesn't mean a love triangle between you and him. Like he's your family, I have seen a lot of people go together like that." Tikki said.
"I do not think Alya would be to keen on sharing the best friend position. But that's not JUST it! My heart is starting to beat by the mere mention of Chatton! He makes me go self-conscious, now! I-I think I'm starting to have crush on him!" Marinette blushed as she mentioned it to Tikki. That problem doesn't seem too big but Mari thought otherwise.
"Honestly, I think Chat would LOVE to hear that his lady is starting to like him, as well. But you just said it. It's just a little crush on him. Not like how you react towards Adrien. I'm sure that it will pass by and if it don't- who knows? It's just not such a great idea to worry about it too much. You are putting your partnership at risk." Tikki reminded. With this, Marinette calmed down. "Alright." Mari told. Finally~!