When they made it back to the end of the path and back up the stone steps Adrien wiped his forehead and looked up at the sky 'phew, what is with the weather here? It was so cold earlier, raining all yesterday and now its blazing sunshine!" Marinette took her coat off and wrapped it over her arms as she laughed in response. Adrien shrugged his outer jacket off and threw it over his shoulder "seriously…how do people know what to wear for the day?

They made it to the restaurant where Sabine and Tom were waiting for them. It had been a few weeks since Marinette had seen her parents while they were travelling and suddenly she felt like a little child again as she realised how much she had missed them. Upon seeing their faces she fought back tears and threw her arms around them "I've missed you both so much!"

Tom's eyes crinkled as he beamed at her "we've missed you too- I can't believe you came all the way here to see us!" Sabine's face was that of concern as she hugged her daughter "for you to have come all the way here…You're not in trouble I hope?" Marinette's nerves quickly surfaced "I…ugh- no I'm not in trouble I just needed …to. Tell…" Adrien shook his head and wrapped an encouraging arm around her- having being well acquainted with Marinette's nervous stammering "what Marinette is trying to say is that we have something big to tell you that we couldn't really say over the phone- it needs to be face to face" Sabine squealed in delight as she grabbed Marinette's hand and started inspecting her fingers "where is it? I knew you two would finally get together, you have been so close for a while now- although it probably a bit fast I mean your only just 18- still the heart knows what it wants…"

Marinette stood open mouthed as her mother spoke without pause for breath in her excitement. Adrien smiled shyly and squeezed Marinette tightly "Sabine- I think you have got this all wrong. True Marinette and I are in a relationship now but she has something else to tell you" Sabine's face fell and she looked to Tom with horror before turning to Marinette "you're not…?"

This was the final straw! Marinette picked her jaw up and held up her hand "woah…woah- hold on a minute! Mother, Adrien and I are not engaged; and I am certainly not pregnant!" Sabine lowered her head as she exhaled in extreme relief and held her heart "now…can we please sit down: I will tell you the real reason we came here"

As Tom and Sabine sat down Adrien leant into Marinette's ear "they thought you were pregnant? Huh, I never thought about having little kittens before" Marinette flicked his nose playfully "I thought you wanted a hamster? I guess we can have both one day haha" Adrien winked at her as she too sat down "didn't you want one too? Hehe aww look at us planning a future together bugaboo" he whispered. Marinette rolled her eyes in response before whispering back "don't let them hear you say that…it will get my mum fired up again- what's with our parents and the marriage talk!" He smiled proudly at her "it means they approve- good sign right?

Marinette fiddled with her napkin silently as the waiters placed their food before them. Adrien noticed her nervous playing so he grabbed her hand and smiled at her in encouragement once again. She took a deep breath and turned to face her Parents "okay…so while you were away a lot has happened…I mean aside from my relationship with Adrien. Before I go any further I need you to know that I never wanted to keep any secrets from you, I just wanted to keep you safe!"

Sabine raised her eyebrows at Tom before looking back to Marinette and prompting her to continue "So…you have heard about how Lady Bug and Cat Noir get their powers from a miraculous right? I guess you're wondering what that has to do with me…erm well- you see, ugh!" Marinette dropped her head in her hand groaning "why is this so hard?" she looked at Adrien who nodded before looking back to her parents "Well- I guess I should have stared with the fact that…it's me! I am Lady Bug! There! I told you"

She closed one eye and cringed as she awaited her parent's responses. What she did not expect however, was what came from their mouths "we know" with wide eyes she stared at Tom and Sabine "wait- what? You knew? How?" Sabine shrugged with a little laugh "what kind of parents do you think we are honey? What kind of parents don't notice their daughter disappearing all the time…not to mention you never exactly changed your hair- it's a huge give away you know- even Alya said so too"

Marinette's head flew in Adrien's direction too "Alya knew too? UGH it's a wonder Hawk Moth didn't find us sooner!" Tom smiled at Adrien "so you're Cat Noir then? We did start to wonder…but what's all this about Hawk Moth! Don't tell me you are in trouble after all?" Marinette smiled proudly "well…you see- Hawk Moth is not a threat anymore…" she looked in uncertainty at Adrien who seemed a little less cheery in response to the chosen topic "he has joined us in our cause to protect the people of Paris!"

Tom raised his eye brows and boomed with joyous laughter "wow…well this is cause for celebration! Not only did you stop Hawk Moth's terror- you got him on side! We were worrying that when the time came…what you would do" Sabine grabbed Marinette and Adrien's hand as her face showed every sign of joy "I am so proud of you both- this is good news! You need to tell us everything! Who was he?"

This was a question Marinette had expected but she still could not figure out what to say- a lot of people would want to know the identity of Hawk Moth but to tell them the truth would destroy Gabriel Agreste- and Adrien. She looked sideways at Adrien who was sat with a face that was a shade lighter than normal.

Marinette smiled at her mother ignoring the guilt residing in her stomach as she found herself once again concealing the truth from her parents "we don't know his identity still, he found us and once we were able to talk we came to an understanding- I know it's not an exciting story to what sounds as though it could have been an epic battle between good and evil; but I think this just taught me that there is no such thing as a good person or a bad person- only good or bad choices. Hawk Moth was acting through grief and made a lot of bad choices but now he wants to make things right- I think he should be allowed to try"

Tom's eyes seemed to sparkle as he gazed on his daughter with pride. Sabine nodded in agreement "I think you are right dear. I never realised how grown up you have become" Marinette laughed and shook her hand in denial "nahh I think I'm just mimicking Master Fu haha" Sabine and Tom looked at Marinette in confusion before Marinette slapped her forehead "right- I forgot you don't know…the whole reason I came here- duh"

Adrien laughed as his face returned to a normal colour "ok so Master Fu is the last surviving member of the order of the Miraculous- he is the one who gave us our powers. The reason I have come here was because- we are looking for candidates to join our cause; to reform the order and start a global network of protection. Not everyone who joins will be granted a Miraculous but we do need allies to aid the Miraculous users, I trust no one above my parents and so I came to ask you; will you both be there to support Lady Bug…no- your daughter, in my mission to bring an end to pain and suffering- to protect the people- not just in Paris but in the whole world?"

Her face coloured up as her parents unexpectedly burst into applause "that was some speech Marinette! Had me convinced what about you Sabine?" her mother clapped and nodded "you are forgetting something Marinette- whether we knew you were Lady Bug or not- you have always had our support and that will not change now. We will do what ever we need to in order to aid you!"

A sigh of relief escaped Marinette- she knew her parents would be there to support her but she had always been worried that they would be hurt by her not telling them the truth- Alya too-they had all offered her their support knowing that she has concealing the truth from them- it showed to her just how much faith and trust they had in her.

Tom picked up his fork "my, my in all this excitement our food is going cold! Come on lets eat up everyone! Now then, Marinette; where do we sign up?" Marinette had began eating her own food she quickly gulped the potato down "well first you need to pass a test- the test is to be set by me and it is to show that you are dedicated and committed- that you are worthy of guarding the miraculous' power and assisting in it's noble cause"

Adrien nodded to confirm what Marinette was saying "Hawk Moth has joined the order so that he can atone for his mistakes, he too had to pass a test- we all had to" Sabine nodded "so what will this test be then Marinette?" She looked at Adrien with another nervous chuckle "erm…I'm not sure yet- it will need to meet Master Fu's standards, usually along the lines of personal sacrifice- let me go away and think tonight and I will let you know tomorrow, ok?"

Ok so not so much fluff in this one but it is on to business with the order and so I hope you still enjoyed it- what will the test be for Marinette's parents? Will it meet master Fu's standards and most importantly- will Adrienette ever get a hamster?! Haha once again I am thrilled with the responses and support I would love to hear more of your thoughts! Please drop me some more comments I love the motivation it gives me!