"Bye-bye, petite papillon. MIRACULOUS LADYBUG!"

As her thousands of ladybugs cleared over the city Mayor Bourgeois looked around. "What," he watched the animals teleported back to their cages, "where…the zoo? I have a meeting, I can't be here at the zoo!"

"Then you'd better hurry," Chat Noir told him as a limo pulled up, "ah, look, there's your ride."

"Thank you, thank you," he shook each of their hands before running to the limo, an interesting sight, "I will find a way to repay you soon!"

"Well," Queen Bee fixed her ponytail, "that was utterly boring."

"Boring? Why? We just fought an army of stone animals. Don't tell me you do that as a hobby."

"Because no one was filming my good side – that is, all of me!"

The ring, earrings and hair comb beeped. "I think it's time we all went our separate ways," Povas warned them, "don't want people finding out my petite pecan's identities."

"Yes, Papa Povas," the duo replied as Queen Bee rolled her eyes. Ladybug and Chat Noir waved to them as Queen Bee and Povas fly off out of the zoo. "Well, m'lady, shall we head out?"

"Indeed we shall," she let him take her arm and guide her out to the entrance of the zoo as people began to walk around normally again, the animal crisis over, "good to fight with you again, Chat. It feels like it's been forever."

"Yeah, I was really missing you."

"Same."

He was taken back by her sincerity. "R-Really? You did?"

"Of course I did," she seemed confused by his confusion, "you're my number one partner. I could never do this without you, just like I said before we fought the akuma back there. No matter how many heroes we end up working with, if you're not there then I feel…incomplete. We're a team no matter the odds, right?"

He stared at her for a long while, until his ring started to beep faster. "O-Oh, we need to go!"

"Right," she started to run off before stopping and giving him on last smile, "until next time, kitty."

I really like that nickname…especially when she calls me that.

"Next time," he waved her off as she got to the rooftops and flew off with her yo-yo, "…bugaboo."

He ran off towards his mansion, transforming back as he raced behind a tree. Adrien walked out as Plagg flew around, talking nonstop about how they were running out of camembert back home.

Ladybug…she grows more beautiful every day. I can't help but feel that I'm inadequate next to her. I'm too lucky to have a partner like her. Maybe someday I'll be able to confess my feelings to her. I can only wonder for now how she'll respond.

"-What about that Marinette girl," Plagg broke through his thought for a split second, "can she make camembert? No, wait, you can't bake camembert, so what if we just-"

Marinette. I can't seem to trust any other student more than I trust her. We've almost kissed a few times…she was ready, more than ready, and I…what was I going to do? What if we did kiss? What could we say to each other? Would I…

He stopped walking. "Hey, Adrien," Plagg peered down at him, "are you okay? Thinking deep thoughts and all that?"

…I love Ladybug…but Marinette…I have to think about the future, right? And all the possibilities, too…so why…why can't I choose? I've always felt this way about Ladybug, but the more time I spend around Marinette, I…could it be…that I…?

"…Plagg. What do I do?"

"About what?"

Adrien looked right into his cat-like eyes. "I think I love them both."

"…You know, Chloe, you could fly a little higher. I'm afraid you're going to hit a chimney down here."

Queen Bee sighed. "I can control my flight patterns now, thank you, so no chimney is going to stop me. Besides, even if I transform now, you already know who I am. We're heading the same way back to the hotel, so I'd consider it a lift from a close friend."

Beep-beep!

Poof!

"Whoa," Chloe was back to normal, and as Povas turned her way she fell right on top of him, "oof!" He got to her elbows to find Povas on his back, looking up at her with a smug expression. "…Not one word, bird brain."

"…"

"…"

"…I suppose now that I know who you are," he broke the silence, "I should tell you the truth."

"The truth? About what?"

"About who I am." He looked into her eyes and sighed. "I'm Graham."

"…Neato. What am I supposed to do with that information?"

"No, Chloe. Eye of Hera. That Graham."

Her eyes widened. "You…but…your funeral…the fire…how did…when did…what?!"

"I had to fake my death so I could be Povas forever."

"…You put me through all that pain and misery so you could be a peacock for longer periods of time?! Do you have any idea how many tissues I used up?!" She shoved herself off him and sat by his legs, fuming. "You are sick!"

"Chloe, there's more to me than meets the eye. I've seen a lot, and…I had to make this choice eventually. I've got nothing to go back to…save for you hotel."

Despite her attempts to stay mad, the sadness in his words calmed her. "…You owe me. For all the stress you caused, Eye of Hera, you owe me big time."

He sat up beside her. "What can I do to make it up to you?"

She smiled at him. "Let me get to know the real you."

I want to know where you came from and why you've made this decision. I want to know…why I'm drawn to you…ew, ew, I've been reading one too many romance novels! They're seeping into my brain!

She was glad Povas couldn't read her mind as he laughed. "Okay, I can do that much. So, tell me, Chloe Bourgeois, where do I start?"

"The beginning, obviously."

"Fine. Then let me ask you something: have you ever hear of a guy named Benjamin Franklin?"

END

Chloe's got a new crush, no? And this has been the longest story I've ever written, but it's finally done! We're at the end of another miraculous adventure here, and I'm so glad so many people enjoyed reading and reviewing this. It's been a lot of fun writing a sequel to the first one, as I fell in love with Graham's character as he expanded. Once again I thank SunlitStarshine for her contributions to the development of this story, and to all of you lovely readers!

Thanks again for reading, and until the next story!