Marinette, Adrien, Nino and Alya walk down the hanging hallway of the school after their class.

"Babe, Bro, Mari. I have been trying to find you guys for over an hour. Where have you guys been?" Nino panics

"That's actually what we wanted to talk to you about." Marinette says

"We need to admit something. But in private."

After finding an empty classroom Marinette and Adrien stand on one side, Nino on the other side while Alya is just relaxing watching it play out.

"Nino Lahiffe, we are… *giggles* Ladybug and Chat Noir. Tikki Spots on!" "Plagg Claws Out!"

Marinette and Adrien are replaced with the figures of Ladybug and Chat Noir while Nino gapes his mouth open.

"Wait, Alya don't you have something to say too?" Marinette asks Alya.

"Actually girl… I'm sorry but I kind of already told him. I told him I am still Rena Rouge/Furtive."

"What?! Alya. Why did you do that behind my back?"

"I can't lie to my boyfriend, he's too precious." Alya says

"Well thanks babe." Nino says

"Well look who escaped out of a trance." Alya teases

"Well the fact that two out of three best friends I have are the main heroes of Paris, is mind breaking. By the way, are you guys dating now?"

"Nino!" Ladybug and Chat annoyingly call him out.

Alya chuckles for a minute before catching something.

"You guys should detransform, you don't want anyone to see you."

"Good idea. Spots off."

"Plagg, Claws in."

"Nino, meet Tikki and Plagg." Marinette introduces them

"Nice to meet you dudette and dude."

"Nice to finally meet you Nino."

"You got some cheese?"

"Plagg!" Adrien scolds

"Wait. Why did you tell me?" Nino asks

Mari responds nervously "Well, uh. I obviously knew you and Alya's identities since I gave you the miraculous. Then Heroes day when you learned Alya's identity. Then later… I felt low so I had to let someone into the ladybug secret. So I let Alya in. Then you told this dork *she points to Adrien* your and Alya's identities which I'm still not hundred percent okay with that-"

Alya buts in "Neither am I."

"I'm so sorry babe. I didn't know what I was thinking. And, I'm so dude. I was bad mouthing you while talking to you. I'm sorry." Nino apologizes

"Hey. It's okay, you didn't know."

"Then earlier today Alya and I saw Adrien transform in an empty classroom so we knew his identity, and we had not so private conversation 'cause someone was listening in."

"I can't help it, I'm a sucker for gossip." Alya admits

"In that conversation Adrien learned my identity, and since all three of us knew each other's identities and you only knew Alya's, Adrien and I decided to let you in because you're our friend and we didn't want you to be left in the dark. I made that mistake already, and I swear never to again." Mari finished a bit sadly

Nino smiled

"Hey, it's okay Mari. And thanks for letting me in, now you have three people to lean on for your ladybug duties."

"Actually, if my hunch is correct, I have four." Mari says

Alya thinks [Should I tell them that Luka knows both of their identities? No, it's for Luka to decide.]

"Wait, what hunch is that?" Nino asks, confused

"Do you remember that audio that she played proving Lila threatened me in the bathroom? I transformed shortly after that audio ended."

"Oh, so… Chloe knows? Wait, if that's the case, then why didn't she tell Hawkmoth when she was akumatized into Miracle Queen?"

"I don't know."

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door and Tikki and Plagg hid in their usual hiding places. Chloe Bourgeois opened the door. However she seemed less… Chloe. She was a bit shy and hesitant.

"Can… I talk to Dupain-Cheng, alone please?" Chloe hesitantly asks

"Of course Chloe." Adrien says

Hesitantly Nino and Alya also left the classroom and the door closed.

"Marinette will be fine right?" Alya asks

"Chloe seemed less like herself, if she is behaving differently than usual, she is usually looking for comfort." Adrien provides

Suddenly, Sabrina's dad shows up and sees the three.

"Hey, you're in Miss. Bustier's class right?"

"Yeah." They say

"Others are testifying against Lila, I'm sure you want to join."

"Yes definitely!" They almost yell

Meanwhile in the classroom

"So, you know." It was less of a question, more a statement Mari says.

"Yeah, since Chameleon."

"How come, you've… never told everyone."

"Because you're my idol, and I know the importance of secret identities, I got a mouthful of that from you anyway."

"But- what about when I hurt you. First was Miraculer, the Miracle Queen."

"Those were just acts I pulled. My 'betrayed' feeling in Miraculer was to play with Lila. I knew she was trying to pull one over on me, but to be safe, I acted how she would want me to react to you hurting my feelings. Then, Miracle Queen was because the previous night I wanted to try the double agent idea, and if I was still buddy buddy with you, it would be less believable that I was joining their side and they wouldn't let me in on any information."

Marinette's eyes bulged.

Okay, that was a lot to take in, first playing Lila. She definitely wanted to high five Chloe by doing that. Playing double agent with Hawkmoth though, that was risky, but also a smart move, we could be ready for anything going on.

"Did… you get information?"

"Yes actually, and it's not good. He found a way to break the Magical Charms."

"Wait, WHAT?!"

"Not so loud Marinette."

"Wait, you called me, Marinette, not Maritrash or Dupain-Cheng."

"Yeah, yeah. Don't get used to it. I don't know what he's going to do with it, I just know that it is bad."

"Oh no. I had a leg up on him, but now he is breaking that leg."

"By the way, umm. I'm sorry for the way I have been acting recently."

"Huh, why?"

"Well, I have been helping you out with Shadowmoth, but I haven't been the best at trying to change myself. I said I wanted to when daddy was akumatized, but I haven't been the best at following that up."

"Hey, you don't need to be sorry about that. You've only gotten really rude during Miraculer, Miracle Queen which you explained about that already, Sole Crusher and Queen Banana. In which those two had to do with Zoe who showed up out of the blue. You know, I kind of reacted similarly when Lila showed up out of the blue. However, I think in time, you'll get used to Zoe, and so will everyone else so the attention won't be all over her. Also, now that Lila will be gone, you'll be back to the number one in attention. I fully believe that."

"Yeah, yeah that sounds right. *she pauses for a minute* Hey Dupain-Cheng?"

"Yeah?"

"So, we aren't friends. We aren't enemies. What does that make us?"

"I believe that makes us frenemies."

Chloe goes for a pound it. "Frenemies?"

Marinette answers the pound it. "Frenemies."

"So, does this make us the Buford and Baljeet of the group?"

"Wait, you watch Phineas and Ferb too?"

"Duh, those who don't are ridiculous, utterly ridiculous. Adrien is so Phineas, and you are so Isabella."

They walk out of the classroom while talking

"Wait, it was that obvious? Isabella levels of crush?"

"Of course."

"Marinette!"

"Adrien! Why are you running?"

"Well, first Roger Raincomprix is talking to everyone involved within the case of Lila, and I saw something eerily weird."