DISCLAIMER : I do not own any of these characters within this book. All content (but the story itself) belongs to their rightful owners. All character are depicted as 18 unless otherwise said.

As the bell to the Dupain-Cheng bakery chimed, Marinette wiped her brow and looked up from the croissants she was tasked with making. Her slightly parted lips curled into a wide smile, recognizing the very faces that lit up her day.

Her three closest friends in the whole world, and her boyfriend, stood by the door and grinned childishly, moving to a booth and called their friend over, which she happily obliged.

It has been about three years since they all met, and it had only made the bond stronger. They sat laughing and joking about nonsense, while Marinette got what they needed; they were starving after all.

"Mari! Have you checked the Ladyblog lately? Seems Ladybug's been involved with some spicy akumas" A brunette with caramel skin and glasses held out her phone, showing her best friend the blog she recorded that day of that one akuma attack. Not like she didn't know already. "I felt second hand embarrassment for her. To be trapped in vines like that must've been a sight for the guys." She winked.

Over the years, her best friend. Alya, has gotten more perverted and into the things Marinette would've never expected her to be into. It was strange, but she soon got used to it. It rubbed off a bit on her though, she often got trapped in her own sinful thoughts.

"Right? And how Viperion came in and got her out, where was Chat Noir in all this?" The dark skinned male added, with his arms around Alya lovingly. He wore headphones with his music on low, so he was able to hear everyone. He was known as Nino.

The blonde of the group piped up, "I heard he was searching for the akuma up front" He stirred his unsweetened tea- not his choice but his diet's, "Y'know, fighting the villain to buy some time".

Adrien Agreste, also known as Marinette's former crush, eyed her softly, then shifted his gaze back to his drink. He returned to his stirring, his mind traveling to an unknown land.

He knew for a fact she liked him; only when it was too late. He was stereotyped as the Model Playboy when they went to school, and the reputation followed him all throughout graduation. That was the cause of her losing interest, or so that's what he thought. He gnawed his lip. Being 19 years old now, he wish things where how they were when he was 15- the girls who had taken an obsession to him were still around, Chloe and Lila just to name a few, although he did grow fond of Kagami. The other women in his life wanted one thing from him; something he swore to himself he'd never give out like candy. His virginity was everything to him- by hell if he was going to let some fan girl take that from him.

"I dunno. Viperion was pretty epic out there. Censored Ladybug just enough to avoid showing her goods to the media" Luka Coffaine, Marinette's boyfriend, chuckled lowly. He saw how the blonde's eyes narrowed at the mention of someone else rescuing the love of his life, but was oblivious to the blush on Marinette's cheeks.

They were all superheroes. But no one knew of the other. But how could they? They could be putting their lives in danger if it was ever out there that the five were the five main heroes of Paris.

Well, that's what the want them to think.

In reality, when the heroes are fighting akumas, they're fighting each other. It happened a year prior, Ladybug let out that she was the Guardian, which they were okay with, until she brought up that she wanted to watch their miraculouses so nothing happened to them. That, they didn't like.

They trusted their own judgment, their identities except for Chat's known by only Ladybug, having originally given it to them. She only wanted to help, her intentions of good nature, but the rest didn't think so.

The more she thought about it, the more it disturbed her. She didn't want to start a war. Yet it was her against 3. Chat sadly wasn't paid attention to, he tried to reason with both sides until finally giving up.

"Earth to Mari" Alya laughed, snapping her out of it. She flinched, and looked at her.

"Y-yes?"

"Where'd you go? We were asking if we can try your knew recipe"

Marinette perked up, "Oh yeah! The cake! I'll go get it" With that she ran off, unknown to her a certain blonde decided to follow.

Marinette opened her bag and placed a cookie in there, only for a red blur to be seen and out came Tikki, her kwami, with the cookie in hand. "The cake came out wonderful Marinette!"

The ravenette laughed shyly, "Thanks Tikki. Papa helped me practice. Let's just hope it takes as good as it looks."

The kwami laughed, "You worry too much. I bet it's delicious."

"Yeah! You should save us some!" A mouse kwami came out of nowhere, scaring her half to death, but she recovered fast.

"I can make a new one tonight Mullo, just for you all" She smiled as she cheered. "Now hide Tikki. And Mullo please got back upstairs and stay hidden." The mouse nodded and left, and the ladybug was back securely in her purse.

As she walked out she notice Adrien staring right outside, making her scream in fear. The blonde only laughed and gently took the cake from her, "Sorry 'bout that Mari. I just wanted to check on you. You sounded like you were talking to yourself."

She scrambled, "Oh- uh- I was? I..usually do that when I'm nervous and well. This cake took me forever to perfect."

A friend nodded in understanding, "I get that. That's why we're here to taste test it." He turned on his heel. "Now come on, let's cut this baby open!"

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And there you have it. Chapter one of the new book. I know it's a little short but it's a beginner chapter. I'm pretty excited for this and I would post another but I'm currently sick, so bear with me.

This is a mix of I Crave You and The Other Side of me, which was once in my wattpad, but I decided to fix it too.

I'm killing two birds with one stone here.

All I need is a nap and chapter two will be on its way.

Until then, bug out!

~Lila 3