It was Christmas season, and everyone is excited for the big day.
Well, except for Adrien, because it brings him back bad memories.
More about that later. Anyway, at Brad's house, Brad invited Alya to
help him decorate his home. He hasn't admitted his love for her yet,
but he also doesn't know about Alya's thing with Nino.

"Well," said Brad, adjusting his glasses. "What do you think of the tree?"
"I love it," said Alya. "It's so colorful."
"Yeah, well," said Brad, blushing. "It's something alright."

Alya took out her phone and takes a picture of the tree.
"Gonna post that on your LadyBlog?" asked Brad.
"Well, maybe that Ladybug and Cat Noir orniment right there," said
Alya.
"Oh, by all means," said Brad. "Go ahead."
Alya takes a picture of the orniment.
"Perfect," she said.

Meanwhile, at Agreste Mansion, Adrien plays on his grand piano
in the living room, playing a sad Christmas song. He sings...

*Last Christmas, I gave you my heart,
But the very next day, you gave it away,
This year, to save me from tears,
I'll give it to someone special...*

He sighs. Like I mentioned, Adrien has bad memories when it came
to Christmas. On Christmas Eve, when he was 9, his mom got killed.
He doesn't know why or how it happened, but someday, he'll find out.

Johnny comes downstairs with his stuffed bunny.
"Merry almost Christmas, big brother," said Johnny.
"Yeah," said Adrien, sadly. "Sorry, it's not my kind of holiday."
"Oh?" asked Johnny. "Why?"
"It's something I don't wanna talk about."
"Um, okay..."
Johnny walks away.

Then, at the bakery, Marinette is in her room, writting in her diary.

December 23rd, 2016

Dear diary,
It's finally Christmas vacation time. Hopefully, nothing goes wrong
on Christmas Eve. Of course, I'll be able to handle that when I
turn into Ladybug.
I talked to Adrien again. He seemed sad today. For some reason,
he doesn't seem to like Christmas. I wonder why?
Oh yeah, and Chloe was bullying me like always. Claiming that
she's better than me and I don't deserve Adrien. She can be
such a bitch most of the time.
Anyway, tomorrow, me and Cat Noir are being Santa helpers for the
children on Christmas Eve. It should be fun.

Then, Tikki, Marinette's kwammi, flies over to her.
"You excited?" asked Tikki.
"Yes," said Marinette. "However, I'm concerned for Adrien. He seems sad."
"I see," said Tikki.
"Uh-huh," said Mari. "I often wonder about him."

Not much for the first chapter, but I promise, there'll be more. Stay tuned!