Adrien sat down in his seat and eyeballed the door, waiting for Marinette to enter. Nino plopped down beside him and raised an eyebrow.

"Dude, why are you watching the door? Are you waiting for someone?" Nino asked. Adrien rolled his eyes and continued to eye the door. Then a disgruntled and sleepy looking Marinette walked in with Alya questioning her at her heels.

"Girl, tell me who did it! Why won't you tell me?"

"Because I can't Alya! So please, just drop it." With that, Marinette took her seat behind Adrien. He turned to look at her with what he hoped was a look that said 'Yup, I have absolutely no clue what's going on'.

"Mari, what's wrong? Are you alright?" he asked. The bluenette looked up at him and smiled weakly.

"I'm fine. I just...had my heart broken is all. No need to worry," Marinette said.

"You say that and all I do is worry more," Adrien mumbled.

"Please. Don't worry about me. As I said, I'm fine."

"You're obviously not. Who broke your heart anyway?" Adrien gave her a look of mock innocence.

"I'm sorry Adrien. I...I can't tell you who he is," Marinette appeared to be on the verge of tears.

"That's right Sunshine. She won't even tell me. Her best friend for crying out loud!" Alya exclaimed, throwing her arms up in frustration. Marinette just groaned and plopped her head down on her desk. Adrien turned around and frowned. Why won't she open up to him? They'd gotten really close over the years of their friendship, and he knew that she trusted him. Well, this side of him anyway. Chat? Not so much anymore. walked in and continued their lesson from last Friday on advanced biology.

As he was walking out of school, Adrien saw Marinette sitting on the steps, head in her hands, shoulders shaking so softly that it was almost unnoticeable. He trodded over to her and sat beside her. Then he wrapped his arms around her and whispered soothing things in her ears.

"Shh. I'm here for you. Don't cry, please don't cry." Marinette gasped and shrank away from Adrien's hold on her. Then she looked into Adrien's eyes and inwardly cringed. She had mistaken him for Chat Noir.

"I-I'm sorry. I-I thought you were someone else. I'm sorry Adrien," Marinette wiped the tears from her face and stood up. Adrien stood with her.

"I know you can't tell me who it is that broke your heart, but could you at least let me help in some way?" Adrien asked. Marinette stood there and eyed him for a moment before she sighed.

"Adrien, do you really want to know what this is all about?" Marinette asked, folding her arms across her chest like she was cold. Adrien nodded, tho, in reality, he already knew. Marinette tilted her head in a small nod and motioned for him to follow her across the street and to the park located near her home, the Dupain-Cheng Patisserie.

"Why are we here?" Adrien asked.

"Because I don't want anyone to hear," Marinette said simply.

"Ah."

"Ok, so in order for you to actually understand, I have to tell you something only 4 beings on this planet know, and you have to swear not to tell anyone," Marinette said sternly.

"I, Adrien Agreste, swear to tell not a soul of the secrets you are about to divulge to me," Adrien crossed his heart.

"Okay. Well, I'm...I'm Ladybug. And Saturday night, I revealed myself to Chat Noir, and he...he," Marinette was beginning to cry again. Adrien encircled her in a hug and she buried her head in the crook of his neck. Adrien noticed that the shoulder of his shirt was dampening with salty tears, but he didn't really give a damn. He just wanted her to be back to her normal fun-loving self. But he knew that that would never happen unless he fixed this predicament first. Just then, there was a loud clearing of a throat from behind the bench with which they were seated on and Marinette jumped back in surprise. Adrien turned his head and came face-to-face with Gabriel Agreste. His father. In the flesh, and not the usual scene where the Gorilla came holding a tablet portraying his face. Marinette jumped off the bench and made to leave, but Gabriel grabbed her wrist. Her eyes widened in shock and she let out a chirp. Adrien stood and glared at his father.

"Let go of her," Adrien growled. Gabriel obliged, but he trained his eyes on her until she sat down again on the bench.

"Adrien, would you like to explain to me why you are here at the park, with this...this lowlife baker's daughter?" Gabriel inquired. Marinette clenched her fists.

"I may not be as rich as you or as high on the social ladder as you, but that does not mean that you get to disrespect me like that," Marinette said, vials of venom coating her usual soft voice.

"Oh, I believe it does," Gabriel said. Adrien was half tempted to throw back his fist and punch his father right then and there, but just as he was about to do so, Marinette pulled his arm back to his side.

"No, just leave it. But I'm not staying. I'll talk to you later Adrien." With that, Marinette stormed away, Gabriel trying to grab her arm again but her slapping his open hand away. Adrien reeled on his father.

"What was that for?! You didn't have to call her that!" Adrien hollered. Luckily, nobody was in the park at that time. Gabriel rolled his eyes.

"Of course I didn't. But I did to get you to understand that you shouldn't be hanging around with the likes of her," Gabriel said.

"Ugh, you're such a pain in the ass. Why would I not hang out with my friend? I can't believe you. Why are you such a dick?" Adrien yelled.

"Adrien, you are too young to understand you're social status compared to others'. Just listen to me, will you?" Adrien shook his head.

"No. I understand enough to know that I can't live under the same roof as you as long as you're an asshole. I'm moving out. Don't bother looking for me either." With that, Adrien grabbed his school bag and stormed to the Agreste household to pack what little stuff he wanted to keep.

How's that for another chapter? Wondering where Adrien's gonna go? Wondering if Mari will figure out the truth? Wait for the next chapter and find out!

~AmericanDemigod