CHAPTER 4 - Mr. Pigeon


DISCLAIMER: I do not own Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir or anything associated with it. I only own Allison, Efa, Henry and any other things associated with her.


"You only have one day to work on your fashion piece, and it must be your very own design." Mr. Damocles announced. "Your finished masterpiece will be judged by none other than winning fashion designer, Gabriel Agreste; the father of our very own student, Adrien Agreste."

Allison smirked and nudged Adrien, who put his head down.

"Infact, Adrien will model the winning design in his next photoshoot!"

Everyone, especially Marinette, gasped out loud at this.

There was a ping and the teacher checked his tablet, sighing.

"Adrien and Allison, apparently." He said with a small smile. "According to the request sent by Adrien's own photographer."

Allison laughed out loud while Adrien smiled brightly.

Chloe faced the smug red-head and snarled.

"And, now, to announce this year's theme." Mr. Damocles gave a smile and held his hands out as the projector changed it's image. "Derby hats!"

"Derby hats?" Allison asked as she looked back at Marinette.


"Derby hats, Derby hats." Marinette muttered as she scanned her sketchbook, perched on the school bench.

Allison swished her coffee inside it's cup, sighing. "I'd help you, but I don't have any Derby hat designs either."

Marinette frowned. "Lucky you, you don't have to make one."

"Because I'm the one modelling it," Allison pointed out, taking a sip from her cup. "and I want to model your hat, not Chloe's so…"

Marinette sighed, flipping her sketchbook endlessly.

Alya looked at the girl who started pacing in front of her.

"I don't have any Derby hats!" Marinette whined. "I have top hats, caps, even two-horned hats, either way, I'm your girl to go."

Allison started to snort in her seat.

"A sombrero? No Problemo!" Marinette sighed, forcing her sketchbook open. "But a Derby."

Allison started full-on laughing, falling out of her seat into the ground.

Marinette turned around, biting her lip. "You know what, it probably won't even matter because I'll probably make a total fool of myself at the event and trip over my stupid derby and collapse on Mr. Agreste. Give him a full blown concussion, and Adrien will hate me! I'll never be a world-renowned fashion designer. My life is over."

Marinette collapsed on Alya's lap.

"Tell the truth, Mari." Allison laughed. "You really just want to impress Adrien."

Marinette froze and slowly turned to her, chuckling nervously. "What? No. Adrien is not my crush. He likes you and you like him."

"Am I that obvious?" Allison winced.

"Wait— You do?" Marinette's eyes widened. "I am so sorry!"

"I caught you!" Allison laughed, causing Marinette to look down. "Honestly, It's fine. He's not mine. He doesn't even like me. Besides, I'm not Chloe."

"Really?" Marinette asked, giving Alya her sketchbook and sitting next to Allison. "You're not angry at me?"

"Of course, not!" Allison grinned. "Besides, I like him and also this other guy. Can't choose."

"Who?"

"Chat Noir." Allison chuckled. "But, shhh."

Marinette pulled an indistinguishable face, which Allison laughed at.

"All of this, over a Derby hat?" Alya snorted as she opened Marinette's sketchbook. "There must be something in here."

"Forget it, I'm a disaster zone." Marinette whined. "I'll probably mess everything up in the end."

"Wow, Alya. Those are some awesome designs. I didn't know you had such mad skills." Adrien said, suddenly appearing.

Marinette fell out of her seat, causing Allison to repeat her burst of laughter.

Adrien smiled over at the red-head.

"Actually, Agreste, those designs are Marinette's." Allison grinned, Alya nodding along.

"Really?" Adrien said, smiling brightly.

He looked over at Marinette. "You're super talented, Marinette. You seriously have a good chance of winning."

"Told you." Allison smirked.

Marinette glared at her before shyly looking over at Adrien. "Well, yeah. Um, I like designs that.. um… go for.. um, upwards?"

Adrien looked at her in confusion as Allison groaned.

"Um, thanks?" Marinette smiled shyly.

Adrien blinked before laughing. "Sure, and Good Luck! Maybe me and Ally will wear your Derby at father's next photo shoot."

Marinette sighed dreamily.

Allison smiled at Adrien. "We will wear her Derby."

Adrien nodded vigorously, smiling.

"Ally, do you want to go get some ice cream?" He said shyly. "Just us."

"Right now?" Allison raised an eyebrow, looking at Marinette who nodded.

"Sure, why not?"


Adrien and Allison sat in his car, laughing as they finally left the ice cream store after they purchased their 3rd cup of ice cream.

"Wow, you really have mad skills in customizing ice cream." Adrien laughed as he ate his Rocky Road.

"It takes years of practice, plus cookie dough." Allison shrugged, smirking.

Adrien laughed, suddenly stealing her spoon and eating ice cream off of it.

"Hey!" Allison shouted, grabbing Adrien's spoon and eating ice cream from his cup.

The two teens laughed, before calming down and looking at each other.

"I like spending time with you, Ally." Adrien smiled.

"Yeah, me too." Allison grinned, looking down.

The car jolted to a stop in front of Allison's house, both blushing at a sight of a smirking Henry on the front porch.

Adrien was silent when he brought Allison over to her brother,

"Uh, hi… sir." Adrien smiled shyly.

"Hey. Adrien Agreste, right? I work in your father's company." Henry grinned.

"You do?" Allison asked, shocked.

"I manage the photo shoot bookings." Henry smirked. "And I heard a certain someone is going to be a model."

"I think she's going to be a perfect model, sir." Adrien commented.

"I'm sure you think so." Henry grinned. "Do you think my sister is gorgeous?"

Adrien blushed a fiery red. "Oh, uh… yes, sir."

"Henry, stop being embarrassing and get inside." Allison hissed.

"Okay." Henry smirked, smugly walking back inside the house.

"I'm sorry, Adrien," Allison muttered. "and thanks for the gorgeous comment."

"Well, you really are gorgeous."

Allison blushed a fiery red as Adrien leaned in and kissed her cheek.

"Henry, close the curtains." Allison groaned.

Adrien laughed as he saw Henry peeking from the windows.

"He's funny."

"Yeah. I love him" Allison smiled.

"I have to go. See you tomorrow?" Adrien looked at her.

"Yeah, see you." Allison grinned, waving as Adrien ran to his car, waving.

Allison entered her house and glared fiercely at her brother. "You act like a teenage girl at times?"

Henry smirked and wiggled his eyebrows. "Because my sister has a boyfriend."

"Henry, act your age." Allison groaned as she made her way up her room.

"It's over-protective bro or giddy teen!" Henry called, laughing as Allison slammed her door shut.

"I'm swear I'm gonna have diabetes." Efa squealed as she flew out of Allison's bag and twirled around.

"It's because of all that chocolate." Allison commented, setting her bag on a nearby table.

"No, it's because of you and Adrien."

Allison rolled her eyes. "Come on, not you, too."

"Well, if it helps," Efa started. "I like you and Chat Noir, too."

Allison sighed helplessly. "He likes Ladybug."

"And you're jealous?" Efa teased.

"…No?" Allison said, unsure, before making her voice firm. "I like Adrien."

"This, we knew all along." Efa said, smugly.

Allison rolled her eyes, throwing a piece of chocolate at Efa and turning on her TV.

"Pigeons have taken over Paris, causing many to be alarmed and concerned." The news anchor reported.

"Why exactly are they talking about Pigeons?" Allison asked, lying upside down on her bed.

Efa shrugged, eyes trained on the TV as she munched on her chocolate.

"I've been told that someone named Mr. Pigeon is making an announcement." The anchor said, the screen turning to the Eiffel tower.

"Oh, dreary day for Parisians." The man said as he made the bird call.

"He's nuts, he's not akumatized." Allison concluded, shrugging.

Efa looked at her, then back at the TV.

"Sorry to ruffle your feathers, but Paris now belongs to the pigeons!" He hissed, making flapping sounds.

Allison groaned. "He annoys me."

Efa looked at the girl sternly, pointing at the Miraculous pendant.

"Fine." Allison huffed. "Efa, let's fly!"


Phoenix landed on a nearby building, staring up at the sky.

The clear blue sky was infested with pigeons, flying in plane formations.

Ladybug landed next to her. "Now this is weirder than weird."

"Agreed." Phoenix nodded.

"Birds of a feather, flock together."

"Chat Noir." Phoenix smirked, facing the blonde who was lying down at the roof next to them.

"Hey, babe."

"Not your babe." Phoenix sang as she looked back up at the sky.

Chat Noir rolled his eyes before sneezing, the force causing him to roll down the roof to Phoenix and Ladybug's feet.

Ladybug crossed her arms, giving him an unimpressed look.

"Sorry, I'm allergic to feathers." He frowned as he stood up, sneezing again.

"You're fine." Phoenix rolled her eyes, patting his back.

"That's helpful." Ladybug sighed.

"Tell me about it." Chat Noir whined, starting to sneeze.

Phoenix held a finger to his nose, stopping the sneeze.

He smiled at the girl and held her hand, causing Phoenix to roll her eyes but let him do what he pleased.

"Anyways," Chat Noir started. "The birds are only the start of the problem. The park keepers in Paris are vanishing without a trace."

"What?" Ladybug gasped.

"So, Pigeon guy's really akumatized?" Phoenix realized, causing her two companions to look at her, confused. "What? I thought he was just someone nuts and decided that a grey skin-tight suit was a current fashion trend these days."

"Isn't it?" Chat Noir shrugged. "I mean, because of us."

"I wear a turtleneck, genius." Phoenix huffed.

Ladybug rolled her eyes and groaned. "We have to find out where this Mr. Phoenix is, ASAP."

"Where are we gonna find him?" Chat Noir asked.

"I don't know where we can find him," Ladybug hummed, looking down. "but I do know where he can find us."

"Er, where?" Phoenix asked, letting go of Chat Noir's hand and putting both of her hands on her hips, much to Chat Noir's dismay.


Phoenix snatched a police hat from a nearby police officer and flew to the park, where Ladybug and Chat Noir were waiting for her.

Once she landed, she threw the cap to Chat Noir, who put it on, and she immediately dived behind a nearby tree.

Chat Noir spent the next five minutes standing there and whistling.

Phoenix started getting bored, tapping the tree bark she was leaning on against.

Chat Noir stopped his whistling and started dancing.

Phoenix squealed and clapped her hands like a toddler, laughing.. "God, I so wish I had a camera right now."

"Act natural." Ladybug groaned as she followed Chat Noir with her eyes. "He'll never show up."

"What do you mean?" Chat Noir smirked as he started to moonwalk backwards. "I am acting natural."

After a few minutes, Chat Noir got tired and stopped his dancing, therefore ending Phoenix's entertainment.

Chat Noir started pacing back and forth in front of the trees that Ladybug and Phoenix were hiding on.

"Where is he?" Ladybug muttered. "He should've been here by now!"

Phoenix looked up and pointed at the flock of birds about to approach. "There you go."

Chat Noir sneezed, then looked up at the sky.

"Chat Noir!" Phoenix screamed as she dashed forwards pulling him back.

This plan, however, failed as the pigeons just took both of them instead of fighting Phoenix.

Ladybug ran out and twirled her yoyo, shooting it towards a nearby post, intending to follow the pair.

In the meanwhile, the two heroes were screaming inside the flock, fighting their way out.

The flock dispersed, landing them on a covered pool.

"This is Mayor Bourgeois' Hotel, isn't it?" Phoenix groaned as she sat up.

Chat Noir nodded, then sneezed.

"Did Ladybug follow us?"

"I hope so." Phoenix muttered.

The two looked around, confused as they saw pigeons lined up at the terrace around them.

Ladybug landed next to them.

"Where's that bird-brain, Mr. Pigeon?" Chat Noir asked.

"He's gotta be here, somewhere." Ladybug reassured.

Phoenix heard flapping from the distance, turning around just as Mr. Pigeon flew up, carried by flocks of Pigeons.

Phoenix snarled as he held a whistle up his lips and blew.

The pigeons flew up and formed a dome around them.

"Call me crazy, but I feel like birds hate us all of a sudden." Ladybug commented.

"I'm a bird, and they hate me." Phoenix whined, getting a hold of the arms of Ladybug and Chat Noir.

The three stood back-to-back.

"Got any ideas?" Chat Noir groaned.

"You're the cat, don't you eat these things for breakfast?" Ladybug asked.

"He's allergic to birds." Phoenix replied.

"Feathers, actually."

Phoenix heard a thump around them, and they all looked up to see a giant cage trapping the three of them in.

"How did he get a cage like this?" Phoenix whined.

Mr. Pigeon made another bird call.

"Chirpy day," he teased. "I'm so ruthless."

"I will roast you." Phoenix said, narrowing her eyes at the man.

Mr. Pigeon just smirked and did the bird call once more. "Your Miraculous, give them to me or face the wrath of my feathered friends."

He blew his bird whistle.

The pigeons above the cage jumped, enclosing them further in.

The rest of the pigeons aimed their backs on to them.

"On the count of three, my beloved pigeons will commence fire. You can still save your sorry skins by handing me your miraculous."

"Bird poop." Phoenix rolled her eyes. "Your big weapon… Is bird poop... I figured as much."

Phoenix glared at him and held the arms of Chat Noir and Ladybug.

"What are you doing?" Ladybug asked.

"Trust me." Phoenix said, narrowing her eyes at the tall man once again.

"One," He started. "Two,"

"Don't let go. Use Cataclysm when I say so."

"Three."

"Now!" Phoenix called as she set the three of them on fire, immediately burning the bird waste sent their way and sending the pigeons to fly away.

Holding tightly onto Phoenix, Chat Noir summoned his cataclysm and used it on the bars, making the cage collapse.

Phoenix flew up, dragging her two companions with her and smiling smugly.

"Didn't work, didn't it?" Phoenix hissed at Mr. Pigeon as she set the two back on the ground.

The two heroes immediately twirled their yoyo and stick, while Phoenix summoned a ball of fire and started throwing it up and catching it like a stress ball.

"Well, well," Chat Noir taunted. "Looks like the pigeon's really a chicken."

"Me, I'm not flying away." Mr. Pigeon laughed. "I'm just killing three birds with one stone."

He took his whistle and blew frantically.

Making a bird call and flapping his hands like you would as a bird, he threw himself off the roof.

The three heroes immediately ran to the edge and peeked down.

Mr. Pigeon flew up, carried by birds.

The flock suddenly made a chair formation and was flown away.

"Merry Christmas!" He teased as a flock of birds, shaped like a present approached us.

Phoenix grabbed the wrists of both her companions and started to run to the staircase.

Chat Noir threw the door open and shot himself and the girls inside.

Phoenix slammed the door closed and rushed her words, seemingly desperate. "Life force, do not open at all!"

The three backed away from the door as a massive indent was made from the birds hitting the door.

When the indents stopped coming, Phoenix shouted "Restore", which immediately fixed the door.

Ladybug threw the door open and stared after Mr. Pigeon who was laughing maniacally.

His flock formed an airplane.

"I'm not done with you yet." He hissed and started flying towards the Eiffel tower.

"Well, I am." Phoenix hissed as she floated up and flew after the man. "Just go to the Eiffel or something, I'll meet you there."


Phoenix lost track of , gasping as soon as she heard her necklace beep.

Phoenix swiftly flew back to the hotel, where Ladybug was talking to the Mayor and Chat Noir was bouncing nervously.

"I have an urgent need." Chat Noir whined.

"So do I." Phoenix announced as she landed next to Chat Noir with a sheepish look.

Ladybug shot her a confused look.

"I lost him." Phoenix shrugged and pointed at her necklace.

The Mayor nodded. "We will give the both of you separate Royal Suits, there's paper towels in there."

Chat Noir dragged Phoenix inside the elevator.

"But, perhaps you would prefer a little tray?" The Mayor asked giggling.

"Oh right, no need for litter." Chat Noir said. "but, um, could I have some camembert?"

"I'll have a chocolate bar!" Phoenix shouted as the elevator started to close.

"Chocolate bar?" Chat Noir asked, facing Phoenix.

"Camembert?" Phoenix asked, raising an eyebrow.

The elevator doors opened, and the butler presented them separate rooms.

Phoenix rushed inside the room and slammed the door closed, breathing heavily.

There was another knock.

Phoenix opened the door, smiling shyly as the butler stood there, holding a box of chocolate.

"Thanks, have a nice day!" Phoenix smiled as she locked the door.

Her eyes closed as she felt herself change back to Allison.

Efa tumbled out of her pendant to the bed.

"Allison, hurry up. We have to chase Mr. Pigeon." Efa whined tiredly.

"Sorry, honey. You need to eat first." Allison smiled gently, patting Efa's head as she opened the box of chocolates and broke them into little pieces for the hungry kwami.


"Phoenix, are you ready now?" Allison heard Chat Noir, pounding on the door.

"Geez, calm down." Allison replied, sitting on the bed. "Be out in a sec."

"I'm ready." Efa said, wiping her mouth.

"Okay." Allison laughed. "Efa, let's fly."

Allison closed her eyes and let her body go with the transformation.

Her eyes opened and she looked back down. "I'm decent!"

Chat Noir slammed the door open, winking at Phoenix. "Looking good."

"I look like this everytime you see me." Phoenix snorted as she ran out of the suite, grabbing his hand and running to the elevator.

"Ground floor." She muttered as she pressed the button.

"So, Phoenix—"

"No time," Phoenix interrupted as the elevator doors opened. "Where's Ladybug."

"My private suite at the top floor." The Mayor replied, almost boasting.

"Uhuh, great." Phoenix replied, closing the door once again.

Chat Noir clicked the button for the top floor and looked at the girl smugly.

"So, Phoenix, I heard around that this girl liked me." Chat Noir teased.

"Who?"

"Allison Martin."

Phoenix froze and looked back at Chat Noir. "What?"

"Yeah, and she's really pretty, too. She's got this perfect red hair, and this gorgeous brown eyes and that sweet smile of hers." Chat Noir said dreamily, then gathering himself up.

Phoenix looked down, her face red at what he said.

Chat Noir mistook this for jealousy. "Are you jealous of Ms. Martin?"

"No." She replied immediately, sighing in relief when they reached the top floor.

The door opened and Chat Noir smirked, looking at Ladybug, who turned around.

"Ready when you are, LB."

Ladybug rolled her eyes and ran into the elevator, pushing the button for the ground floor.

"Like I said," Chat Noir started. "Don't be angry at Allison because she likes me."

"I'm not." Phoenix shot back. "How'd you know anyway? And do you even like her back?"

"A girl named Alya told me." Chat Noir retorted, making both Ladybug and Phoenix look at him. "and I kind of like Allison,, too."

Phoenix gaped at him and shook her head as the elevator doors opened.

"You're hopeless, she likes this guy named Adrien, anyway." Phoenix said.

Chat Noir froze and stared at Phoenix with a dumb smile.

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"How'd you two know all these things?" Ladybug asked, her eyes wide.

"She told me." Phoenix smirked as she flew out.

"Meet you wherever the pigeons go!"


Phoenix landed in front of the Grand Palais, looking up as Ladybug and Chat Noir landed in the roof.

Phoenix shook her head at Chat Noir's dumb smile that was still on his face.

"Chat, chill." Phoenix hissed as she hid beside the door.

Chat nodded happily as he and Ladybug landed next to her.

Ladybug went all business as she peeked in. "So that's where he's hiding all the park keepers."

"The Grand Palais?" Chat Noir asked as he peeked over Phoenix's shoulder.

Phoenix rolled her eyes and put a finger on his nose, stopping his sneeze.

He shot the girl a thankful smile. "My pigeon radar's on high alert."

"Either your pigeon radar's on the brink or Mr. Pigeon left that park keepers unattended." Ladybug said.

"That'd be too easy." Phoenix said.

"Let's set the cat among the pigeons." Chat Noir said happily, about to walk in.

"Okay, calm down." Phoenix laughed, holding him back. "No."

"Like Phoenix said, it's too easy." Ladybug commented as she looked around and ran. "I got a plan."

Chat Noir and Phoenix looked at each other and chased after the girl.

The three ran up the roof and stopped at the latch near .

"Okay, you open the window. I'll grab him and yank him up onto the roof," Ladybug planned. "Then Phoenix will just yank his bird call away from him."

"And we'll call it a day." Phoenix said.

Ladybug nodded.

"Let's go. Early bird get the work." Chat Noir said as he opened the window, Ladybug rolling her eyes as she twirled her yoyo.

It was going perfectly until a few feathers blew past his face, making him sneeze.

His sneeze startled Ladybug, making her loose aim.

"For real?" Phoenix groaned.

"So much for the element of surprise." Ladybug said, her and Chat Noir grinning sheepishly.

Phoenix rolled her eyes as she jumped down onto the ledge where Pigeon stood, followed by Ladybug and Chat Noir.

Mr. Pigeon launched himself off the ledge, falling onto pigeons with a simple bird call.

"Once again," Phoenix commented as she, Ladybug and Chat Noir jumped down from the ledge. "For real?"

Mr. Pigeon held his hands out, creating Pigeon balls on his hands.

"Come closer, I have a bone to peck with you."

"I'm a bird, he's a cat and she's a ladybug. Sorry, we're all out of dogs." Phoenix shrugged as she pulled out her key.

Mr. Pigeon glared at them before throwing his pigeons at the heroes.

It threw the three of them back, crashing on to the cage.

"Get us out of here, Ladybug." The officer closest to Ladybug pleaded.

"Lady." Phoenix said, gesturing to her yoyo.

Ladybug nodded. "Lucky Charm!"

Ladybug's lucky charm gave them a coin.

"A coin? What am I supposed to do with this?" Ladybug groaned.

"Vendo." Phoenix pointed.

Ladybug nodded and ran to the vendo machine while Phoenix started batting the pigeons away from her.

"You can't buy yourself out of here." Mr. Pigeon taunted, shooting at Ladybug who started to run.

Ladybug slid down and tied Mr. Pigeon's ankle with her yoyo, tying it to a high ledge and cartwheeling over to the vendo machine.

She pressed a random button, cheering when a bag of chips appeared,

"Chat Noir!" Ladybug screamed as Phoenix helped the boy up.

The two heroes looked up, Chat Noir shooting his stick up and destroying the packaging of the bag.

The contents rained down on Mr. Pigeon, turning him into an immediate pigeon feast.

Ladybug pulled her yoyo, sending Mr. Pigeon to dangle high up on the ceiling.

His whistle tumbled down, rolling on until it stopped by Chat Noir's foot.

"Roo, roo." Phoenix teased, rising an eyebrow at the wailing man.

Chat Noir picked up the whistle and sneezed, causing the whistle to fly up.

Ladybug panicked and let go of the yoyo, making Mr. Pigeon fall back down on the ground.

The four people inside the building raced to catch the whistle, which was tumbled down onto the ground.

Mr. Phoenix's hand landed on the whistle first, followed by Chat Noir, then Ladybug.

Phoenix came in last, smashing her fist onto the pile, successfully breaking the whistle.

Ladybug jumped up and cheered as Chat Noir whined about his fist.

Mr. Phoenix collapsed back, wailing in despair.

An akuma flew out of the whistle.

"Ladybug." Phoenix called, putting her hands on her hips.

Ladybug nodded, de-evilizing the akuma.

Ladybug then threw up her yoyo and screamed her name.

Chat Noir grinned happily, slinging an arm around a smiling Phoenix and fist-bumping with Ladybug.

"Pound it!"


Allison walked into the school, waving at Adrien who was waiting for her at the lobby.

"Allison, hi!" Adrien smiled.

"Hey!" Allison grinned.

Mr. Damocles interrupted the two by shoving the both of them forwards, behind Nathalie, the Agrestes' personal assistant, who held the tablet that held Mr. Agreste on skype call.

"Your dad couldn't come?" Allison whispered at Adrien.

"As always." He sighed, smiling when Allison pulled him to a side-hug.

Adrien hugged back, then pulled away, letting his hand rest on the small of her back.

Adrien and Allison led the group over to the first pedestal.

Allison blinked at the Derby hat, smiling kindly as she asked. "How'd you get those gears to stay on?"

Rose laughed nervously. "Uh, hot glue and, um—"

Allison laughed. "I'm just kidding."

Rose sighed in relief.

Adrien gasped as Marinette ran in, late.

Allison raised an eyebrow as Marinette pulled the box off of her hat, which is completely identical to Chloe's.

Allison stayed silent, though.

Adrien led Allison and the group over to Chloe's pedestal.

"Hi, Mr. Agreste. I'm Chloe Bourgeois." Chloe boasted, making Adrien and Allison roll their eyes. "You know my father, Andrei Bourgeois, the mayor?"

"For real?" Allison muttered, causing Adrien to look at her curiously, chuckling.

Allison huffed, taking Adrien's hand and tugging it.

Adrien simply smiled at her.

Allison was the one who pulled Adrien and the group away with an excited smile, one that Marnette, Adrien and Alya recognized as her "Chaos is about to happen, and I'm here with popcorn" smile.

Mr. Agreste studied Marinette's hat, before requesting he be brought back to Chloe's hat.

Chloe smirked smugly as the camera was pointed to her hat.

"Is this a joke?" Mr. Agreste asked emotionlessly.

Adrien started to look panicked, but calmed down once Allison leaned in and whispered to him. "Relax, we've got this covered."

"No fair, Marinette copied my design." Chloe whined, throwing a mini-tantrum and fake-sobbing. "It's scandalous, how could you do that?"

Marinette sighed, a happy grin carved on her face as she crossed her arms. "I apologize for this disturbance, Mr. Agreste, but I can prove that this derby hat is my original design."

Allison started bouncing happily, making Adrien chuckle silently.

Nathalie turned the tablet back to Marinette, who smiled smugly.

"Go ahead," Mr. Agreste started.

Marinette grabbed her hat.

"Everything in my derby hat is hand-made, including the embroidery, to the weaving of the band, to the stitching of the brim, all by myself." Marinette explained. "And, last,there's a special design by myself that only the true designer knows about."

Marinette turned her hat upside down, showing the band, which had her name stitched in. "My signed name."

Chloe stumbled, knocking over the pedestal in shock.

Everyone looked at Chloe's hat, which had Marinette's name on it.

Chloe ran out of the room in embarrassment, shouting for her father.

Mr. Agreste declared Marinette the winner.

Allison patted Marinette back as everyone but her, Adrien, Marinette and Alya left the school. "I knew you could do it."

Marinette smiled.

"Awesome job, Marinette." Adrien praised, taking the hat and trying it on.

Immediately, he sneezed.

"Adrien?" Allison asked wide-eyed as he sniffed.

"Sorry," He sniffed as he put a hand on Allison's back. "I'm allergic to feathers."

Allison froze, looking at Adrien weirdly.

"What?" Adrien asked, as he put a hand on her back and started to lead her away.

"Nothing," She muttered. "Nothing at all."


It had been a week and Marinette was close to confused as Allison ran up to her, panting and throwing a magazine at her.

"I thought you went home already." Marinette asked, picking up the magazine. "What's this?"

"I did, clothes changed, ice cream with Adrien, Cover." Allison huffed, collapsing on the stairs, panting heavily. "I ran here once Henry finished skimming that magazine."

"You didn't get a free one?" Alya asked. "You're the model."

"I did." Allison huffed, crossing her arms. "I didn't touch it. It's sacred. It's my first magazine."

Marinette laughed turning over the magazine to the cover and squealing. "It's my hat!"

"It is!" Allison laughed.

"But what caught my eye are the models." Alya smirked, pointing at the cover.

Allison was clearly laughing, her eyes looking up at Adrien and her hands setting the hat on his head while her body faced the camera.

The said boy was standing behind her, hugging her waist tightly and making a funny face at the camera.

Marinette squealed, her hat forgotten as she started to find pictures of the her friends.

There was one where Adrien sat inside the fountain, drenched, while Allison was laughing at him, holding Marinette's hat.

The next image was both of them sitting drenched inside the fountain, Allison pouting and Adrien laughing, Marinette's hat on the floor.

There were images of food fights, ice cream dates, and road-trips, all featuring Marinette's hat.

"We had to change clothes for every venue to still be advertising the Agreste Fashion Line and your hat while doing everything," Allison informed, her breathing normal once

again. "but it was still fun. We were told to act natural."

"And we did." Adrien said, butting in as he and Nino approached the girls. "Hey."

"You still up for that ice cream?" Allison asked, sitting up.

"Definitely." Adrien smiled shyly, facing Marinette. "Uh, my favorite photo is on page 59."

Marinette immediately flipped to page 59, where there was a shot of the two in front of the sunset, overlooking the Eiffel tower, and it was the only shot without Marinette's hat.

Adrien stood tall, his forehead leaning on Allison's, who was smiling softly with her eyes closed.

Allison blushed fiercely. "That one was staged."

"By the photographer?" Alya asked, cooing at the photo.

"By Adrien." Allison glared playfully at the boy who blushed.

"You said you liked it." Adrien playfully whined. "It's your home screen."

"It's my lock screen." Allison rolled her eyes. "My homescreen was the unpublished one."

"You know her wallpapers?" Alya gushed, stealing Allison's phone and squealing at her lockscreen, demanding Allison show her the homescreen

The girl rolled her eyes and typed in her password, showing the home screen.

It was practically the same shot, only this time Adrien was kissing her forehead.

"Still staged by Adrien."

"You changed my lock screen to our food fight and my home screen to you kissing my nose, so what's worse?"

"You know each other's passwords, dude?" Nino laughed.

"I changed hers to Adrien and then a few numbers." Adrien piped up, grabbing Allison's phone, locking it and reopening it by typing in the password. "See?"

"Yeah, and I changed his to a random pattern." Allison said, taking her phone from Adrien.

"They literally know each other's phone passwords and are each other's wallpapers." Alya squealed.

"Chill, or you'll melt." Marinette commented, but squealed as well. "I can't control myself."

"Are you two dating?" Nino asked.

The two teens looked at each other nervously.

There was a beep.

Adrien ran to his car, dragging Allison away. "We'll talk about it. Ice cream. Bye!"

"Nino, you made the conversation serious, I hate you!" Allison laughed as Adrien slammed the car closed.

The three remaining three teens laughed at the two before facing each other.

"Adrien's more happy and himself when he's around Allison." Alya commented.

"He jokes around a lot and he's more… him." Nino shrugged.

Marinette looked down at the magazine in her hands with a small smile.

"They're one of my best friends, and I love them. If they're happy together, then I'm going to fight for the to be together."

"But you like him."

"And he likes her. They like each other more than I like him." Marinette smiled. "They belong together."

"Like I said, Marinette." Alya said, slinging an arm around Marinette. "You are such a good friend."


Author's Note:

HEY GUYS!

I've had this chapter done a month ago, but had problems with the chapter uploading so I waited.

It still isn't fixed but i found a loophole to it, lol.

See you for CHAPTER 5 - COPYCAT

(Yes, I have accidentally mixed up the chapters, please forgive me. I love you all.)

~Queen Jayce of Narnia