Chapter 4: Am I Dreaming


I am SO SORRY I haven't posted in a while!

I've just went on holiday and haven't had anytime

to post the next chapter! Thanks again to everyone

who read my story and I hope you enjoy chapter 4!


(With Marinette and Tikki)

Marinette watched him leave still in utter shock. She just couldn't process what had just happened. Did she actually have a crush on her flirty partner Cat Noir all along? Did he actually like her back? Was she actually rejecting Adrien all those times she had rejected Cat Noir in the past? And did he say we could meet after school tomorrow? Was this all just a dream?

It was just too much to take in! Marinette shook her head. If this wasn't a dream and all that actually did happen, she needed to get back home. "Tikki, spots on!" Said Marinette, still deep in thought.

Ladybug arrived on her balcony a few minutes later. It was all quiet, which meant her parents had already gone to sleep. "Tikki, spots off." Whispered Ladybug. After she had changed back into Marinette, she quietly sneaked down the trapped door and into her dark room. She then turned on the lights and flopped onto her bed.

"Tikki, what's wrong!" Marinette asked, immediately noticing the sad, disappointed and slightly guilty look on her small face. "It's nothing." Tikki sighed, not planning to ruin Marinette's perfect night. "It can't be nothing Tikki! Please tell me!"

"It doesn't really matter." Replied Tikki.

"Even if it doesn't matter, I want to hear what's wrong. I might be able to help you! Does it have something to do with Adrien's kwami?" Asked Marinette, still finding it very difficult to believe Plagg really was Adrien's kwami.

"Yes. But like I said before, it doesn't really matter." Tikki responded, stubbornly.

"You know I'm not going anywhere till you tell me." Marinette said, just as stubbornly as Tikki.

"Fine, just don't laugh!" Replied Tikki, her face softening into a pleading look.

"Ok. I won't." Promised Marinette.

"Well…Uh…" Tikki stuttered.

"Tikki, please tell me!"

"Well…W-When you de-transformed I hid in your bag straight away and I was too nervous and unprepared to come back out!" Tikki blurted out, miserably.

"What's so bad about that?" Asked Marinette.

"Plagg. He was probably wondering where I was." Answered Tikki, with a groan.

"Well, that's not that bad." Marinette stated, being positive like Tikki always did in her times of need. "He probably just thought you were getting your energy back or something."

"I don't think so. He's more likely going to think that I'm angry with him or I don't like him!" She moaned as she covered her face with her hands.

"I'm sure he won't. Haven't you two been best friends for…umm…a pretty long time?" Marinette asked, in attempt to comfort her. She couldn't believe her kwami thought she was going to laugh.

"Yeah. We have. Which probably makes this situation even worse. I just hope he was too busy watching you two share your identities, so he didn't notice that I wasn't there. But I doubt he didn't notice. We are best friends after all." Tikki replied, feeling terrible.

"I don't remember seeing Plagg, so maybe he hid straight away like you."

"He blends quite well in the dark." Tikki stated, dejectedly. "Let's face it. He probably thinks I hate him or that I didn't want to see him." Said Tikki, hopelessly.

"Well, Adrien did invite me to meet up with him after school. You could possible talk to Plagg then!" Said Marinette with an encouraging smile. "Y-Yeah, I guess you're right." Said Tikki with a barely visible frown, not about to tell Marinette that she would probably only make things worse.

Then Marinette heard noises coming from downstairs. She hadn't realized how loud they were being. Marinette gave a fearful glance at Tikki, which Tikki returned, feeling bad that it was her fault. Giving Marinette an apologetic glance, Tikki hid under a few pillows. Marinette ran to the light switch turning it off and then rushed into her bed, pretending to be asleep.

Not even a second later, they both heard the door creak open. "Marinette, are you still up?" Asked Marinette's Mother in a whisper. Not receiving a reply, she asked one more time, "Marinette?" Deciding she was asleep, she left, softly closing the door behind her.

Once sure her Mother was gone, Marinette sat up. "That was a close call." She whispered.

"Yeah, it was." Agreed Tikki, flying out from under her pink pillow, she usually slept on. "I'm sorry. I forgot to keep my voice down."

"It's fine, Tikki. I did too." Whispered back Marinette as she slowly walked over to her cupboard. "We should probably go to bed now."

Tikki gave her owner a small nod, as they both got ready for bed.


(With Adrien and Plagg)

Adrien got home, turned on the lights and flopped onto his bed. "Marinette is Ladybug…Ladybug likes me back…" Mumbled Adrien in a dreamy tone as he closed his eyes to help him remember the brilliant moments he had shared with his lady. Plagg glowered from above him, "Just get me some Camembert." Adrien looked up at his kwami in surprise. "But Plagg, it's almost midnight!"

"Yeah. What's the problem?" Said Plagg with a large frown.

"Nothing. It's just…don't you think it's a bit late?" Asked Adrien, bewildered.

"No." Replied Plagg, flatly.

"Ok…" Said Adrien as he walked over to a nearby cabinet and pulled out a triangular piece of his kwami's favourite cheese. He knew Plagg liked cheese, but in the middle of the night?

After Plagg ate his first piece of cheese, he asked for another and another and another.

"Plagg! No more cheese! You've already nearly eaten the whole stash!" Adrien exclaimed, a few minutes later. Plagg pouted, crossing his arms. "Plagg, is there something wrong?" Adrien finally asked, pretty sure he already knew the answer.

"No, why would there be!" Plagg retorted, moodily. "I know there's something wrong, Plagg. Just tell me."

"No." Responded Plagg, shaking his head.

"Ugh! Plagg why do you have to be so stubborn!" Adrien cried out in frustration.

Plagg glared at Adrien, "I'm not saying anything."

Adrien thought for a second and then smiled. "What if I get you some great quality cheese? Hmm…How about some…" Said Adrien, taking his phone out of his pocket and scrolling through pictures of cheese. "…Pule cheese! I've heard it's one of the tastiest and most expensive cheeses in the world!"

Plagg turned around to find Adrien holding up his phone that had a large picture of the delicious cheese. His mouth watered just at the sight. "Fine, I'll tell you." Said Plagg, staring at the cheese, longingly. Adrien smirked smugly as he put his phone back in his pocket, making Plagg huff.

"Well. If you must know…When you de-transformed into Adrien, I hid behind your shoulder. I looked around to find Tikki, but I couldn't see her. So then I circled around you and Marinette a few times, but still couldn't find her. After a while I concluded that she was hiding. I bet she just didn't want to see me." Plagg finished with a dejected sigh.

"Well, I think it's time to go to bed so…" Said Plagg, starting to slowly fly towards Adrien's bed.

"Hold up." Said Adrien, grabbing his kwami's tail and pulling him towards him. "Hey! That hurts you know!" Plagg exclaimed as he was dragged back by his owner.

"Sorry, Plagg! I just couldn't let you go to bed looking so sad." Said Adrien, openly. "So, was that really what happened?"

Plagg simply nodded, although knowing that all this was pointless. She just didn't want to see him.

"Well…Maybe she was just nervous." Adrien suggested.

"I highly doubt that?" Replied Plagg, turning away to hide his own sadness and disappointment. "She's barely ever nervous. Besides what's there to be nervous about?"

"Well, she could have been eating to give herself energy." Said Adrien, optimistically.

"No. There was no akumatized victim's to fight, so she didn't need to regain her energy." Said Plagg, now even more depressed than before. "Well…She could of…" Adrien stuttered, struggling to find any reason why Tikki would hide after himself and Ladybug had already shared their identities with each other.

"She probably just didn't want to see me." Said Plagg after a short silence, glad that Adrien couldn't see the tears welling up in his eyes.

"N-No" Adrien tried to protest, but was interrupted by Plagg. "Come on, let's just go to bed. You have school tomorrow." Said Plagg, softly as he flew on to Adrien's bed and curled up into a ball. Adrien eyes lingered on Plagg as he let out a sad sigh, feeling terrible that he couldn't help his little friend.


(With Marinette and Tikki)

"Marinette! Marinette! Wake up! School starts in five minutes!"

Marinette shot up into a sitting position and checked her beside clock.

It was a Thursday morning and Marinette was almost certain she was going to be late for school. "Ahh! I'm going to be so late for school!" Marinette cried.

Not even a second later, Marinette was rushing around her room, getting dressed and grabbing her stuff for school.


A few minutes later, Marinette was sprinting through the streets of Paris. But she soon came too abrupt stop as realization hit her. She had totally forgotten she was going to see Adrien who she now knew was Cat Noir too. And that he had invited her to meet up with him after school. Unless that was a dream of course. "Oh no! Oh no! OH NO! I totally forgot!" Marinette whispered under her breath. She had totally forgotten and now she was freaking out.

"Marinette! School!" Exclaimed Tikki from Marinette's purse in a voice just above a whisper. "Right!" Said Marinette, shaking her head. A few people walking past, gave her an odd look. She just realized that she sounded like she was talking to herself. "Oops!" She said as she let out an embarrassed giggle. Marinette then shook her head again, and continued running. She had to get to school.

When she finally arrived, it was obvious that everyone was already in class. She hurriedly ran to her locker and grabbed all her books. Marinette then turned around and ran full speed to class.

When she reached the classroom door, she stopped and took a deep breath. Then she pushed open the door. Everyone in the class turned their heads to her direction as she hastily walked over to her seat next to Alya. Marinette was relieved that her teacher didn't even ask why she was late. I guess she had been late so many times that she believed it to be a waste of time.

Alya shook her head at her best friend. "Marinette! Where have you been! School started almost fifteen minutes ago!" Whispered Alya as the teacher continued speaking. "I… slept in." Replied Marinette, sheepishly. Alya simply sighed.

"Well, on the bright side, I did happen to hear a certain someone asking where you were this morning. He looked really concerned too!"

Marinette gasped. "A-Adrien?" She quickly covered her mouth as her teacher gave her a stern look. She may have said that a bit too loud. "Yes?" Answered Adrien with his perfect smile. Marinette blushed, "Umm…I…Well…"

"Marinette, Adrien. Pay attention!" Said the slightly irritated teacher. Adrien and Marinette both gave each other an apologetic look before turning back around to face the teacher. Alya sniggered, but Marinette just sighed in relief and gazed at the white board. It could have been worse.


(With Adrien)

Adrien, who was currently being driven to school by his bodyguard, was extremely anxious. But from all his years of being a model, he had learned to hide his anxiety pretty well. Acting as casual as possible, Adrien thanked his bodyguard and began walking towards the school gates.

It hadn't been the best morning for Adrien Agreste. Firstly, he somehow slept through his alarm, so he had to rush around like a mad man to make it to school at his usual time. But thankfully, he had made it. Secondly, Plagg didn't seem in a much better state than yesterday. And Thirdly, he still owed Plagg one of the most expensive cheeses in the world. Hopefully, his father would buy it for him. If not he had to start saving up.

Adrien looked to his right to find Nino and Alya sitting on a park bench together. Adrien walked over and greeted them.

"Oh. Hey dude! What's up!" Asked Nino, looking up at his best friend. "Nothing much. Hey, do you two know where Marinette is?"

Alya smirked at this, "I don't think she's here yet. But, she better get here soon or she will be late again!"

Adrien looked around, but couldn't see any beautiful girl with pigtails.

"Why?" Asked Alya, slyly.

"What. Oh…N-No reason! I was just wondering." Replied Adrien, a little too quickly to be believable. Alya and Nino exchanged a knowing look.

"What?" Asked Adrien, noticing their little exchange. Then the bell rang. And Alya and Nino hurried to get their books, leaving Adrien alone by the bench.


Once Adrien had walked into the classroom, he sat down next to Nino, but still couldn't see Marinette. He looked behind him at Alya. "Have you got any messages from Marinette?" Asked Adrien.

"No. But relax she's always late!" Replied Alya with another knowing look. Adrien simply nodded and turned his head back to the front of the class where the teacher had just started talking.

Every minute or so, Adrien would find himself staring at the door. He couldn't really pay attention. He didn't even know why he was so concerned about why Marinette wasn't here and when she was going to come! Like Alya said, Marinette was always late! But normally she would be here by now.

Around fifteen minutes into class, he saw a figure outside the door. Nino was the only one to hear Adrien sigh in relief as Marinette walked speedily into the room and took her place next to Alya.

"Dude. What's wrong with you! Did something happen between you and Marinette that I should know about." Whispered Nino, suspiciously. "W-What! No!" Adrien whispered back.

"A-Adrien?" Marinette cried from behind him.

"Yes?" Adrien replied with a smile.

"Umm…I…Well…"

"Marinette, Adrien. Pay attention!" Said their teacher, sounding slightly annoyed.

Adrien felt that he needed to apologize for getting her in trouble, so he gave her an apologetic glance and turned back to face the teacher. That was strange.