A/N: Hey, sorry it's late and short and the villain is so lame, my weekend was stolen by work and other things! Promise next update will be longer!

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Prompt: Marinette dropped something as Ladybug (again) and Chat picks it up, realizing who it belongs to

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Ladybug burst through the window, thankfully it was open and she didn't end up breaking anything.

"Puzzler! What are you doing, your puzzles are all over the streets of Paris!" She scolded, seeing the akuma-tized man sitting in a desk chair, his back to her.

"I want them to be solved, no puzzle deserves to go unsolved." He murmured, not turning to look at the young hero.

"Why not go to the community center to play with everyone else, they have loads of puzzles there," Ladybug pointed out, stepping closer to the man. She placed a comforting hand on his shoulder and he looked at her, eyes full of curiosity.

"I, I never thought of that."

"Well, can I have that puzzle piece, then I'll take you to the community center!" She smiled, holding her hand out for the puzzle piece which the man handed over and stood, ready to let the evil spirit leave him.

She quickly purified the evil, then offered her hand to the man, leading him to the door as Chat dropped through the window.

"Chat, go home, there is no akuma!" She called over her shoulder, shutting the door behind her as she left, laughing at the boy's offended scoff.

What the female superhero didn't realize, however, was that she dropped her phone on the floor, right where Chat Noir could pick it up and learn her secret identity by accident.

"Oh boy," he chuckled, leaving the apartment in favor of going to Ladybug's house to surprise her.


Marinette clapped her hands together, rubbing them to warm them up in the cool December air.

"Tikki, I think today went well, the quickest and easiest akuma yet!" She laughed, hearing the tiny kwami in her bag giggle in agreement.

Marinette felt good about the entire thing, she didn't even need to use her Lucky Charm! She had just asked the akuma-tized man and he gave her the item, Chat Noir had only just arrived as she had purified the evil spirit.

As Marinette walked into the bakery, she saw an unexpected guest standing in the shop: Adrien.

"A-adrien?!" She stuttered, smiling sheepishly as he turned and waved.

"Hi, just the girl I wanted to talk to!" He beamed, crossing over to her and standing close to her, as if they spoke all the time and he was always in close proximity to her. He stood close enough with so much confident, Marinette was floored with her nerves and shyness.

"W-what makes you s-say that?" She laughed breathlessly, staring up into Adrien's endless green eyes, she could've sworn that something familiar flickered in his eyes, but it was gone before she could recognize it.

"Well, I saw Ladybug on my way over and she happened to drop something," Adrien started, fishing in his pocket to pull out a phone, Marinette's phone.

Marinette stared in horror and shock, her crush had learned her secret identity, and of all the possible ways, he had found out via her mistake.

"I-I, Adrien, I can explain, maybe…" Marinette stumbled through her words, hands waving around trying to find the words to cleverly lie about it, but it was near impossible, her nervousness would've given her away if the phone hadn't. Dejectedly, she held out her hand, taking the offered phone from the model and hanging her head in defeat.

"Of all the ways to reveal a secret…" She muttered, pocketing the phone, unsure of what to do next.

The two teens stood there, Marinette kicking the floor half-heartedly, unable to meet the boy's gaze as he watched her carefully, trying to find the words to say himself.

After what seemed like hours, Marinette spoke up, "I didn't see you when I was Ladybug, where were you?"

Adrien laughed and opened his bag, "can you keep a secret, my lady?"