To Adrien's complete lack of surprise, Chloe was practically glowing when she walked, no strut, into class.

It wasn't uncommon for her to walk in like she owned the place, but if you were looking for it, you'd totally see that she was extra happy.

"Oh Adrikins." She sang as she walked up to him and hugged him, completely ignoring that he had just been talking to Nino. "I'm so glad you're okay."

"Thanks Chloe," he said, "good thing Ladybug and Chat Noir were there to save the day." He knew what she wanted, and he decided it might as well give it to her.

"It wasn't just them," Chloe said, jumping on the opportunity to talk about the previous day. "They had a new hero, and she was just the best."

Marinette made a choking sound.

Chloe scowled. "Yes, Dupain-Cheng?"

"I'm sorry, I'm… very clumsy."

"In your throat?" Nino asked.

"Yes." Marinette answered with a straight face.

"Anyway, as I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted, the new hero was wearing the most fabulous outfit, and looked positively divine. Her name was Queen Bee."

"Wow, she must have impressed you," Adrien said.

"Of course, I mean, she was nice enough to carry me out of the mansion and to safety."

Adrien raised an eyebrow. That was… actually kind of clever.

"So there was a new hero yesterday? And you were up close and personal with her?" Alya asked walking up to them, going into reporter mode. "What was she like? Did you see her powers?"

A thought occurred to Adrien and he quickly answered before Chloe could shove her foot down her throat. "Well, if this Queen Bee carried her to safety, then she must not have seen the fight."

Chloe looked at him and blinked. "Right. But Ladybug's magic fixed Adrien's house like, a minute later. The fight must have gotten super easy after she arrived."

Alya looked interested. "Hmm, you seem to like this new hero quite a bit Chloe. What are you as big a fan of hers as you are of Ladybug?"

Chloe blinked. "Uh… well. I mean…"

Adrien found himself leaning forward.

"I mean, Ladybug's amazing, obviously," Chloe finally answered. "But… I think Queen Bee might be just as great as her. You'll all see how great she is."

Alya looked really interested, which was understandable. That was high praise coming from the number 3 biggest Ladybug fan, after herself and Chat Noir."

"I mean she's already just as good as Chat Noir."

Adrien choked. Everyone looked at him.

"Sorry, clumsy throat."

Some people chuckled at that, while Marinette turned red and put her face in her hands, though she couldn't hide her smile.

Chloe thought about it some more. "Well, the cat's not that bad." She said with a small smile.

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