Adrien

Adrien stood in front of the bathroom mirror toying with the small silver ring in his hand. It had been over a decade since he had put the ring on. With the revelation of his father being Hawkmoth he couldn't stand to be in Paris any longer even if it meant leaving his lady. He left just when she started reciprocating his feelings. They had had a few wonderful nights together before. But seeing his mother after so many years of questions tore him into pieces. Instead of working through them after the funeral and trial he ran. He hadn't had contact with anyone from his old life but Chloe. That was because she wouldn't take no for an answer. Sighing to himself he slid the ring on his finger, smiling as a familiar black cat flew out.

"You've aged since I last saw you kid."

"I'm sorry."

"I know just don't be stupid again."

"I promise."

"Good. Now where is my cheese."

Plagg listened halfheartedly as Adrien gave him a run down of what had happened the last fourteen years. He was going back to Paris for a school reunion and to figure out what most of his previous friends were up to. Chloe had insisted he come to the school reunion. She had definitely toned down since high school, she was now married with a four year old girl. Her husband Luka was an aspiring singer. Chloe was the one organizing the reunion.

"Why not pigtails?" Plagg said. Breaking Adrien out of his thoughts.

"I don't know. I'll ask Chloe later. But we're flying back tomorrow."

"Can I have more cheese?"

Adrien walked into the airport. It had been a long flight to Paris and he was exhausted. Chloe had insisted he stay at her hotel.

"ADRIEN!" He turned to see Chloe waving with a small girl in her arms.

"Hey Chloe."

"Oh my goodness! We've missed you so much. Alya and Nino were so excited to hear you were coming back. This is Grace by the way." Though Chloe had calmed down she was still an energetic mess. "The reunion is on Friday. You are welcome to stay at the hotel for as long as you need. Alya and Nino are coming tonight for Dinner, they are also bringing their twins."

He stiffened as Chloe hugged him. "I know it's hard for you being back. But it's so good to see you again."

"It's good to see you too." He hadn't realized how much he missed Paris.

"Out of curiosity have you heard from Marinette?" Adrien asked.

"I thought you knew." Chloe said her expression turning somber.

"Knew what?"

"She transferred a few weeks after you left and no one has been in contact since. Her parents still run the bakery across from the school but no one has been able to get a hold of her. It's part of the reason I am having her parents cater the event, I told them she was invited and to pass the message along."

"Is she going to come?"

"I have no idea." She said walking out of the airport to her car. The drive to the hotel was mostly silent. Grace was fast asleep, in her car seat.

Adrien, Chloe walked into the hotel. Chloe was carrying Grace since the girl was still asleep. Adrien was supposed to see that the hotel hadn't changed much since he had been there.

"Daddy left all the hotels to me, so I've just tried to keep them running. This is still our nicest. I worked with the staff at the others to make the rates more affordable. But I couldn't bring myself to change this one. We're still living in the penthouse if you need anything. Luka should be back soon. I'll come to your room and get you for dinner. Alya and Nino should be arriving here about five. Here." She said handing him a room key. It took him a second for her words to register as she walked to the elevators with Grace still in tow. Chloe talked about a mile a minute without stopping even for breath. As he made his way up to his room,plagg hiding in his hat, he still couldn't fathom how nothing had changed in almost a decade.

"Blondie talks too fast, it makes me hungry." He Heard Plagg whine.

"You're always hungry."

"So I love my cheese. It's so good, it's impossible to resist." Plagg said dreamily.

"Crazy cat." Adrien muttered to himself. He missed Plagg those years without him had been hard.

Adrien's room was a simple hotel room with a balcony. Looking over the balcony he saw an advertisement for M&Es new fashion line. They were the news thing in the fashion world. Whoever they were designed custom pieces for all of the big stars. But unlike many fashion designers their clothes were affordable. But they were a bit of a mystery no one knew who they really were. They had never been seen before. The only one who knew was their manager who hosted the shows. Adrien was lost in his thoughts on the balcony looking over Paris happy to see it hadn't changed much. Moving back into the room he pulled out his computer and looked up the ladyblog. Since Hawkmoths defeated ladybug and Cat Noir weren't really needed so the city saw less and less of ladybug after the cat vanished. The blog hadn't been updated in a few years. Ladybug hadn't been seen in even longer. He missed his partner, he really did. He left without a trace just when they had started dating. But he couldn't deal with his father being Hawkmoth and his mother in the basement so he left.

He heard a knock on his door that snapped him out of his thoughts. He moved to answer the door as Plagg hid in the pillows. He opened the door to see Luka standing there.

"Hey."

"Hi"

"Dinner is ready Alya and Nino will be here in a few minutes so you can come on up now." Luka said. Adrien nodded his head.

"Just let me grab something. He turned and grabbed his phone, wallet, and room key. As Plagg flew into his shirt.

"Ok I'm ready." They walked up to the penthouse as Adrien and Luka chatted about his music. When they made it up to the penthouse he was tackled with a hug from the brunette.

"Hey Alya."

"Hey man we thought you were dead!" Nino said. Nino was struggling with two boys a little older than Grace. They kept trying to weasel out of his grip. Looking back at her husband, Adrien saw the rings, She moved and took both of the boys so Nino could hug Adrien.

"What have you been doing?" Nino asked.

"I went to college and became a physics teacher. So I've spent my time teaching stubborn teenagers." He said with a laugh. As everyone gathered around the table and started eating. The conversation between the boys was music since Nino was a DJ and the women were talking about M&E's new line.

"Hey Adrien, have you heard from Marinette at all?" Alya asked. There was a bit of hopefulness in her eyes as she said it.

"No I haven't been in contact with anyone but Chloe since high school." Adrien said. Alya's face fell as she thought about her best friend. Turning to Chloe she asked.

"Do you know if Marinette is coming on friday?" She asked Chloe.

"I don't know I've told everyone if they see her to let her know she is welcome, her parents are catering the event so I told them to. But I haven't heard from anyone. No one has seen her. They sat in silence thinking about their missing friend.