Oh, this was way too much fun to write.

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Adrien Agreste loved puns.

Who didn't?

Unfortunately, his father didn't appreciate them as much as he did. He'd learned that the hard way. He was to supposed to act like a perfect model son, and puns could ruin the image.

At least, that was his father's logic.

But as Cat Noir, he didn't have to be Adrien Agreste. That's why used puns so much. But he didn't have to do it just when he was his alter-ego. An occasional pun now and then couldn't hurt, right?

So when he saw his friend, Marinette, half-asleep in class, he thought he might try to cheer her up.

Marinette snapped her head up and squeaked when he twisted around in his seat to look at her. Ignoring that, he said in a bright, cheery, voice, "Hey, Marinette. Isn't it just a purrfect morning?"

Alya tried her best to contain her laughter (and failing terribly) while Nino facepalmed and groaned, "Dude. Why?"

Continuing, Adrien said, "I'm feline great today. How about you, Marinette?"

She was staring at him, aghast and eyes wide. She didn't blink. She didn't move.

Had he done something to offend her? "Uh, Marinette, are you okay?" And more importantly, why is your eye twitching?

She stood up, still staring at him. Then, in a blur of movement, she grabbed his hand and dragged him out of the classroom. Ignoring Alya and Nino's cry of confusion and Where are you going?, Marinette ran to wherever her destination was, him struggling to keep up.

"Uh, where are we going?" Adrien asked nervously.

She ignored him.

Finally, after a few minutes, she stopped, poked her head inside a classroom, and after making sure it was empty, pulled him inside.

Slamming the door closed and locking it, she wheeled on him, eyes blazing, all signs of exhaustion gone, and threw her hands up in the air.

"What was that!?"

Adrien gulped. "A-a p-p-pun." The look she was giving him reminded him of when Ladybug got mad at him for being reckless during a akuma battle or taking a hit for her.

Pushing the thought aside, he asked, "Are you mad at me?"

Marinette laughed hysterically. "Mad!? I'm furious! I lost a lot of sleep last night! And it wasn't because I was designing or doing homework. No! It was because of you, Agreste!" She pointed an accusatory finger at him. "I was thinking way too much. And just when I assured myself that it wasn't you, it isn't you, it couldn't possibly be you, you come waltzing in and pun! Puns, of all things!"

Adrien tried to smile. "What's wrong with puns?" He had a suspicion on where this was going, and he didn't like it.

"Everything! I thought that I was going to have a peaceful evening today, but no! I'll probably stay up even later just thinking about today! I was fine. I had told myself it wasn't you. I was great! Maybe a nap after school, then I'd be fantastic! But you, Agreste, ruined it all! You and your stupid puns and stupid flirting and stupid blond hair and stupid green eyes!"

"What are you talking about?" She couldn't possibly know, could she?

"You, Adrien Agreste, you, model boy, you, oblivious idiot, you, stupid kitty, are CAT NOIR!"

Adrien flinched. Was it too late to act confused?

It was worth a shot.

"What? I'm not Cat Noir!"

Marinette scowled. "Don't play dumb with me, Agreste! It's so obvious, I'm surprised I didn't see it before! You have to be more careful! People aren't supposed to know your identity! What if I get akumatized? Or under the control of one of the villains? You and your friends and family will be in danger! That's why Ladybug was always so strict about the identities thing! Kitty, don't you see? This changes everything!"

Breathing hard, she crossed her arms and sat down in the front row of the classroom.

Silence.

They stayed like that for a few minutes. Then Adrien gathered up the bravery to ask a question that was bugging him.

"Are you disappointed?"

Marinette looked up, stunned, as if she'd been slapped across the face. "No! Why would you think that!?"

Adrien's voice was low, his eyes focused on the floor, her rant sinking in. "You called me an idiot. Stupid. Oblivious."

Marinette gasped, her hands flying up to her mouth. "I'm sorry, Adrien! I-"

The bell rang, cutting her off.

Adrien sighed. "We better get to class."

He walked out of the classroom, leaving Marinette standing there alone and regretting what she had said to her friend.

Oops. This came out with a lot more sad feelings then I originaly planned for. I had planned for zero, but I guess Marinette was feeling mad at Adrien. Oh, well.

This only came out so quick because I was thinking a lot about this chapter and how it could go. There were a lot of ways this could've turned out, but this is the way I chose. That might be why it came out faster than I expected: I had an idea just waiting to be released.

Update: I fixed a few mistakes I noticed in this chapter. If anybody notices any more, please tell me.