Me: Let's try to get caught up before the fic ends!

Also me: *avoids writing fanfic by reading fanfic, watching anime, and rereading a manga even though I also just watched the anime of it simply because it's my favorite and it's hilarious (Gekkun Shoujo Nozaki-kun, or Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, if anyone's interested)*

LadyNoir

Alya looked down at her phone to check the time. Dang it, they were late. She had been hoping to grab Mari beforehand and interrogate her about what the heck had happened yesterday.

Even if she didn't want a text message conversation, what had happened that she didn't even want to talk to her best friend today.

Alya was full-well expecting Marinette to be heart-broken today, if she even showed up. Come to think of it, even if she and Nino had been on time, it was unlikely that Marinette would be, even in perfectly normal circumstances.

So it would be a bit of an understatement to say that Alya was shocked when she saw that, not only were Marinette and Adrien already both there, they were both bantering with each other and stealing glances at the moments in between. Alya's jaw dropped when she saw Marinette push him away. Playfully, but still. This was Marinette they were talking about, around Adrien.

Alya knew that her two friends were both sappy and romantic enough that if they had gotten together yesterday, they would be cuddling or holding hands or something, not… flirting? Because from what she could tell, that's what they were doing.

Alya grabbed Nino's shoulder, stopping him before he could proceed further. "Wha-?"

She held up a hand. "I'm thinking that the confession yesterday was… neither good or bad." Alya nodded her head in their direction. "That, or I'm misreading the situation completely."

Her boyfriend frowned. "Okay? What are we supposed to do about it?"

Alya smirked. "We'll get the story out of them. And then, unless they are dating already, we get to play cupid."

Because her two friends were obviously hopelessly head-over-heels for each other. And if there was anything Alya could do about it- and she could- it wouldn't remain hopeless for long.

"Milady," Chat Noir said, falling to one knee and kissing Ladybug's hand.

She pulled it back. What was this alley cat up to? "I thought you were going to stop pursuing me."

"Uh-" He quickly stood up. "Old habit. Hard to break."
It wasn't that she minded. Except that, as far as she knew, he didn't know who she was. And that was… not ideal. So she didn't know what to make of this behavior. It made Ladybug almost want to spill the beans right then and there.

But that would ruin her plans for Valentine's day. Which she was still working on. But hey, you can't rush perfection.

Alya seemed intent earlier on playing matchmaker, but Marinette was more than capable of getting this cat to do anything for her without any help.

She couldn't wait for Friday. But until then, it would be hard to keep the cat in the bag.

It's a bit shorter, and it isn't actually showing the playing cupid or anything, but hey, I'm trying. The story drastically changed from what I originally thought it would be in the last chapter. It should be back on track by Wednesday. In the fic. I have no clue if I'll be able to get that back on track by today.