I'm really, really liking this alternate POVs thing. I think I'm going to try to incorporate it into every single chapter for the rest of the fic. Except maybe with the last one, because the plan for THAT one doesn't really allow it, especially if I'm trying to wrap this up by the end of today or tomorrow.

LadyNoir

Say what you want about Chloé, but she knew how to throw a party.

Not that Nino cared much about parties. Sure, the food was good, the music was (usually) good, and it was fun to hang out with friends and dance if you were in the mood. But most of the time, he'd rather just sit in a corner and chill.

This was one of those days. So he had just been chilling in one of the corners with Adrien, Alya, and Marinette, until Alya had to go to the bathroom and Adrien asked Marinette to dance. Which was perfectly fine by him.

It wasn't until Alya got back from the bathroom that he noticed anything was wrong.

"Hey, where did Adrien and Marinette go?"

Nino smiled, knowing that she'd like the development. "Adrien asked Marinette to dance, so they're out on the floor."

"Can't really complain about that, now can I?" Alya's grin turned into a frown as she looked out into the crowd that was dancing. "So… where are they? I can't take a picture for their future wedding if they're not here."

Nino frowned too, standing up so that he could get a better look at the dance floor. It was a sizable party- larger than he had expected- but not so large that he shouldn't be able to see them, even if they had gotten off the dance floor.

"I dunno. Adrien said that he had permission to stay until the party ended, so he wouldn't have gone home yet. And I doubt that Marinette would just leave without telling anyone."

Alya's lips curled into a smirk. "I don't think they need our help getting together at all."

Nino was pretty good at telling what his girlfriend was saying most of the time, but this went a bit over his head. "Huh?"

"If we can't see them, and they didn't leave, then they must have snuck off somewhere. Together. I wouldn't want to interrupt them."

Oh. Oh. If they were making out in a closet, he wouldn't want to interrupt them either.

"You should feel grateful, milady."

Ladybug looked at her partner, raising an eyebrow. "Is that so?"

Chat nodded. "I snuck away from a party, where I was dancing with my crush, to come meet you for patrol."

She knew all that. "Well, I was doing the exact same thing, so there's nothing I have to be particularly thankful to you for."

"So we're both missing out on a party, huh? You want to throw a little one of our own?"

Ladybug shook her head. "Maybe another time, kitty. I'd like to get back to my crush right now."

"Then I think I'll do the same. See you… Thursday? Unless an akuma comes along?"

She snorted. "Seems like Hawk Moth is saving up for the big day this year. I doubt that'll happen. But yes, Thursday."

Well, really, it would be just a few minutes, but he didn't know that. And she'd also see him tomorrow. And Thursday.

And then on Friday, she would confess. Well, not a romantic one, at first. But that would follow. Because she wasn't sure how long she could stand not being together with this boy.

I can't 100% predict how many chapters I'll get out today, even if I'm trying to make them short. So here's a confession: I hate Valentine's Day in real life. I think that australet789 summarized it pretty well in this post( post/190691196555/australet789-the-only-reason-i-like-valentines (Sorry, but the full link is removed. Go to australet789 . tumblr removing the spaces and then copy&paste the first part if you really want to see the post.)): I'll make my OTPs celebrate it, but I won't myself.

But I go completely for Arizona Statehood Appreciation Day. I'm wearing my bolo tie (the official neckwear of Arizona) today, and for dinner I'm going to have Chimichangas (the unofficial state food of Arizona) and Lemonade (the official state drink of Arizona).

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