Adrien paced back and forth in his room while Plagg munched on cheese on the couch. His phone and his computer both kept dinging as the image of him and Marinette gained attention.

"You're making a big deal out of nothing, kid," Plagg commented. "So what? Marinette kissed Cat Noir. I thought you wanted her to like Cat Noir."

"Yeah, but not as two different people!"

"But they aren't two different people. They're both you, ya dummy!" the kwami pointed out, as if Adrien had forgotten that fact.

"I know that, but she doesn't!"

"Just tell her you are then, already!" Adrien starred at the kwami. He didn't look like he was joking.

"The other day, you told me that I shouldn't tell her."

"Yeah, well, that was before there was a valid reason. Besides, every Cat Noir and Ladybug end up knowing who the other one is." This caught Adrien by surprise. It wasn't often Plagg talked about the other Cat Noirs he had watched over.

"What do you mean, every Cat Noir and Ladybug?"

"Look, Cat Noir is granted the power of destruction. I'm the kwami of destruction. Together, we are destruction. Cat Noir always ends up ruining everything and then the cat is out of the bag one way or the other."

"I don't ruin everything!" Adrien argued, suddenly felt like he was under attack.

"All these notifications say otherwise," the kwami nodded towards the computer which let out another series of chimes.

"Ok...so maybe I ruined it a little bit...but if we are destruction, Ladybug and Tikki are creation! They can fix it! After I explain everything to Marinette, those two can come up with a plan to fix everything!" He went to his phone, ready to call Marinette

"Yeah...if Marinette will talk to you."

"I'm her boyfriend, she'll talk to me." The phone started dialing.

"If you say so...but she isn't talking to Tikki." The call went straight to voicemail. Adrien looked back over at Plagg.

"How do you know that."

"She took off her miraculous. I sensed Tikki's power deactivating. Man, she must be really upset because she talks to Tikki about everything!"

"Did Tikki tell you this." The black kwami nodded.

"Yeah, we meet up on occasion to talk about you two."

"Does...does Tikki know I'm Cat Noir?" Adrien asked, his hope beginning to dwindle.

"Yes, but she won't be able to tell Marinette if she took off her earrings. Besides, it's not like Tikki to just come out and say it. She follows the rules, unlike me."

"You guys really are opposites, aren't you?"

"Kid, you really have no idea." Plagg took another bite of cheese. "Looks like you are on your own to fix this one. Good luck!"

Adrien glanced down at his phone. The group text was getting longer by the minute.

"Maybe I'm not alone." He switched over to his contacts and soon the phone was ringing again.

"Hello?" Alya's voice answered.

"Hi, Alya, it's Adrien."

"Yeah, dude, I know."

"Um...have you seen...well...you know." Adrien felt extremely awkward, but he knew he had to do this.

"Yeah, I've seen it."

"Yeah...I tried to call Marinette, but it went to voicemail. Any chance you've talked to her?"

"Briefly," she admitted, "But I didn't really get anything out of her. She was really upset. She said she was going to turn her phone off until she was ready to talk."

"I figured. But do you know anything? Anything at all that might explain this?" His heart began to race with nerves. He almost felt like he was going behind Marinette's back.

"Not really. She said she could explain and that it wasn't what it looked like. That's really all I know."

"Ok. Forget what you know. What do you think is going on here." Please Alya, give me something.

"I'm not sure. I know she's crazy about you. And her kissing Cat Noir just doesn't fit the bill. Maybe it happened a long time ago? Maybe?"

"Maybe," Adrien commented, taking mental note of the idea, "But wouldn't you have known about it? Wouldn't she have told you?"

"You would think. But, I don't know. Maybe that cat told her to not say anything. After all, I do run a blog about Ladybug!" Adrien nodded even though Alya couldn't see him.

"That would make sense." There was a long silence as Adrien's mind started to form a plan.

"Hey, Adrien?" Alya whispered.

"Yeah, Alya?"

"You know, Marinette would never do anything to hurt you, right?" Adrien smiled. Even with a picture of proof in her hands, Alya still believed in her best friend.

"Yeah, I know Alya. You know I love her, right? And that this picture doesn't change anything?"

"I had hoped not. I need to go, Adrien."

"Me too. Thanks Alya. You've been a big help."

"Anytime, Adrien."

They hung up and Adrien went straight to his desk, got out a notepad, and started writing. Plagg eventually came over and hovered right as his shoulder.

"Well, would you look at that? It appears the cat does have a bit of creativity!" Adrien smiled.

"Do you think it will work?" he asked hesitantly.

"Maybe, if Marinette is willing to play along." Adrien nodded. He had to get Marinette to talk to him. He needed her forgiveness for what he had done. That was the only way this was going to work. But without her answering the phone, that might prove to be difficult.