Well as a valentine´s day gift ,I will post this chapter of this story today and another chapter still this week .If you follow any other of my stories I will also post more chapters of devil´s due and Back to the past today .please don´t expect chapter 5 for a while maybe one or two weeks .I am working very hard to post all of this today and with school coming back, I don´t know if I will be able to finish chapter 5 in time. So, wait because I will post chapter 5 as soon as possible and chapter 4 is coming …
Adrien felt he had done something wrong although he had no idea what. So, he asked his kwami:
"Do you think I did anything wrong, Plagg? "
"Kid let's go home I want my cheese. You can talk to Marinette tomorrow."- Plagg tried to play it cool.
"Sure, I was just so happy knowing ladybug is kagami. Do you think Marinete is jealous that kagami told me she was ladybug. "-Adrien insisted.
Plagg didn't answer. What could he say? Ladybug just had the chance to tell Adrien who she was, and she didn't. He couldn't break her secret even if though he wanted to.
At Marinete's room she kept crying. Plagg, the cat, was clearly scared but when Marinete tried to hold him, he ran away and scratched her.
"I hate cats!" -cried Marinete and threw a pillow at Adrien's posters.
"Marinete, take it easy!"-Tikky tried to calm Marinete down-"He made a mistake. You tell him the truth and he will understand "
"What truth? That the girl he dreams about doesn't exist! That I can never be what he wants! I am a baker's daughter and he is a model. I could never impress him. He would only be disappointed. Kagami is a medal fencer and comes from well-known family unlike me, to him I am just a friend "
"I am sure he would be glad if he knew."-Tikky tried to comfort Marinete.
"Well I am not sure It´s better if he never knows, "-Marinete now was ripping Adrien´s posters. - "it's like you said the identities must remain a secret".
Tikky replied -"Not when they cause so much pain. You were never supposed to find out but now you did, and you should tell him, it's only fair that he knows your secret if you know his. Besides and don´t tell master Fu I told you this, but I hoped for the reveal ever since dark owl."
Marinete sobbed again -"I can't tell him. I am just a clumsy hot mess. A nobody compared to kagami"
"You are not! You are ladybug and Adrien's friend "-Tikky kept trying to comfort Marinete
"Well maybe I don't want to be that anymore"-Marinete turned her back to Tikky.
The poor kwami asked scared -"Ladybug or Adrien's friend? "
With tears in her eyes Marinete replied -"Both Tikky, I am sorry. I need to think some things".
Marinete took her earrings and the kwami disappeared. she saved them in their box and left it on her desk. Tikki´s support somehow was only making Marinete feel worse. Marinete threw herself in bed and cried herself to sleep. Adrien also threw himself to bed and fell a sleep staring to the class picture more importantly to Marinete. Even after finding his lady identity he still couldn't forget the way Marinete sent him away. He would make it up to her tomorrow and things would be better. This taught let himself to sleep peacefully.
Next day
The sun shined bright and the promise of a new day welcomed all Parisians. Marinete did wake up in time which was very rare. She saved carefully all the photos and reminders of Adrien and saved them in a card box. She had hardly slept but morning gave her clarity about what she wanted to do. She now back to her Marinete style left right in time not to be late.
"Hi Marinete "-Adrien told her as he saw her outside the classroom. He was waiting for her.
Marinete remembered her decision told him- "Adrien, I am sorry for yesterday. But I don't want to be friends with you anymore "-Marinete looked him in the eyes. She had the bracelet he gave her, and she put it on his hand as she said those words.
Adrien has amazed- "What? Why?" -it hurt Marinete didn't want to be his friend anymore. He couldn´t believe she was giving the bracelet back- "is this because you are jealous kagami also told me?"
"WHAT? No, its …because we are to different!" -Marinete couldn´t get soft now.
"What changed? I don't believe you. This has to do about ladybug. Yesterday you didn't mind our differences "-Adrien grabbed Marinete´s arm as she tried to enter the classroom.
"I changed Adrien. Please, don't make this harder "-She freed her arm.
"I don't believe you! This has to do with ladybug "-Now Adrien´s eyes were begging to let the tears fall. He had to know the reason why.
Marinete trying to stay strong replied -"It doesn´t have to do with ladybug. But if you want my advice forget about her and me" -Marinete left. That was more difficult then she hoped
Alya and Nino rushed to Adrien to understand what was going on. They heard Marinete yell at Adrien which was surprising given a week ago she couldn't even speak at him. Adrien was shocked. Tears were forming in his eyes.
Alya and Nino comforted Adrien. They had seen it all, Adrien didn't want to show but he was really hurt and trying to understand what he did wrong. Marinete entered the room ignoring her friends. Alya and Nino were surprised since they both knew about Marinete´s crush on Adrien.
Marinete avoided all of them that day and even sat near Julleka that kept talking about her amazing brother Luka.
Adrien knew Marinete was hopeless. She didn't seem to want to talk. Every time he approached her she would ran away At least he wouldn't give up on his lady. She was still his sunshine on this cloudy day. At least she was still his friend. He saw Kagami and went for it.
"Hi kagami I wanted to talk to you about yesterday."-He was nervous, and his voice clearly gave it away. He then gave her his cat noir smile hoping to impress her.
"Hey Adrien, did you like the fortune cookie?" -She smiled back at him,
"I did, and I just wanted to say THANK YOU"-Adrien gently tried to bring the ladybug topic.
"No problem"-She replied
He apparently had to be less gentle- "So I read the note inside it and I wanted to ask "
"Yeah mine was pretty weird two "I know you are chat noir "to. What does that even mean?" -She laughed as if it was a merely joke.
"Wait you didn't made them?" -Adrien wasn´t laughing anymore and now was serious. - "The fortune cookie said it knew you chat noir was?
Kagami now more in a serious tone - "No I didn't make them, Chloe gave them to me "
"Chloe? "-Adrien was confused. Was kagami lying or was Marinette? How was Chloe involved? Did someone know who he was. Nothing made sense anymore.
Chloe unfortunately had to miss school that day, so Adrien couldn't ask her, so he imagined a plan and told Plagg. The plan was that if ladybug was Kagami she must be wearing the earrings, so he just needed to see her ears.
"How are you going to do that? "-asked Plagg while eating his cheese.
"If you told me if ladybug is kagami then I wouldn't need to"
Adrien hopped for his kwami help but instead got the usually snuck of shoulders and sigh. Plagg had told him countless time he couldn´t tell but that didn´t stop Adrien from trying. Adrien seeing an expensive boutique entered. He had now constructed a plan.
Adrien bought two nucleases on the boutique. They were very beautiful and expensive they were yin and yang based only they were made with real diamonds and gold, Adrien allowance for the next moths should cover it. His father already pretty much bought him all he wanted so he barely used the money.
"Why two bracelets?"-asked Plagg- "one for day and other for night?" -Plagg continued smirking.
"Well either kagami isn't ladybug and Marinete lied to me or Kagami did. Whoever was the earrings is ladybug, my love." -Adrien blushed at the thought he might find his lady identity that day. Although yesterday he taught the same thing when we saw that note.
"So, you think Marinete might be ladybug?"-asked Plagg. Finally, he wouldn´t have to lie to him anymore He was trilled Adrien was finding the clues. He still had to play it very cool and casual.
"I don´t know I am just trying to roll out all of the odds."-Even Adrien had to admit it was a stretch but Marinete was upset yesterday and today and it involved him and ladybug. Although she told him it didn't, but he could see it was a lie.
Plagg curios asked – "Are you doing this because ladybug might know your identity based on the cookie or because you want to know who ladybug is?"
Adrien had no idea what to answer and he didn´t need to because out of blue Plagg just said as he kagami coming their way
"Good luck kid"
Adrien knew giving the neckless to kagami was easier She was there and were friendlier then Marinete at that moment. Adrien greeted Kagami with a smile. Told her he had a gift for her. She opened and was amazed. After Adrien gently putting the neckless around her neck and brush her hair he saw she didn't had earrings or even her hears pierced, unfortunately for him Marinete saw that and took it the worst way.
"He is already buying her presents"-she whispered, sobbed and ran.
Marinete lied to him. kagami didn't even had her ears pierced. she couldn't be ladybug but could Marinete be Ladybug?
Adrien then saw Marinete ran away. Was she the one that made the fortune cookies? Was she really ladybug? Did she also know he was chat? Those questions formed in his head. He now wanted to test his theory and find the answers.
He climbed at Marinete balcony as chat and knocked. She opened. He wanted to test if she was also mad at him. she seemed cold but also wasn't treating him so bad. He could tell she had been crying. Was she being cold because she knew he was Adrien or because she was upset because of what happened earlier. That was one of the things he needed to know.
"Are you okay?" -He asked feeling guilty.
"Chat what do you want?" -Marinete was trying to control herself, she was tired of fighting and wanted Adrien leaving her alone. she didn't have the strength to fight anymore so she stayed calm.
"I have something to cheer you up "-he smiled hoping it would at least make her feel better.
He showed her a necklace it was just like the one that she saw him give to kagami, so she replied:
"Chat I don't want presents "-did he really had no shame?
"Non-sense, everybody wants one"-With another smile he got the neckless out of the box.
Chat convinced Marinete to turn around and to put the neckless, His heart broke somehow. The question was now why.
She also didn't have any earrings however she did have her hears pierced but so does some girls,
He still hadn't found ladybug and still had no clue who ladybug might be or where did the cookies came from
"Its lovely chat. Thank you but I have stuff to do. "-Marinete tried to rush him away.
"No problem everything for my favorite civilian. "-Chat jumped away not to show his feelings and Marinete took the neckless and left it there on the balcony.
Adrien went to his room, crying because he hadn't found ladybug or the person that might know he was chat. And, because he had lost his friend Marinete and had no idea why. Marinete did the same as Adrien, for different reasons, and cried in her room because Adrien already started making moves on kagami, not only that but also on her. She missed and loved Adrien, but he flirted and played with her heart. Tikky being trapped in the box also made Marinete upset. She could use her advice but was to weak to open the box where the earrings where
Plagg looked at Adrien who had his pillow over his head and was sobbing and then at the window and left Adrien alone. Plagg had some where to be.