*********Adrien's POV*********
I walk out of class staring after Will and Marinette, wondering if I missed something.
"Whoa dude. When did your cousin and Mari become a thing?" Nino asks from behind me as he and Alya were following me out of the classroom.
"I don't know but I know that if Marinette was dating anybody, she'd tell me first." Alya says as I start to tune their conversation out, too focused on my own thoughts.
'Why is Mari walking with Will? She doesn't like him does she? Wait, why do I care? I mean she's my friend but I don't like her. I MEAN I LIKE HER BUT I DON'T LIKE LIKE HER. I'm in love with Milady, not Mari-' My head jerks up at the sound of Marinette laughing and I see her and Will disappear into the library. I start walking forward when I hear a scream.
"What was that?" Alya asks,pulling her phone out of her bag and heading towards the classroom just as Mylene bursts through the door. "It's Chloe. She was upset about Will and then suddenly she turned into an akuma and attacked Ivan and Max. Then she jumped out the window. I was heading to get help for them."
As she runs off, Alya starts towards the stairs leading to the courtyard. "I hope Chloe didn't go far so I can get some good footage for the Ladyblog!"
Nino just sighs and hangs his head. I lay a comforting hand on his shoulder, "Go make sure Alya won't get hurt and I'll go get Mari and Will." I tell him as I run towards the library doors and slip inside.
I head towards the right side of the library and glance around to make sure it's empty, tensing up when I hear the door open. I listen for any sort of sound but hearing none I back up alittle farther into the corner I've hidden in and bump into a shelf.
"Nice going. I hope nobody is in here to hear you" Plagg says, poking his head out of my shirt to laugh at me.
"Shut up, Plagg." I glance around again before doing one of my favorite things, "Plagg, Claws Out!"
******Third Person POV******
Ladybug and Cat Noir are fighting the akumatized Chloe, or Heartbreak, as they soon learned was the name Hawkmoth gave her. Her powers were almost like Volpina's, except only the person exposed to the powder hidden in her makeup compact would be able to see the illusion of heartbreak that the powder caused.
"Cat Noir I think the akuma is in her makeup. I'll distract her while you grab them." Ladybug says as she runs towards Chloe. Cat Noir runs the opposite way and waits for his moment but is soon caught up trying to save some other students. While the superhero pair are busy, Jade Turtle slips out of the library and watches the fight for a moment.
Suddenly he sees Heartbreak blow some of the powder towards Ladybug, who has her back turned while distracted by Cat Noir and the other students. Will jumps down from the second floor, running toward the fight. He throws his shield at Heartbreak to get her attention and once the shield boomerangs back, he slides into Chloe and knocks her off her feet before running towards Ladybug to push her out of the way of the cloud of powder.
Will is almost in arms reach of Ladybug when suddenly he feels his foot catch on the ground, sending him crashing into her. The two tumble over each other until they come to a stop just inches from a frowning Cat Noir.
"Well this is a claw-ful situation. How could you Bugaboo?" Cat Noir looks at Ladybug with a pout as she climbs off of the new hero.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault." Will says as he climbs to his feet, "I'm Jade Turtle, the Guardian gave up his miraculous so I could help the two of you."
The two experienced heroes look at each other before Cat Noir speaks up. "As nice as that is, we've got it covered. Now if you'll excuse us, we have a job to do." Cat Noir glares at him before running off to distract Chloe.
"Ignore him. If the Guardian sent you then it's for a good reason. How about you meet us on top of the Eiffel Tower tonight? Then we can talk and maybe Cat Noir will be in a better mood. Can you get all these students out safely?" Ladybug asked Jade Turtle with a small smile before turning to deal with the rampaging Chloe. It wasn't long after that before the trio had defeated the akuma and turned Chloe back to normal.
A few minutes later had the three heroes running in different directions to change back to normal. Will ducked back in the library just in case Marinette came back for him, Marinette ran to an empty classroom while Adrien snuck into a janitor's closet. As they were all coming out of their hiding places the principal gave an all clear announcement and released school early.
****Later at Agreste Manor***
Adrien and Will were hanging out in Adrien's room playing a video game but not really concentrating on it. Will was trying to figure out how to tell his cousin that he knew his secret and Adrien was trying to figure out how he was going to get out for patrol tonight.
Before either boy could gather their thoughts the door to Adrien's room opened and Nathalie stood in the doorway. "I hate to interrupt but it's time for bed, you two have school tomorrow. Will, Adrien has a photoshoot tomorrow afternoon during lunch. You can choose to either come along with us or remain at school. I'd like your answer in the morning but if I don't receive it until time to pick Adrien up, that's acceptable as well. Good night boys." She says with a slight nod as she closes the door.
Will and Adrien bid each other good night and Will retreats to his room. Adrien turns out his lights and puts his decoy in his bed and waits til the house is completely silent before transforming and quietly slipping out of his window, unaware of someone else doing the same behind him.
Ladybug sat at the top of the Eiffel tower, eyes closed and listening to the sounds of the Parisian streets below, waiting on her partner to show up.
Well I guess it's PARTNERS now, since Jade Turtle showed up. She thought to herself, opening her eyes and looking around. I wonder where they are. Cat Noir usually isn't this late.
Suddenly she hears a loud thud behind her and is on her feet with her yo-yo ready. Cat Noir dropped his baton and held his hands up in surrender. "Sorry I'm paw-fully late, Milady. I took a meow-ment to check for our new 'friend' and see if he was nearby." Ladybug lowered her weapon but was interrupted before she could say anything.
"Yeah you took a moment to make sure I was tied up so I'd be late." A dripping wet Jade Turtle says, climbing onto the platform where the other two stood.
Ladybug sighed and hung her head, How did I get end up with these two as partners?, before giving Cat Noir a pointed look. "I don't care how jealous you are, you do not tie up your partners! Now apologize!"
"But m'la-"
"NOW!"
Cat Noir hangs his head in defeat, "I'm sorry I tied you upside down over the river."
"YOU DID WHAT?!" Ladybug asks
"No worries, it's cool. Besides I was actually wondering if I'd be able to swim better while I'm a turtle or not. Now we know." Jade Turtle says with a grin and looks at Ladybug, "The answer is no, I swim just as well as I did before."
Ladybug drops her head in her hands and groans. "I'm going to go patrol the east and north sides of the city. You two will take the west and south TOGETHER. I'll be keeping an eye on your locations to make sure you're getting along." Ladybug says before she swings off on her yo-yo.
********Will's POV*********
"Well let's get started, Adrien."
Cat Noir glared at me. "What did you just call me?"
I smirked at him, "I honestly don't know how nobody's figured it out yet. Your hair is practically the same and your voice didn't change much. Even if I hadn't saw you transform it's still pretty obvious." I tell him while leaning back against the railing.
Cat Noir sighs and releases his transformation. "How did you find out and what do you want from me?" Adrien asks, crossing his arms while glaring at me.
If looks could kill, I think to myself before dropping my transformation as well. Adrien's eyes widen and his jaw drops, "WILL?!" he yells.
"Shhh! We don't need Ladybug hearing you!" A panicked look crosses his face
"Oh shit, we're supposed to be patrolling right now! Plagg, claws out!"
"Wyazz, transform me!"
Adrien tilts his head, "You don't have a transformation phrase? That's weird."
I shrug "Wyazz says he doesn't remember what it is."
Suddenly Cat Noir's baton beeps. "Hello Milady, how's your patrol going?"
"Cut the act, Cat Noir. I'm finished with my patrol and I'm heading home. YOU TWO ON THE OTHER HAND BETTER GET MOVING OR I WILL PERSONALLY GIVE YOU TO HAWKMOTH." Both boys scrambled off the Tower and quickly swept the streets and rooftops of their half of the city before racing each other back home.
