Chapter 2: Adrien
Me: Hey everyone! Usually, when I post a chapter, I wait a couple days to update, mostly because the next chapter wan't ready. But I write this story all in an hour or so and I decided to post the second chapter today. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Miraculous Ladybug. You guys know who do but I do own the OCs.
In retrospect, Adrien probably should've realized it sooner.
It was at least a month after the team's first debut when he realized who they were. After he figured it out, he couldn't help but face-palm at his stupidity. He found comfort in the fact that the rest of Paris was oblivious to who the superheros were. They could've just done some investigating and found someone who looked like them.
The first clue for Adrien was their looks. He realized that the team looked a lot like his friends, but he wrote it off as a coincidence at first. But then Nino grew distant and spent less time with him. And that immediately made Adrien suspicious.
Nino tried to spend as much time with him as possible because of his schedule, but he suddenly started to bail on him when they were hanging out. At first, Adrien was hurt but it wasn't until he found out who they were that he realized what was going on.
The next clue was when Nino disappeared, Carapace would appear to fight his enemy, the Bubbler. Doesn't sound threatening but people have been choked to death before because they were trapped in his bubbles.
For Adrien, the last nail in the coffin was when he literally saw Nino transform into Carapace.
Adrien had stumbled into an alley, but he hadn't known that Nino was there. When he saw him, he hid himself and his eyes widened at what he saw.
"Wayzz, the Bubbler is attacking," he said to seemingly no one.
"You know what to do," he heard a tiny voice say.
Adrien peeked out of his hiding place to see who Nino was talking too. To his surprise, a little green creature with a turtle shell on his back was floating in midair.
Nino nodded in reply and said, "Wayzz, shell on."
And right before Adrien's eyes, Nino transformed into Carapace.
Adrien was proud that he didn't just faint right there. That would have been embarrassing and Nino would have discovered he was there.
Adrien was a little disappointed that Nino didn't tell him, but he understood. Villains using the hero's family and friends against him and all that jazz.
But Adrien wanted to help Nino in any way possible. So he made a pact that day. He would help them in any way possible. It was the least he could do since Nino had done so much for him. And if Adrien had to remain oblivious to help him, then he would.
Just like Marinette, he would do anything for his friends even if it meant becoming distant from them.