When Alya saw her best friend running out of class crying before the warning bell even rang, she knew that something had gone wrong. She immediately sped up and almost tripped Nino, who was walking with her. She entered the classroom and realized that Adrien was sitting in his desk with his head in his hands.

"Agreste, what did you do?!" Alya demanded.

"I rejected her," he mumbled through his hands.

"I'm sorry, I don't think I heard you clearly?" she repeated. Adrien looked up. He looked like he had been crying too.

"Marinette have me a Valentine and I rejected her. She yelled at me and ran off. I didn't think she'd take it so badly..." Adrien hung his head again. "I just think she's a great friend."

"Look at me." Adrien obeyed Alya's command, but regretted it as soon as he saw the hand headed for his face.

"Ow! Okay! I made a terrible decision! I'll find her and talk to her!" Adrien held his left hand over his face, hoping that his father would accept the truth behind the reason for a hand-shaped bruise on his cheek. He inched around Marinette's fuming best friend and started searching.


"Marinette? Where are you? I'm sorry!" Adrien called. He had walked around the whole school and hadn't found her. He sat down on a bench in the courtyard just as the 5-minute warning bell rang. He looked back up to the second floor in time to see someone with black hair exit the girls' restroom.

"Marinette?" he called again, and slowly moved towards the stairs. She was too far away to hear clearly, but he could see that this was not the Marinette he knew.

This girl had nearly floor-length black pigtails and a light pink bodysuit with dark red hearts, almost mimicking Ladybug's costume. However, the suit clearly had what looked like a red, heart-shaped cape with a black line down the middle. The clearly akumatized girl moved quickly, with a purpose. She didn't even look at anyone else as she approached the door to Mme. Mendeliev's classroom.

"Oh, no," Adrien said under his breath, then ran up the stairs to see what she was going to do.


"Alya, where are your friends today?" Mme. Mendeliev asked. The late bell was about to ring, and she knew that both Marinette and Adrien had tendencies to be late.

"Adrien is looking for Marinette. He said something he regrets now, and he needs to apologize to her," Alya reported. At that moment, the door opened to reveal the pink-clad akuma victim.

"Where is Adrien Agreste?" she demanded. She knew that he had been in this room, but he wouldn't have left the school.

"Ugh, why do you want to know? You know he wouldn't bother with anyone who isn't as famous or rich as him!" Chloe bragged from the other side of the classroom, focusing on getting the perfect selfie.

"Chloe, just as self-centered as ever. I am Lovebug, and I can help you all find your true love! Just give me your hand, and I will tell you your soul mate!" the akuma victim announced. She lunged over to Alya, who was closest to Lovebug's position. "You already have your true love! Nino is perfect for you, and you are perfect for him!" Lovebug strutted across to Chloe, who tried to back away from the advancing akuma. She reached behind her cape and pulled out a yo-yo that was a pure, bright pink. She caught Chloe's hand with the string and pulled it in.

"What do you think you're doing?" the rich girl yelled. Lovebug just laughed.

"Everyone sees you as a heartless and cruel monster, except one, and you turned him down last year. I will bind you to him, and maybe his love will help you grow a heart!" Lovebug released Chloe's wrist and pulled Kim in with the yo-yo. She wrapped the string around both of them, and it glowed with a bright pink light. When it faded, the pair was holding hands like it was perfectly normal. Lovebug retracted the yo-yo and walked out. "Now, where could he be?" she asked, mostly to herself.

"Looking for someone?" Came a voice from above her. Lovebug barely had a chance to look up before a black lump dropped on top of her. A moment later, the lump leapt a few feet away.

"Oh, Chat Noir! You decided to show up! Let's see if you have a special someone in your life!" Lovebug lunged for his face, the only exposed skin his suit left.

"You don't need to do that! I already know I've got Ladybug! She'll be here soon and you won't be bugging this city anymore!" Chat leapt back from Lovebug's lunge, then swung his baton. She jumped straight up, and her cape floated up to reveal a pair of transparent wings.

"Flight? That's no fair! I'll have to talk to Hawkmoth about this when I'm done with you!" By now, Lovebug had noticed that Chat kept glancing around, waiting for Ladybug to show up. From her hovering position, she wrapped her yo-yo around the distracted cat and pulled him up. He struggled, but she easily lay a hand on the side of his face.