A/N: Hello, everyone! I was so happy to see you've enjoyed the first chapter! Hope the second one doesn't disappoint! If you've enjoyed it or think it should have turned out differently, please review! Sending you all my love!

Chapter 2

Marinette was running frantic around her room on top of the bakery.

"Marinette, you need to calm down."

"Tikki! But, I… the time! What time is it?"

"It's 7 a.m., you're still in time for school."

"School? As in… wait, we went back! The year? What year? Think… Adrien's photos… wait, lycée? First or second year? Phone! Where's my phone?!"

The phone said wide and clear: March 1st, 2017.

"We're back! Tikki, we're back! You're… are you future Tikki?"

"I'm a god and I'm not subjected to time, but to make it clearer, yes, I'm future Tikki. So, yes, I know what happened and yes, we have travelled back in time to your second year of lycée."

"But that's the year when… the principal's embezzlement scandal! What month is it?"

"Let's see. It's March. Just like when we left."

"March? The scandal broke out at the beginning of May. So that means I have two months left? Only two months to enjoy their company, confess my feelings and say my goodbyes? But then again, it's two more years with Chat… How long are we allowed to stay, Tikki?"

"I think you should ask Master Fu that!"

"Fu… he drank the tea as well! He's here?! Let's go, now!"

"Oh, Marinette! School, remember? You're a high school student now… you're sixteen, or, to be more precise, 20 year-old-you in a 16-year-old-body…"

"Ha! I knew I felt thinner for a change!" Marinette laughed joyfully. "School… the guys… oh, let's get ready! Now, what clothes was I wearing in high school? Wait a second, this I remember… these jeans, still love them, but they don't fit 20 year-old-me anymore", she giggled. "Lucky me, I get to be slimmer effortless" she chirped, grabbing the pink pair of jeans, a white T-shirt and a dark-grey jacket.

"And the hair… it's not a bun, I think I used to wear pigtails. Let's comb it and see… wow!" she said, pausing for a bit in the mirror. "Time has really gone back for me. I really got a second chance…"

It was common to see 16 year-old Marinette rushing to school. It was unusual, however, to see her running about so early in the morning.

"Not good, this is not good, if I'm early, they'll start suspecting something. I'd better take the long way" Marinette thought.

She took a longer route than usual, walked as slowly as she could but still arrived to school too early. She was too nervous to stand still, so she chose to run a lap around the school building to calm herself. Or at least tire herself. You might think that was crazy. Somehow it was, you see. Somehow it wasn't. All the running gave her burning cheeks and her messy arrival from behind the building perfectly fit her tardy custom.

And then she saw them and tears started welling up in her eyes. Alya, Nino, Adrien. Her best friends, at the best times of their lives. She ran straight into Alya's arms.

"I missed you…"

"Well, klutz, did you dream something bad last night? You look like a monster's chasing you, honey!"

'Not exactly', Marinette thought. 'More like future's chasing me…' she sighed for a moment. No time for sighing, though. She forced all of them into a weird group hug, which earned her a lifted eyebrow from Alya and curious looks from the boys.

'When did Marinette gather all that courage to press Adrien into a group hug? Maybe she did dream something bad last night after all!', Alya laughed to herself.

Adrien Agreste woke up that morning in his bed. Except it was his bed in Paris, not the one in New York, it was the big mansion, not the lavish thirtieth floor apartment, and he was not twenty-one anymore. He was sixteen again and he had absolutely no idea what was going on. Was he dreaming, daydreaming, hallucinating, coma? Was he already in heaven? Time-travelling, clearly, but of what sorts?

"Plagg!"

Plagg wasn't there, though. Maybe Fu was in Paris? Maybe he could get Plagg back? Maybe he could be… Chat Noir again? All over again? Tears of happiness welled up in his eyes.

Still, what world was this? He recalled all his physics late night readings (because he was a dork, yes) about alternate universes, timelines and realities but in the end, decided he couldn't pinpoint his situation precisely.

So he decided to play it safe at school until he grasped the whole situation. Would anyone notice? He could act pretty well, after all.

One thing he was sure. This had been the best thing that had happened to him. Well, more like second best, but you get the idea.

The afternoon was warm and bright.

Marinette knocked short and confident. The door to Master Fu's salon opened itself, as usual, and Marinette entered nervously into the small room.

"Master Fu."

"Ladybug."

"I… thank you so much for this! I don't know how this is possible, but thank you!" she bowed. Her eyes sparkled and her entire face beamed of joy.

"Now, I suppose you have questions."

"I do. I'm even afraid to ask."

"Well, since I brought you here to let go of your regrets, you might consider letting go of your fears, too."

She smiled nervously. 'Always so cryptic', she thought.

"How much time do I have before I must go back? If I go back, will 16 year-old me still remember what I did during my time here? Is this some kind of alternate timeline? Did I disappear from the future and come here?"

"Well, first of all, you might have noticed your features are still those of your 16 year old."

"Yes."

"So, practically, you have not travelled in time, but rather time was… rewinded for you. Just like rewinding a clock."

"You mean this gets to be my life from now on? I get to re-live everything?" she thought for a second. Finals, Chloe's bullying, having to fight Hawkmoth again…

"The only rule I gave was for you to have no regrets. Perhaps to say the things you never got to say, enjoy those you didn't, make some changes here and there", Fu smiled.

"I can change things? Well, of course, saying goodbye properly means I change… wait! Can I change big things? For instance, a public scandal?"

Fu laughed good-naturedly.

"You are Ladybug, Miss Dupain-Cheng. You choose what to change or not in your life. I've merely helped you try to right some… regrets."

Tikki flew up to Fu's shoulder and whispered in his ear:

"Master, why aren't you telling her about Chat Noir?"

Fu smiled as he watched Marinette frowning and smirking to herself at the same time.

"Sometimes not knowing makes for a more satisfactory reveal?" the old man chuckled.

"Master, but it's not fair! She should be told the rules! She should know that her going back in time attracts the going back of her paired Chosen as well. She ought to know if she's going to interact to an older Chat Noir or a younger one, sir! I kind of think that's a crucial detail… sir?" Tikki gritted through her teeth and actually blushed.

Fu laughed.

"I see you care about your Chosen pretty much. I wonder if Plagg will think the same", Fu teased.

"Hmph!"

"He'll be coming soon for some questions, too. Chat Noir."

"Then we must leave now. I understand. But, please, sir…"

"First let's see how it goes and if we must, I'll give her a hand", he smiled.

Tikki humphed again, flew back to Marinette and cupped her face.

"Time to go, Marinette! I think Master has other appointments now."

"Oh. Oh! Of course!" Marinette snapped and bowed really fast. "Thank you, Master. I'll… I'll be back. Of course! Must leave. Thank you!"

"Goodbye, Ladybug. And you're most welcome." Fu smiled.

Marinette was huffing and puffing while taking all the possible shortcuts to the bakery.

"Why are we rushing again, Tikki?"

"Weren't you supposed to cover for your parents this afternoon?"

"Oh… anniversary… cake… ooooh! Hold ooon, Tikki!"

She didn't even notice who was crossing the street in the opposite direction.

A couple of minutes later, Marinette reached the bakery and was barely breathing. Inside the pink purse, Tikki seemed very displeased with the bumpy ride.

"I promise to make it up, Tikki. Loads of cookies. Honestly, our customers can sometimes be much more frightening than an akuma!" she mumbled.

Tikki simply shrugged and smiled.

Back at Fu's, the door opened to give way to a sixteen year old blonde boy.

"…Master Fu?"

"Welcome back, Chat Noir."