"There's something you've got to see!" Those were the first words out of Alya's mouth as soon as Marinette was within earshot of the small table that Alya had claimed outside of a café.

"Well, hello to you too." Marinette laughed slightly as she pulled out a chair and sat down across from her friend. "What is it?" She asked curiously as she observed the way she was frantically typing into her phone.

"Ladyblog." Alya said bluntly, too busy to stop what she was doing to explain properly. "You'll see."

Marinette felt the smile drop off her face. She hoped what Alya was about to show wasn't what she thought it would be. Last night...she knew that it had been risky of her to transform into Ladybug, but she had just wanted to relieve the experience just one more time. "The Ladyblog is still active? I thought you hadn't posted anything new for years now."

Alya laughed triumphantly. "As of today, it's 5 year hiatus is officially over! Check out the pic that some fan sent me!" She held out her phone so that Marinette could get a clear view of the picture.

It wasn't of very good quality, the photo was blurry and had been taken late at night but in the distance, a faint red blur with black markings could be seen in an outline that vaguely resembled a human. Marinette sworn that her heart stopped the minute she laid eyes on it, she had tried her best to be careful last night but someone had seen her.

"I was just as shocked as you are!" Alya said, mistaking the look of horror on her friend's face as surprise. "Ladybug's back!"

Marinette hastily handed back the phone. "This isn't the first time a photo like this has shown up. It could just be a cosplayer." She said quickly, trying her hardest to convince Alya.

Alya merely shook her head and grinned. "It's the real deal, I just know it is! Ladybug is back, after 5 whole years!" The grin slipped off her face and was replaced with a mix of curiosity and suspicion. "I wonder why she's back after all this time..."

"Maybe she just decided to come back? There might not be a specific reason why she suddenly appeared again. And I still think that it might not even be her, the photo is really blurry, maybe it was just a bird or something. Yeah, it was probably a bird." Marinette laughed nervously at the thought but stopped when she saw that Alya wasn't laughing with her.

"There's something off about this..." Alya muttered more to herself than to Marinette. "She wouldn't just randomly come back just because she wanted to. Maybe there's something important happening in this town that made her come back, some special event that she couldn't miss..."

"I really don't think so, let's talk about something else-"

Alya's eyes widened in realization. "That's it!" She cried, leaping up out of her seat. "I bet it has something to do with the class reunion that's happening next week! That's why she's back!"

"Oh, I had forgotten about the class reunion!" Marinette exclaimed loudly, hoping to change the subject. "Why don't you tell me more about that?"

"Can't right now, sorry." Alya hurriedly picked up her bag and pushed her chair in. "Ladybug might be coming to our class reunion! I've got to go work on the Ladyblog, this is major news!" She turned to leave but stopped suddenly, as if she had remembered something important. "I almost forgot! Gabriel Agreste is looking for a new assistant!" She pulled a paper out of her bag and held it out to Marinette.

Marinette reluctantly took the paper and put it in her bag without glancing at it first. "That's great, but I'm only staying here for two weeks."

Alya frowned and placed her hands on her hips. "It's Gabriel Agreste, one of the biggest names in the fashion industry and your future father in law! At least think about it, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity!"

"Alright, I'll think about it." Marinette promised, although she felt a pang of guilt knowing that she probably wouldn't do that. Right now she had only things to think about, especially what she was going to do about the picture.

"Great! I'm sorry I had to cut this lunch short, but I'll make it up to you tomorrow, just wait until you see what I have planned!" Alya cried excitedly as she hugged Marinette quickly and then left.

Marinette sighed and rubbed her forehead in frustration. She didn't know what she was going to do, and as soon as word got around about the picture...everything would be even more complicated...

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Marinette couldn't sleep that night, she tossed and turned but found that no matter what she did, she could simply not get comfortable. Through her window she could see the moon shining brightly and feel the slightest hints of a cool breeze. She itched to be outside, jumping around from building to building, to immense herself in the tranquility of the nighttime.

There was one thing on her mind, and no matter how hard she fought not to think about, it soon consumed all her thoughts. Chat Noir. She wondered how he had been for the last 5 years, if he had a good job, if he had accomplished big things, or if he too also missed their adventures as the dynamic duo of superheroes.

Of course, these were all silly questions because she did know exactly what Chat had been up to for the past 5 years. Adrien Agreste was plastered all over fashion magazines and he was still very well known in the industry.

Adrien. Chat. It was still hard for her to think of them as one single person instead of two people with completely different personalities. Trying to imagine Adrien making silly puns and flirting did nothing but make Marinette burst out laughing while blushing like crazy. She really missed them, both of them, missed them so much that it was driving her insane.

She sat up and quietly crawled out of bed, and made her way over to the window. The mistake had already been made and by morning the photo would be all over the news, perhaps, there was no harm in going out again...

"Tikki, spots on."

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Looking down below at the calm city from above the rooftops, feeling the wind brushing through her hair, it was as if she had never left. The only thing missing was Chat, standing right besides her.

She sighed softly when she realized that she was still thinking about him, the thought of him just wouldn't go away, no matter how hard she tried to concentrate on how bright the moon was or how beautiful all the stars were. It Chat was there, he probably would have been pointing out constellations and making up funny stories about them.

In the distance, a clock struck twice, signaling that it was now two in the morning. There was no reason for her to linger around anymore, the outing hadn't cured the longing of her heart, or the loneliness that consumed her. Her eyes, she was surprised to find that they were wet and that her breathing had become shaky. How she wished that Chat would suddenly appear by her side, 5 years was such a long time, she had hoped in the beginning that she would eventually get over him but that definitely wasn't going to happen, especially given the fact that she was standing on some random rooftop in the middle of the night while crying her eyes out.

"My lady?"

It couldn't be, she had to have been dreaming, or at the very least just imagining that she had heard his comforting voice, full of so much love and reassurance. Slowly, she turned around, and the first thing that she saw were two very familiar green eyes that were brimming with tears of happiness.

"Chat," She whispered softly, almost afraid that she really was just dreaming and that she would soon wake up all alone in her bed. "You-"

She never got to say what she wanted to say, because before she could even finish that sentence, Chat rushed forward with his cat-like reflexes and instantly engulfed her in a tight hug. "You're back! My lady, you're finally back!" He cried softly in her ear as he tightened his grip on her.

"Chat, you can let go now." Ladybug whispered back, although she herself was had tightly wrapped her arms around him as well and had absolutely no desire to let go of him. Her heart felt like it was about to burst right out of her chest.

Chat laughed softly at her words, his wonderful laugh that she had missed so, so much. "I'm never letting go," He murmured, leaning in so close that their foreheads were almost touching. "It's been so long..."

Ladybug felt the smile slip off her face as she suddenly realized something truly awful and heartbreaking. "Chat..." She had no idea how to break it to him, how to tell that after all this time she was going to leave again, as soon as the class reunion was over. "I'm only visiting-"

"-Not now." Chat said gently, placing a finger against her lips to silence her. "For now, let's just enjoy this moment." His eyes were shining so brightly that they could rival the sun and his messy blonde locks were tickling against Ladybug's eyes.

He finally released her from the hug and although he had taken a step back, one of his hands still remained tightly clutched against hers. He smiled, and looked up at the sky, using his other hand to point at a small group of stars. "I've got a great story to tell you."

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A/n: AHHH, I FINALLY UPDATED! This chapter was so hard to write...sorry if it's not that great, I literally had no idea what to write...