Chapter 1:

Something was odd about that chest Master Fu kept.
It kept shaking, trying to signal him something.
That, perhaps, it wasn't the only box out there.
How peculiar.

What a wonderful day to be rushing in the morning right next to the girl you've been classmates with for the school year and probably like a little bit, Adrien Agreste.
Nothing's like rushing to school with Marinette. That's something only the boy could understand and keep to himself.

It wasn't such a common sight these days since the two have been rather close. With both either encountering or starting awkward situations that involved their hands touching- Well, we'll talk less about that. These two are about to get sent to the principal's office for being late, but anonymously saving the day with the abilities and powers granted to them as Ladybug and Cat Noir. But, these two are yet to know that they were the heroes saving Paris from its likely demise.

"Wait, y-you? Late?!" Marinette exclaimed so while running next to him, in a panicked fashion. Adrien said that he didn't have time to explain but he covered it up with a simple 'misunderstanding of the schedule he had' and 'he woke up pretty late'.
'Mhm, yeah, sure. Of course, Agreste. Yes, yes.'
Those sarcastic comments were circulating Marinette's head. She knew that lying wasn't exactly something the male was good at, but she decided to play along.

The two rushed up the stairs that led to their classroom, both nearly stumbling upon one another. They entered the classroom just in time and acted like they were early by casually walking to their seats. Luckily, their teacher didn't even mind them entering. Just the usual reminder not to be late next time so that they can catch up easily on the lesson.

The blonde-haired male seemed tired from the mission earlier, being Cat Noir has its negatives. He kept fidgeting to keep himself alarmed and awake. Though, he'd often drift off into the thoughts of Ladybug earlier today. He didn't quite remember of what much happened earlier today but he did remember that Ladybug said; "Something seems off about tomorrow, be alert."
So, that's what he'll do.

The teacher continued rattling about her lesson and said something that caught everyone's attention. Yes, even that blonde, pale-lipped french squirrel, Chloe. She just stopped filing her nails in class.
"For this project, all would be assigned in pairs randomly. This is a huge chunk of your grade will be involved in this and is due two weeks from now. It is best to spend the rest of the period going to the library to research, alright?
Now, one of the many groups will have a third person to join in since the class is uneven with this new student of ours"

The class started getting a little riled up, curious on who their partners would be. They all began mumbling, muttering and whispering things to one another. "Gee, wouldn't it be the worst if Chloe was my partner..." "Oh boy, that'd be real bad. She'll make you do all the work!" "How about Adrien?" "Dreambooooat!" "Lucien..?" "He's a bit quiet but he may come as a surprise, y'know? I suppose he's not that bad, I mean, come on!"
The female adult got a jar from the desk that was to her left. She then opened it and put her hand in it, leaving the class in anticipation of what names to be called out.

"Pst, Adrien" The male's seatmate, Nino, mumbled to call him for a bit "Who do you want to be partners with for this project?" Adrien had to think about it for a moment but he said he wouldn't really mind anyone, being the good guy he is. But, that makes an exception for Chloe.
Dear, ChloE IS EVERYONE BUT SABRINA AND THE MAYOR'S PROBLEM. O K.

"Hrm, Sabrina and Kim!" The teacher exclaimed, setting the two "Once all your names are mentioned and you all have partners, the class will proceed to the library."
Of course, as soon as Sabrina's name was called, Chloe rolled her eyes and decided to make her new partner do whatever she said. Typical.
"Alya and Ivan"
"Nathanael and Juleka"
"Rose and Nino"
"Marinette aaaand... Adrien"

Adrien chuckled, hearing the girl behind him in class fall from her seat as soon as she heard that. He didn't mind that at all. She was a hard-working and kind girl whom he doesn't encounter everyday. He's just glad enough he didn't get Bratty Bourgeois.

Speaking of that Bourgeois, she threw a hissy fit when she heard both of those names called out. The entire class sighed in chorus, signaling something like "Oh, here we go again..."
"Miss, this is an outrage! Those two aren't supposed to be partners, its hardly fair! How scandalous!" Chloe ranted, slamming her fists on her desk "Marinette probably rigged that jar of yours to get paired with Adrien! Hmph!"

As soon as Marinette tried to defend herself, the teacher decided to explain everything "You don't get everything you want, Ms. Bourgeois. Your partners are chosen by random chance and it just so happens that these two are partners. Though, partners shouldn't matter as much. You should be more concerned on your project."

Chloe groaned and complained to herself, rolling her eyes and leaning back to her seat. Marinette sighed in relief as soon as Chloe stopped complaining out loud. Alya patted her best friend's back, "Gee, Marinette! You lucky girl! Looks like you just hit the jackpot, huh?!"
The teacher continued on with the picking of partners, the next pair being Chloe and a new student, Lucien Avaneil Valentine.

The class was still getting used to that full name. He was a new student and the classroom didn't actually have an extra chair for this guy but he sat alongside with Nathanael at the back. He was very quiet and reserved. Actually, it's very rare to hear Lucien speak.

[ To describe him and get a better picture of him, he has very light yellow hair and bluish-purple eyes that are relatively charming. His hair is often messy but really soft when combed. Lucien wears black glasses to improve his sight. His arms and legs are often covered in worn out bandages because of volleyball, one of his favorite sports. Lucien often wears this purple scarf of his alongside with a maroon button-up shirt, black pants and high cut black sneakers with hints of purple lines on them. Lucien is relatively pale and is around 5"4, a bit average as the 14 year old he is. ]

The remaining unpaired students sighed in relief as soon as they realize that they weren't paried with Chloe. But, Adrien couldn't help but feel sorry for his new classmate. Like every other, he's teased by Chloe quite a lot for his worn out bandages with blood stained on it.

Adrien turned around and glanced at Lucien, who seemed like he was ok with it. Lucien made eye contact with Adrien and did a simple wave to greet him. He's a very nice and polite person, also very accomodating too. But sometimes, as sweet as he is, he can't be like that for too long. Though, despite me saying that, no one has seen this other side of the boy.

Something like a perfect person to akumatize, someone in a mysterious room filled with butterflies would think every so often.

After all the names being called out, the female teacher then said for everyone to proceed to the library alongside with their partners. Adrien soon turned around and smiled at the jet-black haired girl for her to go with him. That smile is enough to leave Marinette flustered.
Her best friend just hopes she can concentrate on her project and speak in full sentences.

"Hey, A-Adrien! What a-a coincidence that we're p-partners, right? Haha.." Marinette hurriedly said in attempt to try and not embarrass herself for the fifth time in a row. In response, the male chuckled, "Yeah, it's pretty coincidencial. Oh and- hey, let's discuss about the project more in the library."

The two began making their way to the library, chatting about either the project or about how school has been for them lately. The blonde male glanced around to check if anyone was too near them, he wanted to discuss something with Marinette. Nothing too confidential, they both need space sometimes from certain people.

"Marinette?" Adrien seemed to catch her out of the blue, she was startled when she heard her name, as usual. "Don't you find it odd that nearly everyone in the class has been an evil villain? Such as, well... Sabrina, Chloe, Ivan, Kim, Max..."
He didn't want to mention too much names, it might get quite suspicious that he knows.
Marinette thought about it for a moment "Hmm... it's odd, sure. But no one could really explain it either. I guess it just... happens?"

The two arrived at the library discussing around that topic until they were interrupted by Chloe yelling at Lucien, perhaps because of the simple reason that he accidentally dropped her bag. What was odd that he was already too used to this to even react what she was saying
"You clumsy-!" Chloe was reminded to be quiet and she rolled her eyes at that, continuing to constantly throw her demands at the other.

Usually, a black butterfly would fly in and take over the victim. But, that wasn't the case.
He's used to this.

And, perhaps that will give in the near future.
With that in mind, it can't be helped but be circling around Adrien and Marinette's thoughts. As they were both superheroes of Paris who fight side by side but not knowing their true identities.

I hope you liked reading this! I'll try to put up the next chapter as soon as possible! =)