A/N: I do not have school today for whatever reason. Off day in the middle of the week? It's weird, and it's just my school. But I'm not complaining. I get more time to tend to fanfiction and homework. Thank you so much to all of the people who have enjoyed this story so far. I was honestly shocked that this story got so popular as fast as it did. I guess that means I'm doing something right with this story. So here's the next chapter!

Chapter 3: Chatting With Alya

POV: Marinette's

"Girl, we need to talk," Alya said as she came up into my room. I sighed, turning away from my homework. I knew this was coming. I've seen it coming ever since earlier in class.

"About?" I asked anyway. Sometimes, I know my friend so well. But other times, she manages to take me completely by shock. Maybe she was here to talk about Ladybug. Maybe she wanted to talk about Nino.

"Your kiss with Adrien!" she said, as if it was obvious. I guess I was right the first time. "How? When? Why? What was it like?"

"One question at a time, please," I laughed, spinning around in my chair. She plopped down on my bed, ready to get all of the answers she needed out of me.

"Okay. When?"

"Last night."

"What time?"

"I don't know. Around... eight, maybe?"

"Were you two on a date?"

I immediately went red. Oh, I wish. "No."

"Then how did it happen?"

I sighed, still not understanding that part very well. "He walked up to me and told me he needed to tell me something. I needed to get home, but he stopped me. Then after he told me that he needed to tell me something, he leaned in and kissed me."

She squealed, and I laughed a bit. Alya could be so weird sometimes. I suppose this was only fair. I was so happy when I heard that she and Nino had kissed. She's just doing the same thing to me that I did to her.

"It's not as romantic as I had imagined, but keep going," Alya said eagerly. "Where?"

"Right around the corner from my house," I lied without thinking. When you're part of the hero duo that saves the day on a regular basis and no one is supposed to know your identity, you get really good at lying to people. It was sad but true.

"Aww! How cute! Did your parents see?"

"No. Thank goodness for that."

"What was it like?"

That was the question I was really hoping she'd avoid. The thing is... it felt natural. Right, almost. Even when I thought I was kissing Cat Noir. But I couldn't tell her that I had been kissing Cat Noir who then turned into Adrien. That would give away his identity, and I couldn't do that. I wouldn't do it.

"It was... kind of a long kiss. We weren't making out or anything. It was just a sweet kiss," I said, avoiding details that would give anything away, like how I was Ladybug when it started or how I was kissing Cat Noir or that we were on the roof of a building or how I didn't want it to end... Snap out of it, Marinette.

"Girl, that is awesome!" Alya laughed, grinning at me. I smiled back, feeling my cheeks go red. I nodded. "Well, that's all I came here for. I just needed to know these details. My best friend finally got the nerve to kiss Adrien, the guy she has been obsessing over for the whole year now."

With that, she got off the bed and went back downstairs to leave. I sighed, leaning back in my chair. Tikki came out of hiding and sat down on my desk. "Are you going to kiss him again?" Tikki asked me. My cheeks went completely red.

"Uh...yes. Maybe. I don't know," I sighed. "Probably."

She smiled at me. "I think you should. You two get along so well when you're in disguise. You're already so close," she told me. "And like Adrien said, you two now know something about each other that nobody else does."

"You're right," I said to her. "I just don't know how to bring it up. Do I make the move to do it? Or should he? Should we go on a date or something?"

Tikki brought my phone over to me. "Call him. Chances are he's looking at his phone right now and contemplating if he should call you," she said.

"Fine," I laughed, taking the phone from her. She smiled.

"I believe in you, Marinette," she said as I dialed Adrien's number, which I still had not gotten rid of since I got it. I held the phone to my ear, biting my lip.

When he answered on the first ring with an upbeat "Hello, Marinette", I freaked out and dropped my phone. Tikki was right. He had been looking at his phone. Tikki shook her head. She flipped the phone over so she could talk into it. I watched her with wide eyes.

"Hi, Adrien. This is Tikki, Marinette's kwami," Tikki said, and I stared at her. What was she doing? When Adrien said hello in return, she continued. "Marinette was wondering if you'd like to go on a date with her."

I felt my heart stop when she said that. My mouth opened a bit, and I couldn't move. Tikki looked up at me. "Marinette, you weren't going to do it yourself," she whispered. Yeah, when she said that she believed in me, I'm sure that was gone the second I called him.

"Well, tell Marinette I would love to go on a date with her," I heard Adrien say through the phone. "Can you put her on?"

"Of course," Tikki said, a smug little grin on her face. I sighed, picking up the phone.

"Hi, Adrien," I said nervously. I heard him laugh a bit.

"So you want to go on a date with me?" he asked.

I nodded, then remembered that he couldn't see me. "Uh...yes," I said.

"Well, whenever you want, I can work it out," he said. "We could go on a picnic at the park, or find a nice restaurant to go to. Or we could anywhere you want."

"That would be nice," I whispered.

"Good. Just let me know when you want to," he said. "Have a nice night, Marinette." Then quieter, like he was turning the phone away, "Plagg, shut up. I don't need your help. Go eat your camembert."

"Your kwami trying to help?" I asked, smiling.

"Yes. He thinks he's all-knowing when it comes to dating," he laughed.

"I am!" I heard a voice complain in the background. I laughed, covering my mouth.

"Well, I need to keep doing homework," Adrien sighed.

"Wait, will tomorrow night work?" I asked, and Tikki grinned.

"Of course, my Lady," Adrien murmured. I smiled. "Goodnight, beautiful."

"Goodnight," I said, hanging up the phone. Tikki was still smiling at me.

"You're welcome," she said.

"Thanks. Knowing how fast Alya learns these things, I'll tell her," I said. Tikki nodded. I called Alya.

"I got a date" was all I could make out before she said she was on her way back and hung up. I smiled.