A/N: I'm writing this chapter today because I need a little bit of a break. In health, we started our short, two-day long unit on suicide. I've struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts in the past, and sitting through just one hour of it ripped me up inside completely. It's been a very long day, so I just wanted to write something that'll take my mind off of it. It's not very long, but that's because I'm not in a totally good mood, and this chapter is mainly dialogue. Maybe I'll post another chapter tonight, too.

I have the rest of this story planned out in my head. It's only going to be nine chapters long, but I promise that it's going to get rather intense. I'm so glad that you all are still enjoying it up to this point. It makes me really happy, and I always smile when I see that any of you have favorited/followed or reviewed this story. It immediately brightens my whole day. So thank you!

Chapter 5: Ladyblog Update

POV: Marinette's

"Marinette, you're never going to believe what I got on video," Alya said as soon as I got into class. I was actually on time today, which was new. She was holding her phone to her chest, grinning as big as she physically could. I already had an idea of what she wanted to show me. I knew it was coming.

"What do you want to show me?" I asked her anyway. She bounced towards me and held her phone out. Ladybug and Cat Noir were on the screen, smiling. Cat Noir was standing so close to Ladybug, his arm around her shoulders. I smiled.

The camera got closer to them, and Ladybug grinned at the camera. "I noticed that you and Cat Noir were a little bit closer than you have been," Alya said, out of view of the camera. Ladybug smiled.

"Yeah. I think we could agree that we're..." Cat Noir trailed off, looking at Ladybug.

"Dating," Ladybug finished, and I smiled when I saw Cat Noir grin.

"Yeah. We're dating," Cat Noir agreed, leaning over and kissing Ladybug's cheek.

"Wait, so Ladybug and Cat Noir are dating?" I asked Alya, pausing the video. She smiled, nodding rapidly. "That's so awesome!"

It felt weird talking about Ladybug like she was a completely different girl from me, but it was necessary. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Adrien and Nino walk into the classroom. I smiled, turning my head to look at Adrien. He grinned.

"What are we up to, ladies?" Nino asked, walking over to us with Adrien.

"Checking out the Ladyblog," I told them. "Alya got a new video uploaded. Apparently Cat Noir and Ladybug are dating."

"Ooh, interesting," Nino laughed.

"They kissed, too," Alya said excitedly.

"Really?" Adrien interjected. Alya nodded. "Interesting. You know, I don't blame him. Ladybug is pretty beautiful."

I lightly elbowed him, and he grinned. "Calm down, kitty," I whispered in his ear as he was going to his seat. He gave me a happy smile.

"Oh, before I forget, is there any chance that you are free tomorrow night? I would like to make it up to you for last night not going the best. My dad is traveling out of town tomorrow, so I could invite you over for dinner," Adrien said, looking at me with his emerald eyes.

"I would like that," I said as the teacher walked in. He smiled, turning around to the front of the classroom.

"Your date didn't go so well last night?" Alya whispered.

"It went great, until the guy Ladybug and Cat Noir caught came through the park," I whispered back, staring at the back of Adrien's head. "We split up and couldn't find each other again."

"That sucks," Alya sighed. "Well, you just got invited to Adrien's house tomorrow. That should be fun."

"Definitely," I agreed. It definitely would be fun.