A/N: Hey, and on to the new chapter peoples/persons. Let's go!
Chat was giving Ladybug a piggy back ride when he turned down an alleyway. His transformation wore off and he was back to his normal self known as Adrien Agreste. He turned to see his Princess sleeping quietly where he set her down.
"Think about it, now you can finally know who's under the mask this way," Plagg chimed in floating above Adrien's head.
Adrien turned his head to face his kwami, and at first, his face was lit up like a tree at Christmas time, but it soon lost it's shine. "I can't do that Plagg, Ladybug and I are partners. Our whole relationship relies on loyalty and trust. I can't betray her like that," the blonde said walking to his partner and picking her up.
"Geez, you never take advantage of the situation. If I were you I'd just wait till the transformation wore off and see who's under the mask," Plagg replied.
Adrien just rolled his eyes and held open his shirt signaling Plagg to fly in. After he flew in he started walking back to his house. As he was walking back he wondered how would he explain to his father that he brought a little girl home with him.
He couldn't lie saying that she was his cousin, his father would've been informed by Natalie if any relatives were coming over to visit. 'So lying about Ladybug being my cousin is out of the question,' he thought. He pondered on the idea of saying she was a lost child that he so happened to find, but even if he told his father he would probably send out flyers to find her parents.
Parents! Ladybug's parents! He still didn't how who they were. If they had found out their daughter turned into a kid again they'd freak. He would have to handle that situation later, but for now, he had to get himself and Ladybug home.
He took the back way home to avoid any disruptions or interruptions on about carrying home a Ladybug "replica". The walk was peaceful, Ladybug was asleep which gave the blonde a good amount of time to collect his thoughts on the situation he and his partner were stuck in.
Adrien got back to the mansion and walked in through the back door while doing his best to avoid the security cameras placed in every nook and crany. He walked to his room and closed the door, setting his Princess down on his bed. He looked at his partner to see her sleeping there, looking a real princess. Well, except for the superhero part.
'Ladybug is soooo CUTE!' He said from inside his head. He couldn't get over on the fact on how cute she looked, even cuter as a child. 'I wonder did Ladybug have a normal childhood? Well, technically she's living it all over again.'
Hours went by till Ladybug awakened from her slumber only to find her partner in black spandex gone. She was scared, alone and hungry. This Ladybug needed food. The house she found herself in was to big for her to handle, I mean you take one turn around the corner and then your lost.
"A...a," she muttered as tears filled her eyes. She heard footsteps approaching only to see a handsome boy come up to her.
"Ladybug," he whispered, "are you okay?"
She nodded as he wiped her tears away. As she kept looking at him he started to look familar. Like a cat-like hero she knew. "Kitty?"
Adrien sighed. He was not a kitty! Nevertheless he nodded, "Yes, it's...kitty," he answered reluctantly.
"Yay, kitty!" She cheered latching onto his neck, slowly choking him. "I found kitty! I was scared being all alone," Ladybug said letting go of his neck as she started to cry once again. "It was scary!"
Adrien just frowned. It was nice to know what his partner looked like, but what she had been reduced to this...it scared him. If more akuma attacks went out, all he could do was detain the villain. Ladybug was the one with the power to stop them, not him.
The blonde stood up and extended his hand to her, which got her to stop crying. The child looked at his hand and gladly accpeted it. "Let's get you something to eat okay?"
"Okay!" She cheered walking with him back downstairs to the kitchen.
They walked to the kitchen and Adrien helped his partner onto a stool on a island in the kitchen. "Hold on, I'll go get you something," he said walking away.
"Okay!" She said.
'Marinette, the transformation is about to wear out,' Tikki informed.
"Understood!" She happily replied. If she weren't a kid then her worries would be much greater than that. "I trust kitty, it's nothing for me to fear."
'Alright, I trust your decision. Even if you are a child,' Tikki responded whispering the last part. Ladybug or should we say Marinette quietly sat there waiting for her partner to return, and with something to eat no less.
The blonde walked into the pantry and looked around. "What's good for a child around six or seven to eat?" He asked himself. It was his first time watching over a child, so it was a bit weird for him. He grabbed a box of cookies and ran out.
He ran out to see Ladybug, but without her costume. "Marinette? Your Ladybug?" He questioned standing there shocked.
"Uh-huh!" She happily exclaimed.
'NO WAY!'
