Marinette walked out the bakery door and across the street to the school. "Alya!"she waved when she saw her friend.

"Hey Marinette. You look amazing.I'm sure Adrien will be impressed when he sees you in that dress. I haven't seen him yet. But there's Nino. Maybe we can talk to him while we wait for Adrien."Alya said. Marinette nodded and walked inside with Alya. The school lights had been turned off and bright party lights had replaced them. Loud dance music filled the school. On the other side of the room there was a long table with snacks and drinks.

"Nino!" Alya called.

"Hey Alya. Hi Marinette. How are you?"

"We're fine Nino but have you seen Adrien tonight?" Alya asked.

Nino shook his head,"I haven't seen him. I don't even think he- wait someone's texting me." He pulled out his phone and read the text. He started texting back. "What does the message say?"Alya asked. Nino answered without looking up. "It was from Adrien. He says he won't be coming because he's busy tonight."

Marinette looked down and sighed. "Alya I'm going to go talk to Rose and Juleka. I'll see you later." "Okay Marinette. I'll see you later."

Marinette walked to a corner and sat down. She pulled out her phone and started looking through her photos of Adrien and pictures with her friends. She sighed,"Tikki, you know lately I've been feeling like I'm wasting my time trying to get Adrien to like me. And how could he like someone like me? He is a famous model and I'm just an ordinary girl. He is so confident and I'm so insecure. I would understand why he didn't like me. I have absolutely no chance with him."

"Don't say that Marinette. You are special. That is why the Guardian chose you to be Ladybug. He saw something in you that no one else has." Tikki tried to comfort Marinette. Marinette hugged her kwami. "Thanks for making me feel better."

Suddenly Tikki gasped and hid behind Marinette. Marinette heard a familiar voice behind her. "I might not be an expert but I'm almost positive you should be dancing or having fun with your friends."

"Hi Cat Noir."

"Hi Marinette. You still haven't answered my question. Why are you not dancing?"Cat Noir asked. Marinette sighed, "You aren't gonna leave me alone are you?" Cat Noir chuckled, "Probably not. I'm almost as stubborn as you." Marinette laughed.

They sat in silence until Cat Noir asked, "Do you want to dance Princess?"

Marinette's POV

Did he seriously just call me Princess and ask me to dance? This is a Cat Noir I would never I know as Ladybug. This is a kitty I might like. I smiled and said,"If it's Cat Noir asking me, then yes I will dance."

Cat Noir's POV

Why did I just ask her to dance? I should only ask Ladybug to dance. But I can't help thinking maybe I stand a better chance with Marinette than with Ladybug. And this is a side of Marinette I would never see as Adrien. I saw her smile and she said," If it's Cat Noir asking me, then yes I will dance."

Normal POV

Cat Noir held out his hand and Marinette took it. They walked to the dance floor together and danced, Cat Noir making sure Marinette never tripped. Marinette became lost in his green eyes and then she realized he might be the one she was looking for. Cat Noir blocked out the rest of the people there and focused on the girl in front of him. He thought maybe she could be someone who would love him back.

A while later Chloe walked by and knocked Marinette's feet out from under her. She yelped as she fell towards the ground. Cat Noir reacted quickly and slipped an arm around her waist. She opened her eyes and found herself staring into electric green eyes. Cat Noir blushed slightly.

Someone yelled out,"Kiss,kiss,kiss!" This snapped them both back to reality. "Umm I-I'm s-sorry." Cat Noir stammered helping Marinette to her feet. "Don't worry about it. It was likely to happen anyway, what with my bad luck. "Marinette apologized. Cat Noir laughed, " Having a black cat around must make it even worse. "Cat Noir joked. Marinette shrugged. "Lucky for you, I don't mind having a black cat around. "She tapped his nose playfully," but maybe we've danced enough for tonight. " Cat Noir nodded.

They spent most of the time talking about secrets not even their friends knew about. "Wait? You stole her phone?" Cat Noir asked, surprised. Marinette nodded. "I didn't want her to get mad at me. Turns out I was only getting myself in bigger trouble. Have you ever done something like that?" He shook his head. "So far I haven't done anything like that. At least I don't think. "

Marinette gave him a look that told him she knew he was fibbing. He sighed. "Okay, maybe I did do something that I regret. During the attack by Dark Cupid I said a lot of mean things to Ladybug. I didn't really mean any of it but, the poison of the arrows had already taken effect. There was nothing I could do to stop myself. I think she still hates me." He dropped his head. Marinette's heart twisted to see him so hurt. She laid a hand on his shoulder and kissed his cheek.

He blushed a light red. Marinette smiled sympathetically. "I'm sure she doesn't hate you. I heard that you were protecting her and that's why you were hit by the arrow. Is that true?" He nodded. "Then I don't see why you're so worried. If she knew she would be so thankful. "

"Really?" Cat Noir asked doubtfully. Marinette nodded. They talked for hours. They had both begun to realize who their hearts really belonged to.

Sorry this chapter is late. I really don't have a lot of time to write. But I managed to write this one. Thank you for your patience.