Chapter 1

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Marinette groaned. That was her alarm clock reminding her she had to go to school. Marinette looked at the time. 6:30 AM. She still had half an

hour before she left, so she just turned it off and tried going back to bed, but Tikki woke her up. "Marinette! Come on, wake up! Did you forget what you

were going to do today?" Marinette sat up straight in bed and thought about what could possibly be happening later today. Well, she and Alya were going

to hang out at the park today. Nino and Adrien would be there too. Then she remembered. She remembered everything. Today was the day she asked

Adrien Agreste out. TODAY. Alya had made her promise. No more hiding. No more being shy. She was finally going to do it. She took a deep breath as

she got out of bed, and prepared for the big day ahead of her.

-POV SWITCH-

Adrien walked into class. As usual, he was early, and one of the first ones there. The only other person in the room was Nathaniel, and he looked like he was half-asleep.

"Morning." Adrien said to his classmate. Nathaniel just waved. Adrien sat down and took out his phone, only to find that he had received a message from Nino. Hey

dude. So I was just wondering... What do you think of Marinette? Adrien was confused. Marinette? What about her? Adrien couldn`t think of anything to say. He and

Marinette had only just recently became friends. She finally managed to stop stuttering around him, and they could actually hold a real conversation. Well, most of the

time, that is. She still occasionally messed her words up, but Adrien didn`t mind. Other than that though, he didn`t think anything of her. He texted back. I think she`s

fine. Why? As Adrien waited for a response, he looked around. Still no one had come in yet, but Nathaniel looked more awake now. He glanced back at the screen. No

reason. Just curious. Anyway, I have to ask you one more question. Do you like her? ;). Adrien blushed in response. WHAT? Why would Nino ask something like THAT?

Nathaniel noticed his red face. "Hey Adrien, is everything ok?" "Y-Yeah. I`m fine." Nathaniel didn`t look convinced but just kept quiet. Adrien texted back. Are you

CRAZY?! And why are you asking me these ridiculous questions about Marinette? Nino texted back. You`ll find out later ;) Adrien was confused. What did he mean by

later? Unfortunately he didn`t have time to figure it out, because at that moment, Ms. Bustier walked into the room along with the rest of her class. Nino sat down

beside him with a huge grin on his face. Adrien was going to question him later. He noticed that Alya was also smiling wide, and knowing Alya, he concluded something

big was going to happen. Then there was Marinette, only she didn`t look like Marinette at all. Instead of her usual flower-printed shirt and pink pants, she was wearing a

deep blue dress with turquoise stripes, and there was a beautiful white tulip in her hair. If the ocean was a person, it would have been Marinette. Adrien just stared in

awe. She looked simply stunning in that dress. Her gorgeous bluebell eyes matched every part of her. She looked almost better than Ladybug. Adrien blushed. No, what

was he saying? He loved Ladybug way more than Marinette, no matter how amazing she could have looked. He sighed. Ladybug would never return her feelings for him.

She probably thought he was just a lame sidekick with a bunch of cat puns. She would never love him no matter what he did. Marinette, on the other hand,...

"Adrien! Adrien!" Uh-oh. "Are you paying attention? If you are, then tell me the answer to number three on the board." Oh boy. He was never going to get this right.

"Uh...Fifty nine?" Ms. Bustier looked shocked. "Y-Yes. That is the correct answer, but please do try to pay attention next time." She resumed her lesson, and Adrien let

out a breath he didn`t know he was holding in. Daydreaming would have to wait. Right now, he had to pay attention in class. Adrien groaned internally. Calculus was so

BORING. "Please let there be an akuma or something..." he murmured to himself, half-joking, but he was completely unaware of the fact that a certain purple butterfly

flew past the classroom`s window at that exact moment...