It's a Date

Plagg quietly made his way out of Adrien's window after he was sure the boy was asleep. He flew over to a nearby rooftop where another small, red kwami was waiting.

"Tikki!" Plagg cried out, his small paws wrapping around her. "I missed you so much!"

Tikki giggled, a few tears of happiness welling up in her big, blue eyes. "You missed me more than cheese?" she asked with a sniffle.

Plagg grinned and winked at Tikki teasingly. But after a moment, a somber look came over Tikki's face.

"I was so worried when the Guardian told me you'd been summoned," she said. "You and your miraculous had been missing for years and we didn't know who could possibly have you."

"Hawkmoth had me," Plagg said. "He's the one who gave me to my chosen."

Tikki's big eyes grew even larger. "Hawkmoth? Oh no, have you been mistreated?" she asked, putting her tiny paws on Plagg's cheeks.

Plagg shook his head. "Hawkmoth may be evil, but my chosen has a good heart," Plagg explained. "He is just being tricked by Hawkmoth."

Tikki paused, lost in thought. "Hm," she hummed. "If he has good in him, maybe the bond between us and our miraculous will draw him to Ladybug."

"You think our chosens will bond? But my chosen is set on taking down Ladybug! She shouldn't trust him," Plagg huffed, frustrated.

Tikki took his paws in hers. "You and I both know that the Ladybug and Chat Noir bond is strong," Tikki said comfortingly. "Even outside of their transformed states, they'll be drawn to each other."

"We just have to have hope that it'll be strong enough to work all this out for good," she said. "We must keep this between us for now."

The kwamis stayed there a little longer, taking in the night sky above them and enjoying each other's company despite their worries.


"Nathalie, will you please give me a moment alone with my father?" Adrien asked at dinner the next evening as he sat at the large dining table next to Gabriel Agreste.

With a nod, Nathalie exited the dining room and shut the doors behind her. Adrien poked his untouched food with his fork, feeling nervous.

"What are you planning?" Gabriel asked, placing his elbow on the table and touching his fingertips together.

Adrien drew in a quick, sharp breath and looked up to meet his father's gaze. "I need you to send out an akuma to lure Ladybug tonight."

His father frowned. "You should've taken her miraculous when you had the chance."

"Trust me, father, I know what I'm doing." Adrien assured.

Gabriel eyed Adrien critically and then let out a small sigh. "Alright, I trust you will do whatever it takes to get those earrings and help bring back your mother."

Adrien's gaze hardened. "Yes, whatever it takes."


Marinette was surprised with how late the akuma attacked. Most akuma attacks took place in the mornings and afternoons. She had the class absences and tardies to prove it.

"Miraculous Ladybug!" she called out, throwing the razor she had received as her lucky charm into the air.

Chloe Bourgeois' butler dropped to his knees, detransforming after the akuma released him. He had been akumatized into Big Mustachio after Chloe had angered him. Chloe had been dressed up as Ladybug, pretending to take down the butler who she forced to dress up as a villain. Big Mustachio had been drawing mustaches on the people of Paris and Ladybug had used the razor to shave off his mustache, which is where the akuma had been hiding.

Geez, Hawkmoth must be running out of ideas, she thought to herself with a laugh.

She pulled out her yo-yo, ready to swing off the top of Le Grand Paris hotel before her five minutes were up.

She flung her yo-yo, aiming for a nearby building. But her yo-yo didn't make it very far because a gloved hand reached out with lighting speed and caught the end of it.

Ladybug spun around and saw Chat Noir standing at the edge of the roof with a hand raised, her yo-yo in his closed fist. He wore a subtle grin that Ladybug wanted to wipe off his face.

She stomped her foot. "Will you stop doing that?" she growled.

Chat's green eyes looked electric against the night sky, blazing behind the blonde locks that blew across his forehead. Those eyes were locked on her and she felt her anger subside slightly, distracted by his intense gaze. She stood gaping as he slowly started to walk towards her, finally stopping just inches away from her face.

She blinked a few times and then snapped out of it and scowled at him. But she was taken aback once more when he took her hand without a word. He delicately uncurled her clenched fist and placed the yo-yo in the palm of her hand. She looked up into his eyes, confused and unable to read his expression.

"Ladybug," he murmured softly, his fingers still on her palm. "I have a proposition to make."

She fought hard to keep her gaze and voice steady. "I don't make deals with villains."

The corners of his mouth twitched with amusement. "It's not a deal," he explained. "It's an invitation."

She rolled her eyes and let out a small huff. "Look, I'm not giving you my miraculous," she stated. She was so fed up with these akumatized victims always demanding she just hand over her miraculous. Like, did they really think she was just going to hand it to them?

Chat Noir chuckled, his eyes dancing. Ladybug's scowl deepened. "Calm down, LB. I want to invite you out to dinner."

Ladybug tensed, her eyes wide. The cool demeanor she was fighting so hard to keep suddenly broke as she stood dumbstruck once again. Then she laughed, sounding delusional. "Dinner?" she finally managed to say. "Like, you are asking me out on a date? You think I would date a villain?"

His face remained serious with only his lips twitching slightly. "Not a romantic date," he said, raising his hands innocently. "I just want to talk to you and figured a lady like yourself deserves the best treatment."

The best treatment? She thought, stunned at how ridiculous this was. Like when you tried to choke me to death? She didn't trust this guy.

Chat Noir must've been able to read her expression because he suddenly took another step forward, slipping one arm around Ladybug's waist. She instinctively brought her hands up to press them against his chest to lean back away from him.

"Hey, what are you-" she started to say as she pushed against his chest, but he pulled her in tighter and looked at her with so much mischief in his cat-like eyes.

A beeping sound cut off her words and her eyes widened in fear. One minute.

Chat glanced at her earrings. "Sounds like you have to go, milady," he murmured. She could've sworn he glanced down at her lips for a moment. "Meet me two nights from now at this time on top of the Champs Elysées."

"Why should I?" Ladybug sneered.

"Because I know who Hawkmoth really is," he answered matter-of-factly.

Her eyes widened and she pulled away from him, reaching a hand up to one of her earrings. "I'll be there," she said carefully before turning to go. "But you better not waste my time."

"It's a date," he said with a grin.

With that, she jumped off the hotel roof and headed towards her balcony.


Author's Note: I've totally been stress writing and although I have the entire story planned out, I'm still unsure about how it's unraveling. Any reviews would be much appreciated! What do you guys think?

I'm in my last two weeks of the semester but I will update soon. Thanks for reading!