Since the next day was Saturday, Marinette got a text from Alya at around 7 in the morning.

A: Hey, girl. Whatcha doin?

Marinette rubbed her tired eyes and typed a response.

M: Trying to wake up. You?

A: Me and Nino are going to the park later. Jagged Stone is setting up for his free concert tonight.

M: What?!? My favorite singer's holding a FREE concert and I didn't know?!?

A: Girl, relax. It's not until 20:00 tonight.

M: Okay. I'll be there.

The raven-haired girl hopped out of bed and scurried around her room, throwing on her usual outfit. Tikki was roused from her sleep and groaned loudly.

"Marineeeeeette, you woke me up!! Why is it that you can never wake up on time for school but you wake up extra early on weekends?"

The girl stopped moving and took a deep breath. "Sorry, Tikki. I was just excited. I guess I can relax for the day until it's time for the concert."

After Adrien finished his lonely breakfast, his father came into the dining room.

"I trust you enjoyed the meal?"

"It tasted fine, Father, if that's what you're asking."

"Good. It's comforting to know I'm getting my money's worth from the chefs. You don't have any photoshoots today, so you can spend the day doing whatever you please. I'll be flying to London for the weekend to discuss business with our overseas partners this afternoon."

Adrien nodded obediently and stood up, turning to walk out the door. He stopped when he heard his father's voice again.

"I've told Nathalie that you're allowed to have friends over while I'm gone if you'd like."

"R-really?"

"Yes. I decided that you're becoming a responsible young adult, and I trust you not to burn down the house."

The boy ran over and hugged his father. Gabriel hugged back, something he didn't do often.

"Thank you, Father."

"You're welcome, son."

Once they had separated, Adrien left the mansion and walked down the street, smiling. His father's sudden kindness had managed to lift his somber mood about the whole Ladybug deal.

"So we've got a whole weekend of freedom. What's first on the list?", Plagg asked as he stuck his head out of Adrien's vest.

Adrien saw a poster for Jagged Stone's concert on a wall and he got an idea, heading for the Dupain-Chang bakery.

Marinette was eating a bowl of cereal as she watched the latest episode of France's Got Talent on her TV. Tikki was watching with intrigue as a female contestant swung by her feet from a trapeze while playing Flight of the Bumblebee on a flute. As she came to the end of the song, she flipped off of the swing and landed on her feet. The Kwami cheered and clapped as she did a flip of her own, earning a smile from Marinette.

"You like this, huh, Tikki?"

"It's so wonderful seeing how talented some people are!! I can't help it!!"

Suddenly, there was a knock coming from downstairs that almost scared Marinette out of her chair. Her mother's voice echoed through the floor. "Marinette! You have a friend here to see you."

She put down her cereal and went to see who it was, Tikki turning her attention back to the TV.

Going down the stairs from the apartment to the bakery, Marinette saw her mother and father talking to...Adrien?!?

The blonde looked at her and smiled. "Hey, Marinette."

She nervously waved back. "H-hey, A-Adrien."

Tom and Sabine walked to the door. "You kids have fun. We'll be out on the town for a while today."

Marinette was frozen in shock.

D-don't leave me here alone with him!! I'll die of insecurity!!

Adrien bade Marinette's parents goodbye and walked over to her. "So, I'm not doing anything today. What about you?"

"W-Who? Me? Uh...well...I was gonna go to Jagged Stone's concert tonight."

"Really? What a coincidence. So was I."

He said that with a smirk. A smirk that Marinette recognized as belonging to a certain cat. The similarity creeped her out.

"Anyway, the concert isn't until tonight, so I guess we can just hang out for a while? If that's okay with you, I mean."

Marinette got herself together and nodded with a smile. "S-sure. I just need to go up to my room and take care of some things real quick."

She went calmly back up the stairs, but as soon as she got back to her room, she frenzied around trying to remove all of her posters of Adrien from the walls.

"Marinette? What's wrong?"

"Adrien's downstairs and I have to hide all of this before he sees and thinks I'm a stalker and never wants to be near me again!!"

Tikki giggled. "You're being extremely paranoid."

"There's a difference between paranoia and justified fear!! Now stop being judgmental and start helping me!!!"