Hey there you Ladynoir fans! I am sooooo sorry for the extremely long wait! I have seen your comments and they're all like 'update pls' and I'm like, 'SOOOORRRRYYY!', so yeah... I'm so sorry! School, exams and no more time, but I'll hopefully will be writing at a faster pace but remember I have some Miraculous episodes to attend to, so yeah! Enjoy!

Phew, that's cleared up.

Also, any of you guys excited for comic books, cause I know I sure am!? I mean, Origins and everything! Okay, see ya!

Chapter 8 – You-Are-A-Noob

Adrien's POV

"So, where's Mr Handsome heading now?" Plagg asked, crossing his mini arms.

"Thanks for the compliment Plagg, but I really don't need your flattery," I laughed.

"Modest much?" Plagg said, foraging for cheese in the empty camembert box.

"Guess I should get going..." I sighed.

"No, but seriously, where are you going? I don't know," Plagg muttered.

"Fencing lessons."

"Ooh, classy," he laughed.

"It's not all the great."

"Aww, poor wittle Adrien is sad cause he can't see his beautiful Marinette!" Plagg teased.

"...You crack that same joke every second of your life..." I sighed yet again. "Come on, Plagg. I gotta go. Get into the shirt!"

"Ugh, fine. But seriously, wash the freaking shirt! It's weird just floating around in there almost all the time! It smells funny!"

"Are you sure that's not just you and your stinky camembert?" I sighed.

"Uh-no! Nooooooo way! That's all you! I don't stink that much..." Plagg paused for a moment. "Do I?"

I laughed. "Yes you do stink, Plagg. A lot. That's probably why I'm losing publicity."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"...HURRY UP I'M GONNA BE LATE!"

"And yet another win from Adrien," I bragged, dusting off my hands. I pulled my saber back."This is too easy...There's no competition around here. How easy can one thing be?"

"Woah, you like to admire yourself a lot, don'tcha?" Plagg sighed. "Seriously, dude..."

"No I don't!"

"What was that just then?"

"Ugh... nothing..."

Marinette's POV

"So, where exactly are we delivering this to?" Tikki asked, looking at the cake box in my hands.

"It's just the house directly opposite of the school. It's not too far, luckily. I'm already super exhausted from that long akuma fight earlier," I laughed.

"Yeah, your Mom and Dad do set you a lot of tasks. And that just adds to the long list of all your Ladybug duties!"

I nodded. "You're righ-Woah woah woah woah woah, is that..." My eyes widened at the sight of a very strangely clothed, yet still astonishingly handsome, Adrien. "Adrien? Hey! He must've just come out from fencing! How adorable! He looks so cute!"

"Why don't you wave to him!" Tikki encouraged.

"Oh-uh-ye-yeah..." I raised my hand slowly, and managed to wave robotically.

Adrien waved back, wearing that adorable smile of his that made me melt. "Hey Marinette. What's that?" he gestured to the large cake box I was holding.

"Oh, I'm just delivering this cake."

"Ooooh, have anything that a tired little boy could snack on!?" Adrien jumped up like a kid.

I giggled quietly. "Unfourtunately not."

"Aww!" he whined just like a 2-year-old.

"How was fencing?" I asked, trying to continue the conversation.

"Well, to be honest... meh..." he said, walking up to me.

"What? Why?"

"Well, it's a little boring when you're already better than everyone else."

"Well, no need to brag!" I laughed. "I'm sure I could easily beat you in a one-on-one competition."

"Really?" He raised an eyebrow. "I doubt that."

"And why's that!? Because I'm a girl!" I defended, rolling my eyes.

"No no, course not! It's just that... well... yeah... pretty much that..."

"Ugh! You know what? I'm sure! I will 1000% crush you!"

"You're on!" he challenged.

"Bring it!"

Adrien's POV

We headed back to the gym area of the school, ready to battle. I handed Marinette a saber, laughing throughout the whole thing. "Like you'd ever defeat me, you're not even holding it right!" I laughed. "Turn it around." I helped Marinette hold the saber, our hands touching slightly. "There you go, noob."

"The only noob here is you," Marinette said, pointing her saber at me.

"Still not holding it right..." I sighed.

"Yes I-oh..." she fixed the saber. "...Anyway..."

"Yeah..."

"...LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO!" Marinette laughed.

"You forgot to close you're fencing mask."

"Oh, right... again..." she closed her mask.

"I won't say I told you so..."

"I WILL!"

I thrusted my saber at her, but she dodged just in time.

"Wow, I really felt that chill!" she mocked, dancing around.

"No dancing while fighting!" I ordered, attacking yet again.

"Missed me! And you called me the noob..." she sighed.

"Because you are the noob!"

"I dare you to say that one more time!"

"You-are-a-noob!" I said, clearly pronouncing each syllable.

"YOU ASKED FOR IT!"

Long story short, she destroyed me. It wasn't even a proper fight, it was just Marinette completely crushing me! I really underestimated her...

"So, heh heh heh heh heh, why don't we just settle for a rematch?" I said, laughing sheepishly.

"Adrien, we've already had like 27 rematches!" she laughed. "Face it, I'm just better than you! Can't you handle it?"

"..."

"Heh heh heh heh..."

"Uh-I-um-well... how did you do that!? That was like... impossible!" I complained.

Marinette's POV

Adrien looked super adorable as he whined for like 10 minutes staright, however it was getting pretty annoying. "Listen, Adrien. If you want, I could like... teach you...? I guess...? Maybe...?" I muttered.

"Teach me?"

I nodded. "Sure. If you want."

"Yes pllleeaassee!" Adrien pleaded.

"Alright, but if this is going to work, you must admit that: 1 – I am better at everything."

"You are better at everything."

"2 – I am not, and never will be, a noob."

"You are not a noob."

"And never will be!"

"And never will be."

"Good good. Now for 3 – Cat Noir sucks."

"Cat Noi- heeeeeey whuuuutttt!?" Adrien exclaimed. "No way. Cat Noir's awesome."

"Keep on dreaming... You're totally a Cat Noir fanboy. Anyway, let us begin!"

Adrien nodded.

Adrien's POV

"First thing first, grab your sword thingy!" Marinette ordered.

"Sword thingy?" I laughed.

"Yeah, ya know, that sword thingy!" She pointed to the saber.

"You mean the saber? I said that like 20 times already."

"Oh yeah, right. That thing."

"Yeah. That thing." I picked up the saber. "I already know how to hold a saber!"

"Yeah yeah, stop moaning..." She froze for a second.

"Uhh... Marinette?" I murmured.

"Huh?"

"Next what?"

"Uhh... I dunno..."

I face-palmed himself. "You don't even know."

"...Yeah, pretty much..."

"Then why did you offer to teach me in the first place!?"

"Uhh... I dunno... I'm so ashamed..." Suddenely, Marinette's phone started ringing(I imagine her ringtone to be the Ladybug theme! ;D). "Papa?" She picked up the phone.

I didn't fully hear what was going on, however I knew it was bad. I heard low-pitched shouting, a few higher-pitched screeches from the background, and a lot of complaining...

Marinette put down the phone. "I forgot the cake..." she sighed.

"You forgot the cake!?"

"I FORGOT THE FRIGGIN' CAKE!" she jumped up to her feet, grabbed the cake box and rushed away. "SEE YA AT SCHOOL!"

I laughed. "Wait, Marinette, you're still wearing your fencing cl-"

"YEAH YEAH, I'LL DO THE PE HOMEWORK LATER!" she yelled as she ran down the road.

"I DIDN'T SAY THAT BUT FINE!"

"NO WE DON'T HAVE A SCIENCE TEST TOMORROW!

"WHAT ARE YOU EVEN SAYING!?"

"NO, FORGET ABOUT THE FRIGGIN' GEOGRAPHY HOMEWORK!"

"WHY ARE WE- Why are we shouting?"

"BYEEEEEEE!"

I sighed, laughing. "Catch ya later... I guess..."

Plagg flew out of the locker rooms as soon as he got the chance. "Don't worry. She'll be all like: Oh no I left my true love at the school! And then she'll come flying back."

"Plagg, why do you have to constantly haunt my life!?"

"Wha- I don't even care anymore..."

"Wait..." I said to myself. "That cake is pretty large... poor Marinette..."

"Aww, I see." Plagg yawned.

"What?"

"There it is. Your excuse to follow her. Go on."

"Grr... I'm not going because you told me to. Hey MARINETTE WAIT UP!" I called, pushing Plagg away.

"Huh?" Marinette turned around and looked confused. "What's wrong?"

I caught up with her. "I wanna help you deliver your cake," I insisted.

"Wow, that'd be great, thanks!" she laughed gratefully.

"I'll hold it for you."

"... oh no, it's totally pouring out there!" Marinette sighed. "The rain'll get on the cake."

"If only we had an umbrella," we both said in unison, and then we locked eyes for a moment. We both burst out laughing.

"Never mind, I'll cover the cake box with my jacket," I told her. "Now let's run to that house and run back, okay?"

"Yep! But don't drop it." I saw a competitive glint in her eye. "Race ya!" She started running.

"NO FAIR!"

I gripped onto the cake box and ran after her. The happy sound of her laughing echoed in the rain. The rain strongly, and I mean strongly, reminded me of Marinette. That was why, unlike many people, the rain made me pretty cheerful. "You got a head start!" I called.

"That's because I'm smart!" she laughed, turning around and sticking her tongue out at me playfully.

We reached the house at the same time. After we had stopped our laughing fits, Marinette rung the doorbell. A lady opened the door and looked taken aback. "Oh, the cake's here..."

"Yep! Sorry Ma'am," Marinette apologised as I passed the box over. "It must be a little weird to see two teenagers in fencing outfits on your front porch..."

"Not at all... the other day a strange little black creature waddled past here... (A/N reference to the chapter in which Marinette finds Plagg. Plagg walked around a little to try and find Adrien. How cute!) Kidding of course... thanks anyway!"

"Thanks!" We both replied as she shut the door.

"Well, I won," Marinette giggled, as we walked back to school.

"Did not. It was clearly a tie!"

Marinette had another laughing fit.

"Oh my god why are we both so hyper today?" I sighed.

"Maybe it's the rain?"

"Maybe. Or maybe it's your nooby skills."

Marinette giggled. "I'd hurt you, but you're too fragile."

"Maybe it was the presence of cake that made us kooky."

"That could be!"

"If my dad knew I was goofing off during fencing time I don't know what he'd do..."

"He'd say, 'Adrien, you noob,'"

"Yeah, and..."

"That's it, that's all."

We had reached the school at last. I stretched and yawned. "Marinette, you're so kind to me."

"I know!"

We changed back into our clothes and we'd calmed down... a little, anyway. "Well, Adrien I have to go and explain myself to my parents. I'll see you soon," Marinette said gently.

"Okay. Thanks. You made fencing so fun. Maybe we can do this again next week?"

Marinette glowed. Her eyelashes fluttered a lot. "I made it fun? Well okay! I liked it too."

She smiled at me and I smiled at her.

She blinked a lot.

I breathed.

Marinette snapped out of it. "Oh! I gotta go. Bye!" She shook her head and ran off, smiling.

Marinette's POV

"Gooooood morrrninnnggg, Tikkkkii!" I cheered, bouncing out of bed.

"Good morning, Marinette," Tikki yawned, rubbing her tiny eyes. "Why so cheery?"

"Because of something very important, Tikki!" I yawned loudly, stretching out far and smiled.

"And that is?" Tikki asked.

"Weeeeellll, I applied to be on a cooking show and I got in!" I revealed, doing jazz hands.

"A cooking show?"

I nodded. "Papa told me to do it so that I shall 'enhance my cooking skills and seek knowledge!'" I sighed. "I did the best impression I could, alright!?"

Tikki laughed quietly. "Oh wow, Marinette! That's great! I hope you get it!"

"Oh and I also get to ask a friend to come and watch on set! I'm gonna see if Alya wants to come today."

"What about Adrien?"

I blushed. "No way, Tikki! Like I'm brave enough to ask Adrien! It's almost like... like... ASKING HIM OUT! AGHHHH... ha ha ha... no way..."

"Alllllllyyyyyyaaaaaaaa!" I called once I had arrived to school. I flew over to her and jumped onto her back.

"Whoa, Marinette! You seem pretty happy today, wassup?" she laughed, pulling me off of her.

"So, I'm gonna be on this thing, well, I don't know but, yeah anyway, a thing, and I'm along to bring another thing to the thing, soooo, wanna come!?"

Alya raised an eyebrow. "Could you repeat all of what you just said?"

I laughed sheepishly. "He he he... yeah..."

I explained to her about the cooking show and asked for her to join, and her response was't very Alya like...

"No," she said without any emotion in her voice.

"Huh!?"

"No. You gotta ask someone else," she laughed, pointing to a familiar white limo.

"..." I sighed. "Really..."

"Yeah! Just go up to him!"

Before I could object, she pushed me in his way.

"AGHHHH!" I screamed, before toppling over into his arms.

I looked up and laughed nervously. "He he he... hey..."

"You alright?" he asked caringly.

I smiled. "Y-yeah, I'm fine..."

He nodded and helped me up.

"Uhh... so, Adrien, I was-"

And then, the headphones and bubble guy bounced in. "Hey guys, wassup?"

Alya face-palmed from the stairs. I gestured for her to come over, however she shook her head.

'Noooo, talk to him!' she mouthed.

I shook my head. 'No way, Nino's in the way! Hurry up!'

She sighed.

"Uhhh... one second..." I said with a nod.

I ran back to her. "What are you doing, get over there!"

"Uh-uh, I have a plan!"

"...What...?" she asked impatiently.

"You go and distract Nino with your 'Alya charms' and then I'll get to speak to Adrien, right?"

"Alya charms?" she sighed.

I nodded. "Yeah, you and Nino seem to really click!" I laughed, winking.

Alya groaned. "No."

"Yeah."

"No."

"Yessss!"

"No."

"YYEEAAHHH!"

"No."

"...Fine..."

Lesson began and so I had more time to ask him. It was a group task, so Nino, Adrien, Alya and I were grouped together... however there was one flaw... Chloe... yeah, she was also part of our group, and I've got to say, hell is not a nice place...

"So, what about you three do the writing and the researching and the ideas... and like the work," Chloe murmured, admiring her nails. "And then Adri-kins and I can just... like tell you what to do, yeah? Yeah." Her dumb nickname made me throw up a little in my mouth.

"Well, I don't really think that's fai-" Adrien said but Chloe interrupted him.

"No no, I think it's a great idea!"

"That's not a fair share of work, Chloe," Alya said with disgust.

"Yeah, you and Adrien need to help out." Nino looked sick with Chloe-itis.

"How about Nino and I research, Alya and Marinette write and Chloe can-" And again, Adrien got interrupted...

"And I'lllll tell you what to do!" Chloe declared.

I groaned. "Fine. We don't need your help, anyway."

Chloe shot me a glare of ugliness... yeah...

After a while of work, Chloe went over to talk to – no, scratch that – whine like a little brat to Miss Bustier about how she broke her finger after I supposedly kicked her onto the floor... I didn't... by the way...

Alya elbowed my in the arm. "Now's your time," she whispered with a wink.

I shook my head. "Not now, no way... noooooo..."

"Alright, I'll do it- heeey, Adrien!"

"NO WAIT!"

"Yeah?" Adrien said with a smile... ha what a cutie...

"Marinette was applying to this cooking show thingy and she's allowed to-"

"Marinette's applying a cooking show?" Chloe asked, poking her head into the conversation.

"Oh! Cool!" Adrien laughed happily... he was happy about it!? YYYYAAAAAYYYY!

"How pathetic!" Chloe sniggered.

"Ugh..." I muttered.

"Who asked you to comment?" Alya groaned.

Chloe ignored, however she ruined my jam and I couldn't ask anymore... thanks, Chloe, thanks...

...Ugh...

Adrien's POV

It was another dull morning of Natalie ordering me around and stuff... well, until I got to school... There was a evil demon hunting me down... And her name was Chloe...

"AAADDRRRIIII-KIIIINNSSS!" her demonic voice shouted.

"He he he... hi..." I sighed. "Wassup?"

"So, I'm gonna be in the cooking show an-"

"WHAT!? Cooking show!?"

She nodded. "Yeah! And I want yyooouuuu to come to see it!"

"I thought you said that it was pathetic..."

"Oh... yeah, that was soooo yesterday!" she laughed.

"Ugh..."

"Soooo, Adri-kins, you'll come right!?"

"Uh... well, I sorta need to attend someth-"

"Awwww! But my daddy said he wanted yoou to come!" She said 'daddy' with a little evil glare in her eyes.

"Oh... uh... sure..." I lied. Plagg laughed from inside my shirt. "SHUT IT YOU CHEESE-EATING BEAST!"

Chloe groaned in disgust.

"OH! NOT YOU! I was talking to..." I looked down and pointed to the pavement. "THE ROAD! HA HA HA HA!"

"The road is a cheese-eating beast?" she asked, clearly not amused.

"Uhh.. yeah..."

"Yeah okay... Can't wait for the show! It's tomorrow, kay?"

"Tomorrow? How did you get in so easily?"

"I'm the mayor's daughter!" she laughed. "TTYL, Adri-kins!" And with that digusting line she left...phew... AGGGGGHHH! I JUST AGREED TO GO WITH HER! NOOOOOOOOOOO!

Marinette's POV

It was another new day and so Alya encouraged me to ask Adrien again, as Chloe was out of sight and out of mind! Oh no wait... she just got back in mind... UGH!

"Hi Adrien!" I said cheerily. WHOOO! Great start, great start!

"Hey Marinette..." he murmured, looking a little sad.

"Huh? You okay?"

"Well... uh... you know that cooking show you were applying to..."

"Yeah..."

"Chloe applied to... and got in..." he sighed.

"What!?"

"Yeah..."

"Oh, well, I was just going to ask... if you wanted to come to the studio and see the show live?"

"HUH!?" he shouted. "Oh... I mean... sure!" He smiled widely.

"Yaaaaaay!" I cheered. "I-oh-uh-I mean... he he... yeeeaah..."

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! HE ACCEPTED! I THINK I'M GONNA FAINT OF HAPINESS! Oh here we go...

Adrien's POV

I suck...

"So you just accepted..." Plagg sighed, flying out of my shirt. "To both of them..."

"Yeah..."

"You just couldn't say no to your girlfriend, could ya?"

"No... HEY, WAIT!"

"Ha ha ha, see ya!" And with that, he flew back inside and ruined my day even more... Yeah, I suck...

"OH OKAY JUST EAT YOUR CAMEMBERT AND THEN BE AN IDIOT, FIIIIIINNNNE!" I shouted, drawing the attention to me...

"Adrien...?" Nino murmured. I hadn't even realised he had just came...

"Oh, he he he... heeey..."

Lesson one began with Ms Bustier and I cried throughout the whole thing.

I mean, how could I say no to Marinette!?

And then Chloe... I mean if I didn't, her Dad'll probably kill me... AND I'M TOO YOUNG TOO DIE! I STILL HAVE SO MUCH TO DO!

SOOOO MUUUCH TOOO LIIVVE FOOOR!

I still wanted to ride dolphins and get a job that isn't provided by the stuck-up beast and visit every single chocolate factory in the world and travel to the biggest gumball association and... YEAH, STUFF!

As I walked in, I kept quiet, however, life just hates me(I'm assuming Plagg has something to do with it), and then the demonic child of the mayor walked up to me... great...

"Adri-kins, I can't wait for the show, can you?" she laughed, making sure Marinette heard.

Marinette didn't hear as she was talking to Alya about how Cat Noir sucked or something, yes I know, how can Cat Noir suck in any way? Phew...

"Hey Marinette," Chloe called.

"NO WAIT, CHLOE!" I shouted.

"Huh?" Marinette turned around. "What?"

"Oh-uh-nothing nothing nothing!" I laughed.

"No, I wanted to say, did you hear?" Chloe sniggered.

I shook in my seat... no... NOOOOOOOOOOO!

"Hear what?" Marinette asked.

"About the cooking show!"

"Oh... yeah I heard... I thought you called it pathetic, pathetic!?"

"That was so yesterday," she cackled evily. "Anyyywho, who are you taking?"

"Oh, Adrien!" she said my name with pride as she stood up.

"Yeah, I'm going with Adrien - WAIT!"

"WHAT!?" they screeched in unison, and turned their eyes back to me.

"Oh... hey..." I laughed sheepishly.

Marinette's POV

My dream just turned into a nightmare... thank you demonic child of the demon lord...

"You're going to go with both of us!?" Chloe exclaimed.

"I thought... that you said you'd like to go with me..." I sighed.

"Oh no, Marinette!" Adrien said, frowning... Wait, he actually wanted to go with me...!? "Well..."

Chloe groaned in disgust. "Who cares? Anyway, just go with me and it's settled, right?"

"Oh okay..." I murmured.

"No! I don't..." he muttered.

"What? Who do you wanna go with? Me or her?" Chloe asked impatiently.

"I...uh..."

"Just saying, you should pick me," Chloe murmured.

"I CAN'T DECIDE NOW! HA HA HA! ADRIEN'S ON HOLD! BYE!" he shouted, rushing out of the classroom.

"Uh... Adrien..." Ms Bustier murmured... "Lesson doesn't finish until 9:30..."

"Oh-uh-I'll go get him!" I said, chasing after him... phew, I was able to get away from the demon...

"HEY WAIT, ADRI-KINS!" Chloe shouted, walking after us... yeah, she didn't run because she was afraid she'd ruin her nails... ugh...

I found Adrien... and he was sitting on the floor outside the boys bathroom talking to himself... don't ask...

"Okay, if I choose Chloe I'll get some good publicity, right... yeah, but who cares about that anyway? Yeah but if I don't choose her she'll get a knife and kill me in my sleep..." He winced. "Yeah, but Marinette's my friend- no, my really good friend..." I smiled. "And if I don't choose her, she'll be upset... and I'd be a bad friend..."

I giggled. "Adrien, it's fine if you go with Chloe. I mean, she's the mayor's daughter, so, it's fine," I said with a smile.

My bag shook. Tikki... not now...

"Oh, uh, one sec..." I turned around and opened the bag.

'What?' I mouthed.

"DON'T ALLOW CHLOE TO WIN!" she shouted.

"AGH!"

"...What's that!?" Adrien asked, looking around.

I turned around and starting jumping around, trying to make up something. "Ugh... I... my personalised ringtone! HA HA HA HA! FUNNY!"

"... Who's calling?"

"Oh... uh... Alya..."

"'Don't allow Chloe to win' is Alya's ringtone?" he questioned, raising an eyebrow...

"Oh... uh... yeah... me and Alya were messing around, you see..." I murmured. "And we recorded that as a joke and we found it funny so I made it her ringtone... ha ha ha ha..."

"..."

"...Ha..."

"..."

"...Ha ha ha..."

"..."

"...Ha ha ha yeah..."

"..."

"..."

"...Okay! Anyway..." he muttered.

"Yeah yeah yeah..."

"Go with Chloe!" I said. My bag shook again, but I punched it before it could speak again. "Ha ha..."

"...Are you sure?" he asked.

I nodded. "You'll be there anyway so it's fine." I smiled.

"Oh... okay..."

Adrien's/Cat Noir's POV

I did not understand my life and Plagg couldn't help me, so I decided to ask Marinette again... but a little differently...

Yup, Cat Noir style.

Marinette's POV

"Hey there, little lady," a familiar voice said.

"AGH! GET AWAY, ROBBER!" I shouted with a stick in my hand... "Oh... hey Cat..."I sighed. A grinning Cat Noir stood in the windowsill.

"What? Not happy to see me? You thought I was trying to rob you..."

"Ugh... OH!" I laughed nervously, putting the stick down. "Sorry..."

I sat down in my chair. "What is it, Kitty?" I asked.

Cat smirked at the nickname. "Oh, how cute," he laughed. Before I could speak, he continued talking. "Anyway, I need to ask you something..."

"What is it?"

Adrien's/Cat Noir's POV

"Uh... how much do you value your friends?"

"Oh, I value my friends with my life," she said smiling. Her beautiful smile lit up her face... HOW COULD I BETRAY MARINETTE!? WAAAAAHHHH!

"...And... say that you had to make a choice..." I murmured.

She raised an eyebrow.

"And you had to choose between a friend and someone else... who'd you pick?"

"Oh, the friend of course!"

"...Oh...right..." I muttered. "Anyways, thanks..."

I jumped up and hopped back on the windowsill.

"See ya, little lady!" I called.

"Oh-uh... bye...?" she murmured.

Marinette's POV

What was that all about...?

Adrien's POV

"Ooooooh, so you are in love with her!" Plagg laughed mischieviously.

I pushed him back. It seemed just like a normal playfull push to me, but because he was just a little pest, he went flying back to the wall.

I laughed. "Ha ha ha, you deserved it... Anyway, Plagg it's past your bedtime and you need to get to bed, soo... night night..."

"Hey! I don't have a bedtime! I roll free, man!"

"Yeah sure. Night night," I said as I walked up to my desk to grab my phone.

"What are you doing?" he asked as he stuffed his face with some camembert he found randomly on my table.

Chloe's POV (Ugh, she doesn't deserve a POV)

I was already at the disgusting studio (seriously, where's your class, people!? Oh wait, you don't have any... ha ha, good one Chloe) and my Adri-kins still wasn't here... oh and that Marinette...

I rang Adrien after it was simply too long for me to wait. I mean, 2 minutes people, you have me wait for TWO WHOLE MINUTES!?

"Heyyy Adri-kins, where are you?" I asked.

"...Oh hi Chloe..." he murmured.

"Uhhh, Adrien?"

"Umm... yeah, listen I can't come... I'm... sick... yeah... so sick..." He coughed through the phone.

"Ewww! Disgusting!"

"Yeah, totalllllly... sorry, you better call Sabrina or something... ha ha ha, byyeee!" And with that he cut the phone.

"UGH! STUPID SICK ADRIEN!" I shouted.

"Hey, keep it down over there!" one of the directors yelled.

"Oh... uggghh... fine then..."

"Hey, Sabrina, hurry up and come or I'll look like I have no friends... even though I basically don't buuut... uhh... yeah!"

Marinette's POV

I asked Alya to come instead when I got home the other day because Adrien couldn't come. I was still sad, however...

I reached the studio where Chloe stood along with Sabrina, moaning about how long I took. And Adrien wasn't there...?

"Where's Adrien?" I asked. "And why's Sabrina here?"

"Oh, he was all digusting and sick... UGH..." she said. "I asked Sabrina to come because he couldn't."

"He's sick! Oh no!" Poor Adrien... he was sick... Then Alya called. "Huh?" I picked up.

"Hey Alya, you coming?" I asked.

"Oh I can't come," she said.

"Oh, why not?" I sighed.

"You'll see!" she giggled and then she cut off the phone.

"Hey, Alya! Wait!" I shouted. "Alya!"

The show wasn't going to start until 5 minutes, so Sabrina, Chloe and I were stuck waiting...

Yeah, it sucked. I thought it would be a great show with Adrien and some other person that I didn't know and that I didn't hate and didn't want to kill, but it turned out to be the worst day with the demon and her evil 'friend'.

"Hey," a familiar and oh so loved voice said.

"ADRIEN!?" Chloe and I exclaimed in unison.

Adrien waved. "Hi."

"Oh, and don't forget about me!" laughed another voice, popping in her head from beside Adrien.

"Alya!?" I questioned.

"What the...?" Chloe murmured. "UGH, WHAT!?"

"Hey hey hey hey hey," the director shouted. "What's this? We only are accepting two guests."

"Let me explain!" Adrien announced, grabbing a chair and standing on it.

"Sooooo, I was going to come with Chloe, hoooweever..."

"However?" Chloe moaned.

"I decided that I'd rather go with my good friend, Marinette!" he laughed. "Because you cannot betray a friend, right, Marinette?"

I nodded. "Yeah!" I laughed.

"And sooo, I had figured that Marinette would ask Alya to come instead, because, again, friiieennndshhiiipp," he said the word in a heavenly angel voice. "So I called her and we devised a plan to save the day! Well, not really... but still! So, yyeeeeaaahh!"

I laughed. "Thanks for coming!"

"UGH! THIS IS HORRIBLE! I'M GONNA TALK TO MY DADDY IMMEDIAT-"

"And we're on in 10, 9..." the other director shouted, signalling to the man.

"Alright fine, you three," he said, pointing to Sabrina, Alya and Adrien.

"8, 7, 6, 5..."

"Just stay, we have to keep you now. Shush shush shush!"

"4..."

"PLLLACCCEEESS!"

I jumped into my spot.

"3, 2... ACTION!"

Adrien's POV

"And welcome to another episode of: Chef du Paris!" the man announced. "On today's show we have our sweet and kind Marinette Dupain-Cheng from Boulangerie Patisserie!" He pointed to a cheery Marinette, who was waving to the camera.

"I can't wait!" Marinette laughed with a wink. I was so glad she was happy...

"Wow, cheery! And over here, a very special guest, the daughter of our own Mayor, the gorgeous Chloe Bourgeois!"

Chloe waved impatiently, admiring her nails like the Chloe she was and always would be.

"Can't wait to win," she said in a bored tone.

"Oh, fiesty one over here," he laughed.

Alya sniggered at Chloe's annoyingness.

"Today our two contestants will face two rounds of challenges, and finish off with a huge cook-off! In our rounds and even our cook-off, friends selected to watch can help or confer with the chef herself!"

"Wait... we're actually helping her?" I muttered.

Alya shrugged. "I guess we are..."

"May the best chef win!"

"ROUND ONE:" the host began. "Here we have various spices and herbs for our blindfolded chef's to smell. The chef is allowed to smell and touch, but not see. The chef who names every ingredient the fastest wins! To start us off, we have Chloe!"

Only Sabrina cheered quietly.

Alya laughed at the silence.

Chloe put on a blindfold after complaining for a while and Sabrina led her to the first ingredient. "Alright... BEGIN!" the host shouted.

Chloe sniffed the first thing like it was brand new perfume... I had just realised, Chloe had a talent for smelling...

"Oh, easy, my chef's cook with this all the time, corriander," she said.

"Correct! Next one!" Sabrina said.

She continued to smell like a pro. "Oh, it must be basil! I've eaten this before... it's disgusting..."

"Yay! Next one!"

"Cardamom, it was in a curry once. I hate curry..."

"Whooo! Next!"

"Paprika was in this soup and it was disgusting... have I ever mentioned I hate soup?" Yeah, she hates everything.

I sighed inside my head, remembering her and Kung Food.

"Last one!"

"Cinnamon, good with cookies."

"Corrrrreeeccttt!"

"Wow! fifty-one seconds! Amazing!"

Sabrina cheered, however Marinette stood in silence.

"Adrien," she called.

"Yeah?"

"I don't really know spices..." she whispered.

"Wait, what!?"

"Yeah, you do baking..." Alya muttered.

"Oh no..."

"Come on, you can do it!" Alya said, smiling.

"I'll try..." she murmured.

I nodded. "Go Marinette!"

"Next up, Marinette... START!"

I helped Marinette to the first spice.

"Okay... I know this... it's... it's Cinnamon...?" she murmured.

"No... nutmeg..." I muttered. I could see where she was coming from, however I got very upset... I didn't want Chloe to win! "Next."

Alya passed the ingredient to Marinette.

"It's... a little lemony..." she murmured. "Thyme?"

Alya nodded cheerily. "Yes yes yes! Next!"

"It's spicy..." she played with her fingers. "Chilli powder?"

"So close!" Alya said. "Saffron. Next."

"Smells like pine... I..."Marinette sighed. "Pass."

"Rosemary. Last one," I said.

"Okay... Hey, my Uncle cooked with this a lot! Mint!"

"Yes! Done!" I exclaimed. "TAKE THAT CHLOE! HA HA HA! IN YOUR FACE!"

"Umm... Adrien, they haven't said the time yet..." Alya reminded.

"Oh... yeah..."

"Okay, that brings you to..." the host announced. "fifity..."

Marinette, Alya and I stood on our tiptoes.

"Fifty seconds."

"YYYYYYYEEEEEESSSS!" we cheered.

Marinette smiled. "I can't believe it!"

"But..." the host continued.

"But!? NOOOOOOO!" I shouted.

"The two incorrect answers brings your total up by 40 seconds, 20 each incorrect answer... So now 90 seconds... your pass also brings your total up by 40 seconds, making 130... so, you lose..."

Marinette sighed. "Don't worry, we'll try harder!"

Alya's POV

"ROUND TWO:" the host said. "Time for your baking skills!"

Marinette cheered. "Yes yes yes!"

"Now, this is quite tricky. We will show you different pictures of cake and whoever can state the most names and origins of the cakes within 1 minute will be the winner!"

"Oh, easy! I know cakes like the back of my hand!" Marinette said happily.

"Go Marinette!" I cheered, laughing at a frozen Chloe.

"First up, Marinette!"

Adrien showed her the first picture.

"Easy, Angel Cake from the UK."

I gave him the next one.

"A Blondie from the US."

I showed her the next.

"Cassata from Italy," she said with ease. She was breezing through.

Within the minute, Marinette had named like a million cakes! Well, technically it was 31 but still! THAT'S A LOTTA CAKES!

They moved on to a stuck Chloe.

Sabrina showed her the first picture.

"Uhh... cake with strawberries?" she murmured. "And it's from... uhh... Paris?"

Sabrina sighed. "No, it's a Chiffon cake from United States..."

"What the flip is that?"

"I don't know!"

"HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT! I'M NOT A BAKER!"

"Geez, stop shouting!"

"What the-"

They paused as they saw the host pointing to his watch.

"Oh right! NEXXT! Is it a weird cake with lumps on it?"

"No it's a coffee cake from Germany..."

Yeah, long story short, Marinette totally owned them on the second round! They got 1 correct, however they had to minus the number because of all the ones they got wrong. And that 1 was a chocolate cake... SERIOUSLY!?

Anyway, it was time for the big cook-off!

"Okay, simple rules apply: no looking at the other contestant, no stealing and no cheating! Bake, cook, grill, whatever! JUST DO IT WITHIN AN HOUR!"

Marinette's POV

I decided to bake as my special talent. I baked a large chocolate cake in celebration of France with an Eiffel Tower and strawberries and everything, it looked good that was for sure! Adrien was definetely drooling, it was cute. He loved his food.

"Hey, could you possibly bake this for me sometime?" he asked happily.

I nodded. "Of course. Can't wait for your birthday," I giggled.

"OOOOOOH!"

Anyways, I was kind of distracted by Adrien's cuteness for a while, until the end when I realised what Chloe made. She made this incredibely large lamb thingy that looked totally proffesional. How did she know how to make that!?

It was time for judging and I went up first...

"Wow, very decorative," the judge said. He grabbed a fork. "I don't mind if I do." He took a bite and didn't speak for a while. "Beautiful! Perfecty baked and soft! Right amount of everything, I'd say. You really are a baker. 10/10!"

"Thank you!" I smiled.

Alya and Adrien cheered from the side. "Go, Marinette!"

Next up was Chloe.

"Wow, very classy..."

"I know. My chef's made this and so yeah, ta-da!" Chloe said.

The judge took a bite, and by the look's of his face, he wasn't amused. "Ugh! This is half-burnt and half-raw! What the heck did you do to it!?"

"Oh I just put in whatever I thought was in it!"

"WHAT THE HELL!? THIS IS NOT HOW YOU COOK! -100/10!"

"UGH! I'm gonna tell my daddy about you!" Chloe groaned.

I laughed quietly.

"And the winner of Chef du Paris..." the host whispered. "Marinette Dupain-Cheng!"

Alya, Adrien and I cheered happily as he handed me my trophy... wow, it was heavier than it looked...

Adrien smiled at me. "Well done, Marinette," he whispered.

I smiled back. "Thanks for coming, Adrien! You motivated me a lot!"

"No problem! I mean, I value my friends with my life!"

He grinned again... and it reminded me of something, someone...?

But I didn't know what...

I hope that you enjoyed because that drained out so much of my energy. IT TOOK SO LONG. Ha ha ha, sorry... please REVIEW! Also, sorry for the long wait. Again. Bye!