Author note: I´m terribly sorry for not uploading sooner. It is close to Christmas and all our teachers at once think that they can write tests. Every week there are more than four or five tests and I´m not able to find some free time and write. I´m actually surprised that I could upload this chapter. But all the tests are no excuse so I´m sorry and hope this chapter fits your likings. Please Review so that I know if I should keep writing like this or if you have some suggestions.

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Marinette ran as fast as possible downstairs. She couldn´t believe that she actually forgot that Alya would show up. They needed to work on their presentation which is due next week. Well, good that they´re making this very early. It would be awful when they were in a rush. Okay, stop with the sarcasm. Anyway, the presentation needed to be done for history. Or was it physics? Brilliant. With all the things that are going on right now she couldn´t even remember the subject, which they needed to make the presentation for. Absolutely brilliant.

Well done Marinette. You´re as clumsy as always. Good to know that nothing changes. AT ALL!

Marinette inhaled and exhaled deep breaths to regain her composure. She needed to look innocent and clumsy as always. Alya could detect a difference every time and everywhere, even thousands of miles away. Her little cat secret should better be unseen. It would be very awkward and well … difficult to explain the sudden appearance of a superhero which needed to stay with her. Now that she thought about it. She couldn´t even explain the why and how. He didn´t say anything to her. She knew she shouldn´t force him and that it was something very big, but she couldn´t help it. She was curious, very curious. Has it to do with his real life or his life as a hero? And why her? Well he kind of explained it, but she knew that this wasn´t the full truth.

That´s sure.

A knock on the door brought her back to the presence. Marinette didn´t even realize that she just stood in front of the door and stared at it. If anyone would have seen her it would have looked incredibly dumb. Another knock. This time even louder than the one before. She quickly took another deep breath, smiled her best innocent smile and opened the door. Before Ayla could see her completely, Marinette gulped. Well this is going to be a long day.

Okay this is new. Alya thought.

She stood right before Marinette´s door and waited. Very long. After she rang the doorbell she could hear weak noises and then, after that, a louder one.

What is Marinette doing?

After the noise everything was silent. Longer than expected. No sounds and the door wasn´t opening. She knew that her friend was home. First of all the noises. This sign would have been enough, but Alya also knew the schedule of her friend and if she would go anywhere she would have said something. Besides, Marinette knew that she would show up and help her. Right? Alya knew that Marinette was clumsy but she never forgets a single meeting with her friends, that´s for sure. Some moments passed by and the stuff that Alya was holding was getting heavy. Marinette and Alya agreed that she would bring the poster, some books for researching reasons and other materials that they would need. Because of that they agreed that they would meet by Marinette´s and work there. Marinette also promised to give her some of their best sweets and Alya could not wait any longer. Her stomach began to growl at the thought of freshly baked goodies. Alya´s thoughts came back to the present and her gaze wandered around the door.

Still closed.

Now she´s getting concerned. She knocked this time. Maybe something was wrong with the doorbell and Marinette hadn´t heard her. Although she was pretty sure that she heard the sound of it. After some seconds passed and nothing changed, she knocked again. This time louder. Shortly after her hand retreated from the door she could see it begin to open. As she saw Marinette standing there she breathed a sigh of relief. But why was she able to open the door this fast all of a sudden? It doesn´t matter what it was. She know she could flood her with questions.

Alya smirked at that.

This could be entertaining.

"Hey Alya, good to see you!"

Marinette chirped hoping that she wouldn´t sound that nervous and suspicious. Of course it failed. The smirk from Alya widened at that and she leaded herself into the flat.

While walking to the couch she said, "Good morning Marinette. How are you?"

The mischievous tone in her voice was clearly hearable. She was Marinette´s friend yes, but it was sometimes very fun to watch her struggle and think of new excuses. After she jumped down on the couch she looked at Marinette. Still smirking and wondering where this will go.

"Oh I-I´m great! Yeah nothing´s wrong."

Marinette smiled awkwardly.

"How are you?"

She said to quickly change the subject.

Every person could lie with a blink of an eye. Why am I the only person which fails at that so badly? God.

"Oh I´m feeling very good. Just wondering, why you couldn´t open the door sooner. C´mon you can tell your best friend what´s going on. You know that I know when something is bothering you. And as a good friend I should be here for you." Alya said a little over dramatically.

The smirk never leaving her face. Marinette looked in every direction. Worriedly trying to avoid her gaze and thinking of a good story to tell while still trying to calm down and act normal. It´s not very easy to say the least. A sigh escaped her lips. This wasn´t going in a good direction.

After Chat jumped out of the window he wandered a bit around the city. With nothing to do and nowhere to go, he couldn´t do anything else. His thoughts came back to Marinette and he silently wished her good luck with Alya. He just hoped she wouldn´t suspect anything and ask Marinette thousands of questions. He knew how Alya could get. Well, back to the nothing to do part. He was near the Eifel tower as he thought about the reason of Alya´s visit. Maybe she was meeting her because of the presentation they needed to work on.

Oh crap! The presentation!

Chat started to panic. It´s not like he and Nino haven´t done it already, but they wanted to practise it and look over it again before they need to show it. They agreed to meet today to do exactly that and, as much as Chat remembered, it was right now.

Good thing that Nino already has everything … except … the poster. Of course. He thought unamused.

This poster, you see, was still at ´home`. In the mansion. He sighed defeated before he made his way ´home`. Hopefully it would be just as simple as the last time. Although the sun was shining.

Well, here goes nothing.

Alya was getting impatient. After the last time anyone spoke, minutes passed. Well it felt like minutes. She really wanted to know, but if Marinette really didn´t want to tell her than she needs to accept that and maybe try another time. She gave out a sigh of defeat and waved dismissively with her hand, signalising that Marinette´s torture was over. Marinette, on the other hand, was very happy that she was out of this. After some silence seconds passed Marinette broke the ice.

"Well, I see that you brought everything."

Now back in school modus, Marinette knew what the project was about. Chemistry. Well, fair enough. She could also remember to actually prepare a little bit, so that they didn´t need to make everything.

"Let´s go upstairs. I already looked for some information on the internet."

She smiled and began walking upstairs. Alya stood up and walked over to Marinette, smiling sweetly and not evilly this time. After they went upstairs Marinette closed the hatch and signed for Alya to sit at the computer. As Alya did so she looked around the room, noticing a few little things. Not much just a second bed on Marinette´s chaise, the strange backpack which definitely didn´t belong to her and after Marinette turned on her computer, Alya noticed a lack of Adrien of Marinette´s screen.

"What the heck is going on?!" Alya said shocked.

Chat was now standing in front of his old … hmm what should he call it? He refuses to call it home. It never was one. Shouldn´t a home be comforting you and all your beloved? Shouldn´t you live with them happily? He never lived there happily. Not after his mother disappeared and … No he shouldn´t think about it. His mission was to go in and out as fast as possible and then never return. Maybe he should think about things he might need in the future. To make sure he doesn´t need to come here anymore.

Hmm.

No that should be all. Just the poster and he is out of here. Chat looked around, trying to be unseen.

Ok, the coast is clear.

He quickly remembered the plan he made up. He doesn´t need any awkward and unnecessary conversation. He could save it for another time or never. Yeah never sounds great. Only now he realized that he´s just avoiding it. He could already be at Nino´s, but that stupid brain of his isn´t doing very great with that. Good thing that his headache is already gone. Okay now stop with the sarcasm already, jeez. He breathed in and out and jumped out of the shadows into the morning sun. He quickly made his way to the house, opened the window and looked around.

Where was the poster again? Oh there it is.

It stood right by his desk. Of course, because he placed it there. He quickly grabbed it and went to the window.

´Crash`.

Oh crap.

The books, which neatly stood on his desk one second ago, now lay on the floor. His eyes locked on the books. Blank horror in them. He looked up again as he heard faint footsteps coming nearer. He panicked and before he could jump out of the window he heard a voice call ´Adrien?` through the closed door. He didn´t even bother to look around or recognize the voice. His mind came back to the presence when he already ran passed the Eifel tower. Before he run back to Nino he searched for a quiet place to catch his breath. He quickly found one and went there. After he sat down he catches his breath and soothed his furious mind.

"Why am I always coming in such unbelievable situations? And why do I have the bad luck? Maybe it would've been better if I detransformed." He quietly said to himself.

Chat was sitting in a little alley near the street. Being able to see all the People, which walked by and minding their own Business, means that they could also see him. Well not SEE him see him, because in a dark alley with a dark suit it was easy to hide. But sounds still could be heard.

"Hmm, detransforming is no bad idea. I´m also near Nino´s house, so I can walk the way. A little walk should soothe my mind. Hopefully."

Chat hid behind a trashcan and detransformed. Green light engulfed him before a black kwami landed in his hands.

Plagg quickly flew up to Adrien´s face and said quietly, after he saw where they were, "That was close."

"I know that it was close Plagg."

Adrien sighed and tried not to think about the encounter that happened some minutes ago.

"Please don´t talk about it or them. I want to get it out of my mind."

He said, still trying to get his mind to think about something else. He stood up and Plagg flew in his shirt, hiding.

"Alright kid. If you really don´t want me to talk about it, I won´t do it. But you know as well as I do that you can´t run away forever."

Adrien sighed. "I know, but I want to get a head start, y´know. Anyway I have different things to worry about."

He made his way to the exit of the alley before a comment stopped him.

"Yes, you should worry about me getting my cheese. I want cheese Adrien. Give. Me. Cheese." Plagg said a little unamused.

Adrien rolled his eyes and gave him some cheese. He realized that it was the last piece he had.

"Here you go, but it is the last one. I need to buy new cheese after I went to Nino´s."

Plagg took it, swallowed the whole piece at once and nodded shortly before he made himself comfortable in Adrien´s shirt. After he went out of the alley and gladly realized that no one had seen him, he made his way to Nino. Holding the poster tight in his hands he greeted some people and enjoyed the beautiful day. He luckily forgot about the encounter and directed his mind to think about school.

After Marinette closed the hatch she caught her friend staring at all the things that belonged to Chat and the temporary bed she made for him out of her chaise. Silently she hoped that Alya wouldn´t ask her about it and leave her alone, but that chance equals zero and she knew that Alya would not go easy on her two times in a row. She wished herself good luck and turned on the computer. Maybe the work on the project distracts her. Hopefully. After she saw the new background on the screen, that she used to pretend her from an awkward conversation with Chat, she knew that this would not pretend her from an even more awkward conversation with Alya. She gulped loudly and looked at Alya, who looked at the screen in utter shock.

Well, here goes nothing.

Marinette thought and slowly after she thought that Alya whirled around and screamed, not loud but still angrily, at Marinette.

"What the heck is going on?!"