Alya looked at Nino through her phone screen. "Hey Nino."

"Hey Alya," Nino said. "Look, I know you're probably mad at me for not showing up..."

"There was an akuma attack and you were trying to protect Zoe. I can't blame you for that."

Nino smiled darkly. "Yeah... You can't..."

If only she knew what really happened...

Alya turned her phone to her computer, which showed a video on the Ladyblog. "Got a lot of footage for the Ladyblog. Pity Zoe couldn't see it."

"And uh, Alya, I know you're mad at me, but I need your help. Do you have any idea what to do with a hundred plus goldfish?"

Alya was baffled. "A hundred goldfish? No. Why?"

Nino flatly answered, "I have a hundred or so baby goldfish in my tank."

"No way!"

"Yes way!"

Wayzz moved away from the tank and hid under the sink. Then he showed Alya the overcrowded fish tank. "Holy mackerel! That's a lot of fish!"

Nino chuckled at her pun. "Yeah, got any ideas?"

"You could sell them all."

"But what would I even do with the money? I already got over 200 dollars not counting the many cups of spare change."

"You could donate it to charity."

"That's actually a pretty good idea. Now the real question is, which one?"

"Well there's Les Restos du Coeur, Faith and Light, Zoe's Ark, to name a few here, or you could choose an organization outside the country like the March of Dimes."

"Hmm." He pondered to himself aloud. "I'll have to think about that..."

Eventually, he decided to give to Les Restos du Coeur. He started making posters that read,

Want to do some good? Buy a fish, buy a meal for a hungry child. All profits go to Les Restos du Coeur charity. Please call the number below for more information.

The posters also had a picture of a baby goldfish and Les Restos du Coeur logos on them. He put them all throughout the school the following morning. Sadly, most of those posters were quickly taken down.

"You've got to be kidding me." Nino said, exasperated.

Zoe looked downhearted. "The posters are already down?"

Suddenly a voice over the loudspeaker voice, "Nino Lahiffe to the principal's office. Nino Lahiffe, please report to Mr. Damocles's office."

He raised his eyebrows. "Oh crud... I'm probably in trouble."

The flower girl tried not to be so despondent. "You want me to come with you? Maybe I can vouch for you."

"Sure, that would be nice."

The two walked down to the principal's office. Nino nervously knocked on the door. No answer. He slowly creaked the door open, only to find that Mr. Damocles was not there. They walked in.

"Well that's strange." he noted.

"Where could he be?" Zoe asked.

"Right here. I apologize for being late. Please, take a seat. We have something to discuss." Mr. Damocles ordered. The two took their seats and Nino tried to remain calm. "You do realize that putting posters all over the school is against school policy, right, Mr. Lahiffe?"

"Well... I honestly couldn't remember what the school policy was. I also thought that since it was for a charity and not for my own gain, that it wouldn't be such a big deal. Was I wrong?"

"It seems you were." The principal turned to Zoe. "Zoe Gardener, you're currently living under his family's roof. Is this true?"

"It is true. He started with 105 baby goldfish to sell, and so far, only one's been sold."

Nino looked at her curiously. "One? Who was the first customer?"

She chuckled. "Remember? I bought one, even though I'm more of a flower girl than an animal lover. I left the money next to the fish tank."

"Huh. So that's what that was."

"Well, Nino, since you didn't know, I'm going to let you off with a warning. If you do this again, you will be in detention. Understood?"

"I understand, Mr. Damocles. Is there anything I can do on my part to make this advertising legitimate?"

"You can ask a teacher to sponsor you or you can ask to put your message in an issue of Francoise Dupont News."

He smiled. "Thanks for your advice."

"Now you two should get to class."

As if on cue, the warning bell went off. Nino and Zoe promptly left. Once they exited the principal's office, they ran to their first class. Alya looked them scornfully as they entered seconds before the bell rang. The fact that Zoe accidentally fell on top of him made Alya steaming with fury, which she struggled to hide. Fortunately, for him, Ms. Bustier supported his project so he could make new posters and continue his charity campaign. Unfortunately, Alya was now giving him the good shoulder.

"Alya... What's wrong? Babe, talk to me."

She turned away and left without saying a word, leaving Nino crestfallen.

"You've done something wrong." Zoe correctly guessed.

Nino sighed. "I wish I knew what to do."

After school ended, he was on the rooftop of that said establishment. He was now Jade Ninja. He got out his communicator and sat down.

"Come on Renard... Answer."

He didn't see his face but he heard his voice. "Hello?"

"Hey Renard, can you meet up with me at the haven? I have a major problem and I need some advice."

"Sure, I'll be right there."

He hung up. Jade got on his hover board and went to the haven. Lucky for him, there was a secret path to the haven that only the Miraculous heroes knew about. After taking that said path, he entered the code and walked in.

"So what's the sitch?" Renard asked.

Jade chuckled softly to himself then sighed. "My girlfriend's really mad at me. I... I fear that she's going to break up with me."

"Why, what's the problem?"

"Well, there's this girl. She's sweet, and nice, and loves flowers. I'm not in love with her, at least not romantically, but she doesn't believe in the existence, power and danger of akumas nor does she know about the Miraculous legends, past or present. I've been trying to protect her from akumatization, and as a result, I've cancelled some my dates with my girlfriend. She thinks that the flower girl is trying to steal me away from her, and I've also thought that she wanted to get rid of the flower girl because she is jealous. I don't know how to resolve the situation."

Renard mused to himself for a moment.

"Hmm. Sounds like a difficult situation." He then looked at Jade curiously. "How did you confess that you liked your girlfriend?"

Jade Ninja laughed nervously, not knowing what to say at first. "Well, it's a long and funny story on that. Although, how do I tell you without exposing my true identity?"

"You don't have to tell me."

"Well, here's what happened. It was a normal day at the zoo. I actually had a crush on a different girl at the time. I'll just call her the baker. I said that I had liked my girlfriend, the reporter, when I had actually liked the baker. Me and the reporter were put into a cage by Ladybug after the animals escaped. At first she was angry, but we learned that we had a lot in common, started dating and fell in love. Now she's angry..."

"Hmm. I would just tell her the truth about the situation. I think she'll understand if you just come clean. Looks like you can't help me though."

"What's the matter?" Jade asked.

The fox sighed. "I'm in love with a girl at my school, but I don't know how to talk to her. I don't know what to say or what to do..."

"If you get an opportunity to get her alone without stalking her, maybe you could talk to her. Tell her how you feel. Just trust your own instincts."

"Thanks. I'm surprised that you and your girlfriend are still together since you're a superhero."

"Al- I mean the reporter and I have been in love since long before I was bestowed the Turtle Miraculous." The young superhero appeared with a determined look on his face. "I'm not going to let my superhero duties get in the way of my relationship. Nor should I let overprotecting my friend get in the way either."

Renard confidently smiled. "Hawkmoth doesn't know who we are, and he never will."

About three days later, after trying to speak to Alya, without any luck, all hell broke lose. Nino was getting worried because she couldn't find Zoe, although Alya tried to reassure him everything would be alright. He wished he hadn't believed her. Meanwhile, over by the box office, Zoe was on her knees, crying as the fake flowers laid on the ground. She still held the rose in her hands, and her tears fell onto it as an akuma entered it.

"Flora, I am Hawkmoth. I know you've never believed in me, but I can offer you vengeance against Marinette. Use your powers of nature against her. Capture her, torture and bring her to me. In return, you will bring me Cat Noir's Miraculous."

"Yes, Hawkmoth."

She put the rose into her hair and was engulfed in purple and black smoke.