Adrien

Adrien was pondering what Nino had said. He only liked Mari as a friend, right? Adrien was odd, He often didn't his feelings until it was too late. This had not been the case with Ladybug. He genuinely liked her. But if he did like Mari, it felt wrong to like two girls at the same time. Unless Marinette was Ladybug, but that's impossible. They are completely different people. And he was just now realizing that he genuinely liked them both. And that scared him.

He couldn't help but look at Mari every now and then at once he was realizing how beautiful she was. With eyes he could get lost in and never want to be found. And that's when he decided he had to talk to her. That is, tomorrow. Tonight he had his Crimson angel to see.

When he arrived, the stage was empty. He checked his watch and saw that it was only 7:30. So, he had time. He headed to the restroom and took out the plastic black mask he had brought and put it on. He went backstage and knocked on the door with the scarlet star on it. He heard the lock click and the door swung open, nearly missing his face. The girl who had answered the door was wearing a light pink robe with her hair thrown up into a messy bun. She was holding a hair brush, like she was about to do her hair. And, of course, she was wearing a scarlet mask with intricate designs on it that he did not notice before.

As soon as she saw him her hands reached for her mask making sure it was on right.

"Chat?" She asked staring at his mask.

"My Lady" He said reaching for her hand, but she pulled away.

"Why did you come? Let alone, wearing a mask! Someone could put it together!" She exclaimed.

Adrien stepped back surprised. He had not realised he could be endangering her just so he could see her. "I apologize, my lady. I had not realised. I will leave immediately." He started to leave, but she stopped him by grabbing his arm.

"It's fine, you can come in. Then leave the back way when you do." She said gesturing inside.

"Thank you, my lady." He entered. It was nothing fancy. Just a small room with a vanity, bathroom in the corner and couch. He sat down on the couch and she sat at the vanity and started to undo her hair and brush it.

"Why did you come, Chat?" She inquired while struggling through a knot in her hair.

He pretended to ponder this for a moment. "To see My Lady perform." He answered.

Now, she had started to hum. "Oh, well, you won't get much. I'm only doing one song. I went to the doctor and he said i'm overdoing it and should rest my voice, so bummer. You know, I get paid per song. So, not a good night."

"Well, I guess I better leave you to get ready. Goodluck, Bugaboo." He said making his way to the door.

She scowled, "Don't call me that. See you later."

Adrien took off his mask and made his way through the crowd, stopping in the center and once again watching his lady perform.

Marinette

"Tikki, Spots on!" Mari yelled in the alley behind the Jazz Club.

She had been working all day, literally. She woke up a little after dawn went to work, got off work, went to Jazz Club. Now, she had to work all night. She head down Mainstreet to the Eiffel Tower. When she got there, Chat was already lounging on a support beam.

"My Lady," He got up and bowed with a wide grin on his face.

She smiled back and sat next to him as he got back down. It had been a very long day and her eyelids were as heavy as ever.

Out of nowhere, came a loud crash followed by a few screams. They both shot up immediately , and started over to the noise.

When they got there, they saw nothing.

"Long time, no see. I've been waiting for the chance to squash you ladybug." A voice cackled behind them.

"Volpina" Mari whispered and they whirled around to face her. Volpina was the akumatized villain of lies. And, there were twenty of her.

Chat was the first to attack, charging the Volpinas and making all of them disappear with his baton.

"Where is she?!" Chat asked looking around.

She couldn't see her.

"There she is," Chat yelled pointing behind me and I turned. But as she did something hit her, and everything went black.

Adrien

Volpina had finally run off, and he couldn't find Ladybug. Anywhere. And he was definitely panicking. When he finally made it to where the fight started, he didn't find Ladybug. He found someone else. Laying on her side with blood all over her forehead. It was one of his coworkers. And her earrings were missing.

It was Marinette!

He was paralyzed to the spot. He couldn't move. No way Mari was Ladybug. Not the sweet, kind, adorable, shy girl he knew.

She groaned and he snapped back to reality. Help first, freak out later. He ran up to her, ripped off a piece of her cardigan and tied it around where it was bleeding. He didn't know what hit her, but something had definitely hit her. Hard.

He had to come up with an alibi for her. He reached into her pockets and found some scratch paper, a pen and her wallet. He opened her wallet and found where she lived. Then he took the piece of paper and wrote a note for her and stuck it back into her pocket with her wallet and pen.

He carried her across the rooftops and to her window and laid her gently at the bottom of the stairs. She had stop bleeding, so he decided to take off the piece of cloth he had tied around her head and left.

Marinette

Mari woke with a start in a hospital bed. She wasn't wearing a hospital gown though. She was still wearing her normal clothes, except her cardigan was ripped and there was blood all over her blouse. She started to turn on her side, but stopped when she felt a crinkle in her pocket. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a folded piece of scratch paper with a paw print on it. She immediately knew who it was from. Chat. She opened it hastily, urning for an explanation. It read:

Dear Ladybug,

You were knocked out in battle and your miraculous was stolen.

I'm really sorry.

I staged it like you fell down the stairs in your home.

I'm sorry about your cardigan.

Hope you get well. ~Chat

Her hand went straight to her ear lobe and found that they were indeed gone. She was no longer Ladybug. She started to tear up. She heard the door latch and quickly cleaned off the tears. The door opened and Alya and Nino filed in, but stopped abruptly when they saw she was awake. Alya smiled so wide, Mari thought Alya's face might pop. Alya and Nino charged her and gave her a big bear hug. When they pulled away she noticed Adrien hovering by the door fidgeting with his jacket. Then the nurse shuffled in and started shooing them all away. Saying she needs rest and such and such. That's when she fell asleep.