Chapter Two: Fallout
"Marinette is Ladybug. I can't believe it! After all this time, it was her." Adrien said, shell-shocked.
Plagg joined the conversation, as he nibbled on his Camembert, "Yeah yeah, what a surprise.."
"Wait a second," Adrien questioned. "You knew since Dark Owl, didn't you?!"
"Yeah?" Plagg munched, "So what?"
"You knew the identity of the love of my life, and you didn't tell me?"
"You didn't ask."
As Adrien grumbled, he glanced at the clock. "OH NO, I'M GONNA BE LATE!"
"You two really are meant to be!" Plagg teased.
As Adrien entered the school, he glanced at Marinette, who was talking to Luka.
"Look, Marinette, I'm sorry. I was jealous, and I hope you can forgive me." Luka said.
"It's okay, Hawkmoth has a habit of stretching things" Marinette said. "NOT THAT, I-I know what Hawkmoth does, cause it's not like I-I've met him, it's just that I've never been akumatized, not that I'm better than-"
Marinette walked away of embarrassment.
"All I have to do is talk to her, she already likes me-" Adrien pep talked.
"She likes Adrien Agreste. Not Chat Noir." Plagg said. "And why would she, it's not like you gave her any reason to!"
"Oh no," Adrien panicked, "What's worse is that I friendzoned her ALL those times!"
Plagg laughed as Adrien frantically ran, before bumping into Marinette.
"Oh, H-hey A-Adrien!" Marinette stuttered.
"Hey Marinette, sorry for bumping into you!" Adrien said.
"No, it's my fault! That was a mistake, n-not that I didn't wanna bump into you, no, you're amazing, no wait, I'm sorry…" Marinette blushed.
"It's alright," He chuckled. "Say, I'm doing a project and I'd like to do it about... Chat Noir, so I have a question: What's your opinion of him?"
"Chat Noir?" Marinette questioned. "He's lame, compared to you. Not that I'm comparing you to him, it's just that, you're so cool and awesome, and Chat.. he's so lame with his flirts and cat puns- flirts? No, it's not like he flirts with me, I meant to say, uh, birds! He's allergic to feathers, but so are you, not that that's bad, I- am just gonna go.."
As Marinette walked away, Plagg popped up, "If you tell her you're Chat Noir, she'll never trust you. She was the one who wanted to keep your identities secret, after all!"
"So what can I do, Plagg?" Adrien sighs. "Chat Noir is when I can be free. If Marinette doesn't like Chat Noir, then she doesn't really like me."
"You know what you should do, kid?" Plagg said, "Visit her tonight, as Chat Noir. Try to get her to fall for you."
"But she might feel a burden of choosing Adrien or Chat Noir!" Adrien exclaims.
"Even if her heart will always be for Adrien, a part of her will always stay for Chat Noir. And once the reveal finally happens, maybe it'll be easier for her." Plagg reassured.
"Two crushes?"
"It worked for you, kid." Plagg laughed. "And one more word of advice?"
"Yeah?"
"Cheese makes the heart better." Plagg munched.
Adrien sighed and chuckled as he followew Marinette to class.
A/N: Wow, that chapter was really short... Luckily, more chapters should be in the process of uploading!
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