AN: This is a deleted chapter that takes place after Adrien learns that Meg knows who HM is. I was thinking, what would happen if they didn't have patrol that night? What lengths would Adrien go to in order to find Ladybug? Spoiler, I didn't like it enough.

Adrien snuck out of the school building. He didn't care that he was ditching classes; this was too important. He had no idea where he was going, but he knew that he needed to find a place to transform. Maybe if he was lucky, he could catch Ladybug on the communicators. It was a long shot, but he had to at least try.

Pacing back and forth on the rooftop of an apartment building, Cat Noir rang Ladybug on his baton, hoping by some miracle that she would answer. It went to voicemail three times before he gave up and left an urgent message.

"Ladybug, please call me as soon as you get this. It's an emergency."

He hung up and continued his pacing, unsure of what to do next. Cat Noir needed to speak to Ladybug ASAP, but because they never shared their identities with one another out of safety, he had no way of finding out where she would be. He sat and thought about all of the times they usually just appeared together on the same scene; like magic. Maybe if I think about her hard enough she'll just show up. He sat back against a chimney and stared at his baton, willing it to ring.

With a sigh, and growing anxiety, he took off to scour the city for Ladybug. Perhaps she'll see me and realize that I'm looking for her. It was worth a try, so optimistically he extended his baton and headed towards the river. Where do I even begin? He knew nothing about Ladybug's personal life that could give him any clues to where he could go that she'd be able to spot him.

As Cat Noir gallivanted around Paris, pieces of an idea began to enter his mind. Slowly he realized the picture. He didn't know how to find Ladybug on his own, but there was one thing that was guaranteed to draw her out. It was a bad idea, no doubt about that, but it seemed better with each passing moment that he couldn't find her. Cat Noir took in a deep breath. He was almost positive that there was a more sound decision that could be made.

I could just wait, said the rational part of his brain. Hawk Moth has been at large all this time, so really, what's a few more days until patrol? This was obviously the much safer thing to do: Just sit tight, and wait. Unfortunately, sitting and waiting wasn't this Kitty's style.

Cat Noir dropped behind the school and made sure there was nobody in sight.

"Claws in." Adrien took a moment to mentally commit himself to his plan.

"Oh, no you don't! I know exactly what you're thinking." Said Plagg, catching on quickly.

"What other choice do I have, Plagg? This isn't information that I can just sit on until the next time I happen to run into Ladybug."

"And why isn't it? It's not like Hawk Moth is going anywhere."

Adrien ignored him. What was one more akuma in the grand scheme of things? If this was the price to pay for finding Ladybug and then bringing Hawk Moth down, then it was worth it. I hope. There was a pang of guilt in his stomach knowing what was necessary to get what he needed. He didn't like his plan any more than Plagg did, but he was out of options.

"I need to find Chloe." Adrien said as he reentered the school.

If there was anyone in all of Paris who had the most experience causing akuma attacks, it was Chloe. He was certain that with just a little push (or even without one) Chloe could say a mean thing or two, and make a little black butterfly darken the heart of an innocent bystander.

Adrien let out a sigh. He absolutely hated this plan. Not only was it a terrible thing to do, but causing an akuma could turn out to be extremely dangerous. The last few villains that Hawk Moth created almost succeeded at taking his and Ladybug's miraculous. Adrien paused. Is this really a chance that I'm willing to take?

He stood in the hallway contemplating his choices. Plagg was right. Hawk Moth wasn't going anywhere for now, and with any luck he'd send out an akuma on his own. He's done it plenty of times before without my help, Adrien sighed again, his frustration growing.

He was still standing idly in the hallway when he heard a familiar voice call to him.

"Adrikens, there you are! Why weren't you in class?"

The opportunity that he needed to go through with this plan just presented herself to him and was getting closer. Adrien had all but abandoned this plan before Chloe showed up, but now that she was here, that had to be a sign, right? He was uneasy, still between decisions.

"H-hey, Chloe." She was standing right in front of him, Sabrina to her right.

"Well, where were you?" she asked.

"I-I was…" he scratched the back of his head looking for an answer."

"It doesn't matter." She said, brushing him off. "Adrikens, it's been too long since I've seen you outside of this loser infested dump. I want you to come over later today, and" she paused suddenly nervous. That wasn't like Chloe at all.

I wonder what that's about, his interest peaked.

"And?" he asked, trying to pull the rest out of her.

Chloe cleared her throat. "Sabrina and I usually do this on our own, but in light of recent developments we need a third…member." She reddened a little.

Adrien's brow furrowed, not quite understanding what had Chloe so embarrassed.

"Chloe wants you to play superheroes with us. I'm usually Cat Noir, and Chloe plays Ladybug, but now that she's Queen Bee I get to be Ladybug! But that means we don't have a Cat Noir, and your dad made you that really cool Cat Noir suit for Clara Nightingale's music video and…" Sabrina trailed off catching the death stare that Chloe was throwing at her.

Laughter burst out of Adrien before he could stop himself. Everyone knew that Chloe liked to pretend to be Ladybug sometimes, but the thought of joining them in running around and pretending to be, well, himself was a bit much to handle.

Chloe became even redder at Adrien's laughter, and a scowl formed across her face. She turned to take her anger out on Sabrina.

"I told you to let ME do the talking!" she yelled, and Sabrina shrank back.

"I'm sorry, Chloe." She said in her mousy voice, looking nervous and embarrassed.

Poor Sabrina. She always lets Chloe walk all over her and never stands up for herself.

Adrien instantly felt guilty for laughing. He hadn't meant to embarrass Chloe and have her take it out on Sabrina, and he was about to apologize when a thought stopped him. Here's your chance, it said to him. He looked at the girls in front of them: Chloe angry with Sabrina for embarrassing her, and Sabrina embarrassed at herself for embarrassing Chloe. With the size of Chloe's ego, she would get over it as soon as the conversation moved to something else. But Sabrina was a lot more insecure and a lot more fragile. Adrien looked at Sabrina's downcast face, not liking what he was about to do.

"You're right Chloe, she should've let you do the talking." He said laughing again at Chloe's expense. A fake laugh this time, but effective all the same.

"I'm glad I don't have any friends who embarrass me all of the time.

He looked at the hurt in Sabrina's eyes and it felt a knife in his gut. This wasn't like him, and everything in him wanted to stop and apologize for hurting her feelings. But he had to finish what he started.