Ladybug stared at Adrien. "Ladybug," he began but ladybug held her hand up to silence him.

"No!" She yelled. "Don't do this! Not to me, please not me." Her eyes were stinging. She hated crying. The boy moved forward making the space between them smaller and smaller. Ladybug stepped away moving backwards.

"Ladybug," Adrien began again.

"Did you not hear me chat- Adrien- ugh whoever you are now?!" She couldn't control her emotions but was still moving away from him but wasn't aware of where the ledge was and fell with a gasp, the last thing she saw was Adrien's face worried and scared.

Marinette woke with no memory but being on the roof with chat noir, his identity still a secret. "Tikki, how did I get here? And why don't I remember anything?" She sat up but that only made her head hurt.

"Marinette rest you need to save your energy. You've been unconscious for two days so far." Tikki began while Marinette relaxed again. "You were found unconscious with blood everywhere, so much blood. You had transformed already and I made sure chat, I mean, uh." Tikki was stammering.

"What is it Tikki?" Marinette opened her eyes and looked at her Kwami.

"That night, Chat showed his identity." Tikki looked away. "I can't tell you now."

"I understand Tikki, if I couldn't take it last time then I obviously won't this time." She pulled her Kwami close. "Did he find out who I am? That's the thing that's bothering me."

"No I made sure of it when you fell I used all my energy to detransform yourself. Then I told Plagg to take a-his miraculous holder back home." Tikki smiled. "Your safe."

"How did you talk to plug?" Marinette asked and Tikki laughed.

"Plagg silly." She fell next to Marinette. "We are connected Plagg and I. We have been alongside each other longer than anything else on earth. We have learnt how to communicate with each other over the years." She sighed. "I miss him. He is like my brother. I hope someday when your ready you can see who Chat really is so I can see Plagg." Marinette kissed Tikki on her little spot on her head.

"Someday Tikki."

"Plagg why did ladybug react like that?" Adrien couldn't sleep. "She must know me in reality."

"You know you're answering your own questions." Plagg sat on Adrien's bed trying to sleep.

"Shut up Plagg." He fell backwards nearly hitting Plagg who jumped back. "Like you would understand."

"I have a sister you know." Plagg said with his eyes shut. "I love her as much as you love ladybug, except you love her not as a sister, as a lover, but I love my sister just as much."

Adrien opened his eyes to Plaggs comment. "Is that ladybugs Kwami?"

"Mmm," he still didn't move. "She is the closest thing to family that I have." Adrien thought about that.

"So she's not your real sister?"

"No we have just known each other for millions of years. Wherever there is a Chat Noir there is a ladybug." His little tail curled around himself, Adrien heard him purring which was an indication he was asleep, so he took this time to think to himself.

I just need ladybug to trust me then I will take her somewhere nice and we can show each other.

Chat was waiting at Ponte des Arts dressed in his tuxedo and his mask and ears. He had to do this, tonight was the night. He could feel the weight of the object in his pocket and smiled to himself. "Hi Kitty." Said a slightly nervous voice. He turned and saw ladybug dressed in a beautiful dress. It was red with black flowers at the waist and she wore a black bow around her neck. Her hair was pinned up into beautiful Raven curls and her mask was still the same but seemed to make her eyes seem more blue than he had ever noticed. He cleared his throat. "M'lady" he gestured to the table and chairs in the centre of the bridge. He pulled the seat out for her and she took his hand and sat.

"Ladybug, I hope that you have come to realise why I brought you here tonight." He looked her dead in the eyes.

"Because we trust each other Chat." She looked up at him hopefully.

"But you know I have feelings for you that I can't explain, feelings that build up inside of me and eventually bursting out into flames of stupidity. Ladybug you are the only reason I get up everyday. I know this is selfish and annoying of me but I hope that everyday someone gets akumatized just so I can save Paris with you." He looked back up and ladybug was standing close in front of him. "I love you ladybug."

It was after a second or two for Chat Noir to realise that ladybug, his ladybug was kissing him. The world seemed to slow down, he heard his heartbeat in his ears and probably hers too. She pulled away slowly. "Chat, I love you, I hope you know that, but I'm not sure I'm in love with you just yet. I have feelings for other people too so just give me some time."

"Ladybug, you told me you trusted me." He took her hand. "I need to show you something." His mask fell away and his hair fell back into its natural place.

He expected to see love and kindness in ladybugs face but instead he saw horror and darkness. She seemed to hate the idea of him disgusted even. She looked scared.

"Adrien!?"

Adrien bolted upright. He was covered In sweat and that voice was stuck in his head. Adrien!?

He couldn't get that voice out of his mind.

Does ladybug know me? Why did she react like that? I know that voice but, who is it?

Marinette woke up with a jolt, she had a terrible nightmare but, she couldn't remember her dream. She woke up several times last night but as soon as she opened her eyes the dream faded from her memory. She shrugged it off because this wasn't the first time this happened. She changed into her clothes and went down stairs, Tikki zipped into the pocket on the inside of her jacket. "Morning, mum. Morning dad." She yawned.

"Did you get any sleep last night Marinette?" Her mum placed a bowl of cereal in front of her.

"I tried to but I kept having this terrible dream that-uh-I can't remember? But I remember having the dream, just not what happened." She yawned again and put a spoonful of cereal in her mouth. "Anyway I promised Alya I would meet her outside of the school this morning, she has some plan for something?" She finished her breakfast and put her bag over her head. "Bye mum." She kissed her mum and hugged her dad. "Bye dad." And she was gone.

"Oh I hope she's alright," Sabine turned and walked into the kitchen. "I remember getting terrible nightmares and couldn't remember them as soon as I woke up." She put the milk back in the fridge. "Turns out my dreams were just memories that i lost when I got mild concussion."

Alya was sitting at the park bench on her phone and seemed to be buzzing with energy. "Hey girl! I have just done everything in my power for you so you better be thankful!" She didn't look away from her phone. "Well I'm still in the process of it."

"Who are you texting Alya?" Marinette snatched her phone and looked at the screen. "Adrien!?" She threw the phone back at Alya.

"Dude it's ok, we are friends, and remember, Nino is my boyfriend." She began typing again.

"So why are you texting Adrien?"

"I have hatched a plan, I even asked miss Bustier if we can have a switch around with seats throughout the class and I'm planning it. I am going to swap places with Adrien!" She finally looked at her and smiled, Marinette couldn't help but try to smile as well but she didn't mean it.

"Thanks Alya, your awesome!..." Alya didn't buy Her fake smile act.

"Girl what's up? Adrien didn't get a girlfriend did he?" She held her shoulders.

"No I just haven't been sleeping well since the whole concussion thing." She yawned again.

"Well maybe sitting next to your love of your life might make you feel better?" She gave Marinette a warm smile and Marinette returned it, meaning it this time.

Adrien was aloud to walk to school now that he turned 16, his father trusted him enough to do this. As he was walking he felt the buzz of his phone in his pocket as he got it out it buzzed once more. Alya's name popped up on the screen.

We are all changing seats this term

Your sitting in my old place

I'm sitting in yours

Please be nice to my girl she's been through lots lately.

He texted back quickly.

Sure thing:)

He put his phone back in his pocket and began walking towards the school again, when he heard a very familiar voice.

"Adrien!?"

He looked in every direction trying to look for someone in sight. Possibly finding his true love but all he saw was the school, the park and Alya comforting Marinette. He really liked Marinette, if ladybug didn't exist and Marinette wasn't so scared of hi he would ask her to be his girlfriend. If only they were the same person. He would often ask himself. He stopped suddenly.

"Raven hair? Check. Scared of the real me? Check. Pretty blue eyes? Check." He felt cold all over his body as he whispered to himself. "Mari.."

Marinette walked into class feeling terrible. Not only did she look it but she also had to sit next to Adrien looking like that. As she sat down a hand touched hers and she flinched it back.

"Oh sorry Marinette." Adrien sheepishly laughed. "How are you anyway?" He scratched the back of his head.

She rested her hand on the desk in front of them. "I'm better, thanks." She faked a smile. "Just a bit tired."

"Couldn't sleep either?" Marinette was shocked, Adrien looked like he had plenty of sleep. "Bad dreams."

"Yeah same," she told him as miss Bustier walked into the room "but when I woke up every time, I forgot my dreams."

Adrien studied her face which made her feel uncomfortable. "I remember mine. It was terrible." He looked away and cringed.

"Well it was just a dream right," Marinette placed her hand on his. "It won't hurt you, but if it does you will always have me to talk to." He looked back at Marinette and she smiled.

"Mari? Can I ask you something?" She nodded in response. "Are you- how do I put this- scared of me?" She was shocked by his question but relaxed soon after.

"Well your just kind of, intimidating?" A puzzled look crossed his face. "Well your father is my idol. I aspire to be as successful as him one day."

Adrien laughed at that and Marinette blushed. "He's a great designer and all but I think that he forgets me sometimes.." He looked away again but before he could say anything else, miss bustier spoke up.

"Good morning class. And welcome back Marinette I hope you're feeling better." Marinette flashed a fake smile. "Today we are doing something different for English. You will be put into partners and asking questions and learning all about them and the whole point of this is because you will be writing an essay about this person." The class groaned in unison.

"Marinette." Alya turned around but as she did Adrien put his hand on Marinette's shoulder.

"Sorry but we are already partners."

Adrien took Marinette to the park outside the school, since they were supposed to go somewhere they both like. They sat down on the grass under a tree and asked multiple questions, but after a few minutes an awkward silence broke between the both of them. Adrien was itching to ask a question.

"Marinette, I need to ask you a serious question now." He held her hand and she immediately blushed. "I completely trust you ok, you've answered all of my questions about you, but do you trust me?" They were still holding hands.

"Of course Adrien." She eventually said.

"Ok good because I need you to answer this question as honestly as you can. Can you manage that for me?" She nodded. "Mari, Marinette are you ladybug?"

She suddenly got flashes in her mind making her head hurt. Chat was talking to her.

My memories

She flashed back into reality. "Marinette are you ok?" Adrien was looking over her. But she couldn't answer, she blacked out.

Chat was talking to her but she couldn't hear what he was saying. He was taking his ring off. "No I don't want this now. I'm not ready! Tikki?" His mask was gone and his leather suit was gone. Adrien. She uncontrollably started walking backwards as he came closer but as soon as she knew it she was falling, falling fast.

She woke up with a jolt and sat up straight away, hitting her head on Adrien's in the process. "Ow!" She exclaimed.

"Mari are you ok?" He look concerned but also in pain while rubbing his forehead.

"It's you?" She stared straight at him. "You're." She caught her breath "You're Chat."

"And you're ladybug?" He stared back. "Mari, you don't hate me do you."

"No chat, I mean Adrien, I could never hate you." She looked away. "Wait this is gonna sound crazy, but, I have the biggest crush on you. And you have the biggest crush on ladybug." She gave a shy laugh. "But you don't like me as Marinette, and I don't know if I like you at Chat."

"Marinette, the only thing stopping me from asking you to be my girlfriend was my feelings for ladybug. Sometimes I would look at you and wish so much that you were ladybug." He reached for her hand and held it in his.

"Even when you set me up with Nino?" She laughed and he joined in.

"That was more than three years ago ok, don't make fun of me." He blushed as they both laughed. "Marinette?"

She looked into his eyes. "Yeah?"

"Will you be my girlfriend?" He saw her face slowly go a shade lighter.

She heard her heart beat in her ears and tried to slow it down but failed. "U-um Adrien, I don't think I'm ready yet," she looked away because she knew she was blushing. She felt a hand on her face forcing her to look back. "Just let me think about it alright?"

"Ok, but can I just do something first?" He cupped his hand on her face. "Close your eyes."

Her eyes shut heavily, she knew what was coming, her heart beat was so loud it sounded like wings beating in her ears. Before she knew it she was kissing him, it seemed like all the air inside of her was suddenly released. She could feel him smiling on her lips. After what seemed like a lifetime he broke away.

They caught eyes for a second and looked away and blushed. Adrien was the first to get up, he held out his hand and helped her up. They walked back to class hand in hand.

As the two came to the door of the classroom, Marinette hesitated. Adrien noticed and squeezed her hand. "What's wrong?"

"I don't want to make anything official or make people get the wrong idea." She hid her face with her hands.

"It's ok," Adrien took one of her hands. "We can go slow, you don't have to hold my hand, we can walk through that door as friends."

Marinette put her hands by her sides and walked through the door as Adrien followed her closely. She couldn't help but feel that everyone was watching her every move. As she sat down Adrien found her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze. She turned and looked at him. I'm right here. He mouthed and she nodded back.

"Tell me everything!" Alya was pacing in Marinette's room. "With details."

"We just went to the park and he ask questions, I asked questions, he answered, I answered, nothing else." Marinette forced a poker face.

"I know your lying." Alya laughed. "You always pull that face when you're lying."

"Ok! I give up! Adrien asked me out! Adrien kissed me! Adrien held my hand!" She put her hand over her mouth.

"OMG! No way! What did you say? Wait! Of course you said yes, he's the man of your dreams since you came here."

"Actually I didn't say yes.."

"What? Are you kidding me?"

"No he was just going too fast, I want him to love me for who I am not.." She hesitated for a moment. "For something else."

"Ok but if you guys want to go on a double date me and Nino are free almost every day." Marinette remembered the day Alya moved in with Nino, her mother was furious but her mother never really saw her anyway because she was always working so she got over it pretty quickly.

"I'll keep that in mind. But for now we are staying as friends for private reasons ok?" Marinette yawned.

"You get some sleep ok, I can tell miss Bustier that you won't be coming back." Alya began to walk down the stairs.

"Thanks Alya."