Since it has been so long since I've posted, I decided to give you another chapter this week. Enjoy!

"Marc! What happened?"

Reverser turned face Marinette. "I'm not Marc anymore. I am Reverser! And you, Marinette!" The villain pointed to her. "You are the one responsible for all of this!" He grabbed a paper airplane from the underside of his glider. "You think you're the super helpful girl who's loved by everyone? Well, from now on, they'll hate you! REVERSION!" Reverser threw the paper airplane at Marinette; it hit Mr. Ramier instead, who was sitting nearby on a bench surround by his birds.

"Ouch!" The man rubbed the spot on his chest where the airplane had made contact. "Oh! What's happing to you, my little pigeons?" All of the birds began to turn on him and fly away. "Where are you going? Wait! Come back! Please!" Mr. Ramier chased after his beloved pigeons as Reverser laughed.

"You're just the start, bird-man! I will invert all of Paris! Including Nathaniel and Marinette. Speaking of…" The villain looked around. In all of the commotion with the birds, Marinette had managed to sneak away. Reverser snarled.

"MARINETTE!" He flew away, searching for his next victim.

The girl Reverser was so desperately searching for found sanctuary behind one of the thicker trees within the park. She ran a weary hand down her face.

"Oh, Tikki! Where did this go wrong? We'd better find out. SPOTS ON!"

xXx

Adrien leaned his head back against the seat of his father's car. It had been a rough fencing practice; Mr. D'Argencourt had run him and Kagami through an advanced set of drills. The boy massaged his sore neck as he listened to the newscast on the seat back in front of him.

"In other news, Ladybug has been spotted flying behind the contraption of what appears to be a new supervillain! No sign yet of Chat Noir…"

Just then, Adrien heard a familiar yelp. Peering out the window gave him the perfect view of his spotted girlfriend being dragged behind a black and white glider through the stopped traffic. Their eyes met for the briefest of moments before she was whisked away.

"Really, LB?" Adrien muttered. "Hey," He leapt out of the car, making excuses to his bodyguard. "I just realized that I left my fencing gloves back at the school. Since the traffic is so bad, I'll catch up to you later." The boy dashed away to a secluded spot to transform.

xXx

"How much butter do we need Chloe?" Sabrina held the refrigerator door open.

Chloe consulted a card. "The recipe Marinette gave me calls for a total of 12 ounces of unsalted butter. Do we have that?" Sabrina triumphantly held aloft the needed ingredient.

"This was a great idea, Chloe! Homemade croissants! I've never tried baking them from scratch. Is that Marinette's family recipe?" Chloe shook her head as she gathered the rest of the ingredients.

"No. It's an easy one she found for me online. There's no wayshe could give me a recipe passed down for generations." She leaned on the island. "From what she's told me, he's very traditional. If that recipe every left family hands, he would blow a gasket!"

The girls laughed as the speaker box on the wall squawked, indicating that the lobby was calling up to the penthouse. Still chuckling, Chloe pressed the button to answer.

"Who is it?"

"There's a boy here for you, Ms. Bourgeois. Says his name is Nathaniel?"

The girl blushed as she felt her friend hovering over her shoulder. "Well, he's clear to come up."

"That's the thing- he was asking if you are free to join him at the Louvre. Right now."

"YES! She'll be right down!" Sabrina mashed the speaker button, pushing past a protesting Chloe. "Come on! We need to get you changed for your date!"

"This is not a date!" Chloe huffed. She looked down at her outfit. "What's wrong with what I'm wearing?" Sabrina shoved a bundle of cloth into her arms.

"It doesn't really scream, 'first date'."

"That's because it'snota date!" Chloe protested as Sabrina shuffled her through her bedroom into the luxurious bathroom. "I don't know why he didn't just come up if he wanted to hang out." Her voice was muffled through the door.

"Because he wants to be alonewith you!" Sabrina leaned against the closed door. "You two have been spending a lot of time together recently… How serious is this getting?"

"Oh, shut up!" Sabrina giggled at her friend. "What about our croissants?" Chloe opened the door, revealing Sabrina's chosen outfit: a baggy yellow sweater with a double black stripe across the front paired with a short black flared skirt and black ankle boots.

Sabrina waved her hand. "I'll finish them up so they're ready when you get back. I want to hear all about it!" She plopped Chloe's purse into her hand, unaware of the tiny creature flying into it. "Now get going!"

xXx

"Wow, Chloe. You look… great." Nathaniel was at a loss for words as Chloe emerged from the hotel's entrance. The blonde shyly tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

"Yeah, thanks. So…" She twiddled her thumbs. "You wanted to go to the Louvre?"

Nathaniel kicked a loose piece of gravel along the sidewalk. "Yeah. I had a rough day today; I like to go there because it calms me and I like to talk things over with…" He trailed off. Chloe stepped away, a sinking feeling in her stomach.

"With who, Nath?"

He peered up at her from behind his mop of hair. "Alix usually goes with me. She's going to meet us there."

Something shattered inside of the girl. "Oh… yeah. I'm sure you too will have fun, since you both know so much about art…" She turned her back to him to return to her familiar and safe penthouse. Chloe didn't want to give Nathaniel the satisfaction of seeing her cry. How could she have gotten her hopes up?

"Wait!" The boy grabbed her arm, turning her back towards him. "I want you there too!" Nathaniel's face flushed. "I-I mean… Alix is a good friend, but that's all she is. For the longest time, she's the only one who could understand the way art makes me feel, how it helps me overcome my anxiety and shyness. I can share just about anything with her."

His gaze wandered as his hand traveled down her arm to grasp her hand. "But… these past few weeks, they've shown me that… maybe I want to start sharing things with you too."

Chloe's eyes snapped up, several tears escaping down her cheeks. Nathaniel wiped them away.

"Are you okay," He gestured between them. "Seeing where this goes?"

Feeling her heart about to burst from her chest, Chloe felt herself nodding. "Yes. I'd like that."