Ladybug and Chat Noir ran across the rooftops after purifying an Akuma, stopping for a moment just as both of their Miraculous beeped.

"You know, I don't call the shots, but if I did. I would've utilized me more." Chat Noir remarked as Ladybug glanced back at him. "After all, I am far more durable."

"What's it matter so long as the Akuma gets purified?"

"Well, the more you push yourself the more Tikki gets tired right? I'm just saying, you have yourself a super-powered partner, after all, I am the cunning, ultra-charming Cat Noir." He said, resting his staff over his shoulders.

"It takes more than just a cunning head to use my Miraculous." Ladybug remarked.

"And you think it's easier to use mine?"

Ladybug shrugged his shoulders. "Well, you seem to pretty carefree. You even have time to crack jokes."

Cat Noir scoffed. "You know why Master Fu gave you the Ladybug Miraculous instead of me?"

Ladybug stared at him for a moment uncertain of the point he was trying to get across. "Because it requires someone with a sense of responsibility?"

Cat Noir smiled at him cheekily. "No, because you don't have a sense of humor."

"I have a sense of humor." He argued, then crossing his arms he tried to come up with a come-back.

"Look, it's no big deal. You have so many other great qualities." I'm just in charge of the humor department." Chat Noir teased as both of their Miraculous started to beep. "Miss you already Bubagoo." He remarked jumped off of the roof.

"If I didn't have a sense of humor, why would I think that all your jokes are- ah..." The black-spotted hero was about to retort but then realized his partner was already gone. "I have a sense of humor." He grumbled under his breath just as he jumped into a nearby alley, just as he transformed back.

"I think you're getting better." Nino complimented as he looked through Adrien's photos on his phone as they walked towards their next class.

"You think?" Adrien asked. "I kinda just picked up the hobby after we took all those class photos."

They're really good." Nino then insisted as he handed Adrien his phone back. Adrien looked down at his phone, going through the shots of his friends. He thought they were pretty good. All of a sudden, Alya popped up as she ran towards them.

"Hey, Adrien, wanna help out me and Marin?" Alya asked. "Rose, Alix, and Mylène are helping out too."

"Sorry, Alya. My schedules packed." Adrien apologized. "After school I'm busy until bedtime, and then some."

"Right, but since Ms. Mendeleiev wasn't in today, so luckily you have an hour to fill in. Why not spend it be helping out your adorable friends?" She offered as Adrien exchanged a glance with Nino, the two smiling at each other as Adrien nodded.

"Alright, sounds like fun."

"Perfect, we're leaving right now." She said as Adrien noticed Marin talking to Juleka surrounded by all the girls in their class.

"We've got our creative consultant," Alya said as she walked up gesturing towards Adrien.

"Creative consultant?" Marin questioned glanced at Adrien.

"Of course, we have a model as a best friend, why not utilize his talents?" She said gesturing towards him as Adrien smiled confidently.

"Well alright," Marin said looking uncertain about he was getting swept along into.

Marin opened up, his jewelry box, feeling a little uncomfortable with so many people in his room as he watched Adrien and Alya set up the shot.

"These look amazing." Rose complimented, taking out a pink-tinted pearled necklace.

"Thanks, it's just a hobby though." He said modestly, recalling the number of friendless hours he spent doing DIY projects for fun. At least now they were paying off…

He thought to himself.

"I didn't know you made jewelry," Adrien said walking up as Rose walked over to Juleka, noticing her friend's rising anxiety.

Marin only chuckled nervously, stepping aside as Adrien looked through the box. But his eyes lingered towards his friend's hand, eyeing what looked to be a marble ring.

"This one'll be perfect." He said as he noticing Marin glancing down at his hand. "Something wrong?" He asked, then grew panicked as Marin took his hand, abruptly.

"I've never noticed you wear a ring." He said as Adrien started growing uncomfortable at his friend looking directly at his Miraculous.

"I think I've seen it somewhere before…" Marin said, seemingly trying to recall as Adrien pulled his hand away.

"Um, it is a pretty common design!" Adrien insisted as he laughed aloud, immediately escaping the situation as he walked over to Juleka.

Marin tried to recall where he saw the shape before, but couldn't remember, distressing as he closed the box. However, he saw Juleka had frozen in place, looking distressed as all eyes were on her.

"Come on, we need to hurry up." Alya reminded as Marin nodded, walking past her.

"Hey, guys let's give her a little room," Marin recommended as his friends took the hint. He placed his hand on Juleka's shoulder, look down at her in concern. "You don't have to do this if you don't want to." He said, but it looked like she wasn't calming down.

"Okay, new plan." Alya said, getting more panicked at the clock running out of time. "We do a male photoshoot." She recommended, grasping Adrien's arm.

"Alya," Marin sighed. "I'm pretty sure I don't need a model. What's wrong with just taking the photos of the jewelry itself?"

"People want to see what the product looks like, and how it is to scale. So you're going to need someone to model what you have." Alya reasoned. "And it just so happens that we're in the proximity of the most well-known model in Paris. So we have a scale and some publicity just by having him he part of this."

"Well…" Marin said, uncertain as he glanced back towards Juleka for a moment as he saw Rose holding her hand, trying to comfort her. They didn't have a lot of time, and this was probably the only chance they were ever going to have.

"Alright." He sighed but looked up to see Mylene and Alix were already pushing him behind the folding screen. He turned back towards Juleka for a moment, "It's okay Juleka, we can take the female model photo's later." He said trying to reassure her, but she didn't seem to listen as she hung her head.

He sincerely hoped that he wasn't going to regret this choice.

Exiting the car and walking out, Trocadéro, upon the overlook of the Eiffel tower. Adrien looked over the new clothes he was wearing, feeling extremely comfortable in the fabric.

"Here." Marin said, holding out the jewelry all placed within the beret.

Adrien glanced down at the rings.

"Something wrong?" Marin asked as Adrien then shook his head. "Oh, no, I just have to put some stuff in my bag. He smiled as he took the hat from Marin's hands, then as his friend was out of sight, he took a deep breath, trying to ease his nerves as he placed his messenger bag down for a moment. He placed the hat and most of the jewelry on but hesitated in removing his Miraculous.

"What are you doing?" Plagg asked, poking his head out.

"Marin already noticed my Miraculous." Adrien said taking his ring off, replacing it with the one his friend made. "If he recognizes that it's the same one Chat Noir has, we're both going to be in trouble." He said placing it in the bag next to his Kwami. "It'll just be for a half-hour, don't worry Plagg." Adrien reassured as he then placed the bag within the trunk.

"Hey, model boy, we kinda need you!" Alix beckoned just as Adrien placed his bag in the trunk.

"Coming!" He called out running towards his friends.

Marin was stuck in deep in thought, not even enjoying all the amazing pictures that Alya was taking of Adrien. But only pulled out as Rose then tapped his shoulder, flinching back as he noticed how close she was.

"Don't worry about her Marin, Juleka is strong!" She said with a smile Marin looked down towards her.

"Yeah... but maybe we shouldn't have left her behind." He said, but all of a sudden, the ground shook as all of them were looked up towards a giant familiar robot that had landed nearby.

"Having fun without me my friends?!" The robot said, shooting down a laser towards them. Marin immediately pushed Rose out of the way, but Alya, Alix, and Mylene were caught in the blast, looking like Reflekta. Marin gasped at the robot again, realizing the odds were against him, there was no way he could outrun this monster, not with witnesses around.

He couldn't spot Adrien, believing that he must have escaped, so he grabbed Rose's hand, finding a hiding place as he tried to catch his breath.

"What is that?!" Rose said in a panic, behind her, Marin took off his Miraculous, placing them in his bag.

"It's Juleka." He said, sensing the presence of an Akuma from the head of the robot. "Come on, we have to hide." He said, but then saw that Refekta had her eyes on him.

"Marin!" The villain cried out angrily, probably mad at him. Just as the robot was about to blast him again, Rose pushed him out of the way, getting hit with the blast, but also making him drop his messenger bag, out of reach of Tikki as Reflekta's blast kept from reaching his Miraculous.

"This could be a problem." He said to himself as he ran father from his Miraculous, trying to evade the robot's footsteps.

Just as Adrien was about to reach the place the car was parked, the placed where his Miraculous was, he saw that it was out of sight. Probably knocked away when the villain landed, so he had no idea where it was or even where to start looking. But then he heard a voice behind him, one that was familiar as he glanced up to see a red Kwami flying around.

"Ladybug?! Ladybug!" Tikki called down, but then recoiled as she then spotted him. "Chat Noir!" She said as he was surprised Ladybug's Kwami had recognized him.

"You know who I am?" Adrien questioned.

"Of course! Plagg can't keep a secret." She remarked as the ground shook again.

"Where's Ladybug?" He asked, glancing at the earring in her hand as they both hid behind a pillar.

"He took off his earrings to avoid getting hit, but now I can't find him anywhere!" She said worriedly. "You're going to need to put these on stop the Akuma!" She said placing the earrings in his hands.

"I can't just take this." He said, but then they turned as they saw the robot landing nearby, looking.

"There you are!" She cried out as they both saw Marin hiding behind a car, wheezing as he wasn't used to running.

"Desperate times call for desperate measures." He said taking Tikki's Miraculous. The Ladybug earrings turned white in his hand as he then placed them on his ears.

"Alright. Tikki, spots on!"

"Marin!" Reflekdoll called out searching, as he hid behind a car. He tried to catch his breath, but his sides hurt running so much. Making him temporarily immobile, but then a familiar black Kwami caught his attention as he hovered nearby.

"Plag-" He was about to call out, but then was exposed as Reflekdoll picked up the car, about to blast him. Just then he was saved at the last moment. Next thing he knew he was in the arms of a new hero, one whose features he recognized as they jumped onto the roof.

"Stay safe now." He said, about to turn and face the giant robot until Marin grabbed his hand for a moment, stunned.

"Chat Noir?" He asked as he saw his partner suddenly grow nervous.

"Um, huge fan, but actually." He said thinking for a moment, "I'm Mister Bug. It's an easy mistake!" He said, not waiting for a response as he then jumped off the roof.

Marin stood there for a few moments before grasping the hair on his head. "He stole my Kwami ?!" Marin asked himself, flabbergasted as the audacity. But then his attention was caught as Plagg hovered nearby, holding his Miraculous. "Plagg, what is going on?!"

"There's no time, put this on!" He demanded as he placed his ring on Marin's hand. The contact made the Miraculous turn into a simple band that was a more pink tinted shade of rose gold. The sensation made his stomach turn. "I can't just use this, Master Fu-"

"JUST TRANSFORM!" He demanded as Marin was stunned for a moment. He nodded his head, putting on the ring as he took a deep breath.

"Plagg, claws on!"

Mister Bug, evaded one of the blasts, using his heightened agility. But fell short as he realized he didn't have the same strength as he did as Chat Noir, unable to scale a wall just as he was in Reflecta's sights. However, he was saved as someone stood before him, using their staff to deflect the blast.

Looking up, he saw his partner, wielding the Cat Miraculous, now in all black with traces of neon green along with his suit. Unlike his suit, however, his partner's had a hood, along with some traces of red, making his mask look like that of an acrobat's.

"That's a good look for you." Mister Bug remarked as his partner grabbed his waist, using his staff to lift them both a pillar. Mister Bug remarked as his gaze lingered on his partner's new appearance, noticing how his transformations were more stylish than his own. "So who's this new hero that's stolen my affections?" Mister Bug asked flirtatiously, but then had a claw pointed towards his face.

"You stole my Kwami!" His partner said, pointing an accusatory finger towards him, distracted from the villain as somehow this was his new priority.

"It was an emergency!" Mister Bug insisted. "And besides, do you want to change back now? In the middle of all this?!" He asked, pushing his partner out of the way as Reflekdoll tried to blast them again. Mister Bug landed atop his partner, both of them snapping to attention as they were lined up in the villain's range. "You still wanna argue about this now?" He asked cheekily before his partner wrapped his arms around his waist, making them tumble out of the way as they avoided the attack once more, landing on their feet as they both took out their weapons.

"It's nothing." His partner said as he turned his attention down towards the villain. "We need to take out that robot first before we can get to Reflekta." He remarked, looking down his hand that held his Miraculous.

"Don't at least I get to know your name first, wildcat?" Mister Bug asked playfully as he tried spinning his yo-yo, but it was much harder than Ladybug made it look as he hit his face almost immediately. Luckily, his partner blocked the attack again using his staff.

"Priorities!"

"Right, right." Mister Bug nodded, throwing up his yo-yo. "Lucky Charm!" He said, and a mirror fell into his hands. A smile broke out as he looked down at what he received. "Just exactly what I wanted." He said he saw his partner's dumbfounded expression, slapping his forehead.

"What's not what I meant!" He grumbled as he used his staff to quickly lift them over Reflekdoll's head and towards the Eiffel Tower, gaining them some time. "How do you plan on using a mirror against that thing?" He asked as Mister Bug smiled smugly.

"Allow me to demonstrate wildcat." He remarked, looking down at Reflekdoll climbing up the tower. He held out the mirror, blasting back one of the lasers that were shot out of the eyes. But it did almost nothing as the robot was stunned for less than a second before it started climbing again.

"...hm." Mister Bug hummed to himself as his partner pulled him back, glaring at him.

"Lucky Charm's aren't always straight forward. You have to think about it, the enemy, and the surrounding area."

Mister Bug stared at him for a moment. "But you always figure it out in a few seconds." He pointed out as he saw his partner's face redden slightly, rubbing the back of his head nervously.

"If you can't think of anything, we probably don't have enough information. He said, grabbing Mister Bug's yo-yo who was distracted, noticing that unlike with his transformation as Chat Noir; his partner had small fangs like a cat's teeth, which were pretty cute.

"Hey!"

"Oh shush." His partner said, using its zoom feature, his eyes widening in surprise as he then slapped his forehead.

"What?" Mister Bug asked as he took his yo-yo back, looking down and seeing Reflekta inside the robot. "Look's like Reflecta's got herself a Reflekdoll." He said, then lifted his head in remembrance as he stared at his partner who was hiding his face in his hands. "I thought your thing was, you know, sensing Akuma's an all that?!" He said sarcastically as he saw his partner's ears flatten, placing his hood over his head, pouting at him in annoyance as then the tower shook.

"We have to find the Akuma, as well as an Amok." His partner said, looking down towards the hand that held his Miraculous, deep in thought as he took a few steps back.

"Hei Mao."

"Huh?" Mister Bug turned his head towards his partner who had a playful expression sparked in his eye.

"My name, it's Hei Mao." He remarked, leaning down into a runner's stance as he held up his hand. "Cataclysm!" He said loud jumping down towards the Reflekdoll, landing a square hit on the robot and then using his staff to knock down the robot towards the ground, using his momentum as the landed on the fallen robot.

As he looked into the open eyes, down at Reflecta, the eyes closed as he was knocked off, hitting the tower as the Reflekdoll suddenly spiraled out of control. But as he was stunned for a moment Mister Bug grabbed him in his arms, hiding behind a pillar as he looked down at his partner, now noticing his former blue eyes were green due to the Cat Miraculous.

"How are you so light?" Mister Bug asked as he placed Hei Mao on the ground, even without his heightened strength his partner didn't seem to weigh a lot despite his height. He received a glare for a moment before the ground shook under them. Both of them looked towards the rampaging robot.

"Does your Cataclysm usually do that?" Hei Mao asked, his ears flattening.

"I don't know, I've never Cataclysmed an Amok before." Mister Bug said as the then heard his Miraculous beep.

"Both the Akuma and the Amok have to be inside the head." Hei Mao reasoned as he glanced at Mister Bug's Lucky Charm, then took out his staff, but was stopped as Mister Bug grabbed his wrist.

"Hey! What are you doing?!" He asked.

"I'm supporting you." Hei Mao answered. " I'll buy you some time. You figure out how to use that mirror."

"How am I suppose to do that?" Mister Bug asked, now growing panicked with his newfound responsibility.

"It doesn't have to be used as a mirror, think outside of the box." Hei Mao advised as he then dashed towards the rampaging robot.

Mister Bug looked held hit Mirror in his hands, looking around for anything to help take down the Robot. But then got an idea as he saw Hei Mao knockdown Reflekdoll, seeing what looked to be a piggy bank lock on the top of its head.

He grinned to himself as he threw his yo-yo towards one of its horns, landing atop its head just as it stood back up.

"What are you doing?!" Hei Mao called out as he shielded himself from the blasts.

"Using my head!" Mister Bug called back as he unlocked the opening on Reflekdoll's head.

"More like you're using her head." Hei Mao remarked as he followed in suit, the two of them landing in the head as the robot still rampaged.

Reflekta glared at both of them angrily despite their predicament. "What ugly outfits, you both would look much nicer in PINK!" She said about to blast them, but Mister Bug quickly destroyed her bracelet using his yo-yo, releasing the Akuma.

"No more trouble from you little Akuma. Time to purify!" Mister Bug said as he swung his yo-yo towards the possessed Akuma, capturing it in one motion. Then opening it once more, watching the newly purified Akuma fly away. "Hello, my little butterfly." He said, as Hei Mao punched the steering wheel, breaking it as a familiar-looking feather was released.

"Well this is a first." Mister Bug said as he looked at the blue feather floating by. "What do I d-" He was about to ask before he sneezed. All of a sudden, all of them were in freefall as Reflekdoll disappeared. Hei Mao caught Juleka while Mister Bug captured the feather, both of them landing on the ground as the robot disappeared.

As Hei Mao placed Juleka on the ground, Mister Bug released the feather.

"Bye-bye little feather." He said as the newly purified feather drifted away, then threw up his lucky charm. "Miraculous Ladybug!" He said, and everything turned back to normal.

"Well, that was eventful." Mister Bug said as both his and Hei Mao's Miraculous beeped. They exchanged a glance of panic as Mister Bug suddenly yelled out towards Juleka while they started running. "You seem like a nice girl, I'm sure your friends would listen if something bothered you!" He remarked as Hei Mao grabbed his arm quickening their pace as they jumped atop the roofs.

Mister Bug caught his breath for a moment as he noticed Hei Mao looking at him curiously.

"See something you like?" Mister Bug joked, but then saw his partner's face redden lightly before turning his head away. "...hm?"

"Nothing." he quickly said as his ears flattened.

"Really?" Mister Bug inquired as he placed his hands on his hips with a smug smile on his face. "Maybe we should do this more often, I like seeing you emote more."

"I-" Hei Mao was speechless for a moment, crossing his arms defensively. "I'm just a little pissed off. Why does your costume look more normal when I'm running around the city looking like a clown."

Mister Bug stared at him for a moment as his entire face lit up with glee, covering up his mouth as he tried to silence his giggles.

"What?" Hei Mao asked as his ears perked up for a moment.

"Do you not know that our appearances are based on what we want to look like?" He asked, wishing he had a camera as he saw Hei Mao's face turn a scarlet red, his ears flattening as Mister Bug couldn't hold back his laughter anymore.

"Shut up!" Hei Mao demanded, but it held no weight as his belt tail wrapped around his leg in embarrassment, pulling his hood over his face as he turned his back to his partner. "But I have to admit." Hei Mao said as Mister Bug wiped away from tears, noticing his partner's more sincere tone.

"It was kinda fun, being as strong as you." He said flexing his claws, for once understanding why Chat Noir could have as much boundless confidence as he did. With the power of destruction at his fingertips, it was...empowering.

"Isn't it?" Mister Bug said, then rubbing the back of his head, "I have to say though, I don't think I've given you enough credit." he admitted as he saw Hei Mao's ears perk up as he turned his head towards him. "You're not as strong, or as fast, so you have to make up for it with your own will. It's amazing how you've done this for so long, I think anyone else would've given up a long time ago." He said, but noticed Hei Mao's ear's flatten again. Though he wasn't sure as to why he saw Hei Mao's face turn sullen for a moment before their Miraculous beeped for a final time, both of them exchanged a panicked expression.

"Later then, bugaboo!" Hei Mao said quickly as he jumped down into an alleyway while Mister Bug lingered for a moment, smiling to himself as he dropped down into the other side of the alleyway.

"Likewise, wildcat."

As Marin transformed he sighed heavily as Plagg fell into his hands.

"Camembert…" He moaned as Marin looked down in worry at the kwami.

"Sorry little kitty, I don't have my snacks with me." He apologized, but the Kwami was too tired to even respond. Marin placed him in his jacket pocket along with his Miraculous, looking around to make sure the coast was clear before he ran back towards where he dropped his bag.

Tikki whimpered as Adrien looked down at the red Kwami sadly, feeling guilty as the poor thing was hungry.

"I'm sorry Tikki, can you wait a little while until I can find some snacks?" He asked, only receiving a drowsy nod as she quickly fell asleep.

Adrien patted down his pockets, looking for a place where he could place the Kwami. He sighed heavily as he removed the earring, watching Tikki disappear as he placed the Miraculous in his pocket, putting on Marin's earrings to keep up appearances. He then ran out onto the streets, fully intending to run to where his bag should have been, after all the Miraculous Ladybug spell should have placed it back to where it was before.

Adrien sighed in relief as he saw his bag was in the trunk of the car, quickly taking it out, but then his stomach sank as he saw that the cheese was no longer in there. He sighed heavily, thinking that Plagg must have gotten hungry when he was in there earlier, but then got an idea as he saw Marin walked to Juleka.

He walked over towards both of his friends talking in an apologetic tone, his expression softening as the two then laughed over something, burying any tension between them. All of a sudden, he felt a hand on his shoulder as he looked up towards his bodyguard. With one glance, he knew that he was out of time, but even so.

"Please can I stay for a few more minutes?" He asked, widening his eyes to make himself look more innocent.

At first, his bodyguard wasn't buying it, then the rest of his friends joined in as they pleaded alongside him. Finally, his guard gave in as Adrien couldn't help but smile victoriously.

All of them spent the next few minutes quickly taking photos together, ending up with Marin shooting one with all of them together as Adrien saw his friend smile warmly at them. When it was time to leave, Adrien walked up to Marin as his bodyguard followed them. "Walk with me?" He asked as Marin nodded, handing Alya's phone back. "Sorry this shoot didn't go as expected," Adrien apologized as he started to remove the jewelry. "I can return your clothes tomorrow."

"No need to apologize, I'm just grateful you even agreed to this." Marin said as he took back his jewelry, glancing down at Adrien's hand.

"What happened to your ring?" Marin asked as he took his jewelry back.

"Oh, it's in my bag." Adrien said but then noticed.

"Hey, what happened to your earrings?" He asked, seeing that his friend wasn't wearing his usual black studs.

Marin immediately touched his ears, his face turning red with embarrassment. "They must have fallen off before, it's alright, I have spares." He said as his face burned red for a moment, looking anxious as he averted his gaze.

They stood they awkwardly for a moment until Adrien's bodyguard honked at them causing the two to snap to attention.

"I'll see you later?" Adrien asked just as he was about to step into the

"Yeah, I'll text you." Marin said as they both chuckled nervously. As he watched Adrien's being driven away, he groaned in frustration hiding his face in his hands as he could feel his ears turned red. Sighing away all of his anxiety he turned to see his friends standing behind him, all of them smiling as he felt a little intimidated by the attention.

"What?" He asked, gripping the strap of his messenger bag as Alya especially smiled smugly.

"So, you're gonna text him huh?" She asked in a tone that Marin didn't care for, his face still red as he looked back at his best friend.

"Yeah?"

"How're ya gonna get his number?" Alix clarified as Marin stared at her for a moment, a wave of embarrassment washing over him as he hid face in shame. Crouching down and hiding his face in his hands once more as he accepted his friend's hugs.

Marin planted his face in his pillow as night came around, having already changed into his pajamas. Behind him, he could hear Plagg scarfing down on Camembert bread nourishingly. This day felt especially heavy as he had a heavy feeling in his heart. He pulled his hood over his head as he reached for his phone, glancing at a photo of Adrien that Alya had sent him. He furrowed his brow as he stared at Adrien's eyes, his green eyes, the same shade of green as…

But he was pulled from his thoughts as he then felt the small black Kwami nuzzling his cheek. A smile drew across his face as Plagg rested in his hands, looking up at him with a satisfied smile.

"Time to go?" He asked as the Kwami of destruction nodded.

"Maybe we should switch partners, I can assure you that I'd appreciate living in a bakery more than my sugarcube." He remarked as Marin laugh, handing back his ring.

"Somehow I doubt that little kitty. I already look like a clown when I transform, But you're free to visit anything." He offered as the Kwami hovered nearby.

"I think my partner already takes advantage of you enough," Plagg said dryly, as Marin chuckled.

"You both are welcome anytime."

"Yeah, yeah." Plagg said about to fly away, but hung back for a moment, quickly nuzzling Marin's cheek again as he purred affectionately. "Don't tell anyone about his." He added, flying away quickly as Marin smiled at the Kwami.

Adrien could help but smile as he saw Tikki eating the ice cream he placed before her. The cute Kwami ate quietly but was enjoying her meal as she licked her lips. It appeared that every Kwami had an endless stomach as she had gone through already three scoops.

"Thank you, Adrien," Tikki said as she finished her final scoop, bowing her head gratefully as Adrien petted her head.

"You're welcome," Adrien said as both of them heard someone else enter. Looking up to see Plagg flying in through the window, the cat Kwami immediately hugging him as Adrien returned the gesture.

"Miss me?" Plagg asked as he handed back the ring.

"Of course I did." Adrien responded as he placed his Miraculous back on, the black ring turning back to white as he looked down at it for a moment, recalling how Marin had pointed it out earlier but shook away those thoughts as he handed Tikki back her earrings. The white earrings reverted back to their normal Ladybug form as soon as they touched the Kwami's hands.

"Say hi to Ladybug for me." Adrien requested as Tikki nodded.

"Stop by anytime sugarcube." Plagg added, making Tikki shoot a glare at him in annoyance.

"We can't ever be away from our partner's Plagg." Tikki scolded as Plagg shrugged his shoulders.

"Easy for you to say," Plagg remarked, "Your partner-"

"Plagg!" Tikki snapped.

"I was just gonna say, spoils you like heck." Plagg snapped back, crossing his arms. "No wonder you're so condescending." He joked, looking at her with an impish grin as Adrien couldn't help but chuckle.

"Plagg, don't tease her."

"But it's so easssyyyyyy." Plagg remarked as Tikki sighed, nodding her head at Adrien as she flew out into the night.

Adrien turned towards Plagg as Tikki soon disappeared, "Well, I hope you had fun today."

"I did actually, Ladybug is quite the host." Plagg remarked as he rubbed his belly.

Marin rubbed his Miraculous, sitting up in bed as Tikki slept next to him on the pillow tonight rather in her yarn basket. Marin was sketching in his book, using a reading lamp to help him see, not wanting to wake up his Kwami. But he then frowned as he reached for a green color pencil as he shaded in the green of Chat Noir's eyes. He recalled what Mister Bug had asked him earlier if he saw something he liked.

He did, he thought he saw the same soft shade of green that he always noticed about Adrien's eyes.

His thoughts couldn't help but linger as he felt a familiar sensation, the same one that lingered when he thought Gabriel was Hawkmoth. He brushed his doodle for a moment, closing his eyes for a moment as he pushed those thoughts aside. He couldn't think about that, he couldn't let his emotions cloud his judgment. Love was impractical, loving someone like Adrien was ridiculous, wanting to be closer to Chat Noir was- should be the last thing on his mind.

"No...couldn't be." Marin murmured to himself as his face started to burn at the mere thought of his partner and the person he cared immensely for, closing his sketchbook and turning in for the night.

Notes:

-Hei Mao Concept art /c/miraculous/page/blog/miraculously-ladybug-chapter-update-im-a-reflekdoll-in-a-reflekdoll-world/KQYo_qnHMuBxQdlka1pzvwXanLBwazZ6PW

- Plagg: So what's the first thing you notice when Mister Bug approaches you?

Marin: The audacity

-If there are any parallels between Marin and Gabriel, it's intentional

-I wonder where exactly I will take this Marin noticing more similarities about Chat Noir and Adrien plot :3c

- MariChat is coming up ya'll, I hope i don't insert some angst in the chapter.

-Hei Mao literally just translates to Black cat, it's a small reference to Marin's Chinese background

-( I'll probably do more doddles of Hei Mao, his design is favorite of mine. His design is more based on an acrobat or a performer's)