In Class 1-M's dormitory...

Class 1-A stayed at Class 1-M's dormitory a little while since it was still early. They had a lot of fun just talking and hanging out together. Midoriya was so excited to tell Zoe everything about U.A. Chloe and Marinette were so happy to see Zoe here in U.A. They all still couldn't believe that she came through the portal that Hatsume was working on.

"Wait, Mei got that thing working?" Marinette asked her.

"If that's the girl with the pink hair then yes," Zoe explained to them, "I didn't want to freak her out. She might've seen me, but she seemed more worried about her portal. She kept calling it her baby."

Midoriya and Marinette knew right away that that was definitely Hatsume. They were still surprised that Zoe managed to get over here.

"I'm just glad that you were able to come over!" Chloe said as she hugged her again.

"Yeah. I've been wondering about U.A. for a while now. It's a lot bigger than I expected!" Zoe exclaimed.

"U.A. is one of the top hero schools in the world. It's going to be pretty big either way," Sero said to them.

"I don't know what you're allowed to do here though since you're not officially a student here," Iida said to her, "You might have to stay here while we go to school. I don't think Mr. Aizawa would like you wandering around the school again."

Zoe laughed nervously as Class 1-M stared at her with shocked faces.

"Y-Yeah. Maybe I should stay on his good side," Zoe said to them.

"So, you really are staying here?" Marinette said with big eyes.

"Mr. Aizawa told me that I can stay here in your dormitory until you guys leave," Zoe explained to them, "I just need to figure out which room I'm staying in."

Midoriya noticed that Marinette looked upset about something. He felt like he should know why she was upset since it did feel somewhat familiar. Something about the way she looked at Zoe told him he knew what it was. Then he figured that it must've been around the time he switched Miraculous. Whatever it was, he could tell that it was bothering her.

"I can help you with that!" Chloe cried out with sparkles in her eyes, "You can even take one of the rooms next to mine!"

"Really? You'd be okay with me being right next door?" Zoe asked her with the same sparkling eyes.

"Of course! I need to tell you everything about this place! It's so much better than I thought it would ever be," Chloe said with a smile on her face.

Zoe smiled back and noticed someone sitting next to her. She remembered him from U.A., but she noticed that Chloe was pretty close to him. Once she settled down, Chloe placed her hand on his. Her eyes lit up and smiled at both of them with so much joy.

"Chloe! You have a boyfriend?!" Zoe exclaimed with delight, "This is amazing!"

Chloe and Bakugo instinctively separated from each other, clearly still not use to being public. Their faces were turning bright red, and Bakugo rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. He could barely look at Zoe at this moment, especially with Class 1-A and M all looking at them. Chloe didn't mind, but she was still trying to get use to it.

"Y-Yeah... I-I do... I don't know if you remember Ka-Katsuki..." Chloe said to her, "H-He's been helping me with hero training here and in Paris..."

"Yes! I remember now! I'm surprised that you two got together since you two didn't get along very well," Zoe said to her, "Have you two gone out on a date yet?"

Chloe and Bakugo didn't dare look at each other, knowing full well that they haven't done anything like that yet.

"We-Well... We haven't exactly gone out on a date yet," Chloe said to her, "Unless you count that one time in Paris when he came over to the hotel."

"Hotel?!" The half of class cried out in unison.

"Bakugo, when did you go to a hotel with Chloe?" Kaminari asked him, completely shocked.

"You sly dog," Mineta said with a sly smirk.

"She lives in her dad's hotel, you idiots!" Bakugo cried out with his face bright red, "I went over to eat at their damn restaurant!"

"I guess that counts, but you two should really have another date soon!" Zoe said to them.

Chloe and Bakugo shared a look that made them turn red again. Before anyone could say anything, AllMight walked into the dormitory holding a cup of coffee.

"Hey everyone! Wait, what are all of you doing here?" AllMight asked once he spotted Class 1-A.

Then he spotted someone amongst the crowd that he didn't recognize. She looked similar to Chloe, but could've also just been her friend or cousin.

"AllMight!" Midoriya cried out as he got up and grabbed his wrist, "Come meet our friend from Paris! She actually got here through the portal that Hatsume was testing out!"

AllMight's eyes widened in shock, clearly not expecting this to happen late in the day. Zoe stood up, looking a little nervous to meet another one of the teachers. After what happened with the staff of teachers, she wouldn't be surprised if they didn't trust her at this point.

"AllMight, this is Zoe Lee. She's Chloe's half sister! She use to have the Bee Miraculous before Chloe came back to the team!" Midoriya introduced, "Zoe, this is AllMight! He used to be the number one hero and the Symbol of Peace of our Japan!"

"Retired Symbol of Peace," AllMight corrected him and bowed to Zoe with respect, "It's a pleasure to meet a former hero from Paris. I didn't think I'd meet another one of Ladybug's teammates. It still blows my mind that all of you are just teenagers doing all of this."

Zoe couldn't help but laugh at that comment and bowed back.

"Yeah. I still can't believe that I was once a part of Ladybug's team," Zoe said back, "Luckily, Chloe is taking over for me. I think she deserves it after everything she's done for the team. I'm sure she's already done great here in Japan as well."

Chloe couldn't help but blush at all of her compliments.

"Yeah well, she's actually helping out a lot with Young Bakugo and Young Kirishima's hero training. I'd say she's come a long way for such a short amount of time," AllMight said to her, "Even Marinette and her teammates are able to keep up pretty well, but also go at their own pace. All things considered and what's been going on, I'm actually really impressed with everyone's progress so far."

Class 1-M was so surprised to hear this coming from him. He hadn't said anything about their progress, so to hear such great things about every one of them gave them so much confidence. Even the ones that didn't get to train with AllMight yet were pretty happy with their results.

"AllMight, do you have anything that can help Zoe move into a room easier? Mr. Aizawa is allowing her to stay here until Marinette and her team leave to go back to Paris," Midoriya asked him.

"Of course. We've got plenty of extra rooms, supplies and essentials that will help you settle down easier," AllMight explained to her, "You can stay for as long as you need to. I'm sure everyone here will help you with that. I've gotta get back to grading papers."

Midoriya smiled widely, but then realized how late it was. Mr. Aizawa wasn't going to let them stay for much longer. AllMight soon left with a fresh cup of coffee and let them take care of things.

"We'd like to stay and help, but Mr. Aizawa excepted us back at the dormitory before curfew," Iida explained to his classmates, "Everyone, we should head back before Mr. Aizawa notices how long we've been staying here."

Some of them groaned, but they knew to listen to him. Even some of the girls really wanted to help decorate. Class 1-A all headed out, but Midoriya noticed Bakugo stay behind to say goodnight to Chloe. He thought no one was watching them and Chloe kissed him on the lips. He couldn't help but smile at how sweet they looked together. It was almost shocking to see Bakugo being so gentle with someone else.

"Bakugo! Let's go!" Iida cried out as he waved his arms up and down outside of the dormitory, "Mr. Aizawa is going to be upset if we don't get there on time!"

"Shut up! I'm coming," Bakugo growled out as he made it out of the dormitory.

Once Class 1-A had left their dormitory, Marinette and Chloe directed Zoe over to the elevator. Even Kagami, Sabrina and Juleka went with them, leaving the guys to settle down in the common room. Adrien looked at Zoe and noticed that she was wearing a school bag around her shoulder. He wondered if she had something with her that might help him. He was going to say something, but with everything going on, he couldn't get himself to speak up.

He could feel his ring making him itchy and twitchy just like when Marinette tried to heal him.

As they headed over to Marinette and Chloe's rooms, Marinette couldn't help but think about how Alya was doing.

Part of her felt bad that she wished Alya had come over instead of Zoe. She cared about Zoe and thought of her as a teammate, but something about seeing Zoe made her wonder what it would've been like if Alya showed up instead of her. She really missed Alya, but she was also glad that she was holding her own back in Paris.

They soon got the extra room with a key that AllMight gave them and opened it. It looked like it was any regular dorm room but with no decorations and just a mattress on the bed. It even had its own restroom.

"Wow! This room is a lot bigger than I thought it would be," Zoe said to them as she entered it.

"I think there's some sheets, blankets and pillows in a closet nearby," Kagami said to them, "I'll go get it some for you."

"I could let you borrow some pajamas if you want," Marinette said to her, "Maybe you can even have some art supplies if you ever get bored."

"I can give you some things to put up on your wall. It looks like your room could use some posters and... color," Chloe said to her.

"I have some snacks if you want any," Juleka said to Zoe.

"Guys! Thank you so much, but I think I just want the stuff for my bed tonight. I'm too tired to decorate tonight," Zoe said as she yawned so much, making her eyes tear up, "Maybe we can do it after school tomorrow."

"We'd love to, but we kind of have a surprise plan for Izuku with Class 1-A," Marinette explained to her, "We are kind of planning on having a special dinner for him since things have been a bit tough for him lately."

"You can come if you want you. I'm sure Izuku would love to see you there," Chloe said to her with a smile on her face.

"Yeah, of course I would love to come!" Zoe exclaimed, "I can't wait!"

Marinette smiled, but wondered something about Alya and her parents. Once everyone got settled down and Kagami got her some things for her bed, Marinette was the last one to leave. Chloe noticed but didn't want to say anything. She looked like she needed to talk to her alone.

Marinette walked into her room, and Zoe was already done making her bed. She could tell that Zoe was already exhausted from running away from the teachers and hiding out until things were looking better. She felt bad that she out there for a few days without any help from her team.

"Zoe? Can we talk?" Marinette asked her.

Zoe looked at her and noticed that she looked a little serious about something. Whatever it was, she knew it was something that Marinette thought was important. Zoe sat down next to her and waited for Marinette to say something to her.

"When we left... Paris, what exactly did Alya explain to everyone? To my parents?" Marinette asked, a little worried that her secret was blown.

Zoe thought about it for a moment, making Marinette worry a little.

"W-Well, Alya decided to take the lead until you can home. You already knew that. She tried to explain things over the news to reporters that saw your fight. She told everyone in Paris that you and some of your team went to Japan to help out those foreign exchange students. As for your secret identities..."

Marinette's eyes widened, as she sat on the edge of Zoe's bed. She wouldn't be surprised if her parents knew at this point considering what's been going on. She waited for Zoe to continue, but still felt a little sick to her stomach.

"Alya was able to keep it quiet with the press and news reporters. However, our school knows about it. All of the teachers understand what you've been through and decided to keep quiet. As for your parents... they were really worried about you," Zoe explained.

Marinette looked upset that her parents were really worried about her, but she couldn't blame them. They had no idea that their daughter would just up and vanish like that. She looked down at the floor, knowing full well what Zoe was going to tell her.

"What did Alya tell them?" Marinette asked her.

"She told them the truth..." Zoe said to her.

Marinette couldn't believe this. Her parents knew about her being Ladybug. She kind of wished that she was the one to tell them, but appreciated Alya for letting them know if it was too much for her. A part of her was relieved, but a part of her really wanted to stop Chrysalis and HawkMoth even more now. She couldn't have them flying around Paris with this many people knowing who they were.

"So... They know about me being Ladybug. Does that mean they know who everyone else is. Like Cat Noir?" Marinette asked her.

"Alya told them what they needed to know, but not everything since they were mostly worried about you. She thought that they should at least know that you're okay," Zoe explained to her.

Marinette couldn't help but smile at how Alya was handling this. She was just glad that things were okay over there without Chrysalis and HawkMoth.

"Thanks Zoe. I really needed to hear that," Marinette said to her, "I just wish that I could reach out to her somehow..."

Then Marinette thought of something that made her smile. She couldn't help but get excited and hoped that it would work.

"Sorry Zoe! I've gotta take care of something! I hope you have a good night sleep! I'm so glad that you're here!" Marinette cried out as she ran out of the room.

Marinette ran into her room and immediately closed the door to get some privacy. Tikki flew out of her pocket, confused as to why she ran out of there so quickly.

"Marinette, what's wrong?" Tikki asked her.

"Nothing's wrong Tikki. I think I've figured out a way to reach out to Alya!" Marinette cried out.

Before Tikki could react, Marinette transformed into Ladybug. Then she grabbed a piece of paper and pen. She got a little nervous and paced her room wondering what to write down. Then she thought of something and soon wrote down everything that she wanted to let her know about.

Dear Alya,

Zoe is here. She came over successfully and is safe with us. She's settling down now in our dormitory at U.A.! Just to let you know what's going on, me along with our team are going to U.A. for a while. We're getting close to defeating Chrysalis and HawkMoth, but things are still a little complicated. Zoe told me everything that's been going on.

I am so proud of you for leading this team when I'm not around. You're doing a great job as a leader and as a friend.

I love you!

~Marinette xoxo

P.S. If you get this letter, please send one back. I want to make sure this works!

Ladybug got nervous as she folded up her letter. Her shaky hands grabbed her yo-yo and opened it up. A pink glow came out of it, and she looked at it hoping that this will work.

"Please Alya. Please get this letter," Ladybug said to herself.

Ladybug reached out and placed the letter into the yo-yo's pink glow.

And that was it. She let out a sigh as she sat down onto her bed.

All she could do now was wait for a reply.

Another amazing chapter!

I like this chapter quite a bit! This one is a fun one because I like what I came up with. Marinette might be able to communicate through her yo-yo and give Alya a letter! It's connected to the Miracle Box, so we'll see if it works! I love that it took this long to figure it out, but it's so nice to see Marinette finally get through to her! Very different from the first story where they couldn't get through to Japan.

Adrien's ring is bothering him... Hmm...

Zoe's finally settling down at U.A.!

More to come soon!