The Miraculous Adventures of Marinette and Adrien

6

The next day, I woke up feeling refreshed.
What? That couldn't right! I was up at 3, talking to Chat Noir!
Well, I guess that's how sleep works.
Anyways, I got dressed, and prayed that no one had broken their arm in my school.
I grab my backpack, and start walking to school.
I get there, and Alya is waiting for me.
"Hey! Did you hear what happened?" She says, genuine concern tinted her voice.
"With what?" I ask, nonchalantly.
"Ladybug and Chat Noir! Something happened, and Chat Noir got hurt. At least, that's what my sources tell me."
She pulls her glasses down to the bridge of her nose, and winks at me.
"...So?" I ask, raising my eyebrow.
"Well, I really want to find out who Ladybug is, but finding out who Chat Noir is too would be like a bonus!"
She beams at me, but my eyes widen.
My eyebrows furrow.
"Don't you think that they have a right to privacy? Like, what if you were Ladybug, and you just wanted to save people, but you didn't want any of the popularity, and that's why you haven't told anyone who you really are? It's like, your civilian life is to get away from all the famous stuff, and your super hero identity was to become a new person, not afraid to show who you really want to be?"
Alya looks at me.
Then starts to laugh.
"Wait... You think I'm Ladybug!?"
My nostrils flare in anger.
"No, I was just..." I sigh, and slump my shoulders. "Never mind."
"Ookay." She says, shouldering her bag, and turning away from me. "We'd better go inside, don't want to be late for science!" She says with mock joy.
"Mhm." I say, shouldering my bag, and follow her.

•Adrien's POV•

"Plagg! I can't go to school today!"
"Why not? Because you haven't fed me Camembert yet?" He says, smacking his mouth.
I look at him, my hands tangled in my hair.
I start pacing. "Well, first, if Ladybug goes to our school, she'll know who I am, based off of the cast, and the scrape on my forehead. And also anyone else who knew Chat Noir got hurt during the fight with The Baconater."
Plagg looks up at me.
"What was your second point?"
"Yeah, and I haven't fed you Camembert yet."
Plagg looks thoughtful for a moment, gripping what seems to be his chin, until he raises his little black hand into the air, shouting, "I got it!"
"Keep it down, Plagg! I don't want Natalie hearing me shouting to myself."
I whisper.
"Okay, we can solve two problems in one. First, you go sneak down to the kitchen, and grab some warmed cheese. Particularly Camembert or Brie, they taste so good warmed up! Then, come back here with a thermometer, stick the thermometer inside the cheese, wait for it to warm up, call Natalie in, and tell her you're sick." He takes a breath before continuing, but I interrupt him.
"You really wanted cheese to be a apart of this plan, huh?"
"Yes," He grins. "Of course, we'll have to take the thermometer out of the cheese before she comes in, and I'll need to get rid of the evidence-"
"Of course." I smile.
"-So, then when she takes the cheese-ometer out of your mouth, it'll smell like you haven't brushed your teeth, which you only don't brush your teeth when you're sick, and your temperature will be raised! Even just a degree around normal, and Natalie would freak out!"
"Wow, Plagg. That... That might actually work." I smile, and turn towards my door, about to put our plan into action.

•Marinette's POV•

"Alya! Adrien isn't here! I-I can't present our History project by myself! I was asleep through half of it!"
"Marinette, calm down! It's going to be fine." She whispers to me. "Just read over the notes," she thinks for a second before her eyes light up, "Text him! Ask him what to do."
My eyes lower to where my coin purse is. If I pull out my phone, the teacher will notice, and if I open my coin purse, Tikki will be inside, and Alya might see her.
I gulp.
"Good thinking," I say, sighing.
I pull my coin purse over to the side Alya isn't on, and grab my phone quickly, snapping it shut before Tikki can say anything.
I grab my phone, and text Adrien.

Hi adrien its marinette. Could you explain your notes on the history project to me?

I sigh, and slump in my chair, hopefully he would understand and text back fast.

Hey Marinette! Sorry I wasn't there today, I got sick. Yeah, I'll send you a document I wrote, explaining it! It's on it's way now.

I quickly turn my phone to vibrate as my messaging system notifies me that I got mail.
It was a very detailed report upon Nuclear Wars, and extreme accidents such Cheryl noble, in Russia, and Castle Bravo, in the Bikini Atoll islands. It all went over my head, but it was easy because I could just read it outloud.
I quickly text back:

Thanks! 😋

My phone buzzes once more.

No problem! Again, sorry I couldn't be there!

I quickly exit the messaging app, and go to notes. I type in an apology to Tikki, for waking her up, and place it in my purse, the screen still bright.
"Thank you, Chloé and Sabrina, for your very... Detailed report on fashion through the ages, and how it has changed."
She glances at me, and a look of pity fills her eyes. My cheeks heat up.
"And now, Marinette and Adrien will be reporting on Extreme Wars and Accidents."
Such a boy thing to choose the thing involving death and plague, while Chloé and Sabrina chose the thing involving clothes.
I stand up, my knees quivering a bit, and walk forward, picking out me and Adrien's project, a cardboard box, and on each side, a picture and a paragraph.
Thank you, Adrien for detail!
I pick up the box, and start my presentation.
"Unfortunately, Adrien couldn't be here today, so I will be presenting this report upon Extreme Wars and Accidents by myself."
I glance down at my phone, and my eyes widen in surprise.
"I want to start by saying that we are very lucky to have Ladybug, and Chat Noir..."
Around the word Ladybug were little hearts...? What?! Adrien!!
"They keep the baddies out of our system, keeping our home town of Paris clean, and safe."
I continue, noticing Adrien's modern spin of adding super heroes into the report.
All I can say is that he portrayed Chat very accurately, and a little bit extremely, praising him. Hmm.
Before I know it, the report is over.
"And, just know that not only can super heroes stop these things from happening, but you can too. Whether it is by picking up trash from the sidewalk, or fighting dangerous super villains, just like Chat Noir and Ladybug."
Again, hearts around Ladybug... This is getting a bit weird.
I smile, and immediately, Alya starts clapping rapidly. Then, everyone else besides Chloé joins in.
My cheeks flush, and the rest of the class goes by in an instant.
And so does the school day. Once again, completed.