Miraculous - The End

Chapter 15

"Oh my gosh, Tikki, last night went like a fairytale..." Marinette spun around in her room the next morning as she got ready for school.

"Yeah. How awkward is it going to be now around Chloe?" Tikki giggled.

"Oh no! I completely forgot about her!" Marinette groaned.

"Don't worry, Marinette! You can tell her that you've got Ladybug by your side, so she'd better stay away!"

"Ha, good idea, Tikki!" Marinette chuckled as she swung her backpack on her back and opened her side purse, "okay, get in Tikki!"

Tikki flew into her purse as Marinette walked down the stairs.

"Hi Sweetie! Ready for school? Do you need to take more medicine? How's your head? Do you need a big breakfast this morning?"

"Mom, Mom! I'll be fine, don't worry!" Marinette laughed as her mom bombarded her with questions.

"I'm sorry, Marinette. Just... After what had happened last week..." Marinette looked down at the ground as her mom explained.

"Yeah, but finding out that OUR daughter is the guardian of Paris, I couldn't keep in my excitement! I'm so proud of you Sweetheart!" Marinette's dad said as he walked into the kitchen.

"Aw, thanks Dad, and you too Mom. I gotta head to school, though. I'll see you guys this afternoon! Bye!" Marinette called as she headed out the door, down the stairs, through the shop, and out the front door.

"You're so anxious to get to school! That's a first!" Tikki giggled.

"Well, maybe I'm not anxious to be at school, maybe it's just someone I'd see there." Marinette thought happily as she thought of Adrien. Then she started panicking again, "wait, what do I say?! What if I just make a complete fool of myself?! Oh, this is gonna be a disaster..."

"Don't worry, you'll be fine! Just pretend he's Cat Noir! You always act normal around him!" Tikki said.

"Yeah, but now that I know he's Adrien... I'll end up seeing Cat Noir so differently now... What if this messes things up?! Ugh, now at the same time, I wish we wouldn't have figured out each other's identities..." Marinette groaned, then gasped, "but... He kissed me... I kissed him... We KISSED... Oh my gosh..."

"If you're brave enough to do that, and even brave enough to defeat Hawk Moth, then talking to him should be a piece of cake!" Tikki smiled comfortingly as they walked up to the school.

"Thanks, Tikki. I really hope you're right."

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"You kissed her?!"

"Well, technically, she kissed me back..." Adrien scratched his neck as he explained what had happened the night before to Melodie on the phone. He looked out the window of the car as his bodyguard drove him to school.

"Wow, when I told you to talk to her, I didn't mean for you to go THAT far..." Melodie chuckled.

"Apparently, she's had a crush on me for a while..." Adrien shrugged, "so what about you? I heard about the appearance of Butterfly at a robbery in Orléans last night."

"Oh yeah? Haha, well, Butterfly is amazing! She's so strong, and so pretty too!" Melodie chuckled.

"Huh, she sounds a lot like my twin sister..." Adrien smirked, "I'm proud of you, Mel."

"Yeah, thanks." Adrien could practically hear the smile on her face.

"So do you have to feed him cheese? Or is that just Plagg?" Adrien asked.