Alya's POV
I stomped over the carpet of Nino and Adrien's hotel room for probably the thousandth time in the past hour.
"Where are they!" I asked yet again, stopping momentarily to throw my hands into the air in frustration and panic.
Nino sighed. "Alya, we don't know," he reminded me patiently, although I could see he was worried too. "We've tried calling them a million times and no one's answered."
Adrien nodded in agreement.
"But... but... there's got to be something else we can do. What do you think Marinette? Marinette?" I spun around to where my best friend had been leaning against the wall a minute ago, only to find that she was gone.
"Where is she?" I demanded, eyeing the boys. "Did you see her leave?"
They both just shrugged and shook their heads.
"Then where could she-"
"Alya, look!" Nino shouted suddenly, pointing to something outside. I ran to the window and peered over the edge with the two boys. Below, our class was running into the hotel from a bright blue bus. Everyone looked scared and shaken, but thankfully no one seemed hurt.
Forgetting all about Marinette, I darted out the door and down the hall, Adrien and Nino at my heels.
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Ten Minutes Ago
Marinette's POV
I leaned against the wall with my head in my hands as I watched Alya pace back and forth on the carpet. Adrien and Nino stood off to the side, both absorbed in their own thoughts.
A million thoughts and questions raced through my mind, each more pressing than the next. Shaking my head I tried to concentrate on how I could help our class. If only I could somehow leave the room and transform...
I reached into my purse and felt Tiki's reassuring warmth, helping me to relax slightly. To be honest, I wasn't too worried about the fact that I'd almost gotten shot. I mean, I was Ladybug, who had akumatized people trying to kill her all the time. That was just an ordinary Monday.
What worried me was the fact that I'd been attacked as a civilian. Unless Chloe had hired an assasin to get rid of me, (which was actually quite possible), it meant that someone knew I was the Princess of China. Or, at least knew who I was from my incident at the palace. That probably wasn't a very good idea.
I was standing up from my position on the wall and preparing to sneak into the bathroom to transform when I felt a soft tap on my shoulder.
I turned around expecting to see Adrien or Nino standing behind me, but all I saw was the white wall and open doorway.
Turning back around, I started towards the bathroom when someone grabbed my wrist. Whipping around, all I could see was an arm reaching out from the doorway.
I was about to scream when someone hissed, "Marinette!"
I tilted my head to the side. That voice sounded familiar.
"Akane?"
Peering through the doorway, I saw my friend crouched by the wall grinning widely.
"What are you doing here?" I asked her in bewilderment. "And where were you earlier?" I added.
"Shhh!" She whispered urgently, "We need to go. Follow me."
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Secrets and Lies
FanfictionMarinette never meant for her life to get so complicated. Between saving Paris as Ladybug, stalking her crush as Marinette, and generally keeping up with school her life is busier than ever. So when she receives a mysterious letter and necklace from...