Under the Mask.

Chapter 8 Marionette/LB

Ladybug flew through the streets of Paris, realising Tikki must have been exhausted and she owed her like five cookies when she got home. She landed on her balcony and her earring beeping, Tikki warning her she was tired. 

"Ladybug?" 

Ladybug looked up and there stood her best friend. "Alya! Creator of the Lady Blog right?" Ladybug says sweating nervously. 

"Yeah! But what are you doing on Marionette's balcony?" Alya asks smiling. 

"I could ask you the same thing........." Marionette mumbles then clears her throat. "I needed to stop, Marionette usually lets me transform into my civilian form in her bathroom, and let my kwami get fuel, like chocolate-chip cookies!" 

Alya smiles. "Well, Marionette isn't here right now but I can help you!" Ladybug smiles. 

"Thank you Alya!" She opens her trapdoor and slips in the bathroom, Tikki flies out of Marionette's earring. 

"You have to stop doing that! I could get really sick again!" Marionette sighs. 

"I'm sorry Tikki!" She calls from the other side of the door. "Hey Alya! Some Chocolate-chip cookies would be good now!  Marionette won't mind trust me!" 

"Of course Ladybug!" Alya calls and Marionette listens as her footsteps descend down. 

"Marionette! That was close!" Tikki said. "Also, don't do that again, especially with Plagg around! He gets ideas, and I don't like it." 

Marionette smirks. "Kwamis date! They feel love? No offense but I had no idea!" 

Tikki sighs. "Yes we feel love! But Plagg doesn't know what love is! And his idea of love is just eating a load of cheese! I swear hes a rat!" 

Marionette laughs and she hears footsteps coming up. 

"Ladybug? I have a couple of chocolate cookies!" 

Marionette's eyes dart around she grabs a clean washcloth and places it on the floor. "Slide them under the door and place them on the washcloth!" 

Alya's fingers appear under the crack of the door and the cookies and set on the washcloth. Marionette smiles. 

"Thank you Alya! Your just as kind as Marionette!" Marionette says smiling, trying to sound as much like Ladybug. 

"No problem! I'll call Mari right now to tell her your here!" Alya says. 

"NO! Uhh because Marionette is busy! She is trying to ask her crush out to prom! She told me last time I was here and she was going to tell you after she asked Adrein!" 

Alya laughed. "That girl! Thank's Ladybug!" Marionette waits to hear her walk down the stairs. Tikki is eating the cookies. "You realise you have to ask Adrien out now right Marionette?" 

Marionette looks at Tikki. "What! Oh shit I do! Oh no no no no! Tikki this is really bad! Tikki what do I do?!" 

"That's easy! Talk to him! Ask him out! That's it! So simple! You and Adrien are together now aren't you?" Marionette sighs. 

"I guess. But, I have to act shy around him! Alya can't know! She will easily notice something is wrong and-"

"Marionette! Get a hold of yourself! If you ask him out then Alya will be proud of you and after a little bit on pretending to be awkward, you can be yourself around him!" 

Marionette nods. "Right." she opens the bathroom door and crashes on her bed. The sun setting through her window, blinding her she has to look away. She sees Tiki fall asleep on a small bed Marionette had knitted for her. 

Marionette smiled and closed her eyes, listening to the sweet music that restaurants near by were playing for that night. Paris was so quiet at night, except for the music that played, that it would carry through the entire city. 

Marionette woke up to her alarm clock. Her hand threw onto the snooze button as she got up and stretched. Her eyes open and she look at the time. "8:30! Class starts in ten minutes!" 

Marionette hopped out of bed and got changed, she brushed her teeth and hair. She grabbed her bag, after Tikki hopped in. She ran downstairs, her hair not in her twin ponytails when she sees her mother and father and "Adrien?!" 

"Mari!" Adrien smiled and Marionette blushed. "Good morning!" He said as he walked up to her. He turns his attention back to his parents. "Sorry Mrs and Mr Dupein-Chang, I'd love to chat but me and Mari need to get to school. We are going to be late." 

Marionette's parents nodded and she walked out with Adrien. "Adrien? What did you say to my parents?" 

Adrien smirked as he opened the door to his limo for Mari. She climbed in and he climbed in after her, closing the car door and the limo started and drove through Paris. 

"That me and you are a couple!" Adrien said as he put his arm around her. Marionette blushed and laughed. "Well if thats so keep it on the downlow for a week. Because I accidently told Alya I was going to ask you out, and she would imagine me messing that entire thing up!" 

Adrien smiles and notices her undone hair. "Mari, your hair isn't done. New style?"

Marionette laughs and shakes her head. "I woke up at 8:30 and it's 8:31. I kinda was rushing!" Adrien smiles. "Yeah I know." They pull up in front of the school and they climb out.  

"Thanks Gorilla!" Adrien says to his shofur as the car starts up again and leaves. Alya smiles and sees Marionette. 

"Hey Adrien! Hey girl!" Alya says smiling. She whispers in Marionette's ear. 

"Did you ask him yet?" Mari laughs and whispers back

"Kinda obvious! I rode in the same car as him!" Marionette puts excitement in her voice. 

Alya smiles. "You two excited for prom?" 

Marionette blushes and Adrien looks at her confused. 

"S-super excited!" Marionette says, adding a stutter for effect. 

BRRRRRRRIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGG

Mari, Alya, Nino, and Adrien all turn toward the school and start to walk to class. 

Authors Note: Thank you all so much for the support! I'm having a great time writing this and thank you all so much for supporting this story! Sorry I'm getting parts out late! I may post another chapter tomorrow!  Please comment if you want this to be a lemon or just a PG-13 no inappropriate actions just curse words!