Masked Secrets | Miraculous Ladybug [ON HOLD]

1~ It All Starts With A Secret...

~Marinette Dupain-Cheng~

Secrets.

Everybody has one.

For me?

By day, I'm your normal teenage girl. But by night?

I'm your average crime-fighting, kick-ass super heroine.

At least once or twice a day I team up with Chat Noir to fight HawkMoth's akumas as the infamous Ladybug.

You might've heard of her.

So why don't people flash cameras in my face when I walk around out and about, you ask?

That's because it's a secret.

Nobody in Paris knows my identity- not even Chat Noir!

I also have a not-so-secret secret... I have the BIGGEST crush on my friend Adrien Agreste, a famous model. But that's not why I like him. He's handsome, as well as very kind-hearted and selfless, and he wouldn't hurt a fly. He cares for his friends very much, and yet is kind of insecure himself. And handsome. Did I mention that he's very handsome?

Anyway...

Keeping the fact that I'm a superhero a secret isn't always so easy.

Like that one time when a girl named Lila Rossi was hitting on Adrien and lying about being Ladybug's best friend. I got up in her face and started yelling at her, right in front of Adrien! She ended up getting akumatized and causing quite a lot of trouble, but, with a little bit of teamwork, me and Chat Noir stopped Volpina and set everything right.

Ever since then, I've been in more control of my emotions and tried to act more like a superhero. Tikki (my kwami) says it's okay to let your emotions take control sometimes, but only when the moment is right.

Then there's my best friend; Alya Césaire, creator of the LadyBlog. She has practically dedicated her life to finding out who Ladybug is under that mask.

"Marinette! Look at this!"

Speaking of masks...

I looked up from my math homework. "Hmmm? What is it, Alya?"

Alya handed me her phone, which had the main web page for Collège Françoise Dupont open. Something new had been posted- something about a dance.

"'This year, the board at Collège Françoise Dupont has decided to hold a Valentine's Day Masquerade Ball for the students. Everyone will be acquired to wear a mask and formal wear. You may bring a date, if you'd like. Dancing is encouraged...'" I looked up, my jaw dropped. "Alya... a masquerade ball?"

Alya nodded. "But that's not the best part! Marinette, you can bring a date. Why don't you-"

"-ask Adrien?" I laughed, knowing my best friend too well. "Alya, you know I can't do that. I'll be like 'h-hi, Adrien, w-would you like to go t-to the pants with me? I-I-I mean, the dange? I MEAN THE DANCE?!' He'd only end up saying no, anyway." I sighed.

"Girl, have a little faith in yourself. Besides, I'm- uh, we're not giving up that easily. Like I'm not giving up on finding out who Ladybug is!" Alya gave me a pat on the back, a very familiar look on her face.

Uh oh. I know that look.

Alya has a plan.

But, I won't say anything. Whatever it is, it's not good.

But still...

"Hey, girl, can you make me a dress? I don't have the time to shop, and I'm pretty sure you don't like shopping either."