A Recorded Life - Miraculous Ladybug

8 - Jagged Stone Project ANNOUNCEMENT

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Summary: Adrien attempts to wrap his head around many things. Marinette has her meeting with Jagged Stone, and is very excited for everything that is to come. As always, Fang is the star of it all.
Author's Note: I love this story and honestly it's gonna keep getting more fun and...well, more pining. 

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"She's been on national television, Plagg," Adrien sighed. "How come I haven't noticed anyone on national television that reminds me of Ladybug?"

Plagg shrugged and took a bite of cheese. "She could look different."

"That's true, but I think I would know her just by looking at her," Adrien declared. He fell back on to his bed and groaned. "I helped her with her crush problem."

"What's wrong? She said she wasn't going to act on it; she's too busy. So she's not going to be with anyone, not even you!" Plagg said and ate the rest of his cheese in one bite.

Adrien rolled over and started scrolling the Ladyblog. "You're not helping." Adrien closed the app, and opened up YouTube to watch Marinette's newest video about making a jacket. He hoped it was for the outfit she was making based off Chat Noir, but the video shows her working on something that was entirely not Chat Noir.

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Marinette took a deep breath as she knocked on Jagged Stone's hotel suite door. Only a few seconds later, the door opened wide. "Marinette! Good to see you!" Penny smiled and welcomed her in. "We've been so excited about this, and I really hope you'll agree to it."

"Agree to what?" Marinette asked, trying to get more information out of her before Jagged springs it on her.

Penny shook her head as she led Marinette to the couch. "Go ahead and set up, I'll let Jagged know you're here," She patted Marinette's shoulder and walked to the next room.

Marinette pulled out her tripod and camera, making sure it was in position in front of the couch. Only a minute later, Jagged and Fang walked in to greet Marinette. "If it isn't my favorite little creator!" Jagged cheered when he saw her. "Feels like forever since I last saw you, Miss Marinette," He said and quickly pulled her into a hug. "Fang doesn't know how to act without you."

"I've missed you guys!" Marinette told him. "But, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't having anxiety about this secret project you won't tell me about."

Jagged laughed lightly. "Nothing to be worried about my dear. Have I ever steered you wrong?" He asked. "Okay, besides that one time. This time, however, could be great! I've got this awesome idea, but it will be a lot of work...so we'll see if you agree to it," Jagged said. "I thought we could record your initial reaction, but if you decide not to do it, we can scrap that part and just get on with one of our classic videos," Jagged explained his thought process.

Marinette shrugged. "As long as it's not going to kill me, then I think that's a good idea. Let's get on with it, though. The anticipation is liking me." They both sat on the couch, Penny behind the camera, and Fang at their feet.

Penny pointed when she started recording, and Marinette took a deep breath to begin the video and switching into English mode. "Hi! I'm Marinette, and you guys obviously know who this is: Jagged Stone!" She clapped as she introduced Jagged. "We've done a few projects together before, and he was determined to keep this project a secret from me. So here we are, sitting in front of the camera, me still clueless," Marinette rolled her eyes and crossed her arms jokingly.

"I'm so excited about this that I can barely keep it in. Marinette, I've loved all the projects we've worked on together. Hard to believe it all began with some Eiffel Tower glasses!" He laughed. "Rockers, she's designed an album cover for me and some awesome merchandise, too."

"Please just tell me what this is about," Marinette begged.

Jagged laughed. "Okay, okay. So, I have a new album coming out in a few months. We're still working on recording it all, and it's really getting there. But I had this idea for this album, since I've had so many albums, this one needs to be different," He dragged on, and could tell Marinette was about to explode. "I came up with an idea to have different covers to represent each song on the album. There are currently twelve songs, and that would mean there would be twelve different album covers, each based on one song. It's a thing for collectors, you know? I know it would be a huge job and it's definitely going to take some time, but Marinette, I love your style, and you get my style, and I couldn't think of anyone better for the job."

Marinette's jaw dropped. She wasn't sure what she was expecting, but it sure wasn't this. It definitely was going to be a lot of work, but she was already in love with the project idea and was already visualizing how it would look in stores. Plus, Jagged has never been shy about sharing the spotlight with the designers he works with (hell, he's doing a video with her to potentially announce it!). To say the least, Marinette was beyond excited to hear about this project, no matter how much time it was going to take.

"This sounds like such an awesome project," Marinette marveled. "I would be honored."

"Yes!" Jagged jumped up and pumped his fist. "This is going to be so cool, Marinette. Can you imagine how it's going to look in stores? A whole end cap of my album with twelve different covers all designed by you? I can see it now: Jagged Stone, with designs by Marinette Dupain-Cheng!" He started talking very fast, and it showed how excited he was. "I'll send you all the demos and songs that are finished as soon as possible. This is going to be so awesome," Jagged kept saying. "Okay, okay, I'm good. Should we do the rest of the video idea I came up with?"

"If it's as good as the first part, yes!" Marinette nodded with a chuckle.

Jagged looked down at the crocodile at his feet. "I was thinking the video could show how well you and Fang get along."

Marinette pet Fang's head. "First I get another awesome job, and now I get to make a video with my favorite crocodile? How much luckier can a girl get?"