The Night She Fell In Love Again

-5-

"Tikki, do you know what that was about?" Marinette asked her kwami as soon as she shut her door.

"I don't know, Marinette. I think he'll tell you when he's done talking to her." Tikki said, confused at the situation. Tikki flew over to Marinette's desk and ate a few cookies Marinette had left over from yesterday.

"I'm just worried about him, Tikki." Marinette said as she flopped back onto her chaise, sighing.

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Meanwhile, with Adrien,

"Sit down, Adrien." Marinette's mom told him, sitting on the couch.

He took a seat next to the couch, on the chair.

"Adrien," Sabine started. Adrien hummed, acknowledging her saying his name. "Are you Chat Noir?"

She was responded with silence.

"Adrien, i already know, don't hide it." Sabine said, smiling at the boy. "I won't tell anyone, a Former heroine promise" She placed a hand on her heart.

"Former heroine?" He finally spoke, asking her what she meant.

"Well, back in my teen years, i was ladybug."

"What!!??!?" Was all she got as a response as he jerked to sit up straighter.

"Yes. I was one of the pasts ladybugs."

"Woah. Was Tom the past Cha-"

"Yes, yes he was." Was all he got as a answer to his unfinished question.

"Does Marinette know? That your Chat Noir of course." Sabine asked, looking up at her daughters trap door that leads to her room.

"No, i'm planning on telling Ladybug first." He said, thinking of his fighting partner.

She looked taken aback from his response. "But she's right up th-" She stopped herself before she could reveal that she knew her daughter was Ladybug.

The reveal will happen in time.

Sabine just has to be patient.

"Um- Mrs.Dupain-Cheng? Are you okay?" She snapped her head over to Adrien, getting out of her daze.

"Yeah, I'm fine, you should go back up to Marinette's room. Your secret is safe with me."

"Thank you Mrs. Dupain-cheng." Was all he said before he walked up the steps to Mari's room and opening the door, closing it behind him.

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"What was that about?" He heard Marinette speak as he closed the door behind him. He noticed that she was laying on her back on top of her chaise.

"Oh. it was nothing." Adrien said, giving her one of his camera worthy smiles.

"Adrien, your lying to me. What happened down there?" Marinette said, she watched as he got taken aback from her words

"wha-what? how-how do you know that?" Adrien sputtered.

"I don't get fooled by that fake smile. Other people might, but I don't" She said, sitting up from her lying position.

"O-oh um okay-wow" It was his turn to become flustered. "How's your head doing? Do you need any medicine? Should i go get you a glass of water? Do you need a-"

She cut him off before he could ramble any further.

"Adrien."

"What?" Adrien is starting to get ticked off. He's starting to get annoyed at keeping this secret within him.