"Ladyybuuuug" A voice screamed from across the street.
"Oh no" Ladybug said as she face palmed herself...it was...
"Hiii, it's me. you remember me right? of course you do" Chloe said.
'Of all people you send me Chloe?, god you are cruel' Marinette thought as she tried to escape Chloe's grip.
Chat Noir already left since he used his Cataclysm pretty early...
"C-chloe, i'm sorry but i really need to leave now" Ladybug said as she looked around her.
People were starting to gather around her and the news arrived too.
"Can i just take on picture?" Chloe asked.
"You already have over 100 pictures of us right?" Ladybug said to her with an annoyed look on her face.
"You don't smile on any of those pictures" Chloe said, her voice sounded kind of sad?
'I didn't knew Chloe could be sad' 'or that she could even feel any emotions'
"Ahh, fine" Ladybug sighed.
"I will take a picture with you" She added.
"A-and will you smile?" Chloe asked her with a sad look on her face and puppy eyes.
"Y-yup i will"...'If i don't do it she will probably turn into an Akuma again...' ladybug thought to herself.
Chloe put one arm around Ladybug and Put her phone in front of them.
"Now, Smile!" She said Happy.
They took the picture.
"Thank you Ladybug!" Chloe said with a really, honest happy look on her face.
It was nice to see her with a nice and happy smile once in a while, Ladybug didn't like Chloe but it was still nice to see her honest smile and not that devilish smile she always wore on her face.
"Your welcome Chloe" Ladybug said as she swung her yoyo and flew into the air.
On the Next day.
"It's the first time I'm not too late for School" Marinette said as she stood in her room with Tikki.
"Maybe you can even get a perfect week" Tikki said.
Marinette nodded happily.
Alya was already in class since she didn't expect Marinette to be on time.
"Girl, everything alright?" Alya said as Marinette entered the classroom.
Adrien and Nino looked at Marinette once Alya said that.
"W-what do you mean?" Marinette asked as she walked to her seat.
"You are on time" Alya answered with a chuckle.
Nino and Adrien also laughed since it was pretty rare for Marinette to arrive on point.
"Haha very funny" Marinette said to Alya.
Suddenly the door of the classroom slammed open.
"Do you have to slam the door like this Chloe?" Alya said with an annoyed voice.
"You are a Ladybug fan right?" Chloe asked as she walked over to Alya with a smirk on her face.
"Of course i am, her biggest fan" Alya said with a smile on her face.
Once the name 'Ladybug' fell, Adrien started at Chloe wondering what she was talking about.
"Then look at this" Chloe said as she took her phone and showed Alya a picture.
'oh noo...' Marinette thought.
"I-is that?" Alya said with a shocked look on her face.
"Sup Alya?" Nino asked as he looked at her, her face got pale.
Adrien also looked at her, wondering about what Chloe showed to Alya. It had to be Ladybug related right? since Chloe came up to her talking about Ladybug.
"Yes it is, a picture with Ladybug" Chloe said with a wide smile on her face.
Suddenly the whole class gathered around Chloe, everyone wanted to see the picture with Ladybug.
Normally Ladybug had no time to take pictures with someone, not even with Alya, the person who manages the Ladyblog. Everyone knew that Ladybug liked the Ladyblog and always read it but Alya had no picture with her.
"When did you made that?" Adrien asked Chloe.
'I was with Ladybug the whole time..she had no time to take a picture with someone...well she took a couple of pictures with Chloe before but she never smiled on one of those pictures...' Adrien thought.
Ladybug smiled often but no one ever managed to take a picture of Ladybug smiling since she always showed herself when she was fighting and she always had a serious look on her face when she fought...Chat Noir was the only one who saw her smile...
'It's my smile...the smile she only shows me...'
"Her smile is really beautiful" Rose said as she looked at Chloe's phone.
Everyone agreed.
Marinette blushed at theyre comments...
Nathaniel kept staring at the phone and looked at Ladybug's smile.
"She..." He said.
Everyone looked at him, he was always really quiet so no one expected him to say something.
"She has the same smile as Marinette.." he said.
Marinette's eyes widen as she heard that..
Adrien looked over to Marinette after he heard that...
'That's impossible, i mean they do have some similarities but Marinette is clumsy,shy and her personality is just completely different from Ladybugs' Adrien thought to himself as he glanced to Marinette who had a shocked look on her face.
"Mari and Ladybug?! That's impossible" Chloe said.
Alya glared to Chloe.
"Why not?!" Alya said as she slammed her hands on the table.
Everyone stared at Alya.
"Ladybug could be anyone, Marinette isn't just clumsy"
"Hey!" Marinette hissed.
"You know how i mean it" Alya whispered it.
"Marinette is brave, clever and strong...she helped everyone in this class in some kind of way right? if you think about everything Marinette has done for you, she seems a lot like Ladybug right?" Alya said.
'What is Alya doing?!'Marinette thought.
Everyone got silent all of a sudden and thought about Marinette, all the times she stood up against Chloe, against anyone who did something that wasnt right, Marinette was always there when someone had problems, she helped and encouraged everyone whenever she could.
Indeed. she was a lot like Ladybug.
Adrien looked around the room and saw everyone smiling and nodding.
'Wait? she was that similar to ladybug?'Adrien thougth.
Marinette suddenly stood up and ran out of the room without meeting eyes with anyone.
"Mari wait!" Alya shouted.
Marinette ran along the hallway, tears starting to fill her eyes.
'everyone's going to hate me now...alya...adrien'
Adrien chased her, he had to know if she was really Ladybug or not, after a while of running behind Marinette without getting noticed, she ran into a dark alley and he heard her talking to someone.
"Tikki, what should i do now?" He heard her say.
"I don't know Mari...if Hawkmoth finds out then you and your friends wont be safe anymore..." A high-pitched voice said.
"M-maybe someone else should become Ladybug..." Marinette whispered.
'That's enough'
"No please" Adrien said as he walked into the alley now.
Marinette almost screamed but she couldn't get out any tone...she just stared at him with shock.
"I-i ..a...Adrien?" She managed to say.
Tikki flew back into Marinette's purse.
"Y-you are the only Ladybug...i-i couldnt fight with anyone else!" He said as he looked at her with a sad face.
"F-fight with me?" Marinette said.
"Lad-Marinette, please...dont give up being Ladybug" He said as he looked at her with the saddest look she ever saw on someone.
She never saw Adrien look like this, he was always relaxed and composed but right now, in front of her, he lost his cool.
He was sad, deeply hurt but why?
"Why do you care who Ladybug is? anyone could do better.." She said as she glanced to the side.
Adrien stared at her in disbelief.
"You don't think like that right?" He said as he smiled nervously, hoping she would just prank him.
"You are joking right?" he laughed a bit, thinking that she would laugh with him.
She didn't.
"Adrien...Why do you care who Ladybug is? purifying an Akuma and fighting with Chat is something that everyone can do..." She said.
"I don't want to fight with anyone else. you are my only Ladybug" He said as he looked at her with a pleading look on his face.
"What do you mean 'fighting with you' ?" She said.
"Plagg, Claws out" Adrien said.
Adrien was gone and at his place stood chat noir.
He kneeled down in front of her, took her hand and kissed the back of it.
"Don't leave me behind" He said to her.
"I- i can't " She stuttered.
Trying to run away but Chat grabbed her wrist.
"Let me go chat!" She said with tears in her eyes.
"No!"
"SPOTS ON" She screamed.
He stared at the girl who turned to Ladybug right in front of him.
He let go of her wrist and once he realised that he let her go, he tried to grab her wrist again but she already swung her yoyo.
"Wait!" he screamed. too late.
Ladybug flew over the roofs of Paris.
Not looking back.
Once she arrived at home she fell on her bed.
"What am i going to do now Tikki?"
"I honestly don't know Mari..." Tikki sighed.
"Your class just thinks you are Ladybug right? try to prove them that they are wrong" Tikki suddenly said.
"And how am i supposed to do that?"