Walking together with Alya back to her house, Marinette couldn't help but worry about what had happened the previous night; did she do something bad? Did he regret taking her out for a date? Was it because they were both nervous and didn't speak enough? Did she speak too much?

'He told me he liked Ladybug and then he asked me out,' Marinette thought aloud. 'What am I supposed to think?'

Alya smiled at Marinette. 'Maybe he likes both you and Ladybug.'

'Both of us?'

'Yes, both of you. Maybe he likes Ladybug but he knows it's, well, Ladybug, and that's not really such a great idea to fall for a superhero. And maybe he likes you because it's you. You're funny, sweet, generous, but he feels bad because he'd already asked you to talk to Ladybug for him.'

The pair walked in silence as they neared Marinette's house. Marinette herself was too caught up thinking about what Alya had said to notice there was a pole in front of her and ran into it head first, giving herself a bruised cheek. 'Ow... You know, maybe you're right, Alya.'

'Of course I'm right, Marinette. But no matter the reason, it's not your fault. I'm sure he's just having difficulty with things himself.' As they reached Marinette's door, Alya waved farewell to Marinette and began heading on her way back home. 'I'll call you tonight, okay?'

The two made their way in different directions, worry still clouding Marinette's mind as she made her way upstairs.

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The park was sparse; a few stragglers made their way slowly across the grass, focused on their conversation more than going anywhere in particular. Alya caught sight of Adrien by the fountain, posing as usual in front of his photographer and looking well and truly pleased after the shoot was finished. To her surprise, he had noticed her and signalled his photographer to stop the photo shoot.

'Hey, Alya,' Adrien greeted her with a wave, his photographer packing up the equipment behind him. 'You're not with Marinette?'

Alya noted a look of slight irritation in the photographer's face as he proceeded to leave the vicinity. 'Someone doesn't look happy. Did I interrupt you?'

'No, we were supposed to be finishing off anyway but he wanted me to keep going.'

'Okay. Well, you just missed Marinette. I just dropped her off at home.' Alya looked away as nonchalantly as she could, trying to keep her cool in case Adrien asked her anything in regards to what Marinette had told her.

Adrien's eyes widened slightly as he looked in the direction of Marinette's house, his cheeks slowly flushing red. 'Y-you mean she's home now? Did she say anything about -'

'About you? About yesterday? No, she didn't say much, except she had fun. Though a little birdy did tell me that they saw you two kiss on the rooftop. How was that?'

Before he could respond, Nathalie called Adrien over to the limo. As Adrien turned around and waved to Alya, he smiled. 'I'm glad that Marinette had fun.'

As Alya watched him walk away, she couldn't help but smile. 'You two are seriously made for each other.'