So, it's been awhile since I've updated. I know. I honestly am not sure why it took so long. I've just been doing so many things that I haven't really had the time or inspiration. On a happy note, though, I got into the school I wanted to! Yay! And before we get to this late chapter, I'm going to have a pretty important author note at the bottom of this. And finally, on to the story!

Chapter 16

Adrien's heart froze. Nino hadn't said that Adrien joked about him and Marinette being Paris's superheroes. No, Nino may actually believe what he said.

Oh no.

Adrien's POV

Adrien rubbed the back of his neck and chuckled nervously. "Y-yeah. It was an attempt at calming Alya down. A joke to, hopefully, get her to laugh instead of ripping my head off."

He chuckled again to, hopefully, make it more believable. "It didn't work out that way, but it still worked out. Thanks to Marinette."

Just mentioning Mari brought her to the front of his mind. He thought of her smile, her laugh and sighed happily.

Nino's voice pulled Adrien back to reality.

"Woah, dude. You really fell for Mari, huh?"

Adrien looked at Nino sheepishly. "Yeah. She's...amazing. No, more than that. She's…"

Not to appear tacky, but…

"Miraculous."

Adrien got lost in his thoughts about Mari again. Until he heard Nino start to laugh.

He jerked back to reality and looked at Nino, completely confused. "What's so funny?"

Nino calmed down enough to say "Y-you-you were never even close to this mesmerized about Ladybug. Ladybug. You have totally fallen for Mari. Like, so. Totally. Fallen. Like, totally."

Adrien laughed. "Yeah, I get it, Nino. I got it the first time you said it." He had a blush on his cheeks, but he wasn't embarrassed.

He was happy for the first time in forever, and nothing could change that.

So...I feel very bad saying, or rather type, this. So, I haven't updated this in 3 months, which is a long time, and I've been thinking that I may be taking a break from this story for a while. It won't be forever, just until I get more inspiration. I know that I've taken more than one break before, and that's the main reason I feel so bad. And this next thing is definitely not going to make things better, but I've been thinking about starting a new story. Now, before anyone tries to kill me or say how stupid I am, I have to say that I tend to get more inspiration when I'm writing more than one thing at once. Sort of like how when working on homework, it's better to switch between classes rather than taking a break. Anyway, I feel super bad and am rewatching all the episodes, feeling even more frustrated by their obliviousness. It's already gotten my creative side going, so working on something else for a while should help me come back to this better than ever. But, everyone should still feel welcome to give me any ideas they like, which I ALWAYS read and appreciate. I'm so sorry guys, and you are all awesome and the best to put up with all of this.

Until next time, au revoir!