Hello everyone! Crazy Fangirl here with another chapter. Thanks for all the people who commented, followed favorited the story! It's great to be back!

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"Dad, this is Marinette Dupain-Cheng. Mari, this is my father, Gabriel Agreste"

The bluenette's breath stopped. She suddenly felt small under the famous designer's gaze. "P-pleased to meet you sir" she stuttered, immediately cursing her nervousness. Gabriel scanned her, before giving a small nod as a greeting. "Same for me Miss Dupain-Cheng. It's certainly" he paused. "Interesting to finally meet the designer that my future niece-in-law has been obsessed with for the past few months"

Marinette immediately started blushing, but Gabriel either didn't notice or mind. "Did you make that dress yourself Miss Dupain?" he inquired the alluded swallowed nervously before replying. "Yes sir," she said, now more confident, "And please, call me Marinette"

Although his face had remained basically emotionless during the exchange, the bluenette saw that he was impressed. "Well, Marinette, may I say you did a wonderful job. I can't wait to see what you're preparing for my dear Bridgette" he said.

The girl smiled at him. "Thank you Monsieur Agreste!" she replied, as she mentally freaked out. And against all odds, the designer smiled back. "Please, call me Gabriel"

Meanwhile, Adrien had been observing the exchange, completely dumbfounded. Sure it's not like his father was a robot, but he was really close. Seeing him act friendly towards someone he just met, was a first. Hell, even Nino still called him 'Monsieur Agreste'! So forgive him for looking at his dad like he had grown a second head.

"Mari!" Alya said, interrupting the conversation. "Lila said there's someone that she wants you to meet" the bluenette gestured to her friend she would be on her way, before turning to face the Agreste men. "I'm sorry, my agent needs me," she said, rubbing the back of her neck. "It was really an honor to meet you Mo-Gabriel," she said, still processing the fact that one of her lifetime idols had asked her to call him by his first name. He in return extended his hand to shake hers. "My pleasure".

She then turned her attention to Adrien, who smiled warmly at her. "Well, I'll see you around?" she said, her hand still in the air. The blond took the opportunity, and grabbed her hand and pressed a kiss on her knuckles. The girl's face went completely red, almost matching the color of her dress. He smirked at her reaction, and a stroke of confidence rushed through him. "Of course, my lady. Now go, we don't want to keep Alya waiting, do we?" Marinette shook her head and stuttered a last goodbye before rushing off.

Adrien was looking at the direction where the girl had disappeared in when he heard his father calling his name. "Yes?" he asked, turning around. Gabriel smiled at him. "So, son," he said, crossing his arms. "Is it safe to assume that you have a growing interest in Miss Dupain?"

Now it was Adrien's turn to turn red

"N-no! What m-makes you think that?" he stuttered. Instead of answering, the designer smirked at him in a mocking manner. "Don't worry son, I won't tell. But maybe you should"

Adrien covered his face, embarrassed. Gabriel chuckled, and the blond was seriously starting to freak out thanks to his dad's behavior. His face clearly showed his confusion, but the older Agreste didn't question him. "You know, she reminds me of your mother"

That caught the boy completely out of guard.

"Excuse me?" he said, a little too loud.

"Your mother was just as sweet and her smile was just as charming as that girl's" He raised his eyebrows, as he remembered his younger days, going to formal events with his wife, right when their company was just starting. "You did get her smoothness, though. Whenever she would flirt with me, I would turn into a stuttering mess" his face suddenly turned serious. "Adrien, if you ever feel like you've met someone special, don't lose any time, ok?" he said.

"Ok," the blond replied, smiling softly. "Now, if you excuse me, I will stop losing time" And after receiving an encouraging nod from his dad, he went on his way to find a certain bluenette.

Marinette was freaking out. Hard.

After muttering the worst goodbye ever, she quickly walked towards Alya and Lila. After her most recent interaction with the Agreste bloodline, she really needed her friends to help her reboot her mind. Once she finally found them, they were talking to Nino, and a girl she did not know, but somehow looked familiar.

"Hi, guys! I'm sorry I got caught up over there" she said, trying hard not to show her mental breakdown in front of a stranger. Alya laughed. "You didn't even realize we left!" she exclaimed. "But don't worry we get it"

Lila then caught her attention. "Mari, darling! This is Kagami Tsurugi." She said, gesturing to the girl. "She's one of the best fencers in the world"

"I know you!" the bluenette exclaimed. "My mom is a big fan of fencing, and she's always talking about you"

Kagami gave her a small smile. "Thank you," she said, her voice soft, barely above a whisper. "It's very nice to meet you. I'm a big fan of your work"

"And that's why I wanted you to meet her! Kagami here has a gala coming up, and she was telling me she was interested in contacting you! What a coincidence, right?"

"I would love to discuss anything you had in mind!" Marinette said. She reached into her purse, and pulled out a business card and a pen, to write her cell phone. "Please, feel free to contact me whenever you want" she added as she gave her the card. The fencer thanked her and put away the paper, and a soft blush went unnoticed by the designer.

"So, where did you meet Bridgette and Felix?" Alya asked the girl.

"I actually met Adrien first" she replied. "We went to Lycée together, and both of us were in the fencing te-"she was interrupted by the alluded approaching them.

"Marinette!" he called, before identifying his friends in the group. "Kagami!" he exclaimed, excitedly. She waved to him, porting a big smile. They walked towards each other and hugged tightly. They started to talk by themselves, completely ignoring the group, who stood there awkwardly.

"Nino!" Lila exclaimed, startling everyone. "How has life been?"

"Pretty good" He then looked at his girlfriend and smiled. "Pretty amazing" he added, wrapping an arm around her waist and kissing her cheek.

Lila and Marinette awed. "Why are you guys so cute? I want someone to be cute with!" the Italian said, pouting. The bluenette smiled and agreed, and her gaze focused on the blond man standing a few steps away, and immediately wished she hadn't.

Adrien's face was red, and he was shyly smiling, while Kagami giggled, and put a hand on his shoulder. They both turned to her direction, and she immediately looked down, trying to push her thoughts away.

'Just because they've known each other for years, and are obviously close, and looked like they were flirting, doesn't mean anything' she thought 'Oh, who am I kidding? Just ask Nino! He must know something'

"Um, Nino" she started, breaking the silence. "Do you, do you know if something ever happened between Adrien and Kagami?"

"Well, they dated for a while in senior year, but Kagami ended it because her career took off and they didn't see each other as often" he replied. "Why?"

"Just curious," she said. "They just seemed to be very close"

Nino sensed the worry in his friend's voice, and so he smiled. "But Adrien jumped off that boat a long time ago. They are basically brother and sister"

Marinette smiled at the reassurance and was about to say something when her vision was blocked by a pair of hands. She immediately entered into defense mode, but the person immediately spoke. "Mari wait!" she heard, from a male voice she vaguely recognized. "Guess who, Spots!"

"León?!"

DUN DUN DUUUUUN!

Ok, to be honest, I've always been a sucker for the 'Gabriel shipping Adrienette' troop, so I wanted to put it in here. And for those of you who don't know Kagami, she's a new character and I love her and I also wanted her here.

Love you all!