Adrien deserves to rebel. He deserves it. Let the boy run free and roam around through the wonders of Paris. Please.

(bonus points if you get the song reference in the title - I think it fits the story quite well ;))

It had been at least a week since Adrien's insane, amazing, and most-likely illegal house party.

Adrien currently laid down on his bed, wondering what the next week at school would be like. However, he just couldn't fall asleep. Something was nagging at him. Some sort of feeling just wouldn't let him go... and it was so weird. Another weird thing was that he couldn't stop thinking about said party, and how badly he just wanted to relive that moment.

It was a rare moment - not a single cellphone had been in sight. There were just people, living in the moment, and he and the boys were just having a good time. And then Marinette came along, and right before Wayhem crashed through the door as Party Crasher, he had only wondered how much better the day would be thanks to his very good friend showing up.

(And yes, before you get onto him, he did enjoy planting trees with the girls. It was, however, nowhere near the level of fun he had at the party.)

"Plagg, can you help me out here?" Adrien asked.

"What's up, kid?" Plagg asked - he had just had a surplus of cheese enter into his stomach, so he felt like he wasn't going to bed anytime soon, and he felt perfectly fine with it. It was a weird feeling, for sure.

"I just... something's nagging at me," Adrien sighed. "Like, do you remember the house party my friends helped me have a week ago?"

"Yeah, that was sick!" Plagg laughed. "What about it?"

"I didn't just feel good during that time," Adrien said, now sitting up in his bed. "I felt amazing. Like, for the first time, I was truly free. And yeah, I still felt guilty about Wayhem, but I couldn't even hear my phone! That, haha, that's never happened before!"

"I think I get where you're going here, kid," Plagg said. "You had fun... rebelling."

"W-What?" Adrien exclaimed. "Plagg, no. No. I'm not a rebel."

"What's wrong with being a kid every now and then, huh?" Plagg said, now hovering next to Adrien's face. "C'mon. I know exactly what you want."

"Plagg," Adrien said dryly, "its 12:13 at night."

"No, not right now!" the kwami said. "Just... tomorrow, do something else different. Maybe one or two tiny things, all decided by yourself. Wear something different, visit a new location, hang out after school for a few minutes with Marinette or someone, have fun for once! Your old man won't notice a thing if it's just a small one or two things."

Adrien's eyes lit up... for some reason, his interest suddenly became piqued when he heard Marinette's name.

And then he remembered how overjoyed he was to see her at the party. Yeah, it was an event for all the boys, but she should've been an exception! At least, in his opinion. He really liked Marinette, and felt she at least deserved to come in... And then how wonderful their conversations were during the tree planting? Making it more fun than they thought it would be?

Oh gosh... was Marinette the key to all of this stuff happening?

She was.

She was it.

And he owed this all to her... oh, he'd have to thank her tomorrow!

"Plagg, you're a genius!" Adrien exclaimed excitedly.

"Yeah, I know," Plagg chuckled.

"No really, you are!" the blonde continued. "Think about it - who's the one that came to the party uninvited? That was Marinette, and she just did something small, and we didn't even notice she had done it until her disguise fell off! And I just remembered what a pleasant conversation we had about hamsters on the way to plant trees..."

"So?" Plagg asked.

"Plagg," Adrien said. "Marinette started this all for me. I need to thank her somehow!"

"Well, just buy a pastry from her parents bakery or something," Plagg muttered. "That ticks off the location sneaking, and also helps her parents business. Also puts you in a good position in their books if you ever decide to go further with her."

"WHAT?!" Adrien spluttered. "P-Plagg, s-stop it or else I revoke all of my compliments."

"Alright, you win kid," Plagg laughed. "Just go to sleep and wake up a bit earlier so you can pick out a new outfit. You and I? We're gonna stick it to the old people."

Adrien smirked, and nodded.

"Hell yeah we are," he said, before giggling lightly. "P-Plagg, why did that feel good?"

"Dunno," Plagg shrugged, before settling back down to head to sleep.

Adrien, meanwhile, didn't stop smiling until he fell asleep.

This was gonna be fun...

7:05 AM

Plagg didn't exactly know why Adrien was taking this outfit thing so seriously. He had gone through at least ten different styles, and apparently, "Models can make anything look good!" wasn't working as an excuse for him to wear whatever the hell he pulled out.

"O-Oh! This one looks good!" Adrien suddenly piped up, finally making Plagg look up.

Adrien now had on black and white sneakers instead of orange ones, his jeans had been replaced with black pants, he had on a neon green t-shirt, and a black leather jacket from an old shoot that he still fit into. And to add to it all, Adrien had found an old pair of sunglasses that fit perfectly with the outfit.

"Holy cheeses," Plagg said. "You look SICK!"

"I know, right?!" Adrien laughed. "I-I feel great! Thanks for the compliment, dude!"

"No problem, man!" Plagg smiled. "Just, uh... one question - are you gonna wear the shades in class?"

"Oh, oh no, these are just because its supposed to be extra bright out today," Adrien said, placing them in the jacket pocket.

Plagg sighed... his kid had a long way to go, but he was getting there.

"So, you wanna wear that to the next Kitty Section gig?" Plagg asked. "You know you loved being on stage..."

"I did, but that's further down the line of... 'rebellious' activities," Adrien said. "And probably as far as I'll go, too. Anything past that could actually be harmful to me."

"I hear ya kid, I hear ya," Plagg nodded. "Now, why don't you go downstairs and get eating? You've got a pastry calling your name for lunchtime!"

"Yes I do!" Adrien smiled, pumping his fist in the air, before walking out of his room with his bag, and with Plagg in his jacket pocket.

When he got to the breakfast table, Nathalie was sitting there, mainly focusing on her tablet. She actually didn't even look up at Adrien until he told her good morning in a more chipper tone than usual (well, when it came to Mondays). Her eyes almost popped when she saw his new look.

"O-Oh!" she exclaimed. "A-Adrien... uh, try-trying a new look?"

"Yeah," Adrien nodded proudly. "I was kinda getting tired of my old one, so I figured I'd switch things up a bit! Do you like it?"

"Its certainly... fresh, yes," Nathalie nodded. "And... well, those colors do look good on you. So I'd say, yes, I do quite like it."

"Thank you, Nathalie!" Adrien smiled brightly.

Nathalie couldn't help but smile softly at how happy Adrien seemed this morning... it was a rare sight to see the boy so excited. It was a nice sight, though, and one she wished would be seen more often at this house.

As Adrien wrapped up eating, the two stepped out to the car to be escorted by the Gorilla to Adrien's school.

If only you could see how excited he was to test his new look!

He knew it was a little thing to be excited about, but this didn't hinder his excitement one bit.

8:00 AM

When Adrien got out of the car, not one jaw dropped. Almost no one batted an eye.

And that made him happy.

That meant that this may just go unnoticed. If the public didn't notice it, and they paid attention to him way more than he liked, then his father would surely never notice this! Oh, joy of joys!

And apparently he wasn't the only one trying on a new look - Kim had come into school wearing a golden circlet on his head! It was almost like everyone was trying on a new look today!

However, truth be told, literally just about everyone looked the same.

Then, he saw her.

Marinette.

Sweet, funny, adorable klutz, rebel-of sorts (depending on the context) Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Adrien immediately rushed over to go talk to her, nearly tripping himself on the way out of excitement. When he got there, he found not only Marinette, but Alya and Nino, all of whom were equally amazed by his new look.

"Woah! Adrien! You look sick, dude!" Nino smiled.

"Yo, that is such a cool look!" Alya exclaimed. "Mari, girl, go ahead. Complement the boy."

"I-I... wow!" Marinette laughed. "I-Its so awesome, Adrien! I-Is it, b-by chance... Chat Noir inspired?"

"Oh, no, not intentionally," Adrien chuckled, looking down. "But hey, nothing wrong with showing off the style!"

"Of the coolest hero in Paris!" Marinette added on.

Adrien suddenly felt his heart fill with warmth and happiness over hearing Marinette call him "the coolest hero in Paris"... she was such a sweetheart! What a great friend!

"That's so kind of you, Marinette," Adrien beamed. "If Chat Noir heard that, he'd probably be over the moon!"

"Pssh!" Marinette scoffed, blushing lightly.

"But, uhm, could I speak with you for a moment? Please?" Adrien asked.

"O-Oh, sure!" Marinette said. "What up is? Ack, what's up?! I mean... yeah, sure, whaddup?"

Adrien laughed wholeheartedly. "Would you mind if I stopped at your parent's bakery during our lunch and got a pastry there? And... would you like to tag along?"

"O-Oh, m-me? ME?!" Marinette exclaimed. "Y-Yes! O-One thous-One million percent!"

"Really? Fantastic!" Adrien smiled. "I'll see you at lunch then. Thanks again, Marinette!"

As Adrien walked off to go get ready for class, Alya and Nino were smiling in the background as Marinette practically melted on the spot.

She. Was having lunch. With Adrien Agreste.

12:00 PM

Marinette didn't think she had ever been more excited for a lunch break like how excited she was right now.

All day, throughout her classes, she hadn't been able to stop tapping her foot in excitement. Thankfully, none of the teachers seemed to notice (although Alya sure did - sly girl didn't stop giggling for like, ten minutes!). And most of the attention in the class was focused on Adrien's new getup anyway... especially Chloe.

However, when it came to her, she didn't like it.

Chloe was actually horrified by all the black that Adrien was wearing. However, before any of the guys could jump to his defense, Marinette sprung up and talked about how Adrien was his own separate human being, and was allowed to make his own decisions.

Nino, Kim, Max, and Ivan just backed her up, and Nathaniel gave his support in a silent nod. The girls, meanwhile, gave Chloe the nastiest stares they could muster. Did it do anything? No. But did it make them all feel good? Yes.

And Adrien didn't stop practically glowing for that entire class. Or the next. Or the one after that.

After the last class concluded, however, Marinette was a bit behind when it came to packing up (damn pencil, always rolling away at important moments!), so she missed out on asking Adrien if he still wanted to have lunch with her.

However, once she got outside, she just barely picked up on Luka and Adrien speaking about something.

"...Yeah dude, come by the boat house anytime!" Luka said. "I'd be honored to teach you, dude."

"Thank you so much, Luka!" Adrien smiled. "If I can manage to find time, I'll let you know for sure."

"Awesome dude," Luka smiled back. "So, what's your plan for lunch?"

"Oh, I'm actually heading out with Marinette," said Adrien, "wherever she-oh, there she is! Later Luka!"

"Later, wild guy," Luka laughed, waving Adrien bye and walking off to find his own lunch partner.

"So, does the offer still stand?" Adrien smiled.

"Y-Yes, o-of course!" Marinette smiled. "I-I'd never, ever, EVER ghost you!"

"Well, good to know!" Adrien said happily. "So, uhm... what pastry would you recommend the most? I want to try something so desperately, and its actually nagging at me at night. I know that sounds dumb-"

"No no no, I-I believe you!" Marinette said. "I-I know, this is probably the most boring suggestion ever, but a classic croissant or chocolate chip cookie is what I'd recommend."

"Hey, nothing wrong with classics!" Adrien smiled. "I'll gladly try both, if that's fine with you."

"O-Oh, me? Eat all you want!" Marinette said happily. "You know our home is as open to you as it is me."

Adrien placed his hand over his heart, and smiled warmly. "Thank you, Marinette. I mean, really, that means more than the world to me."

"You're welcome," Marinette smiled happily. "Its no troub-"

"MARINETTE!"

A sudden scream from a jock that both Adrien and Marinette knew well startled the two, and they just barely turned around in time to see Kim running at top speed towards them.

"Kim! KIM!" Marinette exclaimed, putting her hands up once he got nearly too close for comfort; thankfully, he stopped himself a safe talking distance away. "What is it, Kim? Akuma?"

"No, no no no," Kim said. "I just wanted to know... do your parents still make that banana bread?"

"Uhm... yes?" Marinette said, raising an eyebrow. "I thought you didn't like bananas, Kim."

"Oh, I just have a weird craving for them, and other banana flavored things, for some reason," he muttered. "Oh well, thank you for answering! Catch you all later!"

And with that, Kim walked off in the direction of the Dupain-Cheng bakery, his circlet shining like a spotlight in the sunlight.

"Gah, that reminds me how bright it is," Adrien muttered, blocking his eyes briefly, and placing his sunglasses on. "Ah. That's better... Marinette? What's wrong? Do I have something on my face?"

Marinette, however, was just caught in awe of the marvelous sight that was Adrien Agreste in dark shades. Oh God... as if that outfit wasn't already enough to make her swoon! The sunglasses were just the last nail in the coffin. She actually wasn't sure if she was going to make it through this.

"S-Sunglasses?" Marinette suddenly stuttered.

Adrien broke out into laughter - he thought Marinette had just punned! It uplifted him so much to think that!

(Of course he quickly had to reassure her it wasn't him making fun of her.)

"So, do you think Kim's gonna be with us at the bakery?" Adrien asked.

Oh yeah, Kim. "Eh, if he is, he won't be in the way of you and that chocolate chip cookie," Marinette said.

"Stop making me hungry!" Adrien laughed.

So, while Kim may technically become a "third wheel" on this "lunch date-of sorts, and only between friends", she didn't care.

She was going to spend it with Adrien, and her heart couldn't be happier.

What she didn't know was that Adrien thought the exact same thing... along with something else.

Being a rebel was starting to get fun.

Where, oh where will Adrien's "rebellious" activities go? And where will they take him? We'll have to wait and see! ;D (and... could it lead to... an akumatization?)

And I know you guys are probably confused about Kim, so I'll try and clear some stuff up - I like to imagine Master Fu is still testing the waters with him (since he and Xuppu had that massive "fight" in the bathtub), so he still has the Miraculous. Kim will actually play a big role in this story too! ;)

In the meantime, though, that's all for now! Reviews are always welcomed and loved! Thanks for reading guys, I'll see ya soon! Love you all! :D