Author Notes: This took me too long to get rolling, I've been super busy the past couple weeks. Though it should calm down after this week is over, and I hope to get semi-regular with the updates!

"Marinette, wait up!" A familiar voice called, stopping the teenager in her tracks.

"What's wrong Alya?" Marinette looked at her friend in concern. Was there an akuma attack, or did she find something else about Ladybug? Marinette hoped not.

"Absolutely nothing is wrong!" Alya squealed, nearly jumping in joy. Ok, that's a little bit strange.

"Look!" Alya exclaimed and shoved a crinkled up flyer into Marinette's hands, who smoothed it out to read.

Ski lodge… Contest.. 4 tickets all paid week stay plus meals… Marinette skimmed through the flyer.

"It looks interesting, at least. Are you going to enter?" Marinette asked, handing the flyer back to the ecstatic Alya.

"That's the best part!" Alya practically squealed, shaking Marinette's shoulders. "I already did! And they called back this morning to tell me I won!"

Stunned, Marinette stared at her, before grabbing her hands and squealing, and the two jumped up and down in celebration.

"I'm so happy for you!" Marinette smiled widely at Alya. "Who are you taking?"

"You, obviously." Alya laughed, giving the black haired girl a nudge. "Annnd, I was thinking of inviting Nino and Adrien." She winked.

Marinette's face turned a bright shade of red, imagining her and Adrien spending a week at a ski lodge together. "Ahh, that's so romantic!" She sighed, clapping her hands together as she thought of all the ways she could woo her crush.

"Easy there cowgirl." Alya laughed, patting her friend on the shoulder. "Let's start with step one- Actually inviting the two along."

Marinette laughed in embarrassment. "Yeah, that sounds good."

Morning classes passed by in a haze, Marinette's thoughts too clouded with daydreaming about her and Adrien at a ski lodge. At one point, Alya had to catch her from falling out of her seat.

"I plan on giving you and Adrien some alone time, but I'm going to want to spend time with my best friend there too, so don't let him hog you the whole time." Alya laughed, later at lunch, giving Marinette a gentle nudge.

"Ohh it's going to be so much fun!" Marinette grinned. "We'll have to have a movie night. And skiing will be so great! Assuming I don't break my face, that is." She laughed.

"I'd rather you not be in a cast for half the time there." Alya joked. "Alright, let's go ask the boys!"

Feeling herself grow nervous, Marinette grabbed onto Alya before she could walk off. "Wait! Uh, what if they think it's weird, or they laugh or something?" She asked, suddenly feeling very timid.

Alya smiled reassuringly. "We'll never find out if we don't ask, right? Besides, I know Nino, and he'd never turn down something involving free food." She joked. "And he could easily convince Adrien to go with him! Simple."

Marinette nodded, gathering her courage to follow her friend. It's kind of funny in all honesty, she thought. I can save all of Paris without getting nervous, but I'm sweating going with my friend to ask my crush and his friend on vacation. Shaking her head, Marinette quickly caught up with Alya who had walked ahead.

"Hey boys!" Alya called, strolling up to the two, who were sitting on a bench in the courtyard.

"Oh, hi Alya, Marinette." Adrien nodded to them, and Marinette felt her cheeks grow warm.

"Hey, what's up?" Nino turned to the duo.

"A certain reporter here won some tickets to an all expenses paid vacation to a ski resort up in Alsace, annnd wanted to know if you two lucky boys would accompany us lovely ladies?" Alya grinned widely, pulling the contest flyer from her pocket in one hand and wrapping her other arm around Marinette's shoulders.

Nino grabbed the flyer from her, reading it over. "Woah, you really won this Alya? That's awesome!"

Adrien glanced over Nino's shoulder, reading the flyer as well. "Is it really alright to invite us along with you?"

"I wouldn't have asked if I didn't want you guys to come." She laughed, taking the paper back. "So, what do you think?"

"I'd love it come! Thanks Alya!" Nino grinned.

"I'll get my schedule cleared so I can make it. Thank you for the invitation!" Adrein smiled.

"We'll be leaving next Sunday, so make sure to pack everything you'll need before then!" Alya told them, before walking back to the classroom. Marinette lingered for a moment before awkwardly waving and following after Alya.

"Oh my gosh!" Marinette squealed as she caught up to Alya. "This is so exciting! Skiing, snowing, and a week's worth of vacation!" Marinette just hoped that there wasn't an akuma attack while she was gone- Chat Noir might fight extremely well, but she was the only one with the power to cleanse them, and the damage they caused. Hm, she'd have to let him know on patrol tonight that she'd be gone for a week.

"I'm still in shock that I won." Alya admitted with a laugh. "Oh, we so need to help each other pack. Maybe I could bribe you with some pictures of Adrien in exchange for a hat and scarf?"

"What won't I do for pictures of my darling?" Marinette sighed over-dramatically, and then laughed. "I'll start sketching some designs tonight and bring them tomorrow to see which one you want."

Alya squealed and threw her arms around Marinette. "You're awesome!"

"Yeah yeah." She laughed. "I'm holding you to those pictures though."

"And when have I ever flaked on a deal?" Alya pretended to be offended. "Don't worry Mari, you'll get those pictures. And in HD, no less."

"You're the best, Alya." Marinette grinned. "Now c'mon, let's start planning what we need!"

The week flew by in a whirlwind of sewing, packing, and planning for Marinette. Before she knew it, it was the night before the trip, and Alya was staying over. Already fast asleep, Alya laid on Marinette's bed while she put the final touches on their winter clothing.

Just then, Tikki flew out of her hiding place and tugged on Marinette's sleeve. "Marinette, we forgot to tell Chat that we're leaving for awhile!"

Marinette fell out her chair, startled both by Tikki and the realization that she was right. "Crap!" She whispered, checking to see if Alya had woken up. "C'mon, let's go see if he's out on patrol."

Marinette ducked into the bathroom, so if Alya woke, she wouldn't see Marinette transform. She wasn't ready for that yet.

"Tikki, transform me!" Closing her eyes briefly, Marinette felt the familiar magic wash over her, her mask appearing, and pajamas turning into the recognizable spotted leotard. Opening the bathroom window, Ladybug threw her yoyo to wrap around the chimney of the building next door, and leapt. Soon enough, she was running along the roofs, admiring Paris's beauty at night. Eventually, Marinette dropped down into the park, on the bench by the Merry-Go-Round, and opened her yoyo to call Chat.

"And what is my lady doing up this late on such a fine night?" Came Chat's voice, almost instantly, causing Ladybug to snort.

"Could ask you the same thing, princess." She rolled her eyes, glad it worked as a video call so he could see that. "But hey, I forgot to tell you that I'm going to be out of town for a week on a… thing. Starting tomorrow. Sorry, I meant to tell you earlier, but I kinda… forgot." Sometimes, Marinette really hated her memory. First forgetting to sign things, and now forgetting to tell Chat about this.

He was silent for a moment, chewing his lip. "Well, we better hope there aren't any akuma attacks because well," He coughed into his fist, "I'm kinda going on vacation tomorrow for a week too."

"What?" Ladybug shrieked, slapping her forehead with a groan. "What are the chances…" She sighed. "Well, if we're both gone, there shouldn't be any akuma attacks right? Since the main reason for those is to get our Miraculous."

"Hawkmoth won't know that though." Chat pointed out. "Perhaps I could cancel last minute, so that one of us is here at least." He smiled sadly.

"No, no, don't do that. You deserve a vacation." She signed. "Hell, we both deserve a vacation. Let's just keep a close eye on the news while we're gone ok? I'm sure we could get on a fast train as Ladybug or Chat then."

"Sounds like a plan, my lady!" Chat grinned, and Ladybug felt relieved to see that smile. Oh don't start thinking like that now, you can't betray your affections to Adrien, she scolded herself mentally.

"Yeah well, have fun and be safe alright?" She said before quickly cutting off the call. "Now let's hope Alya didn't notice I was gone."