I do not own these characters. This story is inspired by an anime/cartoon called Miraculous Ladybug, and you should definitely go watch it! :) It's the best show you won't regret it.

The alarm was ringing loudly in Marinette's room and she covered her head with her pillow sighing loudly. She had come back from patrols late last night and barely slept three hours. In fact she had barely slept at all that week. Chat Noir had called her a few nights ago saying he, "Caught a nasty case of the cold and would not risk getting his lady sick", therefore he would be bedridden for a few days. Time seemed to move by slower in the late hours without her partner; she was starting to miss his flirtatious remarks and paw-ful puns, which she thought she could never miss. To add to it, Adrien had been gone all week as well. Nino had told her in the beginning of the week that Adrien would be in New York for some photo shoots, and that he would be back...

"TODAY!" She jumped out of bed and quickly ran to change into her clothes, knocking over her chair and in doing so, waking up Tikki.

"Mari?" Tikki flew up next to her friend and laughed at her big smile.

"Adrien gets back today! Oh Tikki, I've missed him so much! I wonder if I should ask him about New York, or should I act cool and pretend like I didn't notice he left? No, no, that might make him feel sad. I should just wave as I walk by! No thats too little! I want him to know I care! Or maybe…"

Marinette quickly ran around her room packing her back pack and making sure to grab her pink polka dotted umbrella. Tikki hid in the coat pocket and listened happily to her partner, munching on her breakfast, which was obviously a chocolate chip cookie.

"I think you should say hello to him like you do every day, and ask about his trip and what is favorite part was. You could also ask him if he went anywhere interesting in New York! Then he'll spend minutes talking to you!"

"Oh Tikki! You're the best! Now I just have to stay calm and try to seem semi-normal."

The pair continued their journey to school under the cloudy sky with Tikki trying to keep Mari as calm as possible.

Adrien woke up to the unusually loud house and was immediately concerned. Was that his dad yelling? Usually, his dad being home was not a good thing, for him that is.

He quickly grabbed the barely awake Plagg and hid him in the pocket of his pajama shirt. When he cautiously peeked around his bedroom door he saw Nathalie rushing around on the phone and their servers frantically cleaning the already pristine house. His father was yelling at someone in the dining room and he quickly but quietly entered to see what was going on.

"What do you call this?! These people are used to eating the finest foods all around the world! They can't possibly eat whatever this is! I specifically told Nathalie to give you the list of what to make!"

"Y-yes Sir!"

Gabriel Agreste, looking very angry yet composed, was yelling at the poor cook who quickly ran back into the kitchen.

"Father? What is-"

"You are to stay out of the house all day. I have important business partners coming over for a meeting and I do not want any interruptions. Understand? That means no problems at school. I suggest you spend your free time in the library studying. You represent this family and you must be the best of the best, and you have not been meeting those requirements." He walked out of the room without giving Adrien a chance to even process what he had just said.

"Yes, father." He whispered to no one in particular and ignored the worried looks from the servers as he went to get dressed for school.

"AH MARINETTE! You would not BELIEVE what I got on video last night! Ladybug was right outside my window! RIGHT THERE! She even waved at me, I can't believe my luck!" Alya ran up to Mari the second she saw her outside the school and Nino followed. Since Adrien had been gone for the week, Nino had gotten closer to the girls.

"That's great Alya, I wish I had your luck. You see her all the time!" Mari grabbed her best friend's hand and was filled with joy about how happy she could make her friend. Alya looked at Mari with a surprised smile and played with her friend's hair.

"You left it down today! It's so cute!"

"I DID?! Oh no, does it look okay? I can't believe it, I was so excited I forgo-" she quickly stopped talking once she saw Adrien get out of his car. She immediately noticed that something was bothering him and was filled with the urge to run up to him and hug him, but instead she held her textbook closer to her chest.

"Yo Adrien! You're here! Thank God I have my buddy back, I've been stuck with these chicks all week!" Nino teased and Alya immediately retaliated. As they were arguing Adrien came to stand next to her and gave her a small smile.

"Hey Marinette, how are you?"

Usually she would have freaked out, but she was too worried to even notice that he had said something to her.

"Are you okay Adrien? You look upset."

Adrien was surprised and looked at her.

'I thought I was better at hiding things, can she really tell I'm upset? Are my acting skills starting to falter? Wait, she isn't stammering and walking away this time did something happen? Why is she giving me that loo— oh, she asked me a question. Is her hair down…that's new…she looks pretty…what?'

"Adrien?" Marinette took a step closer to him with a concerned expression and a slight blush on her face.

His unusually quiet demeanor caught the attention of Nino and Alya and they looked at him worriedly. Nino put his arm around him and started to talk to him.

"Is your pops bothering you at home again? If he is I can-"

"Your hair." Nino looked at his friend confused, because he was wearing a hat, as usual, but then noticed he was staring at Marinette. Alya pulled Nino next to her bouncing a little in excitement. Mari opened her mouth in surprise and brought her hands to her hair trying to comb through it.

"Ah, haha y-yeah I was in a rush to get to school cause yo- I mean I- I mean uh, I had to go to the library for a b-book. Yeah." Mari laughed nervously and Adrien seemed to had just realized that he had been staring and what he had said. Slightly embarrassed, he walked towards the school entrance as he quickly replied back.

"It looks nice."

Nino ran after him as Alya quickly hugged the blushing, stammering mess she calls her best friend.

"AH MARI, I'm so happy for you!"

Mari was barely listening as she replayed the memory of a blushing Adrien again and again in her head as they walked to class.