"Acho!"

"You okay Marinette?" Tikki questioned with concern as her wielder scratched under her red nose. She groaned slightly with a slight nod, gripping the sides of her book bag, snuggling close into her scarf. The sound of crunching snow beneath her feet sounded as she mumbled into the cloth. "I'm not much of a fan when it comes to the cold." She claimed. Tikki bobbed her head side to side. "Yes, but the changing of season is a part of life, and it's a magical one!" Tikki flew up from her pouch with a slight spin and then dropped down as she shivered. Marinette smiled with a slight giggle. "See, little kwami's don't like the cold either."

Tikki puckered her lips as she shut the pouch flaps together. "This is why ladybugs hibernate for the winter." Marinette giggled again. The slight wind brushed from behind her, her pigtails blowing along the breeze. She grew silent as her eyes stared upon the thin layer of snow along the sidewalk she walked upon. "I wonder if Adrien likes the snow?" she whispered to herself. "The better question is-" Tikki started as she opened the flaps to the pouch, poking her head out. "Wonder if Chat Noir likes the snow?" she giggled. "Cats and frozen water."

Marinette smiled and rolled her eyes. "Cats don't like water, but, knowing his nature, he probably gets a kick out of it. Or how he'd say. 'Snow is purrfect for snowball fights.'" She claimed, she could just see him trying to throw a snowball at her. She'd kill him, if he tried anything like that.

As she closed her eyes, she took in a deep breath and exhaled. She wonder how he was doing. It's been more than a month since she last seen him. Hawk Moth has been very quiet lately. Maybe he hates the cold too. None the less, even though Chat got on her nerves, she did care about him. Part of her hurt not seeing him.

Marinette pressed her hand against the door to the bakery, the bell chimed as she walked in. "Welcome home darling." Marinette's mom smiled, her father by her side. "Hello mama, papaw." She spoke as she took her scarf off and kicked her feet along the mat. "You have homework?" Sabine questioned her as she threw her scarf along the rake and began untying her boots. "Just some math" Marinette said.

"Need any help?" she wondered. Marinette rose a brow as she held her boots in her hands as she took a step off the mat in her pink socks. Her mom is normally a tad busy when it comes to the bakery.

"Slow day?" she questioned them, making her way to the stairs. Sabine nodded. "Yeah, customers prefer to stay inside during the cold."

"Why get a warm cookie when it turns to an ice cube when you walk outside?" her father added, he then sighed. Cold times were always hard for them on some terms. It saddened Marinette to see them struggle.

"But that should be a reason people come out." Marinette claimed as she sat her boots next to the stairs. Her parents looked at her with confusion.

She stuttered. "N-not the ice cube part." She placed her hand on her hip and waved the other. "I mean, its cold out, so why not warm yourself up with a nice hot baked good?" she spoke. Her parents smiled at their daughter. "Maybe, we just need to do something different. A giveaway, perhaps" Sabine spoke as she looked to her husband. Marinette nodded as she looked around touching her chin. She was looking for something to inspire her, give her some idea. Something on display caught her eye she looked at a pair of croissants on display on top of a heart napkin.

A light bulb hit.

"I know, why not a couple croissant deal. Any person that comes in and purchase a croissant and a cup of hot cocoa, get the second one for free, and they can share it with a loved one." She told. After exchanging looks at one another they smiled. "What a wonderful idea Marinette." Sabine claimed as she folded her hands together. "Lots of couples would enjoy such a deal."

"The cold times are the perfect time for snuggling." Her father added as he put his arm around his wife and bent down, nuzzling noses. Marinette creased her brows. "Mama! Papa! Please! I'm right here! And what if someone I know comes in!"

They chuckled as her father stood up straight. "I'll go draw up some plans for this giveaway." Sabine claimed as she walked out. "And I'll start preparing and placing orders for supplies. I feel we might actually make some progress with this." Tom spoke as he made his way into the kitchen, bouncing slightly. Marinette shook her head giggling as she walked up to her room.

"That was a good idea Marinette." Tikki told as she flew from her pouch. "I'm sure that will help your parents out a lot." She told as Marinette walked over to her desk. "Yeah, I hope so." She claimed, setting her bags along the floor, sitting in her chair. "You think I should make some flyers and hand them out at school?" she questioned as she pushed a strand of hair behind her ear, spinning in her computer chair to her computer. "Yeah! I'm sure your friends would be good at spreading word and helping out."

"Especially Alya with her blogging and social media connections."

Marinette smiled as she turned her computer on and Adrien popped up along her screen. She cooed as she leaned across her desk, resting her head on her hands. "I wonder if Adrien would come." She giggled and squealed. "Adrien could buy me one and get himself one and we share a hot chocolate, and go strolling through the snow, and, and-"

"Woo-woo there girl. Why not concentrate on helping your parents then your romance life." Tikki claimed as she crossed her arms. Marinette blushed, scratching her cheek. "Ah, right. Ha, ha, got distracted. Sorry."

::

"So, what do you think?" Marinette asked as she held a flyer to Alya outside of school. Marinette had designed a flyer with two croissants on it and a heart shape in the middle with the words. "Boulangerie Patisserie: Couple Croissant Giveaway. Upon any purchase of a croissant and a cup of hot cocoa, receive a free croissant to share with a loved one."

"Ooh, croissants, I just love your guy's croissants. I'll have to make Nino buy me one." She claimed as they made their way up the steps out the front of the school. Alya took a picture of it with her phone. "I'll share this along my blog. Who knows, maybe Ladybug and Chat Noir will show." Marinette shook her head smiling as they walked into the warm building. "Very funny."

"Oh girl, you know I never joke when it comes to Ladybug." She told as she typed along her phone, making their way across to the locker quarters. "It has been a month since we've seen of the dangerous duo. It would be awesome to see them buying a croissant at your store." She claimed. "Imagine the people coming to the place Ladybug was at."

Marinette blinked. She was right, if Ladybug and Chat came, then, maybe more people would come.

"Or heck, even Adrien coming would bring some fans in. He could buy you a croissant and you share a hot chocolate" she smirked as she looked at her friend. Marinette blushed and jumped. "What. Adrien. No. I. Well. I get croissants for free. I would. Never make him buy me one." She flustered as sweat fell down her temple, her friend knew her too well. Alya opened her locker as she shrugged, Marinette sat the flyers along the sitting bench and started opening her locker. "How about this, I'll ask Nino to bring you-know-who by the store to get a croissant. And see if they want to go walk around the town." She questioned as she hung her coat up.

Marinette's face glowed. "Would you really do that?" she wondered.

"Yeah, girl, I got your back."

Marinette hugged her best friend tightly. Alya patted her back. "But you know, if Ladybug shows up, you're on your own girl." She told as she poked her nose.

Marinette giggled. "Um. Yeah, if she comes. Yeah." She told as she took her coat off. She blinked as Alya grabbed her arm and brought her in close. She stared as she looked up at her phone she held up above them.

"Yo-yo, you Ladybloggers, Alya here for a personal update alert. This cute girl here with me, is my friend Marinette, say hi girl!" Marinette looked to Alya and then to the phone, she waved slightly as her friend crushed her face with hers. "Her and her parents are hosting a bakery good giveaway for couples, I'll post the flyer below this video. We are hoping to see Ladybug and a handsome Chat show up. So help spread word about this giveaway, and who knows, the dangerous duo just might show up. I'll update you guys with further information as the event comes up. Thanks! The great Alya, out. Say goodbye Marinette." Marinette blushed and smiled awkwardly.

Alya smiled as she tapped along her phone. Marinette stared at her with adoring eyes. She had such a great friend. "And there we are." She told as she held her phone up to her friend, hand on her hip. "People are already responding."

Marinette gasped and took her phone, looking at the screen. "Really, awesome, that's awesome, you're awesome." She expressed as she hugged her friend tightly.

"Yeah, I know." She stated as she took her phone back and tucked it into her pocket. "I'll talk to Nino during lunch, okay?" she claimed as she started off toward class. Marinette followed behind. "Y-yes, okay, thanks."

"What would you do without me girl?"

Marinette smiled as she held her hands to her chest as Adrien flashed in her mind.

Walking through the school, they started making their way up the metal stairs when Marinette gasped suddenly. "Oh gosh! I'll meet you in there! I forgot the flyers on the bench!" she claimed as she squeezed past Alya and a few other students making their way up. Alya yelled after her. "You'd forget your own head if it wasn't attached to your own body."

Marinette giggled and jolted toward the lockers. She was very forgetful. She would forget her own head if she could. Just the thought of Adrien, makes her loose her thoughts completely.

Turning the corner, she gasped as she crashed into a wall, or what felt like a wall. She fell back on her back and groaned slightly. She sat up and held onto her head. "What the heck did I just get hit by?" She blinked as papers flew all over the place. She looked ahead at what she ran into and then gasped. "Adrien!" she yelled. Adrien held on his own head as he looked at her. "Oh. Marinette."

"Oh my, gosh! I'm so sorry!" she yelled. She stood and fidgeted around, she reached to help him but then second thought herself, and then back to reaching for him. He looked at her and took her hand. She quickly helped him up, but she jerked him too hard and almost slipped across the papers along the floor. Adrien quickly placed his grasp around her waist, preventing her from falling. "Careful." He told. Marinette blushed as she looked into his green eyes. Her face turned red and pushed away from him. "Sorry, sorry."

He rose a brow at her and then scratched the back of his head with a chuckle. "Your stronger then you look." He told.

"Me. No. I mean. Yeah. I'm super strong. And well. No. I mean." She grumbled as she hid her face. "My god."

She peeked between her fingers and saw him bend down as he picked up the papers. She gasped. "Oh! Your papers!" she yelled as she started scrapping them up. She blinked as she looked at the light blue flyers. Boulangerie Patisserie? "They aren't mine; they're yours. Or, well, I thought they were yours, since they have your parent's bakery name along it." He explained. She blushed. He remembered the name to her parents' bakery? "You forgot these in the locker quarters. They are yours, right?" He questioned.

"Ah-ah, yeah, yes, yes, um, yeah, my parents are having, this jiveaway. I mean give away." She explained as she picked up the papers. "Yeah, I read the flyer, whoever buys a croissant and hot cocoa gets a free croissant." He told. "Sounds like a good deal to me" He explained as he looked over one of the papers he picked up. "Um. Y-yeah, well, I-" They both blinked as their hands touched a flyer they both were reaching for. They both looked at each other, eyes locking.

Marinette giggled awkwardly and quickly grabbed the paper and stood. "Yeah, um, thanks, sorry." She gulped. Marinette turned and tried walking away from him, but she blushed as she turned back around, realizing he still had the papers he picked up. He chuckled in his breath as he handed them to her. "Can I keep one?" he questioned before she tried to turn away. Her face grew hot and she looked around, she thought steam was coming off of her skin at the moment.

"Um. Ah. Yeah. Yeah. Of course" She gulped and shakily gave him one.

"Cool, maybe I'll stop by. I can probably skip Piano Lessons that day, since my dad has been out of town." He told as he looked the paper over.

"Ah! Yeah! Yeah! You would. I mean you should! We have great crossiant and other baked goodies, and hot chocolate and um. Ladybug will be there!" her brain spoke and then shut her mouth quickly. Adrien face jerked toward her. "She will?" he asked.

"Ah. Um. Yeah. Well. We are hoping her and Chat will show. Um. You know. Um. Good plebiscite since we haven't seen then in a month?" Her knees started shaking, her throat growing dry. She for once didn't want to be talking to him. Adrien looked at the flyer. "A month, a week and 3 days." He whispered. Marinette tilted her head. "Huh?"

Adrien blinked and blushed. "Um, nothing. S-so, yeah, I'll see if I have time to come by. It would be cool if Ladybug showed, heck even Chat Noir, he sure is awesome." He claimed with a smirk, crossing his arms.

"Not as awesome as you." She cooed. He rose a brow at you. "Um, ah! Got to go!" she yelled as she bolted off to class. She suddenly bumped her shoulder into the door way as she headed up, it caused her to loose balance a tad and she spun herself around, facing Adrien again. She uncomfortably and scooted out of his sight, waving awkwardly.

Adrien smiled. And then lifted his shirt slightly. "You hear that Plagg, Ladybug might make an appearance."

"Yeah dude, might." Plagg told as he yawned.

"I don't know Plagg, my lady is always loyal to her fans, and if not, maybe if word Chat comes, she will show." He smirked, as he placed his hand under his chin.

::

"So is it true? Like, is Ladybug really going to be there?" Chloe asked with her arms crossed, glaring at Alya. Sabrina standing behind her, copying her glare. Marinette slowly walked into the room, handing each student she passed a flyer, she walked pass Chloe and sat along her seat. "Yeah girl, Ladybug is so going to be there. Am I right Marinette?" Alya questioned, sitting her hand on her friends shoulder. Marinette blinked. "What?"

"Tell Chloe that Ladybug will be at your parent's bakery giveaway." She told, Marinette made a face at Alya, an, are-you-serious? face. "I think you're lying, lying to all of us to force us to that secondhand bakery." All the students frowned as they slightly shifted away from Chloe, Adrien walked into the doors and touched knuckles with Nino.

Marinette jerked her face to Chloe. "Excuse me? Second hand? My parent's do something they love and something that provide to others with baked goods. They make food for others to enjoy and they work very hard to be where they are today. Unlike someone's dad and daisy daughter; who just buy their way to the top to control people. Who, I need to mention, are secondhand themselves." Marinette glared. Chloe gasped. "Well then, we will see whose laughing when Ladybug doesn't show up to that little begging event." She claimed, whipping her ponytail as she strolled back to her seat as the bell rang. Marinette crossed her arms, Alya touched her shoulder. "Oh my, gosh, girl, that, was awesome." She claimed. "You showed her."

"Yeah, that was awesome Marinette, how you stood up for your parents and what they do." Adrien spoke as he sat in his seat in front of her. "Way to go." Marinette blinked and smiled awkwardly as he turned his back on her. Alya giggled as she nudged her friend. "Let's just hope Ladybug, does show up. Or Chloe wins."

Marinette's awkward smile faded into a frown. ""Ha...ha...right."