Marinette thought of herself as at least somewhat good at figuring people out. She could always tell what Alya slept the night before by how she did her hair, she knew what days Chloe would be worse than others, and she was a pro at reading Nino's 'subtle' hints of what to get him for his birthday.

She was pretty good at reading her friends.

Adrien was the exception.

Even now, as she finally got over the whole "I can't say one word without heart palpitations" thing, he seemed to have this extra layer of un-readibility. Sure, she still had a crush one him. A big one. But she was also his friend! They hung out, helped each other with homework, and even tossed a few jokes at each other once and a while.

But she felt like there was something she was missing. She knew his home life was anything but desirable, but it wasn't that. It was something different, like a secret. Kind of like when Alya wouldn't tell her she broke Marinette's phone case for like a week, but to an even stronger extreme.

Marinette had made a mental mission to learn more about her newest friend, and figure out just what exactly she thought she was missing.

I can't exactly be offended by a secret, Marinette thought to herself with a laugh, I know a thing or two about secrets.

But as Marinette pulled out her notebook to take notes on the latest science lecture and jot notes on Adrien on the side, the ground shook. The large, fairly modern projector started to spark, and suddenly the whiteboard didn't show a slideshow on neural pathways- it was a face.

"Hear me now, citizens of Paris!" The face shouted angrily, and it took Marinette all of half a second to figure out what was happening- Akuma.

"I, the Shocker, shall teach you a thing or two about electricity!"

While one might think it's a little sad for the teachers to be so used to this, they rounded up the kids and rushed them out. Marinette was grateful for the easy way out, and slipped off to 'go home for safety'. Thankfully, since everyone else was actually going home, she didn't bring any attention to herself.

It didn't take long for Marinette to figure out the Akuma- an angry I.T. worker who had one too many brainless clients. The akuma itself was in his Bluetooth earpiece, which was a hassle to figure how to get out, she and Cat Noir figured it out together, since they appeared on the scene around the same time.

After a relatively easy fight- I.T. workers aren't the most fit people on earth- Ladybug grabbed and purified the akuma, per usual. She grabbed the lucky charm, a simple pocket mirror used to reflect the light into the villains eyes, and threw it into the sky. As the wave of red swallowed everything around her and cleaned up their mess, she saw Cat Noir walking up to her.

"Pound it!" The both chanted, sharing their ceremonial fistbump.

"Thanks for that Cataclysm, Cat," Ladybug appreciated, patting Cat's shoulder. After all, if it weren't for that Cataclysm, she'd still be stuck in that weird electric cage that the Shocker summoned.

"No worries, my Lady," He chuckled, bowing dramatically, and brushed his hair back as he stood back up.

Ladybug laughed a little to herself as she watched him push his rustled hair back. She had gotten so used to seeing him with messy, floofy hair, that watching him actually brush it back was a little odd.

"I need a haircut," Cat laughed, reading her mind.

"I thought cats were supposed to have a mane," Ladybug shot back with a giggle, crossing her arms.

"Wild, untamed cats, yes." Cat corrected, "While I am civilized and proper."

"Hah, sure thing," Ladybug laughed, shaking her head, "Well, I'll see you later, Mr. Civilized and Proper."

"Goodbye, Ladybug!"