With Mini Bug on his back, he bounced towards Alya and Nino's place. He knocked on the patio door. "Cat Noir? and Little girl in a Ladybug costume?" Nino wouldn't help but be very confused.

"Ahh no, it's actually Ladybug. Something went wrong with a power-up today. And now we have a little lady." 

"So I take it we get to hold on to our miraculous then?" Alya noticed Chat holding on to two black boxes. 

"Yep! And who knows, maybe after all this LB and I will have a grown-up chat and maybe you two can keep them full time." 

"Hey! Just because I'm small doesn't mean I'm stupid." Ladybug called as she slid off his back. 

"Oh my gosh, you are adorable!" Nino got down on his knees. Ladybug gave him a look, "But damn, defiantly still our bug!" 

"Chat, how can we help?" Ayla placed a hand on his shoulder. 

"Just keep Trix and Wayzz with you at all times, and jump into battle." Chat smiled softly. 

"Carapace, I'm gonna need you to protect me. You and I will work with Master Fu, using the invisible and visible power-ups. That way I can be hidden and you can keep track of me. That way I can stay safe and no one will know that I'm small." 

"You got it dude!" fist-bumped the little bug. 

"Where is she staying?" Ayla approached the subject carefully. 

"With me. As a civilian." 

"How do you know we won't figure it out?" Alya teased. 

"Have you figured it out yet?" Chat teased. 

"Point." Alya smiled. With that Chat and Mini Bug left. 

They hopped through the city and stopped about a block from Sabine's house. They detransformed. Adrien knelt to be eye level with Mari. "Alright, Mare we need a new name for you to use. Cuz no one can no you're Marinette."

"What should I chose Adrien?" The little girl looked at him. 

"What name would you like? You can choose if you want. 

"Um... Can I be Ally? It's kinda like Mari?" She tapped her chin. Adrien couldn't help up chuckle it reminded him so much of Marinette. It was adorable. 

"I think that's a cute name. Alright, let's go meet Miss. Sabine, alright? And remember you've never meant her." 

"Is she my mom? Won't she recognized me?" 

Adrien looked the girl up and down, thankfully the power-up had changed her clothes. She had a pink skirt and a light gray Tshirt. Her draw and freckles and fake glasses and black hair made her look really different. "Nope, I doubt it. Come on, take my hand we got a short walk before Master Fu comes and gets us."

The two walked hand in hand to the bakery. "Mama S! I'm here!" 

Sabine walked out for the back. "Adrien dear! You're here! Tom! Can you come cover the front while I help Adrien?" 

"Of course love!" Tom came up to the front, "My boy how ya doing? I hear your babysitting for a few weeks?" 

"Yep, I'm helping my Chinanize teacher. This is Ally! And she is about five. She's also a complete sweetheart." She smiled up at the two grown-ups. 

"Hi!" She waved. 

"Oh my! Aren't you just a cutest!" Sabine leaned down to talk to her. "Let's go upstairs and see what fun I have for you?"

"Yay!" Ally followed Sabine up the stairs. Adrien and Tom smiled at one another, then Adrien ran after the girls. 

"Man Marinette would have loved to see this. That boy is so blind, how can you not noticed when your best friend is in love with you." Tom laughed to himself. 

Upstairs Sabine handed Adrien a box of toys and some bedding. "I hope you like pink little lady because that's most of what my daughter liked. I don't know what I'll do if she has sons." Sabine laughed. 

"I love pink! Can't you see it's in my hair!"  Ally did a twirl to show off her look. Sabine giggled.

"I can see that. Now Adrien do you think we have enough?" 

"We should, Alya and Nino are bringing some of the twins old stuff to help well." His friends really where the best. 

"It's a shame Marinette isn't here. She babysat all the time growing up, she would have been a great help." 

"Ya too bad we can't call her while she's away, her tips would have been so helpful." 

"Well you can always shoot her an email, she might have a spare second to help out her best friend." 

"Now, there's an idea." He smiled, if only you know. 

The three of them headed downstairs with the box, and saw Master Fu waiting for them, "Grandpa Fu!" Ally ran and hugged him. Adrien sighed he was glad Mari was still quick on her feet. 

"Hello little one, are you having fun with my top student?" Ally nodded. "Good, well why don't we go to the park before dinner?"

"Can we please!" She jumped up and down. 

"Here Adrien, take some cookies, you might need them tonight." Tom laughed thinking about how jumpy Mari had been as a little girl. 

"Ride! Ride!" Ally jumped up and down. Laughing Adrien knelt and put her on his back. Master Fu took the box. With that settled Master Fu and Adrien headed out. 

They slipped into Adrien's car that Master Fu drove over. "Did her parents question anything?" Master Fu pointed to the park near his house, "We need to have people see us together, and maybe have your reporter friend post about your babysitting gig."

"Her parents didn't seem to notice anything. And ya that's a good idea." they got to the park and let Mari run around and play. 

Soon though Adrien got a text from Alya, Hey! We are picking up pizza on our way over. See you in 30? "Looks like Nino and Alya are on there way over, Mar and I should get going," He stood, "Ally, come on, time to tell your grandpa goodbye we are gonna go been my friends." 

"Coming Adrien!" Ally came running and gave Master Fu another hug. 

"See you tomorrow!" Master Fu walked to his house, Adrien and Mari got in the car and drove the five-minute drive to his apartment. 

"Alright ready to climb upstairs? I can't carry you up the stairs and the box." 

Mari did a power pose, "I'll be okay, I think." 

  "Good girl." The two walked up the three sets of stairs to Adrien's two-bedroom apartment. "Well here we are, your new home for now, we really should stop by your apartment tomorrow and make sure there is nothing that will go bad at your place." And maybe find something to help you remember more about yourself, he thought to himself. 

"Oh! Adrien your place is cool. Where do I get to sleep?" her eyes darted around the space. She saw a cute little kitchen and a small dining table on one side. On the other side were a tv and two love seats. 

The place wasn't as fancy as his father's house, but what could be and Adrien didn't need more than this. He only got the two-bedroom with plans of using it for a studio of sorts. But he wasn't at the skill level yet. So for now it was a guest room, that hardly got used. It had a dresser and a double bed, with a simple nightstand.  

"Wow, Adrien the bed is so big! Can I jump on it? PLEASE!!!" She gave him the biggest puppy eyes he'd ever seen.  

"Oh fine, I need to remake the bed anyway. You do that while I unpack the toys." Adrien smiled as she jumped. He placed the toys on the floor and found the bedding. "Alright little one, all that's left is the new being. So wanna help me make the bed?" 

"Ya!" She jumped off. The blankets that were from Sabine were smaller than the bed that Adrien had, but his big guest bed comforter was to heavy for little Mari to sleep comfortably. So they pulled off the blanket and made Mari a little nest of blankets and pillows on the big bed. "Adrien...." The little girl suddenly looked worried. 

"What it is mini Mar?" man he needed to find a nickname for her when he wasn't Chat, cuz mini bug and little lady, might give him away. He used to call her princess before they became friends and he stopped visiting her as Chat. Would that come off as creepy? A grown man calling a little girl princess? He shook his head, creepy, he's not her dad or related to her, defiantly creepy. 

"I don't have a stuffy to sleep with... I know that I wouldn't have one as an adult but now I feel like I should have one. And what about a night light? I don't like the dark." She started to get worked up. 

Yep she was defiantly Mari, "Woah, Woah little bug, we can take care of all that tomorrow, tonight we will watch a movie with Alya and Nino and knowing you, you will fall asleep on the couch before the movie is over." He whipped a rouge tear from her cheek.

"Okay." she sniffled. 

"Alright let's go see what we can find for plates and cups tonight." He took her hand and headed for the kitchen. 

Right on cue Nino and Alya walked in, "Oh my gosh Adrien this little girl is too cute! You have got to do a photoshoot with this one, her parents would be so grateful!" Ayla picked up Ally and gave her a big hug. "You and I are officially friends sweetheart! If Adrien ever needs a break we are going to hang out!" Ally giggled. 

"No kidding dude, she is cute, but I'm hungry, so let's eat!" Nino placed two pizza boxes on the table, "We got a smaller cheese for little miss here and a loaded of us!" Little miss, hmm Adrien liked that one.

The gang ate at the small table and enjoyed their meal. However, Ally made quite the mess of herself. Suddenly Adrien had a realization that Mari, couldn't bath herself. She lucky for him was confident enough to go to the bathroom by herself but wasn't gonna be able to clean herself. I guess we will have to use swimsuits... he thought to himself. 

"Hey Adrien," Alya interrupted his panicked thoughts, "You look like you just made the same realization I made, you've got to much respect to bath this little monkey, so I'll give her a bath tonight." 

"Alys you're my hero!" He kissed her hand. Nino rolled his eyes, "Dude get your own girlfriend." he teased. 

"I'm working on it okay?" How could he explain to them that the girl of his dreams was known a child... Yep, he was gonna sound creepy in his head until they solved this. But Nino and Alya would get it if the four of them got to do an identity reveal.  

"Alright boys, you to clean up, while little miss and I have some bathtime fun. we should be about 45 minutes, cuz we gotta look through the box of clothes I brought and make sure stuff fits.

The girls headed off to the bathroom, "Nino, we need to take a trip to the little store down the block, Ally doesn't have her stuffy here and I don't have a night light." Nino who had a little brother understood the weight of the situation. 

"Bro why we just sitting here? We gotta clean up quick!