Marinette sat across from Adrien who's eyes didn't leave her for one moment as they dined. Both Chloe and Lila snarled under their breath with each glance he gave her. At the end of the dinner everyone got up and prepared to dance.

"May I have this dance?" Adrien asked politely.

"Alright."

He took her gently by the hand and led her across the floor. The musicians began to play the blue danube while ladies and gentlemen waltzed to it. Marinette tripped a few times but Adrien was ready to catch her each time. Some people laughed at her which made her feel very embarrassed.

"Adrien everyone's starting at us." She whispered to him shyly.

Adrien smiled and brought her close to wear her head rested on his chest.

"Ignore them Princess." He whispered in her ear.

"But-"

"Shhh...We're in our own little world now, it's just you and me. No one else."

She closed her eyes and sighed contently as he continued to whisper sweet nothings to her. Soon she was dancing just as gracefully as all the other ladies. Lila was seething with spite and jealousy over the closeness between them. Why did he care for this creature so much? She wasn't even a real human being.

"Aww isn't that sweet." Alix smiled watching Adrien and Marinette dance.

"Hey gorgeous wanna make your dreams come true by dancing with me?" A nobleman asked her.

"Back off buddy! I may be a lady but I don't dance with just any man." She said.

"Alix would you like to dance with me please?" Ivan asked shyly.

"Oh Ivan you're such a teddy bear, I'd love to dance with you." She said and the two began to dance much to that nobleman's confusion.

Chloe glitched her teeth and found herself becoming enraged since no one had asked her to dance.

"This isn't fair! Why does everyone want to dance with the common girls?"

"I'd like to dance with you Chloe." Kim said.

"Oh please I'm not desperate!" She sneered but after seeing that no other young man had no dance partner she agreed. "Fine but just one dance."

There were hundreds of people dancing but for Adrien and Marinette, in their thoughts and imaginations they really were alone in a world of their own. A world that was warm, safe, and full of love. Where they could always be happy and never sad. All too soon the song ended and so did their waltz.

"You danced divinely Miss Marinette." Andre said. "Tell me do you have any other talents?"

"I can sing."

"Really? Then would you honor us with a song?"

"Oh no I...I couldn't."

"I insist please."

"But I-"

"I'll be up there with you." Adrien said. "I'll play the piano while you sing."

"Why Adrien you haven't played piano in years." Andre said. "What a treat this is, a new voice and your wonderful piano skills."

Before anything else was said Adrien sat near a piano and began play while Marinette stood in front of everyone. She was very nervous and scared but Adrien's smiled reassured her so she decided to sing an old song based on a story.

"The valley green was so serene

In the middle ran a stream so blue...

One maiden fair, in despair, once had met her true love

there and she told him...

She would say...

Promise me, when you see, a white rose you'll think of me.

I love you so, never let go I will be...

Your ghost of a rose..."

Everyone became transfixed by her angelic and heavenly singing. Her voice was as sweet as angels sighing or nightingales calling. Even Chloe was impressed but she wouldn't admit it. Many of the people wondered how such a girl could be so beautiful and sing so lovely.

"Her eyes believed in mysteries

She would lay amongst the leaves of amber.

Her spirit wild, heart of a child, yet gentle still

and quiet and mild and he lived her...

When she would say...

"Promise me, when you see, a white rose you'll think of me.

I love you so, never let go, I will be...

Your ghost of a rose..."

Adrien's piano playing match perfectly with the music and her voice. He used to piano all the time but his years as a pirate made him a little too bitter to do it until now.

"When all was done, she turned to run.

Dancing to the setting sun and he watched her.

And ever more he thought he saw.

A glimpse of her upon the moors forever.

He'd hear her say...

Promise me, when you see, a white rose you'll think of me.

I love you so, never let go, I will be...

Your ghost of a rose..."

At the end of her song people clapped and some even cried because her voice was so beautiful and her song was so sad. Marinette politely curtsied at the guest, Adrien just gazed at her feeling a strange warm pulse inside. What was happening to him? He had never felt this way about anyone.

Suddenly his thoughts were interrupted by a pistols being shot out through the mansion windows. People screamed and fled as pirates more vicious and frightening then his men entered the room. They grouped up all the guest and began to rob them then all became quiet as the man who still haunted Adrien's dreams walked in. The dreaded Captain Hawkmoth. He took a wine glass, sipped it, and approached the young man.

"Captain Noir." He said taking a sip. "So nice to see you again."

"The feeling isn't mutual." Adrien said. "What are you doing here?"

"You have something I want." He said. "Be a good boy and hand over the pretty mermaid and maybe I'll consider showing you mercy for taking my ship."

"Not happening."

"Very well then. Men take that girl!"

"Over my dead body!" Adrien drew his sword as did Hawkmoth and the two engaged in a duel. "Men! And Alix! Protect Marinette at all costs!"

A battle broke out between Adrien's crew and Hawkmoth's crew. Marinette was instructed to stay hidden but she didn't want to stand there and do nothing when her friends were in danger.

"I better help them." Marinette said. "But how?"

Her thoughts were cut short when she was confronted by Simon Says.

"What's the matter girl? Scared?"

"You wish!" She grabbed a violin and smashed it over his head knocking him out. She then pulled out one of it's strings and tied one of it's end to a diamond in Simon's pocket. With it she swung it around and hit the rival pirates in their heads. Little known fact about diamonds, despite being valuable they are known to harder than a stone and sharper than a knife. The pirates and guests were pretty impressed with how well she fought back.

Ivan mowed them down with his Incredible strength, Alix began taking one man out one at a time with just one punch, Kim began throwing knives and shooting pistols at them never once missing his target, and Nino took them out with both brute strength and weaponry. As for Adrien he was a master sword's man and had no rival who could take him down. Not even Hawkmoth. In one swift move he was able to knock Hawkmoth's sword away.

"My you've learned well boy." Hawkmoth said.

"I learned from the best." Adrien said.

He raised his sword only for all the lights to go out. Everyone began searching for a candle or something to light up the room. Marinette managed to find a lantern but just before she could switch it on she felt a hand grasp her shoulder. She froze, unable to move at the moment for fear of being killed by whoever was touching her shoulder.

"Don't think you've escaped me." A gruff voice hissed at her ear. "You won't always have that boy around to protect you and when that day comes you're as good as dead."

She gasped then turned on the lantern to find Hawkmoth and his men gone.