I woke up to the sound of a familiar alarm clock going off. I slammed my hand on the clock and moaned. I opened my eyes to see the familiar surroundings. The birds outside where chirping beautifully, and the sun was shining bright. It was going to be a wonderful day today. I jumped out of my bed and did my usual routine. Wash my face, brush my teeth, etcetera.

Once I had finished, I waved a goodbye to my mother and headed for my high school. I walked on the sidewalk taking in the gorgeous scenery. Giant buildings, flowers planted in neat rows, and the Eiffel Tower standing tall in the sky.

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Once I had reached the high school, I ran straight toward my best friend, Alya. I greeted her with a big smile.

"Hey!" Alya had said enthusiastically.

"Hello, how is everything?" I had asked.

"Everything is fine, how about you?"

"Well... Alya. I was thinking about telling you know... A-Adrien." I stuttered, a light blush appeared on my cheeks. I was so nervous, but who wouldn't be. Probably Chloe.

Your getting off task, Marinette! I told my self. I face palmed, hoping no one will notice how idiotic I am acting at the moment. I turned around and Adrien wasn't there. I let out a sigh of relief and turned back to Alya who was screaming with delight.

"Alya! Be quiet, I don't want any weird stares; especially from my classmates." I bonked her on the head and rolled my eyes. Gee, I didn't know she would get this hyper over it.

"Sorry! I just can't help it. You're finally going to tell him after all these years of waiting. You've probably liked him for your whole life."
Alya chuckled.

"Oh s-sush..." I blushed.

I turned around and saw Adrien's limousine. The car door slammed and he was wearing he's usual attire, but he was wearing the scarf that his "father" got him. I scoffed, but shook it off. After all, he seemed happy that his dad "got" him something.

"Go! This is your perfect chance to talk to him!" Alya said.

I nodded and she gave me a thumbs up. I walked towards Adrien and gave him my biggest smile. He gave me a little wave.

"H-Hey Adrien! I like you scarf. I mean, your scarf." I complimented.

Gosh, I'm so dumb.

"Thanks! My dad gave it to me for my birthday." He gave me a small smile. "Well, I got to go-"

"Wait!" I help his hand stopping him.

He turned around, shocked. "What is it Marinette?" He inquired.

"W-Well... I was wondering if you could park with me school. Wait, no I meant ask if you could come to the park with me after school..." I blushed and held my head low.

Yup... Totally dumb.

"Sure! I'll see you after school ends. Does that sound okay?"

I nodded quickly. "Yeah! That sounds great. See you later!"

He gave me a quick goodbye and caught up to Nino. I squealed, happy with the outcome so far. Alya came up to me and gave me a big hug.

"That was great!" She said.

I laughed, "You think so? I'm not sure."

"I know so."

And with that the bell chimed and the kids ran in through the doors. I was shoved by Chloe, but someone cached me. I turned to see who it was, and it was Adrien. I blushed, and thanked him.

"It's no problem. Want to walk to class together?"

"Sure!"

We walked in silence side by side while the other kids passed by us. I could feel Chloe's eyes scan the back of my head. I heard a faint scoff and Chloe soon walked up to Adrien and I.

"Adrien~!" She cooed. She wrapped her arms around Adrien's neck and tried to give him a kiss on the cheek. I watched in jealousy as well a embarrassment.

Adrien did not let Chloe kiss him, though. He had dogged her affection and have her a nervous smile.

"Thank you, Chloe, but let's try and focus heading to class, shall we?" He sighed and gave me an I'm sorry look.

I chuckled, and mouthed, "Its fine." I quickly moved ahead, and looked back and gave a small wave before catching up to Alya.

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During class I couldn't stop thinking about Chat, which is Adrien, but when Adrien is Chat it's different. I would daydream about Adrien's reaction, and I would get butterflies in my stomach to even think or comprehend on what Adrien's reaction would be.

After a long day of Chloe's remarks, Chemistry, and Math, school had finally ended at two fifteen.

I closed my textbook and stretched with a soft yawn. I was so tired because today felt so long because of the anticipation.

I could hear Alya, Nino, and Adrien all chuckle at me.

"Sounds like someone's sleepy." Alya said.

I blushed. "Well, I guess you could say that."

"Does anyone want to go to the movies with me? There's this awesome movie that had just came out." Nino asked. I guess he really liked movies.

"Adrien and Marinette would, but the thing is, they're going to the park; they won't be able to make it." Alya says and winks.

I furrow my eyebrows, but Nino continued.

"Oh well. I guess Alya and I will go. We will see you later." And they soon ran off, leaving Adrien and I alone. I felt so nervous when I was around him alone. I felt like I was going to say something dumb, and my legs will go numb. I shook it off, though and just let it be. I should just be myself when I'm around with him.

"Shall we go?" He asked. He held out his hand and I hesitantly took it; not because I didn't want to, just because I was so nervous too!

"So, why did you want to go to the park?" He asked. He stared directly into my blue eyes.

"N-No particular reason.... Just wanted to hang out, you know?" I stammered. I would've blamed my stuttering on the weather, but the thing was, it's almost summer. Dang it, I probably look stupid.

"Oh. Well there's an ice cream stand nearby the fountain. Want to head there?"

"Yeah! I-Ice cream would be great. Almost as great as you!" I smiled, and then soon realized what I had said. I'm such an idiot! Could this get any worse? Adrien squeezed my hand and lead the way. We walked on the colorful cement sidewalk. There where many chalk drawings from younger kids coming to the park. I smiled, some of them looked really good.

We had soon arrived ice cream stand. I ordered a Strawberry one, however Adrien ordered a Cookies N' Cream.

I had started to pull out my wallet, but Adrien motioned me to put it back in my purse.

"It's fine, I'll pay." He pulled out ten euro and in exchange we had gotten our ice creams. After that, we walked and talked, and even joked around a bit. I started to getting use to this until I realized the main reason I was here. I was to tell him my true identity, and my feelings towards him.

"Hey, can we go get some shade? I'm starting to get a tad bit hot." I asked and pointed to a tree that was far away from everyone else. He nodded and we walked. This was it, I thought to myself. This is the time to tell him.

"Thanks!" I said.

"No problem, anything for a friend." He replied with a smile. Although I was happy he called me his friend, I was also quite saddened.

For a friend...

The phrase repeated in my head. I shook it off though, and I had finally gotten the courage to say it.

"Okay so, I've known you for a while, ever since high school started, so I think we have a close enough relationship for me to tell you this."

I paused and he nodded, which I assumed meaner for me to continue on.

"I have a confession... I'm not the girl you think I am. I know you may not believe this, but I want to tell you... That I'm Ladybug!" I said it. I finally said it. I big weight lifted off of my chest and I was happy to have shared my confession.

"I know... Well... I have assumed, sounds much better."

I was so happy. My face had grown red from blushing so hard. So many emotions ran through my body. Relief and Happiness where two of the many of my emotions.

"W-W-Wait so does t-that mean...!" I smiled.

"I'm sorry, but I can't accept your feelings right now..." He gave me a saddened smile.

That was when my smile had turned into a frown. Relief turned into stress. Stress so grew to embarrassment; embarrassment turned into regret. My happiness had soon turned into sadness. As I could feel my eyes grow watery.

I'm sorry, but I can't accept your feelings right now.

Anything for a friend.

I had felt so hurt and betrayed. No, I should've know, but why?

"W-Why? You love ladybug, right? And I'm ladybug so why..."

I paused, coming to my senses.

"Or is it that 'Marionette', the real me isn't good enough for you?" I could feel my tears pour down my cheeks. And I softly punched Adrien's chest.

"No, that isn't it. I'm just waiting for you to love me."

"B-But I do-"

"No, I'm waiting for you to love me for who I really am. And the person I really am, is Chat." He held my hands gently, and I wish he didn't let go.

But he did.

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You were red and you liked me because I was blue.
You touched me and suddenly I was a lilac sky
And you decided purple just wasn't for you

-Notes-
YAY DONE FINALLY YES SWEET BABY JESUS.
How'd you like it? Wasn't something you expected was it. :3

Dedicated to my friend Sophie (falconlover4thewin) (sorry we're big Super Smash Brothers Fans) who watched Miraculous Ladybug with me until 4:30 A.M.