You're The Music That's Been Playing In My Head: Book Four

Illusion: Part 2

We sit down at the table and begin eating when Nino starts looking around suspiciously and whispers to us, "Eat like everything's normal."

"Isn't everything normal?" Adrien asks, looking around confused.

"This lunch is just a cover Comrade Mayo."

"Comrade Mayo?" I ask in confusion, hoping he'll explain, and sigh when he doesn't.

"From now on you will call me Comrade Ketchup. Right. I summoned you to this secret meeting because—"

"You didn't summon us to anything Nino," Alya interrupts him and he rolls his eyes.

"Of course I did otherwise it wouldn't have been a secret Comrade Beurre Maître d'Hôtel."

"Adrien? You're eating in the cafeteria?" Chloé asks as she approaches, giving Adrien an excited hug.

"Yeah, would you like to sit with us Chloé?" He suggests and she purses her lips.

"I'd love to but I'm meeting Sabrina's boyfriend over a video call today."

"Sabrina has a boyfriend? Tell her I said Congrats," I say in slight shock, I didn't know there was a guy here she liked.

"Yeah it's the American guy," Chloé explains, tapping her chin to remember his name. "Delmar from New York."

We all cheer recalling how we had all encouraged her to go out with him if she was interested before Chloé waves goodbye.

"Another time I'll eat with you guys and I'll have something delivered directly from the hotel."

When she leaves I turn to Nino and ask, "Ok what's up with the sauces nicknames?"

"What's up is Ladybug, Chat Noir, and (s/n), don't have me and Alya to help them anymore."

I blink in confusion, don't tell me he's gonna reveal not only his identity again but Alya's.

"Um...What do you mean?" Alya asks nervousily and as predicted Nino reveals their identities.

Thankfully again it was to people that already knew.

"Us. You, Rena Rouge, and me, Carapace."

Alya kicks him hard.

"OW! What's the big deal? We can tell them that we used to be superheroes!" He whisper-yells at her and she gives Marinette and me a nervous smile while we look at him dumbfounded. "It's not like we have any miraculous Monarch could steal from us. We don't need to keep our secret identities anymore unlike Ladybug, Chat Noir, and (s/n). Anyway, I already told Adrien and (y/n) I was Carapace."

Adrien and I nervously chuckle as Marinette hisses at Alya.

"Adrien and (y/n) knew? Alya, did you know that they knew?"

"What? No! I swear I didn't know at all!" She kicks Nino again.

"OW! Oh, come on! Adrien is my best bud and (y/n) is a trustworthy friend. Don't you three tell each other stuff don't you?"

"NO! We don't!" Alya and Marinette yell in unison.

"What they said," I murmur, hiding behind my drink, knowing I'd get an earful from Marinette later.

"Adrien? Are you eating in the cafeteria? That's great! Can I join you?" We suddenly hear Lila say as she approaches.

"All the seats are taken!" Mari glares at Lila and Alya looks at the empty chair in confusion.

"No, they aren't—" Alya tries to say when I cut her off.

"Yes, they are. The last two seats are for Chloé and Sabrina when they finish their phone call," I say, crossing my arms and glaring at Lila.