Half Way

A Really Good Mood and A Really Bad Breakfast

The huge grin on Adrien's face disappeared when he got back to his house and went to his room. As soon as he closed the door, Plagg flew out and glared at him.

"Why are you asking Marinette to be your girlfriend when you're not even in love with her?" the kwami demanded.

"Give me a break, Plagg," Adrien groaned. "Marinette's amazing, and I really like her. Why shouldn't we date?"

"Because you still have feelings for Ladybug?"

"I'm getting over her though. I barely think about her anymore."

"That's only because you haven't seen her too much lately. What's going to happen tonight when you go on patrol and Ladybug smiles at you? I doubt that you'll be thinking of Marinette then," Plagg said.

"Look, I'm just trying to move on," Adrien grumbled as he walked over to his computer desk.

Picking up his trash can, he started going around the room. He collected all the pictures of Ladybug that he had hidden in various places and put them into the trash as he went.

When he was done with that, he turned on his computer and pulled up Instagram. Scrolling through his account, he found the picture he was looking for.

It was him and Marinette. His arm was around her shoulder and she was holding up a peace sign. He took the picture months ago when he ran into her before a photoshoot at the park. She was so cute with that little blush on her cheeks.

After printing the picture out, he propped it up against the corner of the computer screen and leaned back in his chair, smiling at it.

He continued staring at the picture until Plagg's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"You're going to be late, you know."

Adrien jumped up. He had completely lost track of time. "Plagg, claws out!" he shouted, transforming into Chat Noir.

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Ugh, Ladybug was not going to be happy. Chat Noir hurried to their meeting spot, but he was already running late. And Ladybug was not a fan of tardiness.

Reaching the top of the Eiffel Tower, Chat Noir landed beside her.

"Hey Chat," the red and black spotted superhero said, smiling over at him.

"Hey Ladybug, sorry I'm late," he apologized.

Her smile grew wider. "Don't worry about it."

He couldn't believe it. She wasn't mad at all. "So, do you want to take the east side again tonight? And I'll take the west side?" She always wanted the east side for some reason.

"It doesn't matter. Why don't you pick," Ladybug offered.

Boy, was she in a good mood.

"I'll take the east side if that's okay with you." A certain girl's house was on the east side.

"Yes of course. I'll meet you back here soon Kitty," she sing-songed before taking out her yo-yo and swinging off.

Chat Noir watched her go. After a second he shook his head and took his baton from his lower back before jumping down the tower.

He catapulted across the rooftops of Paris. His heart rate quickened as he got closer to Marinette's house. Maybe he would be lucky enough to see her on her balcony.

Nope, no such luck. And the lights were off in her bedroom. She must be asleep already. He sighed as he continued on his route.

Like usual, there was nothing going on around the city so he was back at the Eiffel Tower within half an hour.