Tikki's  POV:
            The next morning, Tikki drove over to the Agreste mansion. She sure could not help, but wonder what on earth her sister had in mind.  It was the first time she heard, Marinette expresses any concern for Adrien.  Maybe this was a sign that everything was going to change for the better between those two. 

      She sure hopes so anyway. She pulls her car into the driveway but makes sure to park away from the other vehicles enough just in case anyone else needs to go somewhere. The last thing she needs is to be in trouble for blocking someone in.

     Tikki rings the doorbell, then wonders if she did the right thing.  It is not like she can guarantee Adrien will not answer it.  She smiles in relief when she sees Plagg. It is been a while since they saw each other in person.

   "Hi, Plagg," Tikki says.

  "Hi, sugarcube," Plagg replies.

  "Plagg, as good as it is to see you I came over because Marinette says she needs my help," Tikki explains.

    "Awe, and here I thought you came because you care about me," Plagg whines.

   "I did care about you Plagg, it is just my sister needs me," Tikki responds. She hugs him to calm him down.

    Plagg's  POV:

   Plagg hears the bell ring, so he opens it before it can wake up Adrien. He rolls his eyes at the thought of that boy.  He wonders how on earth his cousin ever became a lawyer as some days he can be lazy as ever.

    "Hi, Sugarcube,"  He says with a grin when he sees Tikki.

    He wishes she came to see him but can tell it is for something else by what she tells him. He whines and pouts a bit. He smiles just a little though when Tikki hugs him.

   He always did have a thing for Tikki even before she knew it.  Good thing he got over his shyness when he did otherwise who knows where he would be now.

    "Tikki, do you think her plan will work?" Plagg asks.

   "Funny, you should ask Plagg, I have not the slightest idea what her plan involves," Tikki tells him.

  Marinette's POV:

   Marinette has been up since six am.  It seems she wakes up early these days ever since she has slept in the sewing room at the Agreste mansion. This was not intentional as she was supposed to stay in the guest room. She just tends to fall asleep on the job when she gets into a project that excites her.  However, since she sprained her knee she has stayed on the sofa in Adrien's office.

   She knows Adrien was angry at her the other day, but she still did not expect Plagg to hand her pain medication this morning. She grimaced as she swallowed it, but made sure to thank him.

    She groans as she hobbles over to the door to open it for her guest.

    "Whoa, Marinette, sit back down," Plagg scolds her.

     "Goodness, Plagg, you need to worry so much," Marinette says.

       Tikki enters the room after Plagg and takes a look around her.  She shakes her head at the cluttered desk and wonders why Marinette sleeps in such a place.

       Marinette grins when she sees Tikki.  

      "Tikki, I am so glad you made it.  Do take a seat," She says.

         Tikki grabs a stool and sits on it.   This leaves Plagg to sit on the floor, but he does not mind.

Tikki's  POV:
     "Marinette, I am glad to see you still have your color, since you have been inside so much," Tikki comments.

    "Tikki, I am happy to see you too," Marinette says as she laughs at the expression her sibling gives her.

   "Same here, but what on earth are you doing in such a messy office?" Tikki asks with a scowl.

    "Oh, Tikki, you know I can not travel upstairs to the guestroom with my knee injury,'' Marinette explains.

     Tikki frowns as she thinks that it is rather rude for no one to see to it her sister gets to sleep in a proper room as both a guest in the house and as the seamstress. She does not say a further word about it though.  There is no need to make anyone feel bad.

     "Marinette, Plagg appears to know about the plan, so what does it involve ?" Tikki asks.

Marinette's POV:

 "Tikki, we have to wait for Natalie since she is in on this as well," Marinette remarks.

   "It seems she overheard me speaking to Plagg about it so naturally, I asked for her help too," She explains.

    "Okay, then, " Tikki says.

        Marinette smiles as Tikki plays with Plagg's hair while they await Natalie's arrival to the small little area in the building.

      Tikki is grateful her boyfriend does not complain while she twists and turns a few strands of his hair. She finds waiting to be a difficult thing as it was in the past when she anticipated the birth of  Marinette.  She might not look it, but Tikki is four years older than Marinette.

    Marinette wonders herself how soon to expect Natalie as she did not make it to clear what time to expect her.  She sure hopes it will be soon so that Adrien does not overhear anything.

Natalie's POV:

   Natalie thinks, Oh goodness gracious, I got the breakfast ready early for Mr. Agreste, then Adrien grumped at me when I tried to tell him it was all finished.  I  stuck his back inside the refrigerator, then went back to organizing the documents on Gabriel's desk.

    "Oh no, I almost forgot," Natalie says to no one in particular when she sees the time on the clock wall. 

   She is glad Gabriel went into town for a few hours.  This way she does not have to explain a thing to him about her meeting with Marinette, Plagg, and Tikki.  The less who know about it the better as far as she is concerned.

    Natalie dashes to the door out of breath brushes off her dress and enters the room. 

     "Sorry, I am late," She says.

    "Natalie, it is quite alright, and I believe you already know Plagg, but have you met my sister, Tikki?"  Marinette states.

     "Tikki, why it is so nice to meet you!" Natalie gushes.

    "Natalie, it is nice to meet you too," Tikki says.

        Natalie sits on a small box across from Tikki and Plagg. She figures this way she will not overcrowd them. She can not help, but wonder what all this about as it was not that clear last night.

  Marinette's POV:

   "Well, now that we are all here, I am sure you wonder what this about anyway," Marinette begins.

   Tikki, Plagg, and Natalie all nod their heads in unison as they wait for her to continue.

     "Well, you see the thing is Adrien Agreste is stubborn as ever.  The guy thinks just because I hurt my knee that he is somehow to blame.  The way I see it was just an accident," Marinette explains.

        "If anything he was ever so helpful, he carried me in here, and called for the doctor," She says.

      "He gave me the pain medication that I am to take twice a day, both times on the first day, but refused to do so after this as he was mad at me, "Marinette says.

       "Perhaps, I did not explain too well to him how it was or something, " She states.

      "Anyways, the plan is for each of us to write down things we know about Adrien that make him a proper gentleman, then we hide them around the mansion. This way he is bound to find them and read them, " Marinette says with a grin.

      "Wow, Marinette that sounds simple," Tikki says.

     "Yes, dudette, it sure does," Plagg agrees.

    "I suppose you could say this is the best idea yet," Natalie agrees with the others.

    "Good, then, let us get started," Marinette remarks.

   Narrator's POV:
     Tikki, Plagg, and Natalie jot down the things they know are good qualities about Adrien Agreste.  Marinette does the same. None of them sign them as they rather Adrien just read them without knowing who the writers are anyway. This way maybe he can see how hard he is on himself.

    They finish an hour later, then fold them in half.  

   "Now, Plagg and Tikki, you take a few to hide, and Natalie you take this bunch,"  Marinette says.

    "Okay, but what about you, Miss Dupain-Cheng?" Natalie asks.

     "Sounds fine," Tikki agrees.

    "I am with Tikki on this," Plagg replies.

      "I will place a few around the office, but I tidy up the desk first," Marinette responds.

        Natalie nods her head, then heads out of the room.  As the others hid the papers downstairs, and upstairs, in the halls, and other rooms, Marinette straightens up Adrien's messy desk. Then, she sweeps up the pile of cobwebs in one corner and throws them into the wastebasket beside the desk.  

      Now, Marinette tapes one note on the bottom of the desk, adds another to the top desk drawer, one on the screen to the computer where he is bound to see it, and one on the back of the chair.  The last two she is not sure where to hide them.  She smirks when it dawns on her the best places. She sees to it they go there.

    She relaxes with a book in her hand as she waits to see what happens.

   Find out more in Chapter  15  Lawyer Turn that Frown Upside Down

   -Summer out!