Adrien still had no idea how this had happened. This hadn't been his plan!

'I wanted to kiss Marinette, not Chloe.
How do I get out of this?!' he asked himself as the blonde leaned closer. She was Marinette's understudy for the role of Juliet Capulet in the schools upcoming production of Romeo and Juilet.

Miss Bustier had let Chloe do all the practice scenes since Marinette arrived too late. Miss Bustier was tempted to give the role to Chloe but Adrien and Marinette had the best chemistry.

"What are you waiting for?" Chloe asked irritated that Adrien didn't want to kiss her.  Adrien swallowed knowing he would have to 'take one for the team.' as Nino said. Alya had her eyes glued on the auditorium doors. Hoping Marinette would arrive after the kiss between Chloe and Adrien.

He kissed her and immediately regretted when Marinette opened up the auditorium doors. 'Worst timing ever!' Adrien thought to himself as he to Chloe's protests jumped off the stage. He twisted his ankle but first he had to attend to Marinette who did the quickest U-Turn possible by a human being.

"Marinette?!" He called looking for Marinette who was hidden behind a staircase. Not knowing if she wanted to cry or runaway.

"I'm sorry. I didn't.... think. I.." He was trying to think of what to say when a hand touch the back of his shoulder. It was Alya.

"I got this." Alya said knowing that Adrien was the last person Marinette wanted to see.

"Alya, you don't understand. I didn't audition as Romeo for Chloé or the school. I did it for Marinette because she asked me to. Then I told her I would if she auditioned for the part of Juliet." Adrien rambled sparking Alya's interests. Alya knew that Marinette had several hiding places and most of them she would be able to hear their conversation.

"So, your telling me you kissed Chloé because you like Marinette?"  Alya questioned.

"Look, I didn't want to kiss her as much as the next guy. I wanted to kiss Marinette but she didn't show and then I mad a huge mistake." Adrien explained causing a loud gasp coming behind the closet staircase.

"On second thought I think you got this." Alya teased as she went into the auditorium. Knowing that Marinette will chew her ear off later for leaving her alone with Adrien.

"Marinette? Adrien asked as he tilted his head. She was backed up into the farthest corner. Her arms wrapped around her legs  and her face buried in her knees.

He sat next to her waiting for her to look at him. He scooted him right beside her and as he waited he took off his right shoe and sock. His foot was obviously swollen from jumping off the stage to go after her.
He touched his foot to make sure it wasn't broken. Luckily it wasn't but it sure was painful enough to make him wince when he touched it.

Marinette glanced at Adrien and was caught off guard when he was sitting next to her rubbing his foot. It reminded her off how he protected Ladybug from Raptoise.
She smiled slightly thinking about how much she probably meant to him if he did that for her twice even know he had zero idea she was Ladybug. He was even avoiding going back to the auditorium to mend his relationship with her.

She perked her head up and laid her hands to her side when she heard her classmates be dismissed. Adrien quickly grabbed her hand. She glanced at their hands that he had forcibly locked together and groaned with irritation. She still liked him but was mad that he kissed another girl.

"I'm not letting go until you forgive me." He said as he squeezed her hand to make his point.

"Then you're going to have to wait forever." She replied causing a sly ChatNoir grin across his face as if he was glad to wait forever.

"Stop, That." Marinette ordered.

"Stop what?"

"You know what, silly kitty." She covered up her mouth with her free had embarrassed that she had accidentally called Adrien her nickname for ChatNoir.

"You know? But how? Was it the puns? Or the Ladybug obsession? Is this why you won't forgive me? Because it's my second time kissing Chloé. One as Adrien and the other as Chat..." Adrien stopped himself the socked looked on Marinette's face was proof that she didn't know anything until he blurted it out.

"You didn't know did you?"

She nodded her head in response. It all made sense Adrien was equally gone as Marinette was. Explains why every time Adrien disappeared ChatNoir appeared.

"Alya was right!" She yelled as Adrien covered up her mouth.

"Don't yell." He said as he slowly uncovered her rosy lips. His eyes glued to those lips.

'Don't do it Agreste! For the Play is one thing but kissing her now there's no excuse.' Adrien thought before taking the plunge.

This wasn't a quick kiss like the one he shared with Chloe no this was the same feeling he got when there was two Ladybugs only magnified ten times.

He took his hands and place them on her sides as she ruffled his hair. She had CLEARLY for given him so there was no need to hold hands. Marinette felt guilty for doing this since he was ChatNoir and he loved Ladybug. But Adrien did say he wanted to kiss Marinette.