Marinette's POV:
         Marinette's search causes her to focus on some old photos.  There is one in particular that stands out to her.  It was the same one she saw the day she found the vase.  The strange thing is there is a boy in it she does not recall.  How is it she has a picture with the tall blond-haired emerald green-eyed boy in it?  Who on earth is this guy?
    
        She shrugs her shoulders in confusion.  She knows he seems familiar, but how?  It is not she met him once.  At least, she does not think so anyway since he stands out among the crowd. 

      "Let me see there is me, Nathaniel,  Alya, some guy named Nino, I think it is, then Alix, Kim, Chole, and Juleka, oh and I see Sabrina next to the guy whose name I forget, followed by Max," Marinette says.

     "Ah, why can not I remember his name?"  Marinette asks herself. She feels bad that she can seem to recollect anything about this guy.

     She knows he must have been someone significant to be in a photo with her and her friends.  Yet, here she is stumped as to who he is and how he even got in the photo.  She remembers Juleka's brother, Luka took the photo with his camera.  

     Marinette's Flashback

     "Girl, let us have a big group photo together before we get so busy with life we forget so many things,"  Alya states.

      "I know right because Marinette here is so forgetful," Chloe says.

       "Hey, Chole that is not nice,"  The blonde boy had said.

        "I agree with Adrien, here, that is not cool," Alix states.

       "Yeah, double goes for me on that one," Sabrina remarks.

       "I will take the photo of you if you will just stand over there," Max offers.

        "Ah, but then you will not be in it," Sabrina pouts.

      "Well, who else do you suppose should take it then?" Nathaniel asks.

           Luka sees the friends appear to be in a bind.  He can tell his cousin, Adrien looks unhappy, but can not figure out what bothers him.  

            "Guys, chill, you just figure out where to stand and who you want where in it, and I will take care of the rest," Luka offers.

              "Thanks, Luka," Marinette says.

                 Nathaniel glares at Luka in annoyance and thinks back off from my girlfriend, man. He stands next to Marinette and wraps an arm around her. The others line up, and the photo is taken.  It only took four tries to get it right.  Each person had gotten a copy of it and Marinette was pleased with how it turned out.

              "Wow, thanks so much dude!" Nino remarks now that the photo taking is over.

        "No problem, see you guys and gals later!" Luka responds, then leaves for an important guitar gig.

             End of Flashback

    "Wait, a second, that is it, Adrien,"  Marinette mumbles to herself. She remembers now the blonde boy in the photo's name.  Wow, who knew all it took for a  stroll down memory lane was the photo.  She can not help but think it is funny since Adrien's name starts with the same letter as the initials on the note.

    "Could it be the note and vase are from Adrien?"  Marinette asks no one in particular.

   Meanwhile, Adrien groans in annoyance as his cousin, Luka leaves him alone to his thoughts. He thinks, why did I do that anyway?  He struggles to think about what could happen if she ever finds out.  He decides right then she must not ever discover it is him.  There must be some way to stop her, but how?

    Adrien's  POV:

       Adrien decides he will sneak over to her place while she is asleep.  Maybe then he can get the item back and hopefully she will not remember they met once before the said party.  It is not like she has any reason too anyway.  He sighs as he realizes the whole plan is risky but is something he must do.

     "Besides, if I do not then she will put two and two together and come up with something that will make a baby cry in Walmart,"  Adrien says to himself.  He gets some things ready for tonight and decides to try to relax for the time being.  

     "At least tonight, Luka is busy, I know because he is always busy during the evenings, thank goodness.  This way, I can do my own thing without his being any wiser," Adrien remarks to no one in particular.

  *Author's note:  Adrien sounds like he is up to something rather mischievous, right?

    

Find out more in Chapter  7

-Summer out!