Adrien's POV again

It was a little before dawn because I normally wake up early because of my schedule. I saw Marinette was not in bed and I shot up and scrambled off her bed. She wasn't in her room so, I raced down to the living room and saw her on the couch. She was staring into the distance and she looked like she was dreaming or something. 

I walked up to her and tapped her shoulder. She jumped and looked back at me. "Princess, you okay?" She nodded and gave a small sad smile. "Yeah. I'll be fine. Just wondering about a few things." "Like?" She shrugged. "Like how we are going to tell Alya and Nino that we are dating."  I nodded. "Yeah. Let's keep this secret also, because I don't want the media ganging up on you because you are dating me. Can we at least show that we are dating as Ladybug and Chat Noir?" She nodded. "Sure." 

She looked outside and sighed. "You should head back home. Your father is probably wondering where you are." I scoffed. "If he even noticed I was gone. He probably didn't." She raised an eyebrow. I pulled out my phone and saw a few missed calls from Nathalie and texts from my father which consisted of 'where are you?' and 'you missed a photoshoot'.

She looked at my phone and looked back at me. "Go home to at least let him know you are okay. Please. For me?" She looked at me pleadingly and I sighed. "Fine. But, I will be back at 9 AM." She nodded and we went back to her room. I slipped on the jacket she made me and transformed. I put the hat she gave me on and grabbed my bag. 

I gave her a quick kiss and jumped onto her balcony. I bounded onto the roofs and ran to an ally close to my house. I detransformed and put my hat in my bag and Plagg flew in. I walked out of the ally and to my house. I rang the doorbell and the gate opened. I walked in and was met by my unhappy father at the top of the stairs.  

I sighed. "Adrien. Where have you been?" "A friends." His frowned deepened. "Adrien. That jacket. Where did you get it? I know I certainly didn't design it." "Marinette gave it to me. As a thank you for helping her with something." "She could be using you to attract customers." I clenched my fist. "That's fine! She has amazing designs! I would much rather model for her than you." I stormed to my room and slammed the door. 

Who does that man think he is? Not my father. I looked at the time. 6:30 AM. Time for an 2 hours of sleep. I flopped on my bed and fell asleep. 

I woke up and looked at my clock. 8:25 AM. I ran to the shower and turned it on. I bathed and brushed my hair. I looked in the mirror and ruffled it. Marinette liked it better messy. I graabed a tight grey t-shirt and jeans and orange sneakers and put on the jacket Marinette gave me. 

I walked out of my room and to the front door. "I'm going out. Be back in the evening." "Adrien?" I turned around. Instead, of father, it was Nathalie. "Where are you-" "Marinette's. I'm helping her out." She nodded and smiled and winked. "Have fun." She turned around and went to her room. 

I smiled and walked out of the house and started on my way to Marinette's.