A/N: Love this song😭

"I'll let you on a little secret. I always add cream to the chocolate to make the ganache extra velvety. Then I let infuse for one minute," Tom explained.

Tom was invited to give pastry lessons to the class. At the moment, everyone gathered to learn how to make macaroons. Gwen stood, listening to the lesson.

She glanced at the window, recalling to the conversation she had with Fu a few days ago.

🕸Flashback🕸

"I have been waiting for you, Ghost-Spider."

Wayzz gasped seeing the odd hero sitting on the rails. He immediately hid behind Fu.

Ghost nodded and dropped in front of him and bowed in respect. "You know of me."

Fu nods. "Sort of. I feel strange energy revolving around you. You're not from here, are you?"

Ghost nods. "I am from Earth-65. This is Earth-11."

He hums and sits, preparing tea. Taking it as an invitation, Ghost sat in front of him in silence. She still stayed on guard in case he decides to poison the drink.

"What made you drop into this universe, Ghost-Spider?" he handed her a cup of tea.

She thanked him, "An enemy took me here. I am not entirely sure why. He worked for someone who wanted to recruit me but I refused when they attempted to kill my father."

Although he is probably the holder of the rest of the miraculous. It wouldn't hurt to tell him partially the truth.

"I see. And you can go back to your home?"

She shook her head. "I am stuck here. I am making a machine to do so. It will take me a while to do so."

Fu nods and sees as Ghost remove her mask to her nose and took a drink. He saw the distinct scar on her jaw and could tell from her muscles that she has hero experience at a young age.

"Ladybug and Chatnoir do not trust me to a level," she started, bringing his attention to her.

Fu saw as Ghost put her mask back and sat patiently, waiting to be berated by him.

"I know. They don't have anything against you, young one. They are just afraid. They have never met someone who has the intelligence to be a hero without a miraculous. It's not their fault."

"I understand. But I also need them to understand that I'm going to need their help to get me back home to my father. To defeat monsters like my enemy."

"And what exactly can they do?"

Ghost stopped and looked down at the remaining tea. She sighs, placing it on the table. "They have magic. I was hoping to know more about this universe. The other universes I went to have a counter-part of someone. Except this particular universe does not even have a counter-part of the rest of the superheroes I encountered. I want to know more."

His eyes widened and later softened. "That would be because they have gone extinct. Only the power of miraculous remained in this universe. I have been here for more than a hundred years. They're gone."

Ghost's eyes widened and looked down at the tea in disbelief and gripped it.

She flinched when he placed a hand on hers in comfort. "I can't help but feel you have dark turmoil inside you. Ladybug and Chatnoir may not trust you to an extent, but you can always come to me and talk...did you lose someone?"

She stopped looking at the tea and stared at the master. Fu's eyes remained on her figure. She took a deep breath and bowed in respect to him.

"Thank you for the tea. I'll be sure to come to you when needed. And please, do not mention me to Ladybug. I'll reveal myself when the time comes."

Ghost walks to the balcony when Fu stopped her. "Do you by chance know who they are?"

She shook her head. "It's their privacy. I wouldn't go that far to take that from them."

🕸Flashback over🕸

"Ugh! Do they seriously think I'm going to get my hands dirty, cooking like some maid? If I want a croissant, I'd just make my butler get it for me," Chloé scoffed, snapping Gwen out of her thoughts.

"He's not making croissants, Chloé. Those are macaroons!" Rose grinned.

Gwen chuckled, shaking her head.

"It's all done with a flick of the wrist. But you mustn't go too fast or you might splash yourself," Tom explained whisking the batter.

"And soil my Chenal pants? Who's he kidding?" Chloé scoffed.

Gwen stood next to her and leaned to her ear, "You don't have to participate, you know. You can only watch him do it and not disrupt it."

Chloé rolled her eyes, "Whatever."

"Look at this lovely emulsion," Tom showed the class who were in awe of the mix.

Gwen sensed Chloé moving away from her and away from the class and calling on the phone. She sighs and smiles back to the lesson when Tom asked Marinette to take the batter to the school's cafeteria.

After she stepped out, the fire alarm sounded alerting everyone in the school to leave the grounds.

Gwen went in a line with the others and waited for the fire department to solve the problem.

Except, there was no sign of fires anywhere. Infuriated, Mr. Damocles called the whole school to the front to apologize to the firefighter.

"So, some smart aleck had the bright idea of calling the fire department," Mr. Damocles announced.

The school gasped, looking at each other worriedly.

"Somebody amongst us thought it would be funny to waste the fire captain's valuable time."

"Yes, in fact, if you wouldn't mind I..." the captain goes to leave but Mr. Damocles didn't let him.

"Hold on! I want the guilty party to apologize to you."

"I'm sure it was Chloé. I saw her on her phone right before the alarm went off!" Gwen heard Marinette whisper to Alya next to her.

"You seeing her make a phone call isn't solid proof," Alya sighs.

Their conversation was interrupted when Chloé spoke up. "Mr. Damocles, sir?"

"Yes, Bourgeois?" Mr. Damocles asked.

"I saw a student leaving the classroom right before the alarm went off. It must have been her," Chloé smirked.

"Really? Who is it?"

"Let's see if she'll come clean. What do you say, Marinette Dupain-Cheng?" she smirked at the girl.

The school gasped, staring at a shocked Marinette.

"Marinette, do you have something to tell the firefighter captain?" Mr. Damocles asked.

"Uh, wait," Adrien interrupted next to Gwen. "Excuse me, sir! It couldn't possibly be Marinette. Why would she disrupt her own father's cooking class?"

"And I know for a fact that Marinette didn't even have her phone on her when she went out of the classroom," Alya nodded as Gwen raised her hand too.

"Exactly. In fact, if someone starts to blame someone without proof," Gwen glanced at Chloé before continue staring at the principal. "You can also look at the school's cameras."

"Mr. Damocles, I must be heading out," the fire captain tried.

"Just one more second. We're very close to discovering the truth," the principal spoke to him before turning to the blonde. "Unfortunately, we haven't established cameras for the school."

Gwen narrowed her eyes. "So you're saying that not only do you have no cameras that can help solve this small problem, but you also don't have cameras for student safety?"

Mr. Damocles' eyes widened at her accusation and cleared his throat. "Of course I do. It's just...it's under repairment."

Gwen sighs, shaking her head. 'It could have been solved easily.'

"Oh well, we all know it can't be me!" Chloé spoke up.

"I'm not gonna let her get away with this. I've gotta tell–"

"Hang on, Marinette," Adrien interrupted her, leaning to her ear. "We don't know for sure it was her."

"He's right. Let's not stoop to her level," Alya glanced at Chloé who was snickering.

"I really have to leave now. Just call me if you find out who the prankster is," the fire captain goes to leave but the principal stopped him once again.

"Fine. Since no one is owning up, the whole school will be punished."

The fireman and the students sigh in disappointment. Chloé was in disbelief at what she is hearing.

"What?! I'm not sure my father will react kindly to me being punished without any proof!" Chloé took her phone and readied to call her father which frightened the principal.

"Oh no! Please, don't disrupt the busy mayor," he cleared his throat. "The whole school is punished except for Miss Bourgeois!"

This caused the student to chatter and groan at the unfairness.

"That's more like it," Chloé smirked.

Gwen sighs, facepalming at her.

"Now you know how we deal with anyone who misuses the fire department's time," Mr. Damocles smiles.

"Okay, great!" the fireman left the school. "Bye!"

Adrien wrapped an arm around Gwen's shoulder and led her to get the supplies to clean. Adrien saw the disappointment in the girl and tightened the hug.

"She's not always like that, you know that," he tried.

"I know. It wouldn't hurt to be slightly nice sometimes," she shook her head and grabbed a rag to clean the windows.

Cleaning one of the windows close to Chloé, she saw as Adrien went to talk to the girl.

Chloé saw him and jumps in his arms. "Adrikins!"

Gwen continued cleaning, hearing their conversation. She saw the disappointment in Adrien's eyes too and sighs.

"Of course, it was me who called the fire department. So what?" Chloé confessed to Adrien.

"And it doesn't bother you that everyone's being punished because of you?" Adrien incredulously asked.

"No. Why would it? They all seem to enjoy getting dirty making cookies. How's it any different than getting dirty, cleaning floors? They should be thanking me if anything," she crossed her arms.

Adrien sighs, glancing back to Gwen who was cleaning the windows with an unbothered expression before looking back at Chloé.

"Chloé, how long have you and I been friends?"

"Since we were adorable little tots, Adrikins!" she pouts.

"Well, I'm sorry Chloé. But I can't be friends with someone who treats other people like this. You've gotta be nice to people!"

Chloé blinked, "N-Nice?"

"Yes, nice. It's not that hard," he walked away next to Gwen.

Chloé was unsure but glanced back to Gwen who was getting annoying scrubbing on the window and sighed, also disappointing the girl she tolerates.

🕸🕷🕸

Nino invited Adrien and Gwen to get burgers after school. Gwen walked in between the boys and looked up at the sky.

'Are the heroes really extinct in this universe? All of them? That sounds strange...'

"Gwen?"

She glanced at Nino who was eating his burger. She hummed in question, drinking her soda. "What's up?"

He shook his head, "Is there something wrong?"

She goes to deny it but stopped. This could be her chance to ask them. She twiddled with her drink. "I was wondering about the superheroes in this era. I wonder if there were any heroes that don't include...you know? Miraculous."

Adrien choked on his drink as Nino laughed, shaking his head. Gwen's eye twitched in annoyance at their behavior and takes a large bite out of her burger.

"There have always been magical heroes. Which kind are you talking about?" Nino laughs before imitating. "A man made of iron? A witch?"

Gwen sighs, shaking her head. They for sure don't know anything about it. She stopped when Adrien placed a hand on her shoulder. "She's just wondering Nino. There's nothing bad to ask about it."

Nino nods and blinks when his phone binged for a message. He frowns when it was an invitation to Chloé's party.

"Uh...dudes?"

"What?" Adrien asked getting his phone too when it binged. Gwen also grabbed her phone when she received the message.

"A party?" Nino asked.

"It seems so," Gwen shrugged.

Adrien smiled, knowing that Chloé is trying to make an effort to be nice. She even invited Nino and Gwen.

"I say we should go," Adrien smiles which Nino agreed. They turned to the blonde. She smiles, nodding to them. "It could be fine, I guess."

🕸🕷🕸

Nino invited Alya and Marinette to tag along with them. When they arrived, the party already started. Gwen decides to wear a loose white shirt with a jean skirt and white converse. She wore her familiar A.I. headband.

A/N: I picture her in this.

"This whole party thing is way weird," Marinette spoke up.

"Well, I've known Chloé for a long time. She can be really cool, sometimes," Adrien grinned.

Gwen moved out of the way when she sensed someone rushing at a fast speed, tackling Adrien in a hug. She chuckled when she saw Chloé hugging Adrien.

"Adrikins!" Chloé kissed his cheeks in greeting. "What do you think of me hosting this party? Really nice of me, right?"

"It's awesome, Chloé," he smiled.

Chloé awkwardly looks around and was brought in a hug and kissed on her cheeks by Rose, Kim, and Max. She shivered and walked away before standing in front of Marinette.

The party got quieter when two enemies were supposed to greet. Chloé looked behind the girl to her butler who encouraged her to go on as Marinette glanced at Adrien and Gwen who smiled.

They begrudgingly kissed their cheeks before turning away and spitting out the skin contact they had, causing everyone to laugh at their behavior.

Chloé turned to Gwen who smirked. The girl groaned and kissed her cheeks. Gwen did it too, "Tell me the truth, how are you doing with this?"

"It's a nightmare..."

🕸🕷🕸

Nino volunteered to be a DJ, keeping the party going. Gwen looked around and smiled. She hasn't been to a party in a while and she chuckles when Chloé dumped the tray of ice on Myléne's drink.

Gwen spotted Kim requesting something from Nino and the slow dance started, having everyone dance to their partners. She smiles softly when she realized that they are still teenagers, enjoying their time.

Gwen gasped when two hands covered her eyes. "It's me." She chuckles, turning around to see Adrien smiling at her.

"What is it?" she smirked, crossing her arms.

Adrien shrugged before giving a hand to her, "Would you do me the honors to dance with me?"

Gwen blinked, "Dance? Me?"

He smirked, "Don't tell me you don't know how to dance..."

She scoffed, grabbing his hand. "Please. I know a little bit."

"Oh yeah? Prove it," he smiles. She laughs, shaking her head as he drags her to the dance floor.

Not far from them, Alya and Marinette blinked at them. They realized they were close. They're friends. But they just witnessed...flirting?

Adrien grabbed her hand and wrapped another around her waist, dancing to the tune. They ignored the people around them, dancing to their content.

Gwen's eyes widened as she really didn't anticipate for Adrien to be a good dancer and frowned. "So you are perfect. Makes me wonder why you don't have someone already."

Adrien smiles, "I'm not that perfect. you know?" He grabbed both of her hands and placed them on his neck before placing his own on her waist.

She lightly blushed as they softly danced. She closed her eyes, thinking back to the last time she danced with someone. She smiled softly when she remembered dancing with Harry at the dance.

She somehow felt calm, leaning on Adrien. He smiled at her and closed his eyes too.

"You look nice today," Adrien spoke as he twirled her.

She chuckles, "I had it in my closet, I forgot about it."

He teased, "No compliment for me?"

She scoffed, "Please, you wear the same clothes almost every day. I at least have class to wear something different, you know."

They laughed and danced more to the song.

Their dance was interrupted when Chloé was storming toward them but her butler stood in front of her.

"If I re-say, Mademoiselle, or to..."

"Move, Jean-Jacques!" Chloé exclaimed.

Jean pulled out Chloé's old teddy bear, imitating its voice. "Oh, please, Chloé dear! You've been such a good little girl! Mr. Cuddly is so very proud–"

Chloé's eyes widened when everyone stopped to stare at them. She shoved the teddy away but Kim spoke up.

"Is that your teddy bear, Chloé?"

His questions caused everyone at the party to laugh. Gwen frowned when Chloé pushed her butler to the kitchen. She worriedly glanced at them when Adrien broke her out of her thoughts.

"Are you okay?"

She smiled, "Yeah. Besides, it's been a while since I danced. You're a great dancing partner, Mr. Adrien Agreste."

He chuckles, "Good to know I haven't lost my touch. You though, still need practice."

She gasped in disbelief and slapped his arm lightly, making him laugh harder.

"I'm kidding. You're easy to rile up," he laughed.

"Am not," she laughs, shaking her head.

Nino changed the song to a more upbeat and they both separated before dancing once again to the rhythm.

They stopped when suddenly, Sabrina was chasing Chloé with a hairbrush. Chloé ran and used Kim as a shield.

"If you touch one hair on Chloé's head, you'll have to answer to me," Kim spoke.

Gwen's eyes widened when she saw a teddy bear on Sabrina's leg running and jumping onto Kim's leg, causing his eyes to turn green.

"I'm thirsty, I'll see you around?" Gwen asked Adrien who also saw the teddy bear and agreed. "No problem. I have something to so, anyway. See ya."

Gwen parted from him, leaving the party. Checking no one was outside of the room, she punched her fists together.

🕸🕷🕸

Ghost jumped into the scene and caught Chloé as she was flung in the air to the music by Kim.

"Ghost!" Chloé grinned. She spotted Ladybug arrive next to her.

Kim chases after them when Chat tripped him with his baton, making him fall on the ball pit. The teddy bear on Kim's leg crashed against the wall.

"That's a very slippery dance floor!" Chat smirked.

Ladybug grunts and threw her yo-yo to catch the bear but it was sly and climb up the wall and jump on the floor. Ghost and Chat spotted it and chased after it.

Despair bear ran toward the kids. Some ran away.

"Move aside! All of you!" Ladybug ordered but Despair bear was gone.

Gwen's senses flared. She pushed Ladybug and Chat out of the way as Max stood on top of a table, throwing chairs at them. "How about a little game...of flying chairs?"

Ghost webbed Max's leg and pulled as Despair bear jumped away. She caught the boy. She saw as his eyes turned normal. She looked around when Ladybug was grabbed from behind by Alya.

Ladybug easily gets out of her hold and grabs Alya. Alya blinked out of her mind-control and looked around confused.

"Huh? Ladybug, what happened?"

Despair bear ran and clung onto Ivan's leg. Ivan lifted the table to throw at them but Chat was faster and broke the table with his baton. The impact caused Ivan to fall on the sofa.

Chat pointed his staff at him but Ivan was out of the mind-control. "Huh? Chatnoir?"

"Huh? Where'd he go?" Chat looked around.

Ghost's senses went off and pushed Chat away as the bear clung to her leg. She stiffened and stood in her stance, cracking her knuckles and lunging at Chat.

His eyes widened as Ghost was mind-controlled to attack them.

"What are you doing?!" Ladybug exclaims but saw the bear on her leg and paled to what's to come. "Oh no!"

"Oh, pretty earrings!" Mind-controlled Ghost lunged at Ladybug again but missed.

"Ghost! Stop! It's us!" They tried but Ghost punched where they once stood, cracking the floor.

Ladybug managed to twist her arm but Ghost pulled out her blasters. Ladybug felt the scorching heat coming from it and flinched.

Chloé ran towards them and pulled Ghost's hood down, giving Chat the chance to throw her to the sofa.

The blasters on Ghost's hand caused the sofa to explode and all the cotton to fly everywhere.

Ladybug grinned at Chloé, "Thank you."

"Hey, I was really nice, just then. Did you see? No?" Chloé smirked at everyone but they were all shocked and fainted. She scoffed, "You're all so lame."

Chat stood in front of Ladybug protectively as Ghost lunged at them again, putting up more of a fight. Ladybug used her Lucky Charm, summoning a fork to her hand.

"You little brat!" Ghost shouted as Chat and Ladybug ran to the roof, her chasing after them.

"They're crazy, they're never going to make it without me," Chloé shook her head and ran after them.

🕸🕷🕸

Ghost arrived at the rooftop and looked everywhere. She spotted Chat waiting for her and attacked. Above them, Ladybug looked around to plan and grinned as she finally found it.

She jumped to the fight but Ghost had the upper hand and punched Chat in the face, making him fall back. She kicked Ladybug in the jaw too. She huffs and walks over to Ladybug.

Chloé caught up to them and paled at Ghost beating Ladybug and Chatnoir. She hid behind the umbrellas.

Ladybug managed to get a strand of the bear and pulled on the string. She dodged another of Ghost's attack and wrapped the string around the fork.

"Naughty, naughty, Ladybug!" Ghost smirked and attacked.

Ladybug threw the fork and it wrapped around the umbrella Chloé was in. "Chloé, would you be so kind?"

Chat exclaims as Ghost elbowed his face and fought them both. Chloé didn't waste time and twirled the umbrella. The string on the bear was detaching.

As the string detached, the bear's head was all its left making it fall off Ghost's leg.

She lastly punched Ladybug's face before blinking in confusion. "What's going on?"

Ladybug and Chat pants out of exhaustion. "Just saving your skin with the help of our new little sidekick."

Ghost turned around to see Chloé not far from them. She looked down and saw a mini butler and smirked.

Chat used his cataclysm to destroy the bear's head. Ladybug purified the butterfly and brought everything back to normal.

Despair bear turned back to Jean.

Ladybug grabbed Mr. Cuddly and walked over to Chloé. "Thanks for helping us out there. That was...really nice of you," she smiled.

"I know, wasn't I?" Chloé flipped her hair.

"Mademoiselle, I must confess. I don't remember anything!" Jean walked over to Chloé.

"Well, basically, you turned evil and I save you. In fact, without me, Ladybug, Chatnoir, and Ghost-Spider would never have succeeded. I'm even better than you superheroes. I don't even need a costume," Chloé boasted.

Ghost laughs, patting her shoulder. "Thank you for saving me."

She beamed and turned to see Chat and Ladybug needing to get going.

The three heroes jumped away from the scene.

🕸🕷🕸

After working at the bakery for four months, Gwen already knew how to make macaroons. She made them all red velvet.

"Great job, kids. You've done some really good work," Tom congratulated to the class.

Chloé invited Tom to her hotel and finish his lesson. The class cheered and started each other's macaroons.

Gwen finished the last touch and spotted Chloé with Adrien again. She smiles at them and takes a bite of her macaroon. Her senses flared and saw Chloé insulting everyone's macaroons before standing in front of her.

Chloé huffed, "Yours is tolerable." With that, she snatched her platter of macaroons and walked away. Gwen managed to grab one.

Adrien laughed next to her, "She'll never change."

Gwen laughs, handing him the last macaroon. "Here."

"Are you sure?" he lifted a brow. She shrugged, "I work at the bakery. I can make more."

He smiles and takes a bite off the macaroon. "It's really good. Your baking is as amazing as always, Gwendy. You just need to practice your dancing more," he teased.

Gwen snatched his macaroon and ate it, "No more for you."

"Oh, come on!"

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Published: May 28, 2022

Word Count: 3990