Forgotten

10

Alya was at her desk in her bedroom finishing her French homework when she heard a tap on the window. Narrowing her eyes, she timidly stood up and approached it. Then her eyes blew open wide when she saw Ladybug outside, suspended from the roof by her yo-yo.

"Uh, Ladybug!" she announced, opening the window.

The superhero quickly climbed inside, not even waiting for an invitation.

"Wha... what are you doing here?" Alya sputtered.

"It's okay, I know that you know."

"Know what?" Alya asked, still playing dumb.

"Alya," Ladybug whispered with a pained expression. "My memories are back."

After her mouth fell open she quickly hugged her. "Oh my gosh girl! How did this happen? I mean, I obviously saw that you got your Miraculous back when you and Chat Noir defeated Glimmer, but I thought that your memories were gone forever."

"I thought so too. But I was named the guardian again, so everything is back."

"Well, why do you seem so upset then? I thought that's what you wanted!"

"So did I," she whispered.

Alya grabbed her hand and pulled her over so they could sit down. "Marinette, what is going on? You still remember what happened over these last few days, don't you?"

A nod to confirm that she did.

"Then why are you upset? You're Ladybug again! Adrien's in love with you! This is all you've ever wanted!"

"Oh Alya," she whimpered, putting her hands to her face. "Something happened."

"What?" Alya asked, her smile disappearing.

A weak shrug. "I kind of... fell in love with someone else."

She gasped. "I knew it! You fell in love with Luka, didn't you?"

"No," she said, shaking her head. "It's not Luka."

Silence.

"What do you mean, it's not Luka?" Alya demanded. "Are you seriously trying to tell me that there's a third guy?"

Ladybug kept her hands over her face as she nodded.

"Oh my gosh girl," Alya muttered. "You really need to stop doing this."

"I know," she admitted, finally lowering her arms. "I've made such a mess of everything."

She sighed. "So who is it?"

"Chat Noir."

Alya's eyes grew wide for a moment, then she laughed.

"It's not funny!" Ladybug protested.

"Alright, alright. I'm sorry. But come on, only you would get caught up in a love triangle... no actually, a love square with three boys who are all in love with you!"

"No, I think it's still technically a triangle... anyway it's not funny! I have a real problem here!"

"Uh girl, there's no problem. You already dated Luka, and things didn't work out. So that's already decided. And no offense to Chat Noir, I'm sure that he's great, but you're in love with Adrien. Problem solved!"

Ladybug groaned. "I'm in love with both of them."

Alya tilted her head. "Okay, let's look at this rationally. When did you fall in love with Chat Noir?"

"Uh, two days ago," she admitted.

"So you've been in love with Chat Noir for two days, and in love with Adrien for forever." She crossed her arms and tilted her head down to look at Ladybug over the rim of her glasses.