Chapter one.
Adrien looked out at the rain blanketing paris that afternoon; school had ended for the day and most of the students had gone home already. The only reason he was still there was because his driver's car had broken down and he couldn't drive adrien back to the mansion, and what's worse, he forgot to bring an umbrella that day. He didn't actually mind walking in the rain without one, in fact, he enjoyed it! But his father hates it when Adrien gets wet from the rain, his phone buzzed and he looked down at it,
Natalie: please walk home today, your father wants you safe so you'll need to walk with someone else.
Adrien glanced up and sighed, the only other person still here was (for some odd reason) Marinette. He peeked behind him and saw her looking in her bag, trying to find something… and talking about something he couldn't hear, 'huh, that's weird. Why's she talking to her purse?' he saw her stop talking and take a deep breath, then she turned toward him and started walking. It looked like her cheeks were slightly red, 'it must just be the cold today.' she stopped next to him and glanced over.
"Uuummm…. Uh, w-why? I-i mean, um. Is your driver late?" she sounded nervous, he didn't know why though.
"Yeah, well not exactly. The car broke down so I have to walk home today but I forgot my umbrella." he replied, giving her a tiny smile. He looked at her, "actually, my father said I have to walk with someone else so I stay safe, would you like to accompany me home?" Mairnette's cheeks flushed a little redder, but adrien didn't notice.
"Y-yeah, s-sure… um, just let me tell my parents." she then took out her phone,
Mari: hey mama, Adrien's ride isn't coming and he needs someone to walk home with him, can I go with him? a few moments later she got a response.
Mama: sure honey, just be home in time to finish your homework and chores! "So what'd they say?" he asked, she looked up at him and smiled radiantly.
"They say it's fine as long as I'm back soon enough to finish my homework!"
He smiled back, 'you know, if I weren't completely in love with ladybug, Marinette would be an awesome girlfriend.' then he remembered something, "oh! Do you have an umbrella? My father hates it when I get wet in the rain." Marinette dug around in her bag for a moment before pulling out exactly what adrien had been talking about.
"Yep!" she opened it up then held it so both of them could stand under it comfortably. He accidently brushed Marinette's arm with his own, they both blushed a little, one more so than the other. The two teens walked out into the evening rain and started toward adrien's house.
About halfway there, adrien thought he heard a meowing sound from behind them. "Wait, Marinette did you hear that?" they both stopped,
"what? I don't think I heard anyth-" she was cut off by another meow. "Ok, I definitely heard something that time." he turned around, trying to discern where the noise had come from, she did the same and walked to an alleyway to find a tiny black cat sitting in a soaked cardboard box. Adrien knelt in front of it,
"Oh. my. Gosh! You are the cutest cat I have ever seen!" he started to wag his finger above the kitten to tease it, unfortunately for adrien's finger, it worked and the cat jumped at it, managing to scratch the finger a little bit. Adrien pulled back, nursing his finger, he looked up at marinette.
"Wow, I never knew you liked cats so much!" she said, laughing a little. She then knelt beside him, unaware of how close they were, all the two could notice at that moment was the incredibly adorable kitten in front of them. Marinette reached out and pet the cat, "oh goodness, your fur is so soft!" then, turning to adrien. "There's absolutely no possible way in the whole world that we are just going to let this kitten stay out here, one of us needs to take care of it." at this, adrien looked sad.
"Well unfortunately, I already know what my father's answer would be, it'll be a flat out 'no'." he sighed, wanting so badly to take the kitten home with him.
Marinette was now painfully aware of how disappointed Adrien was, she made up her mind right then to do something crazy. "Y-you know… I m-might be able to.. I'd have to a-ask my parents though." she pet the cat again and smiled, while Adrien looked at her with as much gratitude as he could muster. She got on her phone and took a minute to text her parents about the cat,
Mari: um. Mama? Adrien and I found a stray kitten out on the street, it's too adorable to just leave out here. Would you and papa be fine with me adopting a cat? they both waited anxiously, her phone buzzed and she almost dropped it she was so nervous about what they'd say.
Mama: we both think it'll be ok for tonight, we'll see if it's ok for a longer period of time after it's been in the house for a night.
Marinette jumped up and cheered. She then showed Adrien the text and he smiled so genuinely at her that she thought she was dreaming for a second,
"this is wonderful Marinette! Now I won't have to worry about it all night, and it'll have a home!" he exclaimed, she agreed,
"yeah! I don't think my mom or dad could say no to this cutie!" she knelt down again and pet the kitten. Adrien glanced at his phone and saw the time,
"crap. I need to get home, let's go." he helped Marinette get up and then they walked quickly down the street towards Adrien's house.
When they got there, Natalie let the both of them inside, then walked up to Marinette. "Thank you for accompanying Adrien back home." then Natalie leaned in closer, "between you and me, he very much enjoys having you as a friend. Thank you again, but personally from me." Marinette's cheeks flushed a little.
"Um.. you're welcome! I like being around him too." she blushed even more. At that point, Adrien walked up to them,
"i'm sorry you couldn't stay longer, you're a pretty cool girl Marinette! But the kitten is probably cold, I should come over to your house sometime to hang out and see it!" he smiled radiantly at her, she smiled back and gathered her things so she could leave, but she thought of something.
"Um.. d-do you have a spare blanket or towel?" she asked, Natalie thought for a moment then answered.
"Yes I think we do, one moment." she walked into a different room, leaving the two teens alone. There was an awkward silence… then Natalie walked back into the room with a plush towel in her hands.
Marinette took it gratefully, "thanks so much!" she said. Adrien walked to her,
"what's it for? The cat?" he asked, she nodded,
"yep!" she replied. "And I should get going, my parents don't want me out here for too long, see you tomorrow Adrien!" she opened up her umbrella and walked out the door, then hurried to the place where the kitten was. Luckily, it was still there, "hi there cutie! I'm going to save you from the rain, ok?" the kitten meowed, she took it as an 'ok' so she picked up the cat and bundled it in the towel. The kitten was strangely calm as Marinette pulled it in closer and went back to her house.
As she was walking, she thought out-loud of names for the little cat. "You know.. If you're a boy, I think I'll call you… ummm….. How about Toshirou! And if you turn out to be a girl…. Maybe Angel!" it meowed at her, Marinette laughed a little bit. "Oh! Do you like the names?" it meowed again and Marinette laughed even more. She went through the door of the bakery and greeted her parents who were waiting for her to come back.
"How was your walk with Adrien?" her mom asked, Marinette blushed slightly.
"I-it was ok… um, do you want to see the cat we found?" she replied. at this, her dad jumped up excitedly and Marinette unwrapped the kitten from the towel and her father picked it up and looked at the kitten's underside.
"It's a girl!" he announced, "and what a cute little one she is!" he handed the cat back to his daughter.
"Wow, how did you know that papa?!" she asked, he chuckled.
"It was easy! You can tell by whether or not the cat has teets, if it does, it's a girl. If not, a boy!"
"Ok, well that's good to know!" Marinette said, then her mom started talking.
"Shouldn't you get that cat some food and water? And do you have a place for her to sleep?" she asked, Marinette burst into action and went to the kitchen to grab two bowls for food and water, she took some meat from the fridge and went upstairs to her room to get her new cat situated.
She started to talk with the cat, "well then, I guess your name is Angel!" she set the bowls down and filled them, then she took the towel and some old blankets to make a bed for Angel. She then set her down in it, once that was done, she took out her homework and started to do it. But before she got halfway through the first page, Angel jumped onto the desk and rubbed her face all over Marinette's. Once she finished her homework, she got ready for bed, she tried to keep Angel in her cat bed, but it didn't work. She just kept jumping into Marinette's bed and cuddling with her. Eventually Marinette just let Angel be. They both fell asleep quickly.
(A/N and there it is! bear in mind that most first chapters suck a whole ton, mine included. please review or follow! I'll be updating about once a week, so check in every so often!)