1.
The party was a success. Everyone was having fun, dancing and playing together and the teachers were discussing and partying at their side of the court, so most of the students had a little something to drink. Marinette smiled kindly as Alya brought her a plastic cup filled with beer. After drinking a little, she got back at stargazing Adrien's face. He wore a white t-shirt that exposed his arms and a pair of jeans that no other but a model could pull off. His hair was as perfect as ever and he was laughing at a video Nino was showing. Chloe was stationed next to him and did nothing but rumble all the time about whatever she thought could steal his attentions while he would just kindly respond once in a while. Marinette sighed.
"I can read your mind, you know" Alya said in a low mischievous voice.
"Mmm?" Marinette replied absent minded.
"You are thinking that Adrien is great, smart and beautiful and if you ever had the guts to maybe ask him for a dance, he would probably see you for all you really are and fall instantly in love with you, which by default would lead you to get married on a tropical island, have three kids and a hamster..." Alya had listened to this remedy for four entire years, she had memorized it and sometimes when she was stressed she used to say this and she immediately felt better. "Will you ever speak to him? In six months you'll probably be able to only see him on TV and school reunions."
"That's not true…" argued Marinette, "I will be able to see him on YouTube as well…"
"You are sad."
"I know."
At that moment Adrien's eyes met her stare and she smiled shyly. He said something to Nino and got up, going straight towards Marinette. She panicked.
"Do I have lipstick on my teeth?" she asked her friend.
"No, you have Marinette on the lipstick though. Act natural and maybe flirt a little, 'kay? Bye girl!" said Alya while leaving her.
"No, no wai-"
"Hey, Marinette. Are you having fun?" Adrien's voice made her turn abruptly spilling a little of her beer, which he avoided with cat-like grace. He smiled apologetically. "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you."
"You didn't strangle me, no , I mean startle me…" she said feeling the usual drop of IQ that she usually only showed to him of all people. He was so much taller now or maybe she was short and for that she had her mother to blame.
"Oh, ok… I just wanted to ask…" he said looking at her body.
Marinette froze. Was he checking her out? After all this time, did he realize she was a girl? How should they name their children?
"Uhm, Marinette?"
"I'm sorry, what?"
"I asked you if you created the dress… Looks like your handy work!" he said winking at her. Was he trying to kill her?!
"Y-yes…" she admitted staring at her indigo mid-calf long dress that her dad told her that brings out her eyes. She had sewn little pale teal and grey flowers at Jacobean motif at the bottom of the skirt that was gradually degrading upwards; she also created a corset with the same pattern which was placed below her chest and was held together by a silverfish satin ribbon. The sleeves just covered her caps and stopped bellow her elbows and she completed the look with a velvet choker that held a beautiful tear shaped aqua marine pendant. Her ladybug earrings didn't match so she had put her long black hair down for the party. She was really proud for her attire although everyone else seemed dressed in a much more modern way. "Do you like it?" she dared ask him.
"It is very elegant. You look like the daughter of a Duke." He said with a warm smile on his angelic face.
"What? Me? No!" Marinette shrieked in a trembling voice. "I mean, you look like the daughter of a Duke-" he raised an eyebrow "No, no, I mean like a Duke!" she said wishing the choker would strangle her for real. She was always so clumsy around him!
Adrien laughed happily, obviously entertained by her attempts to flatter him. "Thank you Marinette but I doubt a Duke would ever wear jeans!"
"Well, there are modern Dukes, you know…" she mumbled, absolutely embarrassed.
"Anyway I just came to tell you I really enjoy your designs. You must pursue a career in fashion!" he commented.
She was about to feint. "Th-thank you Adrien!" she almost yelled, feeling her face and chest burning dangerously.
"No problem." He said coolly and winked again before walking back at his friends.
Marinette drunk the rest of the beer in one breath and then magically a full cup appeared at her other hand.
"Alya, I will build a statue of you." She said while drinking another sip.
Her friend -that had appeared as soon as Adrien was gone- had a huge smile on her beautiful face.
"Oh, you will have to do more than this, girl, I just made sure that you will spent some time alone with Adrien later!" she whispered enthusiastically.
"What?! How?"
"Well, I asked Nino for a favor."
"I really don't understand how you two have such a friendly relationship after the break-up-"
"Yeah, whatever girl , we are talking about you now, focus!" she scolded her impatiently and then continued in a low voice "so, they should be calling us for truth or dare right about-"
"Hey girls! Care to join us in truth or dare?" Nino's voice made Marinette jump; he was already grabbing Alya's hand.
"Sure thing!" Alya said dragging poor Marinette towards the rest of the group. "Just follow my lead and don't freak out!" she warned her.
Marinette sat obediently at one of the chairs as close as possible to Alya and looked nervously at the rest of the company.
"Did you get lost Marinette Dupain-Cheng? This spot is for cool kids." Chloe's voice was enough to irritate even a monk.
"Then what are you doing here, you wasp!" retaliated Alya.
"I wasn't even talking to you!" Chloe erupted.
"Come on girls, stop fighting! Chloe, the girls are my friends, get over it or go elsewhere so you won't be bothered…" Nino said as diplomatically as possible.
"No, I am staying here to keep Adrikins from being bored!"
"I am not bored!" protested Adrien.
"Because I am here, silly!" Chloe purred and Marinette rolled her eyes.
"Enough drama!" announced Alya "Let's play!" and she winked wickedly at Marinette.
There was Adrien of course, Nino, Kim with his girlfriend – a junior volley ball athlete named Lora-, Nathaniel, Alya, Chloe and Sabrina. They were sitting in a circle and there were plastic cups with beer in front of them apart from the ones they were holding. This can't be good, the girl thought fixing her dress while processing the group around her.
"I will begin since I came up with the idea!" explained Nino. Yeah, right! Marinette thought. "We don't need a bottle; we will ask randomly 'kay dudes?" Everyone accepted and the game begun.
Nino asked Sabrina if she was a natural red in which question the girl shyly replied that it was true.
Alya dared Kim to kiss Lora for twenty seconds in front of everyone, which he gladly did to everyone else's discomfort.
Nathaniel asked Marinette if it was true that she lied often to the teachers about her absences in which question she hesitantly said that she was indeed using excuses. Everyone looked at her suspiciously.
Next was Lora who dared Nino to post online his last private message. He did it with ease, since it was simply a new music track.
Right after Lora, Kim asked Chloe if she had ever had a relationship in which question she replied that only one person was worthy to be by her side but he didn't realize her feelings yet because she was too subtle. No one commented out of courtesy and the game continued with Marinette who dared Alya to make her hair ponytails. Alya laughed and complied immediately.
Then it was Sabrina's turn.
"Adrien, truth or dare?" Sabrina asked with an innocent expression. Adrien glanced nervously at Chloe who was at the edge of her chair.
"Truth!" he replied quickly. Kim and Nino laughed, guessing that he only said truth because he was terrified that Sabrina would dare him to do something with Chloe since they were so close.
Sabrina checked her phone screen and went pale. She looked at him with pressed lips and apparent stress she asked.
"Is it true that you never had s-sex?"
Adrien's eyes widened. Nino laughed so hard that he almost fell of the chair. Alya was annoyed as hell because she knew that question was not Sabrina's idea but her curiosity got the best of her. Marinette's cheeks were painted vermillion and she was ready to defend him when he simply replied:
"Yes."
Nino laughed even harder whilst Alya gasped. Chloe was obviously satisfied.
"Sabrina, what kind of question is that?" demanded Chloe in fake frustration. "Adrikins is not a pig, he wouldn't do that with a random person!"
Adrien just gave a mild glare at Nino who stopped laughing and the game went on. It was Chloe's turn.
"You, truth or dare?" she said to a horrified Nathaniel.
"Truth!" he said finally.
"Hmm, so lame. Is it true that draw well because you are gay?"
"Chloe!" shouted Alya, jumping out of her seat.
"It's fine, Alya. It's not true but even if it was it makes no difference, love has all shapes and-"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever, lame." Chloe interrupted him rudely and returned her attention back on Adrien.
Alya sat down again and texted Marinette: "What a homophobic bitch."
Marinette nodded in agreement and then Adrien spoke.
He dared Nino to admit his last score in geometry. Nino laughed again –Marinette realized that he was probably tipsy- and replied with overwhelming confidence that he god a very symmetrical zero. Even Marinette laughed with his expression.
It was Nino's turn again.
"First round completed dudes! Bottoms up!" he announced and everyone drunk the untouched shots. Marinette almost spat it out. This was not beer!
"Nino, what is this?" she demanded, feeling the burn at her throat.
"Whiskey, dude!" He said happily. "My turn!"
He rubbed his short trimmed goatee. "Adrien, my man! Truth or dare?"
Adrien smirked at his friend "Dare me, if you dare!"
"Oh yeah? Hmm, Adrien Agreste, I dare you to go at our PE's lockers and stay inside for twenty minutes…"
"I will be bored, man, come on-"
"HA! Not alone dude. You are going with…Marinette."
Oh no. Marinette panicked. She looked at Alya's devilish expression then back at Nino's triumphal face and then she blushed and glanced at Adrien who was pretty calm. He looked at her.
"Only if Marinette isn't too uncomfortable. She will have to sneak in the boy's lockers and stay there with me so…" he explained and looked kindly at her.
He is so thoughtful and gentle…But I will die of embarrassment if I am so…so…close to him for so long…no, I should get him out of this dare by refusing immediately…
Marinette's thought were violently interrupted by Chloe.
"Well, the commoner wouldn't dare since I am here and I am not uncomfortable Adrikins!"
"I WILL DO IT." Marinette heard herself yell at Chloe to everyone's surprise.
"Great, no excuses and no cheating dudes! I'm coming with you to make sure you will get in safely!" Nino said.
"Cool then." Adrien said and got up, nodding at Marinette to follow him.
Chloe started a protest which was effortlessly suppressed by Alya. It was her turn to ask after all.
Alya gave Marinette a warning look so the girl also got up and followed Adrien obediently.
Nino, Adrien and Marinette evaded the teachers and some students and got secretly into the boys locker room. Nino unlocked the one he and Adrien shared, they took out some clothes and the shelves and then looked at them. Marinette was about to explode so she was thankful it was so dark. She had left her bag with Tikki inside at Alya's care so she shouldn't worry about her at least.
"Should I go first?" asked Adrien who sounded a little concerned. It was really narrow spaced in there.
"Y-yeah, you are larger so I can get in after you have made yourself comfortable" replied Marinette. Oh dear, she thought, I am not going to make it.
"C'mon dudes, I have to get back to the table to continue the game!" Nino insisted pushing Adrien in.
He fitted all right but if Marinette got in there they would have to practically completely against each other. The girl gulped.
"Hey, you don't have to do this…" Adrien explained once again.
"I will, you can't lose right?" she said nervously and stepped into the narrow space. They fitted well because he was taller and she was thinner. She was so close to him, her breath was irregular already.
Nino grinned, gave Adrien his digital clock that had neon green numbers and shut the door, leaving them in the dark, one almost on top of the other, with nothing but the locker holes to breathe and have some light.
"Twenty minutes dudes!" he said and they heard him departing.
Marinette was already at her limits. Adrien Agreste, her four year crush, stuck in her in a dark hole with no one around, his clean perfume suffocating the logic out of her, the rhythmic move of his chest rubbing on her-
"So, what should we talk about? We have time to kill…" he said coolly.
"Uhm…eh…maybe…?" she mumbled, completely incapable of making sentences at that moment.
She heard -and felt- his low laugh.
"It's hot in here, isn't it?"
"Especially with this dress." She admitted, feeling already a little sweaty at her neck that was covered with velvet.
"Oh, right." She heard his smile in his voice. He was an angel.
"So… did you study for Monday's literature essay?" she asked feeling completely idiotic.
"Uhm, yeah, I have studied Oscar Wilde already so it wasn't that demanding-"
His next words were drowned from loud music since someone opened the locker room and entered. Both Marinette and Adrien went dead silent. A few moments later Marinette heard a girly giggle and something bang on the metal doors of the lockers next to theirs. Adrien was ready to open the door and check when they heard a clear and unmistakable moan. They both froze. Kissing sounds followed what seemed to be a very intimate moment.
Marinette looked at Adrien, terrified. Adrien looked back at her, his shocked emerald eyes could be seen from the holes of the locker. She shook her head in wonder and panic and he frowned pointing his finger towards the sounds. He then came closer and whispered at her: "We can't get out now, let's stay quiet they will probably leave soon."
She nodded and tried to calm her heartbeat but then something changed. She heard a little metallic clinking and then louder moans, one female and one male. The banging was now repeated on the locker door. Marinette looked at Adrien feeling her eyes tearing up from stress. He was also horrified by now. They were doing it. In here. And they didn't know they had audience.
Marinette was sweating. The girl was not particularly quiet, considering she was having public sex in the school. The guy was also quite…verbal. She felt Adrien, who was also obviously sweating, shifting his position nervously.
"This is bad…" he whispered.
Marinette felt a pressure above her stomach that was already feeling sick. She opened her eyes wide and looked at Adrien. He looked at her apologetically.
"I am so sorry" he whispered anxiously "it's not on purpose". She looked at him and blinked twice before catching up. She gasped and he immediately covered her mouth with his right hand that could still move. Marinette realized the situation and nodded. She felt so guilty! They were stuck here because Alya was trying to fix them up, because she was a coward that could never confess her feelings to him and now he felt embarrassed because two students decided to do it in the locker room and he could not control this kind of thing happening to his body. She wished that she would disappear. Adrien left her breathe again and frowned nervously trying to recover. The couple outside was going at it quite roughly.
Marinette tried to change a little her position in order to give him some space but it was impossible and probably made it worse.
"Please don't move" he begged quietly.
"S-sorry" she whispered. He then moved his right hand upon his body, putting it between her and his erection.
"I'm really sorry…" he said again.
She stayed silent. She was hot. The sounds and the vibe were taking over her. She tried to compose herself as she felt him breathing faster now and realized her own breath was speeding up as well. She lifted her face to look at his expression again but he had bent his head in order to talk to her and their noses touched. She smelled his breath and she felt that she would lose all sense. He was also captivated at that moment. Their noses continued to touch.
("Yes baby, harder!" moaned the girl.)
She lowered her eyes and his lips parted.
("Yeah baby, fuck me!")
His eyes were now dark. She pressed her body against him involuntarily and felt her legs getting weak.
("Like this?" the guy inquired in a husky voice.)
Adrien leaned towards her and she opened her mouth, so their parted lips touched as well. They didn't kiss but they were breathing mouth to mouth. Marinette shut her eyes. She drew his burning breath in with insatiable desire for something she had no name for. He pressed his open lips on hers without kissing her again.
("Faster, faster!" she shouted;
"I'm almost there!" he moaned.)
Marinette pressed herself harder on Adrien who removed his hand from her belly. She gasped on his lips and she felt his jaw twitch. She could hear their breaths now, joining the chorus from outside. Her body was almost in pain, she wanted him so badly… He pinned her completely on the locker's wall and he pressed his body on hers. Their lips still parted, touching… His chest moving fast and his breath violently rushing in her mouth…
("Now!" the guy grunted.)
Adrien licked her lower lip and Marinette instinctively bit his. She never saw the amused grin on his face before he kissed her but she felt it there. She kissed him back with force, like they were both trying to establish some kind of dominance. She moved her thighs slowly against him and he tried to hold her still while his right hand grabbed her waist.
None of them was thinking or paying attention to the fact that they were alone again until a beeping sound interrupted them and they both jumped away, still inside the locker, which resulted in both of them hitting the back of their heads. Adrien quickly turned off the alarm at Nino's watch and Marinette listened carefully outside the locker but she could only hear Adrien and herself. She opened the door and indeed, no one was there but them. She quickly tried to get out but her legs were numb and she tripped. Adrien caught her fast.
He got out himself, helping her stand. The room felt breezy and Marinette inhaled the fresh air greedily. Adrien sat at on the benches and put his head in his hands, trying to compose himself. When he looked at her she blushed and avoided his eyes.
"Uhm… Are you ok?" he asked her awkwardly.
"Y-yes! Of course. I'm okay. I'm fine. Normal. Cool. Cool." She blubbered.
"Uhm…cool."
"Y-you?"
He was flustered "I'm sorry about…uhm…you see I couldn't…"
"No! It's okay! I mean, how could you know, right?" she said.
"I am honestly very embarrassed, Marinette." He whispered.
"Uhm, let's not talk about it anymore okay? Let's get back to the others and forget all about it." Marinette explained quickly, trying to save his conscience.
He stared at her.
"What?" he demanded.
"What?" she repeated.
The locker's room door opened and Chloe was standing there panting.
"Twenty minutes are over Adrikins!" she announced and got by his side. She pulled him up and he followed without taking his eyes off Marinette who was still staring at him. Chloe drugged Adrien outside and Marinette followed once again, quite obediently.
