Marinette couldn't help but notice the buzz of excitement every student was emiting. After all, who wouldn't be excited about leaving home for six weeks to have fun with friends? It was the end of the year and as a reward, the class would be going to a summer camp for 6 weeks. Ever since the teachers made the announcement to the students in an assembly, it was chaos. Everyone was on board with the idea of starting off the summer with a trip like this. Wht she was most excited about was being able to spemd six weeks with her best friends. Well, sort of. She and Adrien had started dating but they haven't said anything to anyone. The only ones who knew were her parents and his father.
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When they started dating, they knew they couldn't stay a secret forever. So, they firat broke the news to Marinette's parents. It was after school when they went to her house using the back door instead of going in through the bakery because they didn't want any of the customers to be the first to start anything. Marinette wasn't very anxious in telling her parents but Adrien on the other hand, was. He was not only very anxious that her parents wouldn't approve, but he was also kind of terrified of Tom Dupain. Marinette told him that her dad wasn't someone to be afraid of. She tried comforting her minou that he was practically a gint teddy bear and her dad was only intimadting when there were any rude costumers, guys trying to hit on his daughter or on some occasions older men would to his own wife, or when Marinette would be accused of something she didn't do or when she would be bullied by other kids in her earlier school years. This kimd of comfortedthe boy. Kind of. So to pass time, they worked on homework in the living room and ate snacks.
They were in the middle of doing their physics homework when the front door opened revealing her parents. "Hi sweetie, how was school?" her mom asked. "It was fine." Marinette answered her mom. "Now, help me with number 5 please?" she asked her boyfriend. "Uhh, sure." he answered nervously. Almost immediately, her parents noticed there was a guest in thier home, "Marinette, why didn't you tell us you had company coming over?" her dad asked while her mom went over to welcome Adrien whom they just realized was their surprise guest. "Well, you guys were working and the bakery seemed packed so we went the other way in." Marinette answered her dad's question. "I just hope I'm not a bother." Adrien said with a nervous chuckle while rubbing the back of his neck. "Oh, you aren't a bother dear," Sabine said. "Come stay andjoin us for dinner." Tom added. That, was an offer Adrien cpuld not refuse.
Just as dinner was bout done, Mrinette decided that it was time to break the news to her parents. But, her parents beimg parents, Tom had to ask them both wht they did before he and his wife stepped foot in their home, "We were doing homework." Marinette said but it seeed like they needed the story to be true when their gaze landed on Adrien. "It's true what she said, sir. We were working on homework." "Tom." her father corrected him. "See, I'm not lying," Marinette said in a childish tone of voice, crossing her arms. "Also, he was helping me out with our physics homework," she added. And with that, her parents seemed satisfied enough they didn't ask anymore. But one look t her boyfriend and she knew they needed to tell them right now. She cleared her throat as she started, "Mom, Papa, I-I mean we- have to tell you guys something," Marinette looked at Adrien who was sitting up, waiting to help her out. "Well, I'm here with Marinette to ask for your permission to go out with your daughter not as friends but as a couple." he started out. "And before you guys say anything, we both went over this and we really do want to make this work but we understand if you guys say no because of any valid reason you have," she added as she walked over to Adrien. who slod off his tool so she cpuld sit. "We didn't talk to my father about us yet but if I have your permission, then I will try to talk to get a hold of my father and talk to him." he finished. "Mom, Papa?" Marinette asked her parents who were looking very serious. Tom was restinghis chin on his hands as he looked at his wife who also looked at him as they seemed to hold a conversation with only their eyes. Finally, a nod from Sabine amd then a nod from Tom, making the decsion final. "Alright, you have our permission. But if I find out you broke my daughter's heart, that will be a different matter." Tom said. "Thank you, sir. I promise I won't do such a thing," After that was over with, they had some good times.
And as promised, Adrien got a hold of his father and brought Marinette over to tell Gabriel about his current relationship status. And his father being his father, was a bit reluctant. He wasn't sure if this would even be a good idea. But then he realized that this was the first time he has actaully seen his son was genuinely happy ever since the disappearance of his mother. So, he gave them both the green light. But the both of them decided to keep their relationship a sesecret from the public. Who knew how the media would respomd to the news that famous supermodel Adrien Agreste was in a relationship. So, for the remainder of the school year, they were a secret. And not even Alya knew.
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Now as she was waiting for her two best friends and her boyfriend to arrive, a sneaky blonde caught her in an embrace with a little peck. "Minou," Marinette started. "I know. But when can I actually be able to show the public that we're together?" Adrien pouted as he rested his chin on her shoulder. "I don't know but I think that we should tell Alya and Nino first. Then, maybe after that...I'm not sure. But I think we should because it's nearly impossible for me when we're hanging out with them. Besides, " she started off her sentence as she turned in his arms so she was facing him," I wanna show the other girls that you're taken and you're my minou. Especially Chloe." she fimished as she buried her face in his chest. "Your minou?" he asked in amusement. "Oh no." she mumbled in his chest as he juxt lifted her chin with his fingers and smirked down at her "Well, in that case, I wanna show the other guys that you're my princess." she snorted. "Well, why wait when I can do it right here, right now?" he smirked at her with a mischievous gleam his eyes. She reached up and brought his face to hers. "Well, why not?"she asked him. "Alright then." he said with a smirk as leaned in for a kiss. It was in that moment where Marinette felt like she was on cloud nine. Yes, they have kissed but to her, every time she felt fireworks going off. And once again, they were reminded they were in public when someone cleared their throat behind them. They turmed around and saw Nino holding Alya still while covering her mouth. "Dudes..." he said still in shock, It's not everyday you see your ship set sail. Alya, as far as Marinette cpuld tell, was trying to hold off from screaming out her lungs and jumping up and down. "Oh boy." was all Adrien and Marinette could say.
"You dudes mind telling us what is going on?" Nino finally asked. "Yeah, did we miss anything or were our eyes playing tricks on us?" Alya questioned. All Marinette and Adrien cpuld do was hold each other's gaze as they had a secret conversation with their eyes. Finally, they managed to getan answer. "Your eyes weren't playing tricks on you," Marinette started. "We...are dating," Adrien finished. "EEEEEEEK!!!" was the only thing that came out of Alya's mouth. "Alya!" Marinette hissed as she noticed some people were beginning to stare at the group of friends. "Congrats dudes! It's about time!" Nino said enthusiastically. "Girl! Wny didn't you say anything? And how ong have you two been together?" Alya bombarded them with questions. "Uhh...well we...um," they both started. "Well, I think that they rubbed off onto each other," Alya said laughing. "Ditto," Nino replied. "Well, if you really want to know," Marinette started as she looked at Adrien, who looked at her and nodded in affirmation. "W - we've been together for maybe seven m-momths," Marinette stammered out. "WHAT?!" their friends exclaimed in disbelief. Marinette grimaced, she knew this was a big deal to Alya because she has tried to get them together for a long time now and she felt bad for not telling her. "Look, we're really sorry we haven't said anything to you guys but we really didn't want our relationship to go public. Yes, it was a bit stressful hiding our relationship from you guys and it was pretty tempting to just tell you guys but we wanted to keep our relationship on the down-low." Adrien said. "And, we also knew if we told you guys then our chances of staying a secret would be really slim to nearly impossible. But the hardest parts of staying a secret were when you both dragged us on your dates and made out in front of us," Marinette finished to which had Alya and Nino turn red.
Finally, it was time to load the buses. Alya and Nino sat together in front of Marinette and Adrien. Alya also made them promise that they will explain more about their relationship when they got to camp which they reluctantly agreed to. On the road now, Marinette felt even more excited to get to camp. She just hoped she would get a cabin with her friends. "Minou?" "Hm?" "Do you think we'll get a cabin together with Alya and Nino?" she asked. "I don't know but I hope so. Why do you ask?" he said. "Because I don't want to share a cabin with Chloe, Sabrina, or Lila," Marinette answered. He chuckled as rubbed their noses together. "Don't worry bout it. Maybe we can ask Miss Bustier if we got a cabin together if we already don't. " he responded. Marinette hummed in approval as she kissed him. "In the meantime, we should just take a nap before we get there," she suggested. "You just want cuddles don't you, Princess?" he asked with mirth in his eyes and a smirk across his lips. "Don't tease me!" she pouted as she crossed her arms. "Okay, okay, I'm sorry. Cuddles it is," he apologized as he wrapped his arms around her. Marinette sighed contentedly. She loved when they did the little things like this. "Princess?" he asked. "Yeah?" she answered. "Can you give this knight in shining armor a kiss?" Adrien asked. Marinette gave a little laugh. Oh, he and his theatrics. "Come here Kitty." she snorted. And with that, their lips met in a sweet kiss.
"I love you," he stated with a dreamy look in his eyes. "I love you too Minou." she replied softly. Their little acts didn't go unnoticed however. Alya and Nino had to restrain each other from screaming and fangirling at their friends' cute antics. "Wow, they really make a really cute couple," Alya stated. "Yeah, they really do," Nino agreed. Adrien and Marinette were completely oblivious that their friends just witnessed their antics. They simply basked in each other's warmth cuddling with the occasional kisses the rest of the way.
Finally, done with chapter 1. Not sure exactly how many chapter I will write for this fic because I have so many ideas for other fics. Anyway, yes, this fic is a post-reveal where they already revealed their identities to each other. And its also a fic where babyboi Adrien is the old-fashion sort of boyfriend where he asks for Tom's permissio to date Marinette. Also a fic where their relationship is all cutesy and it's based off of puns, kisses, and cuddles...lots of cuddles.