Mistaken
*Author's Note*
Exactly 36 hours ago, I was blessed with the most beautiful episode of Miraculous Ladybug so far. And after seeing the Adrienette scene at the end, I knew that I NEEDED to write a fanfic about it. The idea came naturally, and I have spent all of the time I could spare to write this "Alternate Ending" for Episode 16. I hope you guys enjoy the first chapter of "Mistaken; A Miraculous Ladybug Fanfiction"! ^w^
Oh yea BTW, this is my first published fanfic, so I'm sorry if my writing is bad...
Chapter One: Thanks to the Grotographs
Marinette snuck into her school with only one thing on her mind; Staying out of sight and avoiding everyone; Especially Adrien. She looked around and scanned the area, then tried to make herself unnoticeable by staying very close to the walls. Her top priority was staying out of Adrien's sight for today. For at least a few days. Until she was sure he had completely forgotten about what happened. And she still couldn't believe that this whole disaster had happened. It was all because of yesterday's TV show that was filmed at her house. The cameraman had made his way into Marinette's room, filming ALL of her pictures of Adrien, scattered around her walls, desks, and even computer screen. Filming her obsession with Adrien for only the world to see. On live television. Probably ruining any chances she could've had with Adrien.
And that was exactly why she needed to avoid him. So that he would just forget about what he saw in a few days time. Because if he managed to confront her about what had happened on that TV show, her life would be ruined. More ruined then it already was, that is. But… No No No… she would be fine…. She would definitely NOT run into Adrien… as long as she stayed perfectly hidden from the world.
She started to make her way into the locker room, but then quickly jumped behind the door, Almost caught face-to-face with Chloe and Sabrina. Marinette watched them walk away, then slinked into the locker room. She wondered if Chloe had watched the show. Maybe… but yet again, she wasn't really the biggest fan of Jagged Stone. Or Marinette. But wait… Jagged Stone; Now she remembered. How Jagged went on for about 20 seconds, talking about how "The baker's daughter's got a little crush" or "How teenage love is sooooo sweet!". And he said all of that ON LIVE TV, basically confirming for Adrien that she had a crush on him if he had ever had any doubt about it before. Yup. Her life was officially over.
She swiftly grabbed her locker door and swung it open, then placed her bags into it. The coast looked clear for now. She let out a sigh. "Whew… HOPEFULLY he didn't see me," She said, backing up and slamming her locker door, only to be met by someone standing next to her. "Hey Marinette" Adrien… IT WAS ADRIEN. Her face went white, and she jumped backwards, shouting in surprise. It. Was. ADRIEN. Right here, standing in front of her. She hadn't avoided him at all. This COULDN'T be happening. Yet it was.
He looked at her with a serious expression, then spoke. "How's it going? After what happened at your place last night, I was worried that-" "Oh, so you watched the show then…" He knew. Great. She had to act fast to come up with an excuse for the pictures. She laughed nervously. She couldn't think of anything to say. She could barely take talking to him. But… maybe she could just… think of him as someone else… someone who she could have a natural conversation with. And the first person to pop into her head was Chat Noir. She could imagine that he was Chat Noir. Maybe that would work… Besides; Would she ever turn into a stuttering, blushing mess when talking to Chat? No. No, she would never. So she just had to talk to Adrien as if he was Chat. She had to pretend he was Chat for just a minute. That couldn't be too hard.
"Well… uhh… look; About what you saw on the show… the totagraphs… in my room". What sort of excuse was she going to make up to cover herself this time? "You mean the photographs?" Adrien's voice rang out. She looked at the confused expression on his face. Wasn't that what she said? "The grotographs! Exactly!" She had just said that; Grotographs.
She just had to think of Adrien as Chat. She was just talking to Chat. She pictured the face of her carefree partner. She just needed to breathe
"It's not what you think…" She had actually spoken a complete sentence. She just had to remember that it was just like talking to Chat. It was easy! No biggie. Nothing to worry about. She let out a sigh and looked directly into Adrien's eyes. They were so green. That same glossed, pearlescent green as her partner's eyes. Weird... they really did look like Chat's eyes. They were the same color and everything. How had she not noticed that before…? But that didn't matter; The thing that mattered was convincing Adrien that this was all a misunderstanding. It couldn't be too hard. Besides, she was talking to her overly flirtatious partner, not Adrien.
"See, i'm really into fashion and…" The story seemed plausible so far, but that didn't exactly explain the photos. She glanced at Adrien, only to be met with him giving her a slightly mischievous look. That look; It was so familiar. And she had seen that look before. Where did she know that look from? And why was Adrien looking at her like that….?
"Are you lying?"
Adrien's eyes narrowed, and his smile widened. That smile… it was so much… No; EXACTLY like Chat's. And that look was his too. Suddenly, her partner's face flooded her mind, and she recalled the various occasions where he had looked at her like that. That exact same way. And she just now noticed it. How everything added up. How it couldn't be true. It wasn't even possible. She was imagining everything in the heat of the moment.
Adrien leaned in closer to Marinette, mere inches away from her face. She took in a quick breath of air. That look… was Chat's. That was Chat. It was Chat. The sudden realization took her instantly by surprise. How did she not notice everything sooner? But… this couldn't be. That would mean that her partner… was Adrien this whole time. And she had been rejecting him. But that also meant that his heart belonged to Ladybug. But…. No…. no no no no.
He was standing so close to her. She couldn't take it. He loved Ladybug. She leaned backward and pushed both outstretched hands against his chest to create some distance between them. She looked into his eyes; Chat's eyes. It couldn't be. But it was. She pushed him away, not even remembering what the question he had asked was.
"I… I…."
She couldn't take him staring at her like that. She couldn't bear the thought of him being Chat Noir. Tears welled up in her eyes as she backed up slowly. Adrien's expression quickly went from cheeky and teasing to concerned and anxious. And she couldn't take him looking at her with those oh-so familiar eyes.
She turned and ran towards the locker room door as fast as she could, not knowing what she was going to do about this, or where she would be going to get out of this place and away from Adrien. She just couldn't handle seeing him; Chat… again today. She ran out of the school gates, not having another choice. She ran to her house, not caring about the looks from others. Tears rushed down her face as she yanked the door to the bakery open. Her parents would understand her missing school for just one day… right…?
*Author's Note*
So yea… hope you all enjoyed the first chapter! I will try to have the second chapter out by 6/21 (This Thursday). Thank you so much for reading my fanfic! ^w^
