A sunny day had risen over the city of Paris. Marinette was walking to school after her lunch break. As she was walking she was thinking of no one else but her crush, Adrien Agreste. How his hair shone in the sun like pure gold, and how his eyes sparkled like freshly cut emeralds in the spotlight. She must have been daydreaming for a while, because next thing she knew, Marinette was falling forwards, tripping over the stairs that led to the front of the school. She opened her eyes for a split second but quickly shut them, preparing herself for her fall.
She waited and waited for her to hit the ground, but she never did. She quickly opened her eyes to see what had saved her from yet another embarrassing event, to be shocked, yet relieved to see the one and only Adrien, holding her small, fragile body in his arms. It was like a dream come true. "That was close, huh?" Adrien started, giving her a warm and comforting smile. "Heh heh, yeah. Close." Marinette responded, returning his smile with her own. Her baby blue eyes staring deep into his forest green ones. Helping Marinette back on her feet, Adrien couldn't help but have these thoughts floating through his mind.
'She looks so cute when she's nervous...I wonder how'd she feel if i kissed her right now..?' Adrien had always found his classmate cute, but this was the first time he'd thought about kissing her, and he had to be honest, he did like the thought. Maybe he'd ask her to hang out some time, as long as no one gets akumatized that is. To be safe, maybe he should ask her to hang today after school, he didn't have any subjects or hobbies today. Perfect! "Hey Mari?" Mari….she liked the sound of that.
"Y-yeah?" she just managed to push out from between her lips. "W-would y-you like to get some ice cream after school? It's okay if you can't I just thought-" Why is Adrien stuttering? Marinette couldn't quite put her finger on it, but to be completely honest, she thought it was kind of adorable. "I-I'd like that. A lot." Marinette noticed Adriens eyes light up with happiness, which made herself fill up to the brim with excitement. "Great!" he exclaimed. Without thinking, Adrien planted a kiss on Mari's forehead. "I'll see you later, Princess." Adrien says as he proudly marches off, heading towards his class. 'Oh. My. Freaking. God. Adrien Agreste just asked me out! And kissed me! Aaaaaaaggghhhh!' Marinette was beyond happy and couldn't wait to bless her best friends ears with such news.
"Oh my gosh girl! Do you know how many girls would KILL to go on a date with him? And you're telling me he just walked up and asked you out?" Alya was so excited that her friends dreams had finally come true, she couldn't believe it. "Well, not exactly," Marinette started. "I tripped over a stair after lunch break and he caught me and asked me out to ice cream. And then the greatest thing EVER happened!"
"OMG please tell me! Did he ask you to marry him too?" Alya teased.
"Alya! No. He kissed me!"
"No way! Where?"
"Forehead." Marinette noticed how overwhelmed her friend got, which started to make her feel the same way.
"Oh my gosh that's amazing! It's like a dream come true for you huh?"
"Yeah! Oh Alya, I got to go. Don't want to be late for my first date! Text you the deets later. Bye!"
Marinette started running towards the front of the school to meet up with her date before going to the new ice cream store down the road that opened about a month ago. "Oh, hey Princess. Y-you ready to go..?" Marinette knew she wouldn't get bored with the new nickname she adapted. "Y-yep! Let's go!" Marinette was excited and nervous. "So, what do you think of Ladybug?" Adrien had to break the silence somehow, but why with Ladybug. Marinette knew he was a pretty big fan, but still.
"Oh yeah. She's pretty cool. You know, how she saves the day and stuff with her sidekick."
Adriens face morphed from a happy smile to a shocked and defensive frown. "Chat Noir is not her sidekick! They're a team!"
"Oh right. S-sorry…" Marinette loved teasing him with this topic. It was cute to see him get all defensive towards Chat Noir.
"Hahah, it's alright. It just irritates me that people think Chat Noir is Ladybugs sidekick. Anyway, we're here!" Marinette looked up and saw the brand new shop right in front of her. "Which flavour do you want Princess? I'll pay."
"I can't ask you to do that! Let me pay."
"Nonsense! I'll pay for you M'lady. Go ahead, pick a flavour."
M'lady...wasn't that what Chat Noir called her when she was transformed into Ladybug? Oh well, he was a die-hard fan anyway. "O-okay, if you insist…" Mari didn't want to seem rude by taking his offer. "Go ahead. Pick my Princess." HIS princess. Okay, that made Marinette's heart fly off to Neverland. "O-okay. I'll have a Cookies & Creme ice cream please…"
"One Cookies & Creme and one blueberry ice cream please." As Adrien got the ice creams and paid for them, Marinette went and found a cute table outside for the pair to sit at. She sits down and looks around, busy streets and busy sidewalks. "Here you go Princess." Adrien says as he gives Mari her ice cream. "Oh, thanks Adrien."
"So, tell me a little about yourself Mari. I feel like I don't know you, and i'd love to know more." Okay, this is your chance Mari. "W-well, I like to sew, bake, draw and play video games. I've actually been working on some new designs for Ladybug and Chat Noir-" "Oooh may I see please?" Adrien felt a bit rude for interrupting her, but him being Chat Noir, he'd know if the superhero liked them or not.
"S-sure. They're just rough sketches though." As Marinette pulls out her sketch pad, Adriens eyes fill with excitement. She flips to the two pages that were filled with rough yet beautiful sketches of Chat Noir and Ladybug designs for the winter, summer, every season. He was beyond amazed at what he could see. "Wow, Mari! These are-I don't even know how to explain them. They're beyond amazing." He seemed at a loss for words. "Hahah, thanks Adrien," she takes a bite out of her dripping ice cream. "You think Chat Noir will like them? And Ladybug of course but she has pretty similar taste to me so I think she'd like them-" "Chat will absolutely adore them Princess. Trust me." Alright, was not expecting that response. "Gee, thanks. But to make them I'll need Chats measurements, and I have no idea how to do that…"
Adrien thought for a little while, often taking bites out of his ice cream before finishing it completely. "I know! I could ask Chat to go to your house later today and you can measure him then!"
"You can contact Chat Noir? How?" Marinette was excited but a bit confused too. "Oh, uh. Yeah. He, comes around to my house sometimes when he's on patrol to make sure no one's gotten akumatized. There's nothing weird with that, right?" There it was again, Adriens weird stuttering. "Oh yeah, I guess that makes sense. Well, that'd be great. Thanks Adrien, but isn't there supposed to be a big storm tonight? The biggest one to happen in Paris for a while..?"
"Yeah. But I'm sure he'd be more than happy to help a beautiful girl like you." My my Adrien, where was all this flirting coming from?! Oh well, Marinette didn't mind. She wasn't going to tell him to stop. It was good to get this kind of attention from her crush. Blushing, she responded "Yeah okay. Tell him he can come by my house anytime after school today." With an excited grin stretching ear-to-ear on Adriens face, they finish up their ice creams as he walks Mari home. They chat and gossip all the way to the bakery. "I had a lot of fun today Mari. Please, let's do this again soon. Like, really soon. Okay?" "Yeah. I had fun too! You can come by the bakery any time you want." She realised her stuttering had disappeared. Thank God. "That's good to hear. I guess I'll be coming around quite a bit then. Well, I better get out of here before the storm hits. Until next time, my princess." He then proceeds to kiss her on the forehead, give her a heartfelt hug and then leave. Marinettes heart couldn't handle this much love and affection. She waltzed into the bakery and quickly ran up to her room to get it ready for when Chat Noir comes. She didn't know why, but she was excited for him to come. 'Okay, to pass the time I'll start making the Ladybug design.' Nearly 2 hours go by and she hears a knock at her window. She turns around to see a black silhouette with unmistakable gorgeous green eyes. He made it obvious that he wanted inside, due to the rain a.k.a the start of the big storm. Marinette didn't hesitate to open up and let him into her room.
Thank You for reading, I'll be sure to write the next one soon! :)