Okay I am not one to write a story out of spite but to be fair I was writing this anyway and a certain DJWifi fan gave me a push with her pushiness (heh I made a pun) so yeah uh here we have it. Also to thank for this is a person who yelled at me for shipping this pairing and annoyed the crap out of me. Now changed to a Multi-chap, think of this as a Prelude.

1. We'll Get Through This

Adrien hated it when he got late to school due to one of his photo shoot appointments or other stuff his father set out for him but today he hated it more than ever. Because today he had told his best friend to tell Alya how he really felt about her and had wanted to be there to make sure everything went okay with that cause he knew his best friend did tend to stammer when he liked someone.

However, due to this last minute appointment he had been unable to make it on time. When he entered the school, he automatically felt as if something was wrong because Marinette was on her own looking quite nervous and Alya and Nino were nowhere to be seen. Oh no…either things had gone great or they had gone really bad. Trying not to think the worst of the given situation, he moved towards Marinette.

"Marinette?" Adrien said. "Where are Alya and Nino?"

Marinette flushed a little. "Alya and Nino went to talk about something awhile back and then Alya rushed to class and Nino looked upset…I'm not sure what happened but I feel bad for Nino. I want to talk to Alya too though…" She was looking at the floor as she spoke to him and Adrien frowned, heart sinking. He had been the one to encourage Nino to finally ask Alya out on a date considering their time locked up in the cage but maybe it had been a bad idea.

"I'll talk to Nino," Adrien promised her. "You go ahead and ask Alya what's wrong ok?" Waiting for Marinette to nod, he headed inside the building looking around for Nino. Finally he found the other sitting on a bench outside of class, playing music on his headphones and looking somber. Despite the tense situation, Adrien couldn't help but smile at the fact that his friend was using his music to distract himself, it was just like him. He sat beside the other, gently tapping him on the shoulder.

Nino looked up, pausing his music and taking off his headphones. "Hey dude. What's up?" He tried to smile but it came out shaky.

Adrien smiled a bit, slightly apologetic. "I'm sorry I was late. I got caught up in something because of my dad." His smile fell as he took in his friend's somber look. "What happened?"

Nino shifted a little bit. "She doesn't see me as more than a friend. I shouldn't be surprised I suppose…I'm not exactly good looking or the guy any girl would go for but I really did like her."

Adrien frowned, not liking his friend putting himself down like this. "Dude, I disagree. You're perfectly attractive!" Nino raised an eyebrow and the blond flushed, realizing the implications of his words after he had said them and he quickly tried to correct himself. "W-what I meant was any girl would be crazy to reject an amazing guy like you...and I don't think attraction is the issue." He sounded like Marinette right now with how much he stammered and how red he was but on the plus side, it got Nino cracking up into laughter.

"Dude!" Nino said trying to hold back his laughter as Adrien glowered at him through a red face. "You should see how red you look in the mirror right now."

Adrien playfully scowled and shoved him. "Oh shut up!" He pouted but became serious as Nino did stop laughing and wrapped a supportive arm around him. "Don't give up, bud. I'm sorry things didn't work out but maybe she just wasn't the person for you. The right one will come along."

Nino managed a small smile. "Thanks Adrien. At least I tried right?" He was glad his best friend was there for him and for now, having his friend by his side was enough.

Adrien squeezed his shoulder. "We'll get through this, bud." He knew his friend was upset but at the same time, he knew Nino was stronger than he looked. And this is without being a superhero too. Becoming Chat Noir made him strong but Nino was strong without the costume. Alya just hadn't been the right one.