Marinette hugged her books tightly to her chest, glancing up at her companion. He returned her gaze with a believable smile, natural for a model to pull off. Marinette quickly averted her gaze back to the ground and he gave a curious look. "Are you alright?" He leaned in a bit to get a better look at her face. "Y-Yes..." She turned her head even more to avoid making eye contact as the previous hour was too much for her. She remembered how she tripped earlier and he'd managed to save her from falling onto the ground, along with the cheeky line, "Wouldn't want any bruises on the princess' pretty skin." At that she'd practically melted and was mostly blocked from all speech.
"Was it something I said?" He casually waltzed in front of her, making sure to keep up pace to avoid collison. Her face became a deep red when he got extremely close to her face. She shook her head violently in response but was too embarrassed to speak a single word. He smirked and leaned in close to her ear, his inner chat coming out. "Is it because you're thinking about me?" Marinette let out a squeak and she became flushed, looking very similar to a tomato.
The boy chuckled and returned back to his place next to her. "Um... Adrien... I... I lo...love..." She squeaked again and hid her face behind her books. "What was that?" Apparently this seemed to spark his attention as he leaned slightly closer to her. She rapidly shook her head and walked a bit faster. He paced himself to match her speed, though she made countless attempts to avoid him. As they reached the bakery she quickly ran in, waving goodbye and giving an awkward smile.
"Marinette wait!" He attempted to stop her but was met with a door to the face. He sighed and turned away, beginning to walk away until an idea sparked into his mind. "Plagg, claws out!" Plagg sighed as he was sucked into the black ring that was on Adrien's finger. After he transformed he boosted himself up onto Marinette's balcony with his staff.
"Oh Tikki, I tried... I really tried but... I just couldn't gather up the nerve to tell him." Tikki gave her usual sweet smile and pat Marinette on the head. As she went to speak a tap on the window caused her to phase through the bed into hiding. Marinette looked up, seeing one of Paris' heros staring down at her. She walked up to the window and opened it, a confused and shocked expression on her face. "Chat? What are you doing here?" Chat had already invited himself in and sat down on her chaise, grinning from ear to ear. "I only came here to see my one and only purr-incess." He smirked as he saw her face contort into one of frustration.
She gave him a light pat on the head, causing a pout to form on his face. "Aww, Chat got your tounge?" Marinette mumbled something under her breathe but sighed, looking at him sadly. "I guess..." She paused for a moment before continuing, "I attempted to confess to my crush but failed horribly at it." Marinette let out a long sigh as Chat Noir raised his brow, a slight smirk on his face. "Who is this crush of yours?" Marinette contemplated for a moment but gave a sigh of defeat. "Adrien... Adrien Agreste." Chat's eyes widened at this information, jaw practically dropping to the floor.
"You like Adrien?!"