Marinette didn't know what happened.

One moment, she was calmly walking through the streets of Paris, sketchpad tucked under her arm and a smile on her face.

The next, she was being pushed into an alleyway by the guy she was crushing on just as all of his fans rushed down the street.

"What-"

"Just- let me hide behind you for a minute, kay?" Adrien asked, his hands on her shoulders and his nose brushing her pigtails.

Marinette blushed.

"F-Fan problems?" She asked in a quiet but squeaky voice.

"Yes." He held onto her tighter as they could hear the stampede of feet approach them again. "Quoting some of my favorite anime- please save me, senpai."

Instead of fainting at the words like she thought she would have, it gave her confidence.

He had called her 'senpai'.

Good senpai's didn't let friends, or crushes, down.

When a few fans looked down the alley, she glared at them.

"What are you looking in here for?!" She exclaimed, making them flinch. "The guy your chasing got picked up by his bodyguard, get lost!" INstantly they scattered away, and a series of groans could be heard from the other fans who were no doubt listening to her. Once they were all gone, Adrien sheepishly peeked his head out with an awkward laugh.

"Thanks for doing that for me, Marinette, I owe you." He said.

"Oh, you don't owe me anything!" Marinette said, blushing. "I mean, I wouldn't be a good senpai if I didn't help!"

Adrien's face turned a deep red, and Marinette's face turned that shade only moments later.

"I-I, uh-"

"I guess." Adrien coughed, kicking his toe into the ground as he rocked on his heels. "I-I mean, if you want to, i-it was kinda a stray comment, but-"

"I want to!"

"Great!" A short amount of awkward silence. "So… Senpai…" Adrien smirked almost shyly and elbowed her. "You wanna go before a fan decides to spot us again?"

"Yes." Marinette smiled and blushed when he grabbed her hand, leading his 'senpai' along with him on an adventure.

She could live with this.