Marinette hummed as she walked to school. A sweet and blissful tune that lifted her spirits. She had a gift for Adrien, for today was his birthday. Little did she know, he had a gift for her too.
Adrien was upset. He shouldn't have been , today was his birthday for goodness sake! But he just couldn't stop thinking about Marinette. Marinette daydreaming in class. Marinette handing out baked goods. Marinette humming. Marinette drawing. He faced facts and realized that he liked her. But, to his dismay, she had hated him from the start. She couldn't even talk around him, but when she was with others, she was so calm and confident.
Marinette saw Adrien at lunch near the side of the school. After a little push ( or maybe a shove ) from Alya, she finally mustered up the courage to go give him his gift.
" A-A-drien ? " she said cautiously. " I-I …"
She trailed off and practically squeaked as he turned to face her, his emerald eyes glinting in the sun.
" Yes Mari?"
Oh, how she loved it when he called her Mari.
She thrust the gift forward.
"F-F-For you . H-H-Happy Birth-th-day."
He smiled as he took the gift from her shaking hands. At least she liked him enough to bring him a birthday present.
He tried to unwrap it gently, but it was quite difficult to do that with fumbling fingers. His disappointment quickly vanished when he saw the gift though. It was a beautiful caramel brown leather satchel with his name hand - embroidered on the bottom corner.
"Mari - This is beautiful! Thank you so much!"
He pulled her into a tight hug , but quickly pulled away when he realized that she had frozen and was not returning it.
"Mari?"
Marinette fidgeted with her hands. She was going to tell him how she felt.
"A-Adrien A-Agreste I-I ...Iloveyou!"
She buried her face in her hand as her cheeks grew warm.
"Sorry Adrien"
Adrien looked at her in confusion. She liked him? Marinette liked him?
He put his hand on her shoulder. "Mari. Look at me."
She looked up, obviously scared of rejection. She looked so beautiful, despite her red cheeks and watery eyes. He couldn't hold back his feeling any longer.
So he kissed her.
For a moment, he thought he had made a mistake, because she just stood there. But slowly, slowly, she kissed him back, her eyes closing, and her arms wrapping around his shoulders. He places his arms on her waist as she leaned into him. The kiss was full of fire and passion, his first real kiss.
"
I'm kissing Adrien Agreste
I'm kissing Adrien Agreste
I'm kissing Adrien Agreste
I'm kissing Adrien Agreste
I'm kissing Adrien Agreste
I'm kissing Adrien Agreste
"
This was his best birthday yet.