This was slightly awkward. Adrien Agreste, world famous model, was waiting outside the school, while his peers filed out one by one. He smiled. Marinette had finally worked up the courage to speak to him and had asked him to wait outside after class. After three years of endless stuttering, he was glad she could at least construct a sentence around him. Suddenly he saw Marinette walking towards him. She was stiff, he could tell, as if she had something to say that made her nervous. Once she were about a metre apart, she spoke.
"H-hey, Adrien."
Adrien gave here a reassuring smile. "Hello Marinette."
She shook. "Well, I need t-to get something, of my chest."
Adrien nodded. Marinette shifted from foot to foot, then in one breath, she said, "I really really really like you so maybe do you want go to the movies sometime?"
Adrien stood, petrified. He couldn't, he could not betray Ladybug; his Ladybug. But, he couldn't deny Marinette. He liked her for sure. She was one of his best friends. He now understood why she had always seemed tense when she was near him. She had liked him. Of course. But, he loved Ladybug. Not Marinette.
"Marinette-" he started, but he must've shown his thoughts through his face because she broke down into tears. "I just don't have the same feelings Mari!" He said as he tried to comfort her. "We can still be friends right?" But she didn't answer. "Marinette?"
"Y-yeah, I just, thought," tears dripped down her face. "I'm stupid, it's, it's, fine."
"Marinette! You're not fine, look, I'm sorry-"
"A-adrien, I get it, you l-like someone like Chloe, it's, its, fine."
Adrien felt like he had been shot in the stomach. Ladybug was not Chloe. She was so much more than Chloe.
"I better go." Marinette said through quick breaths.
"Wait!" But it was too late, she was gone.
...…
"I can't believe I thought he liked me!" Marinette said, as she flopped onto her bed, sobbing.
"Oh Mari, I'm so sorry!" Marinette's all time best friend Alya said. "He's just a jerk!"
Marinette sighed. She knew Alya was lying when she said this. He was one of the nicest boys in the entire school, aside from Nino who was Adrien's bestie and Alya's boyfriend. Lucky.
"Look on the bright side, at least you're free for other boys now..." Alya giggled.
"Yeah, I guess so."
Alya left 20 minutes later, leaving Marinette feeling empty.
...…
Adrien felt horrid. He was still shaking as he arrived at his photo shoot. He hated his afternoon photo shoots, especially today.
"Adrien, sir! Stand up straight! Look at the camera! No!"
Adrien called a time out. He sprinted to his dressing room and fell onto a seat. He couldn't bare the feeling of guilt. Marinette probably hated him now...How could he talk to her without causing a scene? Wait, Yes!
