There is a major lack of KimxAlix fics out there and it physically hurts me. So this is the product of all that sadness that has built up. This is Kim and Alix centric but, with my shipper side being so dominant, it also has significant amounts of Adrianette and DjWifi and a little more subtle Nathaniel and Chloe.
Not that it's very important but Adrian, Marinette, Nino, Alya, Nathaniel, and Chloe know that eachother are Cat Noir, Ladybug, Carapace, Rena Rouge, Paon, and Queen B. (Decided to make Nathaniel Paon because I like the concept) On a much more important note, this is set when they are twenty-two.
Alya looked the table over carefully. "Switch the right flowers with the ones in the middle. It will make it look more symmetrical," she ordered the volunteers, which happened to be Mylene and Rose. The blogger had been given the task of making sure all the reception decorations looked perfect. Sure, she might be being a little picky but this was Marinette's wedding she was talking about.
As Alya made her way to the kitchen, she smilled at her thoughts. She couldn't believe that in twelve hours her best friend would become Mrs. Agreste. After years of the two pining after each other and years of Alya and Nino trying to set there friends up, it was finally happening. Alya was almost as excited as Marinette. She remebered her own wedding day the year before and thought of how excited she was.
Entering the kitchen, she saw Mr. Dupain-Cheng and Adrian carrying a seven tear cake through the kitchen door. They were both mumbling instructions to each other as they set the cake carefully on the counter. Marinette and Mrs. Dupain-Cheng followed them, chuckling at the men.
"Not that I don't love the cake, but I think you went a little over board Papa," Mari said, taking in the fancy wedding cake before her. "We are only having around a hundred guests."
Tom walked over to Marinette and placed a hand on her shoulder. "I just want everything to be perfect for my little girl's wedding," he replied, voice a little shaky.
"Aww," Alya sqeaked from the doorway into the dining area. She pulled her clipboard into a tight hug as the scene unfolded in front of her. "That's so sweet!"
Tom quickly turned to his wife. He was starting to tear up and the wedding hadn't even started yet. Adrian on the other hand took a few steps closer to Alya, handing her some papers. "Remeber to be at the tower at seven thirty tomorrow morning for pictures. Also, here is the seating arrangements for the ushers."
Alya took the papers from the groom, only bothering to glance over them. "Will do," she replied. She walked over to Mari and gave her a quick hug. "Nino and I are stopping at the store before we get here to get some more bags of ice. They only had two small bags today but said there'd be more tomorrow. If you need anything, just let us know."
She gave a smile to the two before heading off to find her husband. Even after thirteen months, it still sounded a little weird to her. Alya immediately saw him approaching from the hallway that led to the chapel area. Adrian and Marinette wanted to get married in a church and the one they picked out was huge. The route that guests would take from the chapel to the dining room would take at least three minutes. But the walk took place in halls decked with flowers and coated with fancy carvings. The chapel itself was magnificent, just like something you'd see in a pamphlet. The dining room was actually a ballroom that was connected to the chapel through the series of hallways. It had high ceilings and a giant chandelier hanging from the ceiling. The industrial kitchen was in the room next to the ballroom, which was pretty convenient.
Before Alya reached Nino, she walked past Rose and Mylene who were just about to leave. "Mylene. Could you give this to Ivan for me? It's the seating arrangments for the reception," she asked, handing Mylene one of the papers Adrian had given her.
Mylene took it from her with a smile. "Sure," she answered.
The women said goodbye and headed in opposite directions. Alya met Nino a few feet from the door. "Got the sound system set up in the chapel and got my DJ booth hooked up in here," he informed, gently grabbing Alya's hand.
"Great! Now we just have to find Kim before we leave," she said, leading him down a hall. It was the fastest way between the two rooms and soon enough the Lahiffes were walking into the chapel. Sabrina, who was the ceremony coordinator, was just leaving with Chloe and Nathaniel. Kim was reminding himself of where to seat the family of the bride and groom and Alix was leisurely lying on the front bench trying to help and hinder Kim at the same time.
"Kim," Alya called as she approached. She handed the athlete the other paper that Adrian had given her. "Here is the seating arrangements for the reception."
Kim grabbed the paper and looked it over. "Will the entire wedding be ruined if I place Abby beside Krissie with a 'K' instead of Chrissie with a 'C'?!" he asked worriedly. Alya and Nino couldn't help but chuckle a little. If there was one thing Kim was good at, it was dealing with pressure but now he seemed to be falling apart.
"Relax, dude," Nino replied, placing a hand on his friend's shoulder. "You won't get the Krissies mixed up. And even if you do, it won't matter."
Alix chose this moment to grab the paper from Kim's hand. She eyed it suspiciously. "Hey! Why am I not on here?"
"Because you're the photographer. When you do get a chance to sit down, it will be in the back at a table with Kim, Ivan, Mylene, and the other reception helpers," Alya explained. She pointed to a circle at the bottom of the page that had no names on it.
Alix shoved the paper back at Kim and placed an arm on his shoulder, shifting her wait. He was still quite a bit taller then she was but she still managed to make it look natural. "Speaking of which, I need to take a pic of you and Ivan before the ceremony tomorrow so don't let me forget," she told Kim.
The athlete looked down at her and his confidence seemed to increase. He nodded, trying to remeber to remind himself to remind her.
"Well, I'm off," Alix exclaimed, grabbing a bag from off one of the benches and heading to the door. "See ya bright and early tomorrow!"
Kim watched her go with a smile playing at his mouth. His gaze did not leave the petite woman until she was out the chapel door. When he turned his gaze back around, Nino was rolling his eyes and Alya was smirking, neither were ever good. "What?" he asked.
"Ask her out already, Kim," Alya exclaimed, crossing her arms. Nino could tell this would be something that Alya would not give up on. He decided it would be best if he just went with it.
Kim scoffed. "Yeah right! Me and Alix? In what reality would that work out?!"
"This one. In this reality," Nino stated bluntly. Now that he thought about it, the two "rivals" would often flirt with one another. And they had been best friends since middle school so they had that going for them.
Kim rolled his eyes. "You two are ridiculous," he declared, going to get his keys from a bench.
A plan popped into Alya's head. "We need you to come to the tower for pictures tomorrow morning at seven thirty," she quickly informed rather suspiciously.
Kim raised an eyebrow. "Why? I'm not in the bridal party, I'm not taking pictures, and Ivan and I's picture is going to be taken in here."
"Oh! Uh...," Alya stammered, looking expectantly at Nino for some help.
Nino got the memo and quickly blurted out the first thing that came to his mind. "Birds! We need you to keep the birds away," he exclaimed. It was Alya's turn to raise an eyebrow. Nino continued. "Yeah. You know, Adrian's allergy to feathers? Can't have him sneezing all over the bridal party!"
There was a moment of silence before Kim spoke up. "O..kay," he agreed, his voice skeptic. Though it did make sense. Adrian's allergy had only gotten worse so this was a natural suggestion he supposed. "I'll see you at the tower I guess." Kim exited the chapel in a confused sort of way. But in his defense, it was a rather odd scene that had transpired.
Alya watched him go and then turned to her husband. "Keeping the birds away? Really?" she teased.
Nino entwined his fingers with hers and the two set off for their car. "Hey! It's actually logical and you clearly didn't have a better reason!" he defended. "And I didn't even have to defend your plan. What's your plan exactly?"
Alya scoffed as they exited the chapel. "You should know me by now," she stated, rolling her eyes. "We made it our goal to get Adrian and Marinette together because they were roo oblivious to their own feelings. Now they're getting married so it seems our project is coming to an end. But, when one door closes, another opens. Kim and Alix clearly have feelings for each other but either will admit it. And there's our next mission: get Kim and Alix together."
There was a break in conversation as the two climbed into Nino's beloved sports car. "Al, these are our friends. Not some projects that we can complete," he reasoned, starting the car.
"I'm not saying that," she countered. "Sometimes people just need a little push. That's how we got started, afterall."
Nino smiled at the memory. It was one of his fondest because it was the first time he and Alya had bonded. "Well, I suppose a little push wouldn't hurt."
"But a fish is wet!" Queen B was declaring as Rena Rouge and Carapace landed on the rooftop.
"Not if it's in water," Paon declared in a much calmer voice.
Carapace sighed. "This arguement again!?" he groaned. "When are you gonna let this drop?"
Queen B crossed her arms. "When Paon admits he is wrong!"
"Sorry Queenie," Paon replied, still much calmer. "But I don't lie."
"Forgetting the petty squabble about unimportant information," Rena Rouge injected, stepping between Queen B and Paon. "We need both of your help with something."
Paon and Queen B shared a worried glance. When Alya and Nino asked for help it was never a good sign. "With what?" Paon asked, wanting to know more of what he might be reeled into.
"Tomorrow during our time at the tower," Alya began explaining. "We need Chloe to convince Kim, whether through a dare or otherwise, to say yes to the next thing that Alix asks him."
"Then," Nino added. "We need Nathaniel to trick Alix into asking Kim out on a date."
Paon and Queen B shared a glance before looking back to Carapace and Rena Rouge. "And why can't Nino and Alya do this?" Queen B asked, placing her hands on her hips.
"Because Kim is already suspicious of Nino and I," Alya replied. "But he wouldn't think anything of a dare from Chloe. And Alix beat us at ping pong last week to we aren't alowed to try and set her up for another month. And Nathaniel doesn't have a record of cruel jokes so Alix would take him seriously."
"How would I even trick her into something like that?" Paon asked, crossing his arms. Alya and Nino glanced at eachother. Neither had thought about that. Paon sighed. "Look. I'll help you only if you can come up with something for me to say to Alix."
"Same goes for me," Queen B added. "There's no use in daring Kim if Alix isn't going to ask him out."
Before anything else could be said, Catnoir and Ladybug landed next the the group. "We told you two to take the night patrol off," Carapace reminded. "You have a big day tomorrow."
"An akumatized woman is wondering around Paris giving people nightmares that don't end," Catnoir explained. "Last we saw, she was on 2nd Street."
Chatnoir, Ladybug, Queen B, and Rena Rogue quickly headed to the woman's last sighting. "You have until patrol ends," Paon decided, taking off after his fellow heros. Carapace sighed before following.
"I got it!" Carapace exclaimed as he landed on the same roof from earlier.
Rena Rogue, Paon, and Queen B landed next to him. The akuma had taken longer then usual to capture so Nino had more time to think the setup through.
Paon and Queen B looked expectantly at Carapace. "Well it better be good," Queen B commented, crossing her arms.
Carapace ignored Queen B and turned to Paon. "You have the talent of smooth talk, which is weird since you used to be so shy. But your past is irrelavant. Start a normal conversation with her, slowly ease her into a discussion about romance, and then subtly mention her and Kim. When she reacts, which she will do dramatically, just calmly tell her how they have been best friend daredevils since the fifth grade, they have undeniable chemistry, and they are like extremely comfortable around eachother. I think you'd be able to take over from there," he explained.
Queen B and Paon glanced at one another. "Wow. This actually sounds like it could work," Paon commented, slight excitement in his voice.
"Then it's settled!" Rena piped up happily. "Operation Kim and Alix begins at the tower tomorrow morning."
Queen B huffed in disgust. "Ugh! We really need a more awesome code name."
Hope you like the first chapter! PLEASE REVIEW!
Also, feel free to give me suggestions for date ideas for ANY couple.
~ Pickles