Chapter 1 – The Letter

Marinette stood, blushing furiously at the note in her trembling hand. Her face scrunched as she read it, changing emotions every so often. Adrien snuck a nervous glance, as he waited for her reaction.

"Ummmmm…Marinette, are you okay?"

"S-sure, I-I'm fine…" she replied to a worried face that softened after she spoke.

It was Valentine's Day and Marinette had gotten to school early, much to everyone's surprise. As she trot to the locker room, she was attacked by Alya's crushing hug, after which, she blabbered on about the LadyBlog. While Alya spoke, Marinette snuck a wrapped box with a note into Adrien's locker (she had memorised his padlock combination) and had actually signed it this time! She didn't expect anything out of the ordinary. There was only hope that there wouldn't be another akuma attack, exhaustion already took over her after yesterday's one. It wasn't often that you saw a housing agent covered head-to-toe with bricks causing houses to crumble down with the slight stroke of his finger.

Class started as usual and the school day went quicker than Marinette had hoped. This had disappointed her, as it meant less time staring at the back of Adrien's head. Also, Marinette had nothing much to do because Alya and Nino had planned a romantic dinner after school. Sighing, she made her way out of school, making sure to take her time, part of her hoping she would bump into a special someone. As if the universe heard her silent prayer, a warm (but firm, oh boy) hand on her shoulder startled her.

"Hey Marinette! How are you?"

Marinette, in response, craned her neck, recognising the familiar voice. It took a while to process everything until he brought her back to her senses.

"I really hope you don't mind waiting a while, but I have something I need to give to you." Like all other times he is nervous, his hand automatically scratched the back of his neck.

'I'd wait an eternity if it meant I were with you, Adrien,' thought Marinette as she analysed him. His honey-kissed skin was radiating all sorts of positive vibes and his blonde hair was falling perfectly on his perfect head. As for his eyes, she could get lost in those emerald gems forever…what did this world do to deserve him? Shaking her head free of thoughts, Marinette (being Marinette) managed a small squeak, followed by

"N-no, not a-a-at all! Besides, I have nothing to do right now." She made a mental note to throw a party for finally speaking a full sentence without stuttering.

"Oh, ok then," said Adrien, a wide grin making its way onto his face. He reached into his messenger bag, pulling out an envelope with 'To Marinette' in his fine print. Her heart skipped a beat as her eyes widened, and she took the letter from Adrien's hand. Of course, she almost dropped it, but managed to get the envelope open and soon enough, she was on cloud nine. Back on Earth, Adrien was nervously waiting for her reaction.

"Ummmmm…Marinette, are you okay?"

"S-sure, I-I'm fine…." She replied.

Author's Notes

Hello there! This is my very first fanfiction and I believe it's turning out okay! There is no set time that I will update but I'll try to do it weekly, maybe even more than one in a week if I'm feeling like it. Have fun! :D