Chapter 3: Chat's letter
"What?" Adrien muttered. His eyes widened, jaws dropped and a streak of pink appeared across his face. He stared at the girl's deep bluebell eyes too intently. Did she just confessed?
"Can you give me my heart back?" she repeated. Adrien was speechless and the boy beside and the girl behind that boy is grinning at him with so much satisfaction.
"What!" Chloe's voice yelled grabbing everyone's attention. She's been watching them these past minutes and hearing Marinette's confession got her nerves on. Chloe then faced Marinette and glared at her, pushing her. "HOW DARE YOU CONFESS TO ADRIKINS!"
"W-what, I- I-"Marinette stuttered as she switch glances at Chloe and Adrien. She was pushed violently by Chloe to her seat and Marinette was struggling not to be moved from her spot.
"Wait, I have to—" Marinette stuttered as she keeps her gaze at the boy.
"No, you're not going to confess, Adrien is mine!" Chloe argued as she forcefully pushed Marinette to her seat which turned out successful.
"Get away from him! I don't want to see you too close to Adrikins." Chloe warned and stormed away back to her seat.
Adrien turned around to see the girl who confessed to him. Alya keeps rambling and nudging her shoulder, probably teasing her. He did fell a bit pity towards his friend, Chloe's insults and Alya's playful teasing is not good for the embarrassed Marinette.
Marinette noticed a pair of eyes looking at her and it's Adrien's. She began to fidget as she tried to look him back in the eye. It's very hard to do so because of what happen with Chloe about confessing to the boy she loves.
"I was meaning to tell you that I -I was wondering…" she stuttered as she began to fidget and Chloe stood and rushed beside her and yelled at her ear.
"I told you stop flirting with Adrikins!" Chloe yelled. Adrien on the other hand, was red all over.
"WHAT!" Marinette yelled in surprise as she stood up. Her face was red as well. She looked down at Adrien who is staring at her and the rest of her classmates as well. Man, is she embarrassed for something she didn't meant to do. "But I wasn't flirting." She defended.
"Well, wish I can…" she thought. She glanced at Adrien and turned to Chloe.
"I was just asking if he has the paper with a heart drawn to it, I accidentally put it in there by mistake." Marinette said at Chloe as she drew a heart in the air with her fingers.
Chloe wasn't satisfied of the girl's reason and crossed her arms. "So you're saying you gave him a love letter?"
Marinette averted her gaze towards Chloe and remembered the time she didn't signed her letter to him that Valentine's day. "No, it's not for him, it's for me." She muttered.
"For you? Aren't you a desperate for love." Chloe said sarcastically and left her. She seemed to be satisfied about Marinette writing a love letter for herself.
Adrien stared at Marinette and how she glares at Chloe before sitting down. He then went back to reality as Nino nudged him. Making him automatically rummaged the insides of his bag and took the piece of paper Marinette is describing.
"Is this what you're searching for Marinette?" he asked raising the piece of paper in his hand.
"I can't believe it's real." Chloe muttered.
"Yes, yes, thank you!" Marinette said, her hands are trembling as she reached. She flinched as her hand brushed against Adrien's and she quickly sat down and gazed at the heart drawn to it.
"Tell me girl, who's the lucky guy?" Alya asked as she peeked at the paper with her.
Marinette quickly hide it at the rest of her things and looked at Alya. "No one!" but dear friend Alya isn't convince.
"I know you're not stupid to draw a heart and take it back after you lost it." Alya said. "It's from someone special right?"
By this, Adrien's turned his attention to them. He was catching glimpses at the girl behind her, listening to their conversation intently. To be honest, he's also curious who gave Marinette a paper that is exactly or coincidentally the same as he gave to his beloved Ladybug.
"Seriously, it's none of your business." Marinette stated, glaring at Alya. She couldn't say it's a gift from Chat Noir especially if she's Ladybug that time. It will be very suspicious, and she don't want to be a part of the suspiciousness.
"C'mon tell me, I'm your best friend!" Alya cooed, smiling at her.
"NO!"
"Pwetty Pwease…"
"A million No!"
"Is it for someone special then?"
"No! I did said it's for me right?"
"And I said, tell me who's the lucky guy?!"
"Shh…Mme. Bustier is here."
"Bye bye little butterfly." Ladybug said as she waved goodbye to the little white butterfly who flutters away from her yoyo.
"Another day saved M'lady." Chat said winking at Ladybug and began to flex. Ladybug rolled her eyes and looked at the sky to see if the little butterfly is gone now.
"Stop flexing kitty, I'm not interested." Ladybug said as her gaze is still up in the sky.
"How can you not appreciate my looks, Marinette does." Chat said, putting his hands behind his head.
"Oh really," Ladybug said, hearing the name Marinette made her interested. "Is Marinette a fangirl of yours?" she asked in a teasing way. She could almost hear the scream in her head, there's no way she'll be head over heels over to this cat like an obsessed fan.
Chat then began to play with his tail, "Nah, I don't know but she did seem excited about teaming up with me that time against Nathanael." He said smiling, remembering the time he spent with the girl. His ears then perked up and looked at his lady with flirty eyes. "My ladybug, aren't you jealous of dear Marinette?"
Ladybug looked at her partner in crime with an irritated look and she rolled her eyes. She groaned.
"Speaking of Marinette, Do you still have that heart I gave you m'lady?" Chat asked as he leaned closer.
"Yeah."
"Do you know someone gave her the same card I gave you?"
Ladybug smiled with a little sarcasm. "Really? My, aren't you a flirt? Poor Marinette dealing with a cat like you."
"M'lady, I'm no flirt to her, you're the only one I flirt and my heart belongs to you of course." Chat said offering her a rose.
"Stop it." Ladybug said frankly. A piece of folded paper appeared in front of her face and she took it. She looked at Chat hoping to get an answer.
*beep* *beep*
"Well, I'll be leaving then m'lady." Chat said saluting to her before he jumped and left.
Ladybug watched as the feline superhero fled and she sighed. Looking at the folded paper in her hand, she decided to read it at home.
Marinette was lying on her bed with Tikki sitting beside her at her pillow. She clearly don't want to read a love letter especially from Chat, the most flirty person she knows but she's also curious at what he has written. Besides, Chat Noir is one of the very important in her heart so reading it is the least she can do for a friend.
"It's now or never Tikki," Marinette said confidently and she opened the letter, saying it loud so that Tikki will follow. "I do hope I don't cringe."
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
You're red as Ladybug,
I love you.
Marinette gulped and exchanged looks with Tikki. She gave her kwami a look and grinned mockingly.
"So cheesy," they said in unison and giggled. They looked at the paper once more to read the rest of the letter.:
Dearest Ladybug,
Your eyes as blue as the sea,
Your hair in pigtails is a wonder to me.
Your smile is purrfect like the sun above,
I don't even know if this is just puppy love.
I know you don't like it but I don't want you to hate me.
I know it's my bad cat puns that's at fault and I'm truly sorry
but I won't stop it though, I will keep flirting.
Until I get the answer I won't stop trying.
My heart belongs to you and only you,
I bet the girl underneath the mask is a beauty too.
You might not agree for us to know who we are,
I promise I'll search for you no matter how far.
The thing I want to say is,
I love you with all my heart.
I'll be waiting for you m'lady,
'till death do us part.
"That was…" Tikki began looking at Marinette. "Marinette, what happen to your face, I thought you were crying." Marinette was indeed in tears but that's just because she's yawning but she is indeed touched at the poem.
"I was touched Tikki," Marinette said wiping the tears in her cheeks.
"Oh Marinette," Tikki said patting Marinette's cheek for comfort.
"But the 'till death do us part' thing ruined the mood."
"What?"
"I mean," she sniffed and looked at Tikki. "That's the cheesiest line ever—well, he is a cat with cheesy puns so that made sense." She then stood up and took her diary and stapled it at her today's entry. She closed it and jumped into her bed.
"Good night, Tikki!"
I'm going to have a break for this story just because of writer's block and let's face it, I don't know what to write. But when I have an idea for the next, I'm sure to type it and try to finish as I can.
