Hey there my friends! A guest wrote a really great review for this (I'm so proud even though I can't write that good) and I'm DEFINITELY going to take some suggestions, and I sincerely hope that they make an account so I can give them a proper shoutout. no flying jump kick though. This has escalated beyond what I wanted, So I'm going to finish after the reveal.

Marinette had no clue how to handle the situation.

She could only see two possible outcomes: She either said no and broke the poor boy's heart, never to be repaired, or she could go with him and be stuck with him forever because she didn't want to hurt his feelings.

Both were bad options. Which is why she was relieved when Adrien stepped up to help her. Shit, I winked at him! Alya's gonna kill me! oh no wHAT IF HE THINKS i'M WIERD?

"Actually Nathaniel, Marinette and I are using the week on the creative writing project. Sorry!" Adrien had taken his first chance to get away from Alya. He was being bullied about the whole 'stunning' thing, which included interrogation. It didn't help that she looked ready to murder him when she gave him the whole 'you break her heart I break your neck' talk.

He was snapped out of his mini-flashback when Nathaniel interjected again.

"Oh, so... Next week then?" Now Adrien was out of excuses. He might have to do some spying on their date.

"Actually, My parents are catering for a big wedding order the next couple weeks. I don't know if I'd be able to." With that, Nathaniel said goodbye to marinette and started to leave, but not before shooting Adrien with a look. It might've surprised him, but he got the message loud and clear. He sent a look of his own back, stating the same thing.

She's mine.

-wow transition-~

Alya knew when something was going on. From the way Adrien was acting to the look he shared with Nathaniel, Alya had a pretty good idea of it, except for the piece of the puzzle that was Marinette. She thought she knew her best friend, and a backflip off of a second-floor railing was most definitely not a normal thing, let alone one with a perfect landing and a wink that she suspected only she saw.

"What's the deal, Marinette?!" The words were there, so now all she needed were answers.

"Probably the Endorphin rush. I'm all buzzed out." Now that she said that, Alya did notice her friend's eyes were gloomier than normal, and she seemed to be hunched over.

"At least Nathaniel finally built up the courage to ask you out." Both the girls had known about his crush for a long time, but even before Adrien came along, Marinette wasn't that interested in Nath. It was a corpse bride kind of thing. Nathaniel was Victoria, who was so similar they got along, and Adrien was her Emily, her exact other half, except she would choose Adrien.

"What do I do about that Alya? It's not like I'm dating someone, but I don't think Nath would push me into a relationship because of it. It would just help him back off, you know? At least he's the only one with a crush on me." And with that, Alya facepalmed so hard she almost bruised herself.

"Are we talking about the same person here? The Baby Blue Beauty? The Doll-Faced Damsel? The Pigtailed cupid?! I will bet you all of my LadyNoir evidence that at least half of the male student population at our school had or has a crush on you." Alya couldn't believe that her best friend was so oblivious. They soon found themselves at her door, seeing as it wasn't that far from the school.

"Bye Alya!" She waited for Marinette to leave before she contacted Adrien.

hey boy I heard that about Mari being 'stunning'. Care to explain?

not my fault that she is. Btw, why did nobody else offer to go with her?

Ooh, was that a confession Agreste? And also, Marinette owns gymnastics. Not outside of school, but I've seen her do warmups. The human body should not stretch like that. What was with the Jellybean Adrien I saw earlier?

I was not Jealous, just being protective. Nath wants to compete for her, so I will. After I ask. She's no trophy.

Wow, even when jealous you're a gentleman. Anyway, I've gtg now, see you in your 'competition'

Adrien couldn't wait.

Okay, so I might have let this go a little too far from my original, but I like it. 8 CHAPTER MINIMUM PEOPLE! Anyway, I want to thank that guest again. I love the reviews, even the criticism (especially the criticism if it's teaching me about writing), but if you write something stupid, I'll write stupid right back.

-sincerely, a kid with growth issues