Day 3
After ice skating, Nino, Alya, Marinette, and him started a group chat so they could easily make plans together. After school, they all recieved the same text from Marinette.
Marinette: I just made a fresh batch of sugar cookies and thought we could decorate them. Afterward we could watch some christmas movies if you guys want?
Adrien stomach growled at the mere thought of cookies. If there was one thing he could never pass up, it was the opportunity to eat great tasting dessert. Lucky for him, his father hadn't scheduled any photos shoots for December because he was away on business.
Adrien: Sounds like fun! You can count me in :)
Nino: Sorry dude, I can't today. My family is going to pick out our Christmas tree. Save me some cookies though!
Alya: Sorry Mari, I'm babysitting all day. You and Adrien have fun ;)
Adrien didn't know what the winky face was for, but at the moment he was too excited by the prospect of sugar cookies to think about it any further.
Marinette's house was the very definition of cozy. It was everything that his house wasn't: warm, inviting, and it actually looked lived in. Marinette parents greeted him at the door; they had to be the nicest people Adrien had ever met. He could easily see where Marinette got it from. They smiled at him the whole time and then hugged him before they left him and Marinette alone to decorate the cookies.
"Sorry about my parents. They can be a little bit much sometimes."
"Your parents are amazing!" Adrien was shocked. How could she ever apologize for them?
Marinette smiled, "They really like you, you know."
Adrien beamed at her. "Yeah?"
"Of course, what's not to like?" Marinette seemed to realize what she said as a blush blossomed across her cheeks. "I-I mean…"
"Thanks," Adrien told her genuinely. He was a little bit surprised. He really had no idea that Marinette liked him. He thought she avoided him because she was still mad at the incident with the gum. She had always been nice to him, but he assumed it was because she was too nice of a person to treat anyone badly.
"Sh-Should we get started on the cookies?"
She brought over a tray with a variety of different shaped cookies. Some were Christmasy like snowmen or reindeer. Others were just plain random. Adrien smiled to himself when he saw cat and ladybug shaped cookies. He'd have to decorate those for sure. Adrien picked up a bag that was filled with blue frosting and a cookie that was shaped like a snowflake.
"You're going to have to show me what to do, otherwise we're going to have a pretty "crumby" situation on our hands."
Marinette giggled and then taught him how to ice the cookies. Adrien wondered if she was good at everything. Seriously, had he ever seen Marinette try something she didn't excel at?
"Thanks for inviting me," He told her as they decorated. "It can get pretty lonely around the holidays with no-one in the house."
"I know what you mean. Sometimes I wish I had siblings that I could do things with. Being an only child can get boring sometimes."
Adrien thought about the clue Ladybug had given him yesterday and wondered if she wanted siblings too. He couldn't help but think how it was just one more thing him and his Lady had in common. Well, him, Ladybug, and Marinette.
"Aggggghhh" Adrien squeezed too hard on the icing bag he was holding, and a big glob came out all over the Chat Noir cookie he was decorating.
"At least it will still taste good," Marinette laughed.
"Yeah, I suppose you're right."
And right she was. Marinette cookies were heavenly, no; they were more than heavenly. If you could take everything that was good in the world and roll them up into one thing, you'd get Marinette's sugar cookies. He ate until he thought he'd be sick and then he ate some more. Marinette was flattered that he liked them so much, and kept saying that it was her father's recipe that made them so good.
"Nuh uh," He told her, "Anything this good must be magic."
Adrien still had two hours before he had to get home so they decided to put on a Christmas movie.
"We have to watch Elf; It's the best christmas movie of all time!" he insisted.
Marinette didn't protest and gathered up a bunch of blankets for them to use while they watched the movie. Her parents even brought them up some caramel corn and hot chocolate. Wathing Elf with Marinette was the most fun that Adrien had in awhile. They laughed at all of the same parts and both of them were able to quote some of the lines. When they movie was finally over, he was reluctant to go home. He tried to put it off as long as possible and hoped his luck was enough to let him have a few more moments of bliss before heading back to his cold, empty house. Just as he was about to announce that he should get going, a blizzard warning sounded on the radio. Aldrien blinked. No way he was that lucky
"I''ll call Nathalie and tell her you're staying here tonight," Mrs. Dupain-Cheng told him.
Adrien opened him mouth to protest, but she held up her hand as if you say she was taking no arguments.
"It is way too dangerous out there right now, and I don't even think anyone would be able to get here to pick you up. All of the roads are probably closed."
Adrien didn't fight all that hard. He was glad that he wouldn't have to go home for another night, and that he got to stay with Marinette's loving family. He and Marinette decided that they would have a Christmas movie marathon and watch all of the classics.
"I just need to leave a quick message for a friend first," She said and excused herself from the room.
It was a good thing she was gone, because just then he got a message from Ladybug.
My favorite Christmas song is "12 days of Christmas."
"How fitting," Adrien though as Marinette came back into the room.
"Sorry about that. Okay, what do you want to watch first?"
Neither of them lasted long into their movie marathon. They we bundled up in blankets on Marinette's bedroom floor. She scattered pillows all around them and it was so cozy it would have been impossible not to fall asleep. At least He could say he lasted longer than Marinette. Halfway through the second movie, "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer," her eyes started drooping until she finally dozed off on Adrien's shoulder. He couldn't help the smile that came to his lips before he finally drifted off into sleep too.
And so concludes the third day of Chatmas. Oh Adrien! My adorable oblivious cinnamon roll. Let me know if you have any suggestions for future chapters. Thank you to Rmlucken for the cookie idea and MizukixMai for the ideas of cuddling in a blanket and watching tv; I thought they were really cute! I wonder what thoughts were going through Marinettes' head when she found out Adrien would be spending the night? Probably something along the lines of "afjdskanidafjnaic" I really liked this chapter, thankfully more will be coming!
That's all for now,
Kamryn
(P.S. If you're reading this, tell me what your favorite Christmas movie is.)
