SONG: Applause/by Lady Gaga(Sam Tsui Cover)
"So what do you say?"
Marinette raised an eyebrow at her brunette friend, obviously having her doubts on Alya's 'master' plan. This was not going to end well, even if Alya thought the opposite. Marinette knew a few of her friends disliked Hayden, or felt uncomfortable around him, but this really wasn't a good way to break the ice.
"Really Alya?" Marinette said, shaking her head at her best friend.
"Come on Marinette! We've been planning to go to the fair for weeks now, bringing Hayden along is a great idea!" Alya protested, watching as Marinette sat down in her computer chair.
"Are you sure Nino and Adrien would be fine with it?" Marinette asked quietly, peering up at Alya hesitantly. Alya just smirked. "I'm sure of it!"
Actually, Alya was sure of quite the opposite. A certain blonde was not going to be happy, but very jealous. That was the main point of her plan. Alya watched as Marinette suddenly shot up from her chair, almost tripping. The bluenette smiled wide, a dramatic change in her previous mood. "Let me go call Hayden really quick and invite him along!" Marinette grabbed her phone before almost flying out to the balcony to call her friend. Alya just shook her head, calling Nino.
This was sure to be interesting.
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"Nino!" Adrien whispered furiously, watching as three figures approached in the distance. "What is Hayden doing here?" The blonde asked, the name sour on his tounge. Nino just sighed, holding his face in one hand. "I meant to tell you after Alya called but I forgot. Alya insisted he should come along to 'break the ice' between the two of you." Adrien scoffed. "Breaking the ice? I'd rather stay as far away from him as possible, and take Marinette with me." Adrien grumbled.
Nino gave him a weird look. "That's a bit on the creepy side dude." Adrien just rolled his eyes. He was hoping to get a little closer to Marinette today, with the sudden revelation that she had a crush on him. But Hayden just had to come along and ruin everything. Adrien laid his head down on the table in front of him. Nino just set his hand on Adrien's shoulder. "Don't worry man, just because Hayden's here doesn't mean all hope is lost. Just remember my advice from earlier. Try to seperate Hayden from Marinette! Not only can you make a move, we're helping Marinette too."
Adrien lifted his head. "What do you mean helping Marinette too?"
Nino frowned. "Like I said before, I'm glad to have an old friend back, but for Marinette all Hayden is for her is a bad influence. If she's around him too much, she might fall back onto old tendencies." Adrien's eyes widened, but before he could reply he heard a voice call in the distance.
"Hey guys!"
Adrien watched, smiling as his bluenette friend approached the duo dragging along Alya and Hayden. Alya walked up to Nino, giving him a peck on the cheek, before giving Adrien a knowing look. Adrien narrowed his eyes. So she had planned this! What was Alya playing at?
Adrien became even more annoyed with the smug look on Hayden's face as he stuck to Marinette's side, and of couse, an arm around her shoulder. Adrien huffed, before feeling Nino elbow him in the side. Alya spoke first. "So before we're actually able to get on any rides, we're goint to need some tickets. But we also need to go ahead and get some snacks." Nino smiled at Adrien, alerting him that Alya indeed did have a plan. "I'll need Hayden and Nino to help me carry the food, and Adrien and Marinette can go get the tickets. Sound good?" Hayden scowled as Adrien smirked. But before Hayden could protest, Alya and Nino were dragging him away. Adrien mentally thanked Alya and Nino.
Adrien smirked, wasting no time before grabbing Marinette's hand. "I think the tickets are this way princess. Let's keep moving." Adrien walked forward, pulling a flushed Marinette behind him.
As the two started towards the ticket booth, Adrien had an idea. "So princess, how are your designs coming along? Although I'm sure they're absolutly purrfect!" Adrien approached the booth, giving the cashier the right amount of money, and grabbing a good amount of tickets. Marinette's eyes widened. "U-um...designs my? N-no, my d-designs? I've been g-getting better! Although I-I'm sure you've seen m-much better." Marinette stuttered, her face growing more and more red with every word. Adrien just smiled kindly. "No way Marinette, your designs are some of the best I've ever seen!" Adrien said, returning to Marinette and grabbing her hand. "Are you a-alright Adrien?" Marinette asked hesitantly surprised by Adrien's odd behavior. Adrien furrowed his eyebrows. "I'm more than fine Marinette, am I doing something wrong?" Marinette just looked down at her feet once again, scratching the back of her neck. "N-no it's just that, you've been holding my hand and just acting a bit different." Marinette whispered, her stutter seemingly calming down. Adrien though, blushed, turning to Marinette. "W-well, Marinette, that's what I w-was wanting to talk to you about. I think really, really like-"
Adrien was interrupted by none other than you guessed it, Hayden, who was glaring hard at Adrien, no doubt hearing his almost-confession. But he didn't let Marinette see. "Hey Marinette, Alya said she needed you for a moment down at the concession stand (snack kiosk/snack bar)!" Marinette just smiled, nodding. "We can finish talking in a minute Adrien!" before Marinette could run off in Alya's direction, without thinking, Adrien leaned in and gave Marinette a peck on the cheek, hoping to get his point across. The shy bluenette only turned red, before stuttering out a few incoherent words and running off.
Hayden stepped threateningly toward Adrien. "Who do you think you are Agreste? I'd advise you back off." Adrien rolled his eyes. "Yeah right I'll back off. You know I have a better chance, and I'm the one everyone wants her to be with!" Hayden just smirked. "It doesn't matter what everyone else thinks. Who has she known the longest? Who does she trust the most? At least I have eyes for her and only her. You can't say the same can you?"
Adrien's eyes widened. "What are you talking about?"
"You know exactly what I'm talking about Adrien Agreste. Or should I say Chat Noir?" Hayden said, watching as Adrien halted his actions. "How do you-" Hayden just laughed. "I know a lot more than you think Agreste. I came back to Paris for a reason." The brunette sighed. "I hope I can convince Marinette to join me." Adrien growled. "Who even are you? You talk about me liking someone else but I have a feeling you don't really like Marinette at all!" Hayden just shook his head. "I like Marinette a lot, I always have. That's just one of the reasons I need her by my side. Not that I should be telling you these things, but the Marinette you see Adrien, that isn't the full Marinette, there's a lot more to her then what it may seem."
Adrien just shook his head, almost ignoring Hayden's warning. "You say you like her more, but did you ever think about who she likes?" Adrien just laughed as Hayden glared. "She likes me Lowe. You don't have a chance."
With that, Hayden stormed off, disappearing behind the attractions of the carnival. The angry brunette ran for as far as he could before he seen a bench, sitting down. He set his head in his hands. "He doesn't deserve her! He doesn't love both sides of her, he only likes Ladybug! He even had Nino against me! I need Marinette for my plan! I need Ladybug on my side!" Hayden sighed.
"They're not prepared for what's coming."
Hayden watched as a purple butterfly flew towards him, floating down to land on his watch. Hayden felt his body being taken over as he tried to fight back. He heard a voice in his head.
"A misunderstood boy, just trying to gain the trust of his friends, to protect them. To win over the girl he loves. I am Hawkmoth. I will give you all you've ever wanted and revenge on all who've done you wrong. All I need are the miraculous'."
Hayden ground his teeth. He could have Marinette, and get rid of that pesky cat Adrien. But he would have to destroy her in the process. Take her miraculous. Hayden closed his eyes.
"No."
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Well that's a wrap for chapter four, and sorry for the wait! I hope it was worth it! So I know this chapter kind of took a darker turn, and the story is about to get a little more complicated and have a deeper meaning.
Next chapter is when we'll start to see a bigger change in Marinette as a whole like Nino warned about and learn a bit more about Hayden's return to Paris.
Don't hate Hayden for his vauge explanations this chapter, he really does like Marinette, and he knows the identities of our favorite superheros. Though I can't tell if his intentions are good or bad. ;)
So, I've decided Marinette X Hayden will be labeled as Mayden which was widely requested!
Adrienette or Mayden?
~Azcona
