Something about it, maybe it was the sudden elevation, maybe it was the fact that it was her first time riding on a plane, or maybe, just maybe, it was that she was sitting shoulder to shoulder with Adrien Agreste, whatever it was Marinette wasn't feeling so good. She sat there holding her breath, and for once the amazing LadyBug... was scared.
"Marinette?" Adrien asks glancing over at her suddenly pale face.
"Uh-huh?" She replies her eyes wide, her fingers grasping tightly to the armrests.
"Um, you alright?" He says looking at her stiff body.
"N-no." She replies every second the plane went faster on the runway, the tighter she grasped the armrests.
"It's alright," he says taking her hand from the arm rest and placing it on his. "Your safe." He says clasping their hands together.
She once again felt a hot blush come over her face, she was holding hands with Adrien! And as the planes' wheels slowly left the ground she squeezed Adriens hand harder, she didn't even mean to, but suddenly she felt, for a split second comfortable around him, trusting him to protect her. She closed her eyes as the plane had its last touch of ground and suddenly it happened, they were flying, they were in the air. All of her anticipation had paid off, it was just at glorious as she thought, her body suddenly relaxed and she eased her grip of Adriens hand. "See, I told you you were okay." Adrien says realizing she loosened her grip a bit.
"Your right, it wasn't that b-bad." Says Marinette for some reason still quaking.
Though Marinette was almost entirely over her fear she still held Adriens hand for a few minutes longer until she suddenly and quickly pulled away to look out of her window. "We're above the clouds?" She asks astonished.
"Yep, pretty cool isn't it?" Adrien asks peering over her shoulder to get a look at the view as well.
"It's amazing!" She says pressing her hands against the window.
"I remember last time I was on a plane," Adrien begins leaning his head against the back of the seat and closing his eyes, "and my mother was just as amazed as you are now, no matter how many times she'd seen it before, she loved being above the clouds, she loved to fly,"
"... I can only imagine she's happy now, flying wherever she wishes." Adrien says sentimentally.
Marinette didn't know how to respond, but she did feel sorry for him. She glanced at the distant look on his face, seemingly lost in thought. She wondered how he was still so positive and happy after losing his mother. He probably felt alone in the world with no one to support him, and he must be very strong to deal with such a loss by himself. There was only one thing she could think of doing to let him know she cared, she swung her arms away from the window and around his body, though the awkward configuration stopped her from properly hugging him she still did her best. Finally warming up to him.