Marinette walked through the clothing shop with Alya and watched her run through the racks. Alya looked over at her best friend, who was busy humming happily and constantly checking her phone.
"What is going on?" Alya raised an eyebrow at her. "Why are you so happy all of a sudden?"
Marinette nearly dropped her phone and Alya caught it in her hand, before she handed it back to her. "You're a mess girl. I know you're not taking this whole thing well, but now you're suddenly happy? I'm at a loss."
Marinette wanted to tell her about Chat Bordeaux, but she held back. She couldn't out the fact that Adrien was, in fact, alive and sitting at Master Fu's right now.
"I'm getting better, Alya. It just- It'll take a while. I'm trying to make the best of the situation." Marinette sighed and tried to look more upset. She didn't like lying to Alya, but she couldn't tell her anything.
"What do you think about this? Do you think Nino would like it?" Alya held up a burnt orange dress in front of her and smiled at her.
Marinette warmly smiled at her and touched the soft fabric. "I think he'll love it."
"I'm gonna go try it on." Alya ran off to the dressing room area.
Marinette looked down at her phone to see a text from Adrien.
A: Hey, are you coming by Master Fu's today? I can only throw this ball against a wall for so long, bugaboo.
Marinette shook her head and quietly laughed, before she began to text him back.
M: I'm out with Alya right now. I'll be by later, impatient kitty.
She pocketed her phone, as Alya came out in the dress. Marinette took in the outfit, as Alya spun around in it. "It looks beautiful on you, Alya."
"Do you really think so?" Alya looked it over in a floor length mirror.
"I do." Marinette smiled at her best friend. "Buy it."
Alya jumped with excitement and ran back into the dressing room to change back into her previous outfit.
A: I miss you in my bed. It's getting cold without you.
Marinette rolled her eyes and blushed at his text. The memory of the night before made her weak in the knees. Alya walked with her to the front counter to pay. "Want to go to a cafe and have lunch with me?"
Marinette thought for a moment, before she answered her best friend. "I can't today, Alya. Maybe… tomorrow? You can bring Nino and we'll hang out like we used to with Adrien." Alya looked at her strange, as she said Adrien's name without stuttering. Something about that caught her off guard.
"O..kay…" Alya looked at a cringing Marinette. The girl didn't hide things that well.
"I've got to go. I'll see you around. Thanks you letting me hang out with you." Marinette waved as, she ran off and ducked behind a building.
Tikki zipped out of her purse and appeared in front of her face with her arms on her hips. "Are you just going to keep lying to Alya? Nino deserves to know his best friend is alive too."
"Tikki… He's hiding from his father. Who is still running around free. I saw his fashion show on tv last week." Marinette glared at the thought. She wanted to protect her kitty the best she could, but she didn't know how. "Adrien will tell them when he's ready."
Tikki groaned and landed onto her shoulder. "Alright, I trust you Marinette, but I know it's gonna eat at you."
"Well, that will be a price I am willing to pay for him." Marinette smiled and rubbed her kwami's head. Tikki giggled with a warm smile. "Alright, now, let's go to my kitty. Tikki! Spots on!"
A red light covered Marinette and she swung her yo-yo across Paris to get to Master Fu's place. She landed on the balcony and went down into the trap door. She detransformed in the hallway and Tikki flew off to be with Wayzz and Plagg.
"Hello, Ladybug." Master Fu smiled warmly at her and nodded.
"Hello, Mas-" Marinette began to say something, when Adrien came running out from his room and pulled her into a sudden hug, placing his lips on hers.
Master Fu chuckled and turned away from them to pour tea. Adrien smiled at her and held her face in his hands, as he brushed his thumbs against her cheeks. "I missed you."
"I was just here last night and the night before that and the night bef-" Adrien captured her lips to make her stop talking and he picked her up. Part of her thought he was so attached to her because it was a distraction for him, but she didn't really mind. He carried her to his room and set her down on the bed.
She leaned back on her palms and watched him close his door. "I need to talk to you."
"What is it, m'Lady?" Adrien sat down behind her and began to braid her hair.
"Alya is getting suspicious because I'm not the same. She can't figure out how I switched from falling to pieces to being happy and- and I-" Marinette worried her bottom lip.
"You want to tell her and Nino that I'm okay?" Adrien filled in the blanks for her and she nervously nodded her head in response.
Adrien stood up, after tying her hair with a ribbon. He walked over to the window and peered out it, with his arm above his head and the other hand in his pocket. "I wanted to hide until my father gets what he deserves, but-" He turned to face her. "I know that Nino deserves to know. That he's probably hurting right now. That I hurt a lot of people." His voice trailed off, as he bowed his head.
Marinette walked up behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist. She touched his cheek and turned his face to look at her. She looked directly into his emerald eyes with a serious expression. "Look at me. YOU didn't hurt anyone. Your father did. You are not your father. What your father did has nothing to do with you. And you will see Nino and Alya again. I promise. Just when you're ready." Marinette smiled and wiped away the tears that fell from Adrien's eyes. "I'm willing to wait until you are ready."
He smiled at her and suddenly pinned her to a wall. He put his knee between her thighs and she sighed into his kiss. She parted her lips, granting him access and he slid his tongue past her lips and ran it along hers, as she grinded against his thigh. Adrien groaned and picked her up, wrapping her thighs around his hips.
She moaned and wrapped her arms around his neck, as he undid his belt buckle and jeans. He slipped his fingers between them and moved her panties to the side beneath her soft pink dress and took her against the wall. She cried out and he pressed his lips to hers to quiet her, as he thrust into her against the wall.
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Marinette sat in her room and wrote in her journal. She needed to get it out. Get out how she felt about the whole situation with Adrien and Chat Bordeaux. Her feelings of losing Chat Noir, because even though, Chat Noir was Chat Bordeaux… it still wasn't the same. She missed her Chaton clad in all black. Although, she would admit that she loved him in maroon too. "Tikki?" Marinette called out and looked around her room for her friend.
"Yes, Marinette?" Tikki flew out from the bookshelf above her bed.
"If Chat Noir changed his outfit... " Marinette peered off to the side and gripped her journal with her hands. "Can I change too?"
"Of course. You just have to change how you want it to look when you transform." Tikki smiled at her and Marinette smirked.
"Alright, Tikki. Then next transformation… I won't hold back. I think a little change is good." Marinette nodded and closed her journal, before she put it away.
Tikki giggled with a nod. "I can't wait to see what a great designer like you will pick."
"Thanks Tikki." Marinette poked her in the nose, before her eyes went wide. "I forgot I had homework for my design course and it's due tomorrow." She frantically grabbed her sketch book and began to quickly sketch up a design, before she turned on her computer and began typing up a summary about it.
