BlackLynx17: Hey everyone! I got the job! Starting next week I'll be working at Barnes and Nobles, which I'm super excited for because that means DISCOUNTS ON BOOKS! HOORAY! Because of this I may be taking a break from fanfictions depending on how many days a week I work, so this story might not be updated as frequently. Hopefully that won't happen, but we never know. Thanks for reading everybody, hope you enjoy.
Scratching The Surface.
Chapter 7.
She wakes up differently the next day. She wakes up thinking everything is a dream and Tiki is the one who tells her it isn't, giggling and flying around like crazy above her.
"You did it Marinette! You did it! You're dating Adrien! Congratulations!"
"You mean... that was all real yesterday?" She asks.
She leans up and looks down at herself; she didn't even change her outfit. As soon as Adrien dropped her back he kissed her again before letting her go and Marinette had walked in a daze up the stairs and to her bed, thinking about the entire day before passing out.
"No it wasn't a dream, it was all real and I'm so happy for you! You have to remember though Marinette that just because you have your dream boyfriend now doesn't mean you can forget about your responsibilities as Lady Bug. I know you've loved Adrien for a very long time, but I hope you remember your promise to me as well. He can't know about this other side of you."
"I know Tiki, how could I ever abandon you like that after all you've done for you? If it wasn't for you I'm unsure if I'd even be dating Adrien right now, so of course I won't forget about you."
"Aw Marinette, I'm just making sure. I know how teenage girls get when they get their first boyfriend; I'm just want to make sure you keep your head on straight."
"Right," Marinette nodding her head.
"Other than that I want you to really enjoy this and have fun. Don't worry about it too much, remember what Adrien said yesterday. He wants to like you for you, so be yourself. After he told you that Marinette all my doubts about him flew out of the window. If he really wants to like the real you then I know he's a good person. The minute he does something mean though you just say the word and I'll sneak over and teach him a few good things."
"Aw Tiki, I love you. How am I so lucky to have a good friend like you?" Marinette smiles hugging her close.
"I know, I'm amazing, and I love you too Marinette."
Her phone chimes and Marinette breaks away from this moment to check it, seeing a flustered picture of herself in the arms of her new... boyfriend. Seconds later her new boyfriend's name pops up and she shows Tiki.
"Look! He's calling me right now!" She squeals.
"Well go ahead and answer it!"
Marinette clears her throat before answering her phone, "hello?"
"Good morning Marinette."
His voice entices her making her smile brightly, "morning Adrien."
"Ah- sorry, did you just wake up?"
"No! I mean, I did just wake up, but I have been awake for a couple of minutes now lying in bed."
"Hehehe, sorry. So what do you plan on doing today?"
"Um, Sunday's I usually help my family out at the bakery, and then Alya is coming over later to help me my homework for school tomorrow. How about you?"
"Photo shoot then a couple of lessons, seems like we're both pretty busy today huh?"
"Yeah, that's too bad. I want to see you," she lets out a small desire.
"I'll see if I can stop by then for a visit."
Marinette blinks realizing her mistake, "what? I mean- no! I didn't mean, you don't have to do that! You said it yourself, we're both pretty busy today. You don't have to go out of your way-"
"Would you still be saying that if I said I wanted to see you too?"
Marinette's heart skips a beat.
"I have to eat, right? And what better place to go get a snack then at a bakery? Don't worry, I'll completely drop in out of nowhere so it'll be a surprise."
"Adrien!" Marinette giggles.
"Hahahaha, sorry Marinette, I've discovered that you're really fun to tease."
"No I'm not," she pouts.
"MARINETTE! ARE YOU AWAKE YET?!"
"Who was that?"
"Oh, my Mom. She's wondering if I'm awake yet meaning that she must need my help now. Sorry, but I have to go."
"No worries, that's fine. I'll talk to you later then? If not in person, than over the phone tonight?"
Marinette smiles, "I would like that a lot."
"Good by then Marinette," Adrien smiles to himself.
"Bye Adrien."
He hangs up his phone and looks over at Plag, "how did I do?"
"Good; if there's anything I've learned from the past it's that woman do not like it when you never call them back. She sounded excited enough to hear your voice. That's the nice girl right who gave you the soup?"
"Yeah, that's Marinette. I would introduce her to you but then she'd wonder why I have a flying talking black cat."
"Ha ha, very funny Adrien. Does this mean that you're over Lady Bug now?"
Adrien flinches lightly, "I-... not completely, but I am ready to move on."
"Alright. I want you to be happy Adrien, but I don't want anyone getting hurt."
Adrien blinks, "hurt? Who's going to get hurt?"
There's a knock on the door, "Adrien? Are you up? The cars coming in thirty, are you going to be ready by then?"
"Yeah, I'm getting up right now! I'll come back and get you Plagg for breakfast, don't mess with anything alright?"
"Adrien, who do you think you're talking to? Me? Mess with anything?" Plagg asks, over-exaggerating a bit.
Adrien chuckles, "I know, what was I thinking? I'll see you in a bit."
He gets up from bed and heads over to the door, peeking back at Plagg before he heads to his bathroom. He wasn't lying about wanting to see Marinette so soon. Him actually having a girlfriend, it's been so long, he didn't want to blow anything up. She already loves him, so that's a plus, he wants to live up to her expectations and deserve her love though. Well, maybe not live up to, he's going to start letting her see the real him and hopefully she'll start separating reality from fantasy while he'll learn more about the real her and hopefully get use to how... spunky she is, but so far Adrien has to admit it he likes her weirdness.
He's hoping she'll like all of his secrets too; it was amazing how she just blurted all of hers out to him like that. Marinette... she really is a brave girl... maybe... maybe if he was that confident and told all his secrets as well maybe then-
"No, you have to stop thinking about her Adrien. You have a girlfriend now, she's the only one who should be on your mind right now." Adrien tells himself, shaking his head for good measure.
He needs to see Marinette to remember her and forget about- he's not even going to think about her. When there's trouble, when he's Chat Noir he will, but when he's just Adrien all he's going to be is just Adrien. Lady Bug, she's obviously decided not to mix her secret life with her real one and has a clear line between the two of them. She was never going to tell him her real identity, she never thought about them being more than just crime fighters, not even about them being friends normally, so it's time Adrien played catch up.
He's going to learn, he's already learning. Mask on he'll think about her, but for the time being with his mask off... the only one who should be on his mind is Marinette.
