Helllooo! OK so truth to be told is I lost inspiration for this story but my best friend( the one I mentioned before) kept nagging on me to continue it, also a lot of you guys like this fic so who am I to let you all down! Let's get to it!
P.S: no more dialogues in bold and thoughts are in italic AND I DON'T OWN THE POEM!
Saying that Marinette Dupain-Cheng was a well tempered person would be considered a mere basic fact about her, as much as she was sweet and kind to everyone she also had her insecurities, still her heart did never beat that hard out of nervousness or fear let alone love. She was calm most of the time, handling every situation with great prudence even if she wasn't quite sure about the consequences or didn't have the courage to speak her own opinion she still managed to find the best solutions with great ease. Dealing with Chloe's antics often disturbed her and intimidated her even, but she grew used to it and learned the best way is to just brush it off. You can say that Marinette had full control over her emotions and the way she must felt…If that was true…Then she must have lost that quality somewhere in the last few weeks….other ways, her heart wouldn't feel like it would pop out of her chest any moment now.
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The bluenette was in her safe refuge, the library, clutching her precious history book to her chest as she awkwardly stood behind a book shelf, far away from any student. She opened it and held the envelop in her hand, she felt a small blush creeping to her cheeks and quickly shook her head, "what is wrong with me!"
Ever since the encounter with that 'cat boy' her feelings especially her heart were acting strange, from the repeated memories of that day to the constant thinking about how to meet him again, it took her a while to convince herself that it was a one night stand! (No it's not like that and you know it so don't let us get pervy here) there was no way she would ever see him again or hear about him, she didn't know who he was, nor his name, heck! She didn't know if he even attends this school or not since some of the students often bring their friends to such events!
She knew that he forgot her, he didn't knew her nor did she, that even if he was interested in her he would've told her his identity or at least gave her a phone number or a social media account! but somehow and deep inside she kept believing, expecting, and hoping that she would get some sort of hint or a cue to him. She never felt like this before toward anyone, he understands her, he encouraged her, he made her feel safe and happy, and she wasn't sure if she wanted to let go of that, sadly she had no choice, she had to accept the truth, that whoever was that 'cat boy' she wasn't going to find him so she needs to stop daydreaming about him and also stop wearing his now-necklace ring everywhere she goes!
Unfortunately for her, or should she say luckily? She didn't really know what to consider this 'surprise', but either way it made her float above in cloud nine! When the blue-eyed girl opened her locker that moment a pink envelope fell from it, she didn't care much since she assumed it was the kind of confessions she would receive from month to month from boys that were certainly not her type (that if she had one) and who only want to be with her due to her beauty, popularity or her fake perfectness. However the weird cat print on it was quick to catch her attention and throw her in a sea of happiness, stress and crazy theories, she would be lying if she said she didn't want to open it right way, it broke her heart to wait any longer but she knew that whatever was in that letter it would probably distract her from her lessons so it had to wait.
Of course fate had to torture her little heart more by not giving her any opportunity to even look at the pink fabric, work and distractions seemed to pop out from everywhere, which made her protect and clutch that history book for dear life! She wasn't ready or willing to let her bad luck or anyone *cough- Adrien, Nino, Alya even Lila for the matter -cough* take her precious letter from her. So when the bell rang announcing the end of the day for those with no after-school-club activities she ran as fast as she could to the safest place she knew where nobody would disturb her.
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With a deep breath and a fast check that no one was looking or could steal glances at what she was doing, Marinette finally opened the envelop. Her eyes winded and her face got hotter, she felt her heart racing and it wasn't because of her running earlier. She bit her lower lips, fighting a smile that still managed to find her way to her face as she kept starring at the paper before her. Her mind still repeating those words like she couldn't get enough of them:
Your hair is dark as night, your pretty bluebell eyes
That always made me wonder, who you are
Beneath that strong disguise
I wake up every day with your smile on my mind
It's a beautiful sight to behold
So soft and kind
My dreams are filled with thoughts of me and you
And I wonder if they will ever come true
You have me to guide you through
Troubles and fear
I will always be here for you through
Your struggles and tears
I love you more than my words could ever show
You mean everything to me and I just want you to know
That even if you don't want me, forever
To protect you Marinette, I vow
[a scribble of a black cat's face with green eyes at the end]
To say that Marinette was happy and had probably dropped the perfect girl's mask at this moment would probably be the understatement of the year. The bluenette was excitedly jumping on her place while giving the paper in her hand a big, big hug!
"Yes, yes, yes!" she whispered to herself, she knew it was from him, he remembered her, he loved her, and most importantly he knew who she was! And if this letter was in her locker then he defiantly goes to this freaking school!
Suddenly she stopped in her track and clutched the paper closer, "b-but I blurted embarrassing things to h-him w-without considering he might know me! A-and now he m-must think I'm s-so pathetic!" however she quickly shook her head perverting any other crazy depressing thought to her mind. Yes she might have confessed her deepest secret and made a fool of herself in front of someone who most likely recognized her as the flawless and confident Marinette Dupain-Cheng, but honestly, she didn't care; in fact she was satisfied and happy that he accepted her for her true self and that she had someone else beside Alya that she can tell him everything, it would also saves them a lot of troubles in the future.
Her little freaking out-jumping of happiness moment was disturbed by the library lady who cleared her throat, causing Marinette to give her a sheepish grin before excusing herself. The lady let a small chuckle and sighed, "Ah! Young love! So pure and innocent~"
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"Marinette! I was looking everywhere for you!" shouted a familiar voice, causing the bluenette to quickly turn around.
"Oh, hey Lila" she awkwardly said trying her best to hide the letter behind her back, "I was just in the library…Doing you know…reading …hehehe"
The Italian girl smiled and held a red rose to her, "here! I picked this for you! With a permission of course" she added while remembering the angry gardener that was chasing after her.
", uh…Ummm… Thank you I guess, it's beautiful" she politely took it.
"Non è l'unica bella però ( she 's not the only beautiful one though) she laughed then said, "Say, are you busy this Sunday coming up?"
The bluenette blinked a few time before laughing nervously, "W-well I was actually planning to do some studies, you know the exams and all are getting closer…So yeah!" she lied, well half of it was true she did want to study but mostly she was tired and didn't really want to go anywhere this weekend.
As if seeing right through her lie, the other girl let a small malicious chuckle, "ah, piccolo gattino, Hai paura della mia perfezione?" (little kitten, are you scared of my perfection?)
Marinette only gave her a look that said, 'um, hello translation please?' so she cleared her throat.
"Come on Mari, it will be fun and better than staying at home all day! Plus we never hang out together outside school!" she gave her a small pout, "I never had a proper tour in Paris too!" "Pleaaaaas!" she batted her eyelashes and the bluenette found herself giving in.
"Alright, but only for a short time, then back to study" she declared with confidence as Lila let a small squeak and gave her a hug. "We should call for Alya too, she's always willing to play the tourist guide" she added which caused the olive eyed girl to frown.
"Sorry, but she has already declined. She has a date with the DJ dude or something" "E voglio che siamo soli"( and I want us to be alone) she added under her breath.
"Ok, then I'll see you later"
"By, by bestie!" she yelled as she run away, while Marinette thanked her gods that her friend didn't take notice to the letter, nor did she insist on walking her out. Thinking about it now, that was kind of strange, and out of Lila's normal attitude.
Anyways she just shrugged, before hugging her letter once more and skipping back outside.
Unknown to the two girls, a certain figure was watching in a corner. He let out a long disappointed sight and run a hair through his golden hair.
"Guess, she was faster than me" he chuckled, "though I can't understand how she managed to ask her so casually! She even convinced her to change her mind and got Alya out of the picture! There 's no way I can do this!" he ruffled his hair even more, as thoughts about screwing out his relationship with her filled his mind.
After a solid 10 minutes of freaking out he finally regained his composure and got his common sense and confidence back, "alright Agreste get yourself together! If Nino can ask Alya out and If Lila can do it, then it should be a piece of cake for you!" he thought while lightly slapping his cheeks .
As he started heading to his Chinese lessons, his mind kept repeating the same sentence over and over as a way of encouragement. "Remember: she liked talking to Chat Noir, You're Chat Noir, he's cool, funny and bold and you are too! YOU ARE CHAT NOIR!"
Please guys, if you have any ideas about Marinette's dates with Adrian and Lila then don't hesitate in telling me! I really appreciate your ideas and it helps me to write better!
TILL WE MEET AGAIN, KEEP DREAMING MES PETITS PAPILLION!
