On the chapter ten. I love Alya, she's what a friend is supposed to be: your life cheerleader.
"EEEEE!" a squeal sounded behind Marinette. She turned to see Alya running toward her. "That looked promising!"
Marinette smiled shyly. "I think it was."
"You think? Girl unless he was telling you he just wanted to be friends I think you might have missed the signs!"
Marinette looked unsure, "Well…he kind of said that?"
"Oh gosh, you gotta spill now." Alya said, as she grabbed her arm and lead her away from the school. They started walking toward the bakery. "Tell me everything! Start with what happened after you left the class. I didn't get outside for a few minutes because Chloe was having a melt down."
Marinette grinned at the thought of Chloe being jealous of her. "After we got outside, he told me that he was sorry for making it seem like we were dating to everyone."
"Oh no!"
"But he said it because he didn't want to upset my 'admirers'?"
"Oh yeah, I could see that. I doubt he wants an akumatized jealous guy coming for revenge" Alya agreed.
Marinette stopped her friend, "Wait, you knew that there were guys that liked me in class?"
Alya cocked an eyebrow, "In class, Marinette? Try the school. No one has ever stood up to Chloe Bourgeois so much and people have taken notice. Confidence is attractive.
Marinette's eyes were wide, "Why didn't you tell me?!"
Alya laughed, "Would it have mattered? You're in love with Adrien. Would any other guy have turned your head?"
Marinette rubbed the back of her neck, "I guess not."
"Soooo, then what?!"
"Oh! Well when I told him I didn't know what he was talking about with he 'admirer' thing, he started into this speech about how amazing I am and how he would pick me over Chloe!" Alya let out an excited squeal. "Then he pushed the hair out my eyes in a total 'romance movie' kind of way! Our eyes met…" she described, clasping her hands dreamily under her chin. "And then his watch alarm went off." she said, her face falling.
"Oh you have GOT to be kidding me!" Alya cried, "That could have been the perfect lead up to asking him out!"
"I know!" Marinette cringed. She sighed with defeat, "It probably was for the best, I don't think I could have gotten in words out anyway. The hair thing totally flustered me! I thought my heart was going to pop out of my chest it was pounding so loud!"
"Ok, the very next time you see him, you've got to ask him out."
"What!? I can't do that! He just said that he didn't want people to think we were dating!" Marinette said, as she covered her eyes with her hands. Alya pulled her hands away from her eyes.
"Girl, he said he thinks you're amazing. He said he would pick you over Chloe! He touched your face! The guy has it bad."
Marinette giddily smiled, "You think so?"
"You know so!" Suddenly they were outside the bakery. The girls popped into the front door. Marinetti's mother was manning the register. "Hey girls!" She said. Sabine looked behind the two teenagers, "No Adrien today?"
"He's got fencing this afternoon." Alya explained.
"Do you think he's coming for dinner tonight?" Sabine wondered out loud. "I'm not sure if I should make an extra plate."
Alya looked at Marinette, "Has he been coming over a lot?"
Marinette nodded, "Sunday, most of Monday and this morning."
"Wow. He does have it bad." Alya said grinning.
Sabine squealed, "Ohh I hope so!" The girls looked at Marinette's mother wide eyed. "You two would make the cutest couple! He's so nice, he's smart and he speaks Mandarin. I couldn't pick a better boy for you."
"And the fact he's a gorgeous model doesn't hurt." Alya added. Marinette couldn't stop blushing. It was weird to think her mom was cheering her on. Especially after treating her like a baby yesterday and being overly huggie the day before.
Tom popped in the store just then, "Who's gorgeous? Is it me?"
Alya laughed, "We were just talking about how your wife is a die hard Adrienette shipper."
"Adrienette?" He asked, "Is that a new classmate?"
Alya giggled, "No, it's Adrien and Marinette's names combined. It's a nickname for their relationship."
"Oh did he finally ask you out?" Tom asked.
Alya was surprised at how excited Marinette's parents were at the idea of their daughter dating. When she brought Nino home for the first time, her parents insisted they weren't allowed to be left alone.
"Um, no." Marinette said.
Tom patted his daughter on the shoulder, "He'll get up the courage soon. I'm sure he's not hanging around here because he likes me and your mom." Her dad gave her a wink and went toward the kitchen.
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