Chapter 14 - Development

Shortly after class had concluded for another tiring day, Adrien waited patiently and pulled Marinette with him. He didn't really realise that he was proper dragging her through the courtyard and into the empty cafeteria, (when no one would be around) and just looking for two seats. Wanting to be alone with her was a massive step for him; normally he needed a little bit of guidance.

Eventually his poor blind eyes targeted a petit table, perfect for a couple. He offered her a seat and she gracefully sat down opposite the nervous lad. All of a sudden, his right leg started to jiggle, uncontrollably like jelly, setting off his nervousness. Marinette looked at him with concern and threw a confused thumbs up at him. His little buck teeth appeared and he threw a confident reflection of her thumbs up.

She pulled out her phone and started to message him.

MARINETTE: So, my parents said that you can come back to mind if you want? Or if you have any other ideas, we could do one of them.

He skimmed the message only to look at her with some worry. Her parents already allowed a boy to go over? Secretly, he was already afraid of her dad, especially for how massive and muscular built he was.

ADRIEN: Honestly, if your parents don't mind me coming over, that would be great! I had no ideas in mind, I was just going to go with whatever you wanted to do.

MARINETTE: Ah great! Don't worry, my parents will like you. They're very likeable and are very fond of my friends. Ready whenever you are!

They simultaneously contacted each other with their beautiful eyes and nodded in sync.

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Golden dust fell of the ancient bell that jingled joyfully when the blossoming friendship had entered the bakery. It wasn't too busy today, but the Dupain-Cheng's were very wrecked. It could've been a hectic morning; or there were one too many deliveries today.

Marinette slightly nudged Adrien in the arm and guided her delicate hand to her fond parents. He accepted her message and cleared his throat with a lot of anxiety, "Erm, hi. I'm Adrien. I was here a while ago with Alya and Nino. Marinette said I was allowed over? T-That's if it's okay with you guys!" During his introduction, his head hung low shyly. It uplifted with sunshine once he received a welcoming hug of Sabine.

"Of course it is, dear! Don't you worry. You are allowed over anytime, you know? If you need anything at all, please do not hesitate to come and see me or Tom. I'm Sabine."

He sighed with a huge amount of relief, a big weight just got lifted by the angels that were called to help him. The brick in his pocket vibrated softly and he read a message from the blue teen;

MARINETTE: When we head to my room, you can just make yourself feel at home. I have video games and books, I have a few board games we can get out too :)

Hearing the small footsteps ascend the wooden staircase, he silently followed up. As he ascended himself up, he took in the loving atmosphere of this particular family; they weren't baltic or harsh with each other. Their old family photos told an incredible story, of a loving couple who had an adorable princess and life was great.

Except, why was life cruel to her?

When they arrived to her room, Adrien was shocked. He had this ultimate and crazy scenario that Marinette would live in a like a grey bedroom, with one of the walls being covered in a New York city photo. The cherry pink in her room made her seem incredibly innocent, yet he was kind of digging it. He looked down at his phone again;

MARINETTE: Sorry, my room is actually embarrassing! :(

He denied at that statement by shaking his pretty head.

ADRIEN: Don't worry, it's so cool! I actually kind of dig it.

Silently, he sat himself down on her enormous bed, watching her almost strip down for the day. She threw her bag into a specific corner, hung up her dark jacket on the corner of her coat hanger. Finally, she quickly grabbed a smelly baby wipe to rub off her subtle makeup, that being her on-fleek eyebrows, some mascara she applied to increase her pretty eyelashes and wipe of that little bit of concealer that covered up her breakout spots. Marinette felt incredibly relieved to do all of this, it was her favourite thing to do.

Adrien was content watching her. She knew how to relax herself and to be herself in front of others. As she turned around to face him, his breath got stolen quickly by a beauty robber; she was absolutely gorgeous with a naked face. Her little dimples appeared, more freckles had came out to say 'hello' and overall, her natural beauty was absolutely stunning. He might've been drooling, but she didn't need to know that.

ADRIEN: So, you up for some video games?

She smirked cheekily and threw another confident thumbs up. All of the essential consoles, controls and games got hoisted onto her bed and they prepared themselves.

Oh, this was going to be so much fun!