Ah~ its finally spring! I love sunny days, whats your favorite season and why? Anyway, its not Spring for Adrienette. Summary: Marinette wants to spend christmas with Adrien but can't. So she decides to spend it with her friends but will there be a Christmas Special?
Felix is better and Christmas is coming up too! thought Marinette Christmas for lovers is amazing but without lovers, not much :( That day, Marinette is in the café that Adrien works at and has him give her some more water. Adrien asks how long she's just going to sit there and as he walks away, Marinette stops him and asks him what he's doing on Christmas Eve, but Adrien says that he has to work.
Chloe comes over to a shocked Marinette and says that if they work at a café, there's no way that they're getting off on Christmas. Marinette asks if Chloe is working with him and she says that she is since they have many reservations. Marinette says she wants to make a reservation, too, but there are only pair dinners and reservations for at least two.
Walking around the university, Marinette says to herself that it's okay if she doesn't hang out with Adrien on Christmas Eve since she has her friends. Just then, her friends run up to her and as Marinette tries to start on her plans, both of her friends announce that they want to show Marinette someone. They both introduce their boyfriends to Marinette and say that they're going to spend Christmas with them.
At lunch, Marinette says that she's feeling blue and is pouting as Nino goes up to her and mentions how he heard that Rose and Mylene both have boyfriends and since they'll spend Christmas Eve with their boyfriends, it'll be a big problem for Marinette who will end up alone. Marinette says that Nino doesn't need to say that and he asks if it's lonely, to which Marinette nods her head. Nino says that he'll have a plan for Marinette then as Rose runs into the cafeteria crying, interrupting Nino.
Rose reveals to the guys that she won't be able to spend Christmas Eve with her boyfriend because he would be participating in a concert. Nino asks if she could be with him after the concert, but it's too far away and would end late at night. Marinette tries to see the bright side and says that her boyfriend wants to be a professional musician so it's good that he's doing the concert, but Rose says she just wants some love on Christmas.
Then, Mylene comes in saying that she can't spend Christmas Eve with her boyfriend because he says that he can't take time off of work.
As they're walking along the path and talking about how their boyfriends don't understand them, Marinette decides to have a good time on Christmas Eve with just the three of them. The girls agree but as if Adrien would be at the house for Christmas Eve, but Marinette tells them that he would be working and with Chloe. Marinette says that all three of them are in the same boat, that they'll be alone for Christmas. Rose says it doesn't matter and that men can't be trusted and Mylene agrees saying that they can only trust girlfriends. The three then make a pact to be together on Christmas Eve with no betrayal before Nino comes.
The girls just eye him and he says that he's not like other guys and asks for them to include him in their party, but the girls just stare at him with a blank expression.
The girls then bring up the fact that Nino works in a restaurant and wouldn't be allowed off on Christmas Eve before they silently walk away.
At Marinette's father's restaurant, Nino learns that there are no empty seats in the restaurant for Christmas Eve, that the place is completely booked for the night, completely destroying his dream of joining the girls' Christmas party.
But anyway, back at the house, Mrs. Agreste talks about the company Christmas Party that her husband is throwing since it'll be 20 years since the start of the company. Marinette's father is going to the party after work along with some other important people and Adrien's mother asks if Marinette could join the party, but she suddenly remembers about the promise she made with her friends and turns down the invite.
Mrs. Agreste immediately thinks it's a guy that she has a plan with and is upset that she might've found someone other than Adrien, but Marinette quickly clears it up saying it's only with her girlfriends. Adrien's mother keeps trying to get Marinette to join, but she says that she promised them and she can't back out.
Felix wonders if Adrien is coming to the party and it turns out he said he can't make it because of his job. The parents pout about Adrien not coming and later that night, Gabriel has some alone time deeply thinking.
Later that night, Gabriel meets Adrien at a bar. His father starts the conversation about the party and says that he wants Adrien to attend it. Adrien says he knows what his father wants to do, which is to introduce Adrie as the successor of the company, but he says that he doesn't know if he wants to take over the company. His father says that he knows, but he wants Adrien to attend and meet everyone. Adrien doesn't give his answer.
Instead, afterwards, Adrien walks back and sees a bookstore stopping in and checking out the Emergency Medicine section. It's then that there's a flashback of the words that Marinette said last chapter when Felix was sick. "But I feel like you can, Adrien. You can invent new medicines…or you can become a doctor and cure a disease in a second!"
It seem as though those words might have had some effect on Adrien as he's looking at an Introduction to Medical Science book.
The next day, Marinette and Nathalie, along with Felix, are decorating the Christmas tree when unexpectedly, Adrien comes back shocking everyone. They all ask why he's back and Adrien says that he's there to pick up his suit since he can't wear jeans to the party. It's then that Adrien says he'll leave work early for the party so he'll be late.
Mrs. Agreste and Felix are both happy and Marinette thinks about going to the party and being able to spend Christmas Eve with him and says that she wants to go to the party, but Adrien says that she can't since she already made a promise with her friends and tells her it would've been fun with her there, but it's a shame she can't go.
His mother says to convince her, but Adrien says there's nothing he can do since they already made plans, noting Marinette's disappointed face in Adrien not trying to convince Marinette, but his mother says that girlfriends can't be trusted and that it is Christmas Eve.
But Adrien says he can't since the girls have a special friendship with each other. As Adrien leaves the room, his mother and brother chase after him leaving Marinette in the room cursing him since he's mean, but Marinette figures there's no other way since she promised she wouldn't ditch them.
At college, the three girls are looking over cakes to bring to their party, but Marinette is spaced out thinking about going to the party with Adrien. The girls then continue their preparation for their party.
Finally Christmas Eve comes and Mr. and Mrs. Agreste and Felix are getting ready to go to the party with Marinette watching them. Mrs. Agreste asks if she's going to be okay and Marinette says that she will be and thanks them for letting her use the house. They both say that there's no problem and Mr. Agreste even says how rumors about a robber have been floating around and that the house would be safe with the girls there. The three of them then leave for the party.
So it's only Marinette at the house who begins imagining Adrien in his suit at the party and her attending. In this dream sequence, Marinette images Adrien asking her to dance and them gracefully on the dance floor.
Marinette then knocks herself out of her fantasy and reminds herself that she'll be spending the night with Rose and Mylene and gets the house ready for their arrival by putting more Christmas decorations up and setting up the plates and food.
Meanwhile, at the restaurant, Chloe is complaining about how she's supposed to be working with Naoki as she is serving water to Kim who so happens to be sitting at a table for two and asks Chloe if she would like to have dinner with him after she's done work, but Chloe objects saying he's eating dinner already and walks away. Quickly Kim drinks his water and asks for more just to have Chloe continue to serve him.
Back at the house, Marinette finishes preparing and wishes that she was waiting for Adrien instead, but sits on the couch and waits for her friends.
As she's waiting, though, she gets a phone call from Rose saying that she can't make it because her boyfriend's concert was cancelled because of the show and he hitchhiked back to visit her, so she can't leave him to go to the party. Marinette says she understands and that she'll tell Mylene, only to have Mylene call her practically immediately after saying she can't come either since her boyfriend's excuse of having work was a lie so he could surprise her. Once again Marinette says she understands and that she'll have a good time with Rose, not telling Mylene that she had already cancelled.
In the end, Marinette is left at the house and thinks about going to the party only to imagine Mrs. Agreste, Felix, and Adrien talking about how her friends betrayed her after all.
At the restaurant, Marinette's father leaves for the party while Nino and the other worker are there to watch over the restaurant. It turns out the last reservation at the restaurant is Mylene, who Nino notices and asks if she's supposed to be with Marinette. Nino asks if Marinette is alone, but Mylene says she's with Rose, so she's not alone.
Worried, Nino calls Rose but hears a guitar and finds out that Rose is hanging out with her boyfriend. Rose says that her boyfriend came back and that Marinette is having the party with Mylene having Nino discover that Marinette really is alone and told each one of her friends that she's with the other one.
At the same time, Adrien, on the way to his father's party, passes by Rose who is watching her boyfriend perform on the street.
Adrien remembers his mother's words about not being able to trust girlfriends since it is Christmas Eve and seems to be thinking about something, in a very Adrien fashion.
Back at the house, a lonely Marinette thinks about a Christmas with Adrien and eats some of the snacks she prepared alone, but her stomach still growls since her friends were supposed to bring the actual food. So, Marinette goes looking for something to eat and ends up with ramen since that's the only thing at the house.
So Marinette eats her ramen and watches a program on television talking about Christmas Eve and spending time with a loved one, even commenting how he doesn't think anyone exists that's eating alone on Christmas Eve.
As she's eating, Marinette hears a noise coming from the front door and becomes startled. She goes to check it out and sees a figure looming outside of the door and remembers Gabriel hearing rumors of a robber. Marinette hides in the staircase when she hears the door unlock. In order to defend herself, Marinette grabs a tennis racket and goes for the mysterious person hitting them until Adrien asks what she's doing, revealing himself to be the one that entered the house.
Marinette gets lost in fantasy looking at Adrien before she bursts out laughing about how he got hit in the head from the racket in his own house. Adrien yells at her saying she's the one that did it, but that doesn't stop Marinette's laughter and Adrien's loving look at her.
So Marinette attempts to put some ice on Adrien's head, but Adrien just takes the bag from her and does it himself. Marinette says she thought he was a burglar, but Naoki says that he was using the wrong key to try and get in.
Marinette asks how the party was and asks if Adrien went, he says he did but left in the middle since all he did was say hello to clients and was bored. Adrien asks about her party with her friends and Marinette admits that Rose and Mylene went with their boyfriends.
It's then that Marinette smells food and Adrien reveals chicken and sets it on the table.
Marinette asks if it's for her and Adrien says it's not, it was because he was hungry and couldn't eat much, but as if on cue, Marinette's stomach growls and she admits to only eating ramen.
At the restaurant, Nino cleans up as all of the customers have left. Nino then asks his co-worker if he stays for a bit longer at the restaurant since there's something he wants to do, which is to make Marinette a lunch box.
But Marinette is already eating the chicken with Adrien, or more like Adrien is sipping wine and Marinette is eating the chicken.
Marinette thinks about how she's alone eating with Adrien when she suddenly gets off of the couch to turn down the lights so the actual Christmas lights that she placed around the room can shine. She tells Adrien that she prepared it for Rose and Mylene and says that it really feels like Christmas. Marinette continues by saying that she feels as though it's the first time she remembers since she was small and explains that her mother passed away when she was small and her father always had to work at the restaurant until late and that while she did have parties with her friends, she never spent Christmas with her family.
Being able to spend Christmas with Adrien, Marinette thinks, is the best Christmas present she's ever gotten.
Meanwhile, Nino is trying to find a Santa costume.
Suddenly, Marinette stands up and announces to Adrien that she's going to get a cake since it's a wonderful Christmas and is about to leave when Adrien says that they have one. In the foyer, Marinette spots the cake and asks if it's from Santa, but Adrien tells her to stop dreaming and Marinette asks if it's from him and if he bought it for her. Adrien brushes it off, though, by saying that his co-worker was begging for him to buy one. Still, Marinette is touched at the gesture.
But Nino slowly gets closer to the house to bring Marinette her lunch box in his Santa outfit.
Marinette lights the candles on the cake and tells Adrien to make a wish, but he says that's a birthday cake as Nino arrives right outside of the house.
Marinette thanks Adrien, but Adrien still objects saying it wasn't for her. Marinette, though, points out that the cake is enough for two people, but Adrien brushes it off again saying it was a coincidence.
Nino finds his way around back to peek in the window to surprise Marinette.
It's then that he sees Marinette and Adrien in the window and his face falls.
Marinette tells Adrien that he should make a wish anyway, but he tells her that she can do it. It's during Marinette making her wish that Adrien stares at her with another loving expression.
After making her wish, Marinette blows out the candles making the room go dark as Nino still watches outside.