A Crush

Ladrien June- Day 14

Helloooo! I totally forgot that I only posted these next few chapters on tumblr so I figured I should prooobably post them here too! Or, you know, you can check out my tumblr (alwaysinstoryland) if you're impatient or if you just want to see anything else I have there.

Prompt: Reverse crush

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"Do you like anyone?"

Ladybug stopped absently skimming through the book she had borrowed from Adrien and lowered it enough to stare up at him from her place lying in his lap. "Do I like anyone?" She repeated.

"Yeah, Bug, that's what I said. Do you have a crush on anyone?" He pushed his homework out of the way, looking down at her curiously.

She raised her eyebrows, setting the book down completely. "You mean you don't already know?"

He shook his head. He didn't remember Ladybug ever mentioning who she liked. She sat up and swung her legs off the couch. "Guess." She said.

"Aw come on, Ladybug, it could be anyone." He complained.

She rolled her eyes and stood up. "It shouldn't be that hard to guess." When he still didn't answer, she walked over to his window and pulled out her yoyo. "Well if you aren't going to guess I may as well leave now." She added with a shrug.

"Give me a hint?" He suggested, and she stopped, turning back around.

"You definitely know him."

Adrien bit his lip. He didn't want to say who he had a feeling it would be. But then again, he supposed it would be natural for one to make assumptions about Ladybug and her superhero partner. "Is it Chat Noir?" He asked casually.

He was almost surprised when she tucked her yoyo away and nodded almost bashfully. "Yup."

"Well that's great! Does he know?" He knew full well that Chat Noir didn't know. At least, not until just then but she didn't know that he knew.

She shook her head and smiled ruefully. "No uh- no, he doesn't."

"Why not?" He asked innocently.

With a dismissive wave of her hand, she said, "Are you serious? There's no way I'd actually be able to tell him. I already get way too shy whenever I just see him, imagine how much worse it would be if I was trying to tell him I like him."

If he were being totally honest, he hadn't really thought she was that shy because of him. He had just assumed that her lack of non-akuma related conversation with him had merely been because she was focusing either on the battle or on patrolling the city. "Oh." He muttered. "Well, then I wish you luck in not being so shy around him. And uh- you're amazing, Ladybug. I'm sure Chat Noir will see that too."

She offered him a smile. "Thanks Adrien." Her eyes shifted to the window, noticing the setting sun. "I should probably actually go now. See you later."

"Later, Bug." He echoed, and she gave him another friendly grin before swinging away.

As soon as she was gone, Adrien groaned. "Plagg, what do I do?" He said despairingly. "I love Marinette, but I don't want to hurt Ladybug! She doesn't deserve that." He sighed heavily.

Plagg snickered. "I don't know why you're making such a big deal about this when you could be eating cheese instead." As he said that, he popped another slice of camembert into his mouth. "Cheese is so much simpler."

Adrien rolled his eyes. "Right. You're no help."

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As time went on, Adrien couldn't help but want to spend more time with Ladybug. His heart beat traitorously fast whenever he was near her, and he wasn't even quite sure why. It wasn't like he liked her, right?

Thankfully, Ladybug didn't seem to notice anything out of the ordinary and kept up with her regular visits. It was nice to have her around. His house was often too quiet and lonely, and Ladybug was fun to be around. She kept him company, preventing him from losing his mind when he wasn't able to get out. The two of them usually talked and played games against each other - Ladybug was a champion gamer, as he had discovered - but occasionally they'd just sit quietly together, drinking hot chocolate and enjoying the peace.

Everything was going great. He was managing to be a supportive friend about her crush on his alter ego while simultaneously encouraging her to try talk to Chat Noir more before she told him she liked him, even if it was only so he wouldn't have to turn her down. Everything was fine. At least, it was until the akuma showed up. That was when things went haywire.

First of all, it was a love-related akuma. Again. And second of all, it just so happened to first appear close by and he hadn't noticed until it had scooped him up with some other people and set off on a mission to find their soulmates. Adrien had struggled to get free, of course, but the akuma was intent on finding everyone's soulmate and would not let go.

A few people had already been chucked at who the akuma deemed their soulmate before Ladybug arrived. He was thankful she was there as he really did need to get away to transform but he had to admit that the akuma was doing a pretty good job at choosing soulmates for everyone. Those that already been paired up were very cute together.

But then the akuma spotted Ladybug and suddenly Adrien found himself flying through the air straight towards her. She caught him with a surprised gasp and the two of them stumbled backwards. The akuma squealed loudly. "I ship it!" She exclaimed, before streaking away to pair the rest of the people up.

Oh dear.

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I decided to leave it there coz I wasn't really sure where it was going haha.