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Kill me, please
Three days. Three days have passed and Théo has been chasing her relentlessly. At first it seemed that he wanted them to be friends, just as he had said. However, the following meetings were no longer so casual. Theo appeared just when her classes ended or when she left the library, it wasn't normal for students of Language's faculties of to have class by the faculties of Sciences. Marinette was not stupid, it was obvious that he wanted more than a simple friendship, something she didn't intend to give him. It's not that she didn't want to give him a chance because of what he had done before, but because he already had some feelings for a certain person. She didn't want to look like a bad person, but she had to find a way to reject him as soon as possible...
"Marinette?"
Speaking of the king of Rome...
"Yes?" Marinette responds somewhat tired. She had classes all morning and now was sitting in the cafeteria with food on her tray. She wanted to eat in peace, couldn't he give her a rest?
Théo smiles and sits in front of her. "I would like to know if you are free today later. Do you have time at seven?"
NO, she really wants to say no, that she doesn't have time, or that she just doesn't want to go. But she can't help it and nods. If she says no, he will try to meet her another day and she already wants to end all this.
"That's good! So, can we meet in front of the garden fountain of the Faculty of Informatics?"
The Informatics' faculty? The place was not so far from the girls' dorm and could go after studying in the afternoon in the library. The time was not bad either, she had a couple of hours to be able to return before curfew.
Marinette affirms him again and Théo makes his way out even happier than he arrived and leaves the blue-haired sighing. Now Marinette had to think of a plan to stop him following her once for all...
Marinette arrived at her room at three in the afternoon and immediately lies on the nearest bed. A plan, a plan, she needs a plan... She was so focused that hadn't even realized that her three friends were eating around the little table in the middle of the room.
"Mari? Do you want some tart? It may not be as good as the one from your parents', but it looked so good that I bought it whole." Rose tells her, but she doesn't wait for an answer as she starts serving her a piece of the dessert covered in strawberries and cream.
"It's because of you that I can't lose weight, how can I continue with my diet if you keep buying these temptations?" Despite saying this, Chloè is serving herself a second portion.
"Don't think I didn't see the sparkle in your eyes when we crossed in front of the bakery. I bet you that if we hadn't been there you would have bought the triple." Alya says without looking at her and puts the spoon in her mouth. "Oh, I have to tell you something. Marinette, about Adrien returning to the bedrooms, it doesn't seem to be true. I talked to Nino and he said he only spent the night to finish some business. I didn't want to ask him more or he would be suspicious."
"Oh, it's fine."
With the discouraged response, the three were intrigued.
"Something happened?"
"Do you have any idea how to reject someone and make him give up completely?" Marinette asks them approaching the table to eat the piece of tart. It's not like her family's recipe, but it doesn't look bad at all...
"Oh, poor of us! Here us, trying to find a boyfriend and you keep rejecting a boy per week…" Rose exaggerates pretending to pass out in the bed. "Who is today? The Literature's first place? The Engineering one? Or is him a freshman?"
"Ha ha. How funny. But this time is the one of Journalism…"
"..."
"THÉO BARBOT?!" The three roommates are surprised.
"That guy makes is feeding me up! Isn't enough for him to bother us in class and create rumors in the university newspaper? Now he thinks he can steal my best friend!" Alya is burning with rage.
"That's why I want to end this now. He told me to see him at seven in front of the fountain at the Informatics' garden."
Chloè raises an eyebrow. "At seven? At that time the campus should already be almost empty, not counting that it will have begun to get dark. It's obvious what he is going to do."
Marinette snorts for the umpteenth time, how many more times will she do it before going to bed? "That's why I want to find a way to reject him and finish this completely."
"Why don't you tell him that you already like someone else? You can tell him that you like Adrien." The girls turn to see Alya. Marinette on the other hand blushes slightly and answers quickly. "It's admiration, I don't like him like that! It's not that I don't see him attractive, that would be a lie, he is very handsome... But that's not it! I have never talked to him… so I can't say I like him…"
"I don't mean that." Alya cuts Marinette's talk with a small laugh. "You just have to use his name so Théo can believe you. In the end, you wouldn't be the only one. A big percentage of college girls like Adrien. Not for nothing he is called prince."
It's not a bad idea. She just have to say that she likes another person so that Théo thinks he has no chance with her. But she also doesn't want the rumor that she likes someone to spread… But at that time there are no people around, she wouldn't have to worry about it.
"It's not a bad idea. Thanks for the advice, I will see what to do according to how things happen." Marinette stands up and begins to gather some books and notebooks to go to the library.
"Write to us as soon as you finish!"
Lila is walking through the offices of Neo Akuma. The plan to get together with Adrien wouldn't work if he didn't accept her uncle's proposal. Also, what happened that day? That he never seen or heard from her? How was that possible?! Adrien Agreste was no easy prey, but sooner or later he would be with her. Collette told her that it was a matter of time, that the prince and the beauty of the campus should be together, it was her destiny.
While looking sideways at some of the papers on the table in one of the offices, she sees the picture of a familiar face. "What is this?" Lila takes the pile of papers and begins to review them.
The girl in charge of the documents is surprised by the sudden question. "O-oh, Miss Rossi. These are the documents of the best candidates for the summer work in the company. What do you think?"
The best candidates? So that girl would also work in the company? That would be another problem! "The best? Let me review it then…" Lila tries not to lose her composure in front of the employees. "I don't think this girl qualified." she indicates pointing the picture in the corner of the paper.
The girl goes to check the information. "Miss Marinette Dupain? There doesn't seem to be anything that disqualifies her, she is even a computer student at A University."
"Oh no, it's not that I see something wrong with the type of assessment the company uses, but I'm in the same university, and I don't like to speak badly about people, but her reputation is not very good… in any case, we should remove her from the list." Without letting the girl think, she pushed Marinette's document away from the rest and places it next to the trash can. When she saw the document that followed, she also recognized the face: it was Marinette's friend, the one who accompanied her at the electronics store. "Alya Césaire? Nor does her…" As with the previous one, she pushed the document aside and put it on top of Marinette's.
"Lila? What are you doing?" Lila turned quickly surprised by the sudden call. Seeing who was, she relaxed, and even make an annoyed face. "Camillo! Don't do that, you scared me!"
"Oh?" Camillo laughs a little at his cousin. "Are you reviewing the candidates' documents?" Camillo asks as he begins to review the pile of documents. In that moment, he stays in shook when reads the data of one of the candidates. Game: Miraculous Voyage. Username: Ladybug. It couldn't be, was Ladybug going to work in the company? He quickly reviewed the rest of the data. Apparently her real name was Rose Lavillant and she was in her second year in the faculty of Computation at University A. To be from that university she has to be someone with high grades. Did he divorce someone promising? No, Aurora was also intelligent and from a wealthy family, not to mention that she was beautiful and her reputation was good both in reality and as StormyWeather. Ladybug didn't turn out to be a boy as the rumors said, but looking at the photo of the document, Rose was nothing compared to his girlfriend.
"-millo? ¿Camillo? Are you listening to me? "Camillo looks up quickly, seems to have lost himself in his thoughts.
"Yes, yes. I concentrated a lot reading. I think these candidates are fine." Camillo returns the documents to the girl in charge, who obeys and takes them to her boss.
"What happened?" Lila asks him throwing a couple of papers in the trash. "Did you see something that interests you?"
Camillo looks at her as if she was joking. "Something that would interest me? Yeah sure…"
It's almost seven o'clock when Marinette leaves the library and heads to the Informatic gardens. The road lights have already been on and there are no people nearby. When she arrives at the agreed place, she sees Théo sitting on one of the benches. With balloons in the shape of hearts. And a huge bouquet of flowers. Marinette wants to turn around and leave, but Théo has already seen her and has started to approach. This was going to be harder than expected...
"Marinette! Good thing you could come…"
"O-oh yes… what is all this for? Maybe it's your birthday?" She tries to avoid everything that can happen, but she feels very uncomfortable.
"This? No, all this is for you." Before continuing, he approaches and hands her the bouquet of flowers. "I brought all this because I wanted to tell you something..."
Marinette clenches her fists and teeth, begging for a storm to start or something... But it didn't happen.
"I wanted to tell you that I had misjudged you, and that I have realized that you are a very good person... I know we didn't have the best start, but would you give me a chance and accept me as your boyfriend?"
Marinette tries to think what to say. What can she do to be in this situation? How embarrassing... Oh, the plan! The plan!
"Em... I really feel flattered about what you feel for me... but I don't think a relationship between us would work."
"What? Why?"
"Well… you know? I want to date someone from the same faculty I am in, I would like to share those interests with the person I date..."
Théo not yet convinced, continues to question her. "Of the same faculty? Do you like Computation guys? But we can find other things we have in common…"
"No! I mean… I already like someone." What are you getting into?!
"Really?" Théo frowns. "Who?"
"I-It's A-Adrien Agreste!" Marinette ends up screaming flustered. Please... she really needs that storm.
"…Adrien Agreste? The last year's first place?"
"Yes! I like him a lot!" Just kill me now. "He is very handsome, intelligent and we are in the same faculty! He is the only one I will accept!" Seriously, why is not raining?!
In order not to continue talking about the subject, Marinette returns the bouquet of flowers to Théo, who is petrified. "Well, if that was all..."
Marinette sighs and turns quickly to return to her dorm and stop feeling uneasy. Oh, but if she already felt bad, she felt worse when she saw that a few feet away from her was the last person she wanted to see: Adrien Agreste. Adrien Agreste himself, of whom she had just confessed that he liked him, not to mention that she had said the most superficial reasons possible. She no longer needed a storm, she needed an earthquake, a cataclysm. How can this be the first meeting between the two? Adrien was accompanied by his friends and it seemed they had heard them because his friends looked at her with wide eyes. Adrien had a more relaxed expression on his face, but he was also watching her. What had she gotten herself into?
Marinette couldn't lose her composure, she was not going to let herself be humiliated. She thought quickly, start walking straight and passed by them, but whispered a small 'Sorry for taking your name' as she passed by the blond's side. After that she kept walking and didn't dare to look back. She pulled out her phone and started writing to Alya once she was alone.
MARINETTE:
Alya, kill me please.
I can't face him ever again.
ALYA:
Mari?
What happened?
The plan didn't work?
Kill me, please.
Adrien had been working late with his group on company affairs and finished at half past six. They decided to leave work for that day and go to deliver some projects to the offices near the Faculty of Computer Science. They were still far from the end of the year, but they were already loaded with projects. It was last year's pressure.
"…And with this one less. I swear that with all this work I will die before graduation." Kim stretches his arms as they leave the offices and return to the dorm or the apartment in the case of Adrien.
"Don't overdo it... it's not even finals." Luka tells him more relaxed.
"Yeah, in addition tomorrow we have to continue with the work of the company." Nino laughs a little at him.
Adrien only listened to his friends talk. But Nino was right, they were going to graduate this year and needed to get good grades and continue working in the company. He also had to think about Neo Akuma...
"…Adrien Agreste? Last year's first place?"
"Yes! I like him a lot! He is very handsome, intelligent and we are in the same faculty! He is the only one I will accept!"
The four saw the scene in front of them. There were two people, but Adrien only saw the girl. Marinette, Ladybug. He had to restrain himself not to smile and not go to her. Did she just said she liked him? The only one she was going to accept? It sounded something strange, they had never talked to each other and he hid every time he saw her...
When Marinette turns around, her face changes to one of surprise. She obviously didn't expect them to be there. Her face relaxes in a matter of seconds and she approaches them and whispers underneath 'Sorry for taking your name' and continues walking with her back straight, as if nothing had happened. He is surprised by her decisions and quick reactions. Marinette Dupain Cheng... you are really interesting.
The rest of the group blink twice and decides to continue their way, ignoring the guy with balloons and flowers. Once they are far away, his friends start talking again.
"Did you heard?! That girl right now... She was the department beauty!" Kim was the first to speak.
"She said 'Sorry for using your name', was she talking about the confession?" Luka tries to think of an answer.
"I think I know." Nino replies. Adrien has already understood something, so he starts listening to what his friend knows. "Rumors say that Théo Barbot has been trying to woo Marinette for a few days. She seems to have just rejected him and she told him that he liked Adrien as an excuse…"
Luka processes what he said. "It makes sense, many girls like Adrien. If Marinette told him he liked him, he was more likely to give up…"
"In any case, I'm glad she didn't accept..." Kim points out "Not because of jealousy or anything, but because it's the beauty of the department. It would be a shame if the Science girls go away with the Language guys…"
"In any case, I don't think they are getting together any time soon. Right Adri-?" The three friends realize that Adrien is no longer with them and they see him in the distance almost by the main door of the university.
Author notes
The first meeting for Mari! Hopefully she hasn't died. Thanks for the comments and I hope you liked the chapter. In case it's not clear, I will explain about Aurora. Aurora is the real name of StormyWeather and Camillo's real girlfriend. Later we will know more about her! If you have other questions you can ask and I will answer them in the next chapter (in the case of FF, in AO3 and Wattpad I'll answer them the moment I read them.) Thanks for reading!
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