Disclaimer: I don't own Miraculous Ladybug, either Love o2o and the novel.
One story, two hearts
*Dimas: gems used as money in MV (Miraculous Voyage). There are three types, from the cheapest to the most expensive: Amber, Turquoise and Jade.
"Oh my God! It's Adrien Agreste!"
"I don't believe it either!"
"IT CAN'T BE! OMG, where?!"
"In Mr. Agreste's class!"
"Adrien Agreste? Our ice prince?"
"He is sitting next to the beauty of the Computation faculty!"
"I was just thinking of missing that class! But if I go and I can see him a few seats away…"
"I will definitely go to that class today!"
"Good thing I decided to come today..."
Those were a few of the comments on the University A forum. Comments about the unexpected appearance of Mr. Agreste's son in his class increased in a matter of seconds. Some of them mentioned how they regretted not having enrolled in the course, being in other classes or staying in the dorms. A minute before class began, the classroom had filled with females regardless of being in the course or not, and some curious boys. The large staggered room that a few minutes ago was almost empty, had reached its maximum capacity.
Marinette had stared at her book while trying to read its content to avoid some eye contact with both the blond and the rest of the girls who had shamelessly taken out their cell phones to take pictures of Adrien, who seemed totally calm ignoring his surroundings. The blue-haired began to pray for the teacher to arrive and start the class. Why had Adrien decided to sit right next to her? They were in the middle of the room, doesn't he usually sit in the first or last row to prevent these situations? What a way to start the day...
Luckily for her, the teacher arrived at the classroom at the exact time and the whispering ended just like the blonde's "photo shoot". Straightening in her seat, Marinette watches as the teacher approaches his desk, leaves his papers and stands in front of the projector looking at the students. Professor Agreste, Gabriel Agreste, was known not primarily for being Adrien's father, but for being one of the strictest teachers at the university. The design course itself was not very difficult, but the teacher liked to use old-school teaching methods and his tone was somewhat monotonous, so many complied about being boring. Also, it was necessary to investigate part of what was given in class since he had a habit of choosing a student and asking him or her what else they learned from the previous class. In short, it was an easy course to understand, but laborious, that required a lot of personal research.
"It seems we have more students today than usual." Mr. Agreste began to speak out loud. "I just hope you came for the class and not for some other distraction..."
After that Marinette watched the reactions of some girls who lowered their heads a little to avoid their blushes being seen or others laughing discreetly.
"How about we start remembering the previous class?" The teacher formally started "Since today there's a lot of you, can anyone summarize it and tell a little about what you learned on your own?"
It was obvious that most didn't know or hadn't searched for anything on their own, so the attendees tried to avoid any eye contact with the teacher and be called. Without any surprise, the professor decided to choose on his own. "How about the young lady next to the young man in the white shirt?"
For a moment Marinette doubted he was referring to her, but how many boys had sat in the center of the room? It was clear that the teacher was going to ask one of the girls sitting close to the distraction. After a sigh, Marinette stands up from her seat and begins to answer calmly: "In the previous class we talked about colors, their shades and that these can change the atmosphere of a room depending on how and how much it was used. In the book recommended last class, some explanations were also mentioned from a psychological point of view..." Marinette kept talking about the last class and some of her comments from her own research. When she finished speaking, she sat down feeling some glances on her.
"Thank you very much for the explanation, it seems that I chose badly and pick someone who does come to my classes... It is good to know that there are students who are here for me." Little laughs could be heard. "Oh? You may not know this, but I was also quite handsome when I was young." After the little joke and more laughter, the teacher resumed the class and continued for the rest of the time.
A couple of hours later, the class was over and the teacher had left after leaving new reading texts. Quickly, Marinette put her things in her backpack and was willing to leave when she realized that Adrien was still reading some of his notes and the girls sitting on her right didn't seem to leave at any time soon. With no other solution, the bluenette girl turned slightly towards the blond, trying to tell him that she wanted to leave.
"You want to pass?" Adrien asks trying to see his face more clearly but without success.
With a head move, Marinette nods without saying a word to avoid being ashamed again. Doesn´t he remember the sudden confession of the other night? It was already dark, maybe he didn't see her face...
Adrien stood up from his seat and stepped aside to let her pass. Marinette without waiting another second stood up from her seat and left the room almost running with her head down, leaving the boy with a slight smile on his face.
"These shoes match the dress I bought last week..." Chloè muttered to herself as she looked at clothes on the computer in the dorm. "Alya, that coffee with caramel cream smells so strong that it distracts me from my shopping."
"If you just want a cup you just have to ask, you don't have to make up stories." The redhead rolls her eyes as she leaves a cup of coffee next to the blonde.
Just after that, Marinette enters hurried to the dorm and closes the door with a little more force than normal. "Mari? Is something wrong?" Her best friend asks as she hands her a cup of coffee with cream. The blue haired girl thanks her and then smiles raising her nose.
"Well... today at class was Professor Agreste´s son..."
"… WHAT?!" This time Chloè also turned away leaving her purchases aside.
"He also sat next to me."
"Why do you just tell us just now? At least you could have written to me!"
"At least you took pictures, right? We can gain lots with a couple of those… "
"Alya!"
Marinette reproached her friends while sitting on one of the beds below. "I didn't do anything. I just paid attention to the class and left as soon as it was over."
"Aish..." Her two friends rolled their eyes and took a sip of the hot drink. "With tremendous opportunity and you don't know how to take advantage of it..."
Chloe also agrees with her. "At least you could have talked a little and ask for his number..."
"You know that I am not like that. I couldn't…" Marinette also drinks some of her coffee.
"This girl... Beautiful and intelligent, but sometimes I question the latter..." Alya teases her a little and then returns to her drink.
"You're going to win a pillow." Marinette ignores Alya's laugh in response.
[Private chat]
[ChatNoir]: I have finished editing the video.
[ChatNoir]: Look at it and tell me if you liked it.
It's already dark and Marinette reads the message as soon as she enters the game. Without thinking any more, she opens the video excited. In the course of the video she realizes that it is very similar to what she imagined, both the course of the story and the editing of the scenes. What caught her attention was in the last minutes of the video, where the two superheroes were supposed to reveal their identity and were surprised to know each other without the alter egos. Instead, in the end the two superheroes lose their powers when they win the final battle but the circumstances make them both be in different places and don't know who the other's partner was. By not having the powers, they cannot prove that they were the famous heroes of the city and fail to discover themselves. Both with broken hearts, avoid any contact with the big tree and after a while, they decide to go on their own way without knowing that they were always closer than they thought. Bridgette moved out with her family to one of the nearby towns while Felix ends up inheriting the family business. Once a year they both visit the big tree, one of the two during the day and the other during the night, but they never coincide. This is how the two dream of one day seeing each other once more.
Marinette tries to cry as low as possible. It is already late and her roommates are already sleeping, but not even she expected this ending. It took a few minutes to completely relax and write back to ChatNoir.
[Ladybug]: I loved it
[Ladybug]: although it made me cry :'(
[Ladybug]: did you change the ending?
[ChatNoir]: I liked your ending too, but inspiration came to me at the last minute.
[ChatNoir]: I think this ending is more unexpected.
[ChatNoir]: also in the rules of the contest says that if the winning video has more than 10 minutes, the amount of dimas* of the prize is doubled.
[ChatNoir]: If you don't like it, we can change it, the title is still the same.
So it was for the dimas? But it is true that this ending is better than the other. It's a sad thing, but it makes them look more human. As expected from Chat.
[Ladybug]: no no
[Ladybug]: I like this ending better than the last one, and it's a group video, isn't it?
[Ladybug]: thanks for helping me with this
[Ladybug]: I also have to thank the rest.
[ChatNoir]: You were the one who created almost the whole story
[ChatNoir]: you created a whole new world and its inhabitants
[ChatNoir]: I think you're the one who has worked the most.
[ChatNoir]: You're awesome, you know it, right?
With her cheeks flushed, Marinette thanks him and says goodbye to him, offering to upload the video to the forum.
[MiraculousVoyage]: user Ladybug has uploaded a video to the MV Short Film Contest: One story, two hearts.
Author notes
Hehehehe... sorry for the delay. I posted it on Wattpad and forgot to put it on Twitter, but my friends took me out of my room in the last weeks of vacation to socialize a bit. I already started another class cycle, so this time I can't promise upload so often, but as a reward for being so patient, I'll upload another chapter tomorrow! I also want to say Happy 4th-anniversary Miraculous Ladybug!(but it was yesterday). I still remember when I started watching the series and it only had three chapters in Korean (thank you subtitles), being Stormy Weather the first chapter I saw and since then it has left me hooked and its fandom is really fun. What was the first chapter you saw? Finally, about the history of the Bridgette and Felix video, I didn't specify much in case I turned it into another fanfic in the future. Thanks for reading!
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-LR