"When we saw that, we rushed up here as fast as we could. Oh, and your parents know that Adrien's here too, Mari. We didn't tell about the moment, but we did say you guys were up here alone and they probably guessed everything afterward," Nino said, causing Marinette to blush redder than a fire-engine, while Adrien turned a little pink.
"Girl, you do realize I've been trying to set you up for two years now. Two years! And you finally decide to tell him when I'm not there to witness it? What's wrong with you?" Alya said. All Marinette did was give a glance at to Adrien for help. He smiled and shook his head, signaling that it was all her on this one.
You've got this Marinette. It's just Alya. Grilling you about your crush. But still Alya, Marinette thought.
"Well...um...I…" was all Marinette could muster.
"It's ok Marinette. You don't have to say anything. Yet. But I do have a question," Alya said.
"What…?" Marinette asked skeptically.
"Is it true that you're Ladybug?!" Alya practically screamed. Marinette choked.
"W-what?" Marinette sputtered.
"Don't play dumb with me, Marinette. And don't try lying either. You're terrible at it," Alya deadpanned. Marinette was shocked at the sharp tone in her voice.
"I-I-yeah. It's true. I'm Ladybug," Marinette gave in.
"AHHHH! MY BEST FRIEND IS LADYBUG!" Alya started jumping up and down like a 5-year-old waiting to see her new puppy.
"Alya, shhhh! I don't want the whole city to know!" Marinette held up her hands in an attempt to quiet the brunette.
"Marinette, has pretty boy over there kept you from watching the news? Chloe went to her 'daddy' and told him to start a live broadcast. When he finally did that she announced that you were Ladybug to the whole city and showed a video clip on her phone of you transforming," Alya explained. Marinette could've sworn that if she was in a cartoon, steam would be blowing out of her ears. (See what I did there?)
"WHAT?! How could she even get a video of that?" Marinette was so close to her breaking point right now.
"How the heck should I know? I'm not in that brat's head. Besides, it's probably so full of blonde hair dye that if I was in there, I would suffocate from toxic fumes," Alya said. Adrien and Nino snorted.
"Adrien, I thought you were friends with her?" Marinette noted, hands on her hips. "Friends don't snort at snarky comments made about their friends."
"After what she did to you today, I don't think I want that brat as a friend," Adrien replied. Alya looked between Marinette & Adrien, wondering what was going on.
"Marinette, what'd she do to you?" Alya asked, about ready to punch the dentures out of Chloe's plastic face.
"Nothing happened that calls for you to worry," Marinette tried to reassure Alya, but failed miserably.
"Marinette, she slammed you against the wall and tried to choke you! You call that nothing?" Adrien shouted. Marinette groaned.
"Look. She backed off. And it's not like I can do anything about it. It's in the past, and her dad's the fricken mayor. If I tried to go and complain to him, he'll most likely choose her side over some nobody like me. To him, I'm just the poor old baker's daughter who goes to the same school as his precious "Chloekins." So just drop it. Please," Marinette begged.
"Mari, we just don't wanna see you hurt. Girl, we love you. You know that, and if somebody's tryna hurt you, we'll do everything in our power to stop 'em," Alya said, hugging the bluenette tight. Marinette hugged her back. Then she felt two more sets of arms wrap around her slim form. Marinette smiled slightly.
"Thanks, guys. And I know you love me. I love you guys too," Marinette said, pulling back from the group hug.
"You two love each other a little too much," Nino pointed between Marinette and Adrien, who stood there, hands linked together. Both of their faces turned supersonic.
"Hey Nino, should we have a competition to see who can make those two lovebirds blush more?" Alya asked, a devilish look in her sunset-colored eyes. Nino grinned, making himself look like a demon. Oh, shoot. That's not good, Marinette thought.
"We should, Alya. We so should," Nino said. Marinette and Adrien shared a look that seemed to say: We're doomed. So for the next hour and a half, Alya and Nino took turns making Adrien and Marinette blush while they tried to get the DJ and reporter to SHUT THE HECK UP. Wanna know if it worked? You guessed it: It didn't. A few minutes later, Alya took sympathy on the blond and bluenette.
"Alright, alright. We'll stop," Alya said.
"Thank you! Why were you doing it anyway?" Adrien asked. Alya and Nino shrugged, ignoring the question.
"Hey, wanna play a game?" At this, the only thought running through Adrien and Marinette's mind was, Oh no. Yet they were stupid enough to agree.
A/N: Beta read by my friend Undecided13. Check out their profile. I think you guys would like it!