Chapter 5: The Agreste Mansion
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(With Marinette)
It was now Lunch and Marinette was sitting on an outside chair with Alya. She had her pink sketchbook and pencil in hand. And while she was flipping through the pages, she found the sketch she had done earlier that week. Marinette looked at the beautiful dress and smiled. Tikki saying, 'You should wear that on a future date with Cat Noir', popped into her head. And now, she was actually considering what Tikki had said, well…if he asked her out of course. This thought made Marinette sigh, dreamily.
"What are you looking at?" Asked Alya, curiously, causing Marinette to jump and snap her book shut. Alya looked at her, slightly confused. "Oh…I was just looking at one of my designs, that's all!" Said Marinette with a nervous giggle. Alya continued to look at her friend oddly, but after a while she just shook her head. She was used to Marinette's weirdness by now.
"Hi." Said a voice from behind. Marinette nearly fell off the bench. Catching herself just in time, she turned around to see no other than Adrien Agreste himself. "H-Hi!" Replied Marinette with a nervous smile. Nino, who she admittedly just noticed, said, "Hey dudes. I just came to ask Alya if she was free after school." To Marinette surprise, Alya stood up and left with Nino leaving her alone, all by herself. Then she remembered who was still there behind her.
"Hey Marinette, you know how I said we should meet today. Well…If you still want too, you could come over to my house. I'm sure my father won't mind you coming over when he sees you. I think he would like you. You're very kind and also a great fashion designer who has won heaps of his competitions." After receiving no reply, Adrien, finding it getting harder and harder to keep his nervousness hidden, asked, "So, you do want to come over, Right?"
Quickly calming herself down, Marinette replied, "Y-Yes. I would l-love to come over."
"Ok, cool." Said Adrien, keeping in all his excitement and happiness. "So, meet you at the gates after school?"
"Yeah, that sounds good." Replied Marinette, screaming with joy on the inside.
Then the bell went. And everyone started walking inside for class.
"Well, see you after school then. Bye!"
"Yeah, see you after school…" Marinette replied in a slightly dreamy tone as she watched Adrien walk away. She then blinked twice. 'Was it just me or did I just see a pair of amazingly green eyes peeking out from his bag?' She thought as she looked back at him to see nothing there. 'Nah, it was probably just me.'
Marinette then gave a quick look around. Seeing no one in the area, she opened her bag to talk to Tikki.
"Did I just see Adrien's kwami in his bag?" She questioned.
Tikki nodded sadly, confirming that it was Plagg. "He looks so sad and I just know it's all my fault." Moaned Tikki.
"Well, you can talk to him after school." Marinette replied, failing to keep in her happy smile that she was actually going to be seeing Adrien after school.
"Yeah…" Replied Tikki, uneasily.
"Sorry Tikki, but we'll have to talk later. Right now I've got to run to class!" Said Marinette, closing her bag and running towards her locker.
(With Adrien)
The bell rang and Adrien was already waiting at the gates. He scanned though the sea off students who were trying to get home as quickly as possible, but he couldn't see Marinette. After three or four minutes, he started to get nervous. What if she didn't want to come!
Then he finally saw her exiting through the gates with Alya. Relieved he walked up to them. "Hi!"
"Hey!" Replied Alya with a sideway glance at Marinette.
"Hi, A-Adrien!" Answered Marinette, smiling nervously.
"Sorry guy's, I can't stay and chat. I got to go meet Nino at the park. See ya!" Exclaimed Alya, starting to walk away. "Bye!" Said Adrien with a wave. Marinette stared after Alya pleadingly, who was now slowly walking away from them.
When Adrien turned away, Alya turned around and put both of her thumbs up, mouthing the words, "Good luck." Then she turned back around and continued to walk away, leaving Marinette and Adrien alone.
"So…" Said Adrien, scratching behind his neck, nervously.
"So…" Marinette repeated, tucking a lose strand of hair behind her ear.
"My bodyguard will be here any minute too pick us both up." Adrien said, breaking the long silence with a small smile.
"If you still want to come that is." He said, more quickly than he would've liked to.
"Of course I still want to come." Replied Marinette with a slightly nervous giggle.
Then the car finally came around the corner. "There it is!" Said Adrien, mentally sighing in relief. He opened the door, for Marinette to get in first. She giggled slightly as he winked at her and then he got in the car himself.
Adrien couldn't tell if his bodyguard even noticed that Marinette was here, but he wasn't about to point it out.
The drive was a short, quick one and both didn't say much due to being in the presence of Adrien's bodyguard. When they had finally arrived at Adrien's house, Adrien got out of the car and held the door open for Marinette. Once again, she let out a little giggle and smiled as a way to thank him. After they had both thanked Adrien's bodyguard, they walked inside the Agreste Mansion.
Even though Marinette had been in his house once before, she couldn't help but say, "Wow!" At the size of the place. Adrien smiled at Marinette's reaction.
"It's amazing!" She exclaimed, looking around in awe.
"Thanks." Was all Adrien could say as he nervously lead the way to his room. He glanced back at Marinette who gave him a smile, then he pushed opened his bedroom door. They both walked in and Marinette looked around in admiration. "Your room is so cool!"
"Thanks." Said Adrien again, not really used to anyone other than Natalie, his Bodyguard, his father or Plagg being inside his room.
"You've got so many game machines! And you even have a basketball hoop!"
"Yeah, I spent most of my time here before I started going to school."
Marinette looked at Adrien sadly. Although it was an amazing room and had lot's of games, she knew she would definitely get lonely if she was stuck here all by herself. And games do get old once you've played them a hundred times. "Didn't you get lonely in here?" She asked.
"Yeah, I did." Replied Adrien with a sad sigh. "But that was only for a year or so. Then my father finally allowed me to go to school and everything started to get better. I met all my friends and I met you. I haven't been too lonely since then. And now I have Plagg, my kwami, to keep me company, so I don't get too bored either."
Marinette smiled at Adrien. He was so optimistic.
"Anyway, I should problay tell my father you're here. Do you want to come?" Asked Adrien.
"Y-yeah, sure." Marinette replied, nervously.
"You don't have to come if you don't want to." Said Adrien.
"No, I want too! I'm just a little…nervous, that's all.
"Ok. Follow me." Said Adrien with a smile as they both walked back out of his room and to his father's office.
Adrien knocked on Gabriel Agreste's door and called, "Father?"
"Not now, Adrien. I'm busy." Mr Agreste replied in an uncaring tone.
Marinette looked uncertainly at Adrien, but Adrien gave her a reassuring smile. "I invited one of my friends over. I just wanted to introduce her."
After a short pause, Mr Agreste answered, "Come in."
Adrien opened the door and walked in, Marinette followed nervously from behind.
"This is Marinette." Introduced Adrien, cheerfully.
"H-Hello, Mr Agreste." Stuttered Marinette, giving him a small wave.
"Hmmm…Marinette…Are you the one who won my derby making competition?"
"Yes, S-Sir."
Mr Agreste turned back to Adrien, "She may stay. But remember you still have to practise your piano." Said Mr Agreste.
"Thank you, father!" Said Adrien, gratefully. Then Adrien took Marinette's hand, making her blush, and dragged her out of the room.
"I told you he would like you!" Said Adrien, happily, when they got back to his room.
"How do you know that?" Asked Marinette, doubtfully.
"Because he let you stay." Adrien answered, simply.
Marinette still looked slightly confused, but smiled anyway.
"No one really comes near my room so I think it's safe to let our kwami's out." Said Adrien as he opened up his bag letting out Plagg.
"This is my kwami, Plagg!" Said Adrien with a smile.
"Hi, I'm Plagg!" Greeted Plagg with a slight wave.
"Hello, I'm Marinette!" Greeted Marinette with a giggle.
Marinette then opened her bag to let out Tikki. Tikki then flew out with a slightly nervous smile. "Hi, if you didn't already know, I'm Tikki!"
"Hi, Tikki. I'm Adrien!" Replied Adrien with a smile.
"So…Do you want to…Watch a movie or something?" Adrien offered.
"Sure!" Answered Marinette, enthusiastically.
"Ok. I'll go down stairs and get some snacks! I'll be right back!" Said Adrien with a smile. Then Adrien left, leaving Tikki, Plagg and Marinette in his bedroom. Marinette took her chance to look around a bit more. She then let out a small squeal. "I can't believe I'm in Adrien's room!"
Marinette then remembered that Plagg was still in the room. She looked at him in embarrassment, but he just shrugged. "I'm used to it."
Marinette gave him a smile as Adrien re-entered the room. "Ok. I got a cheese platter and cookies."
"Perfect!" Marinette giggled.
The two then walked over to the couch, while their kwami's flew and Adrien began to read out all the movies they could watch.
Once they had decided on a movie, they all settled down to watch. Just as Adrien predicted, Plagg finished of the cheese platter in the first 5 minutes of the movie.
"That cheese was delicious…" Plagg said as he stared at the empty plate longingly. "Plagg! The movies barely even started and you've already eaten all the cheese! That cheese was meant to be for everyone!" Said Adrien with a disapproving frown.
"Hey, someone had to eat it!" Replied Plagg with a smirk. Adrien simply shook his head and then continued to watch the movie.
Around halfway through the movie, Adrien paused it and said, "I'm just going down stairs to get some popcorn." He then looked at Marinette and asked. "Marinette, would you like to come?"
"Uh…Sure." Replied Marinette.
"You two can stay here, we'll only be a few minutes." Said Adrien as he grabbed Marinette's hand for the second time that day and led her out of the room.
"What was all that about?" Asked Marinette, after she closed the door behind her.
"Well…I've got something to tell you. I told Plagg I wouldn't tell anyone, but I think you could be a huge help. Just don't tell your kwami. Ok?"
"Ok…" Replied Marinette, curiously.
"Well…"
