Adrien goes over to Lila and takes her hand leading her to the center of the dance floor, and they started slow dancing. After a while, Lila spots someone she didn't expect nor wanted in this party. "What is she doing here?" Lila asked surprised and irritated.
Adrien turned around and saw his sister with Mari, who had her hair up in a ponytail and for the first time, he saw her wearing light makeup and her dress was a beautiful long red dress. The thing that took his breath away was her bright smile.
"There's so many people here." Mari whispered to Ruby. "Look at the amazing clothes that they have."
"Don't worry Mari you look super you'll be the prettiest one in the party." Ruby replied with a smile.
"Look there she is." Roland said with a gentle smirk. "Mari looks beautiful she almost looks like someone else."
"Why is your sister with Mari if she wasn't invited to my party." Lila asked confused and a bit irritated.
"I organized everything, so she could come." Adrien replied.
Lila looked at him. "You?"
"I don't think these clothes are good enough everyone is looking at me." Mari said a bit shy.
"The contrary they are looking at you because they admire you now c'mon let's greet people." Ruby leads Mari deeper inside the room.
"That's why I asked my sister Ruby to get her proper clothes and to bring her." Adrien explained.
"Why." Lila asked faking a smile since she was even more irritated.
"Because I feel bad for her, I found her in your house all alone like Cinderella." Adrien said gently.
"And you decided to become her fairy grandmother." Lila said sarcastically.
Adrien chuckled. "Yea something like that."
Ruby and Mari headed to where Sabine and Tom were. "Hi good evening." Ruby greeted them.
"Mari?" Sabine asked shocked seeing her.
"Good evening." Mari said softly.
"Wow you look so changed." Sabine said sweetly.
"Please forgive me Mrs. Sabine don't get mad at me. Ruby let me borrow some clothes. I look ugly in them right?" Mari asked looking down at herself.
Sabine laughed softly. "How can you say that you are very pretty. Right Tom?"
Tom nodded. "Yes she looks very beautiful."
"Adrien was determined for me to come that's why Ruby let me borrow her clothes. You're not mad right Mrs.?" Mari asked worriedly.
Sabine shook her head. "No Mari I'm so happy that you came." Sabine hugged her happily. "But you have to behave be careful in what you do."
Mari nodded as they broke the hug. "Yes Mrs. whatever you say I promise that I'll behave."
Sabine smiled. "Well have fun."
"Thank you well excuse us. C'mon Mari." Ruby said leading Mari away.
"Stay calm Roland Judge Dupain will notice your presence in the party and will kick you out." Mathew said teasingly patting Roland's shoulder.
"Don't worry I'll find the opportunity to get near Mari without any problems." Roland smirked.
"I'm going with Ruby." Mathew said walking away. "Hay girls." He said once he was with Mari and Ruby.
"I didn't see you when we arrived, I was just about to go look for you." Ruby said softly.
"Is this reality Mari? What did they do to you did you get touched by a magic wand?" Mathew chuckled.
"Of course not." Mari smiled.
"Did you arrive a long time ago?" Ruby asked curiously.
"Kind of I almost thought you stood me up." Mathew replied.
Ruby smiled. "Well now, you see I didn't."
"Shall we dance?" Mathew asked curiously.
"Mathew I'm with Mari." Ruby replied.
"Don't worry about me go dance." Mari said with a smile as she gently pushes Ruby toward Mathew. "I'll wait here for you." As they walked away Mari sat on a couch and took her heals of in secret. She didn't know how women could wear them.
Roxie opened her eyes slowly and looked around the room. She saw a nurse besides her bed and softly spoke up. "And my friends?"
"There's one here do you want to see him?" The nurse asked.
Roxie softly said yes, and the nurse walked away. Soon Jake walks inside the room and smiles at her as he gently holds her hand.
Isabella couldn't believe what she was seeing there was a woman on a couch that looked just like Mari, but it couldn't be. The woman looked over at her. "What's up?"
"Are you Mari?" Isabella asked surprised.
"Of course now, Mrs. Sabine told me to behave so please leave me alone." Mari replied with a smile.
Isabella walked over to Sabine asked her to speak in private. Sabine nodded and followed her to a corner. "Mari is in the party." Isabella said worriedly.
Sabine smiled. "I saw her Isabella, she looks so different all dressed up right?"
"But how did she come?" Isabella asked.
"With the sister of Adrien. He asked her to give her clothes and to bring her. I'm actually so glad she came I felt so guilty leaving her alone in the house." Sabine smiled brightly.
"Aren't you afraid of what that girl is capable of?" Isabella asked surprised.
"Nothing will happen stay calm." Sabine said softly.
"You're calm but you'll see that girl will cause a scene tonight.' Isabella said.
Tom took Lila to meet some guests so Adrien went over to Edward. "Edward you will finally meet Mari." Adrien leads Edward and Elsa to where Mari was sitting. "Hay Mari." Mari quickly stood up. "Mari I want you to meet my friend Dr. Edward Fuller."
"Nice to meet you." Edward said shaking her hand.
"And his girlfriend my cousin Elsa." Adrien added.
"We already know each other." Mari said with a smile. "Is he really your boyfriend." She asked curiously.
"Yes he's my boyfriend Mari." Elsa looked at Edward. "Let's go dance they probably have things to talk about." Edward nodded, and they walked away.
"I wanted to say hi to you when I came, but you were dancing with Lila. What do you think of the clothes Ruby gave me?" Mari asked curiously.
"You look beautiful." Adrien replied with a smile.
Mari smiled. "I feel odd wearing this kind of clothing. I'm really grateful to you thanks to you; I could come to this party-"
"Excuse me." A young man walked to them. "Is the young lady your companion?" Adrien shook his head no. "Do you want to dance with me?" The man asked Mari.
Mari frowns and looks at Adrien. "Don't you want to dance with me?"
Adrien sighs. "I have an obligation with Lila." Mari slowly nodded and went with the man.
"What family do you belong to?" The man asked her as they started dancing.
"I live with the Dupain family." Mari replied.
The man smiled. "And what's your name?"
"Everyone calls me Mari but my real name is Marinette." Mari smiled.
Adrien sighs watching them as Lila walked over to him. "Dad finally stayed with some friends let's go to the balcony to talk." Lila grabs his hand and heads him to the balcony.
Roland suddenly walked between the young man and Mari. "You're lucky Mari now you have a companion for the rest of the night."
"Go away." Mari hissed.
"I just want to dance with you." Roland said acting innocent.
"I don't want you to get near me Roland, or I'll hit you." Mari warned him.
"I doubt that you want to do a scene in front of Judge Dupain, who hates you." Roland whispered.
"You're a lying jerk pretending to be blind." Mari whispered.
"I did it so you would pity me." Roland replied. "And I like it when you are fierce."
"If you get near me, I'll leave you blind, deaf and mute for real." Mari walks away and leans on the bar trying to calm down.
Isabella walked over to her. "Hay Mari."
Mari turns to her. "You again?"
"Why are you so cruel with me? You don't even give me the chance to congratulate you." Isabella replied.
"Why would you congratulate me?" Mari asked looking at her.
"Because you are very beautiful." Isabella smiled.
"I know that you don't like me and just want me in trouble with the Judge so please leave me my throat is too dry for me to argue with you." Mari said a bit angerly.
"Well there's nothing better to calm thirst than champagne." Isabella smiled as she grabbed two cups and handed one to Mari. "Here you go this is champagne." Mari took it but just looked at her. "Drink it you'll see that your thirst will go away.
"What if I get drunk?" Mari asked hesitantly.
Isabella laughed softly. "With one cup? No sweetie to get drunk you would need to drink like 15." Mari took a small sip, and Isabella smiled. "Did you like it?" Mari shrugged before nodding a bit. "Go on drink more." This time Mari took a normal sip and then drank the rest in one gulp. "Drink another one." Isabella took her cup and asked the bartender to fill the cup again. Once he did she handed it to Mari. "There's nothing better to calm the thirst." Mari took a normal sip again before drinking the rest in one go.
"Lila why did it bother you that Mari came to your party?" Adrien asked curiously.
Lila shook her head. "It didn't bother me."
"Oh really, you were all serious when you saw her here." Adrien said taking a sip of his water.
Lila smiled. "I was just surprised I didn't expect to see her. Plus I didn't know that you-"
"I already told you that I felt pity seeing her in your house so sad because she couldn't come to your party." Adrien replied.
Lila smiled sweetly. "I understand you care a lot for her right?"
"Eh I care for her and feel pity for the love and care that she is necessary of that's it." Adrien said softly.
"Are you in love with her?" Lila asked curiously.
At this point, Mari was on her sixth cup, and Isabella smirked. Her plan was for Mari to get drunk and to cause a scene most likely with that guy she was arguing with earlier. This would make Tom furious maybe turn Sabine against her, and she would be kicked out from the party and from the house. Isabella offered her another cup but Mari finally declined and at that moment, the young man who asked her to dance earlier came to her and asked if she wanted to dance again. Mari agreed and followed him to the dance floor.
They started dancing and this time being drunk Mari danced like she used to when she went on parties with the gang. She even took off her heals of to be able to dance better. Mathew and Ruby who were dancing close to her noticed something was up, and Ruby tried to get Mari to calm her dancing but Mari just smiled at her and continued to dance. Ruby sighs and keeps on eye on her.
"No I am not in love with Mari." Adrien replied.
"Sometimes I get that impression." Lila said.
"Really? No, not that way." Adrien frown a bit.
Lila smiled. "Do you give me your word?"
Adrien nodded. "I'm telling you that I'm not in love with her."
Lila fakes a breath of relief. "That's a relief."
Adrien raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
"Because if you were in love with her, I would die of jealousy." Lila said softly.
Adrien chuckled. "You jealous of Mari?"
"Yes Mari and any other woman whom you could like." Lila said a bit flirtatious.
"At the moment, I don't like anyone." Adrien replied taking another sip of his water.
Lila gently touches his hand. "No one? Not even me?"
"We are barely knowing each other Lila." Adrien said softly moving his hand away gently.
"And you don't believe in love at first sight?" Lila asked curiously.
"It's possible but I never experienced it." Adrien replied.
Lila smiled. "Am I attractive?"
"Yes but that's different." Adrien said gently.
"Well I do believe in love at first sight." Lila smiled sweetly. "And I think that you are very attractive, plus I think that you are the kind that any woman would like." Adrien sighs looking away. "What's wrong." Lila gently moves his chin, so he faces her. "Do you not have eyes for another woman can you not forget your wife?"
"Look at that." Tom whispered to Sabine gently face palming at Mari's way of dancing. "This girl is crazy."
"I asked her to behave." Sabine said softly.
"Like she would listen to you." Tom replied sarcastically.
Adrien sighs. "Lila Chloe belongs in the past, and I plan to redo my life with another woman someday."
"I would love to be that woman." Lila slowly leans in for a kiss.
At that moment, Adrien didn't see Lila but Mari learning in for a kiss and with that mindset he was about to kiss her, but he went back to reality just in time and pulled away. "Lila let's go back inside they must be noticing your absence."
As they walked back inside Mari went over to him. "Hay c'mon let's go dance Adrien then we can talk." Mari dragged him to the center of the dance room, and a slow dance started playing. As they danced Adrien felt as if everyone else around them disappeared, and it was just the two of them. Mari even looked at him with gentle eyes. They were so close that they could just be about to kiss.
Isabella walked over to Lila. "Did you see?"
Lila looked at the two dancing. "She likes him. The street rat likes Adrien."
Isabella nodded. "He likes her too he's about to kiss her."
"Only if I let it." Lila walked over to them and went between the two. "It's my turn Adrien let's dance." They started dancing, and Mari walked to the side feeling dizzy and hot at the same time.
After a while, Adrien and Lila walked to the bar. Adrien suddenly stopped when in front of him was the leader of the gang that Mari used to be part off. Adrien glares at him before going to the bar. "Water please."
"You're overcoming the crisis Roxie." Jake said with a smile sitting next to her bed.
"I wish I died." Roxie said sadly.
"Don't say that. You have a lot to do Roxie. To start redo your life. To fight for something that has meaning in your life." Jake said encouraging her.
"Roland doesn't love me. Why should I keep living.? Roxie asked. "I'm alone in the world Jake only you came to see me."
"That's not to Alix and Elsa came to see you...even Roland, but you lost conscious again and couldn't see him. Do you see you felt alone, but you aren't. You are never alone in life." Jake replied with a smile.
"Good evening Dr. Agreste." Roland said walking up to him before facing Lila and kisses her hand. "Nice meeting you Miss. Dupain-Cheng I am Roland Rople nephew of the Rople's, they are good friends with your parents."
"A pleasure." Lila said sweetly.
Adrien walks to the balcony, and Lila follows. "Who invited him to the party?"
"You heard him; he is the nephew of the Rople family." Lila replied. "Why does this bother you. Why did you give him a bad look?"
"Why wouldn't it bother me? He is the leader of the gang that damaged Mari a lot." Adrien replied irritated.
Lila nodded. "Of course Roland the guy Mari hitted on the head and basically left him blind." Adrien looked at her confused. "Didn't you know? It happened where they usually meet at a painter's house. They argued, and Mari hitted him on the head. He pretended that the hit made him blind to control her."
"You say it happened a few days ago?" Adrien asked curiously.
"Yes a few days ago when you went on the trip. Mari escaped from the house to see him, but it's not important it's normal for those people."
Mari danced with Mathew with a high beat music when Roland went in between them. He held Mari in his arms. "It's time for you to dance with me Mari."
Mari hits him trying to get away from him. "I told you to leave let me go."
Mathew went to them. "Roland let her go."
Roland pushes Mathew away. "Why do you care."
A crowd starts forming around them as Mari continues trying to escape from him suddenly someone pulls Roland away from her. "Let her go!" Adrien punches him on the face knocking him to the ground, and a fight between them started.
Edward pulled Adrian away as Mathew and two other guys pulled Roland away. The two yelled at each other with insults as Lila begged Adrien to let it go. Mari just stood beside Ruby not knowing how to handle this.
"I told you Sabine, I told you." Isabella said.
Tom who was walking some guest out walked over to them confused. "What's going on here?"
"A fight because of Mari." Isabella said irritated.
Tom walked in the middle of everything and saw Roland. "What are you doing here?"
"Mathew take him away please." Ruby begged desperately.
Mathew nodded and with help of the other two men, he dragged Roland away. Tom looked at Mari. "Do you see what you cause girlie?" Tom looked at Adrien. "How is it possible Agreste?"
"Forgive me Judge Dupain, I couldn't contain myself that jerk wanted to take advantage of Mari." Adrien replied harshly.
Mari started crying. "Again with the tears? You know that won't solve anything." Tom said irritated.
"What did you do dear?" Sabine asked shocked.
"I think this girl should be taken away she's drunk." Isabella said.
Ruby nodded. "Yes I'll take her excuse me." Ruby dragged Mari away.
Adrien started to follow them. "Mari-"
"No you are not going anywhere." Lila stands in front of him. "After what happened tonight you'll abandon me? You are my companion Adrien, I beg you don't go." Lila said crying. Adrien nodded knowing it wouldn't be right to go. After she calmed down they went to the balcony. "Adrien I'm honest with my feelings so it doesn't bother me that you know them, but I don't know if you feel the same way."
"What are your feelings." Adrien asked.
"I'm in love with you." Lila replied sweetly.
"The only solution is that I get involved with another woman and following your suggestion. I think the proper woman would be Lila."
"Lila would you mind if I asked you to be my girlfriend?" Adrien asked hesitantly.
"Is that a declaration?" Lila asked happily.
Adrien sighs. "Let's say yes do you accept?"
"Of course my love." Lila took his hand and smiled.
"To have this happen in the presentation of our daughter surround by friends." Tom said sternly. "I'll never forgive her."
"The party is continuing let's enjoy the rest of it." Sabine replied with a smile.
Lila walked over to them with Adrien by her side. "Mom dad we have a miraculous announcement. Adrien and I are now a couple."
They congratulate them happily as Isabella walked up to them. "What are you celebrating?"
"That Lila and Adrien are now a couple." Sabine replied happily. Isabella smiles and congratulations them.
After Ruby left Mari walked to the front gates and sat next to it determined to wait until Adrien arrived to explain to him that the scene that happened in the party wasn't her fault it was Roland's. After waiting for an hour the gates finally opened and the car of Adrien drove by. Mari stood up and hid on the edge of the house, with Teddy, waiting for him to be alone. He got out from the car and went to the other side to open the door for Lila. Mari could barely hear them, but she understood the part that Adrien told Lila he would walk her in. What happened next Mari didn't expect Lila learned in and gave Adrien a passionate kiss on the lips. Mari couldn't believe it. "He's kissing her Teddy. Adrien is kissing Lila."
