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Kim swung his arms frantically as he ran in Adrien's general direction. He was already tired of chasing pigeons and the shoot hadn't even started yet. The Lahiffe's had to tend to an emergency at the church so the rest of the bridal party was waiting patiently. Kim scoffed as he noticed a pigeon flying towards Adrien. Kim had accidentally let a few get to Adrien and the goom broke into some intense sneezing fits so the pressure was on. After chasing the pigeon away, he came to an exhausted stop next to Alix, who was testing her camera's lens and settings.

"Chasing pideons too much for ya?" she asked mockingly while taking a picture of a random couple. She pulled the camera away from her eye and observed the picture on the screen. "If I would've known pigeons were your weakness I would've used them in a dare back in middle school."

Kim caught his breath easily, being the trained athlete that he was, and turned to reply to his longtime "rival". "For your information, this tux is extremely hard to run in," he defended weakly

"Sure it is," Alix replied, giving him a playful smirk. She adjusted some settings and took another picture, this time of a tree. Kim looked back at her with a soft smile.

"Nino just called," Adrien announced from a near by bench. "Kagami offered to take care of the problem so Nino and Alya are on their way."

Nathaniel and Chloe, who were standing in the shade of some trees, turned back to their previous conversation. "Come on Nath!" Chloe exclaimed. "You have to talk to her!"

"But this is weird. I don't feel comfortable setting up my friends," he argued.

Chloe sighed. "Look, to be honest, I was uncomfortable with it too, and that's saying a lot coming from me. But then I saw them do stuff like that..." She turned Nathaniel around to where he could see Kim and Alix. The two were clearly flirting and trying (and failing) to hide it.

Nathaniel was silent for a moment, mentally debating the outcome of this set up. Finally he sighed. "Why do they have to have so much chemistry? Fine. I'll get it done before the shoot is over."

Chloe squealed excitedly and gave Nathaniel a quick hug. She and Nathaniel had gotten closer since they became roommates. After Sabrina moved in with her boyfriend, Chloe was looking for someone to share the rent of her larger then normal apartment with. Nathaniel had, at the same time, been looking for another apartment since he turned his old one into a full painting studio. One thing led to another and they became roommates. Getting along was hard at first but Chloe soon shaped up when she realized that the young artist was the only one of her "friends" that could afford to live in this apartment. This was three years ago.

Nathaniel returned the hug with a squeeze and turned to look at Kim and Alix once again. He shook his head. "Okay there is no way that neither of them think that isn't flirting! That's the oldest trick in the book!"

Chloe followed Nathaniel's gaze. It landed on Kim with his arms around Alix "helping" her get the right angle. Chloe scoffed in disgust. "So cliche'", she commented with an eye roll.

Meanwhile...

Marinette watched Chloe and Nathaniel from a park bench. Adrien, who had previously been on the phone with Nino, took a seat next to his bride. "If I weren't marrying you today, princess, I'd be worried," he teased with a smile.

Marinette gave him a sideways smile. "You'd have no need to be," she replied, taking his hand in hers. She looked again at Chloe and Nathaniel. "I feel like they're planning something, Chlo and Nath. And I think Alya and Nino are in on it too."

Adrien watched the pair for a second before speaking. "What's new? They're always doing crazy, stupid things."

"But usually we are a part of those crazy, stupid things," Marinette reminded looking back at her husband-to-be. She sighed and laid her head on his shoulder. "Do you think they will treat us differently once we're married?"

Adrien scoffed. "I love you but you're overthinking this. Nino and Alya have been married for like a year and that hasn't changed anything," he said, just as the Lahiffe's appeared. "They probably didn't want to distract us from the wedding."

"Finally!" Alix exclaimed, interrupting their conversation. "Let's get this photo shoot done before the wedding actually starts."

Adrien led Marinette to the bridal party. Marinette didn't even think about the shenanigans of her friends as the party set up. Nathaniel, on the other hand, couldn't think of anything but his important role in this particular scheme. He swatted ideas around in his head while he took pictures with the rest of the bridal party.

"You know, Alix, this whole wedding really gets you thinking, huh?" he finally asked as he stood next to the photographer.

Alix kept her eyes on the camera as she snapped a picture of the family posing. "What do you mean?" she asked, taking a look at the picture. "Mrs. Dupain-Cheng, take a step to the right. Pigeon, Kim!"

Nath put his hands in his pockets as Kim shooed the birds away. "I just mean, this is the second wedding from within our friend group. Ever wonder who's going to be next?" he hinted, mentally scolding himself for his lack of subtlety.

"Well the most logical prediction would be like Rose and some random person that none of us know," Alix replied, taking some more pictures. "Okay. Now the Agreste family. Alya and Juleka will set you up." After giving the orders she turned to face Nathaniel. "Why are you asking me this?"

Nath shrugged. "I don't know. It's fun to think about. And none of us non-marrieds are even dating. It's like a brand new playing field. Everyone's even."

Alix shook her head. "You're weird. And you and Chloe live together, I'd say that's a step or two closer to marriage then any of the rest of us. But what exactly is your point?" she asked glancing over to see if the Agrestes were setup yet.

Nathaniel pushed a blush down and stifled the odd rush of excitement that followed her comment. "First off, we are roommates not 'living together'. There's a difference. And, back to my point, I think you're gonna be next," he replied.

"You must be mental, Kurtzberg."

The artist continued as if he had not heard her. "Really the only question is, who is the lucky man."

"If you say yourself, I will punch you."

Nath couldn't help but laugh. "So first, you tease me about living with Chloe and now you think I want to go out with you. What kind of man do you think I am?" he asked in fake shock. "Needless to say, I wasn't going to say myself. I was going to say someone like Kim."

Alix blushed but quickly pushed the heat down. "What? Why?" she asked, trying to play herself off as appalled.

"Well he's someone you're really close to, you spend a lot of time together, and you know more about eachother then anyone else," Nathaniel said. Alix turned again to take the pictures. "Not to mention how happy you two are around eachother. I see how he looks at you, Alix." He heard Alix's breath catch and smiled to himself. "But I'm just thinking out loud. Well I'm going to go keep my roommate from causing drama. Tootaloo!"

With that, he left the photographer and approached Chloe. "Is she going to ask him out?" Chloe asked as soon as he left Alix.

"There's probably a ninety-five percent chance," he replied, smiling at his roommate's enthusiasm.

Chloe let out a sigh. "Good. Because I dared Kim to say yes to the next thing she asks. And who knows what he'd agree to if she didn't." she exclaimed. There was a moment of silence before she turned to Nath with a look of amusement. "Did you say tootaloo?"

Nathaniel let out an annoyed sigh as Chloe burst into laughter. "Yes okay. I was nervous and it just kinda came out. Is this something that you're gonna drop anytime soon?"

"Probably not," Chloe laughed. The two watched Kim and Alix as Chloe's laughter died down. "You know, this is fun. Helping other people find love. It's refreshing."

"Love? Don't start exaggerating. It's a date, not a proposal," Nath said, crossing his arms.

"Exactly. They already love each other. They just need a romantic setting, such as a date, to make them realize it." Nath still looked skeptical so Chloe continued. "They practically live together, Nath. They are always traveling to comps together, they train together, they're around each other almost nonstop. When two people spend that much time together, they're bound to fall for each other."

"But what if the love they feel for each other is the brother-sister kind of love?"

"I don't think that's the case," Chloe replied, looking back at Nathaniel. "In any case, a date will make them figure out whatever love they have for each other."

Nath smiled down at Chloe. "Since when are you a romantic?"

"Since Alya got married. I never understood how someone could love someone else so much that they would want to marry them until Alya and Nino's wedding. She couldn't even speak cause she was so happy that she was marrying the man she loved. Alya is still so overjoyed to be sharing every aspect of her life with him, even after a year. It made me realize that when two people marry for the right reasons, it's beautiful and sacred."

Nathaniel was shocked. The Chloe who bullied him in school was talking about how beautiful and sacred marriage is. He shook his head in disbelief. "If someone would've told me five years ago that you would become this soft, I would've laughed in their face."

Chloe chuckled and lightly punched him in the arm. "Well that's the last time I'm talking to you about deep things."

"Oh so does this mean that you're dropping the fish thing?" Nath laughed.

"No! Because a fish is wet even when it's in water!"

Alix sat, staring at the picture of Ivan and Kim. Nathaniel's statement was running through her mind. 'Kim and I,' she thought. It sounded weird but she wasn't sure how she felt about it. The pink haired woman turned her eyes from the camera to the slowly filling chapel. She was sitting at the far end of the third bench from the front, right behind the family. Alix couldn't help but overhear Marinette's aunt say "I had a feeling we'd be sitting here today. Adrien and Marinette always spent so much time together, whether they were dating or not." The statement struck her more then what she thought it would.

'Maybe we would have a shot at something.' As soon as Alix thought this, she noticed Ivan seating a woman she knew. Another thought crossed her mind, one that unsettled her. She pushed herself up off the bench and made her way to one of the many rooms off the long passageways of the church.

Alix opened the door and stepped into the energetic room, all the while fiddling with her camera strap. Marinette was standing in front of a mirror with her bouqet as her mom and Rose placed her veil on. The three brides maids, Alya, Chloe, and Juleka, were each sitting at a vanity doing finishing touches on their makeup. The room was alive with excitement and nerves as the women prepared.

"Alya," Alix said as she stood behind the journalist. "This wedding made me think of love, romance, and all that junk and now I need to ask you something."

"Sounds serious," Alya replied with a smile. She conitued messing with her hair but stole glances at Alix's reflection.

Alix thought about her next words carefully. "If a guy and a girl had been dating for almost three years and the guy did something really stupid, and the girl broke up with him, would he still stand a chance?"

"Well that depends on the girl, the guy, and the situation. I'd be more help if you'd tell me who you're asking about."

"What makes you think I'm asking about someone in particular?" Alix asked, trying to sound offended. Alya turned around and gave the photographer a "really" look. Alix sighed in defeat. "Fine. Kim. Does he still stand a chance with Ondine?"

Alya was silent for a moment. "Honestly, I don't think he does. Don't get me wrong, girl. They have great chemistry and they do love each other but, they want different things. If I was Ondine, I wouldn't take him back."

"Me neither. Kim really screwed that one up," came Chloe's voice from next to Alya. Alix and Alya gave her a look. "I don't mean to eavesdrop but you are both talking loudly. Kim made a mistake that cost him his relationship, it happens more often then not. It even happened to Sabrina."

"But Sabrina's ex kissed you in front of her and then tried to deny it. That is a little different," Alix stated

"I guess but it's the same concept. Sometimes a mistake breaks a relationship in a way that it can never be the same again."

The was a break in conversation as the women finished their makeup. Chloe checked her lip gloss then swung around in her chair. "Why do you wanna know anyway? Thinking about taking a swing at him?" she asked with a devilish smirk.

Alix heart exploded. Was she really that easy to read? The athlete was saved from having to respond as Alya countered Chloe's comment. "So what if she is?" the brunette asked while spinning around. "They've been friends for like ever. You can't tell me that you've never thought about dating a friend. I'm sure you've thought of Nathaniel that way."

Alix couldn't hold back a laugh as the model's cheeks instantly turned the color of her roommate's hair. Alya joined Alix in her fit of laughter and even Juleka chuckled at the scene. Chloe, on the other hand, quickly stood. "That's not relevant and none of your business! I'm going to use the restroom!" she declared while stomping out of the room.

Navigating the corridors, she mumbled to herself about how stupid and pointless their accusation was. She spin on her heal around a sharp corner and ran into a firm chest. The impact made her tumble a few steps back. "Watch it you-!" Chloe's sentence faded as she realised who it was that she collided with.

"Calm down, Chlo. Gesh, what got you into such a bad mood?"

Blue met green and Chloe let out a sigh of relief. She was trying to change her ways and yelling at anyone else would've damaged everything she worked for. But not to Nath, she knew he wouldn't take it seriously. "I don't like being teased, a hobby of which Alya has taken a liking to."

"Just ignore them. It's just teasing anyway," the artist replied, running a hand through his hair.

'When did Nath start looking so attractive? AND WHEN DID HE GET RIPPED?!' Chloe thought, scaring herself more then a little. "I guess your right." She then noticed how he had his vest on over his white shirt with he sleeves rolled up to his elbows but his bow tie untied and hanging around his neck. "Wasn't that thing tied for pictures an hour ago?" she asked, trying to keep her eyes from wondering over the artist.

Nathaniel looked down at his untied bow tie. "Oh. Yeah. But I untied it cause it was stuffy in that room."

Chloe rolled her eyes and reached up to tie it for him, for the second time that day. "The wedding starts any minute now. You have to keep it tied," she scolded. She finished, dropping her hands. "Now get back to the groom's room. I have to use the restroom before walking down the isle."

"Thanks Chlo!" he replied, giving her hand a little squeeze before hurrying the way she came.

Chloe let herself watch him go for a second longer before continuing her trek to the bathroom. "Oh boy," she whispered to herself.

Hope you enjoyed! Please review! ~ Pickles