Blind Date, the restaurant

by Wolfyred

Alya and Nino set up Mari and Adrien on a 'Blind Date' (blindfolded). They don't have to tell each other their names. However they recognize each others voice. They continue the date anyway, agreeing not to see who the other is. Before they can leave Alya and Nino come up and unknowingly 'reveal' their identities.

3. Chap 3 - First one in is

Mari looked up at the building on the Friday night. It was a modest 3-story building like most others in an older section of Paris. But it was in beautiful shape and the smells she could sniff from outside were inviting. The sign, Blind Date, was done in a tasteful scroll font on wood and lit with small lamps above the door. There was stucco over the sides of the building and the top half of the front. It had been painted blue at some point and was now faded to a light creamy blue. Almost eggshell blue.

She took a deep breath and wondered why she had spent so much time picking out something to wear. According to Alya's instructions, she was to show up at 6:45pm and tell them she was there under the Césaire reservation. They would put a blindfold on her and lead here to a table. She was to be joined by her date a few minutes later.

They wouldn't be able to see each other until after the date was over. Even then they weren't to tell each other their names until the end. And then only if they felt like they wanted to. She could even ask him to leave separately if things didn't go well. They had to keep the blindfolds on until they left the restaurant too. They didn't have to see each other at all.

Still, just in case, she had picked out her outfit with care and used her designer's eye to make sure she looked nice. She wore a red pencil skirt with taupe nylons and simple black flats. Her sleeveless blouse was charcoal grey with a small frill down each side of the buttons. Since spring was well and truly here, she had opted for a light white jacket with sleek lines down to the top of her waist and the sleeves cut off below her elbows so she didn't have to worry about getting it into her food.

She let her hair hang loose for a change. While she still occasionally put her hair in pigtails, she had been keeping it in a ponytail while she was in school, studying or working on her designs. With it loose it came down past her shoulders to almost mid-upper arm. Maybe she should have put it up in a bun, but with the blindfold that may have been a bad idea. She had a small bag hanging from her shoulder to her hip where Tikki was resting. She might even try to slip a bit of food to Tikki if she thought she might get away with it.

She walked up to the door. The waiter welcomed her and took down the reservation name. He showed her into a small area just inside the main doors where a curtain separated the tiny room from the main restaurant. The waiter blindfolded her and handed her off to a waitress who took Mari to what must have been an area close to the back of the main room.

She sat down. Marinette was kind of looking forward to this. She was always up to trying new foods and having a 'date' she was able to dress up and and feel good about herself.

With schoolwork, a part-time job, and being Ladybug, she needed to stop and slow down for an evening. She was glad that her and Chat had decided to have nights off from patrol.