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.

4. Chap 4 - Not a rotten egg

Adrien was glad that he didn't have patrol tonight. Long ago he and Ladybug had decided that while they wanted to patrol the streets of Paris to stop petty crimes and keep up the moral of the citizens, they both knew they would need time for themselves and school work. High school work gave way to university school work so there was no change there. They had decided that they would do 2 nights patroling together, 4 alternating nights of only one of them and 1 night free for both. That way they each only did 4 nights a week and had 3 evenings for school work. They shifted up the nights every month and this month they had Fridays off.

That was good luck for the 'date' Nino arranged. He just hoped that the girl didn't recognize him as Adrien the famous model. He should probably slip a little 'Chat' into his manners to keep from being recognized right away. But not too much in-case they hit it off and started hanging out. He didn't want to have to explain a big difference in personality. Adrien had to keep in mind that he was an Agreste, even though he felt more comfortable as Chat.

Adrien was dressed in a plain off-white suit jacket, dark navy blue pants, with light beige shoes. He had a darker short sleeve dress shirt on under the jacket so he could take it off while he ate. There was a roomy pocket inside the jacket for Plagg to snuggle down in. Adrien had promised him some extra cheese in the car after the 'date' was over. He didn't want to bring the smell of Camembert into the restaurant. And while Plagg complained, he did agree.

He again wondered if this was a good idea as he parked away from the restaurant and walked over. Be there at 6:55pm sharp, Nino had told him. That way he wouldn't see who his date might be. She should be inside by then. Dinner would start at 7:15 after a few announcements. He had thought about arriving sooner and trying to figure out who he would be seeing, but Nino had stressed that it was a Blind Date, so he left it at that and arrived at the door just before the time.

The waiter took down the name of the reservation and said that the lady was already inside waiting. He led Adrien to a small area that was curtained off from the restaurant and he was blindfolded. The waitress took him to the table and offered to take his jacket and hang it on the back of the chair.

Adrien thanked her and felt his way into his seat.

"Umm, hi." came a shy voice from in front of him.

Adrien smiled and then realized she couldn't see him. "Hello," he said. "Nino mentioned that we don't have to tell each other our names if we don't want too. Are you ok with that? Will you let me know if you want to tell me your name later?"

"Let's see how things go and then we can decide." The voice in front of him was still shy but a little more clear. Adrien figured that she might be feeling better knowing that he would respect her wish to remain anonymous if she wanted. However that first shy 'hi' felt familiar.

"Ladies and gentlemen," came a voice over a speaker system from near their table. "Welcome to Blind Date. A place where couples can get to know each other without pressure, or couples that have been together for awhile can get to know each other all over again."

"There are a few rules for you to listen to before we begin. First, while you are blindfolded, our staff are not. There is low level lighting in the room so we can see in need of an emergency. Please let us know if you need to use the powder room and you will be escorted at any time during the meal. We will not be telling you what you are eating, we want you to just enjoy the food and company. There will be four courses, all of which can be eaten with your hands. Should you wish to try cutlery in the dark we will provide some. After each course we will provide damp cloths to wipe your hands before the next one. You should have all preregistered if you have allergies to foods. If you do have some and have not informed us please raise your hand and a server will be by to chat with you. And now onto the meal. Bon appétit!"

Music came on over the speakers, soft classical flowed over the room. Just loud enough to register but not enough to interfere with conversation.

"Good thing I'm not allergic to any food. Are you?" Adrien inquired.