Marinettes pov

Thursday

I sat down in class, Alya sitting next to me. "Did you see the Ladyblog? She's so amazing!" My heart fluttered at seeing her talk about me like that. Of course she only likes Ladybug as a fan, since I'm almost positive she's straight. And even if she wasn't, she'd never love boring old Marinette. But that's okay. If being her friend means that I can see Alya every day, then I'll be grateful for every minute.

The teacher interrupted my thoughts. "Good morning, class! Today we're going to be starting a new project in which you will all be in pairs." Alya and I gave each other a look that said, 'we're partners whether you like it or not'.

Mrs. Bustier picked up a sheet of paper, "I have already chosen your partners. They will be as follows: Juleka and Rose, Ivan and Mylène, Chloe and Nathaniel, Alya and Nino, Max and Sabrina, Kim and Alix, Adrien and Marinette." Alya smirked at this, whispering in my ear, "I think Mrs. Bustier wants you two to get together just as much as we do" I gave her a weak smile before leaning down to tap Adrien's shoulder. He turned around and looked at me, a smile on his face.

"Do you want to work on the project after school?" I asked. He nodded, saying, "yeah, but we'd have to do it at your house. My dad doesn't really like visitors..." "okay, sounds good. My parents might bother us a little, but they're packing to leave for the weekend, and they have to deal with the bakery. They should be preoccupied." He smiled and nodded, both of us returning to our seats to hear the details of the project. Once Mrs. Bustier finished speaking, Alya turned to me.

"We're still having our sleepover this weekend, right? I just need to know so I can tell my parents."

"Yeah, my parents aren't getting home until late Monday night, so you can stay as long as you'd like." I smiled.

"Until Monday it is, then." She giggled and my insides did a flip. 'I'm going to make a fool out of myself. How do I get myself into these situations?' I wondered.

After class finished, I packed up my stuff before hugging Alya goodbye. My back tingled where her hands had rested. I hugged Nino as well, then asked Adrien what time he wanted to meet, Alya winking at me as I did so. My smile vanished, and although he didn't say anything, I knew Adrien noticed.

"So need to tell my father's assistant that I'm going to work on a project, and she'll never let me walk. Do you want a ride?" He asked. "Sure, thanks!" I replied.

One short, yet slightly awkward ride later, we arrived at my house. As we walked inside, my parents greeted us, saying, "Hello, mì táng. Is this a friend of yours?"

"Yeah, this is Adrien. We're working on a project on William Shakespeare" I said. "Okay, do you want some snacks?" I thought about it for a moment before agreeing and thanking them, letting Adrien choose some of the pastries, then going upstairs to begin our project.

After about an hour we took a break, eating the snacks and getting to know each other. It quickly turned into a game of Truth or Dare.

"Dare" Adrien chose.

"I dare you to draw a cat nose and whiskers on yourself, then take a selfie and send it to someone."

He did just that, and I giggled the whole time. Once he was done, he washed the black marks off his face. We played for a while before I chose Truth, and Adrien asked, "What happened at the end of class today? Between you and Alya?"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Look, you don't have to tell me, but don't lie."

"Well... I... What are your thoughts on homosexuality?" I blurted out. A blush immediately flourishing on my face.

"What?" Adrien said with a chuckle.

It was too late now, so I continued, "Like... do you have a problem with it?"

"No. It... it doesn't bother me at all."

"I... I'm bisexual. And... and I'm in love with Alya." I said, almost in a whisper.

Adrien didn't say anything for a moment, and my body began to shake with anxiety.

"That's great! Finally someone who I can relate." He said. I looked up at him, confused.

"What?"

"I'm gay. And I have it bad for Nino." He laughed. My face morphed into a smile.

"You like Nino? He's like an older brother to me! And he's suuuper gay! Plus, he talks about you all the time!" I started to fangirl. Adrien's face lit up at my words before laughing at my excitement.

"Why don't you confess to Alya? If nothing else, she doesn't seem like the kind of person who'd be homophobic. I doubt she'd be mean, even if she doesn't feel the same."

"She's probably straight. I want to try to figure out her thoughts on it this weekend, but I really don't want to make things awkward."

"Understandable. But you never answered my original question. What happened at the end of class today?"

"Well, funny story... she has it in her head, no matter how many times I deny it, that I like you..." I winced, hoping things don't become awkward.

"Oh. Well I don't really have any advice for that one... I have an idea on how you can figure out if she likes girls or not, though!"

"Okay? What is it?"

"So it's kinda a win-win for both of us. I'll invite Nino over tomorrow, and tell him my feelings. I'll text you and tell you what he says, then you can tell Alya. Then, you can ask her for her opinion, and bam! If all goes well, Nino and I get together, and Alya says she isn't homophobic, then you confess and you get together too! If all fails, Nino and I stay friends and Alya never needs to know that you like her."

I smiled, "That could work!! It's a plan, then!"

We continued to talk about our plans and feelings before his dad's assistant called him a few hours later.

Needless to say, we didn't get much work done.