I'm so sorry for the late update but my phone glitched and I had lost half of what I wrote. It was discouraging but I finally finished it again. Here you go!
Chapter 3
Marinette
I woke up freaking out about how I was going to be able to pull off the dating act with Adrien.
"Tikki!! I'm dating Adrien! My dream's come true." I fell back onto my bed and continued my ramble. "I mean I know it's only fake and I'll have to leave like always to deal with the Akumas from school but to everyone else, we're dating!" I squealed in utter joy before glancing at the time. Oh no, not again.
"Slow down Marinette!" I was almost at the science classroom but I still slowed a fraction for Tikki. As I burst into my room, somebody was on their way out. I crashed into to them, causing both of us to fall. I groaned, used to my normal clumsiness.
"Are you okay?" Adrien shot out of his seat coming to stand by me. I quickly realized I had knocked Nino over.
"I'm fine but I'm not so sure about him," I muttered, ducking my head in shame. "I'm so sorry Nino. Iwasn'tlookingwhereIwasgoingandIwasrushingcauseIwaslateandI'msooooosorry." Everything came out in a big jumble and I'm sure nobody understood.
Nino laughed, helping me up. "It's fine. We're all used to it by now." He motioned towards the whole class. They all nodded, except Alya who sat there laughing her butt off.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Adrien asked as Nino left without me colliding into him. I nodded, fiddling with my sleeves as I remembered my conversation with Chat last night. I couldn't meet his eyes as I trudged towards my normal seat.
"Girl, what was that?" A joking attitude filled her voice. "You first run over my man, and then Adrien goes out of his way to make sure you're okay? Did something happen between you two?" I sighed, puhing all the confusion to the back of my mind for now.
"I'll tell you later Alya," I promised. She gave me her best reporter look before smirking. The teacher came in before we could say anymore.
My mind wandered back to last night. What I told Chat was true, my mind and heart did fight a lot. I never directly answered his question and I didn't want to lead him on. I sighed again, burying my face into my hands. He left in such a rush and he seemed so embarrassed. I tried to follow, to tell him that it was okay and I wasn't judging but I didn't want to know his identity. Scratch that, I mean I do want to know, it's just too dangerous. If we knew, we could get to know each other more and—
"Eeeekkk!" I squealed as a hand clamped on my arm, dragging me out of my seat.
"Come on Marinette!" An overexcited Adrien exclaimed. His green eyes swirled brightly, his grin showing off his dimple. I bobbed my head, not sure what happened. "There's an Akuma," he added softly, throwing a wink with it.
Oooohhhhh.
"Alright let's go." I reached up with my other arm, flicking his nose. Surprise filled his eyes before I continued towards the door, dragging the stunned Adrien behind me.
Out in the hallway, Adrien rubbed the back of his neck. "I uh have to go!" He blurted, sprinting off.
Adrien
"She flicked my nose!" I gushed to Plagg. "The shy, sweet Marinette I once knew is gone. She's acting like Ladybug a little don't you think Plagg?" Plagg choked on a piece of Camembert he was eating.
"I think," he coughed out, "we should go help Ladybug before it's too late." He gulped down the rest of the cheese, waiting expectantly for me.
"Plagg, claws out!" I remember the first time I transformed. I was so excited I didn't even listen to my kwami's instructions. "Time to roll out."
By the time I got to the park where the Akuma was, it had already been 20 minutes since the Akuma alert went off. Landing softly on the roof behind Ladybug, I padded over to her. "Hey Bugaboo, what do we have here?" I grinned, as a small smile appeared before her face became serious.
"I've been watching and I'm pretty sure the Akuma is in the flower in her hair." Ladybug paused, her hand scratching her head. "She's been shooting these flowers at people but I'm not certain to what they do. It doesn't seem like they harm the people in any way, though they sorta," her hands fluttered in the air, "change. They aren't becoming mean like Dark Cupid, just different," she concluded. The mask over her forehead was a little crinkled. She's so beautiful when she's thinking.
"Well let's not get hit to find out," I told her, chuckling at her horrified expression. "I'm just kidding. I'll distract her while you get the flower M'lady." I bowed lowly before jumping down, drawing the attention of the Akuma. "Hey flower-head! I'm over here!!" I waved my arms, taunting her like I do to all the Akumas.
"My name is Flower Girl!!" I heard Ladybug call upon her Lucky Charm. It wouldn't be long until she was defeated. "Nobody will mock me for wearing flowers in my short hair ever again!!" Fishman, Flower Girl? Hawk Moth seriously needs to come up with better names.
Flower Girl took aim at group of people who were standing on the other side of the street gawking at her.
"Watch out!" They all scattered except one. A flower hit him straight in the chest. A dress replaced his clothes and a flower appeared in his short hair. He giggled in his hand, turning towards me.
"Oh my gosh, my friends were so right when they said you were hot," the boy gushed in a rather high voice. "Who would put those shoes with that shirt? I mean come on! Hawk Moth seriously needs to get some better fashion!" He twirled, skipping off.
Huh, that's weird. It almost seemed as if being hit by the flowers turned somebody into a girl, or at least made them act like one. "CHAT!!" The terror in Ladybug's voice made my heart jump. I whirled to face the threat, but instead of seeing one, a body collided with mine, sending both of us sprawling.
Ladybug kept herself on top of me, grunting as flower after flower hit her. At last when the torrent stopped, she rolled off of me. She didn't even know what they would do, yet she took every single one so I didn't have to be hit by any. My heart thundered in my ears, so loud that I couldn't hear anything else.
"Use your cataclysm!" Finally broke through to me. I called upon my power, slamming my hand onto the pavement. I toppled over as I watched Ladybug throw a rope around Flower Girl. She quickly purified the Akuma, talking to the girl. She had really short hair with a flower tucked into it.
My ring beeped and I could hear Ladybug's earring as well. I stared at her. Why did she launch herself in front of me? Why was there so much fear when she yelled my name?
Marinette
After I talked to the Akuma victim, I saw Chat just standing there with a frown on his face. We had less than 3 minutes so why hasn't he left yet? I threw my yo-yo, ready to go but he still sat there.
I swung into him, wrapping one arm around him. It was hard but I managed to get us away from the area. Now I had the dilemma of where to take him. I needed to make sure he was okay.
A flash of power with a bright green light left a detransformed Chat in my arms, his head against my chest. I swung into an alleyway just as my own transformation dropped.
"Keep your eyes closed!" I ordered him, clamping my own shut. "We can't know each other's identities," I told him for like the millionth time. I don't even know why anymore except that it's become habit.
"Are you okay Mar—"
"Our kwamis need to recharge!" I cut Tikki off in a loud voice, letting her know what she almost did.
"Oh right. Well there's nothing around here. Especially since Adr—" The other kwami grunted in pain. "The kid doesn't have any of my precious Camembert!" He ended in a whine.
"We have to go get something. You guys need to stay right here," her voice was firm. "and don't open your eyes." I heard Chat gulp next to me, causing me to laugh. I was used to the little kwami when she was furious.
It wasn't until after they left that I realized I was still on top of my partner. I started to apologize and tried to roll off but Chat stopped me. His arms tightened around my waist, moving us into a sitting position. I hadn't noticed he was shaking until that moment.
I wrapped my arms around him, holding him as he cried. His face was buried into my shoulder, similar to last night. My hands rubbed his back, taking in the expensive material his shirt was made out of. It was odd not feeling leather.
Chat's sobs slowly became sniffles. "It's okay," I murmured over and over, rocking us gently. Suddenly I felt him stiffen.
"IT'S NOT OKAY!" He exploded right into my ear. His shoulders were heaving, and I couldn't think of a single word to say. His next words were so quiet I almost missed them. "It's my job to protect you, not the other way around."
I opened my mouth to respond but my phone started to ring. A certain ringtone I knew very well. "I have to take this," I whispered, prying Chat off of me. I stumbled my way to the other end of the alley before answering.
"Girl, where are you at? School ended an hour ago and we're supposed to be meeting up with Nino and Adrien but you and Adrien seem to be missing.." she trailed off, obviously trying to imply something. I sighed, knowing I had to play along.
"He's with me." I grimaced at the screech comping through the speaker. "We'll be there soon," I concluded the conversation, hanging up on her.
As I neared Chat, I heard him say, "She's with me." I tripped over my own feet, hitting the ground heavily, my head landing on his legs. Rich laughter poured from him causing my nostrils to flare and my fists to clench.
"How about you try to walk through an alley that you've never been in before with your eyes closed!" I shoved my finger into where his chest should be, hitting it hard. "We'll see who's laughing then!" After the words were out, I realized I wasn't angry at him, just myself.
"Talk about catty Bugaboo." I released the breath I wasn't aware I was holding. I could practically hear his smirk but I knew how to wipe it right of his face.
"Spot on, kitty," I retorted, a smug smile appearing when I heard him splutter. My victory was short lived with the arrival of our kwamis.
We didn't waste a moment, both of us taking off right after with the promise to meet up later.
After I grabbed my stuff from the school, I bolted around, searching for Adrien. "Marinette!!" Speak of the devil.
"Adrien! Nino and Alya are waiting for us," I shouted pointing towards the library. He shook his head, his hair flopping. Gosh, how can one person look so hot. My hands came up around my face as he glided towards me.
He stood in front of me, offering his hand. I took it, unable to stop the shiver that ran through my body. He laced our fingers together, beaming at me. "We should tell Alya and Nino that we're dating," he stated.
"O-okay," I agreed, nodding my head furiously. "But we need to get a cover story." I tugged him towards the library. "We went out to eat and ending up getting lost together. We then got stuck in a back alley because of the Akuma. Got it?" I dared at glance at him, surprised he was already staring at me. There was something in his emerald eyes that I couldn't read. They reminded me of Chat before he left.
"Sounds good." It felt as if the sun had dropped from the sky and settled itself within Adrien as he smiled. In that moment, nothing else mattered except him. I would do anything to see him this relaxed again.
All the sudden a door was in my face, crashing into me, tossing me to the ground. "Marinette Dupain-Cheng! Girl, you are so in trouble!" An enraged Alya stood towering above me, hands on her hips. "Either you spill everything in a moment or I force it out of you." I gulped, not at all looking forward to this conversation.
*I do not own Miraculous or its characters.