Hey everyone! So this chapter is a tad shorter then what I wanted it to be but thats okay, I have a lot planed for the next chapter. Anyways I hope you enjoy this one and don't be shy to tell be what you think in a review. Thanks, love you all :)


"Okay everyone we have 3 hours until the dance starts. I want you all to do everything minus the dresses first." Alya announces after the introductions with Courtney have gone by. " I will be on makeup and Mari will be on hair. Nino you will be organising yourself but if i don't like it, I will be changing it.

Marinette and Alya tag team to get Courtney done first so she can go get warmed up and ready for her singing early. By the time the girls were done she was stunning in the dress and everything. A quick good bye and thank you occurred as she raced out the door. What was unexpected was a quick 'Hey Adrien' as Courtney left the dorm as well that quickly followed by a knock on the door.

"Nino can you answer that, I'm fixing Alya's hair." She asks. When Nino opens the door Adrien was there all dressed up nicely holding a bouquet of flowers. If she hadn't known better Alya would have made some embarrassing remark about this look.

"Hey dude can I help you?" Nino asks Adrien as said model looks into the dorm searching for something.

"Yeah I was looking for Marinette. Is she around?" He asks nervously.

Nino looks back at the girls for an answer and see's then silently arguing over the situations at hand. "Yeah man, come on in she's just fixing Alya's hair."

"Oh, thanks." Adrien steps into the dorm to see Marinette in sweatpants and a cat t-shirt trying to hide her bright red face in Alya's hair.

"Hey Mari, someone is here to see you." Nino says slyly earning a kiss blown his way by Alya.

Adrien fiddles with his shirt while Marinette looks up from the hair after regaining her composure.

"Hello Adrien." She says.

"Marinette, um... hey... um, these are for you. I'm sorry about what happened the other day. Felix has these delusions in his head about me likening you." His eyes grow wide at what he just said quickly trying to correct himself. "Not that i don't like you, your amazing and kind and perfect, your pretty but also have a sweet personality unlike Chloe and I was a jerk and couldn't see it until you got hurt, and oh look at that I'm rambling." Adrien stops talking, his face now a bright red. Marinette's face equally as red. Alya nudges her in the side reminding her about their talk earlier.

"Thank you Adrien that's really sweet and I appreciate the flowers. I hope Felix has learned his lesson on how to treat women." Marinette says smiling at the model snapping him back to the present time.

"Of course we had a very long talk about it and my father spoke to him about his behaviour after one of the teachers told my father. He too was upset about how you were treated. He really likes you." Adrien tells her. "Anyways I should go and I hope you enjoy the dance tonight if your attending."

"Arn't you going?" Marinette asks him, which takes him back a bit.

"I wasn't planing on going, thats not really my setting." He tells her while walking towards the door with Nino close behind him.

"Hey, I don't mean to sound weird but are you Marinette's boyfriend?" Adrien asks Nino once he reaches the door.

The DJ in return laughs. "Nah man, I'm dating Mari's best friend Alya. We're hear because I'm the DJ for the ball and she's my plus one. Also she's writing an article on it for her blog. The Ladyblog as she calls it. It's all about woman empowerment." Nino tells him.

"Oh, ok. Sorry for assuming. I've never heard anyone call her Mari other then Courtney." he says rubbing the back of is neck nervously.

"Don't worry about it dude. I get the confusion, but let me tell you something about her. If you want to ask her out just go for it, she's shy and nervous about this school and has been since she got the acceptance letter. You need to make her look at you as a normal person not some model and definitely not the son of her favourite designer. Lighten up around her. Let her see your fun side. Don't be uptight and nervous. Be calm, collected and happy. It'll take some time for her to open up to you as her last relationship was very toxic. Be patient and be a better man and treat her right, thats all I ask."

"How..." Adrien asks the DJ.

"I saw the way you looked at her and started rambling while talking. Your not as discreet as you think you are." Nino laughs while Adrien turns bright red and walks down the hall mumbling to him self.


"You ready for this dance Mari?" Alya asks adjusting her dress and mask.

"I guess so... I don't know alya, what if some happens and i get hurt. I don't want to be in trouble. Plus Felix is bound to be there, thats got trouble written all over it." She decides.

"You'll be fine plus you've got Nino, Courtney and I there looking out for you. When were on stage we can see everything. So if something happens we'll be right down betting people up. It will be glorious." Alya pulls out Marinette's signature pig-tails. "Plus your in a mask and your hair will be down he wont be able to tell that its you. Now tell me what does Felix look like so i can spot him.

Marinette laughs at Alya's antics. "he's tall, blond and has blue eyes." She describes.

"Great so we can tell Adrien and Felix apart. Adrien has green eyes and Felix has blue. Perfect."

"Alya, he's not going tonight. Your not going to see him and honestly i don't really want to go either. Can't we stay and watch a movie?" Marinette asks.

"Absolutely not! You are coming and you will dance an have fun with us." Alya demands.

"But..."

"No! No Buts your going and having fun. Maybe you'll even meet a nice guy at the end of the night. But end of discussion." Alya says dragging Marinette to her feet.

"Fine..." She sighs reluctantly while being dragged out of the safety of her dorm.


"Nathalie, how quickly can you get me a costume for tonight?" Adrien Agreste asks his father's personal assistant.

"I can have your bodyguard drop it off within the hour." Nathalie responds in her usual bold and professional manner.

"That sounds great. Thanks Nat!" The blond response.

"May I ask why the sudden change of mind regarding the dance Adrien. You made it quite clear to your father and I that you did not wish to attend." Nathalie asks, curiosity seeping into her voice over the phone.

"I have decided that it may be a nice night and it is a school event and will be good for my school spirit if i were to attend rather then sit in my dorm watching Star Wars." Adrien concluded.

"It's because of the girl isn't it?"

"What girl?" Adrien asks innocently.

"Miss Marinette Dupain-Cheng. The girl your father accepted into the design class for the scholarship. You have spoken highly of her on many occasions the latest was when you informed me of your cousins foolish behaviour towards her."

"Oh, That girl... yeah she may have something to do with it." Adrien admits. "What does father think of her?"

"Your father thinks that she is a highly talented and valuable young woman. He would like to offer her an internship with the company right after graduation as to not let her go to other company's. I advise if you were to have a relationship with Miss Dupain-Cheng that you treat her well as to keep her within the company. Your father would approve of the relationship if that is the real question you are asking." Nathalie tells him.

This causes Adrien to become really happy as a plan starts formulating in his head. A plan that involves asking a certain young designer out.


Ohhh, we got some Adrien in this chapter. What is this plan of his? Guess we'll find out next chapter! Happy Reading!