Sorry for the wait, I got busy...I'm just hype for making this. The other fanfic should be slow because I'm currently working on this while managing real life.
Today's suggestion for a chapter is the puns and the start of the whole have them be oblivious to each other. Anyway hope you enjoy this chapter!
Also, I've joined a Miraculous Ladybug Amino and Cartoon Amino in an amino app, I'm starting to post or posting ML stuff on both aminos-I'm just sharing this info to you cuz I want to. xD
Chapter 14: The Confession and Friendzone but not quite
Class is ongoing and because of what happen recently, Adrien couldn't help but take glances behind him every second. He's extremely worried about Marinette. He just can't lose a friend, a dear friend of his like Marinette. They shared so much, there's no way he could just let her ignore him. If only she could give him a chance to apologize, Adrien will never let go of that opportunity to apologize.
Lunch break has begun and Alya is talking to Marinette in their seats while Adrien eats his lunch alone because Nino had himself excuse to go to the library for a project with Max and Kim.
"I'm worried about you Marinette," Alya said worriedly looking at her best friend in the eye.
"What are you talking about, I'm PERfectly fine." Marinette replied glaring at Adrien as she mentioned the word "Perfectly".
"Like, I'm worried about you being akumatized…you being mad like that…" Alya said. "Akumatized victims are once angry and sad people y'know."
Adrien gulped and got worried, trying to look at Marinette. He can't let a person akumatized because of him.
"Me? Akumatized? Not a chance." Marinette said almost laughing.
"Why are you so sure?"
Marinette took a deep breath before answering her friend's question. "Look, Chloe's always the cause of those people such as Nathanael, Juleka, Sabrina's dad, my uncle to get akumatized and I've dealt with Chloe's insults just fine."
"But this is not Chloe, it's Adrien, is it that a bit painful for you?"
"Painful? I—" Marinette replied but soon got silent as she made eye contact to Adrien. She grabbed Alya and went out of the classroom so the boy wouldn't hear her respond.
Adrien then watched the two girls hurriedly go outside. He then caught glimpse of Alya looking at him worriedly as Marinette dragged her.
He knew Marinette don't want him to hear her but he's also curious about everything. He ended up staring at the door waiting for the two girls to return.
After a few minutes of waiting, they finally returned with Marinette silently walking back to her seat. As she passed, Adrien smiled but Marinette rolled her eyes from him and sulked at her seat.
That night, Marinette is now making the hoodie and decided to finish it the whole night. She wanted to take this stress away and sewing will do the trick. Just in case, someone will visit She don't want Chat to come and visit until she's done and she clearly doesn't want any distraction from her sewing so she placed the curtain on every window and locked her trapdoor to her balcony from the inside.
"Are you okay now Marinette?" Tikki asked worriedly watching the girl sew.
"Yeah, I'm fine…Just a few minutes and I'm done." Marinette asked, eyes on the piece of fabric.
Marinette worked on the clothing 20 minutes later and she's done. She made her mannequin wear it for her to admire it and it was pretty good. It was a black hoodie with slightly thick shoulder pads, green cuffs and zipper, small green cat paw prints imprinted like patterns on both sides of its pockets, its own cat ears on the hood and a tail on the end of the clothing, She also signed her name on the inside pocket, it's tiny though so you can't easily noticed it if you take it by glance.
"Oooh, it's perfect." Tikki squealed admiring the masterpiece.
"No Tikki, it's Purrrrr-fect." Marinette teased happily as she looked slyly at her work. She faced Tikki and went to her workplace again. "Come on Tikki, I want to sew more so let's get your measurements." She said taking the measuring tape and measured the kwami's size.
"Hey Marinette, are you still mad at Adrien?" Tikki suddenly asked.
"Umm…I don't want to talk about it…" Marinette replied as she continued to measure the kwami.
They were distracted by a certain tap of the glass window making Tikki hide in the open drawer and Marinette quickly stood and closed that drawer as she stared at the only nearby window.
She walked towards it and opened the curtains, revealing Chat Noir curiously looking at her with begging eyes. Marinette then opened the windows without hesitation and smiled a bit to the feline hero. She then rushed to the mannequin, took the hoodie and hid it behind her back.
As for Chat Noir, he carefully went inside, wearing a nervous expression as he closed the windows. Looking at Marinette smiling makes him uncomfortable and nervous and that's because her current relationship with Adrien now.
"Chat, what's wrong?" Marinette asked worriedly as her smile disappear.
Chat stared at his feet but then looked at Marinette as he heard her. "No, umm it's just…Adrien told me and I'm worried about you." He muttered nervously.
Marinette bit her lower lip and looked down as well. "I'm fine, you shouldn't be worried about me at something so little about it." She said.
"B-but, he regrets what happen, he's extremely down thinking—." Chat said worriedly.
"No, Let's not talk about it please." Marinette said cutting his sentence. She then looked up at Chat and smiled, she finally showed him the hoodie. "I know you already know this but I'm giving this to you anyway."
Chat Noir's eyes widened at the sight of the clothing.
"I'm sorry it's not a surprise like I wanted to but at least the design is surprising right?" Marinette said with a slightly cheerful voice.
"Marinette, I'm…out of words—Thank you." Chat said and received the clothing once it was given. He looked at the clothing in amazement.
"Go on, try it on!" Marinette cooed and Chat obeyed.
Chat felt warmness the moment he wore it, the fabric is soft as if it was knitted. It was a little big on him but it still fits. He then realized he is lucky to have met Marinette in both sides in his life. It's too bad she's not gonna be like this in front of Adrien.
"It's not that bad," Chat said admiring the design. "I like it!"
"You do? That's great!" Marinette said cheerfully. "It's a thank you gift for saving me all the time and Paris as well. You're great!" She added fidgeting her fingers.
"Oh, umm…you're welcome Princess, it's what I do!" Chat said as he blushes. There was a moment of silence between them, it was awkward silence.
"Umm…how're you doing?" Chat asked suddenly.
"I'm good."
"No, you aren't I know what's going on." Chat replied with a frown.
Marinette turned her back to him. "I don't want to talk about him okay?" She then glanced at the boy in the corner of her eye with sadness then turned away her gaze.
"You seriously want to talk about Adrien," Chat said as he went in front and try to look her in the eye. "I'm all ears Princess."
Marinette then looked at Chat and looked away but Chat is still trying to look at her in directly at the eye. No matter how many twist and turn her head is turning Chat is keeping his gaze to her making her give up.
"Fine, I don't have a choice do I?"
"Nope."
Marinette then let out a chuckle. "It's awkward telling a boy a girl's feelings and problems. Talking to a boy with girl's problem is quite rare…aren't you going to get bored?"
"If by means that the girl blabbers about her love life for the rest of the night then I guess I can handle the boredom." Chat replied looking at Marinette with teasing glare as a smirk appears on his lips.
Marinette let out a soft and nervous giggle as she watched the hero warming himself up with the hoodie she gave.
"I don't know if I'll be happy or annoyed by what you said Chat." She muttered.
Chat snickers and shrugged playfully.
"Hmm…how do I start?" Marinette wondered aloud. "I guess I love him."
"Love him? Adrien?" Chat clarified as a tint of pink appear on both cheeks. "You, love Adrien Agreste?"
Yeah…" Marinette said as she was slightly daydreaming. "I love him so much so this is kind of painful for me, I can't think or feel strai—."
"W-wait, You love Adrien?"
"How many times I must say, yes!" Marinette said then her cheeks turned deep red. "I love him like a boyfriend!"
There was a moment silence between the two. Marinette then realized her words and quickly covered her mouth in horror and Chat just looked down at the floor with pink cheeks.
"Then he must have been unlucky losing a girl like you to be his friend." Chat wondered aloud. "He's lucky that someone loves him as a friend." Chat smiled sweetly at the girl, thinking how lucky he is to have a friend like Marinette who loves and cares for him.
"Yeah friend! Not boyfriend—pshh! I'm saying a f-friend that's a boy, b-boyfriend!" Marinette stuttered quickly.
"He's pretty down y'know," Chat said. "but I'm most worried about you, you might get akumatized because of how sad and angry you are, Adrien's extremely worried as well."
"Me? Akumatized? Please, I'm Lady-a lady that can handle such emotion like that," Marinette said nervously. "I mean, I handled Chloe's insults and still don't get akumatized."
"But it's Adrien, not Chloe." Chat whispered in worried and horror.
"So? Adrien is Adrien, not Chloe…it's not a break up or anything,"
"You said you're in pain—"
"Which I clearly can handle. Don't worry dear Chat." Marinette said patting his cheek.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Really,"
"Yes!" Marinette said aloud and looked down. "But now, I kind of hated him for telling you, he promised and he broke it. As for me, I kept his dear secret all to myself."
Chat looked down guiltily but then realized, he can't tell himself her secret because he kind of knew the secret to his civilian self and the only person he told the secret is Ladybug and no other. He looked at Marinette who looks so sad. He couldn't ask how she knew that he, Chat Noir knows.
"It's my fault anyway," Chat said as an excuse. "I kind of force him to tell me."
"But that doesn't mean he have to tell you!" Marinette yelled as if she's about to cry.
Chat bit his lips in guilt.
Marinette noticed how guilty Chat is so it's now her turn to look him in the eye. "Hey, who the long face?"
"Nothing, I just feel bad."
"C'mon, don't be like that. You have a hoodie!" Marinette said as she chuckles.
Chat smiled sheepishly.
"Hey, promise me something."
"What?"
"Can you wear that hoodie as your civilian self or wear it wherever you go?"
"What? Why? That'll blow my cover…" Chat said in shock. "I mean you'll know who I am!"
"Which is totally fine!" Marinette said as she smiles. "I think I'm ready who you are after this talk, it really helps me."
"But—"
"Please Chat?"
"You might not like it."
"I'm positively serious about this, show me that hoodie without the mask, I don't care!"
Chat looked at Marinette nervously then glanced at the clock that's hanging on the wall. "Oh, look at the time, time for my night patrol! Good night Marinette!" he salutes and jumped to the window. "Thanks for the gift my princess!"
Honestly, Chat lied when he said he got patrol but actually, he finished patrol before visiting and now he's on his way home. He detransformed as soon he enters his open window, having him landed on his couch and Plagg on the floor.
"You should have took me in your hand when you revert back," Plagg began. "No fair that you landed on the soft couch while I'm on—Adrien, you okay?" Plagg suddenly asked when he saw Adrien stared at the pillow with no emotion.
"Plagg, I have a thing for pigtails now."
"You don't say," Plagg said sarcastically looking at the Ladybug poster that's pinned on the wall. "Adrien, I already know that—wait, are you saying?" Plagg then added with a sarcastic and annoying smile.
"You fell for Marinette? Gee, you're a player!" Plagg teased. "Poor Ladybug, Poor Mari—HEY, Stop throwing stuff at me!" he warned after Adrien threw the pillow to him.
"Stop, that's not the case!" Adrien defended. "I'm just—"
"Fondue her?" Plagg teased.
"What?" Adrien asked blushing.
"I said I want fondue, cheese fondue." Plagg said blankly then looked at the boy annoyingly as he cooed. "You know what I mean of fondue. You're Fond.. uefff her."
"No, I'm not—well I am fond of her—but- arrgh, I'm going to bed good night Plagg!" Adrien said and he jumped on his bed and covered himself with his blanket.
"Hey, you forgot your hygiene, go brush your teeth first." Plagg said. "You wouldn't want insects to crawl in your mouth."
Adrien sat up and made his way to the bathroom. "You fell on my mouth once and you tasted horrible!"
"Shut up, you get the point!"
