Monday had arrived slower than usual, Adrien dragging his feet through photo shoots and his piano lesson, but eventually, it came.
His excitement mounted as the car approached school, his eyes never being able to focus on one thing for too long.
As soon as the Gorilla had parked, Adrien leapt out of the car, thanking his bodyguard for the ride as he bounded up the stairs.
Nathalie wasn't even able to get a word out before the door had closed, and the blonde teenager had disappeared into the building. Her eyebrows raised as she stared at the school's front door, possibly expecting the boy to come back. She shook her head and nodded to the driver, signaling that she was ready to return to the mansion.
Adrien slid into his seat so fast, that he wasn't anywhere near the room one second, and sitting patiently at his desk the next.
Nino had to blink, trying to comprehend how his friend had gotten there so quickly. He pointed to the door, then at Adrien, and back at the door, his mouth agape the entire time.
"Dude! When did you get so fast! That's like, a new class record!" he said excitedly, raising his hand to receive a high five which Adrien gladly gave him.
"Are you secretly taking track this year? Cause that was the fastest I have ever seen you get in here! It was like I blinked, and woah! Here you are!" Nino said, gesturing to the blonde with both hands.
"No Nino! I'm not taking track! But I did convince my father to let me take basketball again this year," Adrien replied, scratching the back of his neck.
"No way! You finally got him to let you get back into it? How?" Nino asked, his interest sparked.
"I told him I would take up figure skating again," he said, putting up a hand to keep Nino and his myriad of questions at bay.
"I know, I know! But before you say anything, remember that means that we can hang out more, and I can even have you over for one on one practice. Father said it would be good for me to practice with other people at my own skill level or higher. Give me more of a challenge!"
"Well you bet I'll be a challenge! You just wait Mr. Agreste! I will turn you into a champion basketball player if it kills you!"
"Don't you mean, if it kills you?" Adrien asked, pointing at his best friend.
Nino shook his head.
"This world wouldn't be able to survive without me! You on the other hand… well that's debatable!"
"Thanks a lot!" Adrien muttered, folding his arms over his chest and glaring at Nino.
"I'm just kidding you Bro!" Nino laughed, patting Adrien on the back.
Adrien shook his head but smiled at the dark skinned boy. He Really was so grateful to have a friend like Nino. It made his home life a little more bearable.
Just as the teacher had told the students to find their seats, Marinette came sliding into the room, bounding up to her desk and plopping down before the teacher could turn around.
Adrien's heart skipped a beat at the sight of her, and tried to keep his eyes on her for as long as he could.
"Marinette! If you are going to come late, please don't scuff up the floors with your sliding! They just got polished,"
"Sorry!" Marinette replied, sheepishly hiding behind her book bag.
She turned to reply to the question that Alya had asked, when she realized that not only did her friend not ask one, but she wasn't even there.
She sighed as she remembered that her best friend was still sick, sinking into her seat.
Adrien sat stock still the entire class, his reasons for such being that Ladybug, his lady, was sitting right behind him! He felt like the luckiest person in the entire world, but at the same time, the most unfortunate.
Here he was, so close to the girl he had professed his love to only a few nights ago, but he couldn't do anything about it. It was like she was a diamond on display at a museum, with a big sign plastered in front of her saying, "DON'T TOUCH!" He could see her, sense her presence, but he couldn't touch her, nor her him.
Class was dismissed and the students filed out of the room, Nino talking animatedly to Adrien about the latest tune that he had mixed. Adrien was paying attention enough to Nino to keep his friend's suspicion off of him, but was watching Marinette from the corner of his eye as she walked beside and slightly behind him. She seemed so lonely without the presence of Alya, Adrien wanted to walk up to her and wrap his arms around her in a comforting embrace.
Oh what he would give if only he could reach out and hold her hand as they walked side by side.
But he had to remind himself, Ladybug loved Chat Noir.
Marinette loved Adrien, or at least, he still believed that she did.
It had all been made clear to him when Alya had accidentally let Marinette's feelings towards the Agreste heir to slip; to the Agreste heir himself!
"Don't tell her please! She'll kill me!" Alya pleaded to the blonde, getting down on her knees as if that would help.
Adrien simply laughed, convincing the brunette that he would keep "The cat in the bag!" which he did very well. After that day, he began to see all the evidence of her crush on his first hand.
All the little things that she would do for him.
All the longing glances and sighs that were pointe in his direction.
All the kind words that she would say about him, and even how she got flustered in front of him and tripped over her words and her own feet.
He had to admit, he found it adorable, and eventually realized that he had liked her too.
So when he had figured out that she was indeed Ladybug, it took all his self-control to keep from going to the Eiffel Tower and screaming at the top of his lungs that he was "King of the WORLD!" triumphantly.
He realized he had a dilemma in knowing her secret, and her not knowing his.
Somehow he would have to bring together the two people that she was, and show that he was indeed the only one for Marinette, and she in turn was the only one for him.
He just had to convince her that he and Chat were one in the same.
Easy right!
Right?
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