Hello again folks! I almost got too distracted watching Anime to write this. And even though I work tomorrow I stayed up to finish writing this. I feel like I should make a schedule like posting chapters weekly. Give myself more time. But that won't happen. Anyways I hope you enjoy this and thank you to all my followers! I love you all!
I don't own the character to Miraculous Ladybug, but I sure wish I did
A week passed, even with the few texts sent back and forth between the teens no progress had been made on her designs. Well that was a lie, she was able to start on the accessories, but it seemed odd doing them first instead of last. She also hadn't heard from Cat Noir, Hawkmoth hadn't Akumatized anyone either, so it wasn't like the guy was skipping on his hero duties. Running her hand through her bangs she sighed, as fun as making her own jewelry and accessories was she just wasn't in the spirit.
Tikki brushed some bangs out of Marinette's eyes, "What's wrong Marinette?"
"I don't know Tikki. I guess the thing with Cat, the fact that I haven't even started sewing yet. I know I have two months but a week has already gone by, I want the outfits to be perfect..." her head hit the desk with a thunk and she groaned.
The little kwami giggled, "Oh Marinette, they will be fine! With how much love and thought you put into them, they'll be perfect. Believe in yourself more!"
Marinette could only groan in response. Her phone made a 'bzzt bzzt' sound as it skittered across her desk. Looking at the screen she smiled.
Adrien A.: Hope you don't have plans tomorrow after school. My schedule is finally cleared so we can go get that fabric.
Marinette couldn't contain herself, she jumped up from her chair and bounced around her room in excitement. Tikki only shook her head at the young girl, "Don't forget to answer him." Marinette stared at the mystical being before quickly typing on her phone.
Marinette: I don't have any plans! I'm excited to get the fabric so I can get started! I can't wait for tomorrow!
Groaning she looked at her message and thought she sounded like a complete loser, but again before she could respond his name popped up on her screen.
Adrien A.: Me too. See you tomorrow then!
Her heart fluttered in her chest. If only Hawkmoth could take a day off, just tomorrow, Marinette wouldn't ask for anything ever again. Plopping back down onto her chair she got to work on the accessories for her designs.
Her neck hurt, her back hurt, scratch that, everything hurt. She sat up and blinked at her computer monitor, 'Oh, 6:34 am...' she thought to herself. Shock hit her system like a ton of bricks, she stood up so quickly her chair skated across the room, "I can't believe I fell asleep at my desk!"
A tiny yawn responded to her outburst, "I told you to go to bed, but you said you just wanted to finish the piece you were working on." The small red kwami rubbed sleep from her deep blue eyes. "Before I knew it you were out cold. I moved anything that could have hurt you in your sleep though, just to be safe." Tikki smiled at the young teen.
Marinette looked to her desk, and like Tikki said, all her tools and materials were set aside, nice and orderly. Eyes scanning the walls she noticed all the pictures of Adrien were down as well. "Did you take down the pictures too?" she looked back to Tikki.
The kwami nodded, "You're going out with Adrien, even if it's only a tiny chance he'll be here, I figured you would want to be prepared."
"Oh thank you Tikki! You're the best!" she clutched the small being to her cheek in a hug.
Marinette heard her mother call her for breakfast through the trap door. By that point she had showered and changed into clean clothes. All her school things were together, and she even brushed her teeth. As she sat with her mom eating breakfast and watching the news it dawned on her that she was going shopping with Adrien. Shopping with Adrien! Her day couldn't be a bad day with that to look forward to! Saying bye to both her parents she took her time walking to school. She had woken up early, it was a beautiful day outside. Everything was miraculous.
Looking up the steps to the school courtyard, she saw Adrien sitting on the stairs. He seemed to be mumbling to himself, frowning slightly. As she approached him he seemed to stiffen before relaxing and waving at her, "Good morning Marinette!"
"Hey. I mean, hi! I mean," she groaned, "how are you?" She blinked, that last part was a real sentence! She was making progress!
"Oh I'm alright, I didn't manage to finish the math homework. Photo shoots y'know?" soft green eyes looked into hers and she swallowed thickly.
"I could help you during lunch."
"Really? That'd be awesome! Thanks Marinette!" the model instantly brightened, causing soft green eyes to twinkle.
Then she realized what she had said, oh boy, did she ever dig herself a hole. "Yeah, no problem." She watched him go into the school before she slumped slightly.
A hand on her shoulder drew her attention to her auburn-haired friend, "Girl that's the first sentence I think you managed to say to him and I don't think you realize you said it."
Marinette groaned again, "I know! But I can't just tell him I can't do it now!"
"Girl, you can do this. I'll handle Nino so you two can have some alone time," Alya wiggled her eyebrows up and down. She knew she shouldn't have told her about the measuring of the model, now her best friend seemed even more determined to try to get her alone with Adrien.
Marinette sighed and followed Alya into the school. The day crawled by slowly and when the bell for lunch rang her heart filled with dread. She was not ready for this. "Hey Nino, I have something to show you. Come with me 'kay?" Alya took Nino by the wrist and dragged the boy off, winking at Marinette on their way out.
After all the students had left it was just her and Adrien. He turned to smile at her, "Should we work here or go to the library?"
Marinette tapped her bottom lip a few times, "Here should be fine. I have some baked goods we can eat while we work." Marinette took a deep breath before picking up her bag walking to the other side of the desk and down the stairs. Sitting where Nino usually sat seemed strange, and when green eyes met blue her heart stopped.
"Baked goods?" he seemed more eager for the food than the school work and for that she couldn't blame him. He probably had a crazy strict diet. She nodded and opened her bag, pulling out a mixed bag of whatever pastries and breads her father put together and her math homework. When he reached for the bag of food their hands touched slightly and it felt like electricity ran through her. Face flushed she watched the model put a croissant in his mouth before pulling out his math homework.
They sat in silence, both eating whatever they grabbed from the bag of baked goods and slowly going over their math work. Adrien was a smart kid, he didn't need Marinette's help. So why did she offer? Suddenly his leg was pressed against hers and he leaned to look at her notes, "I'm having problems with this one here." His long finger skimmed across the offending question. Marinette looked from the question to his work and slowly pointed out the proper equation using the words from question, "Sometimes word questions in Math stump me. Thanks Marinette." His smile could end wars, it was the most wonderful thing on the planet.
"Oh Adrikins!" the voice sounded like nails on a chalkboard and she groaned. "Ugh, what are you doing beside MY Adrikins?"
"She's helping me with my math work Chloé," Adrien was polite even to the she-devil of the school.
"Why would you want to do that when you could spend time with me," the blonde girl hopped up to sit on the desk and as she did the bag of baked goods fell down onto the floor.
"Hey, watch it," Marinette reached to pick up the bag.
"Maybe it shouldn't be in my way than," the blonde girl smiled smugly down at Marinette before turning her gaze to Adrien.
"Seriously Chloé? Knock it off. Marinette didn't do anything to you," Adrien looked away from Chloé and smiled sheepishly at Marinette.
"Ugh. I was going to invite you over to meet with Jagged Stone, but if you would rather spend time with this peasant, I'll have to invite someone else," with a little hmph, the mayor's daughter left the classroom.
"I'm sorry about her Marinette. I hope this doesn't mean you'll cancel your plans with me after school," he trailed off and green eyes tinged with something she couldn't identify looked at her. Could it have been loneliness?
"I would never dream of canceling," Marinette smiled. Slowly the two went back to work and when the bell rang for students to come back into the classroom Marinette moved back to her seat. Once Alya was back in her seat she nudged her with a huge smile on her face. "It went well," Marinette whispered to Alya. They smiled at the same time and high-fived quietly.
The rest of the day was also uneventful, other than the Chloé nightmare. She felt like she was on cloud nine. Staring at the clock she was counting down the seconds till the final bell. She was almost getting antsy. When the bell rang and everyone was putting their things together she watched Alya approach Nino, they smiled at each other before walking out together, heads bent toward each other voices quieter than normal. Marinette smiled, she couldn't be happier for the pair, whether they were official or not.
"When did that happen? I thought Nino liked someone else else?" Adrien looked after the pair as well, slinging his messenger bag onto his shoulder.
"He thought he liked me. But after Ladybug locked them up at the Zoo they hit it off. I'm not sure if they're actually dating or not, but I'm happy for them," she sighed happily. Then it hit her, she was starting to be able to talk to him! It was a miraculous day after all!
Adrien smiled and shrugged, "Me too. I would never have guessed they would get along so well." Adrien watched as she finished getting her things together and they started walking out of the school together. "I would say I'm a little envious of them but I'm more envious of you. With your parents and that bakery! Man, I wish I lived above a bakery my family ran," he smiled and laughed. The light caught in his hair and made it shimmer.
She shook her head slightly, "I'm sure plenty of people would be envious of you. You're a model and your dad is super famous!"
"They wouldn't be if they knew what he was like," Adrien mumbled sadly.
Marinette didn't want to pry so she pretended like she didn't quite catch it, "What was that?"
"I was saying let's get that fabric!" he turned his smile towards her again.
"Alright!"
Well folks that's all for today. Hope you enjoyed and don't forget to R&R!
