Soooooo I totally forgot I posted this on here. So actually, this entire story is up and on archiveofourown! But, im going over everything and editing it because I listened to your guys reviews and damn I missed a lot when I proof read. Mybad (Chapter 1 was also reedited)

Adrien, who was currently walking to school on a rainy Tuesday morning, was trying to wrap his mind around everything. Why was he so interested in Marinette? The girl who could barely speak a sentence to him suddenly seemed to break out of her shell. He finally started to notice her more, hell, he even went to her as Chat Noir just to get her lucky charm back.

Usually Adrien got a ride in the limo to school but today he had insisted on walking so he could have time to think and get some fresh air. He didn't know it was raining until he had gotten outside.

Marinette, who for once wasn't running late, saw Adrien looking miserable on his walk to school. An idea started to form in her head as her eyes went to the umbrella Adrien had given her. A small, determined smile rose on her face.

Marinette giggled after she seemed to pull Adrien from his thoughts. He had jumped in surprise as the umbrella shielded him from the rain. "Oh, hey Marinette!" He greeted, a hint of nervousness in his tone. His nervousness seemed to help Marinette become more comfortable as she handed him the umbrella with a smile.

"Hi, Adrien!" Marinette greeted, a friendly smile on her face. She seemed to be in a great mood, her poka dot gum boots stood out due to how dark and gloomy it was. "Finally I have an excuse to give you this umbrella back." She joked, after handing him the handle as they both walked to school.

Adrien shook his head as he handed the umbrella back to her. "Nope. Not allowed. I have your lucky charm, so you have my umbrella." He argued, a determined look in his eye. "It's a token for our friendship!" He added, causing Marinette's eyes to widen as she looked up at him.

Adrien, who was beginning to regret what he said due to the look on Marinette's face, was surprised when her shock turned to a smile. "Sure." She agreed, holding onto the umbrella a little bit tighter. "To friendship!"

"Are you guys going to the fall festival?" Nino asked, turning to face Alya and Marinette, Adrien soon turning to join them. "Hear there might be a fireworks show at the end, last one of the year probably before winter comes around."

Alya seemed like she was about to speak but Marinette quickly interjected, slamming her hands down on the table with excitement. "Yes! I love festivals, not even to mention Autumn!" She gushed, squirming in her chair with excitement.

Alya crossed her arms over her chest and rolled her eyes. "Marinette's favourite season is Fall, if you couldn't already tell." She explained, before turning her head to face Marinette. "I can't go. We're going to go visit family." She admitted, looking at her friend with a small frown.

Adrien, seeing how disappointed Marinette looked, quickly interjected. "Well, you can just come with us, right Nino?" Adrien offered, looking over at Nino for support.

Nino cringed. "Can't. I'm working, but ill be able to make it for the fireworks." He told the pair, looking slightly guilty as he scratched the back of his neck.

"That's fine." Marinette began, eyes soon going to Adrien. "We can just go together, right?" She offered, before her eyes widened and she backed off slightly. "T-That is if you, um, wan't to..." She stuttered, her face very quickly heating up.

Marinette was surprised by the friendly smile Adrien gave her. "Sure! That'll be awesome!" Adrien agreed, not noticing the excited look Alya was giving Nino. "Here, give me your phone number and then ill text you tomorrow when im on my way to the fair." He suggested, handing Marinette his phone.

Adrien noticed Marinette's flushed cheeks as she fumbled with his phone, eventually handing it back to him with a shy smile. He smiled at the nickname she gave herself in his phone, 'Mari.' They didn't have much more time to speak before the teacher was calling for them to pay attention.

"Alya I have no idea what to do!" Marinette screeched, digging through her closet as her phone sat on speaker. "What do I wear? What do I say?" She added from the pile of clothes she sat in. "What if im awkward, like usual, and say something embarrassing!"

Alya interjected with a laugh. "C'mon, Marinette. This is your chance! Get some hot cocoa, cuddle up by the fire." She spoke with suggestive tone of voice, causing Marinette to blush just thinking about it.

"What if I told you I just want to be his friend..." Marinette admitted, cringing as she heard Alya gasp and fall from wherever she was sitting.

"Are you kidding?" Alya asked, voice booming through the microphone. "You've been crushing on Adrien all year but as soon as you two begin to get closer, that's it?" Marinette fidgeted from where she sat on the floor before getting up and grabbing her phone, taking it off speaker as she pressed it against her ear.

"It's just..." Marinette started before she paused and let out a long sigh. "I know he doesn't like me. I'm not naive. So im trying to just be his friend, no feelings involved." She admitted, although she didn't sound so confident. "But... I still like him." She added as she collapsed into her chair.

"Oh, Marinette..." Alya cooed, pity clear in her voice. "I'll be home before you know it and we can eat ice cream and watch movies. Don't give up so easily, im sure as soon as he gets to know the real you he will totally be head over heels."

Marinette giggled before she spoke. "Ice cream sounds great." She paused before continuing. "Now I have to go, I should be leaving soon."

After her conversation with Alya, Marinette had decided to busy herself with drawing. Of course, she was glancing at her phone every few seconds. She eventually gave up with her attempt to distract herself and went back to gushing over her outfit in the mirror. Picking and pulling, she had to make sure it was just right. She adjusted the grey infinity scarf that was wrapped around her neck with a frown. The scarf went nicely with her dark green jacket and white t-shirt, but she definitely felt out of place. She wasn't used to wearing such comfy yet fashionable clothes, usually playing it safe with her style.

Today, she was feeling brave, and even had her hair down and in loose waves that looked effortless, even though it took her nearly an hour to complete. Before she knew it, she was receiving a text from Adrien, saying he was on his way to the fair.

Nearly dropping her phone, Marinette ran out of her room and to the bakery to say goodbye to her parents. She gave her dad a quick peck on the cheek as he was in the kitchen, busy with orders. When she got to the front she gave her mom a hug from behind from where she stood at the cash register, a large crowd gathered in front of it. She could hear her mom's laugh as she raced out the door.

Knowing she would be much earlier then Adrien, Marinette sat on a bench in the park as she glanced around at all the booths with a excited smile. She couldn't wait to go look at them.

"I'm by the Chat Noir and Ladybug booth."

-Mari

She waited patiently for a reply after deleting and retyping the message a million times. She was surprised with how fast she received an answer.

"Awesome! On my way over now!"

-Adrien

Marinette looked at the text message with a nervous frown, biting her lip afterwards. She wasn't close to Adrien, not in the slightest, even though he came over for lunch the other day. Sure, she could make conversation with him now, but it wasn't like they truly knew each other. They always had something to fill the air, whether it was video games, their friends, or even her parents when they ate lunch. How was she supposed to make conversation with him all day.

"Hey, Marinette!" Adrien greeted, walking towards her with a smile. Marinette jumped in surprise, but gave him a friendly wave anyways. Her smile grew at the sight of the familiar blue scarf he was wearing. Adrien took a seat next to her, turning his body so he was facing her more.

"O-Oh! Hi, Adrien." Marinette greeted, a blush already forming on her cheeks. She thought she was over her nervous stuttering when she was around him.

"What booth were you thinking of looking at first?" He asked, finally taking the opportunity to look around at the market. The entire place was decorated with pumpkins and colourful leaves, there were even a couple scary costumes out for sale for the Halloween season. He almost laughed out loud at the sight of the scary masks on the Ladybug and Chat Noir statue.

Marinette crossed her legs and played with her fingers, shyly. "Well, I was thinking we could go get warm drinks. Y'know, keep our hands warm while we look around." She offered, looking away nervously.

"Sure. That sounds smart." Adrien agreed, looking at the colourful leaves blowing in the wind. It was getting pretty cold, with it being so close to winter. "C'mon, I think I saw one on my way over to you."

The pair walked to the reasonably close booth in silence, Marinette sneaking a glance at him ever so often. The comfortable silence was only broken after they had gotten in line. "I think i'll get a caramel macchiato." She told Adrien after he asked what she'll be getting. She took this chance to glance over at him, examining his bright smile and green eyes. "What about you?"

"Probably a vanilla latte." Adrien answered before he turned from the menu by the booth to Marinette. "Why are you giving me that look?" He asked, with a laugh.

Marinette shrugged, nose crinkling as she laughed. "I dunno, you just do seem like a vanilla latte kind of guy." She joked, nudging him with her shoulder, lightly.

"Oh, yeah?" Adrien started, nudging her back. "Then i'll get a mocha! How's that for predicable." He teased, sticking his tongue out at her. He felt happy with how she seemed to be getting more and more comfortable around him.

The pair stopped bickering after getting close to the barista. Before Marinette could dig through her wallet for some extra change, Adrien had already finished paying for them both. "Really, you didn't need to do that." She told him as they walked away from the coffee booth, no particular direction in mind.

"It's fine. I like paying for my friends." Adrien spoke, reassuring her with a smile. Marinette couldn't help the blush on her cheeks from his words.

Still, she examined Adrien, a confused look to her face. "What's got you in such a good mood?" She asked, a smile soon on her face due to his contagious happiness.

Adrien shrugged before he looked at her, his smile growing if that was even possible. "I don't know..." He started, looking away from her to examine the booths they walked by. "I guess im just excited. I know today's going to be fun." He admitted, eventually turning back to see her reaction. Marinette fumbled with words, her face heating up in the process.

Thankfully, Marinette didn't have to think of a reply before Adrien was dragging her towards a booth dedicated to Ladybug and Chat Noir, although the majority of the booth was Ladybug items. She couldn't help but laugh as she watched him gush over the merchandise. "Something tells me you already have the majority of all of this." She giggled before covering her hand over her mouth to contain it.

Adrien turned to look at her with a blush, scratching the back of his neck awkwardly. "I'm still looking for some rare collectables... That's why I wanted to come check this booth out." He admitted, face nearly as red as the Ladybug souvenirs next to them.

"Well, come on!" Marinette burst, voice still laced with her laughter. "Lets find it." She gave him an encouraging grin as he looked at her in surprise. "What do they look like?" She asked as she already began to dig through the t-shirts and action figures.

Adrien had to shake himself out of his shocked trance, quickly coming up next to her to help search. "Well, there's one action figure of her throwing her yo yo, a tiny little glass Ladybug that I've been on the search for for what feels like years-" He soon cut himself off from his nerdy rambling when his eyes landed on a necklace. "There's one!" He cheered, picking up the silver necklace with a ladybug pendent attached to the chain.

"Aw, that's so cute!" Marinette gushed, a small smile on her face. "I think I might get this one." She admitted, holding up a necklace with a black paw pendent.

Adrien couldn't help but feel quite smug. "Oh, fan of Chat Noir are you?" He asked, waggling his eyebrows.

Marinette scoffed and rolled her eyes as she handed the clerk money for the necklace. "Yeah right." She laughed. "I just think he deserves more recognition." She told him, gesturing to the lack of Chat Noir merchandise with her eyes.

Adrien bit down on his tongue, surprised. "Really?" He asked before she nodded her head with a blush. She didn't really mean to say that, although he did deserve to hear it. "I'm sure he appreciates it..." He mumbled as she pulled the necklace over her head, hiding it under her shirt.

Later on, as Marinette was distracted by the arts and crafts layed before her, Adrien checked his phone. He had a message from Nino who was currently on his break, asking how the fair was. A grin rose on his face as he called Marinette over, her eyebrow raised in confusion. "Say cheese!" He cheered, a large smile on his face as he wrapped his arm around her, doing a peace sign over her shoulder. Marinette soon shook herself out of her shock and smiled up at the camera while wrapping an arm around him, telling herself that her cheeks were red due to the cold.

"What was that for?" Marinette asked after Adrien had pulled away.

"Nino asked how the festival is going." He answered as he finished sending the message to Nino. "Also, I need a photo for your contact in my phone." He added, giving her a smile.

Marinette looked at the picture, happy with how well it actually came out. "Send it to me." She told him, before moving away from him to continue looking at the craft supplies. "It's a cute photo. Plus, Alya will probably be asking what's up, too." She explained, although she didn't really need to, he was already on his way to send it to her.

Half of the festival was set up with games for younger kids to play, from the popular cake walk to a bean bag toss. "Do you want to go try out some of the games?" Adrien asked after catching Marinette watching that side of the fair.

Marinette jumped, surprised with being caught. "Oh no, its fine." She babbled, managing not to stutter.

Adrien laughed at her reaction before he turned to walk in that direction. "Come on, a couple games wont hurt. Bet I can beat you." He teased, his competitive side soon showing.

"Is that a challenge?" Marinette asked with a laugh. "You're so on." She added, a confident smirk on her face.

They started off with skeeball, who Marinette beat him easily at. She was used to throwing her yo-yo with precision, a ball wasn't much different. Eventually they moved on to bobbing for apples which Adrien won by a land slide. Marinette basically lost by forfeit as she wouldn't shove her face fully in the cold water, not wanting to mess up the hair she spent hours on. After hours of playing games and looking at booths, they eventually stopped to rest at the bench they met at.

"Are you hungry? We could go get dinner at my house." Marinette offered, struggling to keep the nervous tone out of her voice. "My parents won't mind and the fireworks don't start until nine." She added, hoping that it wouldn't sound too creepy.

"That sounds great." Adrien answered, a genuine smile on his face. Her family was so nice and warm towards him, he was glad to eat with them again. It wasn't long before her family was stuffing food in his face, he could already imagine Nathalie yelling at him later for ruining his perfect diet. In reality, he couldn't care less about a diet. With being active as Chat Noir and eating as much as a model does, he was underfed if anything.

He was surprised when Sabine greeted him with a friendly hug, while Tom slapped a hand onto his shoulder, squeezing lightly. "It's great to see you again." Tom greeted, a genuine smile on his face that warmed Adrien's heart. He didn't know how this family had so much warmth and kindness. He couldn't help but think how lucky Marinette was, knowing she deserved every last bit of love her family gave her. She never had a bad thing to say about anyone, and now he knew where it came from.

Marinette looked over at Adrien sprawled out on her sofa in her bedroom, laying on his back with his hands on his stomach. "I think they broke you." She spoke between giggles, eventually having to cover her mouth. She sat cross legged in her chair at her desk, facing him with her sketch book in her lap. While she gave him time to recover, she was drawing new designs and random, small doodles. All Adrien could answer with was a long groan, causing Marinette to have another small laughing fit.

Adrien opened his eyes and turned his head to look at Marinette, chuckling slightly due to her contagious laughter. "Your parents are the best." He told her with a dreamy sigh, just thinking about the food they ate.

Marinette shrugged slightly as she drew. "Really? Sometimes I think they can be a little... Nosy." She admitted as Adrien rolled over onto his stomach, gesturing for her to continue. "I don't know, they just like to know what's going on in my life all the time. I know they mean well so I don't mind it too much." Adrien nodded, understanding, although he personally would kill for a parent like that. "Anyways, we have some time to kill before Nino gets here." She added, grabbing her phone from on top of her desk to check the time.

Adrien nodded, watching as she stood to connect her phone to her stereo. She played a random Jagged Stone song, knowing Adrien was a fan as well. She sat back down on her chair, rolling towards her desk as it spun around. She relaxed slightly at the sound of Adrien humming along to the song. Marinette joined his humming as she continued her drawing, tapping her fingers along to the music. "I used to dance to this song all the time." Adrien admitted, a cheesy smile on his face.

Marinette couldn't help but laugh. "I actually can see you doing that." She said between giggles. "I can't dance at all." She added, a frown forming on her face. She always wished she could but she never had a good sense of rhythm when it came to dancing.

She jumped slightly at Adrien's reaction, who had quickly sat up with a shocked expression. "What? You don't know how to dance?" He asked, although it sounded more like a surprised statement then a question. Marinette nodded her head, shyly. "Well, I can teach you." He offered, seeming confident in himself.

"W-Wha- You don't have to do that..." Marinette panicked slightly as she waved him off, scared of embarrassing herself in front of him.

"Oh, come on!" Adrien babbled, jumping up as he began to move to the music, making sure to crank the stereo up. "You just need to move with the beat." He sang, holding a hand out to her with a smile. With a shy blush, she hesitated to take his hand. She let out a surprised gasp after being pulled from her seat rather quickly. He took her other hand and began to move, bouncing to the beat without a care in the world. Marinette looked down at his feet before she tried to mimic him, looking up to Adrien for approval with a raise of her eyebrow. "Don't think! Just move!" He yelled over the loud music, starting to do silly dances to make her feel more comfortable.

Marinette laughed as she did silly moves of her own, eventually letting go of Adrien so she could spin around the room with a smile. "You got it now!" She heard Adrien cheer as he did dance moves to fit the songs lyrics. She felt as carefree as she felt when she was Ladybug, her chest bubbled in excitement from all the adrenaline. The pair laughed and danced crazy when bad pop songs played, Marinette nearly collapsed due to her laughter when Adrien sang and danced along to boy bands.

The pair froze when the music was turned off, slowly turning to meet the eyes of Alya and Nino who were covering there mouths, attempting to contain their laughter. "A-Alya, you're back!" Marinette stuttered, trying to play nonchalant.

"Oh my god, we're friends with horrible dancers." Nino spoke between his giggles, patting Adrien on the back. "Do you guys even know how late it is? The fireworks are starting in like twenty minutes." He told them, causing Marinette and Adrien to look at each other in surprise. They didn't realise how long they were goofing off for.

"Here, let me just grab some blankets and pillows, just hang out on the terrace." Marinette spoke before heading downstairs, Alya short behind her to help out. They didn't make it far until Alya was latching onto her arm. "Ow! You need to stop doing that!" Marinette complained, yanking her arm from her grasp.

Alya ignored her once more, bouncing on the heels of her feet in excitement. "You guys were dancing! Together! Like idiots! That's so cute, oh my god, and that picture you sent me!" She rambled on and on, Marinette only interrupted her when she asked if they had kissed.

"Oh my gosh, shut up." She groaned before shoving a pile of pillows in her arms. She picked up a bunch of blankets before they headed back upstairs, setting up a comfy place to sit and watch the fireworks from. "Do you guys want anything to eat or drink?" Marinette asked, looking more at Alya and Nino since she didn't know if they ate yet.

"No, it's fine." Nino reassured her, taking a seat on the far end of the blanket, next to Alya. "Alya and I ate before we came here." He added, wrapping an arm around his girlfriend.

Marinette nodded before taking a seat on the other side of her friend, the only place left for Adrien to sit was next to her. Eventually the group erupted into conversation, talking about how Marinette kicked Adrien's ass at skeeball to how she got destroyed at almost all the other games. "You know what? At least im better then you at video games!" Marinette challenged, pointing a finger in Adrien's face with a laugh.

"Oh really? The only game you play is Mecha strike! Try playing other games, I bet you i'll beat you." Adrien laughed as he teased Marinette, nudging her slightly with his shoulder.

Marinette scoffed before crossing her arms over her chest, nudging him back harder. "That sounds like a challenge." She shot back, a glint in her eyes that really proved how competitive she was. Adrien was rendered speechless as he watched her laugh, stands of hair falling in front of her face. He quickly shook himself out of it, and continued to tease her back.

Eventually, the group was silenced by the fireworks, watching in awe and cheering whenever there were larger ones. Eventually Alya whipped out her phone to take pictures, snapping a couple of group selfie's before turning her camera towards the fireworks. There were rumours that Ladybug and Chat Noir were going to be apart of the finale, although Marinette and Adrien knew they were false. The entire group was shocked when fireworks erupted into red, black, and green, clearly representing the Paris superheroes. The last two fireworks even managed to look like a ladybug and a cat, causing cheers to be heard all across Paris.

"These are totally going on the ladyblog!" Alya gushed, frantically typing into her phone.

Marinette was speechless as she was staring up at the now empty sky. Her chest tightened and warmth pooled into her stomach, the recognition for her and Adrien's work felt amazing. She glanced over at Adrien to see his reaction, a toothy grin on his face as his eyes were glued to the sky.

Marinette quickly looked away, hating the warm feeling in the pit of her stomach that wasn't cause of the fireworks. How was she supposed to get over him when he looked like that?

She groaned and rested her head in her hands, rubbing at her eyes in frustration. Getting over Adrien was going to be much harder then first expected.