Here is Chapter Four of the Ladybug and Cat Noir story! Sorry to keep you waiting, I was just very busy! Don't worry, I plan to keep on adding more and more chapters for you, so the story is barely over! I hope that you enjoy! Please keep reviewing! Meow! ;)
Chapter Four - Maybe I should yell RIDICULOUS LADYBUG
Adrien's POV
Nino and I arrived at class the next day to see Miss Bustier with the happiest look on her face. "Class quick, come in!" she laughed, gesturing for us to enter. Nino and I exchanged some looks and entered the classroom. We sat down and Marinette's arrival caught my attention again. She happened to be constantly catching my attention recently, and I have to admit, that isn't a bad thing... I kinda liked it...
"Hey Marinette, Alya," I waved to them as they took there seats, smiling.
"Hey Adrien, Nino," Alya nodded and tapped Marinette.
"Oh yeah right – hey Adrien!" Marinette said, smiling.
"I wonder why Miss is so... cheery..." Nino mumbled.
"Is this good or not?" Alya laughed.
"Okay class," Miss Bustier started the lesson. "You may be wondering why I'm so cheerful, soooo I'll tell you! We're going on a class trip!"
The class let out a loud cheer and Alya and Marinette did a really – was it – cute handshake-thingy. I don't know why, but it was really entertaining. Anyway, back to the point.
"To where?" Alya asked, leaping out of her chair.
"Well, we're studying somewhere for information for our class project in pairs, and that place is...the Eiffel Tower!"
"Awesome!" Nino shouted.
"We'll be going two days from now, so be ready."
The day arrived of our field trip, and I was more than excited. This was the first time in forever where I've actually felt like I would have some fun. Fun. I'd never really experienced it much... only when I had my free time as Cat Noir.
"Okay guys, we need to get into pairs," Miss Bustier instructed. "I have decided to put you together with the same person that you will be working with for your project."
"Oh, I hope I get a good partner..." Marinette chanted quietly.
"Me too..." Alya joined in.
"So, it's Chloe and-"
"Pllleeasssee not me..." Marinette said, making me laugh a little bit. If Chloe was with me I'd die.
"Sabrina."
"Phew," Marinette brushed away a sweat.
"Nino and Alya."
"Oh sweet. I get someone I like!" Alya smiled. Awww... I know that she didn't mean it, but she still said someone she liked and was talking about Nino. They should really be together.
Nino looked back and gave a thumbs up to Alya.
"Adrien and-"
"Pllllleeeeasssseeee..." I mumbled just like Alya and Marinette.
"Adrien and Marinette."
"Oh yeah! Marinette! I mean... cool..." I laughed sheepishly.
"Ugh! Marinette and Adrien!" Chloe moaned, crossing her arms. "I hate my liiiiife."
"A-Adrien..." Marinette muttered.
"Yay!" Alya smiled at her.
"Hey Marinette," I saluted to Marinette and she smiled back to me. "I guess you're with me."
Marinette's POV
I'M WITH ADRIEN! AH! Is this good or bad? I think I might die! I don't know if I'll die of happiness or embarrassment! I'M WITH ADRIEN! "Yeah! I-I'm with you – I mean you're with me – I mean we're together – I mean... Yeah... I guess!" I smiled so hard it hurt.
"Great. I'm not with Chloe," Adrien laughed.
"Yeah. That's what I thought!" I giggled.
"Okay everybody, pair up!" Miss Bustier called.
I walked up a little closer to Adrien, and his presence was just amazing... Alya and Nino walked by each other and I saw the smile on Nino's face grow.
"Let's go!"
The class started walking in the direction of the Eiffel Tower, and it was great because it was a very scenic route. Alya and I kept on turning to each other to play little hand games while walking and Adrien and Nino talked about who knows what. Basically, we were a four. "So, I'm guessing you've been there before, right Adrien?" Alya asked.
"Huh? Yeah. How'd you know?" Adrien said.
"Well I saw you in some photoshoots here."
"Cool! You had a photoshoot here!" I added.
He sighed and waved the conversation away. "Oh, don't talk about it. This day was meant to be fun!" Adrien laughed.
"Okay, we're here!" Miss Bustier announced.
The class stopped outside, with a beautiful view of the tower. "The task is, with your pairs, to find and look at the different parts and places of the tower written on this board. Record your information and be sure to use it in your projects," Miss Bustier explained.
"Simple enough," Adrien said, nodding his head. "Come on Marinette, let's go grab a sheet."
I nodded and took a deep breath. "Yeah. I-I'll be there! See you Alya! Wish me luck!" I called, running after Adrien.
"Don't blow it!" Alya winked at me and giggled.
Adrien stopped and waited for me to catch up with him. I smiled at his utter cuteness and giggled quietly.
We walked up to Miss Bustier to collect our sheet and, surprise-surprise, Adrien and I both put our hands out for the sheet, and ended up touching the other one's hand. How could I be so stupid? I pulled away immediately and blushed slightly. "Sorry... That a mistake was – I mean that mistake was a – that was a mistake..."
"Uh-it's fine..." Adrien muttered, taking the sheet in his hands. "Uhhh... let's go!" he suggested, taking my hand. I was such a wreck it really wasn't that amazing... He pulled me along to somewhere where it was less crowded. "Okay, let's get started..." he murmured, examining the worksheet.
"Right. The first thing is?" I asked Adrien, leaning closer to him a little bit. My hair brushed against his shoulder for a brief moment, and I heard him laugh a little. That earned a mega-blush from me.
"It's the river Seine," Adrien confirmed, nodding.
"It's so beautiful." I smiled, picturing the beautiful river at night by the Eiffel Tower. Just imagine. Me and Adrien. In a boat. Together. Floating in the River Seine. TOGETHER. Near the Eiffel Tower. TOGETHER. That's just too much to handle.
Adrien smiled back. "Yeah... beautiful... anyway, let's go."
"Yeah."
We walked over to the Seine and Adrien's emerald eyes shone brightly in the water, making my heart flutter. "Whoa the water's actually pretty clean," he noticed, his golden hair shining like the moon, making my heart skip a beat. "It's really nice," I said, crouching down on my knees beside the river.
"I would give up a lot just to live here!" Adrien laughed. He crouched down right beside me, making me blush like crazy.
I splashed around in the water with my finger and drew tiny shapes into it as well, like a star and the moon. It truly was a gorgeous sight. Oh, and the Seine too. I totally wasn't talking about Adrien or anything...
"Oh, I loved doing that as a kid," Adrien said, splashing his finger in the water also. "I usually told little stories and stuff through the water." He drew a cat and a – a ladybug. "Who do you think they really are? You know, Ladybug – and uh – and Cat Noir," he asked. Well that was out of nowhere. If only I could say : I'm Ladybug, maybe he'd think I was cool! Or not.
"Huh? Oh, uh, I'm not sure, Alya's on the case though," I giggled and smiled. I stayed silent however, I felt like the silence was enough. Adrien played around in the water a little bit more until our fingers touched, but this time neither one of us pulled away. I just left it there. I giggled quietly, somehow feeling more confident with Adrien now than before. "Sorry..."
"No it's fine. We can draw together!" He smiled and laughed quietly like a kid. He took my hand a guided it to draw the Eiffel Tower. His laugh was so genuine, it seemed to lift my heart so easily. His laugh was adorable... He was adorable...
Adrien's POV
Her laugh was... adorable... She was adorable... wait, what?
Marinette and I finished our list of things quite quickly, and I recorded down loads of information throughout the task. "So, now what?" I asked.
"We should go and ask Miss Bustier," Marinette suggested.
"Yeah, let's go, partner."
We headed to Miss Bustier and Marinette handed her the sheet. "Miss, Adrien and I have finished."
"Whoa, that was quick you two! You two can just look around or help other people while we wait for everyone else to finish, alright?"
"Yes Miss," I said, nodding my head. "Come on, Marinette."
As Marinette and I were just walking around, the loud, whiny voice of Chloe struck into my very soul. "Hurry up, Sabrina! You're wasting my time!" Chloe moaned as she admired her nails. Sabrina was doing all the work, surprise-surprise, and Chloe was just sitting around. Like always.
"Oh give me strength..." Marinette rolled her eyes. "Chloe, you know that you're working as a pair. And that means you work together. Teamwork. No wait, I don't think you understand what those words even mean," Marinette said, sighing at Chloe's vanity. I loved it when she stood up to Chloe. She reminded me of... Ladybug, a bit, when she did that. Just a bit.
"And what are you doing here, Marinette?" Chloe laughed.
"Oh, nothing. Just watching Sabrina doing all the work, while you just sit there."
"That's how it works."
"No it isn't. It's meant to be done together."
I laughed at the sidelines of their little conversation.
"Chloe, get up and start working," Miss Bustier scolded from the side.
Marinette laughed, along with me. "Serves you right, Chloe."
"Nice going Marinette," I laughed.
"Oh-uh-thanks I guess..." she muttered.
Marinette's POV
After my little confrontation with Chloe, I pulled myself back together when Adrien said 'nice going' and Alya called me over. "Sorry, I'll be back, Adrien," I said, waving.
"Alright, see you Marinette," Adrien said as I ran over to Alya.
"HEY ADRIEN!" Nino screeched. "YO!"
"What the frick- WHAT IS IT?" Adrien walked over to Nino, who pulled him away from Alya and I. He looked really cute even when he was half-deaf...
"What's up, Alya?" I asked her.
"YOU! ADRIEN! TOGETHER! AWW! That's so great!" she screeched.
"Alright alright! Be quiet! I don't want him to hear us!" I whispered. "And I also don't want to lose my hearing..." I massaged my ears.
"Right right, quiet..." she whispered back. "Well done, Marinette! Fight! FIGHT!"
"Alya, I'm trying to get him to like me, not to kill him," I giggled.
"You go, girl!"
Adrien's POV
Nino pulled me away from Alya and Marinette and stared at me deeply. "Ok not gonna lie, I'm a bit scared right now... dude, is this some type of interrogation?!" I laughed nervously.
"No man," Nino said. "Seriously, this is seriously seriously serious!"
"Alright, alright relax. What is it?" I asked, nervously. What the heck was wrong with him?
"I'm your bud, right, so you can tell me... You and Marinette. You seem all... I dunno...chummy with her... and stuff..." Nino muttered. "So I wanna know... if..."
"Uhh... I guess... sure..."
"Like too chummy... as in you, you know... do you?"
"I-uh-umm-I-don't know what you're talking-"
"Okay everybody, come gather around here!" Miss Bustier called, interrupting Nino and I luckily.
"Come on, Nino," I said, nodding my head and running to the teacher. PHEW... what was that about? He turned all Sherlock on me... Not a very good Sherlock though.
"So, class, it seems like most of you guys are getting along just fine, so all of you that have finished please come with me. The others will have to quickly catch up," Miss Bustier shot a glare at Chloe and Sabrina. Nino and I followed after Miss, Marinette and Alya behind. "Alright please get into your pairs," Miss Bustier said as she counted the class. I found Marinette and went beside her.
Marinette's POV
"Okay, we'll be going up together, so stay in your pairs," Miss Bustier reminded.
We ascended to one of the highest floors with a surprisingly flowy conversation between Adrien and I (luckily Alya was there to help me not stutter to death.) Miss Bustier explained about the history of the tower and blah. Adrien and I were secluded on the other side of the tower, where it was quiet and peaceful. I watched as Adrien looked over the city in awe. He was so...
"Marinette!" I heard a tiny voice cry. I had been so out of it that I had let Tikki slip out of my bag!
I hurried to pick her up but Adrien rolled her to the side with his foot by accident. He didn't know she was there, luckily.
"Tikki!" I whimpered.
"What was that, Marinette?" Adrien asked, turning to face me, rolling Tikki even further. Tikki couldn't move or else she'd get found out!
"Um, well, I have to, excuse me," I tried to sneakily grab her, but I couldn't.
"What's wrong?" Adrien moved his foot once more.
"AHHH!" I dived and saved Tikki from falling off the ledge of the tower. Only one problem, I was on the edge now, trapped between the ledge and the floor. Don't ask how; I manage to mess up wherever I am.
"Marinette?!" Adrien rushed over to me. "Are you hurt?" he asked with concern.
"Don't worry! I'm fine, I'm just a little... stuck... ha ha. I'll get out... just uh... give me a second," I laughed weakly. What an idiot.
"I'll, uh, I'll go get help!" he exclaimed, running off.
"Oh Tikki, i'm so sorry! It'll never happen again!" I promised.
"Accidents happen Marinette, it's okay!" Tikki laughed. She flew back into my bag. "I'll stay here, safe and sound."
A few minutes later, I heard the familiar cocky voice that could only belong to-
"Cat Noir is here, little lady, no need to panic," he announced. His tone suddenly changed from arrogant to concerned. "Are you hurt at all?"
"Nope," I confirmed.
"Okay, this might be a little scary but I promise i've got you," he assured, putting a gentle hand on my head.
"Uh-huh."
"Okay. CATACLYSM!" he yelled. He tactfully broke the part of the ledge I was under and gently pulled me out, placing me onto his lap. He examined me for injuries. When was Cat ever this caring? His cocky smile returned, " I gotta go, little lady. Try to be more careful," he laughed, putting me down.
"Uh, thanks..." His eyes up close were like, they were like someone else... but I couldn't figure out who... He saluted and jumped away.
I tried to figure out who he reminded me of, but I just couldn't.
"Hey Marinette, how did you get out?!" Adrien asked, rushing over.
"Uh, Cat Noir did," I explained. "I'm okay really!" I laughed, seeing the concern on his face. He examined me just as Cat Noir did.
"No you aren't, you've got a scratch on your chin," he realised, tilting my head up and looking even closer. I blushed furiously. "And you're going red, I think you're hurt!"
"N-No! I'm not red - i'm - that's just... genetic..."
"I'll go get the first aid kit," he decided.
"Adrien it's just a little scratch! Okay..." he was already walking away.
Tikki popped out of the bag. "It's genetic, huh?"
"Shush Tikki."
"Wow Adrien really cares about you! You must be happy!"
I blushed again. "So, he's just a caring person, that's all."
Adrien returned and tended to my tiny scratch. I blushed more in two minutes then I ever had in my life. "Why did you even bound off the edge like that anyway?" he asked, putting a Ladybug themed band-aid on my chin.
"Let's just say I almost lost my lucky charm," I giggled.
"Class, gather around me!" I heard Miss Bustier say from the other side.
Adrien got up and helped me up. He took my hand. "Let's go," he laughed, "But be careful this time."
"Mm-hmm."
Miss Bustier told us that we would return to school on foot again, but Chloe cried about how she'd rather take a coach, so she told her 'daddy' to get one for us. He did.
"Class, sit in your partners, not with your friends," Miss Bustier demanded as we waited to board the coach.
Adrien winked at me. "Good thing we're both," he laughed as he gestured for me to board to coach before him. I almost tripped over on the steps but he caught me in time. More blushing, etcetera. We took our seats behind Nino and Alya. Adrien let me have the window seat (all the more reasons to love him).
"Seatbelts!" Miss reminded everyone.
I tried to do mine but I couldn't click it into place. Adrien laughed quietly. "Need help?" he asked.
"Um..." I sat rigid as he leaned over and did my seatbelt up for me. "Th-thankyou!" I said louder than I expected.
"No problem." The coach started moving. "Okay, what do you want to do?" Adrien asked.
"Um I don't know, what do you want to do?"
"Hmm... you and Alya play those clappy games right? Are they fun?"
"Uhh... sure, clappy games are pretty fun..."
"Teach me how to play one," he insisted, putting his hands out.
"Oh, okay..." My face was so red, I could give Tikki a run for her money. "Put your hands out like this," I showed him, "And then you go like this - and this - and over here - then like that and-"
Adrien cocked an eyebrow, and had this adorable puzzled look on his face.
"What is it?" I asked.
"This is way too confusing. I don't think I'm cut out for it. How about we play a game where we say a word starting with the letter A then B then so on. You first."
"Adrien," I blurted out, turning red as I said it.
He smiled. "Blue," he said, pointing to my hair.
"Cat."
"Derby hat," he laughed, mimicking his sneeze from when I made him a hat. How adorable!
"Eiffel Tower," I sighed, remembering the amazing time we just had.
"Fluffy." Adrien was still looking at my hair.
We went through the alphabet about five times, until Adrien started to look drowsy.
"Adrien, are you sleepy?" I giggled.
"A bit sleepy," he yawned. His eyelids started to droop. "I'll just rest a bit." He lay back in his seat and drifted into a nap. I admired him as he slept like a baby. How cute could he get? I held in a gasp as his head fell onto my shoulder. Adrien was sleeping on my shoulder! This was a dream come true, but it also had me blushing like an idiot. Caaaaalm down Marinette. Calm down. He's asleep it's fine. You can't wake him, it'd be cruel. Better just let him relax. I should relax. I found myself very comfortable and relaxed now. So comfortable...
"Okay Lovebirds you can wake up now," Alya's voice said. "We're back at school."
"Wha-" I opened my eyes. I was asleep?! Adrien's head rested on my shoulder and mine rested on his head. His hair tickled on my neck.
"Morning, Marinette, guess we both fell asleep," he yawned, laughing quietly. His voice vibrated softly through my shoulder. I laughed nervously and moved my head off his. He got up too.
"Sorry..." I mumbled.
"No problem, Marinette," Adrien smiled and he began walking out of the coach. He turned back and winked. "Cute snoring, by the way." He laughed and continued to walk.
"Huh-wha-wha-what!?" I stuttered, frozen still like ice.
We left the coach and Alya winked at me, making me even happier... until Chloe came and destroyed my life. Again. "Heeeeey Adrikins!" she shouted, gripping onto Adrien's left arm. "I didn't get to sit next to you, Adrikins! Ugh! Teachers, right?"
"He he yeah," he laughed sarcastically, mouthing back to Nino, 'Help me!' making me giggle. Aww! Is there ever a time when Adrien isn't be so lovable!? Nah.
"Come on class, follow me," Miss Bustier said.
Adrien pulled away from Chloe's grip and caught up with Miss Bustier, laughing sheepishly. Phew.
We arrived back in class and still had much to catch up on! Ugh! At least I got to stare at the back of Adrien's head for ages again... now that I think about it that's pretty creepy... meh. I'm not creepy... right?
"Alright, so after that wonderful experience, I think we'll agree, we have all got a pretty good sense of the Eiffel Tower and it's history," Miss Bustier said. "So now I- oh no, sorry class, I forgot the books... I'm so clumsy! Adrien, would you mind heading to the library and picking up those books for me?"
"Oh, sure Miss," Adrien got up, dropping a few papers on the floor. He was so... I couldn't even explain if I tried...
"No, wait. There are quite a hand-full of books over there... uhhhh... Marinette, would you mind lending a hand to Adrien?" Miss Bustier pointed to me and Alya jumped within the second.
"Oh-uh-um-sure-yes Miss!" I stuttered.
"Thank you, you two! I'm so forgetful."
Adrien's POV
"So, any thoughts for our project Marinette?" I asked Marinette as I walked down the hall to the library.
"Uhh... he he, not really. I was-uh-um-distracted-by-uh-stuff!" she muttered, nodding her head and continuously making small hand gestures. They - she - was really attractive in some way...
"Stuff?" I laughed.
"Uh-yeeeaah... yup. Stuff. I'm a busy girl, all right!?" she giggled.
"Yeah. I hear ya..."
"Yeah, everybody has that stuff..." Marinette mumbled. "Anyways, where are these books?"
"Here. The library," I held open the door for Marinette.
"T-thanks." She went in and asked the librarian for the books. Marinette gestured for me to follow her. "She said they were somewhere back here on the shelves."
"Alright, let's quickly look," I mumbled scanning the top shelf.
Marinette tiptoed to look at one of the higher shelves, tilting over, looking as if she could fall at any moment. No one could've been that clumsy, right? Wrong. Marinette literally just fell. Nothing happened to her. She didn't trip. She just fell. She's so clumsy... I kinda liked it... I leapt for her and managed to catch her in my arms before she hit the ground. I laughed as I placed her down on my knees. "You okay?"
"F-fine..." she giggled sheepishly. "Just-uh-slippery floors! He he..."
"Right right," I laughed, picking Marinette up off the cold ground. "Wow, you're light," I whispered, placing Marinette on her feet (I had picked her up as Cat Noir but never as myself).
"Oh-uh-ummmmmm..."
"Marinette, it's a compliment," I laughed again. "So, where are those books?"
Marinette's POV
I finally found the books on the highest shelf so I tried to reach them. "Marinette, stop! Do not tiptoe!" Adrien exclaimed, laughing his head off.
"Ha ha," I laughed sarcastically.
"Let me." For a second, I thought Adrien was going to get the book himself being the tall guy he is, but no. He had to kill me and lift me up himself. He wrapped his hands around my waist and pushed me up to reach the books. I blushed viciously and grabbed the books as fast as I could. But I went a little too fast. There were so many books for the whole class that they all fell down onto the floor, making me fall too. And Adrien. Life hates me. Well, I guess you could say it was doing me a favour... A ridiculous favour. Maybe I should yell RIDICULOUS LADYBUG next time I battled a villain...
I fell onto the ground, many books scattered across the ground, but then I died. I landed right on top of Adrien, our noses almost touching on the ground. I blushed even more, my face literally being drained out by the red colour. I giggled sheepishly, smiling at Adrien. "He he he... guess you broke my fall! A – again..."
Adrien laughed loudly and covered up his mouth with his hand. I stayed there for about 5 seconds (ON TOP OF ADRIEN), staring into his gorgeous eyes for some reason until another book came tumbling down, falling directly on me, making me fall back down on Adrien. EVEN CLOSER! My lips were literally almost about to touch his! Adrien smiled, almost as if happy in some way... he reminded of someone with that cocky smile...
Adrien's POV
For a second, Marinette reminded me of someone when she fell back onto me...
Marinette shot up onto her feet. She dusted off her clothing while looking down onto the floor. I got up slowly, laughing quietly to myself. "You really are clumsy!"
Marinette looked up and giggled. "S-sorry..."
"Don't worry, Marinette. Accidents happen... some more than others!" I laughed.
"Alright I get it," Marinette laughed, pushing me back playfully.
She began to pick up all of the books. I held half of the stack for her. "Okay we've been taking quite a long time, let's go," I said.
She nodded. "Miss Bustier is probably waiting."
Marinette's POV
Adrien and I returned to the classroom, holding the books in our hand. "Ah, thanks you two," Miss Bustier thanked, taking the books off our hands.
"You took quite a while Marinette," Alya said, smirking.
"And what's that supposed to mean, huh?" Adrien asked, sitting down. HE HEARD THAT? What if he always heard Alya and I talking about how I like him?! Hopefully not...
"Yeah, Adrien, what is that supposed to mean, huh?" Nino asked slowly, leaning into Adrien, as if interrogating him.
"Nino, back up," Adrien laughed nervously.
"Okay, but the heart wants what the heart freakin' wants," Nino yelled.
"Nino, Adrien, stop talking," Miss Bustier scolded.
"Yes miss!" Adrien said quickly, looking relieved about something.
"Thank you. Now sit in your pairs please, and start planning your assignments using your research sheets from the Eiffel Tower."
I swapped seats with Nino and went to sit next to Adrien. "Hi again," I greeted.
"Hey... oh... no." Adrien sighed and face-palmed.
"What is it?" I asked.
"I lost our sheet..." he laughed sheepishly.
"Oh. How?" I asked.
Adrien's POV
How? Well when Marinette managed to get herself stuck in the ledge, I had to get out of there quickly so I could help her – so I ran to the bathroom, only I was in such a rush that I dropped our sheet... into the toilet. But I couldn't tell Marinette all that so: "Oh... a dog ran by and caught it in his mouth – then he ate it," I blurted.
Marinette looked slightly taken aback, but then she laughed it off. "Well, okay. Who needs a worksheet anyway!" she giggled.
She was really understanding all the time. If that were someone else they probably would've got angry. I was glad to have a friend like her.
Marinette's POV
So we started working. But then, out of nowhere, a strange voice yelled, "NO CAMEMBEEEEERT!"
"What the heck was that?" I asked.
"I don't know!" Adrien laughed nervously. Adrien jolted up and grabbed his bag.
"Adrien?" Miss Bustier looked as confused as I was.
Adrien stood stiffly. "Yes Miss, I gotta use the bathroom, ha ha," he explained hurriedly as he left the classroom. Uhhh, okay...
Adrien's POV
"Plagg, you idiot! What were you thinking?" I whispered.
"I wanted camembert, I asked for camembert, I begged for camembert, I didn't get my camembert, see?" Plagg explained, waving around his tiny arms. "Can I have camembert!?"
"And why would I do that?" I folded my arms, curious to find out what his dumb answer would be.
"Because of my utter amazingness!" Plagg exclaimed, doing jazz hands.
"One, amazingness isn't a word, two, if I give you camembert would you just be quiet?"
"Yeah yeah yeah! Just need the cheese!"
"Fine! This is the last one I have for now, so don't be greedy – wait, of course you'll be greedy, you're Plagg!"
"Ha ha, just gimme the cheese!"
I scuffled around my bag and gave Plagg the camembert.
"Ooooh! My gooey!" Plagg cried as he began to chomp away at the camembert.
"Plagg, you pig! Be quiet!"
"Right..." he mumbled, his mouth still full.
"Marinette can't find out that you're here."
I entered the classroom again and Marinette looked puzzled. I sat down again and laughed sheepishly. "He he... heeeeeyyy..."
Marinette giggled quietly. "Let's get back to work, kay?"
I nodded my head. "Yep!"
Marinette's POV
I woke up the next day to the sound of my horrid alarm. Yeah. Because every day should start with you feeling like it's an earthquake! Sarcasm intended. But, there was still a bright side. Adrien and I were paired for an assignment that we were doing for the past couple of days! He lost our sheet because a dog ate it, supposedly, but it doesn't matter. Just being with Adrien was amazing! Eeeeep!
"Marinette, today we shall be on time to school!" Tikki shouted, marching around in the air like a soldier. Well, a little, mini, flying soldier actually... still. Same thing. "Right!?"
"Yep," I whispered.
"I said: riiiigghhhtt!?" Tikki bellowed. Who knew such a tiny thing could make such a loud noise...? She probably woke the neighbours.
"YES MISS!" I shouted as loud as possible.
"Good! Now, get your things in tip-top shape!"
After a lot of Tikki-shouting, I got to school, where I saw Adrien. HE WAVED AT ME! "Hey, Marinette," Adrien called.
"Uh-um-yes?" I muttered, walking up to him.
"So, I was thinking for our project, since I-uh-lost the notes, we could hang out at the library at lunch. There should be some good information in the books there, right?"
"Oh-uh-yeah! Sure! We can finish our project."
"Great, I'll meet you outside the library at the start of lunch, kay?"
I nodded. "Mmm-hmm."
"See you," he waved goodbye as he and Nino went inside the school.
"Uh-b-bye!" I said.
Alya caught up with me and smiled. "Library date, huh?" she asked.
"Date!? No no no no no no no no no! No way... We're finishing our project at lunch, that's all. You and Nino wanna join?"
"Oh no way, girl! You and Adrien need to be alllllll alone for the magic to happen!"
"You're gonna leave me with Adrien all alone!?"
"Of course. Consider this as a favour, Marinette! You never know what could happen..." Alya laughed.
"And what's that supposed to mean, Alya?" I giggled.
"Oh nothing, nothing. Me and Nino have our notes, we'll work somewhere else. Faaaaaar away from you guys."
"Aww, come on..."
"Don't you wanna be alone with Adrien?"
"Well, I guess I sorta do..."
"Then just do it! Don't worry, girl! Adrien's super cool. Even if you do something that bad, he'll forgive you."
I froze still. WHAT IF ADRIEN THOUGHT I WAS WEIRD!? OR GOT ANGRY AT ME FOR SOME REASON!?
"I'm kidding, Marinette. You won't do something wrong. Don't worry," Alya reassured, laughing. "Come on, let's get to class now."
I nodded. "Yeah."
After some time, lunch finally began. And that meant Adrien and I were going to the library! All alone... I waited outside the library for a while until Adrien appeared. "Hey, Marinette, you're here. Great! Shall we start?" he asked.
I nodded.
Adrien and I sat down and collected our books for the project, but before I could speak, Adrien was already engulfed in his books. His stunning, emerald eyes were glued onto the page, shining even brighter than usual. He looked so excited and interested into reading that it made my heart lift. Yet another reason to totally fall for Adrien Agreste.
He's adorable. Kind. Loving. Caring. Smart. Oh, did I say adorable?
Anyways, seeing him like that just made me melt! "Anything interesting?" I asked.
Adrien nodded. "This is great information," Adrien said, flicking through the pages. He handed me the book and for a second I felt the warmth of his hand... I pulled away and looked down to the book. "Uh-um-uh-sooo..." I mumbled, skimming through the pages.
"HEY!" I heard a loud, yet very familiar, voice screech from behind a bookshelf. "Marinette is needed over here!" the voice said.
"Uhh..." I muttered. Adrien and I exchanged looks, but in the end I decided to see what was up.
And I knew it. The voice could only belong to that one person: Alya. She was hiding behind a bookshelf! What!? "Alya!" I said as quietly as possible. The last thing I wanted was Adrien questioning about it."Why are you here?"
"I'm here to help you, Marinette! Now, you'll know everything to say! See, easy!"
"But- well... actually, this could work..."
"I know! That's the point! Look, use this thingy," Alya handed me some weird chip thingy on those TV shows. "Put that on your clothes, and I will too. That way, I can communicate with you! Easy as pie! You'll say everything right to Adrien!"
"Uh-I-do you think it will work?..." I muttered, fixing on the weird device-thingy.
"Of course! Now, gooooo!" Alya shoved me back out to Adrien.
Alya pushed me so hard that I almost tripped if it wasn't for Adrien catching me. Again! Adrien caught me again! In his arms! I was blushing like crazy yet again. He laughed quietly. "Nice one, Marinette," he laughed.
"He he... sorry... again..." I giggled.
Then, a loud, piercing voice echoed in my ear. And it was Alya's. "Marinette, Marinette, do you copy!?" she shouted.
"Yes yes, know stop being so loud!" I whispered.
"Huh? What was that, Marinette?" Adrien questioned, still holding me securely in his arms... he was so warm...
"Oh! Uh... nothing!" I exclaimed.
"Marinette, say: Have your eyes always been this beautiful?" Alya said.
"Uh-oh-um-I have your eyes always been this-uh-" I stuttered.
Adrien looked puzzled. Great! I was boring him to death!
"Beautiful..." I whispered as quietly as I could.
"Hmm?" Adrien said... was he smiling!? DID HE JUST HEAR ME!? He stood up, giving me a hand. "Okay, I'll be back. I need to... uh... tend to something. Work without me for a while, kay?" he said.
"Oh-uh-um-sure..." I mumbled, dusting off my clothes.
He waved as he walked off. "I think your eyes are pretty, too..." he said as he turned around with a wink. I blushed furiously. WHY DID HE ALWAYS HAVE TO DO THIS TO ME!? HE'S TOO CUTE!
"AWESOME, MARINETTE!" Alya shouted through the device.
"Alya, you're way too loud!" I exclaimed, blushing wildly.
"Oh... he he... sorry!" she laughed sheepishly. "Good job!"
I giggled quietly. "Oh-yeah..." I whispered, thinking of Adrien. He thinks my eyes are pretty... HE THINKS MY EYES ARE PRETTY!?
Adrien's POV
Great. Plagg was pestering me for cheese once again. "Plagg, I told you, no more camembert!" I scolded.
"Aww..." Plagg complained. "Fine! I'll take cheddar!"
"Plagg, no cheddar!"
"Swiss?"
"No cheese at all, get it? I have a project to get to!"
"You mean you have flirting to get to?" Plagg laughed.
"What? No I don't..." I mumbled. "Be quiet, Plagg," I whispered. "We're in a library!"
"Alright, try and change the subject. But I sense something... and it's kinda making me sick, but still! Something!"
"Alright alright. Just be quiet until school finished. Then I'll get you some cheese, kay?"
"Fine... I'll just starve. I know how much this flirting means to you," he continued to laugh.
"I do not flirt. Now, be quiet."
"That's hard to believe coming out of the mouth of a cute, famous model!" Plagg said.
"Just shut it."
Marinette's POV
Adrien came back, smiling. "Sorry about that. Just needed to take care of some stuff..."
"You sound like me now!" I giggled.
"Yeah. Anyways, let's get back to the work," Adrien said, taking his seat again.
"Touch his hand!" Alya said.
"Nooo way! I can't do that!" I shouted.
"Huh? Do what?" Adrien questioned.
"Oh-um-uh-I-I can't-um-lick my elbow!" I stuttered. IDIOT! LICK MY ELBOW!? REALLY!?
"Okay..." Adrien mumbled. Uhh! He thinks I'm so dumb now!
"Nice one, Marinette," Alya sighed. "Compliment him at least. That's okay, right? Simple!"
"Compliment..." I whispered.
"Uhh... say that his... hair is cute!" Alya said.
"Oh-uh-I-" I mumbled. Adrien looked up at me. "Your-uh-hair is-um-really cute!" I blurted out. I covered my mouth immediately. IDIOT!
"Huh?" Adrien said. "Oh, thanks, Marinette. I like your hair too," Adrien said, smiling.
"What!?" I shouted as if I had just seen a murderer.
"I just said I like your hair!" Adrien said, backing away.
"Oh-what-oh-uh-yeah!" I mumbled.
He laughed quietly. "Say that you like his laugh!" Alya said.
"No no no no..." I muttered. "Sorry, I need to quickly do something. I'll be back, Adrien!" I said, jumping off of my seat, I went back over to Alya and immediately gave her the device back. "Here. This isn't working. I think I'm doing just fine with Adrien as it is. Thanks Alya," I said.
"Right. I didn't fully think this through. Don't worry, girl. You got it!" Alya cheered on. "Now, go get him! Or whatever you wanna do..." she laughed.
I smiled and went back to Adrien, relieved I wouldn't have Alya screaming in my ear. Oh... I can't believe I said all those things to him...
"I'm ready to do the project now!" I announced, taking my seat.
"Great! Let's get this done!" Adrien said, smiling brightly. Yet another thing to add to my long list of why I like Adrien so much!
And that's it for this chapter, folks! I hope that you enjoyed it and please leave your reviews! I'm sorry for the long wait! I will keep on updating! Good bye for now! ;)