Chat Spots, Chapter 8- Paint Isn't Deflective…BUT SHELLS ARE!
A/N: Hello musical readers! I'm back with Chapter 8! Now as I promised, I did a double update and our two favorite people are together! Yay! Now, I came up with this idea at a random. I figured, "Let's see them react to animes". However, I need more time to complete that one, along with the cursed disease called WRITER'S BLOCK (ugh), so I figured you would enjoy another gaming chapter, with nicer games. *shivers remembering the last gaming chapter*
A lot nicer. Enjoy!~Aqua
The summary: Now, as we all know by now, boredom is the reason why things get done. Adrien and Nino happen to be playing the Xbox in Adrien's house and decided to play on the Wii U. However, Nino concluded that it was too boring with just them, and decides to invite Alya, and Marinette. And rage quitting will ensue, and romantic distractions.
Disclaimer: I don't own Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir, or the games used. Rights to their respective owners.
"DANG IT! I LOST AGAIN?!" Adrien raged.
They were playing Forza Motorsport 2.
And this is the 3rd time Adrien's come in…Well, 3rd to Nino and a computer.
Explanation time!
So, Adrien was bored in his house after getting up out of bed. So, around 10:00, he called Nino to ask if he wanted to hang out. Now, the reason he didn't call his newborn girlfriend ("newborn" meaning they just got together a few days ago), was because, he simply wanted to spend some time with his best friend. So, five minutes and a pancake later, Nino came over and they've been playing for an hour, meaning it was 11:05.
Back to present time…
Nino smiled comfortingly at his best friend.
"Sorry dude. Want me to teach you what you're doing wrong?" Adrien sighed.
"Sure. I'd rather get better than just sitting here and repeatedly failing to get first." Nino set up the track he was playing on, the Mazda Laguna Seca (Which is my favorite track!), and started to watch Adrien. Adrien smiled.
He was doing so well. Nino smiled approvingly.
"Now, just turn gently, and-O you hit the wall again!"
"I'm trying! This is harder than it looks."
"Drift, but not so fast! Remember, you're by yourself for practice!"
"I know, but how do you keep the speed fast, without HITTING-AW MAN I HIT THE T-TIRES!"
Adrien screamed and reversed back on the track. Nino pointed in the direction of the arrows that were appearing.
"See that? That indicates if you're going too fast." Adrien slowed down and executed a good turn. He did that for the rest of the track and smiled.
"Yes! I got better at this! Who knew a real life racing simulator would be kinda tough?"
"Well, it's not Mario Kart, so…"
Adrien glared at Nino who smiled sheepishly.
"Shut up."
They saved their progress and took the game out after going back to the Xbox 360 dashboard. Nino grabbed an ice cream sandwich and called someone. Adrien looked at him confused.
"Who're you calling?"
"Alya! Hey, what's going on…Oh, okay perfect. Hey, listen I wanted to ask you if you and Mari are free to come over to Adrien's house. You know, just play some games on the Wii, hang out?...Really? Alright then! Meet you in…five minutes? But how-Alright. See you in a bit. Love you…Bye." Nino said happily. He hung up with a smile.
"So, you got 5 minutes to get out of your pajamas before your girlfriend gets here." Adrien ran like Sonic the Hedgehog to his room to look presentable.
5 minutes later
"I'm done! Are they here yet?" Adrien shouted. He walked out in a gray and black plaid shirt with a black shirt under it, gray jeans and black sneakers. Nino smirked amused as he pressed a button on his phone and looked at Adrien.
"No, but you look presentable. Trying to impress Marinette I take it?" The blond sighed.
"Guilty. I just want to be less immature and you know, avoid her hating me. I mean, she already doesn't like Chat too much as it is. And, I have to worry about guys like Nathaniel who are into her, I mean, YOU were into her at one point. Then it died down as you started crushing on Alya. And here you are." He sighed. "I just like her too much to lose her. She's like, Kaori and I'm Kousei. She makes my monochrome world colorful again."
"Did you just make one of the sweetest Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso references ever, and manage to make me love you more than I already do?"
Adrien whipped his head around so fast, he might've gotten whiplash. There, was Marinette and Alya, but he looked at Marinette. She was smiling, her bright blue eyes glossing over with water as they dropped and fell on her pale blue dress, and down to her white flats.
She heard.
She heard every word.
She was also crying. Silently, mind you.
He hadn't even heard the door!
"M-MARINETTE! Y-You heard all that?" She blushed, but walked up to him and kissed him straight. His eyes widened, but slowly closed at the response she gave. They stood there for about a minute, her tears drying, and then, she pulled away, going flat on her feet again. She tried to wipe her tears, but Adrien held her arms to her side.
"Let me return the favor." He kissed her cheeks, then leaned and kissed her chastely. She smiled at him softly.
"Why would you think that I would hate you? And what makes you think I don't like Chat, despite your puns?" He sighed.
"I don't know. Honestly, I just thought you weren't too fond of Chat." She rolled her eyes.
"Although I can get annoyed with you when you're like that, I could never hate you. And again, I don't like anyone else but you. I mean, I've had a crush on you for a while. And anyway, how could I hate my partner in crime?" She said honestly with a smile. He grinned.
"Technically, it's paw-tner in crrrime, m'lady." She laughed. And to Adrien….
The world stopped working properly.
Because Marinette.
LADYBUG Marinette.
Laughed at one of his so-called, terrible puns.
"Adrien, you look like the world just ended." He smiled at her. She smiled back with a hug.
"I love you."
She mumbled into his chest. He hugged her to him and kissed her head.
"I love you too, cherí." They stayed in that position for a few minutes before hearing sniffles. They let go of each other to look at their best friends. Alya was wiping her eyes and Nino smiled.
"You guys are just too adorable!" She squealed. Marinette giggled.
"Like I didn't see you, having your little moment with Nino over there." She blushed pink. Nino grinned enthusiastically.
"Alright, it's 11:30, let's go play some games!" They cheered and Marinette looked over to Adrien.
"Oh, by the way, we're leaving at 3:30, so we can go with our moms to a dinner. Family, you know?" He nodded.
"Yeah, I know. Nino's going with his parents too. And… I'm going to visit my mom's grave with Dad, and then we're getting ice cream." Alya and Marinette smiled sympathetically.
"That's good that you're going somewhere with your dad. Maybe it'll strengthen your bond a bit more." Nino said.
"I hope so. But recently, my dad's been a bit nicer, talking to me, and actually socializing with me more. So that's a change."
"A good one." Marinette said. He smiled and booted up the Xbox. He found a game they could play on the Kinect.
"Let's play this one!" He put it in the disc compartment. The title screen popped up.
Sonic Free Riders
"Okay. This should be interesting." Alya said. They watched the opening.
"It's actually not that bad for an opening and cut scenes. Now, we get to the real-Wait, why-?" Nino started to say, but was having a hard time with the controls and was getting frustrated.
"GODDAMN IT ADRIEN, I DON'T LIKE THESE CONTROLS! I told you that's the only thing I hate about this game!" Nino shouted, about to give up.
"Nino, why are you throwing a tantrum?" Alya asked. Adrien sighed.
"Let me try." He attempted to sign in, and then he tried to get to the menu, but to no avail. He finally got to the online mode, and then went to the World Grand Prix.
"Why that one?" Marinette asked.
"That's story mode. Okay, let's see the opening scene." They sat while Adrien attempted to stay out of everyone's vision.
"Ho Ho Ho Ho!-
"Is he supposed to be Santa?" Marinette asked with a look of disbelief. Adrien shook his head.
"Greetings world! I'm Doc-er, KING Doc! From, uh, Toreggmania!"
"He cannot be any more obvious than that." Alya said. They nodded and watched the rest of the intro.
"Alright, we're picking Team Heroes. Let's watch the cut scenes and Marinette goes first." Adrien said. Marinette looked at him in disbelief.
"What do you mean I'm going first? Adrien?!" She protested as he pushed her to the TV. She sighed and glared at him.
"Let's just hope I don't fail." She started to follow the TV. Then the race was about to start, and as she tried to get a kick start…
"AW MAN! THAT BOOST DOESN'T DO ANYTHING!" She shouted, and was jumping and moving and in the end, after flailing her arms around in an attempt to swim, she was out of breath.
"Did…did I win?" She said panting. The screen read 'Mission Complete' and read 2nd place. She threw her fist in the air.
"YES!" She huffed and pushed Alya to the TV.
"Gee, thanks!" She said sarcastically. Alya started the next mission.
20 minutes later.
"Okay, I think I'm getting a bit tired of this game."
Alya sighed, exhausted. The other two agreed. Adrien went and saved the progress and went to the dashboard and ejected the game, and shut the Xbox off, and turned the Wii U on in the process. Marinette smiled brightly.
"Yay! Something that doesn't require me dying." Adrien and Nino laughed and Alya giggled at her blue-eyed best friend. Adrien took a game and put it in.
Splatoon
"YOU HAVE SPLATOON?!" Alya and Marinette screamed.
"Yes I do. I've been playing the hell out of this game with the small free time I have, so like, twice, so I figured, after I trained in Turf War, I'd play against Nino, but we're all here, so why not?" Marinette grinned, and grabbed Adrien's controller.
It was a customized black controller with neon green lines outlining the sides. The directional pad and the buttons were green, and there was a white script A above the screen. Adrien glared at her playfully.
"Hey! That's mine! I have one for you, Bugaboo." She looked at him questionably.
"What do you mean?" He smiled, and handed her a neatly wrapped box. She looked at him, and he smiled.
"I have two controllers, mine, and a plain black one. Nino has a Wii U in his house too, so he customized one of his controllers to be white with an orange directional pad and turquoise buttons with a script N above the screen, and a plain white one, so sometimes, he'll bring his controller." Nino smiled.
"I'll show it to you guys when it's my turn, because that shit is dope! And it looks really cool!" Nino said excitedly, and Alya smiled at his childishness, and Adrien continued.
"So, when I figured out you liked games, I wanted to buy one to customize for you, and when you revealed that you were Ladybug, I…" He blushed and motioned to open the box. She did and gasped.
It was a white customized controller with small black spots and red outlines on the sides, the black buttons and red directional pad. Also, on the top of it above the screen, was her name, 'Marinette' in black and red script to contrast the white. She looked up at him in confusion.
"A-Adrien, I-I don't know what to say-" He leaned closer.
"Then don't say anything." She was about to say something, when he kissed her, and she ended up kissing back. He then released her and she was blushing red.
"A-Adrien! W-Was that n-necessary?" He smirked.
"Well…"
"Okay you two, we have squids to ink in case you haven't noticed." Nino said with a smirk. They blushed and sat down on the recliner, while Nino and Alya were on the couch. Adrien moved his character close by Inkopolis Tower, until Nino told him to stop by Judd.
"Who's Judd?" Alya asked. Nino grinned.
"He gives advice and tips for the battles. But be warned, Mari, if you think Casanova's puns are bad, just wait. Adrien's only at Level 2." She looked at the screen warily as Judd gave the advice.
""Mieow! (Whoa, pal, you've got to work on that pawsitively clawful level there)" Oh, you've got to be kidding me!" Marinette said annoyed. "And I thought Adrien was bad…" She muttered, until she felt something on her ear. She squeaked.
"A-A-ADRIEN!" He smirked amused.
"What was that? I don't think I heard you right." She hid her tomato face with her bangs.
"C-Can we start the game, p-please?!" Adrien chuckled and wrapped and arm around the girl.
"Sure. Enough torturing you." She sighed in relief. "For now." She hit him on the arm, hard. Alya and Nino laughed at her reaction.
"Ow! Way to wound a guy, LB." She giggled. He moved the character into Inkopolis Tower and picked the course after choosing multi-player.
"How's Blackbelly Skatepark?" He asked.
"Bring it on." He smiled teasingly.
"As I will." They started.
"Ooh, I'm Team Aqua." She said casually.
"I'm Team Green." Adrien said.
"Very Chat-like."
"I know right? Oh, oh NO- DANG IT." Adrien said, before getting rolled over by a Splat Roller. Marinette smiled.
"Yes! I got someone! Alright, I probably have a super basic weapon, but I'm getting somewhere! OHH I JUST USED A BOMB ON YOU, ADRIEN!" She said with a grin, laughing as Adrien seethed.
"Aaannd…SUPER JUMP! And I killed you." Adrien said with a smirk. Marinette looked at the screen annoyed as she covered territory and sprung from place to place.
"You're annoying."
"That I am, Ms Dupain-Cheng. Oh, and watch out."
"What do you mean-AAH! How?!" She said as she started over due to being shot.
"I told you to watch out. You have like, at LEAST two people gunning for you."
"And you decide to tell me this now?!" She huffed.
"Yes."
"UGH WHY DO I PUT UP WITH YOU AGAIN?!"
"Because I'm your paw-tner in crrrime." She glared at him.
"I wonder sometimes…EEK! A-A-ADRIEN! That hurts…!" She said, getting a bit distracted as Adrien was biting her ear. The match soon ended as he let go of her ear. She rubbed it annoyed as he pulled her closer. They looked at the results. It seemed like the turf was fifty-fifty. But…
"YES! I WON! What do you have to say to that?" Adrien said smugly. She rolled her eyes.
"You cheated. You bit my ear at the last second!" He smiled and embraced her as Nino took out his controller, and a box that he passed to Alya.
"What's this…" She squealed.
It was a black customized controller with red buttons and a red directional pad. It had 'Alya' in white script above the screen. It was simple, yet she loved it.
"Thank you so much! I love it, and you." She said, and they kissed. Nino smiled at her.
"Hey guys, we have squids to ink in case you haven't noticed." Adrien said teasingly, quoting Nino's words. They blushed in embarrassment. They went, and the match started.
"Team Orange!" Alya said excitedly.
"I'm Team Blue, AND I JUST GOT SOMEONE! YES!" Nino cheered.
But someone shot a grenade at him.
"GAHH! Control your team, Alya!" He grumbled.
"Sorry, can't. Gotta splat territory… AAAHH bombs!" She squeaked, and tried to avoid them.
"Where are you, Alya?!"
"I'm not telling you!"
"Grr, I will find you somehow. I got the powerrr…"
"I swear…NINO YOU DID NOT JUST SHOOT ME!"
"Oh, but I did, and you will never find me-!"
She found him.
"Super jump works wonders, doesn't it, Adrien?" Adrien smiled sheepishly at Nino, who was seething.
"Traitor. I'm going to get you for that."
"I didn't do anything!" Adrien said nervously.
"Ha ha-AAAAH! SOMEONE SPLAT ROLLED ME!" Alya raged. The match soon ended. They were looking at the results. There seemed to be more orange.
"Come on..."
"Please do not let me lose…" The results were displayed.
"YES! TAKE THAT NINO!" Alya cheered.
"You don't have to rub it in." He said annoyed. She smiled secretly, and kissed him on the cheek. He smiled.
"That's better." They laughed, and Adrien saved their progress and ejected the game out after going back to the menu, and placed in the last game.
Mario Kart 8
"YES! FINALLY. I'm about to school you all!" Adrien said confidently. Alya shook her head.
"Nope. Nothing gets past Marinette in this game. She can be brutal, especially if she wants to win." Marinette grinned.
"Well, it depends on the circumstances of who I'm versing." She said calmly. Adrien moved closer to her.
"So, what are MY circumstances, m'lady?" She smiled deviously.
"I'm not going easy on you."
"Wouldn't expect you to, m'lady." She blushed. "We're playing 2 tracks, and then we go spend time with family." He went to the multi-player mode. Once they were in, they started picking characters.
"I'm Yoshi!" Marinette said.
"I'm Luigi." Adrien said.
"I'm Mario." Nino said.
"I'm Rosalina!" Alya said. Now it was time to pick tracks. They all started looking through.
"I'm going for the Water Park!" Alya said, selecting it.
"No way, Toad Harbor is the way to go!" Nino corrected, selecting that.
"Actually, I think that's basic. Electrodrome clearly looks like the better one." Adrien said, selecting it.
"You're all going for the easy tracks. I say we go with the classic Yoshi Valley." Marinette said, selecting it. The game then started to highlight the tracks to select one. And out of the ones picked…
"Yoshi Valley it is! This is my turf!" Marinette cheered. Adrien smirked.
"M'lady, I've been playing this since the GameCube. I'm going to win." She looked straight in her boyfriend's face.
"Oh, we'll see about that, kitty." Marinette said deviously. Alya smiled.
"This should be interesting." They saw the starting point.
3…
They revved a bit…
2…
They revved again…
1…
They held the buttons down…
GO!
And they were off! They raced down the track, until they were looking at a complicated fork, in which Adrien and Marinette went right and left. Alya and Nino, however, were stuck.
"Where do I go?! Oh, screw it, I'm going right!" Nino shouted in panic.
"I'm going left then, see what happens!" Alya said, swerving.
Then there was another fork.
"Another one?!"
"Left." Adrien said confidently.
"I say right." Marinette said equally confident.
"Why is it that you know what you're doing?! I'm going right!" Alya said nervously, swerving.
"Well, this isn't fun! Left!" Nino said. They were each met with different scenarios, seeing as they took different combinations of directions and routes.
"OOH I'M IN A LONG CAVE~! This should be fun!" Adrien shouted sarcastically.
"How I ended up with the route of the hanglider I will NEVER KNOW! Nor do I care!" Marinette said with glee as she took her route.
"I'm in a short cave! Sucks to be you, Agreste!" Alya shouted.
"Ramps. I got RAMPS. You've got to be kidding me!" Nino seethed as he boosted over the path. Marinette then looked at everyone's placement, and paled.
"Uh, Nino?"
"What?"
"If you got ramps, THEN WHY ARE YOU IN 3RD PLACE?!" Everyone immediately paid attention to their placement. Marinette was fifth, Alya fourth, Adrien sixth, and Nino third.
So, naturally, everyone began to have fits.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! How did I end up SIXTH?!" Adrien yelled.
"More importantly, how did I end up FOURTH?! I'm not good at this version of Mario Kart!" Alya said shocked.
"I am not going to stand for this! I need a star to pass you!" Marinette said. Suddenly, as the 2nd lap approached, she hit an item box, and got a Crazy Eight (At least I think that's what it's called. Also, it gives you 8 items, kind of like the Lucky Seven (MK7), except one more.).
"Yes! And I'm now in 2nd place! Take that!" Marinette cheered as she approached the finish line for the last lap. Adrien growled, but soon smirked as he got a Bullet Bill. He rocketed to 3rd place, angering Nino and Alya.
"OH COME ON!" Marinette, however, was in first, which wasn't good for Adrien. He was just about to pass her, until…
"YAHOO! I win!" Marinette said. They sighed. She was just too good. Then Adrien saved, and ejected the game and turned off the Wii U and they all got up and walked upstairs. As they laughed and Adrien started to lead them out, someone cleared their throat.
"Adrien, are you ready to go?" He turned to see his father wearing a black shirt and jeans. He gaped.
"You own normal clothes?! Neever thought I'd see the day!" Gabriel rolled his eyes.
"Ha ha, very funny." Adrien smiled. Alya and Nino greeted the man, who greeted them back as they left. Marinette turned to Adrien, who wasn't aware that his father was watching.
"I'll see you later. Have fun, okay?" He smiled.
"Of course. You too." They were about to kiss, until Adrien's father cleared his throat again. Marinette blushed, and Adrien smiled sheepishly.
"Uh, Dad, this is Marinette. She's the girl from the bowler hat contest…" He paused to see his father's interested expression. "…She's also my girlfriend." Gabriel stared at his son, then at Marinette. He motioned for the girl to come with him. She did, nervously looking to Adrien, who followed. Gabriel showed her a few designs.
"Marinette, what is wrong with these designs?" She stared at them carefully, and started to point out the flaws.
"Well, this one's out of season, the stitches on this are uneven, and this one doesn't have the right seams." Gabriel looked at the girl shocked. She was impressive, and seemed to be good for his son. He smiled approvingly.
"Adrien, you picked a good one." Adrien smiled relieved. He turned to Marinette. "You, Miss Marinette, are an impressive one. Think about maybe working as an intern over the summer. Adrien will be there. He goes on coffee runs." Adrien groaned, as Marinette smiled brightly.
"I have to do that again?"
"Thank you sir! That means a lot, and I will definitely think about it. Unfortunately, I have to go. It was wonderful to speak to you." She said politely and professionally. Adrien gave her a quick kiss and she walked out. Gabriel looked to his son.
"She's a very nice girl. Now, let's go, I don't need to spend any more time out with people that aren't you than necessary." Adrien smiled amused at his father. Typical Gabriel.
"You're very anti-social for a fashion icon, you know that?"
"Yes, I do. Continue telling me the obvious." Adrien laughed, and Gabriel put an arm around his son as they went out, slowly repairing their relationship.
A/N: DONE! I'm so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so sorry I took so long! Finals are coming up, and homework and tests and BLAH. Any who, as for what Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso is, it's called Your lie in April in English, and it's a music/romance anime that I like! Check it out!
Translation: Cherí- Dear
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