Alternate Ending Adrien's Competition Part 6
"I said to leave her alone, Ethan." Adrien's voice came from around the building. Marinette inched around the building to find Adrien and Ethan. Oh no, him again… Marinette was about to head back inside.
"Bro, you're telling me to leave Marinette alone, Chat Noir is telling me to leave her alone, her friend Ally is throwing me down flights of stairs, WHAT IS UP WITH THIS GIRL!"
"ALYA." Adrien corrected his coworker "threw you down the stairs because you pretended to be Chat Noir and climbed into Marinette's bedroom." Adrien reminded him "Chat Noir told you to leave her alone because they're friends and you're not taking no for an answer." Adrien ticked off the reasons on his fingers
"and I'm telling you to back off because, Marinette is my girlfriend." Adrien froze at his own words. He didn't know where it came from but there the words were.
"You said she was your friend." Ethan narrowed his eyes at his blonde counterpart.
"Yes and now she's my girlfriend." Adrien wasn't in control of his own mouth anymore but he didn't really want to take the words back either.
"You conniving…" Ethan trailed off when he caught sight of Marinette.
"You said you didn't have a boyfriend." Ethan glowered at her.
"I-I…" Marinette trailed off and looked to Adrien as he walked beside her and wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"She didn't when you asked." Adrien stood beside Marinette, slipping into somewhat of his Chat Noir alter ego.
"I get it…" Ethan laughed and shook his head "lame attempt, Agreste, but my Marinette is just that, my Marinette."
Marinette was tired and annoyed and flustered and at the end of her rope.
"No, I'm not!" She yelled. Adrien smirked at Ethan.
"I am not your Marinette, I am not playing hard to get and you are a really bad listener, Ethan." Marinette's face flushed in her outburst. "I've asked you to leave me alone, I've ignored your texts and I don't accept any of your gifts, what more of a no do you want?" Marinette breathed a sigh of relief. It felt so good to get that off her chest finally.
"Agreste still isn't your boyfriend." Ethan smiled "So I still have a chance with you."
"NO, YOU DON—" Marinette was cut off by a pair of lips she had only ever dreamed would be touching hers. Adrien pulled back and turned a smug look on Ethan "see, my girlfriend." Adrien kept his arm around Marinette. Marinette was thankful for it because her legs felt like jelly at the moment.
Ethan just stood there staring. Marinette looked up and at this angle, with the light creating a kind of silhouette and the way Adrien held her and stood over her kind of made him look like… Chat Noir?
"Whatever." Ethan threw his hands up, he was going to get Agreste for this. Oh boy was Agreste going to pay for making a fool out of him and taking his girl all in one fowl swoop.
"FINALLY!" Alya cheered smiling at her BFF from afar.
Adrien didn't lose the smug look until Ethan was far out of sight. He looked down at Marinette who's face was beat red and his arm still around her shoulders. His actions caught up to him and he lept back.
"I'm so sorry, Marinette!" He exclaimed "I shouldn't have done that without your permission… I was just trying to help…" Adrien's face flushed bright red. Alya slapped him on the back.
"Way to go Agreste" she congratulated him "finally got the girl and finally got rid of that jerk all at once."
Marinette just stood there, red faced, flustered and walking on the clouds Adrien kissed me she thought dreamily.
"Thanks, Alya but…" Adrien looked to Marinette "was that okay?" he asked Marinette. Marinette managed a nod.
"Alya, you said she'd be ecstatic about it." Adrien said "you said she had a crush on me."
Marinette's dream broke "you told him what!" Marinette whined "Alya!"
"I knew you didn't!" Adrien fell to his knees defeated "I knew it was too good to be true, I'm so sorry Marinette, I thought you wanted me to kiss you."
"No, I did!" Marinette quickly corrected herself.
"You did?" Adrien asked her. she nodded her head so hard Alya thought it might fall right off her shoulders. Marinette collapsed to her knees in front of Adrien.
"She just wasn't supposed to tell you because I wanted to tell you." Marinette hesitantly reached out to rest her hand on his.
"How come you never did?" Adrien asked.
"I-I was too chicken to." She dropped her head, her cheeks turning an even darker shade of red.
"You… Chicken?" Adrien laughed "yeah right, you're one of the bravest people I know."
"R-really...?" Marinette lifted her eyes back to Adrien, the sun was really making his blonde hair shine and illuminating the green in his eyes, such a familiar green Marinette noted. She also noticed his hair was a bit messier than usual. Okay… Marinette thought now he's really starting to look like… she shook the thought away.
"No, I'm not." Marinette sighed "I still didn't tell you."
"Well." Adrien tilted his head "tell me now."
"But you already know." Marinette giggled.
"I know what Alya told me." he corrected her "not what you wanted to tell me." he looked her over, she looked so cute all flustered and red faced.
Man, she was so brave the way she handled Ethan and she's always helping other people and she has some of the most beautiful eyes Adrien had ever seen… when did I start loving Marinette Adrien wondered like I love Ladybug… the realization made him freeze.
"Well…" Marinette started, gathering her courage. "I think you're one of the most amazing and nicest and kind hearted people I've ever met and I'd really like it if you would go on a date with me, Adrien Agreste."
Adrien froze, he had known the last part was coming but he didn't know that's why she liked him, didn't know that's what she even thought of him.
"I'd be honored to go on a date with you, Marinette." Adrien offered his hand to her and helpd her too her feet with him.
"NO!" Chloe shrieked. "you can't like her, we're perfect together Adrikins." Chloe fell to her knees in front of Adrien.
"I think that's a very singular perspective on your part." Adrien looked to Marinette "I think this is perfect." As Adrien, he and Marinette didn't get to talk or hang out as much as he wanted but he had seen another side of her when he visited her as Chat Noir. He hadn't even realized it but slowly Chat Noir had started to fall for her and Adrien followed.
So this story was only supposed to be 4-6 parts originally and this was the original ending but (it was going to end at part 6) but as writing tends to do it took on a life of it's own.
Thank you all for sharing in this story with me.
Whovianeverlark17 Thinking about a sequel... so it's a possibility. :)
OnlyHere4Puckabrina thank you for your slew of comments, they really made my day and I am thinking
Cals1686 it was one of my favorite lines to write :) thanks so much for the comments
preciouslittletoonette thanks so much for reading, I'm glad you enjoyed this so much, your username is AWESOME BTW!:D
SailorTardis498 #ijustdid I kind of see Adrien's dad as a bit of a savage and typically I don't like him either but there's so many FF with him as the bad guy I thought I'd give him a break, thanks for reading
MiraculousNikki Thanks so much for reading, I'm glad you enjoyed it
destinyrays023 I love Chat being all protective, I might over do it a bit but it's just so darned cute. Thanks for reading.
For the sequel I am scattered right now and don't have anything solid so ideas would be super helpful
so far thoughts are...
someone getting kidnapped (not sure who yet)
Gabriel personally going after Ethan and Ladybug and Chat noir having to save him
Ethan getting akumatized but allowing Ladybug and Chat Noir to embarrass him
These are just my thoughts so far would love to hear from you guys.