Sorry for the long wait!
It took me a while to decide how I wanted this chapter to play out.
Thank you to those that reviewed! You'll just have to read and find out what happens next!
Without further a-do, here's chapter 2
Marinette was working on a shrine maiden outfit. She wasn't sure where the request came from, but yesterday she received a letter in the mail addressed to her asking for her to create traditional Japanese shrine maiden clothing. There was no return address or a name attached, the only thing it said was that the outfit needed to be completed by next week.
"Marinette!"
"I'm on the balcony!" she replied, not taking her eyes off her order assignment.
"Marinette! Marinette! I've got great news!" her best friend Alya said hugging her from behind. Marinette giggled at her friend's hyperness, as she set down her work.
"What is it Alya?"
"Nino got permission from his parents to go to their country house! So we are going to join him and Adrien for a whole week!"
Marinette's face went red at the thought of spending a week with Adrien. She still had a crush on him even after these three long years. Stunned in place, she was unable to fully form complete sentences whenever she was in front of him. It did not help her case that his father has been making him date other models to boost his popularity. Even so, Marinette still did not give up hope on her chances with him.
She jumped for joy, dropping the outfit on the ground; making her remember her responsibility.
"Oh I'm sorry Alya, I can't go. I have this commission to finish by next week and I don't know if I'm going to have time, so maybe… next time?" she asked, shrugging her shoulders giving Alya a small smile.
"Oh, no you don't! You are not going to weasel your way out of this one. You are going to take that outfit, pack it along with the clothes you are going to wear for the trip, and when we are not relaxing or having fun you can work on it, that way you can have fun with us and still work on your project."
Marinette giggled, "You thought this all out haven't you?" as they walked back inside her room.
"Of course!" Alya responded pulling out a pink suitcase from the closet, placing it on top of Marinette's bed and started to pack her clothes. She held up pieces of clothing to Marinette's body before she decided to put them in the suitcase.
"Alya, even if I do finish this during the trip I don't even know if my parents will allow me to go."
"Ah, ah, ah!" Alya chided, wagging her finger back and forth, "that's where you are wrong, Mari. I already told your parents about the trip before coming up here, and they agreed that you should come. So," as she walked over to her friend's side poking her forehead, "you are going." emphasizing each word.
Marinette just laughed, shaking her head at her friend, "alright then, help me pack."
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"Man I can't believe you were able to convince your old man to let you go on this trip. "
"Same here" Adrien said talking into his phone as he took out some clothes from his closet and placing them into his luggage. "I'm not sure what to pack. This is my first time going to the countryside and that my father actually allowed me to pack for myself. What should I bring?"
He heard Nino chuckled on the other side of the line. He reassured Adrien that he didn't need anything more than the main essentials. "Don't worry man even if you did forget something there's a lot of extra utilities at the cabin. If you are really worried, you can always ask Marinette, she goes on a lot of family trips so she'll probably know more."
"That's a great idea Nino!" I'll call her right now. See you tomorrow morning buddy."
After the click, Adrien immediately dialed Marinette's number. It rang four times before he heard a "Hello-gah!" followed by a thud. He laughed to himself thinking it was a very Marinette thing to do, and patiently waited for her to compose herself.
"H-hi A-Adr-Adrien what's up?"
"Hey Marinette, Nino told me you are familiar with traveling. So, I was wondering if you could help me with some things that I should pack, if you're not busy of course."
"Oh no… I mean it's bother no, ugh I mean it's no bother! Hehehe."
Adrien smiled. They discussed back and forth about the different experiences of their travels, they would laugh about some of the things their parents would pack for them when they were younger, or in Adrien's case just recently. Before they knew it, it was half past midnight.
"Sorry for keeping you up so late Marinette. I should have paid more attention to the time."
"It's alright, have a good night Adrien."
"Goodnight, Marinette. It was a pleasure talking to you, see you tomorrow morning."
"'Night, Adrien."
There was a click ending the phone call. Marinette couldn't stop smiling as she plopped down on her comfortable comforter, head in her puffy pillows, excited for tomorrow morning.
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Her alarm rang at 5 am, groggy she got dressed, collected any remaining items around her room that she might have left out. Marinette checked her phone seeing the text message Alya sent her last night telling her that they will be arriving early in the morning and that she better not go to sleep late.
Marinette kissed her parents goodbye, taking the food and coffee they provided her, and ran to the car. She greeted Alya and Nino who were waiting outside of the car.
"Hey girl!" she said giving her a hug. "Ready to go?" she asked taking the coffee and pastries from her hands.
"Yup."
"Then go inside, Nino and I will get your stuff."
"Thanks Alya and Nino" she said as she got in the car.
"Morning Marinette!" Adrien greeted her, "get enough sleep?"
"Heh, sort of. I still need to work on this commission." She anxiously told him as she held up what she was currently working on. "So I doubt that I'll be getting any sleep this week."
"Nino told me about that, that's amazing that you are doing that, Marinette. "Adrien complimented, giving her a smile, "Don't worry you'll do great"
"Well, are we ready to go?" Nino asked getting into the driver seat, "then let's be on our way then!" and drove off.
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"- Won't move."
"What are we going to do?"
Marinette rubbed her eyes, stirring at the sound of panic voices. "What's going on?" she said groggily.
"Sorry for waking you up Marinette, it's just that it started raining and the car got stuck in a mud hole, and we can't push it out."
"What are we going to do?"
"Earlier we passed by what looked like a house, so we are going to see if they can help. Do you wanna come with? Or are you two going to stay here together." Alya smirked.
Before Marinette could ask Alya what she meant, Adrien responded "we'll go with you guys, you don't mind that, right Marinette?" His face was so close to hers, having her realize that her head was on his shoulder. She quickly moved her head away from him.
"OhmygoshImsosorryAdrien!" she hurriedly sputtered.
"It's fine Marinette, come on let's go help Nino and Alya."
Exiting the car they were immediately soaked by the rain. Marinette scolded herself for not checking the weather before the trip. She looked at Adrien, Alya, and Nino who were also soaked.
"Let's go. The sooner we get out of this rain the better."
There was a dark eerie feeling as they approached the mansion. There were scavengers around the entrance, picking at the dried up weeds. Thick vines and ivy curled around the gate, closing it off to outsiders.
"What do we do now?"
"Hey! Let us in! It's cold out here dude!"
The Young Master watched from his second-story floor's window view at the four teens trying to get access inside his mansion.
"Shall I get rid of them Young Master?"
"Yes, there's n- Wait!" he paused his command as he leaned into the windowsill, "that girl, Hawkmoth! Go check with the Wise Old Man to see if it's her."
Hawkmoth bowed exiting the room. The Young Master turned back to the window looking at the young lady. Those unforgettable bluebell eyes, rosy lips, her dark raven hair, and her pale skin, there was no way he was going to let her escape this time.
"Did you find out?" he asked immediately once Hawkmoth entered.
"There's no doubt Young Master," he responded in a monotone voice "it is her."
The Young Master eye's widened, surprised with a hint of rage from the information; he quickly turned his body facing his servant, lips curling into a devious smirk, "Bring them in."
To be continued...
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