It certainly wasn't how she'd imagined her first kiss with her lifelong crush.
Squirming as his calloused hands cupped her flushed cheeks, Marinette forced her eyes shut, squeezing hard to shut out the shocked reactions from her classmates and mortifying tension filling the hallway. The whole tenth year class had formed a tight circle around the blond, whose lips were still pressed firmly against the brunette's.
After what seemed to be a century, the boy pulled back, casting an unfazed survey at his classmates, before finding the face he was searching for and shooting an exulted look at the class's self proclaimed queen bee. With an indignant, though definitely irate hmph! the girl whirled on her white ballet flat and marched off, snapping her fingers twice before her redheaded minion scampered behind.
"Y-you didn't have to do that, Adrien.-" Her cheeks were redder than Ladybug's suit, and Marinette was sure she was about to explode from a mixture of embarrassment and confusion. Alya would never let her live this one down. Her first kiss with Adrien had been anything but romantic, in fact, it had been a complete and utter disaster.
The blond stared blankly at the petite girl; her bold sapphire eyes suddenly a deep shade of navy, contrasting richly against her bashfully tinted cheeks.
"Have to?" He spoke suddenly, his question innocent and genuine. "I wanted to, Marinette. And not to prove Chloe wrong… Not like anyone forced me to kiss you" He added, bright peridot eyes crinkling with a chuckle. Catching her awestruck look, Adrien ran a hand through his long blond bangs, pushing them back so they fell into a messy heap. Channeling his inner Chat, the boy batted a pigtail behind her shoulder playfully and wiggled his brows. "I've always found you very… kissable. It was nice to test my hypothesis."
"Oh, a hypothesis?" Marinette couldn't help an instinctive eyeroll, though a giggle escaped her. He was in an especially daring mood today, it would seem. Adrien had always been a bit of a science geek and at times he reminded her of her sassy superhero counterpart, but it only made her adore him more. Standing tall on her tiptoes, the top of her head only reached his chin. Swallowing her nerves, Marinette timidly ventured a bit further.
"So… did your hypothesis prove to be right or wrong?"
If he could act like Chat Noir, she could certainly pull off a little Ladybug.
Adrien raised his brows, a pale blush finding him as he noticed how full her shimmery pink lips were, even after their kiss. A satisfied smile suddenly overtook his lips, and he leaned down so their foreheads could touch. With an exaggerated wink, two hands slipped perfectly around her curves and tugged her up so their lips could brush.
"Honestly, my hypothesis could use a little more…experimentation."