Chapter 3: Date? Pt 1

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The sun was out in all its fiery glory and had graciously allowed the earth to bask in its presence. The baby blue sky was dotted with light clouds of seafoam that would occasionally cover up the over egoistical sun. It was fairy warm…almost uncomfortably warm. It's the sun…that's why I feel sweaty and why my face feels warms, just the sun… I looked down at my orange watch to look at the time. Twelve-forty five, I was early…did I come too early…? I scanned the park, but I didn't find any bright tomato color haired boys. So I decided to play a few games on my phone while I waited.

A gentle breeze blew and caressed my long hair; I had left it in its usual style. I was currently adorned in some dark colored shorts with floral print on it, along with some black knee high socks, and black heeled boots; in order to contrast the darker colors I put on a simple white off the shoulder shirt. I also decided to wear that stupid fox tail necklace I bought, simply, because I was going to get my money out of it... (I threw away the recite so Adrien wouldn't happen to find it and discover the truth…and that worked out great…so now I couldn't return it…) I checked the time again, twelve-fifty. Where was he…? He still has five minutes….it's fine…I decided to go and wait by the fountain, the centerpiece of the park. Pulling out my phone again I decided to check on my cats. Clicking on the NekoAtsume icon on my phone with my thumb I was immediately greeted by Tubbs…Now I got to go buy more Frisky Bitz… After checking on my cats I decided to check on Tumblr…After that I guess I could check my Instagram…see what my old pals are doing…

"Bonjour." I looked up to find the source of the greeting and low and behold, it was little red…I never did get his name. He was wearing blue jeans, a white button up shirt, and a navy blue coat with white colored trim whose sleeves were rolled up to his elbows.

"Hey, there Cinderella, for a second there I thought you were just going to ditch me." His eyebrows rose slightly in confusion and he tilted his head in curiosity.

"Cinderella…?"

"Well yeah, I'm surprised you didn't leave a shoe behind so I could find you." He kept staring at me with a blank look. He wasn't getting it.

"Get it…cause you left before I could ask for you name…" Realization dawned on his face and his lips formed a little 'o' in realization and then he gave a sly smile.

"I could say the same to you my prince charming." Badump.

"Touché." It was then I noticed he was still carrying around that sketchbook from yesterday. "Do you always carry that thing around?" I asked pointing to the object in question.

"Of course, any good artist would. You never know when or where inspiration can hit you." He said in a matter of fact tone. "So are you ready to go and see Paris?"

"I've been ready. Let's go." I stood up and began walking…then I walked back to where Nathanael was standing… "Why don't you lead the way; because I have no idea where I'm going."

He gave out a heartfelt chuckle "Good idea. Come on." He started walking in a certain direction and I followed.

"So where are you planning on taking me?"

"Well I was thinking we could stop by Marinette's. Her family owns a small bakery and I think you might like her." Marinette…Where have I heard that name before? Oh yeah!

"Wasn't she the girl you had a thing for? Tell me, what did she do to win your heart?" His face grew red.

"N-none of your business…" Rude…aww…he's pouting…

"Sensitive much?"

"Well…I don't like talking about it…"

"Come on I laid out my heart for you yesterday…" After a minute of consideration he finally spoke.

"I…guess you have a point…Well she's kind, smart, and beautiful…and perfect. There was n-no way I wouldn't, fall for her…" I stayed quite… "B-but I was never good at showing affection, so she didn't know I liked her. Then, Chloe!" His voice grew cold and his face scrunched up in disdain. "She made fun of my crush on Marinette in front of the whole class and then…I…well I can't really remember….." His voice grew soft again. "All I remember was walking down the hallway and leaning down to pick up the pencil I dropped…I can't remember anything after that. I'm guessing I got evilized…"

"Evilized?"

"Oh yeah, you probably don't know what I mean…Well you see ever since last year there have been these strange occurrences were people get turned into monster and supervillains out of nowhere…around that same time two superheroes came along Chat Noir and Ladybug."

Ugh! Ladybug! I rolled my eyes at her name Superhero my ass…*Lei e' proprio un merdoso. Wait why was he looking longingly towards the distance?

"Anyway they are the ones that turn the monsters back into normal people and Ladybugs say 'it's time to de-evilize or something like that…So when I regained consciences, I saw Ladybug and Chat Noir doing their little fist bump of victory…I put two and two together."

"So what happened with you and that Marinette girl?"

"Well…Oh, we're here." I looked at the small bakery…it looked nice and I could smell the delicate sent of frosting and pastries. "Come on." We crossed the street and went inside. As we entered through the door a small bell chime alerted the owner of our presence. A short woman with warm greys eyes and coal black hair greeted us by the cash register.

"Bonjour."

"Bonjour." We replied in unison.

"What can I get for you, Nathanael?" Nathanael…so that's his name….

"Oh, I wasn't planning on getting anything today Mrs. Dupian Cheng…I was actually wondering if Marinette was here. I wanted to introduce her to my friend, she recently moved here from Italy." Wait…so this wasn't a date…he was just trying to help me with my social life…

"Oh I'm sorry, you just missed her. I think she was going to a Jagged Stone concert with her friend, Alya. If you like I can tell her you came…or you can wait for her to come back…though I'm not sure how long those concerts last or if they were planning to go shopping later…I'm sorry for the inconvenience."

"Oh, it's alright." Nathanael said.

"I know! Why don't you two have some pastries, on the house."

"R-really…" I asked surprised by her generosity…I didn't want her to feel like she had to… "It's alright I can pay…" I tried saying but she raised her hand signaling me to stop talking.

"Think of it as a house warming gift. I hope you and my daughter can become friends."

"Oh uhh T-thank y-you Mrs…"

"Dupian Cheng."

"Thank you Mrs. Dupian Cheng I really appreciate it!"

"Do you want your usual?" She asked Nathanael.

"Yes, please. Oh, what would you like?"

"Hm…I'll have whatever you have."

"Ok, let me just get you a takeout box." Soon Mrs. Dupain Cheng's figure disappeared deeper into the bakery.

"…So, Nathanael…Suits you."

"Hm…Oh you're talking about my name, thanks…Which reminds me w-what's your name?" I sneered jokingly.

"You're only now asking?"

"Simmer down little vixen. I mean the only way you found out MY name was when you heard someone calling me by it."

"Hey, at least I asked, YOU never answered." A sly smile made its way onto his face.

"I thought girls liked the mysterious type." I rolled my eyes.

"Here you go." Mrs. Dupain Cheng handed us a small box with what looked like the logo of the bakery on it.

"Thank you Mrs. Dupain Cheng!" We said in unison, the small bell chiming a soft goodbye as we left.

"So what's in the box?" I asked curious as to what kind of treats hid inside.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" I pouted. He let out a small laugh and then opened the box to let me see the context that was inside, macaroons. They were a cheerful pink and were filled with a light pink strawberry flavored ganache center which was delicately sandwiched between the two chubby meringue cookies.

"Yoink!"

"H-hey…!" I took the box from his hand and held it up so he couldn't reach it.

"I think I'll just keep these for myself." He pouted and he tried to reach for them by standing on his tippy toes, but I just raised my hand higher.

"You're really short, you know that."

"No I'm not! …I'm just fun sized…." He said quietly as a red glow spread across his face.

"No like seriously you're probably around the same size as that Rosa girl…I'm taller than you."

"First, off her name is Rose and second you're wearing heels! That's cheating! Come on…"

"Hmm…let me think…if you can guess what my name is I'll give it back to you."

He frowned, but then I saw a glint in his eye as a foxy grin tugged at his lips. He stopped trying to reach for the box of sweets and instead he made himself smaller as he brought his sketchbook closer to his chest, practically hugging it. He let his red hair fall gracefully down his face, effectively hiding one of his bright teal eyes behind a curtain of red silk. His lips were pulled down into a small frown and he stuck out his lower lip in a pout. His one eye that wasn't covered by hair looked up at me and then he said in a soft voice…

"Can you please hand me the box….Lila." Badump! My face was red and my body was uncomfortably warm…I let my guard down and the *figlio de puttana took advantage of my moment of weakness. He leapt up and grabbed the box from my hand. He had a mischievous grin on his face.

"You little piece of shit."

"Just for that you don't get any." I let out a whine and he laughed before he actually let me have any. I took one out and ate it. The outside was nice and crisp while the inside was soft and chewy, it tasted like wild strawberries. After I was finished I was quiet curious as to find how Nathanael knew my name. I don't recall telling him my name. I brought it up and he said.

"Like I said you were the talk of the century, it was only natural I heard your name among the many misconceptions of your persona."

"I see. Well where to next?"

"Want to go to the movies?"

"Sure."

"Let's take the bus; it'll be quicker than walking." We made our way towards a nearby bus stop and sat down on the bench provided.

"Hey, you never did tell me what happened between you and the Marinette girl."

"Hm…well you see after the whole incident with me being evilized I realized that Marinette wasn't ever going to like me the way I liked her…So I moved on and I still talk to her but were nothing more than friendly acquaintance, besides she's got a monster crush on Mr. Perfect."

"By…Mr. Perfect do you mean Adrien."

"No. I meant the principle."

"Grouchy much?" He simply rolled his eyes.

"So…is there anyone you're interested now…?"

"Actually…" A fond smile tugged on his lips and a pink blush spread over his cheeks…I frowned.

"Who?"

"I-I don't want to tell, you'll laugh at me…" I placed my hand gently on his shoulder.

"What kind of friend would I be if I made fun of your crush? Go on no need to be ashamed." He nodded and took a deep breath.

"I reallylikeLadybugshe'sjustsocoolandstrongplus shehaspigtailswhichIthinklook totally cute!"

"What was that?" He was completely red.

"L-l-ladybug…I like ladybug…"

"Ha…haha….you have a crush on ladybug…hahaha."

"H-hey you said you wouldn't laugh!"

I kept giggling like an idiot and for some reason I couldn't breathe. My chest felt like it was tied up in knots and the crushing weights wouldn't go away no matter how hard I tried to get rid of them through laughter… it just had to be Ladybug…

Lei e' proprio un merdoso-She is an asshole

Figlio di puttana-son of a bitch

I tried adding some Italian curses, but I'm not familiar with the language so please correct me if I an wrong. Because I literally just went on Google translate.

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