Part 2: Dylan's Concert

Ashley strolled behind Adrien and Marinette. She was still wearing the jacket that Nathan lent for her to use. Her cousin glanced up at her once in a while. His fiancée giggled at the sight.

"What?" Ashley asked.

"Someone's really happy," Marinette teased.

"Of course, she is. She hasn't seen him for a year and a half," Adrien joined in.

They started to laugh at the blushing Ashley. The girl puffed her cheeks angrily. She didn't even know Nathan that well but he always makes her all fuzzy inside. They waited for their ride at the side of the road. Some of their friends from the party passed by and waved at them. Nathan was one of them. He stole a glance at Ashley in his jacket before pacing his steps.

"See you tomorrow, Nathan!" Marinette called.

The boy was startled. He turned and nodded to them. Ashley noticed his cheeks were flushed. She turned to look at her boots, embarrassed. Their ride came. Dylan was the driver. Ashley took the front seat beside her brother. Her stared at what she was wearing.

"So how was the party?" he asked.

"Good. Everyone could attend," Adrien answered for Ashley.

The younger girl knew that her brother was staring at her. She avoided his eyes.

"I spilled some drinks on my dress. A friend lent for me…" she explained.

"Do I know this friend of yours?" Dylan asked, catching Marinette's chuckle.

He could see the faint pink on her cheeks as she nodded once to his question. He could guess who it was. He thought of meeting the guy one day. Chuckling as well, he patted his sister's head to assure her that he was not angry. She gave out a small smile. After sending Marinette to her house, they reached the manor a little later than Ashley's bed time. Lilliane was waiting for them in the living room. She widened her eyes at what her daughter was wearing. Dylan told his sister to take a bath while he explained the situation to the surprised mother. Adrien followed Ashley upstairs. Plagg flew out of his jacket to greet Ashley. She was happy to see him, squishing his head and all. The kwami decided to sleep with the girl that night. Adrien didn't say no since their rooms were close to each other.

"Hey, Ashley," Katherine suddenly greeted her.

"Hey," Ashley replied, hiding Plagg inside the jacket's pocket.

Adrien nodded to his cousin's fiancée as a greeting. The young lady smiled sweetly at him. She made her way downstairs to see her fiancé. Ashley and her cousin heaved a sigh of relief that Katherine did not see the kwami. The girl entered her room to get ready for bed. She placed the jacket onto her bed.

"I should wash that before returning to him…" she mumbled to herself.

"Who's jacket is it?" Plagg asked.

"A friend of Adrien's," she replied.

Nathan paced around inside his room. He looked at the clock. It was still early to get ready for his class. He sat at his work desk, starting to flip through a magazine. When he landed on a page of new designs of the month, Ashley's smiling face suddenly flashed into his mind. Nathan's face turned red in an instant. He grabbed his sketchpad and his pencil. He started to draw something to get his mind off of Ashley.

"Nathan, breakfast is ready!" his mother's voice was heard after an hour.

Nathan sat up straight in his chair. He gathered everything he needed, placed them in his sling bag and ran downstairs. He sat down to eat his breakfast. Once he was done, he said goodbye and ran out of the house. As he was walking, he bumped into Nino and Alya. They waved at him as a greeting. He smiled and raised his right hand as a reply.

"Good morning. You're early," Alya said to him.

"I need to see Adrien and Marinette about the new designs," Nathan explained.

"Oh, right! You guys are working on a project together," Nino remarked.

"A group assignment…and also, a request from Adrien's father," the redhead explained.

The couple nodded to him. Marinette was at the gate when they got there. She was waiting for her fiancé. Adrien was running a bit late. She apologized to Nathan on his behalf. The redhead was okay with it since his next class was at 10 o'clock. Adrien arrived in his limousine. Another young man stepped out with Adrien. He had a darker orange hair. Nathan and Marinette stared as he approached the two. Adrien popped in beside him.

"Let me introduce you two to my cousin, Dylan. He is Ashley's older brother," he explained.

"Older brother?!" Nathan exclaimed, but then, covered his mouth.

Marinette chuckled. "Nice to meet you," she said to him.

"Nice to meet you, too. You're Adrien's fiancée, right?" Dylan asked, extending his right hand.

The eighteen-year-old girl nodded and shook hands with him. He turned to Nathan next who was still nervous. The redhead formed a smile.

"You must be Nathanael, the one who is really good at drawing?" Dylan guessed.

"Y-Yes. I am a friend of Adrien's and well, Marinette's as well…" he muttered.

"And had a crush on my sister…" the older male mumbled to himself.

"So, why are you here?" the girl asked.

Dylan smiled and replied, "I have a concert here, to introduce myself to France. They thought it'd be better if I do it here first."

Adrien nodded and added, "Father suggested him, so the boards agreed. Ashley and his fiancée will come an hour before the concert."

"When is it?" Nathan asked.

"At noon. Now, come on! We really need to discuss our project now. Dylan will be fine on his own," the blonde boy replied.

He pulled Nathan to follow him. Dylan watched the three as they entered their school. He stepped in and heard a few girls squealing. He groaned because he was not wearing his engagement ring. A group of girls started to surround him. He hardly had any rooms to move around.

Meanwhile, Ashley and Katherine were getting ready to head out as well. The younger girl was waiting for her brother's fiancée downstairs. She had the jacket in a plastic bag to hand it back to Nathan. She prayed nothing bad happened between him and her brother. Katherine rushed up to her.

"Sorry to keep you waiting," she said.

She observed the girl's face and smiled. She tapped her shoulder, startling Ashley.

"Yes?" the orange haired asked.

"Let's get going. We promised to have lunch with him," Katherine said.

"R-Right…" Ashley stuttered a reply.

"Did you put on some make up?" the older girl asked, concerned.

"Yes. A very light one so that not many people recognized who I really am…" she explained.

Katherine nodded. The car was ready for them. They headed out to Adrien's school. When they got there, students who were passing by turned to look at them. A few of them was whispering. Ashley blinked at a group of students who kept their eyes on them. Marinette stepped out to meet them. The orange haired waved when she saw her cousin's fiancée. She pulled Katherine to follow her, walking up to Marinette.

"I'll show you where the cafeteria is. Dylan and Adrien are waiting for us there," Marinette explained after introducing herself to Katherine.

The two followed the blue haired girl. As they strolled across a pathway, a few pictures and photos were hang on the walls. Ashley stopped when she saw a beautifully drawn picture of her in a Santa dress. It was not too revealing, as if her skin is too delicate to be exposed. Katherine eyes the picture as well. Marinette beamed at the younger girl who was pointing at the picture of her.

Ashley asked, "Why am I here?"

Walking to her side, Marinette explained, "The picture won a Winter Award for the best Santa."

The girl noticed the exclamation mark on the bottom corner of the picture. She knew who the artist was. Her cheeks were red in an instant. Marinette told her that Dylan liked the picture as well and wished to meet the artist which he already did.

"Dylan met Nathan?" Ashley exclaimed.

"Yes. Now, let's eat and watch your brother's concert!" Marinette said, pulling the two girls to the cafeteria.

Food was already served, chose by Adrien and Dylan. They got to the courtyard where the concert would be held after that. A lot of people had already gathered. Katherine, as Dylan's fiancée, got a backstage pass. Ashley handed hers to Adrien and the boy took Marinette with him. The seventeen-year-old made her way into the crowds to search for Nathan. The plastic bag with his jacket inside was firmly held in her left hand. She was pushed deeper into the crowd until she bumped into someone.

"Sorry," she said, picking up the plastic bag.

She met the person's eyes. She recognized the red hair. She took a step back when she realized it was Nathanael. She hugged the plastic bag tight in her arms. The redhead formed a small smile to ease her panic. She grinned nervously at him. An intro for her favorite song started to play. The song was written by Dylan to Ashley. She turned to the stage where her brother was. He winked at her and the girls squealed, thinking that he was winking at them. Ashley giggled at the sight. Nathan kept his gaze on her. He froze when she turned to face him. She held out the plastic bag.

"I…tried my best to get rid of the drinks' smell on it," she explained.

"Oh, r-right! Thanks… Good to hear that," he muttered, taking the plastic bag.

He noticed the wristlet that he had given her. He was glad she was wearing it. She tilted her head when she saw him smiling.

"Are you okay?" she asked.

"Y-Yeah. I need to head back to class first," he replied.

His tone was a bit calmer than before. He waved his left hand as a goodbye. Ashley was left in the middle of the crowd. She enjoyed the rest of the concert. Dylan was surrounded by girls and a few boys after the two-hour concert. He sighed, glancing up at his fiancée. She beamed, waving at him. He had to sign autographs from his new fans. An eighteen-year-old girl promised to create a fan club for him. He thanked her with a pat on the head. The girl blushed furiously. Some girls groaned out of jealousy.

"You have you hands full," Ashley remarked, giggling at her brother.

"And you should help," Dylan said, pulling her to his side.

"Hey, I know her! She's the girl in the Santa dress hung up on the wall!" one of the boys said.

"She must be popular! We should take a picture of them together!" another boy said.

Ashley and Dylan looked at each other. The grinned mischievously, welcoming the people who wished to take their pictures. Adrien caught Nino and Alya in the crowd, getting a photo of the siblings as well. He should have explained to them about this. Scratching his head, he heaved an exhausted sigh. Marinette came with a drink in her hand.

"Have you seen Nathan? I need to discuss with him about the designs he would be sending to father," Adrien asked.

Shaking her head, the fiancée replied, "No. I saw him exiting the courtyard but I don't know where he went. Is it important?"

He nodded and said, "I don't think I should wear matching designs with Ashley again. I mean, it's not wrong and I know you don't mind but…I'm sure in some ways, he actually minds…"

"He could be. The way I see him designing that, I could understand how much he wanted to wear couple clothes with Ashley…" Marinette giggled.